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:
Highlands Bunker – E36 – Timbs On, Horn Out
Highlands Bunker - E36 - Timbs On, Horn Out It's a debate episode! Fellow content producer Sam Barry joins RE Vanella in the bunker, moderated by returning champion Coby Owens,…
DL Open Thread: Fri., Oct. 11, 2019
Rudy And His Posse. So much corruption, and it threatens to take down the entire GOP. Here's how they got together. BTW, the head of the America First PAC mentioned…
Song Of The Day For Oct., 11, 2019: Crosby, Stills & Nash-Suite Judy Blue Eyes
From people who were there, this is a lot better on record than it was at Woodstock. Sure sounds good on record, though...:
State Rep John Kowalko withdraws support for and labels Senator Coons an “enabler and abettor of a criminal” over his unwillingness to confront Trump
In a recent Delaware Liberal comment, State Rep John Kowalko blistered Senator Chris Coons over his unwillingness to address the unfolding atrocity of our enabling of the Turkish attack on…
This Is Why Republicans Can’t Turn on Trump
As I guessed more than two years ago, the explanation is a lot simpler than "they're afraid of his base," which is true but doesn't explain why they won't cut…
DL Open Thread: Thurs., Oct. 10, 2019
Trump Pushed SOS Tillerson To Help Giuliani Client Facing Federal Charges. So much corruption. Tip of the iceberg. I now agree with Al. Big Orange has hit the iceberg. He's…
Song Of The Day For October 10: The Impressions-This Is My Country
There are lots of reasons why Curtis Mayfield is on my Musical Mount Rushmore. Among them is Mayfield's importance to the civil rights movement. It's amazing that this song, 50…