Song of the Day 3/13: Minus the Bear, “Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse”
I'm not an absinthe drinker, but the lyrics of this song from Minus the Bear's first album speak directly to my present situation: Hey, let's cross the sea and get…
Once Again, Theresa May’s Brexit deal fails
With Theresa May in charge and ceding so much power to the UK version of our #MAGA brainiacs, the UK is fucked. The way forward is categorically ruling out a "no deal EU exit" and holding another referendum on EU membership. She can't do it though because her majority hangs by a thread which gives the lunatics all the power. I mean, she could - but that would take political guts, and when it comes to political guts, May makes John Carney look like Martin Luther King.
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 12, 2019
The big story today is, of course, the scheduled debate on the bill that would increase the age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. It is almost certain…
Song of the Day 3/12: Sugar Stems, “We Only Come Out at Night”
I'm invoking our new Earworm Warning for this one, which I first heard when it was released in 2014 and not much since. Yet it popped into my head unbidden…
Mayor Pete Fever Grips SXSW Democrats
I said not to overlook Mayor Pete. As usual - I gave you the news weeks in advance of the news. (On that note, that tooth that's been giving you…
High Praise for Kathleen Jennings’ Reforms
El Somnambulo wrote weeks ago about Attorney General Kathleen Jennings' bold prosecution and sentencing reforms. Now her program is gaining national attention. Shaun King, the social-justice activist, journalist and author,…
Do you want to feel sick?
The story of how the "legal personhood" of corporations came to be will make you throw up.
Even If Justice Is Blind, It Knows the Smell of Money
The light sentence a federal judge handed to Paul Manafort infuriated people who saw giving him only 4 years after his execrable behavior as a travesty of justice. But the…
Climate Change Won’t Wait for Your Incrementalism
Today's Tom Tomorrow strip sums this all up nicely: Behind all the criticism of the "New Deal of Greenness" lies an inescapable truth: Doing only what is "politically possible" dooms…
Song of the Day 3/11: AC/DC, “Hard as a Rock”
Can someone please explain why Viagra hasn't used this as their theme song? The Young brothers didn't even bother to disguise it a double entendre -- it's crystal clear what…
Network Delaware, Eat Pizza, Donate Money, Get Shit Done
If you are all talk, and never back up any of your liberalism with deeds - this probably isn't for you. Join Network Delaware at Season's Pizza March 30th. Enjoy…
Joe Biden’s biggest opponent is Joe Biden
People can change, but Biden has done everything to piss off Dem primary voters short of drowning an assistant in the backseat of a car while wearing blackface. At any…
LBR Promises to Talk About “universal health care coverage” While Being Pro-Business
If you were worried that Lisa Blunt Rochester was not going to be sufficiently pro-business, she wants you to know that your worries are unfounded. In an "editorial" and email that seems like it was written directly, to me LBR basically says - "Relax, Everybody, I'm Carper Version 2.o"