Open Thread

Guess Who Wanted Guns Banned At Event In Florida.  Hint: it was at a victory celebration for--himself: As Gov. Ron DeSantis prepared for an election night party in downtown Tampa…

US Navy Seeks To Inflict 'Spiritual Readiness' On Sailors.  Because, without spiritual readiness, sailors might realize just how foolhardy some missions are.  Under the new requirement, commanders 'own' their charges'…

Did The Civil War Even Take Place?  Gotta wonder after this happened in Mississippi: A white supermajority of the Mississippi House voted after an intense, four-plus hour debate to create…

Last Remaining Koch Bro Back In The Game.  Will used his ill-gained billions to stop Trump: The network of donors and activist groups led by conservative billionaire Charles Koch will…

How RWNJ 'Court Shopping' Works In Real-Time.  We're talking the 5th Circuit Court Of Appeals in Texas: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas just ruled that law enforcement cannot temporarily…

World War III Has Begun.  I think.  Weapons being moved around like pieces on a chessboard.  Want me to give you more? I will anyway.  Not to mention, the war…

Have I Written This Before? Israel Is Dead To Me: The main reason is a new ultranationalist, hard-right religious coalition government in Jerusalem that includes racist, anti-Arab ministers determined to…

The Killing Of Tyre Nichols Is America's Shame: The spectacle of a televised countdown to the showing of the video in which Tyre Nichols was savagely beaten by Memphis police…

The Phony Investigation Into The Alleged Russian Witch Hunt Discovered A Possible Criminal--Trump.  But they kept that buried: It became a regular litany of grievances from President Donald J. Trump…

DeSantis' Plan? Run Against 'Wokeness': Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing mounting backlash regarding his administration’s decision to prohibit an Advanced Placement high school course on African American studies, with…

10 Killed In Monterey Shooting During Lunar New Year:  Just the way the Founding Fathers intended: Ten people were killed and at least 10 others were injured when a gunman…

Daily Kos--Union-Buster?: Daily Kos Management (DKM) informed the Daily Kos Guild (DKG) on Thursday, Jan. 12, that they plan to lay off employees represented by DKG. These proposed layoffs are…

Krugman: 'Don't Appease Economic Terrorists.': No, raising the debt limit doesn’t give the president free rein to spend whatever he wants. It simply allows the government to honor its promises,…