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Song of the Day 5/27: Ron Moody, “You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two”
Considering how Trump is doling out pardons not just to his usual criminal cronies but even dead people like Pete Rose, how long until he’s exonerating fictional crooks? I notice that all these malefactors he’s so concerned about were convicted of financial crimes, so I think somebody, just for shits and giggles, should get him […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Has Absolute Corruption Been Normalized Now?: The Trumps are hardly the first presidential family to profit from their time in power, but they have done more to monetize the presidency than anyone who has ever occupied the White House. The scale and the scope of the presidential mercantilism has been breathtaking. The Trump family and […]
Song of the Day 5/26: Billy Joel, “And So It Goes”
Another veteran rocker has hit the disabled list. Billy Joel has cancelled all his concerts as he deals with a neurological issue. Normal pressure hydrocephalus involves swelling of the ventricles in the brain – fluid-filled sacs inside the organ that act as shock absorbers – causing problems with mobility and cognition. It’s treatable, but he’s […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, May 26, 2025
Never was a beach person. Too much sand, followed by the nightly Meet Market. I can only conclude, then, that the nostalgia I feel for this music is because of the music: Ho-kay, might as well jump to the end of summer…: Back to the real world–tomorrow.
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: May 25, 2025
Reading Recommendation: Just finished ‘Gone Girl’ by Gillian Flynn. I hear they made a movie of it, but I never saw it. If you like the twisted fiction of Patricia Highsmith, you’ll love this. I do, and I did. You’ll think you see the final twist coming about three different times, but you won’t. But […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 24, 2025
Don’t feel guilty about not reading the Open Threads during this holiday weekend. Oh, sure, I slave relentlessly over every syllable, trying to provide you with the finest DL Open Thread I’m capable of producing. The anxiety courses through my veins as I struggle over when, and how(,?) and if (,?) to use the Oxford Comma. […]
Song of the Day 5/23: War, “The World Is a Ghetto”
War framed the title phrase as a lament. Trump and his crew view it as an objective. I have no idea why this band, despite several nominations, is not in the Hall of Fame. As a single this title track of the band’s fifth album went to No. 7 on the Hot 100, one of […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 23, 2025
A Plane, And Now This: President Trump gathered Thursday evening at his Virginia golf club with the highest-paying customers of his personal cryptocurrency, promising that he would promote the crypto industry from the White House as protesters outside condemned the event as a historic corruption of the presidency. The gala dinner held at the Trump […]
Song of the Day 5/22: Blur, “Barbaric”
To the extent Damon Albarn is known in the United States, it’s for his work with his side project, the virtual band Gorillaz. His real band, Blur, never cracked the Top 40 in the U.S. despite enormous success in Britain. During the heyday of Britpop in the ’90s, Blur vied with Oasis as the genre’s […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 22, 2025
The Big Story: Senate To Consider Inspector General Bill Today. SB 4 (Sturgeon) will pass, likely unanimously. Bipartisan sponsors in both houses. Governor has said he supports it. Unless the Speaker Of The House opposes it, I see little difficulty getting it through the House. Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Yes, the Speaker’s horrible […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Worst Bill In History Passes House. C’mon, you knew they’d find the votes, didn’tcha?: The House early Thursday narrowly passed a wide-ranging bill to deliver President Trump’s domestic agenda, after Speaker Mike Johnson put down several mini-rebellions in Republican ranks to muscle the legislation to its first major victory over unified Democratic opposition. The early morning […]
Song of the Day 5/21: Gary Portnoy, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” (“Cheers” theme)
Comic actor George Wendt, most famous for his role as “Cheers” barfly Norm Peterson, died at age 76 yesterday, the 32nd anniversary of the show’s last episode. He appeared on dozens of TV shows before and after the 11 years he spent on the sitcom, but was indelibly identified with the character he once said […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 21, 2025
Let’s start with a real feel-good bill signing: https://www.delawareonline.com/videos/news/local/2025/05/20/gov-meyer-signs-medical-aid-in-dying-bill/83746069007/ Watch the video. Thrilled to see retired Rep. Paul Baumbach front and center at the signing. Gov. Meyer appeared genuinely moved at being able to sign the bill. Back to the daily grind. Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. The big news? The Senate Finance Committee voted […]
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