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DL Open Thread: Thurs., June 18, 2020

By El Somnambulo June 18, 20208 Comments

"Do Me A Favor, Though...": "...Buy our farmers' stuff, and I'll win the election and give you a sweetheart trade deal." Oh, and look the other way on those concentration…

DL Open Thread: Weds., June 17, 2020

By El Somnambulo June 17, 202015 Comments

This Tulsa Rally Shapes Up To Be A Disaster. The Great Unwashed are lining up four days before the event. No doubt to read the fine print in the Trump…

Coons Stays Silent as His Top Donor Tries to Crush a Union

By jason330 June 17, 20202 Comments

Having a lifetime sinecure in the Senate means that Chris Coons is free to be whoever he wants to be in the Senate. Unburdened from ever having to face a…

Song of the Day 6/16: Public Enemy, “Fight the Power”

By Alby June 16, 20202 Comments

Chuck D issued this call to action just over 30 years ago. The track debuted as the theme song to Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" in 1989, the year…

Where is Lisa Blunt Rochester on Pete Schwartzkopf’s Blatant Racism?

By jason330 June 16, 20205 Comments

You'd think the state's most preeminent African American Democrat would have a take on the Speaker of the House outing himself as an un-reconstituted Dixiecrat racist who thinks African Americans just need to stop feeling sorry for themselves. Hmmm? Anyone heard anything?

DL Open Thread: Tues., June 16, 2020

By El Somnambulo June 16, 20205 Comments

Conservative Christians' Heads Exploding. I'm enjoying it immensely--until the upcoming Roe decision. Dreading that one. There was also some good news on the Second Amendment front. Police Detain RWNJ 'Civil…

JOIN “March Towards Justice” Dover | Saturday, June 20th

By jason330 June 16, 20201 Comment

The organizers of this Saturday's March Towards Justice in Dover join Rob in his Highlands bunker to talk about how they got into organizing and what the march stands for.

BONUS EPISODE - March Towards Justice

March Towards Justice Saturday, June 20th, 3:00-5:30pm John Wesley AME Church, 217 West Division Street, Dover, DE 19904

Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf – White Men Like Me Are The Real Victims of Racism*

By jason330 June 15, 202014 Comments

Just get a load of this shit. Pete Schwartzkopf must resign or be removed by the caucus. *paraphrase

LGBTQ Community Gets Justice From–The Supreme Court!

By El Somnambulo June 15, 2020

This is just fantastic! Chief Justice Roberts and Trump appointee Gorsuch voted with the four most liberal members of the Court to rule that 'a landmark civil rights law protects…

DL Open Thread: Mon., June 15, 2020

By El Somnambulo June 15, 20202 Comments

The Coronavirus Spike Is Real, And Trump Is Pretending It Isn't. What better time to end unemployment benefits? The latest hot spots: Gainesville, FL; Lake County, FL (Home of The…

Coons’ Bipartisan Superpowers Fall Flat – Season 8, Episode XXVII

By jason330 June 15, 20203 Comments

Ending qualified immunity for cops is central to any meaningful police reform. You might think that this, at long last is a a time for Coons' "meaningful friendships across…

These Trump Supporters are unflattening our curve

By jason330 June 14, 20205 Comments

It is going to be difficult to get back to normal with these southern states screwing up. #winning

Song of the Day 6/14: The Offspring, “Come Out and Play”

By Alby June 14, 2020

More commonly known as "Keep 'Em Separated," this tune became a rock radio classic soon after its 1994 release. Dexter Holland, lead singer of the LA-based punk-pop group, wrote it…