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DL Open Thread Friday, April 16, 2021

By Alby April 16, 20217 Comments

County Councilman Jea Street very publicly resigned as co-chair of council's safety committee after condemning the fatal shooting of Lymond Moses. "I go all the way back to when I…

Song of the Day 4/15: Ludovico Einaudi, “Due Tramonti (Two Sunsets)”

By Alby April 15, 2021

Oscar season is upon us -- the ceremony takes place April 25 -- and it will be a major shock if "Nomadland" isn't named best picture. Everything about the film…

Republicans Got Nothin’ and They Know It

By Alby April 14, 20214 Comments

It seems Jim Clyburn knew what he was doing after all. When the South Carolina Congressman endorsed Joe Biden just before the South Carolina primary and Biden carried the state,…

Song of the Day 4/13: Less Than Jake, “The State of Florida”

By Alby April 13, 2021

As pop-punk band Less Than Jake noted in this 2008 song, Florida is sinking into the sea. I would note that the process isn't going fast enough. Unlike, say, Neil…

Dear Republicans: You Have Already Been Replaced

By Alby April 13, 20211 Comment

Why are Republicans suckers for every half-witted conspiracy theory ever concocted? Consider the latest obsession of Tucker Carlson, poster boy for mediocre white dudes, the so-called Great Replacement theory. It…

Song of the Day 4/12: Sinéad O’Connor, “Black Boys on Mopeds”

By Alby April 12, 2021

The continuing plague of police brutality against Black men has kept this song relevant more than 30 years after its release. Colin Roach was a 21-year-old Black man living in…

DL Open Thread Sunday, April 11, 2021

By Alby April 11, 20212 Comments

We all know that Matt Gaetz like to fuck 17-year-olds, but did you know that his real job is fucking the public? It seems the sex scandal is somehow related…

Song of the Day 4/10: Billy Joel, “Captain Jack”

By Alby April 10, 20211 Comment

A song for the Delaware Republican Party, which, like the protagonist of this song, has been reduced to just jacking off. In a way, Philadelphia -- in particular this live…

Song of the Day 4/8: The 1910 Fruitgum Company, “Indian Giver”

By Alby April 8, 2021

Baseball is back, which seems to be a mixed blessing in Georgia, where the GOP's existential panic over its suckitude cost Atlanta the annual all-star game. I suppose Braves fans…

DL Open Thread Thursday, April 8, 2021

By Alby April 8, 20215 Comments

Delaware Republicans are shitting themselves over the inability of ammosexuals to intimidate lawmakers with the General Assembly meeting via Zoom, so they're demanding a return to in-person sessions. Rep. Tim…

Song of the Day 4/7: Winger, “Seventeen”

By Alby April 7, 20211 Comment

H/t Foster McKenzie for this one, which I had never heard. He's right, this should be Matt Gaetz' rally music, not just for the apt lyrics but for its general…

Song of the Day 4/6: They Might Be Giants, “Minimum Wage”

By Alby April 6, 20211 Comment

In keeping with today's theme. Though they more recently gained attention for kids' records like "Here Come the ABCs," 30 years ago They Might Be Giants -- basically the duo…

Song of the Day 4/5: Temple of the Dog, “Hunger Strike”

By Alby April 5, 2021

Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption Putin opponent who has been jailed for being an anti-corruption Putin opponent, is in the sixth day of a hunger strike he undertook to protest his…