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DL Open Thread 1/17/21: Delusional Dotard Delusional to the Last

By Alby January 17, 20217 Comments

I'm not holding my breath expecting America to come to grips with what it was, is and shall become, so I expect people to deny until death the fact that…

Song of the Day 1/16: Dinosaur Jr., “Start Choppin'”

By Alby January 16, 2021

I have learned over the years that J. Mascis is an acquired taste that a lot of people failed to acquire, but this breakup song comes as close to mass…

Song of the Day 1/15: Steely Dan, “With a Gun”

By Alby January 15, 20214 Comments

How do wingnut Congresswomen go to Congress? That's right, with a gun. This isn't one of the Dan's more celebrated tunes; it was hidden in the middle of side 2…

Song of the Day 1/14: Dandy Livingstone, “Rudy, a Message to You”

By Alby January 14, 20215 Comments

Most rock fans know this song because The Specials reached No. 10 in the UK with a cover in 1979. This is the original rocksteady version by Jamaican-born British singer…

Open Thread 1/14/21: A Message to You, Rudy

By Alby January 14, 20219 Comments

Who didn't see this coming, except everybody? Donald Trump told aides not to pay Rudy Giuliani. This is a surprise on the order of the sun rising in the general…

Song of the Day: Richard Thompson, “Oops I Did It Again”

By Alby January 13, 20212 Comments

Congrats, Donnie Two Scoops, you're the first guy to do that getting impeached thing again. When a magazine asked Richard Thompson for a list of the best popular songs of…

Delaware Should Restrict, or Better Yet Ban, Open Carry

By Alby January 13, 20214 Comments

Gun-humpers are prematurely ejaculating over their chance to carry guns to statehouses on Jan. 20, and they can do that for a very simple reason: Only three states ban all…

Song of the Day 1/11: The Rolling Stones, “Play With Fire”

By Alby January 11, 2021

Insurrectionists are finding out that their little cosplay coup has produced repercussions IRL. Should have listened to Mick and the boys, though I suppose this song, originally the B-side of…

Song of the Day 1/10: Randy Rainbow, “Sedition”

By Alby January 10, 20212 Comments

You have to wonder what Randy Rainbow's next gig will be in the post-Trump era. Will he turn into Vaughn Meader, the JFK impersonator whose career evaporated after Kennedy's assassination?…

Song of the Day 1/9: Was (Not Was), “Dad I’m in Jail”

By Alby January 9, 20212 Comments

Lots of people who joined Vanilla Isis should be singing this one this morning, though maybe without the "Dad" -- I read somewhere that the average age of the cosplay…

Song of the Day 1/8: Elton John, “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word”

By Alby January 8, 2021

The Republican rush for the exits had generated plenty of people saying "I-never-thought" and "we-only-meant," but one word has been conspicuously absent from any Republican I've heard. Guess what it…

Your Senior Senator Has Shit for Brains — Fuck You, Carper

By Alby January 6, 202110 Comments

Tom Carper was asked about impeaching Trump, as many elected Democrats have called for. Carper's response: “The idea of taking the time to try to impeach him, the idea of…

Song of the Day 1/6: Old Crow Medicine Show, “Marching Through Georgia”

By Alby January 6, 2021

H/t Ben, for suggesting this as the song to listen to today. I'd like to hear it sung by a chorus led by Stacey Abrams, but I'm happy to settle…