Song of the Day 1/13: Ian and Sylvia, “Four Strong Winds”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona As the guy who signed and managed Bob Dylan, smart, aggressive, tyrannical Albert Grossman has a big part in the new Dylan movie, “A Complete…
The Final Legislative Pre-File*
*Before the new General Assembly is sworn in tomorrow. They consist of bills filed on January 9 and 10. You can find them all here. The highlight, of course, is…
DL Open Thread: Monday, January 13, 2025
Bannon Vs. Musk. Can we root for two losers?: President-elect Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon is ramping up public attacks on billionaire Elon Musk amid an intensifying…
Song of the Day 1/12: The Move, “Fire Brigade”
Those wily Mexicans have launched a new front in their invasion of El Norte: They've sent firefighters to help battle the Los Angeles blazes. I don't know how much it…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 12, 2025
Dog Bites Man: Delaware Rethugs Disgrace Themselves: South Carolina House Republican Nancy Mace spoke at a private Delaware GOP event in Newark Friday following controversy with Congresswoman Sarah McBride. Mace…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 11, 2025
How Michigan 'Moderates' Foiled Progressive Legislative Agenda. Controlled all three branches of government, but watered down agenda for electoral reasons. Then lost: Michigan Democrats led all branches of government for…
Song of the Day 1/10: Peter, Paul and Mary, “Puff, the Magic Dragon”
Peter Yarrow, who died earlier this week at age 86, fought a decades-long battle against an insidious rumor: that "Puff, the Magic Dragon" was about marijuana. In his defense, Yarrow…
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 10, 2025
Supreme Court (Barely) Refuses To Postpone Trump Sentencing. 5-4: A closely divided Supreme Court refused to delay Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case, clearing the way for the…
Song of the Day 1/9: Ohio Players, “Fire”
You know the California fires are bad – Hollywood is cancelling movie premieres and awards shows. In a way, the victims are lucky this happened now and not next month,…
RIP: John Daniello
I think I first met him in my parents' living room circa 1964. I would have been thirteen at the time. He was running for a spot on New Castle…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 9, 2025
The Horrific SoCal Fires. Trump blame Dems for disaster: “Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of…
Song of the Day 1/8: Guns N’ Roses, “You’re Crazy”
Axl Rose wrote it about an overenthusiastic female fan, but when a senile dolt elected president by a nation of dolts talks about going to war over Greenland, the only…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Anybody with a first-hand report on the BHL festivities? Snark permitted, welcome, even. How The Cops Kept Kevin Hensley's Name Out Of The Paper. Both Cris Barrish and Karl Baker…