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DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024

By Alby October 23, 20249 Comments

Another day, another raft of Trump stories about what a shit person he is. Another one of his generals, his former chief of staff John Kelly, warned that he's a…

Song of the Day 10/22: Faith No More, “Falling to Pieces”

By Alby October 22, 20242 Comments

From all reports, Donald Trump has gone from sounding like the guy at the end of the bar to the guy who lives under the bridge. It won't cost him…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024

By Alby October 22, 202412 Comments

The liberal sense of dread about this election isn't just about the danger of Trump winning. As Dave Weigel argues, no matter who wins, the country is moving to the…

Song of the Day 10/21: AC/DC, “Meltdown”

By Alby October 21, 2024

H/t to DFL, who suggested this one the other day. It was released on the 2000 LP "Stiff Upper Lip." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCfyHJg0dVo

DL Open Thread Monday, Oct. 21, 2024

By Alby October 21, 202418 Comments

We're at the stage of the presidential campaign/Trump unraveling where I expect he'll be biting the heads off bats onstage by the end of the week. Or maybe he'll just…

DL Open Thread Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024

By Alby October 20, 2024

As if football weren't destructive enough on its own – gotta love the irony of pursuing a brain-endangering pastime under the aegis of education – it's now evolved a new…

DL Open Thread Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024

By Alby October 19, 20245 Comments

I had to double-check to make sure this story wasn't from The Onion: The attorneys general of three Gilead-aspiring states are suing the FDA over rule changes regarding abortion drugs.…

Song of the Day 10/18: James Brown, “It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World”

By Alby October 18, 2024

Among the tracks spun by DJ Donnie Two Scoops in Oaks, Pa., the other day was this James Brown classic. Originally released in 1966, it reached No. 8 on Billboard's…

Song of the Day 10/16: Five for Fighting, “100 Years”

By Alby October 17, 20243 Comments

Jimmy Carter entered hospice care two years ago, and his relatives say the end is near. But before he turned 100 on Oct. 1 he said he wanted to live…

Song of the Day 10/16: Red Rider, “Lunatic Fringe”

By Alby October 16, 2024

You might remember this song from 1985, when it was used on "Miami Vice" and the movie "Vision Quest," but you probably don't remember the band. Red Rider never reached…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024

By Alby October 16, 202411 Comments

For years we've wondered how bonkers Trump would have to get before mainstream media stopped normalizing him. We might have reached that point now that the brain worms have given…

Song of the Day 10/15: The Doobie Brothers, “Listen to the Music”

By Alby October 15, 20242 Comments

I don't know who's DJing Donald Trump's rallies, but after seeing the partial playlist from yesterday's question-and-answer session turned listening party, I think he needs some new material. "Ave Maria"…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024

By Alby October 15, 202415 Comments

Trump cut short his Q&A session in Oaks, Pa., yesterday to – I'm not making this up – stand there and sway to the music. For, like, half an hour.…