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DL Open Thread: Friday, March 4, 2022
Former Producer For Sean Hannity Arrested For Helping Russian Oligarch. For setting up a Russian propaganda network. When the history of democracy’s demise is accurately written, the creation of Fox News will play an outsized role. Oh No! Jumbo Bacteria! And there’s–let’s just say it musically: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n3ZiFHluMs We’re doomed. I–can’t go on. I–must go on. […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 25-March 3, 2022
1. Sen. Bruce Ennis Announces Retirement. Which opens up the SD 14 seat. It has a strong D edge, and should remain in the Democratic column. The only candidate who has filed is R Mark Pugh. However, D Kyra Hoffner is expected to run. She finished second in a three-way primary behind Ennis in 2020, […]
Song of the Day 3/3: Bob Marley and the Wailers, “Exodus”
As might be expected, the Russian war on Ukraine has produced lots of refugees — more than 1 million so far, according to the United Nations, about 2% of the country’s population. Officials expect that as many as 4 million people eventually will leave, with another 3 million displaced within the country. Most European Union […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., March 3, 2022
Texas Progressives Surge In Primaries: Progressives did very well in three closely watched congressional races. Greg Casar, a proud member of the Democratic Socialists of America, won a landslide victory in the Democratic primary for the 35th District. Casar received 61 percent of the vote in a four-way race and won every county in the […]
Song of the Day 3/2: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “The Great Gates of Kiev”
Keith Emerson was probably the most technically accomplished keyboard player rock ever saw, and he loved to show off his chops by covering the classics. For The Nice, his band before ELP, he scored rock arrangements of pieces by composers from Sibelius to Bach to Dave Brubeck. So nobody was surprised in 1971 when his […]
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The Highlands Bunker. Your local RD. This little blog. The Delaware Call. Network Delaware. Delaware United. WFP, and many more larger and smaller streams of progressive action in Delaware. As they join together and flow in the same direction toward Election Day they can build into a river of change. We saw that happen last time. It works but it depends on you getting your boots wet.
DL Open Thread Wednesday March 2nd 2022
Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union last night. I didn’t watch it. As political bloggers go, I guess I am pretty awful. I suppose some other stuff happened too. Be a flower song would you, and let me know in the comments if I missed anything interesting. Thanks!
Dirty Liberals Slashing Joe Biden’s Tires
If you listen to Coons and members of his Toxic Centrist Caucus you will come to believe that all of Joe Biden’s problems are rooted in “liberals” and “progressives” asking for too much and not being convincingly sad enough when they got no part of what they asked for.
Also this-> Bye Bye Roe V. Wade!
Huzzah for the party of sober moderation! Vote for the Democrat Party because…. uh…reasons!
Song of the Day 3/1: Paul Simon, “Take Me to the Mardi Gras”
In another sign that the pandemic is slackening, New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras this year after Covid forced last year’s cancellation. You can watch some of the parades live at a link provided at the link above. Though it’s now considered a minor song in his catalog, “Take Me to the Mardi Gras” was […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday March 1st 2022
Nobody wants Putin’s murderous insanity rewarded, but can we “support” the people of Ukraine without sounding so much like they are an underdog football team playing well in the first quarter? Seriously. Shell is exiting Russia, BP is also leaving. These are good things. Better yet – let’s get off fossil fuel altogether. It’s time. […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: February 2022
Some months there’s no unifying principle, just a bunch of cool tunes hanging out with each other. This is such a month. Could this be Nathan Arizona’s fave for Feb.?: Al convinced me to reconsider my ambivalence about Big Thief. This song is not typical of their output. Perhaps that’s why I like it: […]
Song of the Day 2/28: Sting, “Russians”
In 1985, when Ronald Reagan was saber-rattling against the Soviet Union, Sting included this song on his first solo album, “Dream of the Blue Turtles.” Released as the fourth single from the LP, it reached the top 10 in several European nations, but only No. 12 in the UK and No. 16 in the US, […]
Coons Still Thinks Brown Jackson Will Get GOP Votes to Confirm.
CBS/Gayle King: Some Republicans are calling her (Ketanji Brown Jackson) too radical. Yes or no, do you expect bipartisan support on this?
Coons: I would certainly hope so. She got three Republican votes when confirmed for the DC circuit.
This is absurd. The over/under is one Republican vote, and I’m taking the under.
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