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DL Open Thread: Friday, January 3, 2025
Mike Johnson’s Day Of Reckoning. For all the breathless supposition, he’s gonna be reelected Speaker. There’s nobody else who could get the votes. Now, it may not be today, but it’ll happen. With his bid to keep his speakership on the line — despite support from President-elect Donald Trump — the Louisiana Republican is looking […]
Why Matt Meyer Vetoed The Impact Fees Increases, And How Councilmembers Feel About It
GUEST POST BY VAL GOULD: On December 10th, New Castle County Council passed Substitute 1 for Ordinance 24-008, which calls for an update to the county’s impact fees for the first time since 1999. On December 26th, outgoing County Executive Matt Meyer vetoed the bill, drawing criticism from some council members. Impact fees are charged […]
Song of the Day 1/2: Bartees Strange, “Sober”
This is for El Somnambulo, and anyone else on Day 2 of their Dry January. Bartees Strange is one of his faves. I’m sure he’s this song already – it’s been in heavy rotation on WXPN since it dropped in November, in advance of a new album, “Horror,” coming out next month – but it […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 2, 2025
Tesla Cybertruck Explodes Out Of Trump Vegas Hotel. That can’t be coincidence, can it? Signs point to ‘no’: A Tesla Cybertruck filled with large firework mortars and gas canisters exploded near the entrance of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning, killing the driver and injuring seven others, according to police. Just Your […]
Song of the Day 1/1: Ferko String Band, “Alabama Jubilee”
You probably don’t know the name of this tune, but if you’ve ever seen a commercial for Philadelphia’s Mummers Parade you’ve heard it. Ferko String Band sold 1 million copies when they released it as a single in 1955. It was an oldie even then. “Alabama Jubilee” was published in 1915, toward the end of […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Day 1 of our Dry January. Which will mostly be spent working off the effects of the three glasses of champagne we had last night. Wonder if my prose will become more lucid. I mean, it almost has to, doesn’t it? N’Awlins Mass Murder: At least 10 people have been killed and 30 injured after […]
Song of the Day 12/31: André Rieu, “Auld Lang Syne”
There is something about the tune we use for Robert Burns’ “Auld Lang Syne” that urges people to start singing. Listen to the start of this video of Dutch violinist and conductor André Rieu striking up the tune at a concert in Maastricht, the Netherlands. He doesn’t get to the end of the first line […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 31, 2024
While there are still great reporters plying their craft at legacy media outlets like the NYTimes and Washington Post, I find that the consistently-best outlets for the stories I like to cover and that our readers like to read are coming from non-corporate media. If you value their work as much as I do, you […]
2024: The Good. The Bad. The Ridiculous.
The Good: January 30: Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick Voids Elon Musk’s Tesla Compensation Package, Calls It ‘Unfathomable’. Feb. 13: Conviction Of Former State Auditor Kathy McGuiness Upheld. Mar. 12: Both bills protecting retired state workers from Carney’s attempts to dump them onto a Medicare Advantage plan pass the House unanimously. Apr. 25: Hospital Care Cost Review […]
Song of the Day 12/30: Lou Reed, “Dirty Blvd.”
Bleak times call for bleak songs. Lou Reed made this the centerpiece of his critically acclaimed 1989 LP “New York,” and it topped Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks. The blunt, caustic album clicked because it accurately reflected the mood of the country after nearly a decade of Republican rule. The song became […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, December 30, 2024
Why Jimmy Carter Lost In 1980: For Jimmy Carter, the 12 months that culminated in the 1980 general election were marked by economic turmoil, international humiliation and a political challenge from the most recognizable family name in the Democratic Party. Together, they would drive Carter from office, leaving a punctuation mark on his one-term presidency […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2024: The Top Ten!!
But first, let’s take a trip in the Not-So-Wayback Machine to revisit Tunes 50 through 11: ‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2024: #’s 50-41 ‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: #’s 40-31 ‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2024: #’s 30-21 ‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2024: #’s 20-11 And now, the Top 10! More chalk than usual. Don’t know if I’ve […]
Jimmy Carter Has Died
The Greatest Ex-President ever. His selflessness and compassion were inspirations to so many people: https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/12/29/jimmy-carter-president-dead/
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