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Song of the Day 1/28: Public Image Ltd, “Hawaii”
Turns out Johnny isn’t so Rotten after all. Not all the time, anyway. John Lydon, better known in public (and Neil Young’s lyrics) as Johnny Rotten, has released a new, surprisingly mellow song with his longtime band Public Image Ltd. On the surface, his effort to represent Ireland in the Eurovision contest sounds like his […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 28, 2023
The Killing Of Tyre Nichols Is America’s Shame: The spectacle of a televised countdown to the showing of the video in which Tyre Nichols was savagely beaten by Memphis police officers doesn’t just theatricalize Black death; it is a damning indictment of American perversion. It was horrific, as promised, but unfortunately not singularly so. It […]
County GOP Chair charged with three counts of child pornography possession
Tucker Carlson to pivot from highlighting youth pastor menace to highlighting GOP county chair menace? Rocky Hayes, who previously served as chairman of the GOP in Jones County, South Dakota, has been charged with three counts of child pornography possession, The Argus Leader reported Thursday. The 47-year-old is facing accusations of have child sexual assault material in […]
Ted Cruz is an everyman. Some call him a working class hero, with his finger on the pulse on the concerns of “real Americans”
Ted Cruz Wants to Use Crypto in U.S. Capitol Vending Machines The ACCEPT Resolution could see the Capitol Complex accepting cryptocurrency for payment at vending machines. There’s no such thing as a free lunch (or snack) and Texas Senator Ted Cruz knows this, which is why the conservative wants to bring cryptocurrency into Congress. On Wednesday, Cruz introduced […]
Song of the Day 1/27: Rage Against the Machine, “Wake Up”
As a service to all the conservative lurkers who want to know all about wokitude, the better to turn “woke” into a pejorative, here it is: This song is what started the whole woke movement. Anyone who hears it turns woke. That’s why they used it at the end of “The Matrix,” a movie made […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 27, 2023
The Phony Investigation Into The Alleged Russian Witch Hunt Discovered A Possible Criminal–Trump. But they kept that buried: It became a regular litany of grievances from President Donald J. Trump and his supporters: The investigation into his 2016 campaign’s ties to Russia was a witch hunt, they maintained, that had been opened without any solid […]
Let Joe Drive!
I never thought about this until I saw some stray comment on some automotive web site: Once someone is elected president, he never drives again. While he’s president he’s driven by Secret Service agents — that’s why Donald Trump never reached the Capitol on Jan. 6. Ex-presidents also have security details, of course, but I […]
Song of the Day 1/26: Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
In honor of the senators who quoted Taylor Swift lyrics at the Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Competition Policy, here’s her current single. “Anti-Hero” just spent eight weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, giving it the longest run at the top of her nine No. 1 hits.* Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) actually quoted it during the hearing. […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., January 26, 2023
Today’s all about ‘pass the stuff we’ve gotta pass, then get outta town’. For six weeks of JFC hearings. Here’s yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Law-abiding Laurel residents can breathe easier now that nominations for Town Alderman and Assistant Town Alderman have been confirmed by the Senate. Today’s Senate Agenda features one ‘must pass before the […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 26, 2023
DeSantis’ Plan? Run Against ‘Wokeness’: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing mounting backlash regarding his administration’s decision to prohibit an Advanced Placement high school course on African American studies, with Black leaders rallying in the capital, a prominent civil rights lawyer threatening to sue and state lawmakers urging him to reverse the decision. Attorney Ben […]
How a fictitious Hunter Biden controversy went from being invented on Twitter to a congressional investigation in 5 days
A random wingnut posts a form that Biden filled out that lists office expenses and misinterprets it. Miranda Devine, a NY Post reporter with 350K followers tweets out the false claim. Fox News (also Murdoch-owned) goes all in on the story, with Tucker Carlson claiming that “Miranda Devine of the New York Post has also […]
Tucker Carlson on “instant justice” for Youth Pastors
“What you’re seeing is a society that hates children,” Carlson said on his show Monday. “You would have to hate children in order to allow them to spend time with Youth Pastors. Because being exposed to Youth Pastors screws them up for life. Ask anyone to whom it has happened, period,” he said. “No one […]
Song of the Day 1/25: Otis Redding, “These Arms of Mine”
It’s getting damn hard to honor somebody with a statue in this country. Sure, it’s more common these days to remove statues than install them as we reevaluate who’s worthy of the honor, but even when people agree someone deserves recognition, those in charge are told they’re doing it wrong. Consider the case of the […]
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