DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: September 14, 2025
How The Progressive Set To Debate Kirk Was Set To Debate Kirk: On September 25, the left-wing Twitch streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker was supposed to debate Turning Point…
Song of the Day 9/13: Spinal Tap, “The Devil’s Just Not Getting Old”
"Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" arrived in theaters yesterday. The reviews are affectionate but not glowing; it seems age has caught up with not just the actors and their…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Fascism never takes a day off to mourn. The latest: Trump Invades Memphis. You might ask why. Here's why: The CEO of one of the nation’s most powerful freight railroads…
BREAKING: Three Mighty Progressive Challengers Have Filed!!
Volunteers, pick your candidates. Or, better yet, spread the love around. One of the challengers had already made it official, and has been campaigning for some time. However, Shané Darby has…
Song of the Day 9/12: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, “In the Capital”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona With our nation’s capital under attack by its own government, thoughts automatically turn to a band called Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. You’re right. They don’t.…
DL Open Thread: Friday, September 12, 2025
BREAKING: Trump says with a 'high degree of certainty' that a suspect is in custody. Time To End The Canonization Of Charlie Kirk. Our commenters unearthed two excellent pieces on…
Charlie Kirk, In His Own Words
Before the canonization proceeds any further, let's let Oliver Willis set the record straight: In 2023, Kirk said, “It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every…
Song of the Day 9/11: Warren Zevon, “Accidentally Like a Martyr”
Yesterday he was a provocateur. Today he's a martyr. I'm talking about the guy who said, "I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, September 11, 2025
A Worthy Epitaph?: "It's worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year, so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other…
UPDATE: Republican Activist Charlie Kirk Fatally Shot
He was shot in the neck at an event in Utah: Charlie Kirk, founder of conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, died Wednesday after being shot at an event at…
Song of the Day 9/10: Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysées”
You might have heard this song while you were watching the Paris Olympics last year, or Wes Anderson's "Darjeeling Limited." It was a huge hit for Joe Dassin in 1969,…
A Very Special Bonus Open Thread: Why Do We Need Chris Coons In The United States Senate?
Hmmm, let's see--because he's the only Democrat who can win? Uh, no. Because he stands up to the oligarch billionaires and the Pedophile-In-Chief better than anyone else could? Uh, no.…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Just an idle question: Is it possible that the reason why the Governor and certain legislators are at such loggerheads over the Port issue is because it looks like the…