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Song of the Day 3/24: Jefferson Airplane, “It’s No Secret”
The second Trump administration is incompetents all the way down. The latest example: National Security Adviser Michael Waltz added Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to a group chat on Signal. Goldberg initially thought it might be part of a foreign disinformation campaign, but soon realized it was the real thing, revealing details of the U.S. attack […]
The FIRST Delaware Occasional Political (Non-)Weekly Of The 2026 Cycle: Nov. 2024 to March 23, 2025
Presented to you, for now, whenever the occasion warrants it. I think you’ll agree that that time is now. Let me start with a message to D challengers who intend to use your opponents’ fealty to Elon Musk against them, as you should. I assume you are all humane people, you recognize that even the […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, March 24, 2025
Yes, Trump Is Serious About Greenland: Relations between Greenland and the United States sank further on Sunday as the Greenlandic prime minister erupted over what he called a “highly aggressive” delegation of senior officials the Trump administration said it would send to the island this week. Usha Vance, the second lady, and Michael Waltz, the […]
Song of the Day 3/23: Bob Dylan, “Everything Is Broken”
Yet another song from a generation ago that fits the current moment all too well. From the 1989 album “Oh Mercy,” viewed at the time as a comeback for Dylan from a decade of subpar efforts, including his trio of Christian albums and the overproduced “Infidels.” The LP was recorded in New Orleans with producer […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 23, 2025
How Scammers Ply Their Trade. Quite the fascinating report: The F.B.I., China’s Ministry of Public Security, Interpol and others have tried to combat scammers, who often lurk on social media and dating apps, luring people into bogus financial schemes or other ruses. Telecom companies have blocked numbers. Banks have issued repeated warnings. Yet the industry […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 22, 2025
Extortionist-In-Chief. Look who caved today: Columbia University has yielded to a series of changes demanded by the Trump administration as a pre-condition for restoring $400m in federal funding the government pulled this month amid allegations that the school tolerated antisemitism on campus. The university released a memo outlining its agreement with Donald Trump’s administration hours […]
Song of the Day 3/21: Funkadelic, “Super Stupid”
An acid-funk theme song for the MAGAverse, courtesy of George Clinton. From Funkadelic’s seminal “Maggot Brain” LP of 1971, with Eddie Hazel on lead guitar. Audioslave, the supergroup of Chris Cornell and three members of Rage Against the Machine, covered the tune in 2003, with Tom Morello on lead guitar.
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 21, 2025
Ready, Fire, Aim: What, Exactly, Does Matt Meyer Stand For, And Why Does His Staff Keep Saying Stoopid Things? To (half-) wit: In a written statement, Mila Myles, a spokesperson for Meyer, said the governor will be “hands-on, meeting with everyone and taking action so that Delaware continues to be the global leader.” She also defended […]
Delaware’s Legislators Of The Week: March 18-20
Four legislators deserved mention for their work this week. We’ll list the Honorable Mentions alphabetically: Sen. Stephanie Hansen: Successfully shepherded a package of bills through the Senate designed to provide relief for rate payers. Her expertise in this particular policy area played a key role in developing the bills. Sen. Marie Pinkney: I wish more legislators had […]
Song of the Day 3/20: Steely Dan, “The Second Arrangement”
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, initially the leaders and eventually the only two permanent members of Steely Dan, were rather obsessive. Known for fussing endlessly over their recordings, they stopped touring in 1974, after their third album, to concentrate on chasing studio perfection. And it was perfection they sought, to the point of having players […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Let’s address the two big issues that surfaced yesterday. The Musk-Pass corporate law bill made it through the House Judiciary Committee yesterday. As Xerxes Wilson pointed out in this comprehensive piece, Wednesday’s three-hour hearing in the House Judiciary Committee was the first time full-throated opposition was raised in Legislative Hall. Dozens of attorneys, as well […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Tesla Assets ‘Appear To Have Gone Astray’. To the tune of $1.4 billion: Tesla’s (TSLA) accounting practices are raising red flags as a new report from the Financial Times shows that $1.4 billion is missing. Many Tesla shorts and detractors have questioned Tesla’s accounting for years, but they have never gained much traction – until […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
So much to unpack from yesterday’s passage of HB 140 (Morrison), the ‘end of life options’ bill. I had predicted somewhere around 25 votes for passage yesterday. Instead, the bill passed with the bare majority of 21 votes. Why? Because the entire Wilmington delegation and Rep. Deb Heffernan, all of whom were absent for the […]
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