Open Thread

Dominion Vs. Fox Case Heats Up In Delaware Superior Court.  For once, I'm a Dominionist: Although the law leans in the media’s favor in defamation cases, Dominion has what independent…

Last Call For Albert Cummings--We already have what I call a 'Covid sellout', meaning a sellout minus the 20% or so of our audience that still hasn't come back.  For…

Medicare Dis-Advantage.  Just remember--this is what Carney and DeMatteis is trying to sell to state employees: Medicare Advantage plans, which are private insurance plans for seniors paid for with federal…

DeSantis' Role Model--Michael Dukakis?  This former R strategist thinks so--with the same result: Not satisfied with the obvious Dukakis-in-the-tank comparisons sparked by DeSantis’ “Top Gov” campaign ad, it’s as though…

Russia's Economy Is Tanking Due, In Large Part, To Western Sanctions: For months, Putin claimed that the “economic blitzkrieg” against Russia had failed, but Western sanctions imposed over the invasion…

How Long Could You Survive--In The Quietest Room In The World?  Would you literally hear the blood flow through your body?  Would your innermost thoughts drive you crazy? From one…

Something to give thanks for--while 'other' political blogs (are there any?) abandon their readers for Thanksgiving, we here at DL give you top-shelf commentary replete with the snark you've come…

5 Killed, 18 Injured, In Shooting At LBGTQ Club In Colorado Springs.   It flat-out has to be a hate crime.  I'll post more as developments warrant. How Sports Gambling Bought…

Garland Appoints Special Prosecutor For Trump.  Good Idea, Or Bad Idea?  I'm with Charles Pierce on this one: Garland seems more concerned about the perception of a political prosecution than…

House Dem Leadership To Get A Lot Younger.  Gotta say, I think Pelosi was a terrific Speaker, an all-timer, and got more stuff through the House than you would ever…

Musk Demands Pledge Of Love From Twitter Workers.  By end of day today: SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to Twitter employees Wednesday morning: Commit to a new…

Terrible Night For Election Deniers.  Meaning, it was a good night for democracy: Every election denier who sought to become the top election official in a critical battleground state lost…

Do You Suffer From 'Twitter Poisoning'? I admit that I'm fascinated by this seeming social media meltdown, probably because this blog is as close as I come to social media. …