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DL Open Thread Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023
Thom Hartmann warns that Trump is following the fascist playbook by goading his supporters to violence. And it wasn’t just WWII-era fascists – Orban is doing the same thing in Hungary today. Story after story tells us that Trump is winning the 2024 presidential race. What they don’t tell you: Those same polls show that […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2023: #’s 40-31
40. ‘You don’t like me then, you won’t like me now.’ 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31.
Announcing DL’s MVP’s Of 2023!!
As usual, there are more than ten on the list. While one of Jason’s preferred choices isn’t on the list, I’m pretty damn sure he’ll agree with our #1. 10. Reps. Osienski , Heffernan, and Sen. Paradee. While none of the three would be categorized as predictably progressive, each of the three passed signature bills […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023
Pope Francis, fresh off his controversial decision to allow the blessing of same-sex relationships, used his Christmas message to take aim at the weapons industry, which means he took aim squarely at the United States, arms merchant to the world, even if he didn’t say so directly. One Democratic congressman from North Jersey illustrates the […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2023: #’s 50-41
This could be the best list I’ve ever put together. Not b/c the tunes were necessarily better this year, but because I listened to the tunes without the videos, and wasn’t influenced by a great video perhaps elevating a not-so-great song onto the list. I started out with 118 songs before gradually whittling them down […]
Song of the Day 12/25: Top 10 Most-Viewed Christmas Songs of the Day
According to one of those sketchy “favorite (noun) of every state” lists, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the most popular Christmas song in Delaware. Well, maybe, but not here at Delaware Liberal. I’ve been running the 12 Days and Only 12 Days of Christmas Music for five years now, and […]
DL Open Thread Monday, Dec. 25, 2023
Digby, noting Trump’s claim to have won the war on Christmas, has an interesting story about the Nazis’ attempts to modify Christmas to their particular tastes. Let’s just say peace on Earth was not viewed as a priority. You know who wants a present from taxpayers? The owners of America’s professional sports teams, who are […]
Song of the Day 12/24: Bruce Cockburn, “Cry of a Tiny Babe”
Most retellings of the nativity understandably dwell on the spiritual aspects. Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn went in another direction. I wanted to put it into terms people can relate to now, because the story itself is so familiar, that its been reduced to traditional images that really work against our understanding of it as a […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 24, 2023
Cris Barrish Chronicles Horror Story Of A Serial Abuser. Despite having been repeatedly beaten and having the tip of her finger bitten off, his wife begs judge not to send him to jail: Police and prosecutors still have not solved the 2019 murder of former Delaware banking executive Benjamin Ledyard’s second wife, but on Friday, […]
Song of the Day 12/23: John Prine, “Christmas in Prison”
In the five years I’ve been writing the Song of the Day feature, nobody has compiled more page views than John Prine. Prine loved Christmas – he told Rolling Stone once that he used to keep a Christmas tree up all year – but when he finally released a Christmas album in 1993, it was […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., December 23, 2023
Wisconsin Supreme Court Restores Democracy, Overturns Blatantly-Gerrymandered Legislative Maps: MADISON – The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Republican-controlled state Legislature to draw new legislative boundaries ahead of the 2024 election, arguing their GOP advantage is unconstitutional — delivering a long-sought win for Democrats who have stayed deep in the Legislature’s minority for more […]
Song of the Day 12/22: The Beach Boys, “Alone on Christmas Day”
You’re probably familiar with “Little Saint Nick,” the Beach Boys’ tune about Santa’s new hot rod. Alternate transporation for Santa was a popular theme back in the ’50s and ’60s, when various songs placed Kris Kringle in airplanes, helicopters, rocket ships, UFOs – anything but that so-19th-century sleigh. It debuted in 1963, then appeared on […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Dec. 22, 2023
A Preview Of Our Holiday Programming: Dec. 26: DL’s MVP’s Of 2023 Dec. 26-30: ‘Bulo’s 50 Fave Tunes Of The Year. 10 each day. Dec. 31: 2023: The Good, The Bad, The Ridiculous. The only look-back on the year in Delaware you will ever need that you’ll want to read. It’s epic(ally long), or will […]
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