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DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 14, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 14, 20243 Comments

Meet Suck-Up #1: While other Rethug senators' heads exploded at the idea of having to vote to confirm Matt Gaetz to be AG, one senator said the following: “He’s smart…

Song of the Day 11/13: The Hooters, “All You Zombies”

By Alby November 13, 2024

As yesterday's Graham Parker song illustrated, something about minor chords and a reggae beat seemed to put '70s and '80s rockers in an apocalyptic mood. When Eric Bazilian and Rob…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024

By Alby November 13, 202420 Comments

Despite all the post-election finger-pointing, everyone has overlooked what might have turned the tide in Trump's favor: P'Nut the squirrel. For those too busy paying attention to important matters like…

Who Are YOUR DL MVP’s (Most Valuable To The Progressive Cause) For 2024?

By El Somnambulo November 13, 202415 Comments

While everything pretty much sucked on the national scene, Delaware continued to break the mold when it comes to progressive success. Why? Well, first because progressive policies are popular and…

Song of the Day 11/12: Graham Parker & the Rumour, “Don’t Ask Me Questions”

By Alby November 12, 2024

There ain't no answers in me. This was one of Graham Parker's signature tunes when he burst onto the British music scene in the brief period in 1976 between the…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024

By Alby November 12, 202426 Comments

What's on your mind?

Song of the Day 11/11: Squeeze, “Gone to the Dogs”

By Alby November 11, 2024

The idiom is so old its origins are uncertain, but for centuries now going to the dogs has meant going downhill, if not to outright ruin. Now it's America's turn.…

DL Open Thread Monday, Nov. 11, 2024

By Alby November 11, 20248 Comments

You can find lots of analysis anywhere you look about how and why Democrats lost the election, but you're going to have to find it without any help from me,…

Meet The New Gestapo, Same As The Old Gestapo

By El Somnambulo November 11, 202423 Comments

On Return Day, House members and staff wore '495' stickers, celebrating the end of the short, but far-too-long, reign of Val Longhurst as Speaker. 495 days. Such humorous stickers are…

Song of the Day 11/10: FEX, “Subways of Your Mind”

By Alby November 10, 20246 Comments

Back in March, Song of the Day featured a tune dubbed the Most Mysterious Song on the Internet. Known only from a tape made from a radio broadcast back in…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 10, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 10, 202418 Comments

I kinda buried this story a couple of days ago, but it deserves better. As do the people that Purzycki and the cops are trying to roust out of Buccini/Pollinville:…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 9, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 9, 202424 Comments

Yesterday I set out to find an alternative to fill the void in the post-MSNBC phase of my life. I'd always been intrigued with the notion of Scandinavian noir. Perhaps…

Song of the Day 11/8: Quincy Jones, “Soul Bossa Nova”

By Alby November 8, 2024

Quincy Jones scored almost three dozen films, including "In the Heat of the Night," "The Italian Job" and "The Color Purple." The first of them came years after he wrote…