DL Open Thread: Tues., Oct. 15, 2019
Rudy The Human Hand Grenade. Man, this testimony from Fiona Hill is incendiary. According to Hill: The aide, Fiona Hill, testified that Mr. Bolton told her to notify the chief…
Song Of The Day 10/15: Eddie Holman-Hey There Lonely Girl
One of 1969's top soul hits, featuring an otherworldly falsetto in a chill-inducing live performance:
Goodbye Columbus (Day)
Poll: Almost 80% of undergraduates support changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day
DL Open Thread: Mon., Oct. 14, 2019
'Mayor Rudy' Was Always A Fraud. How his no-bid contract cost firefighters' lives on 9-11. The Corruption Of The Trump Kids. In this episode, Trump sells out Tibet for Ivanka's…
Songs Of The Day For Oct. 14: Two By George Harrison From Abbey Road
If George Harrison hadn't been considered a first-rate songwriter before, these classics from 1969's Abbey Road surely sealed his reputation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3OhtUtqY7Q
The video of Trump mass-murdering his enemies, shown at his resort to supporters
Click through to Boing Boing to see it. The video is nauseating in theme and its juvenile execution. Some Trump supporter put it together and apparently the Trump campaign liked it enough to share it at a gathering of Trump supporters in Miami.
DL Open Thread: Sun., Oct. 13, 2019
US Troops Withdraw From Syrian Town, Potentially Marooning Other US Troops. What a fucking disaster. Oh, and Kurds have long memories. White Texas Officer Shoots Black Woman Inside Her Home. …
Song Of The Day For Oct. 13, 2019: Shocking Blue: Venus
A pop hit from 1969 by this Dutch band. Love the hair on the lead singer as it's vintage Shangri-Las and/or Ronettes. Mariska Veres was her name. She's got it:
Broke-ass Republican Dumbfucks hate the “wealth tax” because….reasons
Mike Konczal at The Nation writes—A wealth tax is one of the most progressive government levies, falling entirely on the extremely wealthy. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have proposed wealth taxes, with Warren’s…
Trump isn’t trying to “win” the next election – He is trying to make the election irrelevant
In increasingly unhinged speeches, he is trying to get his followers is such a high state of agitation that some segment of "persuadable" voters will read the signs and fear…
Nobody’s above the law
Schoolhouse Rock style cartoon about impeachment sung by Jonathan Coulton
DL Open Thread: Sat., Oct. 12, 2019
McAleenan Out At Homeland Security. He was extreme, but not extreme enough for Trump. Corrupt Ukrainian Prosecutor Partnered With Rudy & His Goons To Oust Yovanovich. What a rogue's gallery.…
Song Of The Day For Oct. 12: Led Zeppelin-‘Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman)’
Zep's first two albums came out in 1969. This one is from Zep II: