Fuck Fox News
Seriously. Fuck that Trump/GOP propaganda bullshit factory. Go on it, don't go on it, but for the love of SkyDad, stop pretending that it is a legitimate media company. It…
Song of the Day 5/16: Jackie DeShannon, “Bette Davis Eyes”
Everyone knows "Bette Davis Eyes" if they listened to the radio in 1981, when Kim Carnes' breakthrough single spent nine weeks at No. 1 and was single of the year.…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 16, 2019
This General Assembly has jumped the shark. Amoral leadership plus some new members coming up short. It's become difficult to write about this group of underachievers, but I figure that…
I Love Bill de Blasio
Unlike Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester, at least de Blasio gets that the Republic is in the grip of a fucking existential crisis.
I also love whoever the Democrats nominate provided the process is fair and transparent.
Song of the Day 5/15: Donovan, “Atlantis”
When we think of the '60s we tend to think of the social movements for civil rights and against the war in Vietnam, which gives the impression that people back…
General Assembly Pre-Game Show/Post-Game Wrap-Up: Weds., May 15, 2019
The bad news: Nicole Poore is still in leadership. The good news: Bryan Townsend is still in leadership. The public betrayal by Prevaricator-Pro-Tem Dave McBride and Nicole Poore will not…
Here’s What Biden’s Selling
Horse-race pundits already have all but conceded the Democratic nomination to Joe Biden, which is easy to do now because people haven't yet had a chance to hear his sales…
AT&T promised 7,000 new jobs to get tax break—it cut 23,000 jobs instead
In 2017, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson campaigned for Trump's massive tax-cuts by promising that they would create 7,000 jobs with the $3,000,000,000 they stood to gain,
"every billion dollars AT&T invests is 7,000 hard-hat jobs. These are not entry-level jobs. These are 7,000 jobs of people putting fiber in ground, hard-hat jobs that make $70,000 to $80,000 per year."Stephenson also said that AT&T would invest in new infrastructure. But something happened on the way to the trickledown boon for workers. Instead of creating new jobs or investing in infrastructure, AT&T reduced its headcount by 23,328 workers while reducing capital expenditures by $1.4B Don't worry though, AT&T substantially increased executive bonuses over the same period. Via Boing Boing
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: May 14, 2019
If you haven't already, read this screed before proceeding. Allow me to focus on the stated rationale from both Senators McBride and Poore as to why they broke their public…
Song of the Day 5/14: The Greenberry Woods, “Trampoline”
The early to mid-'90s saw an incredible wave of power pop bands that fought a losing battle for attention while the recording industry went gaga for grunge instead. One of…
Democratic Legislative Leaders Disgrace Themselves
“At this time, we are not planning to, or I’m not planning to (send the gun bills to the floor), because we do not have the support of the caucus...I…
The Nut Factory in Our Midst
You might have seen the Buzzfeed interview and profile of Katie McHugh, a former Breitbart writer who now calls herself a former white nationalist, or maybe some of the voluminous…
Song of the Day 5/13: Bruce Springsteen, “Wild Billy’s Circus Story”
Old-timers might remember that when Bruce Springsteen was first signed to Columbia Records, he was promoted as the "new Dylan" -- or, rather, the latest in a long line of…