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DL Open Thread: Friday, September 5, 2025

By El Somnambulo September 5, 20258 Comments

We're Officially At 'War' Now: Even weirder than you might think: President Trump will sign an executive order on Friday to give the Department of Defense a new name: the…

Mars Needs Electric Cars

By El Somnambulo September 4, 2025

Guest Post From Gary Mullinax, The Minister Of Culture When Elon Musk starts up his self-sustaining Martian colony — he will because he says he will — he can use…

Song of the Day 9/4: The Archies, “Sugar, Sugar”

By Alby September 4, 2025

Some great, classic songs by great, classic artists were released as singles in 1969. "Get Back" by the Beatles. "Honky Tonk Women" by the Stones. Sly's "Everyday People," Creedence's "Proud…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, September 4, 2025

By El Somnambulo September 4, 202512 Comments

Florida Chooses Disease. Perhaps it's just me, but killing off your citizens hardly seems the way to expand your electoral dominance. But who am I to judge?: Florida plans to…

Song of the Day 9/3: Ndlovu Youth Choir, “Bohemian Rhapsody”

By Alby September 3, 20253 Comments

Most people who've heard of the Ndlovu Youth Choir encountered them back in 2019, when they reached the final round of "America's Got Talent," despite hailing from Limpopo, South Africa.…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, September 3, 2025

By El Somnambulo September 3, 20252 Comments

It All Ends At The Supreme Court: A federal appeals court late Tuesday blocked President Trump from using an 18th-century wartime law to quickly deport a group of Venezuelans, rejecting…

Song of the Day 9/2: Bryan Ferry, “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”

By Alby September 2, 20253 Comments

Donald Trump has finally found a way to get people to stop talking about the Epstein Files: Let them think he's dying. His bruised hands and cankles and lack of…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025

By El Somnambulo September 2, 202510 Comments

Why Democrats Suck--Infinity Squared. While Democrats remain largely mute about the ongoing Fascist takeover of America, this terrifies them: Zohran Mamdani’s front-running campaign to lead the nation’s largest city is…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: August 2025

By El Somnambulo September 2, 20254 Comments

We arrived at a real good musical month in uncharacteristic fashion. Had some songs I liked, had about three borderline songs, and not all that many songs. Then, in the…

Song of the Day 9/1: Creedence Clearwater Revival, “The Working Man”

By Alby September 1, 20251 Comment

Happy Labor Day, I suppose, though I don't see much to celebrate under a president who makes Reagan seem like a friend of the working man. This song from the…

DL Open Thread: Monday, September 1, 2025

By El Somnambulo September 1, 202511 Comments

The Trump Gaza Riviera: Are all the Democrats OK with this? A postwar plan for Gaza circulating within the Trump administration, modeled on President Donald Trump’s vow to “take over”…

Song of the Day 8/31: Big Star, “Don’t Lie to Me”

By Alby August 31, 20259 Comments

Hey, Matt Meyer! This one's for you! One of the deep cuts from "#1 Record," the 1972 debut album by Big Star that's regarded as one of the founding documents…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: August 31, 2025

By El Somnambulo August 31, 20253 Comments

Life's Greatest (?) Mystery Solved. 10-pack hot dogs, 8-pack hot dog buns. Why?: Before about 1940, hot dogs were bought and sold from local butcher shops and were not packaged…