Song of the Day 3/29: Johnny Cash, “A Boy Named Sue”
The Republican war on trans people put me in mind of this old Johnny Cash song. Recorded live at San Quentin State Prison, the novelty tune was written and recorded…
DL Open Thread Monday, March 29, 2021
Dildo-headed capitalist Jeff Bezos is personally behind the company's recent shitty behavior toward its critics. He issued a "broad mandate" to executives to fight back. Hey, it worked last time…
The Suez Canal was opened in November 1869
A ship stuck in a 152 year old canal is a perfect metaphor for our "living on borrowed time" approach to infrastructure. SS Great Eastern was by far the largest…
Bill would let Mainers go off to Valhalla in a blaze of glory
Mainers may soon be able to leave this life in a blaze of glory, as a new measure would allow a Viking-style funeral ritual. If passed, Maine would join Colorado…
Song of the Day 3/28: Louis Armstrong, “When the Saints Go Marching In”
Among the songs the Library of Congress added to its National Recording Registry last week is Louis Armstrong's first recording of "When the Saints Go Marching In," the gospel spiritual…
DL Open Thread Sunday, March 28, 2021
Ready for some boycottin'? Sure, Coca-Cola, but now comes word that Inspire Brands -- a private-capital band of crookscompany that owns Jimmy Johns, Arby’s, Sonic, and Buffalo Wild Wings, as…
Funny Republican Jokers
LANSING, Mich. — The leader of Michigan’s Republican Party referred to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and two other top Democratic elected women as “witches” that the GOP wants to “soften up” for a “burning at the stake” in the 2022 election. He also joked about assassination when he was asked how to remove two GOP congressmen, Reps. Fred Upton and Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. Ron Weiser’s statements Thursday during a local Republican meeting, which are on video, were first reported Friday by The Detroit News.Haha... Oh someone tried to shoot them? Thoughts and prayers.
Coons’ Likud Party Lost
The final results of the fourth successive Israeli election are now in and the verdict is clear: Netanyahu lost. Or to put the matter more precisely, the results make it almost impossible for him to form a government. His bloc, which includes his Likud party and a group of far-right and religious parties, gained 52 seats.Sad face emoji
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 27, 2021
Moscow Mitch Loses Kentucky Smelting Plant. Sad: In 2019, Rusal announced its commitment to invest $200 million in the plant, which stirred up criticism as the decision came shortly after…
Anybody else here a delegate to the state convention?
I have't finished this podcast (patreon.com/Elsmere's Top Minds), so I don't know if Jordyn Pusey was able to fight her way through the bumptious stupidity of her RD'S old guard losers.
Also, just take a minute or two and really ponder the layers of odiousness captured by this book cover. I mean ...holy SHIT! It is like the peice of concentrated evil in the last scene of time bandits. I feel like Kevin right now. "Mom, Dad. It's evil. Don't touch it."
Song of the Day 3/26: Labelle, “Lady Marmalade”
The National Recording Registry announced this year's additions, ranging from a recording Thomas Edison made on a piece of tinfoil in 1878 to Kermit the Frog's "Rainbow Connection." The headline…