Song of the Day 8/11: Rodriguez, “Sugar Man”
Sixto Rodriguez, whose early '70s albums gained little attention in the U.S. but found an overseas audience that fueled a late-career revival, died in his hometown of Detroit this week…
Good. Fuck the fuck off then.
Joe Manchin Says He’s ‘Thinking Seriously’ About Leaving The Democratic Party West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (D) says he is seriously thinking about ditching the Democratic Party and becoming an…
What/Who Is First State Educate/First State Action Fund, And Why Have They Hired A Convicted Felon As Executive Director?
Oh, and not just any convicted felon, but one who ran afoul of the law while destroying Puerto Rico's public schools? All in due time... It looks like First State…
This is elder abuse. Get her out of the Senate
Dianne Feinstein went to the hospital after a 'minor fall' at ... WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., fell at home Tuesday and visited the hospital to get checked out,…
Song of the Day 8/10: The Band, “The Shape I’m In”
Robbie Robertson, whose lead guitar and character-driven songs drove the influential music of The Band, died Wednesday, age 80. Though his compositions include he enduring rock standards "The Weight" and…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 10, 2023
Trump Fomenting Violence. Utah idiot tried to act on it--and was killed. If this TV ad isn't a call for violence, I don't know what is. BTW, the charge that…
Shorter Trump: My accusers are black
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is about to drop more than a dozen indictments dealing with Trump's attempts overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. Trump's defense? Fani…
Song of the Day 8/9: Carl Douglas, “Kung Fu Fighting”
The Alabama dockside brawl was more like a pro rasslin' melee or a hockey donnybrook than a chopsocky flick, but neither the WWE nor the NHL have inspired a No.…
DL Open Thread Wednesday Aug 9 2023
Shakespeare deemed too raunchy for Florida Schools. Just wait until someone from the Start Board of Ed gets around to reading the Bible Hillsborough County in Florida has informed educators…
Judge Aileen Cannon’s “out-of-district” question was so legally bonkers, a former prosecutor went digging to find out where it came from. Spoiler: It was on Fox News the previous day
Fox News rules their world. Trump judge in docs case makes misguided argument curiously similar to Fox News guest: Weissmann Andrew Weissmann, former federal prosecutor, talks with Alex Wagner about…
DE’s Most Intriguing Legislative Races Of 2024: #9-RD 10
Imagine a state representative who retired, but never bothered to tell anybody. No need to imagine it when your state rep is Sean Matthews. Oh, he hasn't technically retired. He…
Song of the Day 8/8: Run-DMC, “You Talk Too Much”
Who is this song from Run-DMC's second album about? They never specify, but the seminal hip-hop trio hails from Queens, and they address the target of their scorn as "homie"…
DL Open Thread Tuesday August 8 2023
Connecticut has the most expensive weed in the country. Delaware: Hold my beer. _______________ There is a madness to the method. TLDR Version: Trump's constant lying about everything even the…