DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 13, 2021

A bunch of rats are now pretending that they were the secretly opposing Trump from within the West Wing.  How are they doing it?  By testifying?  By bringing charges?  No, by feeding gossipy shit to Michael Wolff and Bob Woodward. #heros Representative Adam Kinzinger may be the most decent Republican elected official in America. His politics are probably garbage, but it doesn't take a lot of integrity to stand out in the integrity wasteland that is the modern day GOP. Some federal money to redress the 1957 rape of Wilmington? #coldcasefiles Texas House Democrats have more guts than most of our gutless Beltway Bubble Dems. The DC elite Dems have the Presidency, Senate and House but are powerless. The Texas Dems got fuck all except for a willingness to fight.

DL Open Thread: Monday, July 12, 2021

If it seems like the political fundraising never ends, it is because the political fundraising never ends.  And yet, I love this appeal from Sarah McBride.  "Big wins start early" I have heard a number of TV weather types speaking openly of climate change. Better late? Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will begin on Friday July 23, 2021 and ends on Sunday August 8.  As a kid I LOVED the Olympics.  Now Jim McKay is dead and they only seem to cover sports that the USA is sure to medal in.  #boring  #oldguycomplaints Part of me likes the real life proof of Darwinism being carried out in lower Wingnutia, but the idea that these dumb meat sacks are breading a super variant that wants to overwhelm my vaccinated body bothers the fuck out of me.   Speaking of dumb meat sacks, Brazil's President has out Trumped Trump. And speaking of Semi-Dictators, Nicaraguan President and one time Ronald Reagan Boogeyman, Daniel Ortega, is fucking up. 

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We had the Arden Shady Grove Music Fest yesterday.  Probably the strongest lineup of artists ever. One band, though, is my new fave, and they had the crowd dancing, which…

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Tye, Rob, and Karl recap the 2021 legislative session, talking about the win and the many losses of the year, what they mean, and what needs to be done going forward. Show Notes: