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DL Open Thread: Friday, December 1, 2023

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DL Open Thread: Friday, December 1, 2023

Israel Knew Of Hamas’ Planned Attack–And Did Nothing.  For over a year: Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack more than a year before it happened, documents, emails and interviews show. But Israeli military and intelligence officials dismissed the plan as aspirational, considering it too difficult for Hamas to carry […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, November 24, 2023

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Cease Fire Holds–For Now: A four-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be taking effect on Friday, signaling the start of what could be the longest pause in fighting in the seven-week war and paving the way for an exchange of some Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. By the afternoon, there had been no […]

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 23, 2023

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Israel: ‘At Least Two More Days Of Wanton Destruction Before Cease-Fire’.  Because 5000 dead children just aren’t enough: The Israel Defense Forces said ground troops had “continued striking” in Gaza, with airstrikes on more than 300 targets over the past day. Israel’s National Security Council director said in a statement overnight that the release of […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 12, 2023

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How Army Munitions Plant Arms Mass Shooters. With No Accountability: The initials stand for the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. Built during World War II, the federal site, in Independence, Mo., has made nearly all the rifle cartridges used by the U.S. military since it pulled out of Vietnam. In recent years, the factory has […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 7, 2023

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Wag The Dog: Netanyahu Proclaims ‘We Are At War’.  Only question is, how many Palestinians will be killed by American weapons?: Israel and Gaza were at war on Saturday after Palestinian militants launched an early morning assault on southern Israel that had few precedents in its complexity and scale, invading several Israeli towns and firing […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 1, 2023

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Feds Look To Shut Down Medicare Advantage Scam.  Oh, it’s legal, and the insurers behind Medicare Advantage use it to reject claims: Judith Sullivan was recovering from major surgery at a Connecticut nursing home in March when she got surprising news from her Medicare Advantage plan: It would no longer pay for her care because […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 9, 2023

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Earthquake In Morocco.  A bad one: A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. But the full toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, August 27, 2023

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Don’t Read This At The Airport:  5000 Pilots Hiding Major Medical Issues?: Federal authorities have been investigating nearly 5,000 pilots suspected of falsifying their medical records to conceal that they were receiving benefits for mental health disorders and other serious conditions that could make them unfit to fly, documents and interviews show. The pilots under […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 5, 2023

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Mississippi Goddam: Remember when the El Supremos eviscerated the Voting Rights Act b/c they didn’t see any deliberate non-compliance on the part of the southern states?  Guess they overlooked Mississippi: JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some […]

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 3, 2023

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Fox Begs Trump To Show Up At Their Debate.  Maybe he’ll agree if Fox makes its ‘fair and balanced’ coverage even more fair and balanced: Shortly after learning he was being indicted a third time, former President Donald J. Trump had a private dinner with the top leadership at Fox News as they lobbied him […]

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DL Open Thread Wednesday August 2 2023

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One thing Trump and defenders forget to mention when they go on about “election interference” and the deep state is that Trump may have avoided all of this by not doing so many crimes.   New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office said Tuesday its civil fraud case against former President Trump, his two elder sons […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 30, 2023

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How Congress Armed The NRA–And America.  Worst offender? John Dingell.  Investigative reporting at its best: Long before the National Rifle Association tightened its grip on Congress, won over the Supreme Court and prescribed more guns as a solution to gun violence — before all that, Representative John D. Dingell Jr. had a plan. First jotted […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 16, 2023

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Saudis Bled Arizona’s Aquifers Dry? Legally?  It appears so: BUTLER VALLEY, Ariz. — A megadrought has seared Arizona, stressing its rivers and reservoirs and reducing water to a trickle in the homes of farmworkers near this desert valley. But green fields of alfalfa stretch across thousands of acres of the desert land, shimmering in the […]

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