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DL Open Thread For May 29, 2021

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DOJ Asks Judge To Toss Lawsuit Against Trump And Barr For Violent Clearing Of Lafayette Square.  Seriously, WTF? Trump and other U.S. officials are immune from civil lawsuits over police actions taken to protect a president and to secure his movements, government lawyers said of the actions taken ahead of a photo op of Trump […]

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DL Open Thread Thursday, May 13, 2021

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Israel and the Palestinians are fighting again. This is news in the same sense that the weather is news — the particulars change, and sometimes there’s a hurricane, but the most common forecast from the meteorologists is “clouds and sun,” which pretty much covers the whole spectrum, doesn’t it? The violence has a clear cause […]

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DL Open Thread Wednesday May 12th 2021

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DL Open Thread Wednesday May 12th 2021

Once you’re fully vaccinated, your chances of getting a serious case of COVID-19 are vanishingly small:

Also, There is essentially no outdoor transmission of Covid-19.

Jane Brady attached the DEGOP to “patriot” candidates in order to scoop up some unearned electoral glory. How did that work for you, Jane?

But first, read Heather Cox Richardson’s post on the Liz Cheney’s speech last night and leadership vote scheduled for today.

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 20, 2021

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Know Your Violent Insurrectionists:  Christopher John Worrell.  Jennifer Marie Heinl. Jeffrey McKellop.  I’m really enjoying these profiles by PvtJarHead in Daily Kos. TN Rethugs Rally To Save Bust Of Notorious KKK Racist.  Tell me this Party isn’t dying. Biden And Afghanistan. It’s–complicated.  I’m with Freda Payne on this one:   Department Of Education Cancels $1 […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, March 12, 2021

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Dominion Just Might Win All Those Lawsuits.  Can you say ‘proof of damages’?  In case you’re wondering who Dominion is suing, wonder no more.  There will be more. Sen. Rick Scott To States: Don’t Take The Relief $$’s.  As Florida’s Gov. DeSantis whines that he didn’t get enough: Scott, as head of the National Republican […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, February 27, 2021

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House Passes Stimulus Bill.   All Rethugs voted against it. So did two ‘moderate’ D’s–Jared Golden of Maine and Kurt Schrader of Oregon.  The D’s don’t have the votes, even if we overturn the filibuster, to pass the $15 minimum wage bill in the Senate.  So can we just pass this bleeping thing and get the […]

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DL Open Thread: Monday, August 31, 2020

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Trump’s RWNJ’s Come To Portland. Make no mistake: The white nationalists are taking their cues directly from Trump.  He creates the crisis, then blames it on ‘Democrat mayors’.  Will Biden be able to place the blame where it belongs?  If history is a guide, I doubt it.  Racism Of Marines In Clear Relief.  They won’t […]

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 11, 2020

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AG Assails Police Riot In Dover.  Make no mistake. That’s what it was.  Police don’t like to be circumscribed by pesky laws.  From AG Jennings: “I’ve been clear with law enforcement that I do not believe civil disobedience should be treated criminally and that peaceful protesters should not be harmed,” she said. “People have a […]

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DL Open Thread: Thurs., April 2, 2020

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America’s ‘Wartime’ President Brags He’s #1 On Facebook, Threatens Military Action Against Iran, And Touts Drug Interdiction Operation–During Coronavirus Briefing. Oh, and tells lie after lie. Hey, if they’re gonna give him close to two hours of TV time every night, he’ll find stuff to fill it. Pull. The. Plug. You’re reelecting him. This Day […]

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DL Open Thread: Mon., Dec. 9, 2019

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BREAKING: Afghan War Was Never Winnable. We have been lied to for 18 years. Washington Post finally got the goods after a three-year FOIA lawsuit. Trump To Kick 700,000 Off Of Food Stamps.  Oh, and he appoints a ‘Homelessness Czar’ who ‘tried to get cities to ban charities from feeding the homeless’. Yet not one […]

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DL Open Thread: Thurs., Oct. 17, 2019

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BREAKING: Rep. Elijah Cummings Has Passed Away.  His morality, humanity, and profound sense of right-and-wrong were fully on display during the Trump years. He will be sorely missed. Yes. The Letter Is Real.  The mental decline of Trump is hiding in plain sight. This is scary. Rudy Ran The Ukraine Show. At Trump’s Direction.  As […]

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DL Open Thread: Fri., May 24, 2019

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More On What Park City Kathy Won’t Audit.  The apparent improprieties have everything to do with the incestuous relationship between the school and the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. From the State Public Integrity Commission: In an April 2 letter to the school, the commission states that not only does the Hellenic association’s majority presence […]

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John Carney, The Chamber, and ??: The Unholy Trinity

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John Carney, The Chamber, and ??: The Unholy Trinity

The Unholy Trinity that conspires to keep Delaware economic development efforts, partially funded by millions of dollars in state revenue, from the prying eyes of the public. I’ll get to the ??’s in just a second. We can add to this list all of the legislators who voted for the creation of the Delaware Prosperity […]

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