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Song of the Day 7/30: Noah Kahan, “American Cars”

By Alby July 30, 2026No Comments

Donald Trump finally got me to listen to Noah Kahan. The singer-songwriter from Vermont has steadily increased his audience since his first release in 2019, to the point that his…

Delaware’s 2026 Political Primaries: A Grab-Bag O’ Races

By El Somnambulo July 30, 20261 Comment

We haven't reached the 'Most Intriguing Primaries' stage yet. But I find these races to be more or less interesting. Anti-labor forces target two D's. Yep, they're associated with Associated…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 30, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 30, 20261 Comment

'Get The Flock Out'--AI Cameras Watching You 24/7: When you’re driving on roads in Delaware, there’s a decent chance a pole-mounted camera is snapping photos of your car and zeroing…

Song of the Day 7/29: Lonnie Donnegan, “Rock Island Line”

By Alby July 29, 20262 Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona A teenage John Lennon used to keep his ears glued to the BBC waiting, like thousands of other British teens, for a skiffle tune called…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, July 29, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 29, 20261 Comment

Incyte Insight: Delaware Claws Back Some $$'s: Months after local pharmaceutical giant Incyte abandoned plans to move its headquarters to Wilmington, state officials reallocated millions of grant dollars from the…

Song of the Day 7/28: The Rev. Horton Heat, “Bales of Cocaine”

By Alby July 28, 2026No Comments

Here's a surprise: It turns out that ending the drug trade by blowing up individual boats that might be carrying cocaine is about as effective as eliminating malaria by swatting…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 28, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 28, 2026No Comments

Suxco Tries To Save Its Few Remaining Trees. Decades too late: After losing thousands of acres of forestland in recent decades, Sussex County is considering new rules to require builders…

Delaware’s 2026 Political Primaries. Part 1: Those I Couldn’t Care Less About

By El Somnambulo July 27, 202614 Comments

First, here from the Delaware Department of Elections is the complete slate of primary races. US Senate Democratic Primary: Once the nascent and short-lived campaign of Chris Beardsley crashed and…

Song of the Day 7/27: Weird Al Yankovic, “Amish Paradise”

By Alby July 27, 2026No Comments

H/t Jonathan Tate. Delaware has joined 44 other states with reported cases of measles, a disease that had been eradicated in the U.S. in 2000. The state health department has…

DL Open Thread: Monday, July 27, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 27, 20262 Comments

Maravelias, Building Trades, Lash Out At House Democrats: Hope turned to shock and anger on July 1, as Delaware labor leaders, who believed they were on the cusp of passing…

Song of the Day 7/26: Jackson Browne, “Running on Empty”

By Alby July 26, 2026No Comments

Yet again, Donald Trump has backed away from yet another threat to bomb Iran even more than before, but this time there's a practical reason: Defense contractors can't build the…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: July 26, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 26, 2026No Comments

Franchises Will Disenfranchise You: Carola Hagenau of Castle Rock, Colorado, was out of work but not out of hope. Her corporate employer eliminated her job during the COVID pandemic and…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 25, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 25, 20263 Comments

Had to laugh at the latest mailer that Musk's corporate lawyers sent out on behalf of Dan Cruce: "Showing Up For Wilmington When It Matters". I take that to mean…