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DL Open Thread: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
‘I Hate My Opponent, And I Don’t Want The Best For Them’. Trump speaks his truth: When asked about the divergent messages from the president and Mrs. Kirk, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said on Monday that the president was “authentically himself.” That’s also true. ‘Forever Chemicals’ To Last More ‘Forever’. You know […]
Song of the Day 9/22: Jeff Tweedy, “Lou Reed Was My Babysitter”
Jeff Tweedy, the singer-songwriter who led Uncle Tupelo and Wilco, is an icon of what 30 years ago was known as Americana – back then, basically folk rock with more emphasis on the rock than the folk. Fans know Tweedy’s early influences included punk bands, but I still wasn’t expecting this homage to Lou Reed […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, September 22, 2025
Trump Demands That AG Persecute/Prosecute His Political Enemies: In a post on social media this weekend addressed to Bondi, Trump said “nothing is being done” on investigations into some of his foes. “We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility,” he said. Noting that he was impeached and criminally charged, “JUSTICE MUST BE […]
Song of the Day 9/21: Buckingham Nicks, “Crying in the Night”
Before they joined Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks performed as a duo. They released one folk-rock album in 1973 that got more attention for its cover than anything inside. It sold poorly, but Buckingham’s guitar playing caught Mick Fleetwood’s ear and he was asked to join the group. He said he and Nicks […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: September 21, 2025
‘The Hollowness Of The Easy Victory’–Robert Redford Took The Road Not Often Taken: Redford’s insight into elite sport, as he remarked during a promotional tour in 1970, was that “frequently it fits you only for the wrong things, even breaks you utterly.” Winning, and its attendant praise, in Downhill Racer’s telling, lasts about a minute. […]
When the Rubber Meets the Road
Delaware Democrats are gung-ho for electric vehicles when they’re legislating. They sing a different tune when the rubber meets the road. DelDOT is worried about revenue, so it’s imposing new registration fees for EVs. This solution makes owning an electric vehicle more costly, thereby disincentivizing EV ownership – while at the same time incentivizing their […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Trump Fires Prosecutor For Not Bringing Charges Where There Were None: The U.S. attorney investigating New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, and the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey said he had resigned on Friday, hours after President Trump called for his ouster. Erik S. Siebert, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, […]
Song of the Day 9/19: Darrell Banks, “Open the Door to Your Heart”
For entertainers, dying is supposedly a good career move, but it doesn’t always work out that way. Sometimes it’s just a one-way ticket to Palookaville. Darrell Banks coulda been somebody. He had a soul hit in 1966 with a song he called “Open the Door to Your Heart” that reached No. 2 on the R&B […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, September 19, 2025
Fascist Takeover Reaches Fever Pitch: President Trump said on Thursday that regulators should consider revoking the licenses of broadcasters that air negative coverage or commentary of him, indicating that his assault on critics’ language is motivated at least in part by personal animus. The comments were a remarkable escalation in a coordinated attack by Mr. […]
The Return Of The Delaware Political Sometimes Weekly: Thursday, September 18, 2025
I was able to scrape together this list of currently filed and/or announced candidates as a starting point. I know of several more real good candidates who are running, but I honor embargo requests: SD 1: Adriana Leela Bohm has filed for this seat. She will challenge part-time Rehoboth resident Dan Cruce. Wilmington Party insiders […]
Song of the Day 8/18: Tom Petty, “It’s Good to Be King”
Donald Trump quite obviously wants to be a king, so it probably galls him – doesn’t everything? – to visit an actual one. The contrast couldn’t be starker: Charles is a king but not a dictator, while Trump is a dictator but not a king. Also, Charles isn’t a child who puts ketchup on everything, […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, September 18, 2025
Nobody In Corporate Media Will Stand Up To Trump. I guess the specter of Trump lawsuits has caused all corporate-types to cower: ABC announced Wednesday it’s pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air indefinitely. The sudden move followed threats from the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to the stations that carry the show, and […]
Song of the Day 9/17: Bo Diddley, “Bo Diddley”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Bo Diddley used to say he was the father of rock ’n’ roll. He had a pretty good case. He wasn’t the first guy who came out of Chicago to record music that drew on blues and R&B but sounded somehow different. Bo Diddley also brought that beat. The syncopated […]
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