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DL Open Thread: Monday, December 14, 2020
Russians Have Been Hacking Away At Treasury And Commerce. Trump to sanction Putin–never. BTW, did’ja see that Putin has two identical offices so that he can vacation while not seeming to vacation. Rethugs Withholding $$’s For Wisconsin Recount. They learned from their master at the art of walking away from paying their bills. Senate Rules […]
Pssst…Coons’ Has Formed Super Secret BiPartisan Caucus in Senate – But Can’t Name Names (because it only exists in his dreams)
Trudy Rubin puts on her full Celia Cohen gear and goes to bat for the Vampire fantasy of Senate Bipartisanship. Coons plays his part and names Pat Toomey [not running for office in 2022] as someone he can work with.
As for the rest of coons’ fantasy bipartisan caucus who are “putting pressure on (GOP) leadership” … (Crickets chirping in the distance.)
Coons doesn’t name them because they don’t exist.
Evangelicals Pulling Away From Trump?
For every evangelical leader that is now “embarrassed and ashamed” there are scores of corrupt cuckold fetishists who will never give up the grift. Nevertheless – this is interesting.
Song of the Day 12/13: Charley Pride, “The Snakes Crawl at Night”
Hall of Fame country singer Charley Pride died of Covid-19 yesterday at age 86. He didn’t break the color barrier in country music, but he was the genre’s first black superstar, racking up 30 No. 1 hits on the country charts. Born in the Delta in Sledge, Miss., Pride grew up listening to the Grand […]
Love is a Hummingbird to Mars
When Biden fixes America, the thing I’m looking forward to rediscovering is lightheartedness. Bert Moniz joins Rob in the virtual bunker for the 100th episode to talk about his journeys across the world, how he got into writing and the arts, and his connection with Rob and Highlands Bunker.
DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 13, 2020
‘Stop The Steal’ Protests Go National. Stabbings and at least one shooting ensue. Arrest these bastards. Warnock supporter attacked in Georgia.
“It’s The Deposed King Ranting”. This, from…Bill Barr?
Trump’s ‘Army Of Sore Losers’. Rethug candidates who got smoked, but fight on in court. Pathetic.
Gov. Newsom Has Chance To Reshape Cali Politics. He may get to appoint, not just one, but two, US senators.
Police Bill Of Rights Focus Of Oversight. A really good primer from Matt Bittle. Read this and let it roll around in your brain for awhile:
LEOBOR (Law Enforcement Officer Bill Of Rights) currently has a confidentiality clause that is the only one of its kind in the country, and that confidentiality clause prohibits the release of police misconduct records,” said Misty Seemans, an assistant public defender serving on the subcommittee. “The only individual to get access to those records are civil attorneys who are suing for specific claims of damages.”
Here’s the ‘dog bites man’ tidbit:
A spokesman for Gov. John Carney did not respond to a question about whether the governor would be open to altering the Law-Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights.
What do you want to talk about?
Song of the Day 12/12: Bob Dylan, “Things Have Changed”
It was 20 years ago that the film “Wonder Boys,” based on Michael Chabon’s novel, was released, with this then-new song anchoring the soundtrack, and things remain crazy and times remain strange. The movie bombed, but Dylan won an Oscar for the song, and performed it on the telecast via satellite link from Sydney, Australia, […]
Q: How can the GOP survive Trump & McConnell?
I’m seriously asking – how does the GOP go on? In trying to tear America to pieces, how does the GOP not end up in shreds? How long can a political party run entirely on trickle down chicanery, “owning libs” and racial hatred?
The “emperor has no clothes” moment isn’t coming. The GOP is a unified an battle ready as it has ever been.
I’ll freely admit it – I don’t get it.
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 12, 2020
An Historical Day: Supreme Court Dismisses Trump’s Election Nullification Bid. Trump takes the setback in stride. FDA Approves Use Of Pfizer Vaccine. Shipments Ready To Roll. But not w/ one last loud Trump fart in whatever passes for his church: The FDA action came after White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Friday told […]
Song of the Day 12/11: Soul Survivors, “Expressway to Your Heart”
Kenny Jeremiah, the lead singer of the Soul Survivors, succumbed to COVID-19 a week ago. While he might not be the best-known musician to die this year, his group’s big hit represents a small piece of music history. When we think of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff today, we associate them with Philly soul, the […]
Feinstein & Carper Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats
At 73 years of age, Tom Caper is a doddering fossil among doddering fossils. In a hearing on November 17th, Dianne Feinstein, the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, who, at eighty-seven, is the oldest member of the Senate, grilled a witness. Reading from a sheaf of prepared papers, she asked Jack Dorsey, the […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 11, 2020
Delaware’s ‘Balanced’ Judiciary Ruled Constitutional. Meaning, that those who identify with the anti-democratic and autocratic Rethugs will still make up about half of Delaware’s judiciary. Great work, John. Anthony Delcollo is polishing his resume as we speak. As I write this, the News-Journal still hasn’t posted the story. 106 Rethug Congresspersons Urge Overthrow Of Democracy. […]
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