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Song of the Day 7/15: The Strawbs, “Part of the Union”

By Alby July 15, 20231 Comment

Nearly all of Hollywood -- oh, OK, just the actors and writers -- is on strike, an ominous situation. Remember when the writers walked out in 1988? That brought on…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 15, 2023

By El Somnambulo July 15, 20237 Comments

What Could Be More Dangerous Than Drag Queens Launching ICBM Missiles? Um, this guy? (Watch the video): U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale worries that drag queens at Montana’s Malmstrom Air Force…

Song of the Day 7/14: Tracy Chapman, “Fast Car”

By Alby July 14, 20236 Comments

This song is proof (if we needed any after Lil Nas X and "Old Town Road") that the term "country music" has lost all meaning except as a barrier to…

DL Open Thread: Friday, July 14, 2023

By El Somnambulo July 14, 202316 Comments

Wish I could tell you more, but I had a great time yesterday evening. I met several incredible candidates who will be running for the General Assembly next year. Can't…

Listen to the most DelawareLiberal Highlands Bunker Episode Ever

By jason330 July 14, 202312 Comments

Monica "Nic" Beard answers your questions forthrightly in this veryDelawareLiberal-y episode. Are you named checked in it? Maybe, you'll have to listen to find out. One quibble - REV says were are 99% male. That's not true, we are 96% male.

E251 - Mic'd Up (w/Monica Beard)

State House candidate Monica Beard joins Rob in the bunker to talk about why she is running for office, the debacle that her opponent Mike Smith helped make happen, and how to actually stand up when legislative crises happen. Show Notes:

- Monica Beard website
- Donate to Monica

The Bud Light-ization of the MAGA Mind

By jason330 July 13, 202312 Comments

The Bud Light boycott by MAGA nit wits basically worked. People who drink shitty beer moved on to some other shitty beer because Bud Light gave a trans person a…

Not “hypocritical” but criminal

By jason330 July 13, 20231 Comment

uhh... can we stop calling Republicans hypocrits and call them what they are is criminals? Voter suppression is a crime. Here is what happened. In Ohio only one specific form…

Song of the Day 7/13: The Pearlfishers, “We’re Gonna Save the Summer”

By Alby July 13, 20231 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona How can we appreciate the sunshine and relaxing breezes of summer with all this constant MAGA stuff distracting us? Well, in this space we do…

DL Open Thread Thursday, July 13, 2023

By Alby July 13, 20239 Comments

Sorry for the late post, everybody else is off and my plane was late. The DOJ is appealing the sentences handed down to Oath Keepers because their sentences, including 18…

Song of the Day 7/12: Badfinger, “Come and Get It”

By Alby July 12, 20232 Comments

You'd think a pillow maker would have engineered a softer landing. Mike Lindell, the Trump-loving MAGAteer who got rich selling shoddy, overpriced sleep products, is feeling the pinch, so he's…

DL Open Thread Wednesday July 12 2023

By jason330 July 12, 202313 Comments

It's Sarah McBride on Pod Save America Day! They gave the gay best friend from every romcom, Jon Lovett, the McBride Interview. (Not Delaware born, Dan Pfeiffer, who they often…

Mayor Mike ‘Inclined’ To Run For Reelection

By El Somnambulo July 11, 20237 Comments

Meaning, I'm inclined to encourage Eugene Young to take this DINO out...if Gene doesn't run for Governor: https://www.wdel.com/news/wilmington-mayor-inclined-to-run-for-re-election/article_6997a1bc-2018-11ee-b0db-a32a18212549.html

Song of the Day 7/11: Elvis Costello, “I’m Not Angry”

By Alby July 11, 20233 Comments

The national media have stumbled upon a story that anybody in Delaware could have told them decades ago -- Joe Biden has a temper. Axios reported, rather breathlessly, that aides…