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Song of the Day 4/29: Founders Sing, “Lie-Lie-Lie-Lie Lysol”
Founders Sing entered the YouTube musical political satire genre, currently dominated by Randy Rainbow, in mid-February with a video called “The Day Democracy Died,” set to the tune of “American Pie.” Whoever’s behind it has released a video every couple of weeks since. This their latest, set to the tune of of the Kinks’ “Lola” […]
Biden’s Campaign is so weak they are terrified of Justin Amash peeling off 1% in Michigan
This happens when your only argument is that you are slightly less bad than the Republicans.
Team Biden has no visible affirmative campaign, so it is in panic mode over the announcement of third party candidate that will impact the terrible “50%+1” electoral college strategy.
DL Open Thread: Weds., April 29, 2020
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. Global. US. US passes two deadly milestones: Over 1 million cases, and more deaths than in the entirety of the Vietnam War. That’s more deaths than the 19-year Vietnam War, accomplished in 100 days. Tennessee Reopens On Day Of Single Largest COVID-19 Spike. I wonder if Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, a […]
Breaking: Nobody Cares About Baseball
Can you name a baseball player who is nationally famous? I can’t. There are plans to bring back baseball by realigning the leagues to make them more regional, thereby cutting down on travel. Just typing that sentence made me fall asleep. Baseball is boring. Nobody likes it.
BREAKING: Trump Channels His ‘Inner Sam Wilson’
He reportedly will sign an Executive Order requiring meatpacking plants to remain open, and providing, wait for it, protection to the plants from liability. He will not, of course, be granting immunity to those who work in the plants, their families, and all those with whom they come in contact. They’re just collateral damage. Hey, […]
Sussex County Councilman Says It Out Loud: Processing Chickens Is More Important Than Workers’ Lives
Western Sussex County troglodyte Sam Wilson: “Where did the governor get the bright idea to … test the poultry workers?” Wilson asked during council’s teleconference meeting on Tuesday. “They’re losing millions of dollars because of this dumb idea.” Wait, there’s more: “What’s going to happen to the poultry plants? They’re gonna have to shut down,” […]
Song of the Day 4/28: Trey Anastasio, “Lonely Trip”
Trey Anastasio of Phish is keeping busy during quarantine by writing new songs and releasing them on his Instagram account. They don’t all sound like Phish’s jam-band excursions or their new record, which dabbles in prog-rock flourishes. This one is a gentle acoustic guitar ballad that fits the moment nicely. He released the song March […]
DL Open Thread: Tues., April 28, 2020
‘We Promised You Tests, Not The Ability To Test’. The VP says it was all a misunderstanding. It was actually a deliberate attempt to deceive. Lives lost in the fog of semantics. BTW, the new Task Force Plan for ramping up testing?: It’s all on the states. Still. Trump Didn’t Read Briefings That Warned Of […]
Lieutenant General Darryl A. Williams is no leader
Darryl A. Williams is the 60th superintendent of West Point. When Trump’s vanity caused him to announce that he was delivering a graduation address to the cadets, causing the academy to scramble together a ceremony that is going to put a lot of people in harms way, Williams should have said, “No.” I know Trump […]
Song of the Day 4/27: Tommy Tucker, “Sitting Home Alone”
Today’s Coronavirus Quarantine Classic© comes from Tommy Tucker, an R&B artist of the ’50s and ’60s whose only brush with fame came with “Hi-Heel Sneakers,” which reached No. 11 on the Billboard chart in 1964. Born Robert Higginbotham in Springfield, Ohio, he performed in various bands in his home state before relocating to Newark, N.J. […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, April 27, 2020
260.000 Words. The NYTimes parses Trump’s pronouncements from March 9 through mid-April. You might as well suffer through this once so you never have to do it again. BTW, you might have missed this link that Mike Dinsmore provided yesterday, but this psychoanalysis of Trump seems terrifyingly on-target to me. Know your enemy. Trump’s Snit […]
Song of the Day 4/26: The Rolling Stones, “Living in a Ghost Town”
I’m impressed that the coronavirus has prompted so many musicians to write songs to address the new reality. The latest to drop is this one from the Rolling Stones, which soared to No. 1 on iTunes within a day of its release — the band’s first No. 1 song in 40 years. The tune predates […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, April 26, 2020
Rethug Legislators Don’t Know What To Do On Emergency Spending. I guess the good news is that only McConnell peddles the ‘let the states go bankrupt’ route. For-Profit Chain Bought Rural Hospitals And Shut ‘Em Down–Just In Time For the Pandemic. In cases like these, ‘for-profit’ means squeezing every last nickel they can out of […]
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