Archive for September, 2023
State Of Delaware Sues Amazon While State Of Delaware Throws Money At Amazon
To be specific, Delaware AG Kathleen Jennings has joined other state AG’s and the Federal government in suing Amazon while the Carney Administration’s privatized economic development scam agency continues to gift the behemoth with taxpayer dollars ostensibly for ‘jobs’. Jobs with no strings, like worker protections and/or the right to unionize, attached. From the Associated […]
Song of the Day 9/27: Roger Whittaker, “The Last Farewell”
Unless you’re a boomer, and maybe even if you are, you probably don’t recognize the name of Roger Whittaker, who died a couple of weeks ago at age 87. He was a sort-of-folk singer who grew up in Kenya when it was still a British colony and became popular in Europe in the pre-Beatles ’60s. […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday September 27 2023
302news.com Auction Details Coming this Afternoon …This unique opportunity presents a valuable asset for entrepreneurs, media companies, or investors who aim to establish a prominent online presence in Delaware’s news and information space. We are interested in bids from all members of the community including those who may have been historically underrepresented in the media […]
Last Week’s Poll Results and This Week’s Poll
Only 2 readers and lurkers have ever been displaced by fire or flood. 95% of us haven’t been displaced yet. Aren’t we lucky? This is a poll I’d like to do every year for the next 20 years. Alas, ain’t nobody got time for that. As if to underscore that sentiment – here is a […]
NCC Council & Developers Vs. The Public
The ongoing unholy alliance, with money as the catalyst. Kids, wanna get your project rezoned and approved far from the prying eyes of the public? Here’s how: A proposed New Castle County ordinance would affect what can be built on more than 80 properties, impacting multiple development projects seeking approval. One property included in the […]
Song of the Day 9/26: The Replacements, “Bastards of Young”
The Replacements’ status as the greatest missed opportunity in rock history has gotten a major boost with the release of a newly remixed edition of their fourth LP, their major-label debut “Tim.” Given the rapturous reviews “Tim: Let It Bleed Edition” is getting you might think the album was brand new, and most reviewers say […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday September 26 2023
I’ll be adding to thins open thread this afternoon, but in the meantime listen to this Highland’s Bunker. In the best tradition of Highlands Bunker, it is an eyeopener in terms of further opening your eyes on topics you think they were already fully open on, such as Universal vs Means Tested programs. 4 DAYS AGO AT 8:00 […]
Won’t anyone think of the children!?!
I feel like everything I link to nowadays can run under the Headline: We Are so Fucked WE WILL NEVER STOP FIGHTING FOR YOUUUUUUU Brian’s writing about the general age issue here, but there is a persistent broader disconnect between the desperate rhetoric of, for example, fundraising emails, and the (lack of) urgency with which […]
Song of the Day 9/25: The Association, “Everything That Touches You”
No group suffered a sharper drop in popularity when rock music turned from psychedelic pop to blues-based hard rock than the Association. Terry Kirkman, one of the group’s founders and composer of its biggest hit, died Saturday at age 83. Retroactively lumped under the label of sunshine pop, the Association had its roots in the […]
302news.com is going to be sold at auction
If you are looking to start an online news aggregator for Delaware to compete against the ones backed by rightwing lunatics, I reserved your domain and the corporate name for you. You’re welcome. Actually I was looking to start an online news aggregator for Delaware to compete against the ones backed by rightwing lunatics, but […]
Chris Coons Reallyreallyreally Wants To Be Secretary Of State
It’s a little unseemly and more than a bit desparate, but I’m all for it: Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) said he would “consider it seriously” if he was asked by President Joe Biden to become Secretary of State in a potential second term in office. Coons was asked the question by moderator Ed O’Keefe during […]
DL Open Thread Monday September 25 2023
Uh… Lots of stuff happened, but I overslept so here are some hastily assembled headlines: Here is your thanksgiving dinner topic. Enjoy trying to tell your father in law that this law doesn’t mandate sex changes. Newsom OKs gender-neutral bathrooms in California schools ———-//———- Climate change, blah blah blah… we’re fucked. Saltwater intrusion threatens New […]
DL Open Thread Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023
More evidence that once the fetus is out he’s on his own: Texas’ razor-wired Rio Grande has claimed three more victims, one of them a 3-year-old. The Rude Pundit nails it, as usual: Republicans don’t stand up to Trump because, tough guys that they are, they’re a-skeered of his violent followers. Still won’t lock them […]
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