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Song of the Day 7/24: Randy Newman, “Sail Away”
For 200 years now some people have maintained that slavery was a benefit to the enslaved – “They were better off than they were in Africa” goes the refrain. In Florida, that’s now official history. Under the state’s new educational standards, students will be taught that slavery benefitted the enslaved. Abraham Lincoln had the proper […]
Chris Coons Viewed as Weak Link as Biden Tries to Keep Senate Dems Unified on Tommy Tuberville
President Biden announced more military nominees as Sen. Tuberville digs in on blocking them. And yet, while the president called the Alabama Republican’s hold on promotions and nominations “dangerous,” and asked the Senate to quickly confirm the nominees, it is a Democrat that wants to cave to Tuberville’s hostage taking – Chris Coons. According to […]
DL Open Thread Monday July 24 2023
A home invasion is the ultimate wet dream of your average MAGA gun nut. Just listen to how that traumatic experience turned Claudia Trupp into a defense attorney, and campaigner for the innocence project. E252 – Innocence Project (w/Claudia Trupp) Innocence Project Delaware Executive Director Claudia Trupp joins Rob in the bunker to talk about […]
Song of the Day 7/23: Steely Dan, “Bad Sneakers”
Let’s play “What’s Fox News freaking out about today?” If you guessed “Joe Biden wearing sneakers,” you’re our winner! Yes, according to one on-air imbecile, it’s akin to “wearing a Speedo and flipflops to a funeral.” Really? Seriously? Because I see old guys in Skechers every day, and I’ve never seen anyone in a Speedo […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 23, 2023
The ‘Kansas Two-Step’: Classic cop tactic no doubt employed all the time here in Delaware: Kansas trooper Brandon McMillan pulled Bosire over for driving seven miles per hour over the speed limit, according to court documents. The trooper did not issue a speeding ticket, but he suspected Bosire, who is Black, was trafficking drugs from […]
I saw the Barbie movie….and I loved it!
If you know and like movies by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird, Little Women), you know what you are getting into. You’ll see women pulled in every direction all at once. You’ll see the unremitting gaslighting that the patriarchy puts women through on a daily basis. You’ll see douche bros being douche bros. But you’ll also […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 22, 2023
‘Bama Rethugs Defy Supreme Court. Refuse to create court-mandated second Black Congressional district: Republicans, long resistant to creating a second Democratic-leaning district, proposed a map that would increase the percentage of Black voters in the 2nd Congressional District from about 30% to nearly 42.5%, wagering that would satisfy the court — or that the state […]
If DeSantis peddles is Pelaton bike of bile really hard, he is sure to catch Trump
Ron DeSantis Threatens Bud Light’s Parent Company With Legal Action DeSantis’ appearance on Jesse Watters Primetime coincided with a letter written by the 2024 presidential candidate, obtained by CNN, that suggests AB InBev “breached legal duties owed to its shareholders” by becoming involved with “radical social ideologies.” Bud Light used transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney to help market […]
Song of the Day 7/21: Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”
He was born Anthony Benedetto, but Bob Hope told him that was too long to fit on a marquee and renamed him Tony Bennett. In his 96 years he was known and befriended by a century’s worth of notable musicians and show-biz figures, from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga. He died Friday, several years after […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 21, 2023
BREAKING: Trump Judge Sets Classified Docs Trial For May Of 2024. Don’t think Trump will like this…even though it’s depleting his war chest: Any distinction between the former president’s White House bid and his criminal defense is vanishing as the charges against him mount. Fighting those prosecutions is increasingly dominating his time, resources and messaging, […]
What the actual fuck?
Ben Collins @oneunderscore__ Probably not great news that Donald Trump is putting horrifying supervillain stuff like this on his TruthSocial account now. Probably not great news that Donald Trump is putting horrifying supervillain stuff like this on his TruthSocial account now. pic.twitter.com/ElqmEZt55D — Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) July 20, 2023
Song of the Day 7/20: Chuck Berry, “My Ding-a-Ling”
Marjorie Taylor Greene, demonstrating the keen judgment she’s known for, used the occasion of a congressional hearing to show nude pictures of Hunter Biden to the public. The collective reaction has been what texters express as “SMH.” She’s apparently unaware that those texters, and everyone else under the age of 40, routinely send such photos […]
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