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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: #’s 40-31
For the sake of pseudo-transparency, I don’t really agonize whether, say, Song #37 is ‘better’ than Song #36. I find ten songs that I think roughly belong where they are and, yes, I do program them a bit so that we don’t have three ‘similar’ artists go back to back to back. Just more info […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 26, 2024
Let’s get this out of the way first: Wednesday NFL football is bad NFL football. At least Beyonce was there to save halftime. Israel: Fuck The Civilians. And you believed them when they said that they weren’t targeting civilians: At exactly 1 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel’s military leadership issued an order that unleashed […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2024: #’s 50-41
OK, kids, here we go. Real happy with the songs I unearthed this year. I notice that the selection is perhaps a bit more roots-oriented than usual. Although it’s technically my list, I solicit input from my wife, my daughters, my son-in-law and, this year, our very own Nathan Arizona. Oh, did I mention that […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Been a tough month for those born on December 25. Rickey Henderson. Justin Trudeau. December boys got it bad: Hey, it’s December 25. Howzabout a double shot?: This is what we in the Open Thread biz refer to as ‘vamping’. Ho-kay, let’s see if I can dig up some, you know, real stuff… Yikes, America’s […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Just because we don’t get nearly as many readers the next two days as normal, that’s no excuse for me to just mail in the Open Thread. If you’re gonna read, I’m gonna try. Let’s start with ‘salacious’: Well She Was Just Seventeen, You Know What I Mean: Citing text messages, travel receipts, online payments […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, December 23, 2024
Biden Commutes Sentences Of Death Row Inmates: President Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of nearly all prisoners on federal death row, sparing the lives of 37 men just a month before Donald J. Trump will return to the Oval Office with a promise to restart federal executions. Those affected by Mr. Biden’s action, all […]
DL’s MVP’s (Most Valuable To The Progressive Cause) Of 2024
I must first explain the omission of both Sarah McBride and Kyle Evans Gay from this year’s list. Yes, I’m thrilled that both have moved on to higher office. Yes, their legislative work deserves recognition on this list. The only reason I’ve left them off is, through no fault of their own, the State Senate […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 22, 2024
Don’t forget, kids–DL’s 2024 MVP’s drops tomorrow! Also my way of saying that I’m not all that confident that I’ll find much to write about today. But you never know. Let’s see what I can dig up… Lara Trump Not Heading To The Senate. Gotta love this explanation: “After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 21, 2024
Totally Unnecessary Shutdown Averted. Trump doesn’t get his shutdown while Biden is President.: Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. House Speaker Mike Johnson had insisted Congress would […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 20, 2024
Three Notable Trends From This Year: 1. The News-Journal is no longer an essential newspaper. While the paper broke a couple of stories, most of the big stories were reported by the likes of Spotlight Delaware, WHYY, Bay To Bay, and even the Cape Gazette. Our so-called newspaper became little more than that weekly shopper […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 19, 2024
It takes a person truly comfortable in their own skin to admit when they were wrong. I was…I was…I was… I’m working on it. However, you (and some others who I respect who e-mailed me) have convinced me that my take on Greg Patterson’s nomination was….I can’t say it. Here’s what I’ve taken away from […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
I’m putting this out there as a self-enforcing mechanism to get the stuff done: Monday, December 23: DL’s MVP’s Of 2024. December 26-30: ‘Bulo’s Fave Fifty Tunes Of The Year. December 31: 2024: The Good, The Bad, The Ridiculous. Man-n-n-n, they don’t pay me enough… Trump Sues Des Moines Register. Only the beginning. He’s gonna […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Articles I Won’t Read–And Won’t Link To: ‘The Road Back To Power For Democrats’ by Rahm Emanuel. It’s out there. You’ll have to find it for yourselves. Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against So-Called ‘Elite’ Colleges For ‘Price-Fixing’. You just know it happens, but are the schools liable?: A filing in an antitrust lawsuit against some […]
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