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Song of the Day 9/26: Robert Johnson, “Come On In My Kitchen”
Looks like Big Cabinet caught Trump’s ear, and those just-announced 50% tariffs on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities are going to cost homebuilders and remodelers, not to mention homeowners, even more than Trumpflated groceries. Trump says it will bring employment to places like the Carolinas and Michigan, where I’m sure they’ll be excited to get […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, September 26, 2025
Trump Prosecutes Political Enemies. Remember the events–prosecutor declines to go after Comey and Letitia James because the cases are either weak or non-existent. Trump fires him, replaces him with someone with no prosecutorial experience: A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, a culmination of President Trump’s relentless demand […]
Song of the Day 9/25: Cat Stevens, “The Hurt”
The musician known as Yusuf/Cat Stevens was scheduled to kick off the American leg of his current tour in Philadelphia Oct. 2, but it seems the show is likely to be delayed if not cancelled. His Instagram account announced that his “Cat On The Road To Findout — An Evening Of Tales, Tunes, And Other […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, September 25, 2025
The REAL Reason John Carney Wants To Address Homelessness. Spoiler Alert: It has nothing to do with any concern Carney might have about homeless people as people: That’s right. If you know the location, you understand Carney’s sudden urgency on the issue. He wants to move ‘undesirables’ out of the turf being claimed by Buccini-Pollin. […]
Song of the Day 9/24: Adriano Celentano, “Prisencolinensinainciusol”
Trump confused the United Nations with Nürnberg yesterday, and most of the audience sat stone-faced through his disquisition. My guess is the translators went on a wildcat strike and refused to accurately convey Trump’s stream of insults and braggadocio and let them hear him in English. For anyone who can’t speak it, Adriano Celentano recorded […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
RIP: Pete Ross. Were there a Hall Of Fame for great Delaware public servants, Pete would be a first-ballot inductee. Not just for his mastery of the budget process, but because of the way he patiently explained things to a fiscally-clueless (me) staffer over the years. He didn’t just answer questions, he made you (me) […]
Song of the Day 9/23: Huey Lewis and the News, “I Want a New Drug”
Autism, you’ll be happy to know, is now a thing of the past, thanks to sex pervert and whale carcass mutilator RFK Jr. – just keep the pregnant women away from the acetaminophen and give the kids who are already autistic leucovorin, a drug currently used to treat side effects of cancer drugs. See? How […]
‘Your Countries Are Going To Hell’
Trump’s hour-long fifteen minute speech was bat-shit crazy–and went 45 minutes over the allotted 15-minute time: President Trump questioned the United Nations’ mission and lectured its member nations on Tuesday in a meandering speech before the General Assembly. Boasting about his record and assailing the U.N. as ineffective in a nearly hourlong address, he sought […]
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. […]
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