Are you now, or have you ever been woke?
My cousin twice removed, Adrian Scott, was a screenwriter and one of the Hollywood Ten. He was blacklisted for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). He…
Delaware Political Weekly: April 22-28, 2022
1. Dem Kingmakers Unite Behind Marcus Henry To Succeed Matt Meyer. Why did all of these 'influencers' flock to Henry's side for his announcement? Here are my thoughts. First, as…
DeSantis doesn’t want to win an election. He wants to win a war.
The competent Trump. That's the brand DeSantis is trying to build. These similarities reflect a certain ideological convergence between the post-Trump Republican Party and Fidesz: a belief in the central…
Biden is about to choke on this Student Debt layup, landing funny on his ankle breaking it
I hate being able to see the future with such clarity. But Joe listens to too many sober centrist moderates. (That's generous, maybe the sober centrist moderate he is listening…
Song of the Day 4/28: Gary Glitter, “Rock and Roll (Part 1)”
There's no other way to put it -- the French just think differently from everybody else. Paul Gadd was just 15 when, calling himself Paul Raven, he cut his first…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 28, 2022
D's 'Shocked' That Ohio Union Members Love Trump. Not to mention, Rethugs' relentless gerrymandering has placed D seats at risk. Right on cue, NY Court rules rare D redistricting unconstitutional. …
Coons On Morning Joe This Morning “pushing” for Congress to “do more” for Ukraine
This is a very loose transcript. Coons managed to restrain his usual warmongery. Although he doesn't think Biden is being Kennedy-esque enough in the face of Putins threats to use nukes. …
Least Surprising Stories From the NYT – Labor Going Hard for Trump in Ohio
With the Sober, Moderate, Centrist Democratic Party offering NOTHING to working class voters beyond complicated, means tested tax credits, of course they'll go for the anti-NAFTA nationalist. Labor’s Disenchantment in…
DeSantis got his headlines – Now it is back to business as usual at Disney
Disney responded to Florida Republicans' attempts to dissolve its special status self-government entity it by explaining DeSantis should kindly fuck off, unless Florida intends to pay off Reedy Creek's $1…
Song of the Day 4/27: The Replacements, “Androgynous”
Republicans are like an aging band that doesn't realize they're playing stale oldies for a graying audience. They've been trying to relitigate the 1960s for 50 years now without coming…
DL Open Thread Wednesday April 27 2022
It is a strategy that is brilliant in its simplicity and effectiveness, but they won't do it. Free Idea for Moderate Democrats: Criticize Republicans Conservative positions on abortion and LGBT…
This is how democracy ends – THE FLORIDA FASCIST STRIKE FORCE
DeSantis continues his strong move toward the Republican nomination in 2024 by creating a yahoo police force to intimidate people trying to vote. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed…
Song of the Day 4/26: Fleetwood Mac, “Tusk”
Does Weird Al Yankovic take requests? If so, would someone please forward mine? I think this Lindsey Buckingham tune screams out for use as a salute to the current world's…