Archive for January, 2023
DL Open Thread Tuesday January 24 2023
Carper said that introducing a DC statehood bill reminded him of when he introduced the Hawaii, Alaska and Arizona statehood bills.
Delaware Democrat introducing DC statehood bill in Senate
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) on Monday announced he’s reintroducing a bill to grant statehood to the nation’s capital.
“The rumors are true! I’m introducing the #DCStatehood bill in the Senate this week,” Carper wrote on Twitter.
Carper has led previous efforts to get the bill through in the Senate in partnership with the District of Columbia’s nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House, Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), whose name on Twitter is Eleanor “#DCStatehood” Holmes Norton.
Dewey Beach is in the market for a new town slogan
So far the leading candidates are:
“Highest rate of pedestrian fatalities in the state!”
“If you lived here, you’d be drunk by now.”
Song of the Day 1/23: Pink Floyd, “Brain Damage/Eclipse”
We can file this one under Things I Wish I’d Made Up: RWNJs think Pink Floyd has “gone woke.” This year marks the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon,” something that didn’t go unnoticed by the suits at Sony. The LP has spent decades on the Billboard 200 album chart and […]
DL Open Thread Monday January 23 2023
I listened to Delaware House & Senate Republicans “reaction” to the State Address by Governor Carney so you don’t have to
Hocker opened up slurring through some nonsense that I couldn’t really make out. Is he drunk or having a stroke? If it’s a stoke, I don’t want to make too much fun of him. I’m decent that way.
Pettyjohn agrees with Carney on everything, but wants Delaware to shove money into the bank accounts of multi-national companies even faster and with even less oversight. Turning Delaware into the anti-regulation paradise “just like Texas” appears to be Pettyjohn’s obsession. (His campaign for Gov tag line? Spoiler Alert: It is going to be tough to run to the right of Bethany Hall Long on the issue of making the state an even bigger corporate patsy.)
Ramone wants to know…
More machine guns in circulation and fewer regulations about who can own them would probably fix this
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — Law enforcement officials swarmed and entered a white van Sunday afternoon that officials suspect was driven by a gunman who opened fire on a Southern California ballroom dance studio, killing 10 people and wounding 10 more. Police surrounded the van with tactical vehicles and bomb squad trucks for hours before […]
Song of the Day 1/22: The Radiants, “Hold On”
Listening yesterday to WXPN’s tribute to Jerry Blavat, I was reminded that back in the day the national music scene was a lot less homogenized than it is today. With heavy promotion a song could break nationwide, but a record like Billy Harner’s “Sally Sayin’ Somethin’” could be a big hit in Philadelphia and almost […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 22, 2023
10 Killed In Monterey Shooting During Lunar New Year: Just the way the Founding Fathers intended: Ten people were killed and at least 10 others were injured when a gunman opened fire at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park on Saturday night, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The mass shooting, one of […]
Song of the Day 1/21: Jerry Blavat and the Yon Teenagers, “Discophonic Walk”
A thirtysomething guy was telling me just the other day how much he enjoyed listening to Jerry Blavat’s oldies show on WXPN on Saturday evenings. If you’ve never heard it, the Geator with the Heater, who died at age 82 yesterday, spun tales of his early days in the music business and rhapsodized about the […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023
Daily Kos–Union-Buster?: Daily Kos Management (DKM) informed the Daily Kos Guild (DKG) on Thursday, Jan. 12, that they plan to lay off employees represented by DKG. These proposed layoffs are focused in our Activism and Content departments—responsible for leading campaigns that advance human rights, equity, and justice, and for creating the news you read on […]
New Highlands Bunker Episode w/ Me & El Som
You should listen to this if you’ve got a drive that is about an hour and 15minutes long or you are any of these potential Governor candidates: Chris Coons, Brian Townsend, Pete Schwartzkopf (SP?), Frank Burns, Mike Ramone, Andria Bennet, Larry Mitchell, Lumpy Carson, Estelle Parker Selby, Dorsey Walker, Bill Bush, Val Longhurst, Stephanie T Bolden, Stephanie Hansen, James Taylor, Charles “Bud” Freel, Namdi, Deb Heffernan, Shané Darby, Jack Markell, Bethany Hall Long, Ruth Anne Miner, Harriet Windsor, Mike Smith, Kim Williams, Steve Newton, Sarah McBride, Tom Carper, James Nolan, Dee Durham, Dave Carter, Bobby Bird, Becca Cotto, Sophie Phillips, Paul Baumbach, Lydia York,… Oh fuck it… I was going to name check everyone mentioned but I can’t. Sorry to Matt Marshall and Alexander Snyder-Mackler, you guys are going to have to just listen to see if we talk about you.
DelawareLiberal writers Steve and Jason join Rob in the bunker to talk about the first couple weeks of the new legislative session, what the future looks like for the House and the governor’s seat, and a new campaign to get Rob on Mic’d Up with Mike Smith.
Song of the Day 1/20: David Crosby, “Triad”
A critic once called David Crosby rock’s ultimate survivor. I’d quibble with that — Keith Richards charted much the same course, and did it all on just one liver — but that critic wasn’t far off. Crosby went from folkie to hippie to junkie and came out the other side as a rock star emeritus […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 20, 2023
Krugman: ‘Don’t Appease Economic Terrorists.’: No, raising the debt limit doesn’t give the president free rein to spend whatever he wants. It simply allows the government to honor its promises, which include everything from paying interest on its debt to sending checks to Social Security recipients. These promises, duly authorized by Congress, exceed the expected […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 19, 2023
The air of excitement is palpable. The day that John Carney comes out of hibernation to discover he casts no shadow. Nor utters words of wisdom. His State Of The State Address. We’ve probably already heard his one initiative for the upcoming fiscal year–a boost in teachers’ salaries. Otherwise–another six weeks of winter while the […]
Song of the Day 1/19: First Aid Kit, “A Feeling That Never Came”
I usually leave the new music to El Somnambulo, who does it better than I could ever hope to. But I don’t think he flagged this quiet banger when the Swedish indie-folk duo, sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg, dropped their fifth album, “Palomino,” last November. When I heard this tune on the radio I didn’t […]
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