The Brady Exoneration
Here's the report of the House Ethics Committee on the complaint against Rep. Gerald Brady: Committee Vote: Complaint fails to allege facts which constitute a violation of the Rules of…
Song of the Day 9/13: Iggy Pop, “Mask”
What is it with MAGAnuts and their hatred of masks? Have you seen videos of these disturbed people, frothing at the mouth over the fact that their kids have to…
Song of the Day 9/12: Bill Withers, “Ain’t No Sunshine”
This one gets my vote for the most effective I-miss-my-woman song ever written. Bill Withers' breakthrough hit was inspired by one of the great parting scenes in cinema -- no,…
DL Open Thread Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021
Thank whatever you believe in that the 20th anniversary of 9/11 passed with as little flag-waving horseshit as it did, but Jesus Christ on a tandem bike, can we stop…
Song of the Day 9/11: Pat Benetar, “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”
Joe Biden is hitting America's homicidal Republicans with his best shot -- a vaccine mandate that's popular with over 60% of the public, even in deep-red states. Somebody should tell…
Song of the Day 9/9: Big Daddy Graham, “Let’s Call in Sick”
The obituary identifies Big Daddy Graham, who died yesterday at 68, as a longtime WIP radio-show host, and that was definitely the most successful of his various gigs. But anyone…
DL Open Thread Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021
If you want to read stories about anti-vax, anti-mask assholes, the media is there for you -- can't swing a dead cat on the internet without hitting one of those.…
Song of the Day 9/7: The Beatles, “Do You Want to Know a Secret”
Pete 'n' Val have a secret, but it's not hard to guess what it is: Gerald Brady will not be expelled from the General Assembly. This was the first Beatles…
Song of the Day 9/6: The Clash, “Career Opportunities”
I'd normally highlight unions on Labor Day, but with 36% of the U.S. workforce is now part of the gig economy, so they aren't even employees in the traditional sense.…
Song of the Day 9/5: Ani DiFranco, “Amendment”
Ani DiFranco has the solution to the Supreme Court's attack on abortion rights. I don't think it will happen anytime soon, but that doesn't make her wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDRrwj3fl4U
DL Open Thread Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021
The media, having accomplished its task of pulling down Joe Biden's approval ratings, have mostly moved on from Afghanistan in favor of trumpeting the Texas Abortion Freakout, which means the…
Song of the Day 9/2: Friends of Distinction, “Grazing in the Grass”
This song just missed topping the charts twice -- the first time as South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela's instrumental version, which reached No. 1 in 1968, and again in 1970,…
DL Open Thread Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021
Today's media freak-out is over the Committee of GileadU.S. Supreme Court upholding a Texas abortion ban by a 5-4 vote. The real test will be when it's put into practice,…