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Song of the Day 7/13: Willie Watson, “Dancing on My Own”
Willie Watson, a founding member of Old Crow Medicine Show who went solo in 2011, has always concentrated on old-time music, so it’s not so surprising that his new-ish single, released three months ago, is a cover. What’s surprising is who he covered: Swedish disco chanteuse Robyn. “Dancing on My Own” was a top 10 […]
Delaware Nursing Homes Did Not Protect Their Residents. This Is John Carney’s Fault.
Carney’s fault because he put the most voracious fox in charge of the hen house. An appointment that could only be read as giving nursing homes carte blanche to ignore regulations, to ignore best practices, to ignore making residents’ well-being a priority. But, I’m getting ahead of myself. Let me tell you the story. Back […]
Live Q&A with Jessica Scarane and Marie Pinkney
Tonight at 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Facebook Live for a Q&A session with Jessica Scarane and Marie Pinkney (candidate for Delaware State Senate, 13th district). All are welcome. Come with your questions or drop a comment in the post.
DL Open Thread: Monday, July 13, 2020
How Trump Enables Delaware’s Montaire And Its Tycoon Owner To Exploit Workers. An absolute must-read. For every single Delaware legislator and, of course, for Delaware’s semi-comatose governor. This. Is. Unconscionable. Including, of course, how Montaire went after the union. BTW, this is something that never makes it into the Delaware media. Well, we’re part of […]
80 years overdue, Washington DC area NFL team to announce name change today
The “thorough review” into Washington’s team nickname that began on July 3 has concluded, and the franchise intends to announce Monday that it will retire the “Redskins” name, according to SportsBusiness Journal’s Ben Fischer. The franchise has been called the “Redskins” since 1933, before it moved from Boston to Washington in 1937. It is not […]
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A Second Shutdown
I had been working last night on a lengthy post, covering a range of topics, but with emphasis on the fact that we may be going back to a second shutdown because of how catastrophically we bungled the epidemic in this country. If this happens it will mean all the struggle and sacrifice of the Spring, along with at least a trillion dollars of crisis spending, will have been wasted.
It is easy to simply blame Trump, and to be sure he deserves the bulk of the blame. But Carney, Coons and every dumb, cowardly motherfucker who caved to the “open early for the economy” idiots owns a large share of the blame as well.
DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 12, 2020
Dems To Biden: GO BIG! Let’s be honest. Joe Biden has been extremely fortunate. He was almost dead in the water until Rep. Clyburn strapped him to his back and helped him win South Carolina. Joe Biden has had to do very little while Trump has historically melted down. I know, I know, can’t get […]
Friedman Agrees w/ Me: Biden shouldn’t “debate” Trump unless two conditions are met
(Biden should debate Trump) only under two conditions. Otherwise, he’s giving Trump unfair advantages. First, Biden should declare that he will take part in a debate only if Trump releases his tax returns for 2016 through 2018. Biden has already done so, and they are on his website. Trump must, too. No more gifting Trump […]
Song of the Day 7/11: Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters, “Cry Baby”
Diaper Donny is still blubbering like a toddler over his own fuck-ups, so here’s another number for his whine-athon. Janis Joplin’s 1970 cover is the version most Boomers are familiar with, but Garnet Mimms had a No. 4 hit with the original in 1963. His backup singers on the song aren’t actually the Enchanters — […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 11, 2020
Trump Commutes Stone’s Sentence. Because he had to. Stone has the goods on Trump. What? You thought he’d serve even a day in prison? I know that editorials have no impact any more, but, for the sake of historical perspective, I recommend this one from the Washington Post. The money quote?: “…it is one of […]
Donviti is dead, long live Donviti
Donviti, as you know him is dead. Well, I’m dying. I’m killing him at the conclusion of this totally incoherent post. I’m killing him like Republicans are killing our democracy and our citizens with their ignorant, racist, antiscience, antichristian worldview. I created this character nearly 13 years ago. Jason somehow came across content of mine. […]
Song of the Day 7/10: The Beatles, “Cry Baby Cry”
This one’s for President Whiny Little Bitch. What’s wrong with the brains of people who listen to this crybaby and hear strength? John Lennon had the chorus to this one months before he finished it in India, and he wasn’t happy with the final result, describing it years later as “a piece of rubbish.” That’s […]
Andray Domise joins Rob to talk about the attempted corporate cooptation of the Black Lives Matter movement
I haven’t listened yet, so I’ll update this portion of the post around 10:30 or so.
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