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DL Open Thread: Monday, March 3, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 3, 202516 Comments

Canceled my Delaware Online subscription, divvied up the monthly cost, and started sending it monthly to Friendship House and Ministry of Caring. My wife's idea, and a great one. Tried…

Song of the Day 3/2: Rhiannon Giddens and the Resistance Revival Chorus, “All You Fascists Bound to Lose”

By Alby March 2, 20251 Comment

Rhiannon Giddens was scheduled to play the Kennedy Center in May, but instead she's become the latest performer to tell the Trump-controlled venue to shove it up their ass. Not…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 2, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 2, 20251 Comment

I'm BACK, be-yotches! Ya miss me? Big props to Al, Our Man In France, for keepin' youse guys in line during my absence. I'm glad I did Spring Training--once. Especially…

DL Open Thread Saturday, March 1, 2024

By Alby March 1, 20256 Comments

Elect a professional-wrestling president, you get professional-wrestling kayfabe. Everyone knew the moment Trump was elected that the U.S. would abandon Ukraine. Everything else is Trump's reality show. Historian Timothy Snyder's…

DL Open Thread Friday, Feb. 28, 2024

By Alby February 28, 20257 Comments

In case you hadn't heard, you're supposed to refrain from buying anything today, which supposedly will teach Corporate America a lesson. It's a nice thought, but I don't think a…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: February 2025

By El Somnambulo February 28, 20253 Comments

Prepared this before my trip to Phillies' Spring Training. Some late additions turned this into an incredible musical month. About as diverse as it gets, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IENkqTXtyQc OK, just gotta…

Song of the Day 2/27: Neil Diamond, “America”

By Alby February 27, 2025

I wanted to get this one on the record before the Trusk Administration fuckwads ban it. Don't laugh – Clear Channel, now iHeart Radio, banned its stations from playing it…

DL Open Thread Thursday, Feb. 27, 2024

By Alby February 27, 20257 Comments

Progressive politicians' Sisyphean struggle to increase Delaware's tax rate on high earners has resumed. Spotlight Delaware runs down the proposal in Sean Lynn's bill: Income above $250,000 would be taxed…

Oscar the Obscure

By Alby February 26, 20254 Comments

Guest post by Gary Mullinax Which of these movies have you seen? “Anora,” “I’m Still Here,” “Emilia Perez," “Conclave,” “Nickel Boys,” “The Substance.” None, I’m guessing. But they’re all nominated…

Song of the Day 2/26: Father John Misty, “I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All”

By Alby February 26, 2025

Ever since it was released last summer, I've heard this song a lot on WXPN, a radio station Father John Misty has an interesting history with. Misty, whose real name…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2024

By Alby February 26, 202512 Comments

Every member of the House GOP folded and voted for Trump's More Money for Billionaires budget. Every one of them should be forced to answer the question, "Why do billionaires…

Song of the Day 2/25: Roberta Flack, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”

By Alby February 25, 20252 Comments

The popular memory of Roberta Flack, who died yesterday at 88, boils down to two songs, this one and "Killing Me Softly," and no wonder – they won the Grammy…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2024

By Alby February 25, 202513 Comments

I realize it's not popular, because everyone who's not a MAGAt seems to think the proper response to this American idiocy is to declare that we're doomed, but there are…