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DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024
The White House promises new sanctions against Russia in the wake of Alexei Navalny’s death. We’ll see if being put on Double Secret Probation does anything to slow down Putin’s murderous regime. Meanwhile, Trump reacted to Navalny’s death by…comparing himself to Navalny. I’m not even going to link to it, because every click just encourages […]
Song of the Day 2/20: Crowded House, “Don’t Dream It’s Over”
Kudos to Bono and U2 for leading their audiences – in Las Vegas, of all places – in leading chants of “Alexei Navalny” in remembrance of the martyred Russian dissident. Throughout the band’s residency at that new Enormodome, they’ve been dedicating a song to Ukraine’s struggle for freedom, and it’s not one of their own. They […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2024
Remember Hunter Seefried, the Laurel man who followed his Confederate battle flag-waving father into the Capitol on Jan. 6? Now into the second year of his prison sentence, he has filed for early release, noting that he chased a capitol cop but committed no violence. The 34-year-old also earned his GED and his forklift operator […]
Et Tu, Kathy?
More precisely: Et Tu, Kathy? When the chief law enforcement officer of the State poses with the, at best, ethically-challenged Lieutenant Governor, we can be pretty certain that there will be no justice when it comes to BHL’s serial flouting of campaign finance laws. Disgusting and disappointing: When women lead, the job gets done… Whether […]
Song of the Day 2/19: The Presidents of the United States of America, “Kitty”
For Presidents Day, the only band that was the Presidents of the United States of America, with their 1995 hit “Kitty” (Modern Rock No. 13). According to guitarist Dave Dederer, it’s based on a true story.
DL Open Thread Monday, Feb. 19, 2024
It’s Presidents Day, so let’s start with the formerly anodyne holiday exercise of Historians Rankiing the Presidents. Let’s see here: Top 5 is Lincoln, FDR, Washington, Teddy, TJeff. Obama No. 7, Biden No. 14, I’m sure Trump is in here somewhere, scrolling, scrolling, scrolling … Here he is, No. 45. Last place. But that’s not […]
Song of the Day 2/18: Elvis Costello, “Pay It Back”
Let’s say you lend Donald Trump $5. Would you trust him to pay it back? Silly question. Of course not. Yet banks have lent him billions, and he’s paid them back – except for all those businesses that have gone bankrupt, of course. But now he’s on the hook for hundreds of millions. Stop, thief, […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024
Trump’s Latest Scam(s). There is no end to his Barnumesque hucksterism: Trump was met with loud boos as well as cheers at the Philadelphia Convention Center as he introduced what he called the first official Trump footwear. The shoes, shiny gold high tops with an American flag detail on the back, are being sold as […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024
Trump Vs. ‘Uppity Black Women’. That context seems to have been absent from reporting on the the brow-beating of Fani Willis by his Georgia attorneys. But, to me, that’s pretty much what it’s all about. Looks like Letitia James will have the $450 mill last laugh: Justice. Speaking of Uppity Black Women or an […]
BREAKING: Trump Ordered To Pay $354 Million Plus…
…give up running any business in New York for three years. From The NY Times: A New York judge on Friday handed Donald J. Trump a crushing defeat in his civil fraud case, finding the former president liable for conspiring to manipulate his net worth and ordering him to pay a penalty of more than […]
Song of the Day 2/16: The Wailing Wailers, “Simmer Down”
The new Bob Marley biopic, “One Love,” is getting slagged by movie critics, which probably won’t make much difference to audiences, who gave it high scores regardless. Only a few of the reviews complained about the music, though Jack Hamilton’s review in Slate dinged it for presenting a “dorm-room poster” version of his oeuvre. The […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 16, 2024
Aleksei Navalny Dies In Russian Prison. Not as important as Fani Willis’ love life, and will be treated accordingly by the media. I mean, Tucker Carlson didn’t even ask Putin about him: Aleksei A. Navalny, the most outspoken domestic critic of President Vladimir V. Putin, has died in prison, Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service said on […]
Delaware Political Weekly: February 10-15, 2024
Only six days this week b/c of my delayed report last week. But we have more news and speculation/innuendo this week than last week. 1. Matt Meyer Lands Political Heavyweight As Campaign Manager. Generally I am loathe (to borrow a word from the supercilious Greg Lavelle) to attribute much weight to someone’s campaign manager. We’re […]
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