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Song of the Day 4/15: Johnny Paycheck, “Me and the I.R.S.”

By Alby April 15, 20251 Comment

It's too bad Johnny Paycheck didn't live long enough to see what Trump and Musk have done to the Internal Revenue Service: A projected $500 billion will go uncollected because…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 15, 20251 Comment

Trump To Supreme Court: "Fuck You": It defies a Supreme Court ruling, flouts a lower court ruling, and undermines the basic principle that the government must provide due process before…

Delaware’s Local School Board Elections: Who Ya Got?

By El Somnambulo April 14, 202511 Comments

On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, local school boards throughout the state will elect board members. If you reside in one of the districts that has contests, you are eligible to…

Song of the Day 4/14: Chicago, “An Hour in the Shower”

By Alby April 14, 2025

You probably didn't notice this last week, what with the destruction of the world economy and all, but Donald Trump renewed his war on water efficiency standards. He took time…

DL Open Thread: Monday, April 14, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 14, 202510 Comments

MAGAt Torches Pa. Governor's Mansion With Governor And His Family In It. No, he wasn't a Palestinian sympathizer: The man arrested on suspicion of setting fire to Democratic Pennsylvania Governor…

Song of the Day 4/13: Kraftwerk, “Computer Love”

By Alby April 13, 2025

OK, from now on the tariff on Chinese goods is ... eleventy jillion percent! Oh, wait, hold on a sec ... um, except for smartphones and computers and stuff like…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, April 13, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 13, 2025

Gonna start with a story with no political implications, just because I found it fascinating: Colts veteran offensive tackle Braden Smith missed the final five games of last season because…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, April 12, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 12, 202515 Comments

A White Aryan Nation? That's Us! History being rewritten daily. Most of it by Elon Musk. For example: DOGE Now Controls Federal Grants: U.S. DOGE Service employees have inserted themselves into…

Song of the Day 4/11: T’Pau, “China in Your Hand”

By Alby April 11, 2025

Master negotiator Donald Trump claims he lured China into this trade war, which I suppose makes him a master baiter, and I'm not above pointing it out. He thinks he's…

DL Open Thread: Friday, April 11, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 11, 20252 Comments

Supreme Court Gets One Right. Sort-of: The Supreme Court on Thursday instructed the government to take steps to return a Salvadoran migrant it had wrongly deported to a notorious prison…

Song of the Day 4/10: 10cc, “The Wall Street Shuffle”

By Alby April 10, 2025

Credit where it's due: Turns out that all sorts of scandals pale to insignificance when you threaten to destroy the global economy, and if you time everything right there's money…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, April 10, 2025

By El Somnambulo April 10, 20257 Comments

A slow week meanders to an end. Only item of note from yesterday was the release of HB 140 (Morrison) from the Senate Executive Committee. This likely sets up a…

Where Are All Of Trump’s Faves?

By El Somnambulo April 10, 2025

Guest Post By Minister Of Culture Gary Mullinax: Where’s Kid Rock? Or Lee Greenwood. Or Toby Keith. Maybe they’re hanging out at the YMCA with the Village People. One thing’s…