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DL Open Thread: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

By El Somnambulo February 19, 202513 Comments

Fascism On The March. Putin To Join The Musk/Trump Regime? Sure looks like it: Senior officials from Russia and the U.S. met in Saudi Arabia Tuesday to begin talks on improving…

Breaking: Earthquake Strikes California

By El Somnambulo December 5, 20242 Comments

Magnitude 7.0 in northern Cali near Eureka. Tsunami warning issued. Cue Rodney Crowell: Hope everybody's OK. 7.0 is serious.

It’s The Voters, Stupid.

By El Somnambulo December 3, 202422 Comments

Guest Post By Wasabi Peas: This election cycle made me mad. Really, really mad. And not for the reasons folks reading this blog might think. Post-election, many people, mainly liberals,…

Song of the Day 11/22: Was (Not Was), “11 MPH (Abe Zapp Ruder Version)”

By Alby November 22, 20247 Comments

A lot of music has been written about the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In the immediate aftermath songs expressed the shock and grief that enveloped the nation, but within…

America Is…

By Alby November 6, 202413 Comments

...a 10-year-old kid at the amusement park who went on the roller coaster and threw up, then went on the merry-go-round and didn't throw up but just went around in…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024

By Alby November 6, 202437 Comments

Ugh. I can't explain it, other than I guess people enjoy a shit show. Well, they're gonna get one. The floor's yours.

DL National Elections Results Thread: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 5, 202417 Comments

OK, guys, this is the big one. The night always starts off bad as Kentucky and Indiana report first. But we might at least get a sense as to the…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024

By Alby November 5, 202418 Comments

I don't know who first said this or where it originally appeared, but I've seen it referenced a couple of times in recent days, and I think it comes closer…

I’m Calling It: Harris Will Win

By El Somnambulo October 30, 202419 Comments

Not only that--she'll have coattails that will flip the House and quite possibly at least lead to a 50-50 Senate. Yes, I think the polls are wrong. I think that…

DL Open Thread Monday, Oct. 28, 2024

By Alby October 28, 202419 Comments

The disgrace of governments giving taxpayer money to private, for-profit businesses is, sadly, widespread, simply the way business is conducted in our greedy society. Poor-Excuse-For-A-Democrat John Carney brought Delaware to…

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.…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024

By Alby October 8, 20244 Comments

Florida is about to get whacked with a second major hurricane in the past two weeks as the rapidly-developing Milton bears down on Tampa Bay. It's expected to be the…

DL Open Thread Monday, Oct. 7, 2024

By Alby October 7, 202413 Comments

Residents of flood-ravaged Appalachia, having been hammered by a hurricane, are suffering further because of the MAGAts among them. Goosed by Russians working through Elon Musk's propaganda platform, they're spreading…