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DL Open Thread Monday, January 22, 2024

By Alby January 22, 20245 Comments

A week ago, Ron DeSantis said his second-place finish in the caucuses punched his ticket out of Iowa. To be fair, he didn’t say where he was going. Turns out…

Song of the Day 1/20: The Shangri-Las, “Leader of the Pack”

By Alby January 20, 20245 Comments

Mary Weiss, lead singer for the '60s girl group the Shangri-Las, died recently at age 75. The group had a strong chart run in 1964 and '65, including this No.…

Song of the Day 1/19: The Honeycombs, “Have I the Right?”

By Alby January 19, 20241 Comment

Donald Trump apparently has never been a music fan. He's never seen going to concerts, and we don't hear about his Spotify playlists – a far cry from the days…

Song of the Day 1/18: The Bee Gees, “Words”

By Alby January 18, 20242 Comments

Every MAGA accusation is a confession – why do you think they keep talking about mental health when we bring up gun violence? – which is why Fux News et…

DL Open Thread Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024

By Alby January 18, 202410 Comments

Are Republicans capable of empathy? As my Magic 8-Ball says, signs point to no. First example: Testimony from a Pennsylvania woman whose son died in a school shooting last year.…

Song of the Day 1/17: Phish, “Farmhouse”

By Alby January 17, 20243 Comments

The venerable jam band Phish is coming to the Woodlands, the Dover Downs-adjacent campground that hosted the Firefly festival for a decade, for a four-day festival in August. Travel package…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024

By Alby January 17, 20249 Comments

What is Israel doing? Is it genocide? Ethnic cleansing? Forced migration? A crime against humanity? Such distinctions don't matter. Even those who support Israel are in agreement: It's wrong. But…

Song of the Day 1/16: Bob Marley and the Wailers, “Waiting in Vain”

By Alby January 16, 20241 Comment

H/t to Anon, who noted that we will wait in vain for any of the Republicans who are opposing Donald Trump to point out that he wants to be a…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024

By Alby January 16, 202413 Comments

I mentioned this the other day: The media is more interested in narrative than facts. The Iowa caucuses provide a perfect example. Donald Trump won. That's news, but of the…

Song of the Day 1/15: Elvis Presley, “If I Can Dream”

By Alby January 15, 2024

Many songs have been written in tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., all of them heartfelt, many of them touching. But no other calls forth King's message with the passion…

DL Open Thread Monday, Jan. 15, 2024

By Alby January 15, 20249 Comments

As the seige of Gaza reached 100 days over the weekend, Netanyahu said, “No one will stop us, not The Hague, not the axis of evil and not anyone else."…

Song of the Day 1/14: John Lennon, “Instant Karma!”

By Alby January 14, 2024

Remember Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News blowhard? You probably haven't thought about him in a long time – Fox News 86'd him back in 2017 over his long history of…

DL Open Thread Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024

By Alby January 14, 20247 Comments

For most people the record-breaking heat of 2023 wasn't surprising – only Republicans pretend not to know about global warming – but it was to scientists, because the increase was greater…