Song of the Day 7/24: The Velvet Underground, “I’ll Be Your Mirror”
It's ironic, really. I don't think Donald Trump has had a true friend in his life, yet here he is, hoist on the petard of his supposed friendship with fellow…
My Big Question On The RD 20 Special Election–
--Is the State Democratic Party Running The Race It Should Be Running? First, my answer: I don't know. However, based on the relatively few published comments from the two candidates,…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 24, 2025
The Cover-Up Uncovered: Attorney General Pam Bondi informed President Trump in the spring that his name appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files, according to three people with knowledge of the…
Song of the Day 7/23: Ozzy Osbourne, “Mama, I’m Coming Home”
Many metal fans are bemused by the outpouring of respect for Ozzy Osbourne now that he's gone. If all you knew about him came from the obituaries, it would be…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
First, some thoughts on tomorrow's scheduled Delaware City meeting on the proposed data center. We will almost certainly be able to figure out what Speaker Mimi's and Nicole 'No Longer'…
Song of the Day 7/22: Paul Revere and the Raiders, “Indian Reservation”
Donald Trump is impressive, in a twisted way: He manages to give voice to every moronic, bigoted opinion you'd hear from the drunk at the end of the bar, all…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 22, 2025
$64 Billion In Data Center Projects Have Already Been Blocked Or Delayed. TL;DR: $64 billion in U.S. data center projects have been blocked or delayed by a growing wave of…
Song of the Day 7/21: Connie Francis, “Stupid Cupid”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona She watched this year as she became a TikTok sensation. She was a pop sensation for the first time 67 years ago when she released…
DL Open Thread: Monday, July 21, 2025
Build Data Center, Destroy Water Supply: After Meta broke ground on a $750 million data center on the edge of Newton County, Ga., the water taps in Beverly and Jeff…
Song of the Day 7/20: Coldplay, “Fix You”
If only every scandal was resolved this quickly. The Kiss Cam Canoodler – as a human with access to the internet, you surely know who I mean – has resigned…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: July 20, 2025
50 Years On, Who Ya Got? 'A Chorus Line' Or 'Chicago'? Back in 1975, or maybe 1976, me and a bunch of my theatre friends went to NYC and saw…
Song of the Day 7/19: BJ Leiderman, “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” theme
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Donald Trump has pointed his gun at the head of National Public Radio (and PBS) for months, and Congress has finally pulled the trigger for…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 19, 2025
'It Was The Advertising, Stupid'. Wonder how much the Feckless Dems are spending on this: The Democratic National Committee’s examination of what went wrong in the 2024 election is expected…