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Song of the Day 8/12: Pat Benatar, “You Better Run”

By Alby August 12, 2026No Comments

Donald Trump's escape from Turkey via a catering cart has already become the stuff of legend, and not in a good way. While journalists fume about being used as decoys,…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, August 12, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 12, 20262 Comments

Delaware Task Force--No Nukes--For Now: A group of stakeholders have decided, after months of deliberation, that small modular nuclear reactors — recently touted as a possible solution to Delaware’s growing…

Dwayne Bensing Explains Why I Support Dwayne Bensing

By El Somnambulo August 11, 20261 Comment

His interview on WDEL. Listen to his answers unfiltered: https://www.wdel.com/news/electionwatch-delaware-attorney-general-candidate-dwayne-bensing/article_ff39d259-7cf6-4876-9563-da3295a23a2b.html#/questions Gotta say, also great questions from Peter MacArthur.

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, August 11, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 11, 202611 Comments

Let's start with a couple of political 'while I'm thinking about its': What's wrong with Claire Snyder-Hall? Why in the world is she supporting Mark Schaeffer's wife in a primary…

Song of the Day 8/11: The Cowsills, “Hair”

By Alby August 11, 2026No Comments

Donald Trump is physically decomposing. He's so decrepit he can barely move from one golf cart to another, making his latest club championship a true work of art – the…

Song of the Day 8/10: Plas Johnson/Henry Mancini, “The Pink Panther Theme”

By Alby August 10, 2026No Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Solos by even the most famous jazz musicians rarely get a huge national audience and become part of America's aural landscape. But that happened with…

DL Open Thread: Monday, August 10, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 10, 20266 Comments

Chris Coons Is The Absolute Dirt-Worst: Sen. Chris Coons (D) and three other senators have introduced legislation that would create new federal charges for people who intentionally target law enforcement…

Song of the Day 8/9: The Polyphonic Spree, “Light and Day/Reach for the Sun”

By Alby August 9, 2026No Comments

One of the foulest MAGAts in Congress, Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee, lost his primary last week. His victorious opponent, dairy farmer Charlie Hatcher, is also a pro-Trump conservative, though…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: August 9, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 9, 20262 Comments

Ventriloquism For--Dummies. A guy in Maine makes it possible: In the backroom of a small, cluttered workshop in Portland, Maine, a figure lies facedown on a table. Its head has…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 8, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 8, 20265 Comments

Wilmington Ditches Flock Cameras. This should be done statewide. As the debate over Flock cameras grows across the country, some officials in the Philadelphia region are taking action. Wilmington City…

Song of the Day 8/7: The Dells, “There Is”

By Alby August 7, 2026No Comments

Even with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's fondness for '50s vocal groups, it's rather surprising the Dells made it in. Formed as a doo-wop group by high school…

DL Open Thread: Friday, August 7, 2026

By El Somnambulo August 7, 20262 Comments

Wilmington City Council Members No-Show Meeting To Keep Water Running For Households 'Having a Person With a Disability, Children Under 5, or the Elderly': Just 5 of the 13 Wilmington…

Oops, They Did It Again. Delaware Democratic Party Still Sucks

By El Somnambulo August 6, 20268 Comments

They never learn: Last night, the Delaware Democratic Party's State Executive Committee met and made its endorsements for the statewide primary ballot. The Party is united behind a slate that…