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What is “woke” anyway?
This is about as tidy a definition as I’v found: “Woke”, in fact, is a meaningless term — a floating signifier you can stuff with whatever you want. As Zoe Williams wrote in the Guardian: “a hate figure has been created, a shibboleth, a means by which bigots can identify one another and give voice […]
Song of the Day 3/1: Laura Jane Grace, “Lolo 13”
If drag shows freak Republicans out, I wonder how freaked they’d be by an actual transgender performer like Laura Jane Grace. Born Thomas James Gabel, Grace came out in 2012 as a transgender woman while she was fronting a fairly successful punk band called Against Me! that she formed in 1997 after dropping out of […]
It is Going to Be a Rematch – Biden v Trump
There is no escaping the fact that Trump still owns the GOP. And if you look at it in terms of purely mercenary electoral realities- that’s good news for Biden. Paul Campos at LGM sums it up: Two things make this inevitable: (1) A collective action problem: the only way any other candidate would have […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday March 1 2023
These House Republicans really are some sick mother fuckers.
House Oversight Chair Laments That Joe Biden’s Dead Son Was Never Prosecuted
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer invoked the late son of President Joe Biden on Tuesday, lamenting that Beau Biden was never prosecuted over an investigation into illegal contributions involving his father’s 2008 presidential campaign.
When he’s not busy threatening pay-TV providers for not carrying his favorite right-wing channels, or warning that Chinese spy balloons may drop “bioweapons” on the U.S., Comer has devoted much of his energy to launching an investigation into presidential son Hunter Biden’s business dealings.
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: February 2023
Experience the thrill of discovering new (at least to me) artists. This month has ’em. This band is not new, but they’re always relevant: My kind of country: Not sold on the song yet, but I like the lyric. And, it’s Jason Isbell: Discoveries like THIS is why I keep listening: One more, since I […]
Song of the Day 2/28: Aerosmith, “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)”
As anyone who follows the news knows, Republicans have a hard on for drag queens — uh, maybe I should rephrase that. Or maybe I shouldn’t. Southern states must be hotbeds of drag shows, because many of them are trying to curtail them or ban them outright. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has been particularly vocal […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to ban Black Sororities and Fraternities on the grounds of extreme wokeness
I would not be surprised to read the headline above sometime. The hate monster needs constant feeding. In the meantime, while we wait for that once unthinkable headline to become reality, did you see the Florida Nazi’s screaming threats at the Jewish residents of Volusia County? Just free speech as far as DeSantis is concerned. Gov. […]
DL Open Thread February 28 2023
Coons will still fucking go on Fox News. You know he will. The guy just loves being Mr. Important. He loves being he guy with important bi-partisan insights cherished by all news outlet – even the news outlet that is not a news outlet but the propaganda arm of the GOP. @MattGertz Rupert […]
Rupert Murdoch: We Lied About The Stolen Election
Hard to see how Dominion doesn’t win their civil suit against Fox now: Rupert Murdoch, chairman of the conservative media empire that owns Fox News, acknowledged in a deposition that several hosts for his networks promoted the false narrative that the election in 2020 was stolen from former President Donald J. Trump, court documents released […]
Song of the Day 2/27: Albert Hammond, “It Never Rains in Southern California”
The weather in the USA has been weird lately — 50-degree temperature swings, February tornadoes and snow in Southern California. Maybe the lyrics of this song need an update — it never rains, but it snows. Albert Hammond OBE moved from London to Los Angeles in 1970 as a singer-songwriter. By the time he released […]
Poll Results and This Week’s Poll – Feb 27 2023
Who do you think will succeed John Carney as Governor of Delaware? From the sharp crack of the starter’s pistol, the results were never in doubt. Bethany Hall Long is the DL readers & lurkers predicted next Governor of Delaware with 36%. I’ve comment rescued a fairly cogent comment on the topic below. […]
DL Open Thread Monday February 27 2023
Anyone want to play “guess the state”? (This State’s) Christians could sue people who call them transphobic, homophobic, racist, or sexist if this GOP bill passes (_____________) Republican introduced a bill that would make it easier for religious people to sue those who call them out as homophobic or transphobic, a bill built on a […]
Thanks, Bill Clinton!
The DLC/Clintonite/Corporate Whore version of the Democratic Party really gave the Republicans a multi-generational gift by passing NAFTA and declaring that the United States didn’t need any manufacturing jobs because “everyone can either learn computers or retire!” Not only does it allow Republicans to pretend to be the hero’s of the rust belt, but it […]
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