Song of the Day 9/30: Jesse Welles, “Tylenol”
Anyone who thinks the Trump Era calls for protest songs by folk singers should check out Jesse Welles. The 32-year-old Arkansas native has been releasing pointedly snarky tunes about timely…
Whoa–Blue Delaware Gets Outed–And How
Just-wow. Got this in my e-mailbox this morning. I'm cutting and pasting the entire thing because I couldn't find it on the Downballot website: I discovered something yesterday that gutted…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
The Real Reason Trump Invaded Portland: Portland authorities are in a standoff with the Trump administration over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention facility in the Oregon city, after…
Song of the Day 9/29: Prefab Sprout, “Looking for Atlantis”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Would Cole Porter name his band Prefab Sprout? Probably not. But Paddy McAloon, leader of that British pop-rock group, has drawn comparisons to Porter for…
DL Open Thread: Monday, September 29, 2025
I think that Trump's madness is hitting critical mass. This might well be the week when enough people wake up and realize that he is utterly unfit to be President. …
Song of the Day 9/28: Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen, “Portland, Oregon, You’re My Home”
Donald Trump, deep into the dementia that has stalked him for years, has declared Portland, Ore., a war zone, so he's sending in the troops. There's no evidence here on…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: September 28, 2025
How To Grow Your Own Meat (Not A Penile Enlargement Come-On): The Shojinmeat Project helps people grow their own meat, almost like a plant, without an animal having to die.…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 27, 2025
A Very Special Absolute Corruption Edition: Trump Fired US Attorney For Following The Law: For 15 years, Michele Beckwith oversaw some of the toughest federal prosecutions in California. She went after transnational…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…