‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: May 2025
I suppose it belongs under 'G', but it's my list. I do what I want. Besides, don't want to make you wait that long: My wife swears the plot of…
Song of the Day 5/29: The Beatles, “You Can’t Do That”
Yet another Trump executive order has been struck down by the courts. This time the Court of International Trade got its licks in, rejecting the flimsy excuse the president used…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Trump Pardons Everyone Bad. Nary a bleat from a Democrat: A gang leader who built a powerful criminal enterprise,an ex-congressman from New York who underreported earnings from his Manhattan restaurantand…
Song of the Day 5/28: Eurythmics, “Would I Lie to You”
Elon Musk says he will no longer be involved in running his DOGE reign of error and won't donate money to politicians anymore. The media reports this without pointing out…
NCC Moves To Eliminate The Elective Office Of NCC President
I mean, does anybody think that, if they had their druthers, they would have chosen either Karen Hartley-Nagle or Monique 'Williams'-Johns if they could elect the leader from amongst council?…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
When Will Those Gazans Learn To Stand In Line Properly? Israeli troops mete out justified discipline b/c being starved for months is no excuse: Chaos and confusion broke out at…
Song of the Day 5/27: Ron Moody, “You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two”
Considering how Trump is doling out pardons not just to his usual criminal cronies but even dead people like Pete Rose, how long until he's exonerating fictional crooks? I notice…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Has Absolute Corruption Been Normalized Now?: The Trumps are hardly the first presidential family to profit from their time in power, but they have done more to monetize the presidency…
Song of the Day 5/26: Billy Joel, “And So It Goes”
Another veteran rocker has hit the disabled list. Billy Joel has cancelled all his concerts as he deals with a neurological issue. Normal pressure hydrocephalus involves swelling of the ventricles…
DL Open Thread: Monday, May 26, 2025
Never was a beach person. Too much sand, followed by the nightly Meet Market. I can only conclude, then, that the nostalgia I feel for this music is because of…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: May 25, 2025
Reading Recommendation: Just finished 'Gone Girl' by Gillian Flynn. I hear they made a movie of it, but I never saw it. If you like the twisted fiction of Patricia…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 24, 2025
Don't feel guilty about not reading the Open Threads during this holiday weekend. Oh, sure, I slave relentlessly over every syllable, trying to provide you with the finest DL Open Thread…
Song of the Day 5/23: War, “The World Is a Ghetto”
War framed the title phrase as a lament. Trump and his crew view it as an objective. I have no idea why this band, despite several nominations, is not in…