DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024
If Jeff Bezos was looking for a way to destroy the Washington Post, mission accomplished. Within three days of his decision to quash the paper's endorsement of Kamala Harris for…
Song of the Day 10/28: The Grateful Dead, “Box of Rain”
Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead bassist who died last week at age 84, had never played the bass when Jerry Garcia asked him to join the band. But he had…
DL Open Thread Monday, Oct. 28, 2024
The disgrace of governments giving taxpayer money to private, for-profit businesses is, sadly, widespread, simply the way business is conducted in our greedy society. Poor-Excuse-For-A-Democrat John Carney brought Delaware to…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 27, 2024
Yes, It Was A Great Speech. At least in part because Michelle made a very important point: “If your wife is shivering and bleeding on the operating room table during…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024
The Relentless Rethug Campaign To Disenfranchise Voters. Virginia: On Friday, a Virginia judge ruled that Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s recent purge of close to two thousand voters from state rolls—within…
Song of the Day 10/25: Jay & the Techniques, “Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie”
Peach season is long gone, but fall is prime time for apples and pumpkin pie. Though it wasn't the only chart appearance for Allentown, Pa.'s, Jay Proctor and the Techniques,…
DL Open Thread: Friday, October 25, 2024
Melissa Brayman For NCC President. Monique Johns' behavior since she won a five-way primary has revealed who she is: A money-grubbing grifter and a narcissist. The best that we could…
Song of the Day 10/24: Blind Melon, “No Rain”
Move over, Dry January. Philadelphia and the surrounding region are experiencing a dry October – there has been no measurable rainfall this month, and there isn't expected to be any…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Monique Johns Is Who We Thought She Was. A grifter only in it for personal gain. Rarely has our Tip Line lit up (OK, the Tip Line doesn't technically light…
Song of the Day 10/23: The Hollies, “King Midas in Reverse”
It's long been noted that everything Donald Trump touches turns to shit, and the past few days supplied more evidence for the theory: Trump pretended to work at a McDonald's…
‘Bulo’s XPN Top Ten Songs Of The 21st Century
For all of you, those of you, any of you(?) clamoring for more musical content, I'm your man. This year, XPN is counting down the 885 Best Songs Of The…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024
Another day, another raft of Trump stories about what a shit person he is. Another one of his generals, his former chief of staff John Kelly, warned that he's a…
Song of the Day 10/22: Faith No More, “Falling to Pieces”
From all reports, Donald Trump has gone from sounding like the guy at the end of the bar to the guy who lives under the bridge. It won't cost him…