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DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 28, 2024

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This Election Was A BFD.  A 25% point win in a race that the same D challenger lost by 7% two years ago?  Gee, I wonder what could have made the difference.  You know, it’s quite possible that Trump’s standing in the polls has already peaked.  Abortion rights is gonna drive turnout.  Could this end […]

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DL Open Thread Wednesday, March 27, 2024

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Six members of a construction crew are missing and presumed dead in the Baltimore bridge collapse, but it could have been a lot worse. Alex Jones and his ilk spun lots of conspiracy theories, and that’s before they knew the workers who died were immigrants from Central America and Mexico. Ever since the Supreme Court’s […]

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DL Open Thread Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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Move over, Donald. The top story on cable news today will be the rescue efforts at Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed after a cargo ship rammed it about 1:30 this morning. It’s being treated as a mass casualty event; nobody is sure how many workers and vehicles were on the steel structure. Another […]

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DL Open Thread Monday, March 25, 2024

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Today’s the deadline for Trump to come up with the cash or equivalent in New York, but he took time last night to go to his West Palm Beach golf club to celebrate his victory in – here, I’ll let him tell it: “THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY & THE SENIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.I WON BOTH!” […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 24, 2024

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“The Brutality Of Sugar”:  You might want to reflect on this next time you reflexively reach for a Coke or Pepsi: The two soft-drink makers have helped turn the state of Maharashtra into a sugar-producing powerhouse. But a New York Times and Fuller Project investigation has found that these brands have also profited from a […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 23, 2024

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Terrorist Attack In Russia Kills At Least 115.  Russia claims to have the perpetrators in custody.  Whether they’re the real perpetrators or scapegoat perpetrators is an open question: At least 115 people were killed after gunmen armed with automatic weapons opened fire at a popular concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow and set the […]

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DL Open Thread Friday, March 22, 2024

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Polling shows Americans have soured on the Supreme Court, the last institution that held the respect of a majority of the American public. Its approval rating started to slip a few years ago, but the decline accelerated with Dobbs and now stands at 40%. The conservative justices’ partisan leanings and love of graft are so […]

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 21, 2024

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This Judge Cannon…Does anybody really think that her appointment to this case was a mere coincidence?  I don’t: Lawyers and former judges said they are baffled by an order issued this week by the federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s pending trial on charges that he mishandled classified documents — and believe her instructions suggest the […]

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DL Open Thread Wednesday, March 20, 2024

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Banana republic isn’t just a clothing store anymore. First the Supreme Court blew the layup about Texas’ attempt to seize control of the border from the federal government, refusing to put the Texas law on hold. Then, after all the reporters had gone home, the Fifth Circuit itself put it on hold. We’re actually living […]

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DL Open Thread Monday, March 18, 2024

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Donald Trump continued his Dotard America tour over the weekend, promising a “bloodbath” if he’s not elected. Supporters are trying to pretend that he was talking about the auto industry, but everybody knows what he actually meant. He isn’t arrested for inciting violence because the country is run by a bunch of cowards who are […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 17, 2024

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Trump: ‘Bloodbath’ Coming If He Loses.  Prediction or promise?  As in a call for yet another insurrection?: The dark view resurfaced throughout his speech. While discussing the U.S. economy and its auto industry, Mr. Trump promised to place tariffs on cars manufactured abroad if he won in November. He added: “Now, if I don’t get […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 16, 2024

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How Delay Tactics Have Worked For Trump For Decades. When facing legal woes, as he has for decades in civil courts, Mr. Trump seeks to manipulate the schedule. Whether or not the facts are in his favor, he plays a game of calendar calculus to pit one case against the other, in hopes of pushing […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, March 15, 2024

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FIRE MERRICK GARLAND TODAY!! I’m gonna try to keep this rant profanity-free.  Because I’m so fluffing angry that I either exercise restraint, or be placed in restraints: Federal prosecutors have started to produce tens of thousands of documents in response to a subpoena from Donald Trump in the New York state hush money case, threatening […]

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