Archive for May, 2017

Open Thread for May 10, 2017

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A Story the Comey White Noise Blocked Out.  Grand Jury issues subpoenas to associates of Michael Flynn. Sessions Seeks to Bring Back Minimum Mandatories for Drug Offenses.  It already failed spectacularly once, why not bring it back? Plus, hey, we can get lots of blacks off the voter rolls. Chris Coons Reaches Across the Aisle…For […]

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 10, 2017

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The death penalty is likely to be restored in Delaware unless there is an effective groundswell of opposition, something that was sorely lacking as the House considered HB 125.  For the life of me, I can’t understand why the Delaware Chapter of the ACLU chose to sit this out.  There are a lot of our […]

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BREAKING: James Comey Fired

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Allegedly because he ‘misspoke’ when exaggerating the number of e-mails that were sent from Hillary Clinton to Anthony Weiner. Makes you wonder what happens to that FBI investigation into Trump-Russia ties/collusion, though…

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Open Thread for May 9, 2017

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TransPerfect’s Campaign Imperfect. Did any of you see that commercial sponsored by some PAC called something like Pro-Business Delaware? Basically the ad says that, thanks to the Court of Chancery’s decision in the TransPerfect case, a decision necessitated b/c the two key TransPerfect officials just couldn’t get along, Delaware will lose its pre-eminent status for […]

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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., May 9, 2017

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Tuesday’s Tale of Two Bills: Bringing back the death penalty in the House, and codifying the protections of Roe v. Wade in the Senate. The Extreme Crimes Prevention Act will, of course, prevent no such thing.  But it’s a great opportunity to satisfy the bloodlust of both legislators and Angry White Men as well.  Oh, […]

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Occasional Words from the Resistance

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…from the desk of R.E. Vanella.   “Tim, when they good low, we go high…   …yeah, aim for the face.”  — Tim Faust, Chapo Trap House I noticed a lot less traffic here in the last month to six weeks.  My wife and I did some traveling and when we returned I caught a […]

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Carper Announces – He is in for another 6 Years

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Carper Announces – He is in for another 6 Years

This is sad. Carper will not be beaten in a primary, and unless he pulls a Bill Roth and passes out while door knocking, he will be inflicting his third-way, corporatist bullshit on us while helping out Trump and the Republicans with bi-partsan cover for another 6 years, according to a “Join the 2017 Carper […]

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Open Thread For May 7, 2017

Filed in Delaware, National by on May 7, 2017 37 Comments

Will Rehoboth Dump Wastewater Into the Ocean? Maybe Yes, Maybe No.  Check out how Park Slope Kathy plants herself firmly on both side of the fence. ‘I voted for it, but…’. Trump’s Solution to Opioid Crisis: Gut the Drug Czar’s Office.  Some things I just cannot make up. At What Point Will Someone Do Something […]

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After screwing around, Dover picks police chief

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Via Delaware State News- DOVER — In a historic hiring, Deputy Chief Maj. Marvin Mailey was selected as the city’s first African-American police chief by unanimous vote on Thursday. All eight city council members approved of Mayor Robin R. Christiansen’s recommendation to become Dover’s 14th police chief. Chief Mailey, 50, topped a list of 34 […]

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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: April, 2017

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Stuff that broke through the white noise for me this month: Best Robyn Hitchcock song I’ve heard in years: Philly’s indy scene is amazing.  Love this song by Palm, a band I’d never heard of until last week.  Math rock meets Gentle Giant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZWwe5E1qDo

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Open Thread For May 5, 2017

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24 Vulnerable Rethugs Who Voted to Kill Obamacare. Take names. Make donations. Anti-Vaxers Cause Measles Outbreak.  Anti-science triumphs again. Internet Company Gives Hate Groups Names of Those Who Protest Them.  It’s one thing to house websites of hate groups.  It’s quite another to give them the names of those who write to protest them.  But […]

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The reality of what the GOP voted for

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The reality of what the GOP voted for

…doesn’t matter. The house Republicans could have voted for everyone in the country to get a service monkey. Who knows? Nobody has read the bill, but reality doesn’t matter. The bill hasn’t passed the Senate. That only matters to egg-heads and losers. Speaking of losers, people will lose their insurance and probably die, but before […]

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Delaware House Rushes to Restore Death Penalty

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Forget about a Post-Game/Pre-Game today. The only important story is that the Delaware House of Representatives, led by ex-cop Pete Schwartzkopf, will vote on restoring Delaware’s death penalty today.  It will almost certainly pass. You will recall that it was Schwartzkopf who delayed a vote on death penalty repeal for months before his police pals […]

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