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Song of the Day 6/7: Rilo Kiley, “Breakin’ Up”

By Alby June 7, 20251 Comment

The media is intent on milking this Trump-Musk feud for all it's worth – schadenfreude might bring in as many clicks as rage does, or at least they hope so.…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 7, 2025

By El Somnambulo June 7, 20255 Comments

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Returned To The US. Putting the lie to this. And this. Let me just say this--On a day when convicted Proud Boys file suit against the Department…

Song of the Day 6/6: Neil Sedaka, “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do”

By Alby June 6, 20251 Comment

I'm not convinced it's permanent, but the Trump-Musk breakup looks real – it's apparently costing both of them money, and I can't imagine they'd take kayfabe that far. I can…

DL Open Thread: Friday, June 6, 2025

By El Somnambulo June 6, 20259 Comments

We start, of course, with a Book Report. With a shout-out to Jill, who hated Gillian Flynn's 'Gone Girl'. Jill recommended 'Long Bright River' by Liz Moore. So, I checked it out of the…

Song of the Day 6/5: Heart, “Barracuda”

By Alby June 5, 2025

Lots of rock musicians have careers that read like soap operas, but few bands have had more bad luck than Heart. Ann and Nancy Wilson had to overcome industry misogyny,…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 5, 2025

By El Somnambulo June 5, 202518 Comments

Judge James E. Boasberg Is My New Hero: A federal judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to take steps toward giving nearly 140 Venezuelan immigrants who were…

How Are We Coming With That ‘Transparency Agenda’?

By El Somnambulo June 5, 2025

How Are We Coming With That Transparency Agenda? Yeah, yeah, I'm quoted in the article, but that's not the point. While there's certainly been progress, especially with the imminent passage…

Ladeez And Gentlemen: YOUR FY 2026 State Budget

By El Somnambulo June 4, 20255 Comments

The Joint Finance Committee concluded their mark-up two days early, setting off the annual round of self-congratulations: Following this week’s budget markup hearings of the Joint Finance Committee, House Speaker Melissa…

Song of the Day 6/4: The Edgar Winter Group, “Frankenstein”

By Alby June 4, 20251 Comment

Among the credits I left out of Rick Derringer's CV the other day was his production of this 1973 No. 1 hit for the Edgar Winter Group, one of the…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, June 4, 2025

By El Somnambulo June 4, 202510 Comments

Oh, Just Shut Up. Some House Rethugs 'Regret' Voting For Big Beautiful Boondoggle: It turns out that the sprawling legislation to advance tax and spending cuts and to cement much…

Song of the Day 6/3: Marcus Hummon, “Rosanna”

By Alby June 3, 2025

I notice that when politicians and pundits talk about immigration, it's usually as an abstract concept – immigration, as opposed to immigrants. That makes it much easier to ignore the…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

By El Somnambulo June 3, 202513 Comments

Kevin Caneco Goes After Do-Nothing DNREC. Good. From his press release: Wilmington, DE - Despite recent statements made by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) understating…

Song of the Day 6/2: Rick Derringer, “Real American”

By Alby June 2, 20253 Comments

When he died last week at age 77, the obituaries for Rick Derringer all mentioned the two songs he was best known for: "Hang On Sloopy," a No. 1 hit…