Song of the Day 5/31: Sex Pistols, “God Save the Queen”
With England set to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, marking her 70 years on the throne, it seemed like the perfect time to release a TV series about the Sex…
DL Open Thread Tuesday May 31 2022
All of these murdered children are so rude! Always politicizing things that are inherently political. Also:
- American Cities Are Rethinking Traffic Stops. Why not rethink racist policing?
- Is White Christian Nationalist minority rule locked in? Yup, as long as we have a Senate and Electoral College, and
- A milestone for Coons' super secret bipartisan caucus
Is this really the freedom they died for?
Memorial Day FB post by a friend gets to the heart of it. I know that today we’re supposed to remember those who died serving our country. But I feel…
Song of the Day 5/30: João Gilberto, “Chega de Saudade”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The warm weather always gets me thinking about the beaches of Ipanema. I’ve never been to Rio, but every spring and summer I get transported…
The Beach Boys Usher In Summer
I mean, who else? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoDm_flnwxc Let Summer Begin!
DL Open Thread Monday May 30 2022
Happy (?) Memorial Day Open Thread. I'm taking today off so put anything you think we should know in the comments.
DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 29, 2022
Company That Made The Texas Killer's Assault Weapon Marketed It To Kids. Hey, it's just like vaping: The Texas shooting, which left 19 schoolchildren and two teachers dead and more…
BREAKING NEWS!: Stephanie Bolden Faces Primary Challenger!
While I hate to break news on a holiday weekend, news like this will brighten your day. One James Taylor (no, not that one) has announced that he will challenge…
Song of the Day 5/28: The Black Keys, “Tell Me Lies”
There's so much lying in public life that the media has become numb to it -- producers and editors aired and printed Trump's lies with a shrug and without bothering…
DL Open Thread: Sat., May 28, 2022
Police Were Slow To Engage Because They 'Could've Been Shot': Olivarez said that, while the goal for law enforcement during active-shooter situations such as the one this week in Uvalde…
Song of the Day 5/27: Emitt Rhodes, “You Should Be Ashamed”
This one's for all the people who think that gun violence can be curtailed by doing anything other than restricting access to guns. The song, released on Rhodes' eponymous 1970…
“But, but, but… OUR Cops are good”
I can just hear it. That's going to be the reaction to the rightful excoriation of the cops who showed up at Robb Elementary School only to hassle parents and…
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 27, 2022
Stealing This From Jason: The Rev And Karl Discuss WFP. The Delaware Working Families Party is utterly indispensable when it comes to promoting the progressive cause in Delaware. And, most…