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Song of the Day 4/13: UFO, “Doctor, Doctor”

By Alby April 13, 2020

UFO was one of the earliest British bands to earn the label "heavy metal," forming in 1968, the same year as Black Sabbath. They never managed to score a hit…

DL Open Thread: Mon., April 13, 2020

By El Somnambulo April 13, 202010 Comments

The Biden Rape Allegation Surfaces. I, for one, don't dismiss it as out-of-hand. Her allegations should be investigated. Did she file a complaint with the Senate in 1993, as alleged? …

DL Open Thread: Sun., April 12, 2020

By El Somnambulo April 12, 202016 Comments

Let's Just Let The Coronavirus 'Wash Over' The Country. Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. 'Well, you see, Mr. President, millions will die. That might impact your…

Song of the Day 4/11: Louis Armstrong, “Go Down Moses”

By Alby April 11, 20209 Comments

This song seems appropriate considering that not only is it Passover, we're also afflicted by a ruler deaf to the pleas of the people. Louis Armstrong recorded it in 1958…

DL Open Thread: Sat., April 11, 2020

By El Somnambulo April 11, 202019 Comments

'This Passover, Let My People Go'. Trump's cruelty towards immigrants continues unabated. This Rabbi issues a clarion call to free them. If we don't don't do God's work, nobody will.…

Song of the Day 4/10: Emma’s Revolution, “From a (Social) Distance”

By Alby April 10, 20203 Comments

Married couple Pat Humphries and Sandy Opatow formed Emma's Revolution, named for activist Emma Goldman, in 2001 as a folk music project in the old folkie tradition, meaning social activism…

DL Open Thread: Fri., April 10, 2020

By El Somnambulo April 10, 20201 Comment

WHERE ARE THE TESTS? Perhaps the biggest lie, among all the lies that the President repeats daily, is that we have the best testing program in the world. Along with,…

Song of the Day 4/9: John Prine and Marianne Faithfull, “This Love Is Real”

By Alby April 9, 2020

The roll call of the stricken continues. Marianne Faithfull has been hospitalized in London with covid-19 since late last week. She recorded this with John Prine for his 1995 LP,…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 9, 2020

By El Somnambulo April 9, 20209 Comments

6.6 Million More Americans File For Unemployment. Unemployment worst since the Great Depression, around 12-13%, with the real total likely much higher. It Came From Europe. Turns out it's not…

Lessons from 2016 Debacle Shine Through Biden Statement on Sanders

By jason330 April 9, 20203 Comments

Biden was quick to show that he was not going to repeat the mistakes of the abjectly horrible Hillary Clinton campaign.

And to your supporters I make the same commitment: I see you, I hear you, and I understand the urgency of what it is we have to get done in this country. I hope you will join us. You are more than welcome. You’re needed. Together we will defeat Donald Trump. And when we do that, we’ll not only do the hard work of rebuilding this nation — we’ll transform it.