Song of the Day 11/20: Gordon Lightfoot, “Sundown”
Most of what Trump does would be considered "erratic behavior" in other adults, even members of Congress, but it's all normal for him. He's acted this way for years, so…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 20, 2025
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Absolute Corruption: Kyle Lutnick, the 29-year-old scion of his family’s real estate business, traveled in July to Amarillo, Texas, to walk a dusty tract of land with the head of…
Song of the Day 8/19: The Beatles, “Piggies”
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Given all the classless acts on Donald Trump's record, calling a female reporter "piggy" would seem to rank on the low end of the scale, the kind of low-level insult…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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Welcome To Avelo, 'America's Most Famous Deportation Airline'. Apparently, also America's most dangerous deportation airline: In a memo to staff on October 30, Avelo Airlines’ head of flight operations Scott…
Don’t Be A Sucker–Trump’s Not Folding On Epstein Files
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Not by a long shot. Here's his latest 'out': But here’s the thing: Even if Trump is forced to sign it to keep up the appearance of having dodged a…
Song of the Day 11/18: Buddy Holly, “That’ll Be the Day”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona We’ve just learned they’re going to paint over the Buddy Holly crosswalk in his home town of Lubbock, Texas. Trump has decided to enforce a…
State Treasurer’s Office–Ready, Willing…And ABLE?
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ABLE are savings accounts to enable people with disabilities to save money without jeopardizing state and Federal means tested benefits (Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, etc), according to those familiar with the…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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NCC Council Debates Dueling Data Center Proposals. Featuring 'Kilpatrick's Revenge': The New Castle County Council now faces competing proposals to regulate the emerging data center industry. On Monday, Councilwoman Janet…
DL Open Thread: Monday, November 17, 2025
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Ya Wanna Be The Senate Democratic Leader? You say things like this every day: Sen. Chris Murphy: “He wouldn’t be acting this way if he wasn’t so deeply worried about…
Song of the Day 11/16: Todd Snider, “Alright Guy”
Americana singer-songwriter Todd Snider would be bemused by all the attention he's getting. He's the kind of artist that even if you know about him you assume other people don't,…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: November 16, 2025
Big Tech Wants Your Brain. Meaning, yes, Elon Musk wants your brain: Advances in optogenetics, a scientific technique that uses light to stimulate or suppress individual, genetically modified neurons, could…
BREAKING!! Pam Salaam Announces Candidacy For RD 16
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The incumbent is the irredeemable ex-cop Franklin Cooke. His only legislative 'accomplishment' of note is/was destroying legitimate LEOBOR reform, Which, to be fair, is precisely why fellow ex-cop and then-Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 15, 2025
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Absolute Corruption: On Oct. 2, the second day of the government shutdown, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived at Mount Rushmore to shoot a television ad. Sitting on horseback in…