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June 25 Open Thread: I Say, My Good Man, Jailing Babies Seems Not Quite Cricket

By Alby June 25, 201814 Comments

The headline is my crack at showing the proper level of civility apparently required when pointing out to certain of our fellow citizens that they are monsters -- a notion…

Song Of The Day: June 25, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 25, 2018

It's double entendre week here at DL. Got some great ones picked out. But feel free to share yours. Here's a song that's no doubt about cows and butter:

A song for the Trumpers in your life

By jason330 June 24, 20183 Comments

https://youtu.be/2rGypxyL-h0 I heard this at Eschaton, and had to share it here.

June 24 Open Thread: No Dinner For Sarah

By Alby June 24, 20184 Comments

Most people prefer simple narratives to complex ones, which is why Nicholas Sparks sells a lot more novels than, say, David Foster Wallace. It's also why, amid the falling debris…

Dear Media Concern Trolls,

By jason330 June 24, 201814 Comments

Go fuck yourselves. Your whole sham pundit career is built on telling Democrats what they shouldn't do, how they shouldn't react, because it will "help" Republicans. Have you ever listened…

Song Of The Day: June 24, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 24, 2018

The last song that Gram Parsons wrote and recorded before his death. To call it prescient would be an understatement:

June 23 Open Thread: The Cruelty Is Politically Motivated

By Alby June 23, 20189 Comments

Anyone who thinks the controversy over Trump's immigration policies will cost Republicans bigly in November had better sober up. The issue is doing exactly what Trump wants -- firing up…

Song Of The Day: June 23, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 23, 2018

From a Gram Parsons tribute album. Whiskeytown was a great roots group that featured Ryan Adams before he was Ryan Adams:

June 22 Open Thread: Do U Care? Well, Do U, Punk?

By Alby June 22, 201827 Comments

I have never for a moment thought that Melania Trump cared -- her resting face says "bored rich model" better than words ever could -- so I can only begin…

Song Of The Day: June 22, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 22, 20181 Comment

From Gram Parsons' first album, GP, from 1973. Nobody had really heard of Emmylou Harris before this. Together, they performed some of the greatest duets in the history of 'cosmic…

Delaware Political Weekly: June 15-21, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 22, 201816 Comments

1. Will Wilmington House Delegation Suck Even More Next Year? All signs point to yes. Rep. J. J. Johnson, who doesn't live in Wilmington, but represents a small portion of…

June 21 Open Thread: Trump Head-Fake Fools Nobody

By Alby June 21, 201818 Comments

The family separation controversy cooled off for a few hours yesterday as Trump promised to sign an executive order ending the practice. What he did instead was declare we would…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: June 21, 2018

By El Somnambulo June 21, 20183 Comments

A mixed bag yesterday. The good? State employees will now be entitled to 12 weeks of family leave for the birth or adoption of a child. The neutral? The Budget…