02/11 OT: Why we even have Open Threads
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 5:00amBernie went there with Neera. Again
Submitted by snoopydawg on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 4:38pmKnowing her disdain but more importantly, her record, Sanders will still likely confirm her. In D.C it’s not about corruption but having enough power to force others to ignore it pic.twitter.com/j7KD6p7Kuq
The Evening Blues - 2-10-21
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 2:30pmClintons still getting away with pay for play
Submitted by snoopydawg on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 11:51amheart-piercing news for Julian Assange
Submitted by wendy davis on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 8:50am
…and for his partner Stella Moris and their children; Stella is unbowed and unbroken. I’ll not comment as I’m almost speechless with contempt.
Multiple outlets and indy journalists are reporting that the Biden DoJ will continue Trump’s prosecution and the extradition of Julian Assange…and of course press freedom everywhere. The following have no copyright:
What would you say?
Submitted by Bob In Portland on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 3:03amWhat would you say if two coroners testifying at a trial, one for the prosecution and one for the defense, both had worked for the various government investigations of the JFK assassination and both supporting the "single-bullet theory"? What would you think if the people testifying against your character at a trial were the son of the former director of the CIA, and the son's wife, whose father was found dead floating in the Potomac's backwaters during that trial?
Open Thread 10 FEB 21
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 02/10/2021 - 3:00am

The Evening Blues - 2-9-21
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 02/09/2021 - 2:22pmPolitical strategies for our times
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Tue, 02/09/2021 - 12:13pmThe Inside-Outside Strategy
One of the persistent failings of what passes for "Left" organization in this country is that it has no inside-outside strategy. When the Democrats finally tell the "Left" that it has nowhere else to go, and asks said "Left" the magic question: what are you going to do about it, vote for Republicans? -- that is where said "Left" will appear not to have prepped any answer at all, and quite on purpose.