DL Open Thread: Thurs., Jan. 9, 2020
House To Vote On Limiting Trump's War Powers. Here is the legislation. Two Senate R's have already indicated they'll support such a resolution in the Senate. Let's see if any…
RBG Cancer Free – Coons still promises to give McConnell veto power over any Dem appointments
While it is good to hear that Ruth Bader Ginsberg has defeated cancer, she can’t live forever. Never forget that Coons has promised to work with the GOP to…
DL Open Thread: Weds., Jan. 8, 2020
State Auditor Delivers Half-Assed Report On Odyssey Charter. She's really terrible. Here's an excerpt for the subscription-challenged: According to the Department of Education, the report isn’t what the Charter School…
Linda Gray And Coby Owens Headed To Primary…
for City Council District 1. Linda Gray, who was appointed to serve out the term of Nnamdi Chukwuocha, had been going back-and-forth about whether she would file. Today, she filed. …
Comment Rescue: Boomer, for the love of God – wake up already
Where does this enduring fantasy that 10% of the electorate is a sober “center” that can be swayed over to the Dem side come from? It certainly doesn’t come from…
Comment Rescue: Great Employment Numbers: 44% of Fully Employed Make $18,000 a Year or Less
The "economy" is great! Beneath the rosy employment report lives a reality of low-paying part-time and temporary work with no benefits or security.
Song of the Day 1/7: The Turtles, “Eve of Destruction”
Though Barry McGuire's anguished version is the one that hit No. 1 on the charts, it was the Turtles who first recorded the song by P.F. Sloan ("Secret Agent Man")…
Spiros Mantzavinos To Challenge Anthony Delcollo
You will note the lack of an exclamation point at the end of the hed. That is on purpose. At the risk of seeming hypocritical (I've been screaming for someone…
Front Country Coming To Arden–Courtesy Of El Somnambulo…
...and the Arden Concert Gild. Who the bleep is Front Country, you might ask? Well, they won Best Band honors at both the RockyGrass and Telluride Bluegrass Festivals. Their lead…
DL Open Thread: Tues., Jan. 7, 2020
'Have Democrats Finally Found Their Own ALEC?': I tend to doubt it b/c progressives have the capacity to think for themselves, whereas right wingers, um, don't. Still, this is a…
Highlands Bunker – E48 – All I Said Was Vote
Network Delaware organizer Branden Fletcher joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about his work in the Rt 9 corridor, the shooting of Yahim Harris, and why it is important to elect Bernie Sanders president.
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DL Open Thread: Mon., Jan. 6, 2020
Wilmington's Only Rethug Councilman Target Of Sexual Harassment Suit. Granted, I'd feel a bit more comfortable with this had the complainant hired anybody but Theo Gregory to handle the suit,…
Song of the Day 1/6: Brian Wilson, “Love and Mercy”
Perhaps the most beautiful and poignant composition of Brian Wilson's late period was the lead single to his self-titled 1988 album, recorded near the end of his relationship with disgraced…