Open Thread

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. …

The Death Of Social Media?  Can't come soon enough for me.  Good article, including a history of how we (well, not me) got to where we are: It’s over. Facebook…

The so-called mainstream media will never learn.  Once again, they focused on the coming (and illusory) Red Wave to the exclusion, or at least diminution, of covering the ongoing attacks…

Musk Blatantly Violated Cali Law With Mass Firings.  He's not escaping this unscathed.  Hopefully, all of the fired employees will be made somewhat whole.  Anyone who's lost a job knows…

How Putin And His Allies Stalled Climate Reform.  Yes, Trump was one of his allies: He has been abetted by powerful world leaders who share his nationalist or authoritarian leanings…

Everything Falls Apart. I think we're there. I have never been as pessimistic about our future as I am now. And I'm a pessimist at heart:  We're all gonna die,…

Will Christine O'Donnell dress as 'Not A Witch'?  For years, I dressed as a 'Non-Essential State Employee'.  Had that costume nailed. I Call Bullshit On This Piece: Democratic leadership has…

How To Leave Twitter And Protect Your Personal Information.  A (I think) useful How-To.  For me, Delaware Liberal is the closest I get to social media.  Sometimes it pays to…

Elon Musk And Twitter Get Married.  Step-kids (workers) likely to be disowned. Conspiracy theorists rejoice. Is Trump back on there yet?: The closing of the deal, which followed months of…

Mega-Donors Roll Call.  Whose billions are driving the election? What Happens When Conspiracy Theorists Force A Hand Count Of Ballots.  We're talkin' Nye County, NV: Volunteers in a rural Nevada…