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Whoa! Looks Like Susan Collins Is Toast

By El Somnambulo September 22, 20261 Comment

Don't think her campaign spokespersons can bullshit their way our of this one. A bombshell report from Pro Publica: In the final weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen.…

Song of the Day 9/22: Tony Joe White, “No News Is Good News”

By Alby September 22, 2026No Comments

Trump has kicked himself in his ample ass yet again. After he banned CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House, ABC, NBC, CBS and even Fox News announced…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, September 22, 2026

By El Somnambulo September 22, 2026No Comments

Absentee Voting Decision Finally Final. I gotta ask, WTF is Steven Washington involved in his lawsuit? Asked and answered--he doesn't have anything better to do: The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed…

Song of the Day 9/21: Duncan Sheik, “White Limousine”

By Alby September 21, 20264 Comments

Duncan Sheik's death last week at age 56 had a lot of Gen Xers recalling the halcyon days of 1996, when the economy was good, we weren't mired in wars…

DL Open Thread: Monday, September 21, 2026

By El Somnambulo September 21, 2026No Comments

A Good Program--The General Assembly Can Make It Better: Janine, a Wilmington resident, was on the brink of homelessness when a first-of-its-kind state program prevented her from losing her housing.…

Song of the Day 9/20: Pentangle, “Sally Go ’Round the Roses”

By Alby September 20, 2026No Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona “Sally Go ’Round the Roses” might be the weirdest song ever to make the Billboard Top 10, not counting the deliberately gimmicky ones. It’s a…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: September 20, 2026

By El Somnambulo September 20, 2026No Comments

How To Make A Documentary About 'The History Of Concrete': As mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani has frequently demonstrated impressive media savvy, but arguably nothing has proved his…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 19, 2026

By El Somnambulo September 19, 20261 Comment

Spadola Officially A Member Of Wilmington City Council. Ending a waste of time and money on a pointless court challenge: Wilmington City Councilman James Spadola will keep his seat after…

Why All Those Who Lost To Progressive Challengers Sucked

By El Somnambulo September 18, 202616 Comments

This post is by request from our DL Founder Jason 330. He wrote me asking that I write this because: 'Can you post a list of incumbent Democratic losers on…

Song of the Day 9/18: Earle Hagen, “The Andy Griffith Theme (The Fishin’ Hole)”

By Alby September 18, 2026No Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona When producer Sheldon Leonard was making "The Andy Griffith Show,“ he didn’t want to use the typical generic production music. He wanted a theme song…

DL Open Thread: Friday, September 18, 2026

By El Somnambulo September 18, 20263 Comments

Rethug Congressional Candidate Is A Piece O' Shit: A forum designed to be the first opportunity for candidates for Delaware's statewide offices in the general election season took a nasty…

Song of the Day 9/17: Nick Lowe and Rockpile, “Cracking Up”

By Alby September 17, 20261 Comment

Is Donald Trump more unhinged than usual lately? It's a hard theory to prove, given how unhinged he's been for years, but the lunatic pronouncements seem to be coming at…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, September 17, 2026

By El Somnambulo September 17, 20264 Comments

While it won't be official until tomorrow, Jason Hoover is the winner in his County Council race. Big changes coming there. Which sorta reminds me--Did anyone endorse as many losers…