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Seems like we have some newbies who want to fight Israel vs. Hamas on these pages, while figuratively targeting those who don't leave their brains at the door. Please understand,…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023
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Whether you're rooting for Israel or Hamas, the media has plenty of atrocity stories to stoke your righteous ire. I'm not linking to any of them because I don't think…
Song of the Day 10/10: U2, “Pride (In the Name of Love)”
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Did Hamas deliberately single out the Tribe of Nova trance music festival, where they massacred at least 260 people and took an unknown number hostage? It wouldn't be the first…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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I'm not following the Hamas-Israeli conflict, but as sportswriter Hugh Keough (not Damon Runyan) observed, “The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but…
Yo, Bethany: It’s Time
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I'm pretty sure your supporters and/or those who would like to find an alternative if your 'issues' are fatal to your campaign are impatient for answers. I don't know what…
DL Open Thread Monday, October 9, 2023
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Do House Republicans hand out Speaker of the House bonus points for being a kiddie diddler? Dennis Hastert, former high school wrestling coach, served in the office. Now America's drooling…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 8, 2023
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Rep. Cole: Deals That McCarthy Cut With RWNJ's 'No Longer Operative'. Revenge of the (all things are relative) moderates?: With Kevin McCarthy out as speaker, House Rules Chair Tom Cole…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 7, 2023
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Wag The Dog: Netanyahu Proclaims 'We Are At War'. Only question is, how many Palestinians will be killed by American weapons?: Israel and Gaza were at war on Saturday after…
Song of the Day 10/7: Fred Neil, “Dolphins”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona Fred Neil wrote a sad, beautiful and enduring song called “The Dolphins” as a Greenwich Village folk singer in the mid-1960s. “I’ve been searching for…
Song of the Day 10/6: The Sex Pistols, “Pretty Vacant”
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They would never admit it, even to themselves, but the Freedom Caucus apparently is in favor of anarchy in the U.S. House, which makes the Sex Pistols the perfect soundtrack…
DL Open Thread: Friday, October 6, 2023
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Almost Penniless Rethugs, Part 1. Mike Lindell: Almost Penniless Rethugs, Part 2. Rudy Giuliani: Sadness. Trump & Jim Jordan: Perfect Together: There was only one way the chaos in the…
Song of the Day 10/5: The Kinks, “Situation Vacant”
With a tip o' the sombrero to El Som. Yoohoo, anybody home? House Republicans are demonstrating that maybe men do too think about the Roman Empire too much, and no…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 5, 2023
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Quick tip of the 'Bulo Sombrero to the anonymous tipster who clued me into the Purzycki/Carney hand-off. We can all see how orchestrated this two-step was. By Buccini/Pollin and the…