DL Open Thread: Friday, November 20, 2020
Trump's Attempts To Overturn Election Are Unprecedented. As far from normal as imaginable. Is Trump Hiding Under The Covers? Likely skipping the G-20 summit, can't even face his sycophants at…
Trump’s Plan is to Hopelessly Hobble Biden’s Presidency – Biden’s Plan is to Allow it.
Trump isn't trying to stay in office, he is trying to insulate himself and extend his presidential immunity beyond his Presidency. To accomplish this he needs to make Biden an…
Song of the Day 11/19: AC/DC, “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”
Theme song for Trump's legal team, though I'm skeptical about the "done dirt cheap" part. Of course, they're cheap from Trump's standpoint -- he'll just stiff them. AC/DC didn't break…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 19, 2020
Tyson Food Managers Had 'Winner-Take-All' Bet On How Many Workers Would Get Covid. Hey, why should there be limits on management exploitation of workers? Waterloo, Iowa. Trump Policies In One…
UD Spring Enrollment Crashing?
I heard that a very small number of students are enrolled for classes at the University of Delaware for the Spring semester. Typical enrollment is around 19,000 students. The number…
Song of the Day 11/18: King Luan, “There Are No Gnomes in Sweden”
I don't watch much TV except for my exposure when my wife does -- I call it eaveswatching, because I'm usually just listening while I'm doing something else -- so…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Trump Fires DHS Official For Telling The Truth. If you're paying close attention, he really WAS trying to engineer a coup. Might've worked, too, if the election was a little…
The Extraordinary Promise Of A Progressive Delaware State Senate
We have never seen this before in Dover. Not ever. Yes, we have had progressive legislators in the Delaware General Assembly, but they have consistently faced uphill battles against the…
Who Were Delaware’s 2020 MVP’s (Most Valuable To The Progressive Cause)?
This was the best year for progressives in Delaware ever. You all saw it, you all took part in it, you all basked in the success. Meaning, it is now…
Biden will be repaid with mountains of scorn
Great plan Joe. It has 0.0% chance of working, but whatevs. #Bygones.
Song of the Day 11/17: James Gang, “Walk Away”
People think of the James Gang as Joe Walsh's old band from Cleveland, but despite fronting the power trio and doing most of the songwriting during its 1968-71 heyday, Walsh…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Stoopid Rethug Governor Finally Issues Mask Mandate. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds joins North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum in finally facing reality. Months, and many deaths, too late. BTW, North Dakota…
Coons Super-Bipartisanship Strikes Out Again
The GSA reports directly to congress and works for the people of the United States of America. Congress has enormous influence in every federal agency including the GSA.
And yet - in spite of his best efforts to leverage his super-bipartisan powers & friendships - Coons can't get A SINGLE FUCKING REPUBLICAN to join him in putting pressure on the General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy to sign off on the transition.
Fucking useless, Coons. USELESS!