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DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Trump’s War On Venezuela Expands. Shouldn’t, what’s the term I’m looking for, Congress, have a say in this?: The C.I.A. conducted a drone strike on a port facility in Venezuela last week, according to people briefed on the operation, a development that suggests an aggressive new phase of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the […]
Song of the Day 12/30: Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot, “Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus”
Brigitte Bardot, who died Sunday at 91, owed her sex kitten image to the movies she made in the ’50s and ’60s, but her ambition, and the monetization of her erotic appeal, also extended to music. She wasn’t much of a singer, but after “Sidonie,” a song she recorded for the soundtrack of a 1962 […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2025: The Top 10!!
But first, let us put all of the great tunes in one place for those who have not been breathlessly following along to the Countdown: #’s 50-41 #’s 40-31 #’s 30-21 #’s 20-11 OK, here we go: 10: 9: 8: 7: 6: 5: 4: It was only as I was ordering my Top 10 that […]
Song of the Day 12/29: Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, New Year’s Eve medley
Stephen Miller, the illegitimate child of Nosferatu and Joseph Goebbels, caused a stir the other day when he tweeted, “Watched the Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Family Christmas with my kids. Imagine watching that and thinking America needed infinity migrants from the third world.” He was mocked widely for holding up two sons of Italian […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, December 29, 2025
Homelessness In Delaware: First of a five-part series: This year’s homelessness point-in-time count – which, while flawed, is considered to be the foremost method used to track homeless populations across the country – showed Delaware’s homeless population rising by 16% from 2024. The count acts as a snapshot of the state of homelessness in Delaware […]
Song of the Day 12/28: Suede, “Electricity”
There are lots of reasons Americans are firmly against AI, but perhaps the biggest is what it will do to your electric bills. A Bloomberg News analysis found that areas near data centers electricity costs increase as much as 267% compared to five years ago. And if you think it’s bad now, just wait until […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: December 28, 2025
AI Toys For Kids:What Could Go Wrong?: If you’re shopping for a child in your life, you may soon run into an AI toy – a stuffed animal or toy robot that can have conversations with children thanks to integration with a chatbot. AI toys have the capacity to be entertaining or educational. They also […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 27, 2025
Saltwater Intrusion In Delaware. It’s here. It’s real. What will we do about it? An award-worthy three-part series in, where else, Spotlight Delaware. Reported by Maddy Lauria: ‘Coal Mine Canaries’ of climate change: “With sea level rise increasing every year, the salinity levels are also increasing now to the point where the freshwater is not […]
Song of the Day 12/26: Ben Folds Five, “Brick”
Nobody sets a happy story on Dec. 26. So when Ben Folds’ song opens with a timestamp – 6 a.m., day after Christmas – it pretty much guarantees we’re about to hear a sad tale. And we do. Folds’ autobiographical account of his high school girlfriend’s abortion and its emotional aftermath appeared on his band’s […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 26, 2025
A Christian Nation Smiting Those Who Would Kill Christians: The United States launched a number of strikes against the Islamic State in northwestern Nigeria, President Trump announced on Thursday, the latest American military campaign against a nonstate adversary — in this case, Islamic jihadis who the president asserts have been slaughtering Christians. Mr. Trump said […]
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