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Song of the Day 3/20: Tom Waits, “Big in Japan”
Donald Trump considers himself a very funny guy. His rallies, back when he was capable of holding them, were long, boring exercises in his putative stand-up comedy. Many of his tasteless outbursts, like his mockery of reporter Serge Kovaleski’s congenital joint condition, are his attempts at so-called jokes. He was at it again Thursday, when […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 20, 2026
Wilmington Senior Center Closes. Won’t Say Why: Days after posting their March lunch menu onto social media, officials from the Wilmington Senior Center closed the doors of the 70-year-old facility. According to multiple sources, including residents and elected officials, the senior center’s abrupt closure is now sparking conversations in Delaware’s largest city about what led […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending March 19
“I would like to dedicate this next song to Dan Poliseno”: 1. Dan Poliseno: Filed March 9. Withdrew March 16. Meaning, as of now, Rep. Alonna Berry has no R opponent in RD 20. Unless you count the wife of Rethug Mark Schaeffer, who is running as a D, as a Republican. I do. 2. […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 19, 2026
Most of our coverage of SB 1 is over in the Open Thread. However, there’s one slight correction to Nick Stonesifer’s story here. The bill has not yet been sent to the floor. It has rather been reassigned to the Senate Finance Committee, which is comprised of the Senate members of the Joint Finance Committee. […]
Song of the Day 3/19: Prince, “Purple Rain”
Malign techbro Peter Thiel is a world-class loon, as he’s been demonstrating by trotting around the globe giving lectures on (checks notes)…the Antichrist. (View the photo above that linked article and tell me it’s not Niedermeyer.) As the New York Times summarized it, Mr. Thiel, an investor in artificial intelligence, says he is drawing on […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 19, 2026
Like commenter Paula (who really should be writing for us), I received the mailer from the Delaware Healthcare Association yesterday. Had I been inclined to oppose SB 1 before I received it, I would now lean in the opposite direction. The premise is absurd–a bunch of legislators got together and said ‘Let’s destroy the finest […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 18, 2026
I was pleasantly surprised to see that SB 239 (Hansen), which provides incentive for people and businesses to use solar energy, passed the Senate unanimously. No opposition from the Gas Guzzlers Caucus. Good. In the House, HB 278 (Spiegelman), which provides for more opportunities for hunters to ply their weapons, passed with only one no […]
Song of the Day 3/18: Gerry Rafferty, “Baker Street”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Mention Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street” to somebody and there’s good chance a saxophone solo starts playing in their head. The one Billboard called “the most recognizable sax riff in pop music history.” A lot of listeners think “Baker Street” was one of the best songs of the 1970s. The sales […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
I Told You From The Very Beginning That the Underwater City At Ft. DuPont Was A Scam. Here’s more proof: Land that was once publicly owned and later became the focus of plans for a private RV park within the state’s Fort DuPont redevelopment project could now be headed for a sheriff’s sale. In 2021, […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
I guess the big news this week will be the first hearing on SB 1 (Townsend), which seeks to contain excessive healthcare charges from Delaware’s hospitals. That hearing takes place tomorrow at 10 am in the Senate Chamber. The livestream link can be found here. The irony of Townsend, as sponsor, and ChristianaCare’s Ray Seigfried, […]
Song of the Day 3/17: Luke Kelly, “On Raglan Road”
This popular Irish ballad would not exist if a young Luke Kelly had not run into an aging Patrick Kavanaugh in the Dublin pub The Bailey one night in 1966. Kelly was the lead singer of the Dubliners, Kavanaugh a celebrated poet who 20 years before had penned a lament about an unrequited love. Kavanaugh […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
‘America Is No Longer A Democracy.’ Just thought you’d like to know: The US is no longer a democracy. One of the most credible global sources on the health of democratic nations now says this outright. The Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute at Gothenburg University reaches the alarming conclusion in its annual report, that the […]
Song of the Day 3/16: The Beatles, “Help!”
When he was younger, though not all that much younger than today, Donald Trump was adamant about not needing the help of any of America’s allies – you know, the ones the country has actual treaties with. Now those days are gone and he’s not so self-assured. Of course, Trump’s fragile ego won’t let him […]
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