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Song of the Day 2/10: Frank Zappa, “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow”
Snow has persisted on the ground for more than a week now, something that’s noticeable is you walk a dog every day. Hence this tune, an example of Frank Zappa’s good advice for the masses. On his 1974 LP Apostrophe(‘), the best-selling album of Zappa’s career, “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow” was the first part […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
Trump’s impeachment trial begins with stunning riot video
Coons & Biden Prepped to Stab the Middle-Class in the Back
This is terrible. Coons’ famous bipartisanship shows up just in time to stab middle class Americans in the back.
Biden along with some Democratic lawmakers are open to limiting the $1,400 direct payment to individuals earning under $50,000, with $2,800 going to married couples who earn under $100,000, the Post reported.
Biden told Democrat leaders in the House and Senate Wednesday in a private meeting that he would consider using a lower income level to target direct payments to the people who need them most.
“Maybe we can — I think we can better target that number,” Biden said, according to a source at the meeting who spoke to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity. “I’m OK with that.”
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, confirmed to reporters Wednesday that a conversation about a more targeted payment had taken place. “We did have a conversation about the direct payments and how those might be modified in a way to ensure they’re targeted,” Coons said.
Song of the Day 2/9: Mary Wilson, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You”
Mary Wilson, the Supreme who stuck it out until the end, died yesterday at 76. In the group’s early days, all three Supremes took turns singing lead. Wilson’s deeper, grittier voice lent itself to soul numbers, but it didn’t fit the band’s Holland-Dozier-Hollard material particularly well, so she didn’t feature on any of their run […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021
Tax filings as a requirement for political candidates: § 5502 Persons eligible to Run for Office (a) No person shall qualify to appear on the general election ballot of this State as a candidate unless and until such person files three most recent year tax returns with the office of the State Election Commissioner. This […]
Seriously – What’s with Silicon Valley’s Hard On for Self-Driving Cars?
Elon Musk keeps promising that the fully autonomous car is just days weeks months years away. Now Apple wants to build a fully autonomous electric car by 2024.
I mean, is there some research somewhere that says Americans are clamoring for self-driving cars? Am I just being an old fart and all the kids want self driving cars so they can take their Tik-Tok selfies and play Call of Duty while eating their avocado toast and drinking their soy bubble tea?
DL Open Thread – Monday Feb 8th 2021
oops… I was supposed to put up an open thread this morning and flat out forgot. I’ll just drop this Cape Gazette letter to the editor here and add to it between now and noon. What are you thinking, Sen. Lopez? Gerald Cohen February 4, 2021 It’s time to rip the masks off politicians like […]
Song of the Day 2/7: Esther Phillips and the Dixie Flyers, “Brand New Day”
Gotta say, this new Biden administration and the invigorated Democratic Congress has far outstripped every expectation I had coming out of Trump’s Reign of Error. The change in the mood of the country over the past two weeks has bowled me over. Feels like a brand new day. This criminally overlooked Van Morrison composition, from […]
DL Open Thread Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021
The challenges facing the country and the Biden administration are monumental, and some of them are not going to be undone as quickly as we all would like. Topping the flaming shitpile is the U.S. Postal Service. Trump installed Louis DeJoy as postmaster general not in spite of, but because the greedy little fuckstick has […]
Song of the Day 2/6: Christopher Plummer, “Edelweiss”
Christopher Plummer, the accomplished Shakespearian actor made famous in a role he despised, died yesterday at age 91. Though he considered the movie he called “The Sound of Mucus” sentimental crap, it remains the most popular musical of all time, and Plummer’s scene singing “Edelweiss” to his children is a key moment in the film. […]
Two Podcasts You Should Listen To
“He Fights” How the Republican Party Can Recover and Thrive Going into the Midterms
Everyone’s favorite socialist egghead Professor, Harvey J Kaye, joins Rob in the virtual bunker to talk about the first days of the Biden presidency and how they compare to his promise of a FDR-Size Presidency vs a continuation of the Obama administration.
DL Open Thread: Saturday, February 6, 2021
Biden To Trump: ‘No Briefings For You’. One less opportunity for him to monetize his Presidency. BTW, the President is the sole arbiter as to whether Trump is entitled to briefings. RWNJ Boebert Apparently Paid Off Restaurant Liens By Collecting Phony Travel Reimbursements. The liens, as you might expect, were for not funding unemployment insurance. […]
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