Archive for June, 2020
Song of the Day, 6/27: Spinal Tap, “Hell Hole”
With the European Union’s decision to ban American tourists, it’s pretty clear we’re living in a hellhole, so maybe we should adopt this as our new national anthem. Most people know this song only from the snippet that plays in the film; this is the ’80s-era MTV video, complete with every cheesy cliche the period […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., June 27, 2020
AG Vs. Cops: Kathleen Jennings represents an existential threat to the ongoing criminality of the police. Their latest cause celebre? She’s not gonna prosecute the protesters in Camden. The cops make no mention of illegally arresting a Black journalist who was just doing his job. They see themselves as above the law because they have […]
Song of the Day 6/26: Michael Stipe and Aaron Dessner, “No Time for Love”
I’m so old I can remember when record companies would have made a big deal about a collaboration between Michael Stipe, late of R.E.M., and Big Red Machine, itself a collaboration between Aaron Dessner of the National and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. In these times of COVID, they do it differently. Stipe and Dessner, […]
How to Make Money During an Economic Catastrophe
Selling whenever Trump says that things are great, and buying just before they find another trillion dollars for Morgan Stanley would seem to be a very sound strategy. Also, there is always looting if you have the means. Which reminds me. Listen to this. And read this. E73 – Confessions of a Looter (w/Zach […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 26, 2020
Productive Day In Dover. Granted, all things are relative. But the General Assembly got most of the minimum that needed to be done out of the way on Thursday. Both the Bond Bill and Grant-In-Aid Bill unanimously passed the Senate, and will fly right through the House. Sen. Poore and Rep. Longhurst can therefore rest […]
2020 is the new 2016
I’ve been looking back on DL posts from 2016 to try and figure out how we missed the big story of the summer. The big story of the summer being Trump’s strength in the upper-midwest. It was right in front of our dumb faces, and we completely missed it. When I say “we” I mean […]
Dem Primary Voters Soundly Reject the Coonsian Party
The Coonsian Corporate Democratic Party took a beating in recent primaries. The nation looks toward Delaware to keep the progressive momentum rolling. Progressive leaders on and off Capitol Hill are emboldened after Tuesday’s high-stakes primaries, with the success of a slew of hand-picked candidates signaling the left is far from finished in the battle for […]
Song of the Day 6/25: Old Crow Medicine Show, “Quarantined”
Old Crow Medicine Show frontman Ketch Secor released this song a month ago, when armed lamebrains were clamoring for an end to self-isolation and asserting their right to a haircut. Now that the states whose governors succumbed to pressure and reopened too soon are seeing record numbers of infections, talk of more quarantines is back […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 25, 2020
How The Virus Won. Absolutely essential reporting from the Times. A reconstruction from the very beginning, featuring very cool maps. Yes, tens of thousands of lives could have been saved. Rethugs’ Response To Charges Of DOJ Corruption: “La la la, we can’t hear you”. Try to drown out witnesses, question why one is testifying from […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., June 24, 2020
Only Two Massive Indoor Events Since US Pandemic Started–Both Trump Rallies. With a huge surge in cases in Arizona coupled with the utter irresponsibility of his rally, I think he’s clinched Arizona for Biden. He now only speaks to his shrinking base. This NYTimes/Siena poll spells deep doo-doo for Le Grand Orange. Prosecutor: DOJ Intervened […]
On This Day in DelawareLiberal History – June 24th, 2016
On June 23rd 2016, The United Kingdom voted to screw itself with a pointed stick. On June 24th, 2016 I wrote this: People voted with their fears, not their heads. This Guardian lede sums it up perfectly. Exchange Trump for EU Exit, and you have a chilling look at our possible future. Our fearfully isolationist, […]
Which Coons do you think will show up?
Do you trust the Coons from back in November who promised to give Mitch McConnell veto power over any Democratic legislation by promising to vote to keep the filibuster intact?
Or do you trust the Coons of today who says he actually might not vote to give McConnell veto power after all?
Song of the Day 6/23: The Ramones, “Somebody Put Something in My Drink”
Hey, kids, ‘memba that story last week about the three New York cops who got “poisoned” at Shake Shack? Turns out it wasn’t just embellished, it was made up out of whole cloth. This story — from the New York Post, so you know it’s not fake news — details the real chain of events: […]
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