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This is how our Democracy was lost

By jason330 October 31, 20223 Comments

Dante Atkins, a progressive communicator, and strategist, and principal at Atkins Strategies, laid out a plausible scenario for an American dictatorship. He wrote it as a New York Times…

Lula da Silva wins presidency as Brazil swings left

By jason330 October 31, 20222 Comments

While the pernicious effects of MAGA extremism echo around the world - VIVA people power in Brazil!

Bolsonaro loses to leftist Lula in tight Brazilian election

DL Open Thread Monday October 31 2022

By jason330 October 31, 20229 Comments

FWIW - Here is the annotated transcript from yesterday. Fox News Sunday w/ Chris Coon (sic) Shannon Bream (SB): Joining us now Chris Coon..uh Chris Coons of Delaware. Senator,…

Song of the Day 10/30: Rick Wakeman, “Morning Has Broken”

By Alby October 30, 2022

It's rare for a hymn to become a hit on the pop charts, but that's what happened with Cat Stevens' "Morning Has Broken," which owes much of its popularity to…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 30, 2022

By El Somnambulo October 30, 20226 Comments

Will Christine O'Donnell dress as 'Not A Witch'? For years, I dressed as a 'Non-Essential State Employee'. Had that costume nailed. I Call Bullshit On This Piece: Democratic leadership has…

Chris Coons to Appear on “Fox News Sunday” Today (9:00am)

By jason330 October 30, 20224 Comments

Coons will be the "Democrat" on the Fox Panel show in the wake of the MAGA attack on Paul Pelosi. The group will be discussing how "both sides" need to…

Exxon Chief: We’re Getting Rich on Behalf of the American People

By jason330 October 30, 20229 Comments

Ah Capitalism, you sick bastard. Faced with calls to share the oil industry’s 2022 windfall with the American people, Exxon CEO Darren Woods says he’s doing just that — in…

Song of the Day 10/29: Frank Sinatra, “High Hopes”

By Alby October 29, 2022

Guest post by Nathan Arizona “High Hopes” is best known around here as a tune associated with two great singers -- Frank Sinatra and Harry Kalas. OK, one great singer.…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 29, 2022

By El Somnambulo October 29, 20222 Comments

How To Leave Twitter And Protect Your Personal Information. A (I think) useful How-To. For me, Delaware Liberal is the closest I get to social media. Sometimes it pays to…

Song of the Day 10/28: Cliff Nobles, “The Horse”

By Alby October 28, 2022

A lot of people ignore the lyrics in popular music, and there's good evidence they're onto something -- some songs do better with the vocals removed. That's what happened to…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 28, 2022

By El Somnambulo October 28, 202210 Comments

Elon Musk And Twitter Get Married. Step-kids (workers) likely to be disowned. Conspiracy theorists rejoice. Is Trump back on there yet?: The closing of the deal, which followed months of…

Mike Pence is a History Doofus

By jason330 October 27, 20227 Comments

Mike Pence wants America to be a Christian country. He doesn't appear to know that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States both products of the…

Song of the Day 10/27: Jerry Lee Lewis, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”

By Alby October 27, 20226 Comments

Jerry Lee Lewis has become Schrödinger's Rock Star -- TMZ didn't know if he was alive or dead until somebody checked. The tabloid-on-a-computer site apologized yesterday for taking the word…