DL Open Thread: Mon., Dec. 30, 2019
How Corporate Lobbyists Won The Day On Trump's Tax Cuts. It wasn't just the bill itself, it's how they hijacked the rules-making process. Bottom line?: Virtually none of the projected…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes OF THE DECADE: #’s 40-21!
40. (2016) The other song that may, or may not, have made the list if not for the video. I'm more certain about this one, though: 39. (2016) 38. (2016)…
Song of the Day 12/29: Jefferson Airplane, “Volunteers”
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Some political scientists say the U.S. meets all the conditions for a country on the brink of a revolution. Much as I'd like to believe it, I've heard all that…
DL Open Thread: Sun., Dec. 29, 2019
Employers Stop At Nothing To Destroy Unions. Including scores of illegal activities. The key findings: The data show that U.S. employers are willing to use a wide range of legal…
Song of the Day 12/28: The Clash, “Revolution Rock”
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We're creeping up on the 40th anniversary of the U.S. release of "London Calling," the double album that validated punk as an essential rock genre while simultaneously transcending it by…
DL Open Thread: Sat., Dec. 28, 2019
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Federal Reserve: Trump's Trade War Backfired. When you think about it, that's a dog-bites-man story if ever there was one. Some Cracks In The White Evangelical Community? Yes, question is,…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes OF THE DECADE: #’s 60-41!
I'm having a ball doing this. Self-indulgent? Yes. But I just KNOW that you're hearing some great tunes that you maybe never would have heard otherwise. Which has been my…
Song of the Day 12/27: Tom Petty, “The Waiting”
This one's for Donald, who is finding that waiting is indeed the hardest part. The lead single from 1981's "Hard Promises" reached No. 19 on the Hot 100 but No.…
DL Open Thread: Fri., Dec. 27, 2019
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No Room At The Library For The Homeless. When the defacto mayor of Wilmington is Buccini/Pollin, you know, the powerful overlords who steal money designated for low-income housing to build…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes OF THE DECADE: #’s 80-61!
There are two songs on the list that may, or may not, have made it were it not for the videos. This is one of them: 80. (2016) 79. (2018)…
The Dumbest Thing I Wrote All Year
I was going back through the archives while working on my MVP Awards. Meaning, I went back to January and looked at pretty much every post that had relevance to…
DL Open Thread: Thurs., Dec. 26, 2019
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Cybercom Poised To Attack Russian Election Interference. Will King Cheeto put the kibosh on it? Trump Getting Ripped Off...By Grifters. They're using his name to raise money that's not going…
Bulo’s Fave Tunes OF THE DECADE 100-81!
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Man, what a challenge it was to put this list together. It took me months. I'll definitely be doing this in Spotify format a little later. I had lots of…