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Song of the Day 4/26: The Beatles, “I’m Only Sleeping”

By Alby April 26, 2024

He's at it again. Trump reportedly took a "bonafide nap" during his lawyer's cross-examination of National Enquirer honcho David Pecker this morning. Remember, with people like Trump, every accusation is…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, April 24, 2024

By Alby April 24, 202415 Comments

If you were wondering what kind of coverage the News Journal would give the race for governor, today's paper is discouraging. They've got a story touting – I kid you…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, April 23, 2024

By Alby April 23, 202415 Comments

The media desperately wants Trump on Trial to be as big a ratings hit as O.J. was, but the dynamics are different. O.J. had a dream team of lawyers, so…

DL Open Thread Monday, April 22, 2024

By Alby April 22, 20243 Comments

Republicans stay in disarray, most recently over Marjorie Taylor Greene's unabashed Russia-humping. Even the New York Post called her Moscow Marjorie on its cover. Meanwhile Texas GOP rep Tony Gonzales…

DL Open Thread Saturday, April 20, 2024

By Alby April 20, 20242 Comments

Nobody seems to know who got House speaker Moses/Mike Johnson to change his mind – some say it was fundies from The Family who don't like Putin's religious intolerance –…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, April 16, 2024

By Alby April 16, 20245 Comments

And so the torch is passed. Just days after O.J. Simpson, defendant in last century's Trial of the Century, hurdled off this mortal coil, Donald J. Trump donned the mantle…

Song of the Day 4/15: Cheap Trick, “Taxman, Mr. Thief”

By Alby April 15, 2024

Today's the deadline for mailing their 2023 federal tax return for most people. If you live in Massachusetts or Maine you get a break because of the Patriot's Day holiday,…

Song of the Day 4/13: Paula Cole, “I Don’t Want to Wait”

By Alby April 13, 20241 Comment

Yet another Trump stunt to delay his hush-money trial got rejected yesterday, so it's almost certain to start Monday. Almost certain. The title of this song sums up my feelings…

DL Open Thread Saturday, April 13, 2024

By Alby April 13, 20244 Comments

People who thought Ron DeSantis might stop acting like a tinhorn dictator after his presidential-race embarrassment can abandon that hope. He signed a bill that turns police oversight boards over…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, April 10, 2024

By Alby April 10, 20241 Comment

The day after Trump pretended he'd let the states make their own decisions about abortion, the Arizona Supreme Court gave away the game by reinstating an 1864 ban on the…

‘State’s Rights’ On Abortion Comes Home To Roost In Arizona

By El Somnambulo April 9, 20242 Comments

I think you can cross Arizona off your list of competitive states for November. Check this out from the NY Times: Arizona’s highest court on Tuesday upheld an 1864 law…

Song of the Day 4/9: Clarence “Frogman” Henry, “Ain’t Got No Home”

By Alby April 9, 20244 Comments

You don't have to check, puck. Singer and pianist Clarence "Frogman" Henry died Sunday in his native New Orleans, age 87. His ability to sing in a frog's croak, a…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, April 9, 2024

By Alby April 9, 20242 Comments

The news, apparently spooked by yesterday's eclipse, went into hiding, so the media, as always, fell back on Trump. After a big buildup teasing his position on abortion – can…