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Song of the Day 8/14: Elvis Costello and the Attractions, “Goon Squad”
ICE didn’t exist when Elvis Costello wrote this song for “Armed Forces,” the 1979 LP he was originally going to call “Emotional Fascism,” but then all goon squads are pretty much the same, aren’t they. “Armed Forces” was Costello’s most political album, but it also reflected his turbulent personal life and difficulty dealing with sudden […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 14, 2025
Trump Creates Emergency That Doesn’t Exist: The impact of Trump’s federal actions came into view Tuesday night, with National Guard troops on the ground and agents from numerous federal agencies roaming D.C. streets from the National Mall to busy corridors in Columbia Heights. At a checkpoint in Northwest Washington, local and federal officers, including Immigration […]
Song of the Day 8/13: Dolly Parton and Lorrie Morgan, “Best Woman Wins”
Its always satisfying when villains go after each other – you don’t care who wins, you just root for injuries. By that measure, the current catfight between Trump whisperers Laura Loomer and Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers. Infighting and backbiting are hallmarks of every autocratic regime, as courtiers jockey for access and approval. Greene is frantic […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Well. Sounds like I was better off at the concert than observing what appears to have been a political viper pit in the House last night. All I know is that Speaker Mimi had to be dragged kicking and screaming to deign to allow three amendments from Madinah Wilson-Anton to be added to the legislative […]
Song of the Day 8/12: Johnny Horton, “North to Alaska”
What’s left of Donald Trump’s brain? There already were blank spaces where common knowledge should be, but yesterday’s senior moment was a doozy. I get that he says dumb stuff about drug prices dropping 1,000%, because math is hard and he’s never shown any aptitude for it, hence the bankruptcies. But I did think he’d […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Quick Note: Depending on how long today’s Special Session runs (I’m thinkin’ real long), I might miss a lot of it while I’m enmeshed in the blues-rock stylings of Joanne Shaw Taylor. So, I need you to fill us in on what’s happening. Thanks in advance! Why Democrats Suck–Mach Infinity: the clowns looking for their own […]
Joanne Shaw Taylor To Rock The Arden Shady Grove Tuesday
If you’re a fan of Stevie Ray Vaughan or (my fave) Albert Collins, you won’t want to miss her. She was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, and she’s put her own stamp on the genre ever since. Her band is smokin’ as well. A couple of samples: I was fortunate enough to book […]
Song of the Day 8/11: David Bowie, “Starman”
As far as I’m concerned, time travel has been proved impossible. I base this on the simple premise that if it could happen, somebody would have come back in time to rid us of Trump. UFOs, on the other hand, offer a glimmer of hope. If aliens have been keeping tabs on us, as some […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, August 11, 2025
They Kill Journalists, Don’t They? By ‘they’, I mean the genocidal government of Israel and, yes, the journalists were targeted: A prominent Al Jazeera journalist who had previously been threatened by Israel has been killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike. Anas al-Sharif, who was one of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable faces in […]
Song of the Day 8/10: Lynn Anderson, “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona No, Trump never promised us a rose garden. But maybe there was a shred of hope his tiny mind wouldn’t land on something like paving it over with concrete. It’s even worse than that. It always is. He plans to use the space as a path to a new White […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: August 10, 2025
Fearful Flier? Captain Ron To The Rescue: Captain Ron (real name Ron Nielsen) is a 78-year-old former commercial pilot who teaches a free class for nervous fliers roughly once a month. He has the wholesome look of a small-town minister: rectangular glasses, short-cropped white hair, and a whimsical tuft sticking out of each nostril. He’s […]
Song of the Day 8/9: The Dillards, “Dooley”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The first time most people saw the Dillards, they were playing idiot hillbillies on “The Andy Griffith Show” who drifted lazily into town from their home in a mountain holler that made Mayberry look like the big city. When they weren’t being nuisances to Sheriff Andy they sang bluegrass tunes […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 9, 2025
ICE Barbie Slow-Walks FEMA Aid To North Carolina. Let’s cut through the bullshit–it’s because the state has a Democratic governor: The Department of Homeland Security is holding up more than $100 million in pre-approved funds intended to help hurricane-battered North Carolina clean up storm damage and fix infrastructure still in disrepair almost a year after […]
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