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DL Open Thread: Sunday, August 16, 2020
Morally-Bankrupt Nursing Homes Hire Trump-Friendly Lobbyists. The pandemic’s most striking example of literally killing your parents, then begging for mercy b/c you’re an orphan. Justice Department Goes After Yale–For Discriminating Against White Applicants. Right. Something like 11% of all Yale admissions are ‘legacy’ admissions. You know, like Dubya. How many of those legacy students do […]
Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries: Part 3
Today featuring primaries for the State House Of Representatives. Again, in reverse numerical order by district: RD 34 (D Primary): Bob Haynes vs. Ade Koforiji. Koforiji ran (IMO) a disappointing campaign against R incumbent Lyndon Yearick in 2018, yet still got 41% of the vote. Haynes, the D chair of the 34th, is challenging him […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 15, 2020
One month until Delaware Primary Day. Do something for one of your fave candidates today. Postal Service Says It Will Stop Removing Mailboxes. In case you hadn’t heard, yes, they were removing mailboxes. Until they were publicly shamed. Yes, we’re living in an autocracy in its infancy. The states can stop this. Some are. The […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, August 14, 2020
Tracking Trump’s Efforts To Stay In Office By Any Means Necessary. Your one-stop shop on how this autocrat plans to de-democratize the election. An absolute must-read. Trump comes right out and says it: He’s destroying the post office to win reelection. Federal Judge Demands Trump To Produce Evidence Of Mail-In Ballot Voter Fraud. In Pennsylvania. […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 13, 2020
Highest Day Of US Covid Deaths Since May. So, let’s reopen schools and let’s encourage the football powers to play this fall. Florida sheriff bans mask use by deputies. The Florida governor…well, just read it for yourselves. Rethugs Fall In Line Behind QAnon Candidate. With one exception, who gets blistered by Trump. Postmaster General Removing […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., August 12, 2020
Ilhan Omar Wins Primary. By a much larger margin than last time. Her opponent was a supposed progressive, but got lots of funding from bundlers for ‘pro-Israel’ PACs. Memo to lazy reporters and Chris Coons: ‘Pro-Israel’ and ‘Pro-Netanyahu’ are not the same thing. A Balanced Look At Kamala Harris. While much of the response verges […]
Delaware United Announces Endorsements For Legislative Races
Not a clunker in the bunch: “It is with great pride that Delaware United announces the first round of endorsements for this election season. We have also scheduled our first debate for this election season. Endorsement Announcement! Join us in supporting these fine candidates by donating to their campaigns to help get them over the […]
Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries Of 2020: Part 2
Continuing our trek northward through the statewide primary ballot: President Of Wilmington City Council (D Primary): Hanifa Shabazz vs. Trippi Congo. After all the dust settled at the filing deadline, we were left with Shabazz and the Man Without A District. To their credit, council members declared Congo’s 2nd District seat vacant after he admitted […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Kentuckians Angry That Moscow Mitch Has Absented Himself From Relief Negotiations. He could go down in a blue tsunami. Mark Meadows Basically Blew Up Relief Negotiations. Pelosi thinks he’s Mnuchin’s ‘enforcer’. The D’s, of course, had already caved, going from $3 trillion to $2 trillion. Does that mean that any new negotiation starts at $2 […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, August 10, 2020
The Clusterbleep Caused By Trump’s ‘Executive Orders’. Unworkable, confusing, and, as usual, not even thought-out. I’m sure that seniors will catch on quickly when they understand that the plan could hurt Social Security and Medicare. Not to mention, his ‘orders’ are ‘absurdly unconstitutional’. Bill Gates: America Has Worst Covid Testing In The World. Why?: “You […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., August 9, 2020
Trump Signs Buncha Executive Orders On Economic Relief. They don’t do what he says they’re gonna do, they will once again force states to siphon money from other programs and, oh, yes, nobody knows if he has the authority to do what he did. Dana Milbank was right. It only gets worse. Every single day. […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 8, 2020
The Dysfunctional Relationship Between Trump And Intelligence Agencies. A must-read on how Trump’s biases have led to changes in intelligence reports–mustn’t make him angry. DNI finally comes out and says it–Russia is working to reelect Trump. Sure looks like Russia has fed disinformation to Senators Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley, as well as, who else, […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, August 7, 2020
NY AG Seeks To Dissolve The NRA. The leaders allegedly looted the charitable arm of the organization and pocketed the money for themselves and their pals. Here is a blow-by-blow description of the ‘rot’. You can pry the figurative firepower from their cold dead hands. Or, at least try. Ga. Students Suspended After Sharing This […]
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