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Andrew C, You Say You Want A Poll, I’ll GIVE You A Poll!
Because I’d love to hear what everybody’s answer to this would be: If you could only volunteer to challenge one House incumbent D this year, which of the following would it be, and why?: Stephanie Bolden Larry Mitchell Pete Schwartzkopf Valerie Longhurst Franklin Cooke Lumpy Carson Andria Bennett Bill Bush No doubt there are others […]
Song of the Day 9/25: Devo, “Satisfaction”
When Devo hit the mainstream in the late ’70s, they espoused a philosophy that seemed as odd and silly as their electronica-inspired music: devolution, the idea that humans had stopped evolving and were now regressing, or “devolving.” Taking a look at this country’s recent history — or even just Marjorie Taylor Greene — I don’t […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 25, 2021
Rethug Gerrymanders All The Rage These Days. Not to mention, conservative courts ready to step in when the legislators won’t. Also, more proof that these so-called ‘non-partisan’ commissions are nothing more than fig leafs. Karen Bass To Run For Mayor Of Los Angeles. A great development. Progressive member of Congress, beloved by the Black community […]
Song of the Day 9/24: The Electric Prunes, “I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)”
Judging by the hangover I definitely had too much of something yesterday, but I think it was Propofol. The Electric Prunes released this classic slice of psychedelia in late 1966. It was a moderate hit, reaching No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1967, but its place in rock history was cemented when […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, September 24, 2021
Cyber Ninja Arizona Audit Shows Biden Got More Votes, Trump Less Votes Than Previously Recorded. Biden with 99 more votes, Trump with 261 fewer votes. Which is not stopping Trump and Texas Rethug Governor Greg Abbott from, well: Eight and a half hours after former President Donald J. Trump made a public demand for Gov. […]
Steve Smyk Still Walking Around, Showing His Creeper Face in Public
Some sexual harassment gets you a mug shot in the NJ and some never gets mentioned. This is from El Som, way back back in June. If you have a subscription, read away. We’ll start with some fair use: A lawsuit filed by a female former Delaware State Police trooper accuses police officials of […]
Song of the Day 9/23: The Ramones, “I Wanna Be Sedated”
By the time you’re reading this I will have gotten Joey Ramone’s wish, and I’ll be minus a gall bladder. Contrary to popular belief, the chorus isn’t about wanting pain relief. Joey wrote most of it in London on Christmas Day 1977 while the band was touring the UK. “we went over to England, and […]
DL Open Thread Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021
This has been obvious for a while now, but media people are starting to say it: Vaccine resistance by top Republicans is part of a strategy to fuck things up on purpose so Biden can’t succeed. They literally would destroy the country’s prosperity rather than share it with the Blah people. Thom Hartmann makes a […]
Sorry. Joe Biden Sucks at Being President
Joe just doesn’t have that it takes to go toe to toe with the radical moderates like Senator Chris Coons and Senator Joe Manchin who are committed to making him a one termer. He might have been a good President 30 years ago, but in the era of extremely toxic centrism and moderation…not so much.
‘Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me, Guess I’ll Go Take Worm Medicine’
If, that is, a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim and (bum-)steered by, of course, yet another failed Republican candidate who just happens to practice law, is affirmed. Here’s the story from WDEL (an El Som tip of the sombrero to an intrepid tipster): A lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery Court seeks to force a […]
‘Freedumb’ Self-Selection Continues Unabated
If anything, perhaps the degree to which the MAGAts are placing their lives in danger has been understated. Here are the ten counties in the US that experienced the greatest percentage growth in COVID cases over the past seven days according to the NYTimes, and the percentage of voters who went with Trump in these […]
Are Democrats Political Masochist?
Why do Congressional Democrats always lose? At this point it is logical to conclude that they get off on it. The humiliation sessions are too regular, too ritualized to not be consensual. It is all too easy to picture Coons, figuratively, bent over and chained to a desk while McConnell applies the figurative lash to […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday September 22nd 2021 – All Amazon
To “celebrate” Amazon’s tax subsidized boxwood opening, here is a roundup of Amazon headlines from around the world. FWIW – One of the chilling headlines below is the most chilling. I wonder if we will agree on which? Amazon’s future on display with Boxwood opening Amazon reaches agreement with trade unions in Italy MILAN, Sept […]
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