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DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 1, 2026

By El Somnambulo October 1, 20269 Comments

Rep. Mike Smith Plans To Brazen It Out. Says he won't seek reelection--in 2028: State Rep. Mike Smith (R-Pike Creek), who was announced Wednesday morning as the next president of…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: September 2026

By El Somnambulo October 1, 2026No Comments

The women largely take center stage this month. I'd started to question why my lists had been more male-dominated than before. Thought it might be me. Hey, it still might…

BREAKING!: The Original Rep. Mike Smith To Head Delaware Chamber Of Commerce

By El Somnambulo September 30, 2026No Comments

Here's the announcement: The Board of Directors of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce (DSCC) today announced the appointment of Michael F. Smith as the organization’s next president. Smith will…

Song of the Day 9/30: Elvis Costello, “Brilliant Mistake”

By Alby September 30, 2026No Comments

Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt had it all set up to charge Jack Smith with lying to Congress. He made up a poster, the kind you slapped together for a class…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, September 30, 2026

By El Somnambulo September 30, 20265 Comments

Risks Be Damned--Delaware Pursues AI Companies: Delaware lawmakers could consider first-in-the-nation legislation next year that would create companies run by an Artificial Intelligence agent instead of a person. The agent…

Song of the Day 9/29: They Might Be Giants, “When Will You Die?”

By Alby September 29, 2026No Comments

They Might Be Giants did not write this about a certain someone we all wish would ring down the curtain and join the choir invisible – it appeared on their…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, September 29, 2026

By El Somnambulo September 29, 20262 Comments

Trump Promises Iowans Huge Steel Mill--In 2030. Gee, wonder what motivated that? President Trump, staring down a rough midterm season for Republicans, unveiled plans for an Iowa steel mill project…

Song of the Day 9/28: The Call, “War Weary World”

By Alby September 28, 20262 Comments

This song dates to 1982, when it led off the debut album by The Call, the band fronted by guitarist and songwriter Michael Been. It could just as easily date…

DL Open Thread: Monday, September 28, 2026

By El Somnambulo September 28, 20265 Comments

John Carney Still Doesn't Give A Shit About The Homeless. City lied about promises it made. Who could have possibly seen that coming?: As a train barrels along the bridge…

Song of the Day 9/27: Frank Zappa, “What’s the Ugliest Part of Your Body?”

By Alby September 27, 2026No Comments

Donald Trump was never an attractive man. In his younger days he fobbed himself off to gossip columnists as some sort of playboy, and in later years bragged that he…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: September 27, 2026

By El Somnambulo September 27, 20261 Comment

How Macklemore Took On The NFL, The Israel Lobby, Live Nation--And Won: The chain of events that led to the rapper Macklemore’s ejection this week from a concert tour for…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 26, 2026

By El Somnambulo September 26, 20261 Comment

The Two-Legged Deer. Yeah, I'm not buying the hunter's explanation either: Santos Maria Chilel Soto went for a walk with her family the evening of Sept. 18, and never came…

Song of the Day 9/25: Cannonball Adderley, “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!”

By Alby September 25, 20261 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Jazz players are comfortable in their own world, where people don’t often ask "where’s the melody?" or "why can’t I dance to this?” But sometimes…