DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 14, 2025
Trump Creates Emergency That Doesn't Exist: The impact of Trump’s federal actions came into view Tuesday night, with National Guard troops on the ground and agents from numerous federal agencies…
Song of the Day 8/13: Dolly Parton and Lorrie Morgan, “Best Woman Wins”
Its always satisfying when villains go after each other – you don't care who wins, you just root for injuries. By that measure, the current catfight between Trump whisperers Laura…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Well. Sounds like I was better off at the concert than observing what appears to have been a political viper pit in the House last night. All I know is…
Song of the Day 8/12: Johnny Horton, “North to Alaska”
What's left of Donald Trump's brain? There already were blank spaces where common knowledge should be, but yesterday's senior moment was a doozy. I get that he says dumb stuff…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Quick Note: Depending on how long today's Special Session runs (I'm thinkin' real long), I might miss a lot of it while I'm enmeshed in the blues-rock stylings of Joanne…
Joanne Shaw Taylor To Rock The Arden Shady Grove Tuesday
If you're a fan of Stevie Ray Vaughan or (my fave) Albert Collins, you won't want to miss her. She was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, and she's…
Song of the Day 8/11: David Bowie, “Starman”
As far as I'm concerned, time travel has been proved impossible. I base this on the simple premise that if it could happen, somebody would have come back in time…
DL Open Thread: Monday, August 11, 2025
They Kill Journalists, Don't They? By 'they', I mean the genocidal government of Israel and, yes, the journalists were targeted: A prominent Al Jazeera journalist who had previously been threatened…
Song of the Day 8/10: Lynn Anderson, “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona No, Trump never promised us a rose garden. But maybe there was a shred of hope his tiny mind wouldn’t land on something like paving…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: August 10, 2025
Fearful Flier? Captain Ron To The Rescue: Captain Ron (real name Ron Nielsen) is a 78-year-old former commercial pilot who teaches a free class for nervous fliers roughly once a…
Song of the Day 8/9: The Dillards, “Dooley”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The first time most people saw the Dillards, they were playing idiot hillbillies on “The Andy Griffith Show” who drifted lazily into town from their…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 9, 2025
ICE Barbie Slow-Walks FEMA Aid To North Carolina. Let's cut through the bullshit--it's because the state has a Democratic governor: The Department of Homeland Security is holding up more than…
Song of the Day 8/8: The Clash, “Police on My Back”
A song for the Democratic lawmakers who fled Texas for Illinois to prevent a mid-decade redraw of the state's congressional districts. Texas Sen. John Cornyn, in danger of losing a…