Archive for July, 2019
DL Open Thread: Thurs., July 4, 2019
Trump Ruins 4th Of July. At least $30 mill for his vanity exercise. Betcha it ends up costing a lot more. Trump Ruins 4th Of July. Could be a clusterbleep. Doesn’t look like too many Rethug bigwigs are coming. Why would they? They’re all at the beach. Trump Ruins 4th Of July. WH gives 5000 […]
Song of the Day 7/3: Ray Charles, “America the Beautiful”
This should be the national anthem, and I don’t mean just the song itself but this rendition of it. Accept no substitutes. It is no accident that Charles starts with what was intended as the song’s third verse, about war heroes. Many people think that’s a tribute to all war heroes, but “mercy more than […]
Legislative Leftovers: A Few Post-July 1 Crumbs
*While the first leg of a constitutional amendment permitting ‘no-excuses absentee voting’ was stalled by Rethugs in the Senate, another bill with much more potential to enable early voting passed both houses and was signed into law. HB 38 (Bentz) ‘establishes in-person early voting in Delaware beginning January 1, 2022. Registered voters will be allowed […]
After Trump, what to do about Fox News?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Trumpism will live on beyond Trump. It has always been […]
DL Open Thread: Wed., July 3, 2019
National Park Service Biting The Bullet For Trump’s Show Of Military Might. Compensation, much? IG Report: Conditions At Border Detention Centers Even Worse Than Imagined. Fake news no more. BTW, the IG who wrote this report was the same IG who wrote the report criticizing SOS Hillary Clinton for violating Public Documents Act. AOC telling […]
BREAKING: Citizenship Question Is Off The Census!
Here’s the story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/2020-census-will-not-include-citizenship-question-doj-confirms/2019/07/02/0067be4a-9c44-11e9-9ed4-c9089972ad5a_story.html?utm_term=.73ee68a0fa94 While this is good news, remember who we’re dealing with here. Does anybody doubt that these criminals won’t try to find some other ways to under-count key groups? Didn’t think so.
Joe Biden Caused More Harm To Minorities Than Any Other D In Recent Memory
Busing was only a small part of it. Although that’s important. A lot of blacks didn’t like busing either, and a lot of whites hated it. Which can in no way forgive Biden’s defense of ‘state’s rights’ and ‘voluntary busing’. As if states that sent his segregationist friends to DC were going to do anything […]
Song of the Day 7/2: Joan Osborne and the Funk Brothers, “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted”
Most remakes of Motown songs aren’t worth the electricity it takes to run the equipment, but there are exceptions. Like, what would happen if you reassembled the Funk Brothers — not just a band’s worth, all of them who were left as of 2002 — added a choir and an orchestra and put a soulful […]
DL Open Thread: Tues., July 2, 2019
Border Patrol Agents Are Racist And Sexist Assholes. Don’t take my word for it, take their word for it. They should all be fired. Right now. They won’t be. Brilliant work by Pro Publica. Trump Administration Slow-Walking Printing Of Census Forms. Because, of course they are. Will Pa. Gov. Sign Bill Banning ‘Straight Party’ Voting? […]
Song of the Day 7/1: The Larks, “The Jerk”
No, it’s not about Trump, though it would be deserved given his privateering of the Lincoln Memorial for his July 4th celebration. It’s that nearly-lost kind of pop tune, the dance craze song. The early ’60s were full of them after after “The Twist” became an international phenomenon. The Larks, originally the Meadowlarks, were a […]
Highlands Bunker – E21 – A Good Vibe All Day
Highlands Bunker – E21 – A Good Vibe All Day Fresh off of phone banking for (now) DA-elect Tiffany Cabán, Coby Owensand Action Andersontake control of the bunker for the first ever non-RE Vanella hosted episode of Highlands Bunker. This episode is about the progressive movement: where it is nationwide, where it is in […]
BREAKING!: Sen. Harris McDowell To Retire
Last night, Sen. Harris McDowell announced that he would not seek reelection in 2020, bringing to a close a 44-year career. Here is the story and video from WDEL: https://www.wdel.com/news/video-delaware-lawmakers-conclude-session-and-a-longtime-lawmaker-concludes/article_5dfd1728-9bca-11e9-8cfb-8f6b4b9701aa.html While I know that not everyone agrees, he did a lot of good during his career. We’ll have plenty more time to talk about that. […]
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