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DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024

Filed in International, National, Open Thread by on February 28, 2024 14 Comments

Rep. James Comer, dumbest man in Kentucky, isn’t going to let a little thing like a lying Russian stooge derail his impeachment of Hunter Biden. No sirree, he’s gonna keep fucking that chicken until its feathers fall off. Some Republicans are on the Russian payroll; others, like Comer, are just following along. Israel and Hamas […]

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Song of the Day 2/27: George Clinton, “Atomic Dog”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, National by on February 27, 2024 3 Comments

Commander, the Bidens’ German shepherd, has been sent to live “with relatives” after more than two dozen biting incidends involving Secret Service agents. I hope the relatives have figured out what nobody in the White House apparently did – how to buy and use a muzzle, something lots of owners of Rotties and pitties have […]

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DL Open Thread Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024

Filed in International, National, Open Thread by on February 27, 2024 10 Comments

The Federal Trade Commission sued to stop the grocery mega-merger between Albertson’s, parent company of Acme, and Kroger’s, on the grounds that it would be bad for workers and consumers. I don’t know when that became the standard, but I hope they keep applying it. Not that it will change the narrative – “Biden old” […]

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DL Open Thread Monday, Feb. 26, 2024

Filed in National by on February 26, 2024 8 Comments

The ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court holding that frozen embryos have full human rights has the GOP in a panic, because the public – even hardcore Christianists – overwhelmingly supports IVF, as this memo from the GOP’s Senate committee helpfully points out. Repugs say they have no plans to pass any laws against it, […]

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Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts

Filed in National by on February 24, 2024 11 Comments

You might remember the name Rachel Bitecofer. She’s the political scientist who got her 15 minutes in the spotlight when she nailed the blue wave House elections in 2018 – she predicted a 42-seat pickup for Democrats, double the consensus, and they flipped 41. She then called Trump’s loss a year out, before Biden was […]

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Poll Results: Democrats in Disarray

Filed in National by on February 22, 2024 1 Comment

Atrios over at Eschaton captured the folly of Democrats dwelling on Biden’s age with one sarcastic headline: “Let’s Spend Weeks Talking About The Fact That Our Candidate Is A Drooling Vegetable”. But talk about it we have, so let’s find out who the readership favors to carry the Democratic banner in Biden’s stead. Oh, dear. […]

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DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024

Filed in National, Open Thread by on February 21, 2024 3 Comments

The White House promises new sanctions against Russia in the wake of Alexei Navalny’s death. We’ll see if being put on Double Secret Probation does anything to slow down Putin’s murderous regime. Meanwhile, Trump reacted to Navalny’s death by…comparing himself to Navalny. I’m not even going to link to it, because every click just encourages […]

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DL Open Thread Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2024

Filed in International, National, Open Thread by on February 20, 2024 6 Comments

Remember Hunter Seefried, the Laurel man who followed his Confederate battle flag-waving father into the Capitol on Jan. 6? Now into the second year of his prison sentence, he has filed for early release, noting that he chased a capitol cop but committed no violence. The 34-year-old also earned his GED and his forklift operator […]

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DL Open Thread Monday, Feb. 19, 2024

Filed in International, National, Open Thread by on February 19, 2024 24 Comments

It’s Presidents Day, so let’s start with the formerly anodyne holiday exercise of Historians Rankiing the Presidents. Let’s see here: Top 5 is Lincoln, FDR, Washington, Teddy, TJeff. Obama No. 7, Biden No. 14, I’m sure Trump is in here somewhere, scrolling, scrolling, scrolling … Here he is, No. 45. Last place. But that’s not […]

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BREAKING: Trump Ordered To Pay $354 Million Plus…

Filed in Featured, National by on February 16, 2024 4 Comments

…give up running any business in New York for three years. From The NY Times: A New York judge on Friday handed Donald J. Trump a crushing defeat in his civil fraud case, finding the former president liable for conspiring to manipulate his net worth and ordering him to pay a penalty of more than […]

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Song of the Day 2/15: Bad Company, “Young Blood”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, National by on February 15, 2024 11 Comments

The competition for scummiest asshole in Florida is so crowded it has to be held in categories, like drag races. In the congressional class, while Anna Paulina Luna is giving him a run for his money, Matt Gaetz still reigns supreme. While the Department of Justice has dropped its sex-trafficking investigation against him, former Rep. […]

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DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024

Filed in Delaware, National, Open Thread by on February 14, 2024 14 Comments

The special election to replace the Lyin’ King, George Santos, as representative in New York’s 3rd congressional district wasn’t the squeaker predicted by polling. Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated his Republican rival by eight percentage points, 54-46. As is traditionally the case, reporters are falling all over themselves to explain why this isn’t good news for […]

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Who Should Replace Biden?

Filed in National by on February 13, 2024 35 Comments

Since so many people think Joe Biden is dragging down the chances of defeating Donald Trump in November, whom do you think should top the ticket instead? Take the poll and tell us. Use the comments to explain your choice, or to add others who aren’t on the list.

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