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DL Open Thread: Mon., March 23, 2020

By El Somnambulo March 23, 2020

'Wartime President' Abdicates War Powers. But his poll numbers are going up, largely b/c of his daily campaign rallies masquerading as 'Coronavirus Task Force' briefings. Ceding all responsibility (and blame)…

Will Collaborationists Coons and Carper Vote for McConnell’s Corporate Giveaway?

By Alby March 22, 2020

Mitch McConnell and his Repugnant caucus get their corporate bailout/worker fuckover bill through the Senate? They need Democratic votes to do it. Will Carper and Coons play along? Given their…

Song of the Day 3/22: Randy Rainbow, “Social Distance”

By Alby March 22, 2020

Randy Rainbow is saving America by lying on his couch, and keeping us entertained while we lie on ours. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WimbyL_25Nw

DL Open Thread: Sun., March 22, 2020

By El Somnambulo March 22, 2020

Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. Where are the masks? We hear the daily platitudes from Trumpence, but the masks don't come. Trump prefers to let 'market forces' work. And blame everyone…

Petty Bureaucrats Spring, Spraunk, Sprank Into Action

By jason330 March 22, 2020

City commissioners in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, bicker over ad-hoc rules and hurdles that, as if by magic, make it virtually impossible to take emergency measures such as closing the…

Song of the Day 3/21: Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)

By Alby March 21, 2020

Kenny Rogers, singer, actor and roast-chicken entrepreneur, died yesterday at age 81. Say what you will, but Rogers scored more than 120 chart hits and sold more than 200 million…

DL Open Thread: Sat., March 21, 2020

By El Somnambulo March 21, 2020

Trump's Press Conferences Are Nothing But Propaganda. They've become like his campaign rallies, and I think the networks should stop showing them live. He just pounds the same lies into…

Song of the Day 3/20: Ringo Starr, “Back Off Boogaloo”

By Alby March 20, 2020

Six feet, people, six feet! If someone is closer than that, tell them to back off. Adding the "boogaloo" is optional. This was Ringo Starr's second solo single, after "It…

Mr. (P)Resident: Mobilize The Military And The Factories NOW!

By El Somnambulo March 20, 2020

You have the power. You have the authority. If indeed we are swimming in masks and tests, as you claim, then mobilize the military to deliver them. They can deliver…

DL Open Thread: Fri., March 20, 2020

By El Somnambulo March 20, 2020

'We're Not A Shipping Clerk'. Of course not. Not at a time when there is a critical shortage of surgical masks, testing equipment, and ventilators at medical facilities facing the…

BREAKING: Senate D’s Propose Student Loan Relief During Crisis

By El Somnambulo March 19, 2020

A minimum of $10K per student, plus relief during the duration of the coronavirus crisis: https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/03192020%20Student%20Loan%20Payment%20Relief%20Summary.pdf This provides relief in an area where it is desperately needed. Senators Schumer, Warren,…

Delaware Political Weekly…Occasionally

By El Somnambulo March 19, 2020

Hey, we're in the strangest of times. But the political calendar doesn't grind to a halt...even if elements of campaigns do, or at least morph into something else altogether. I've…

Song of the Day 3/19: The Clash, “Lost in the Supermarket”

By Alby March 19, 2020

Minnesota and Vermont have designated grocery store workers emergency personnel, making them eligible for free child care. While we rightly praise health-care personnel, grocery workers come into contact with hundreds…