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Breaking: Nobody Cares About Baseball

By jason330 April 29, 202017 Comments

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…

BREAKING: Trump Channels His ‘Inner Sam Wilson’

By El Somnambulo April 28, 20202 Comments

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…

Sussex County Councilman Says It Out Loud: Processing Chickens Is More Important Than Workers’ Lives

By El Somnambulo April 28, 20203 Comments

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…

Song of the Day 4/28: Trey Anastasio, “Lonely Trip”

By Alby April 28, 2020

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…

DL Open Thread: Tues., April 28, 2020

By El Somnambulo April 28, 202023 Comments

'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…

Lieutenant General Darryl A. Williams is no leader

By jason330 April 27, 20204 Comments

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…

Song of the Day 4/27: Tommy Tucker, “Sitting Home Alone”

By Alby April 27, 2020

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…

DL Open Thread: Monday, April 27, 2020

By El Somnambulo April 27, 20207 Comments

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…

Song of the Day 4/26: The Rolling Stones, “Living in a Ghost Town”

By Alby April 26, 20201 Comment

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…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, April 26, 2020

By El Somnambulo April 26, 202027 Comments

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…

Trump’s bad weekend

By jason330 April 26, 202015 Comments

First Putin tells him to stop making an ass out of himself on the daily, then his man-crush (apparently) croaks. Media outlets in Japan and Taiwan are reporting that North…

Song of the Day 4/25: Randy Rainbow, “A Spoonful of Clorox”

By Alby April 25, 20201 Comment

Randy Rainbow didn't waste any time joining the Mock the Moron bandwagon with his usual panache. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPDPzbLFeP4

DL Open Thread: Saturday, April 25, 2020

By El Somnambulo April 25, 202014 Comments

I will try to contain my anger today. I mean, Trump is one thing. But trying to write this the day after the Eagles had the worst draft night in…