DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 31, 2021
Trump Pushed DOJ To Overthrow Election. Treason. Sedition. You name it. He broke the law, and threatened the future of the country. "Just say that the election was corrupt and…
Song of the Day 7/30: Kansas, “Dust in the Wind”
Robby Steinhardt, second vocalist and violinist for the band Kansas, died last week of pancreatitis, aged 71. He wasn't the group's leader, but his violin was the most distinctive element…
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 30, 2021
Voter Suppression Continues Apace. In Georgia, they're trying to take over the Fulton County Board Of Elections. In Pa., they're engaged in voter intimidation. In Arizona, here's who's funding the…
Song of the Day 7/29: ZZ Top, “Tush”
Texas blues-rockers ZZ Top are undergoing their first personnel change in 51 years today because bassist and second lead vocalist Dusty Hill died in his sleep Tuesday. The band became…
Coons is a real hero of profits… uh…I mean…”innovation”
Socialized pricing will have a "devastating impact on... uh....innovation. Yeah, that's it... innovation".
DL Open Thread Thursday, July 29, 2021
I heard this story on WDEL the other day and almost drove off the road -- a puff piece about yet another state fund to funnel money to corporations. The…
Song of the Day 7/28: Allman Brothers Band, “Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More”
It's a good time to eat a peach -- it's the height of a better-than-average peach season. It's also a good time to play "Eat a Peach," the soundtrack of…
DL Open Thread Wednesday July 28th 2021 – The 1/6 Commission
Will there come a point when the media's bothersiderism breaks down under its own absurd weight? I thought that the 1/6 insurrection riots, for example, might allow the media to…
Song of the Day 7/27: The Coasters, “Young Blood”
Aged-out frat boy Matt Gaetz thinks he's somehow going to survive his scandalous behavior with underage females, even in the face of stories like this one, in which the sister…
LMAO! Coons, you scamp!
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), a close ally of President Biden, said Friday he would support a bipartisan infrastructure package even if negotiators drop a proposal to significantly increase funding for…
DL Open Thread, Tuesday July 27th 2021
We've been entirely too soft on Vaccine resisters
Just when it seemed like some sanity was creeping in...
Some things are beyond snark. Donald Trump Jr Most Popular Among Republicans
CNN)Justice Department lawyers have determined that federal law doesn't prohibit public agencies and private businesses from requiring Covid-19 vaccines -- even if the vaccines have only emergency use authorization, according to an opinion posted online Monday.
The opinion from the department's Office of Legal Counsel paves the way for more federal agencies and businesses to require vaccinations.
Just when it seemed like some sanity was creeping in...
Sean Hannity assures audience he’s “not urging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine”
Sean Hannity issues stern rebuke to those calling him “pro-vaccine”: “Why are they saying something I didn’t say?”
Some things are beyond snark. Donald Trump Jr Most Popular Among Republicans
Pete ‘N Val Lied To Protect Brady’s Hide
From the Delaware State News, which just might have a worthy successor to Matt Bittle: House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach; Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst, D-Bear; and Majority Whip Larry…
Song of the Day 7/26: Iggy Pop, “China Girl”
For Gerald Brady. Yeah, you know the hit version (No. 10 US, No. 2 UK) that Nile Rodgers produced for David Bowie, but it was first recorded six years earlier…