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Song of the Day 7/11: The Fania All-Stars, “Mi Gente”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona There was time when Latinos in this country could celebrate a song of ethnic pride and not worry that ICE agents were eavesdropping in the shadows. A time when 41,000 people could fill Yankee Stadium to hear “Mi Gente” and other salsa tunes without being rounded up at the exits. […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 11, 2025
‘Perhaps We Were A Bit Too Hasty…’: For months, President Donald Trump and his homeland security secretary have saidthe Federal Emergency Management Agency could be eliminated. But as the president heads to Texas to view the impact of last week’s deadly floods, administration officials say abolishing the agency outright is not on the agenda. A […]
Song of the Day 7/10: The Clique, “Superman”
There’s a new Superman movie out, and MAGAts are reacting in character: They’re pissed off. They’re talking about boycotting the film because its director, James Gunn, pointed out that Kal-El was an illegal immigrant. At the movie’s premiere he told Variety, “Yes, Superman is an immigrant, and yes, the people that we support in this […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Mediawatch asked the following question about the interim appointment of Julianne Murray to be the Federal Attorney for Delaware: Will Coonsie and LBR have anything to say? This reminds me–‘Coonsie’ is up in 2026. His main selling point has always been that he’s effective in ‘reaching across the aisle’. Granted, primarily to benefit the banking […]
Song of the Day 7/9: The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble, “Brandenburg”
H/t El Somnambulo The obituaries of composer Mark Snow that ran after he died last week all highlighted the most popular of his copious TV and movie music: The eerie, unsettling theme for the eerie, unsettling 1990s show “The X-Files.” That’s only fitting: The instrumental made him a one-hit wonder, at least in some countries. […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Supreme Court To Trump: ‘You Can Fire Everybody’. Fascism On The March: For weeks, thousands of federal employees have been waiting for the Supreme Court to make a decision about their continued employment with the government. On Tuesday, they got their answer: The Trump administration could move ahead with mass layoffs. The question of whether […]
Song of the Day 7/8: Dave and Phil Alvin, “Southern Flood Blues”
As the death count rises from the Texas flood, Republicans are doing what they do best – not offering thoughts and prayers, blaming other people for their fuck-ups. Ultimately, they call it an “act of God” without ever concluding that God must be an asshole, because he’s been killing innocent people with floods for a […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Two Headlines From The NYTimes. Do they first clear these with the White House?: Trump Administration Acknowledges Lack Of Evidence From Epstein Documents. Trump Looks To Avoid Casting Blame In Texas Flood As Democrats Question Cuts. ‘Acknowledges’? As in the Times knew/knows that there is no evidence? ‘Claims’ should have been used to make clear […]
Song of the Day 7/7: Billy Preston, “Nothing From Nothing”
Remember that Jeffrey Epstein client list that AG Pam Bondi said was sitting on her desk a few months ago? Guess what? It never existed! Pam Bondi said so just the other day, right after Elon Musk said it included Donald Trump’s name. Nope, she says now, no client list, no blackmail … and nobody […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, July 7, 2025
Yes, Elon Musk Played Delaware’s Legislators (And Governor) For Fools: During this year’s legislative session, Musk’s lobbyists and representatives publicly advocated for almost a dozen bills that would benefit his companies. The Texas Newsroom identified these priorities by searching legislative records for committee testimony and other evidence of his public stances. Musk wanted legislators to […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: July 6, 2025
Ringo Really Is Just A Cool Guy: Starr has the amiable manner of a goofy, wisecracking uncle who happens to have been in the most successful band in the history of the known universe. After wrapping a photo shoot in a suite at the Sunset Marquis (a hotel he likes, as he said teasingly, “so […]
Song of the Day 7/5: Kyu Sakamoto, “Sukiyaki”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona You could hardly turn on Top 40 radio in 1963 without hearing a pretty, slightly melancholy pop song called “Sukiyaki.” But there was something different about it, and the title gave it away. For the first time, a song from Japan was soaring up the charts over here. The language […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 5, 2025
Can We Have Those Expanded Tax Brackets Now?: The ink is not even dry on the far-reaching domestic policy law that President Trump signed on Friday, and already state governments are bracing for impact as Washington shifts much of the burden for health care, food assistance and other programs onto them. Even before the bill’s […]
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