DEGOP Acknowledges That They Have No Shot
For Immediate Release June 22, 2023 In response to the announcement by Lisa Blunt Rochester that she will be seeking the Senate seat that will be vacated by Tom Carper…
Song of the Day 6/24: The O’Jays, “Backstabbers”
The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary forces is marching 25,000 soldiers on Moscow, and Vladimir Putin has responded in classic fascist fashion, describing it not just as treason but that…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 24, 2023
Need To Repost This. You know, with the relentless heat wave in Texas and all: In a week when parts of the state are getting triple-digit temperatures and weather officials…
Nothing fishy about this WGMD show
Maybe it is me, but the ad for this radio show seems to be missing something.
Song of the Day 6/23: Randy Rainbow, “Donald in the John With Boxes”
Randy Rainbow just dropped his latest, a ditty about Trump's reading habits and storage facilities set to the tune of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zDXVw0aatQ I suppose any…
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 23, 2023
Supreme Court To Navajo Nation: "No Water For You". Chief Justice Roberts could have flipped the decision with his vote, but didn't. Justice Gorsuch (!?) goes nuc-u-lar: “Where do the…
Seaford’s Asinine Bullshit Breaking Nationally
Just wait until the national media learns that Seaford's "corporations can vote" plan also includes giving African Americans 3/5ths of a vote.
A Delaware city is set to give corporations the right to vote in elections
The state of Delaware is famously business-friendly. With more than 1.8 million entities registered in the First State, companies outnumber its human residents by nearly two-to-one. One city is now moving to raise businesses' influence in the state even further, with a proposal to grant them the right to vote. Seaford, a town of about 8,000 on the Nanticoke River, amended its charter in April to allow businesses — including LLCs, corporations, trusts or partnerships — the right to vote in local elections. The law would go into effect once both houses of Delaware's state legislature approve it.
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 22, 2023
The headlines: House To Consider Budget, LEOBOR, and Plastic Disposables Today. We Have Our Pot Czar: “I know there are people who, when they saw someone who had a very…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 22, 2023
The Story That Led To Alito's 'Pre-buttal': In early July 2008, Samuel Alito stood on a riverbank in a remote corner of Alaska. The Supreme Court justice was on vacation…
Song of the Day 6/22: Stray Cats, “Cat Fight (Over a Dog Like Me)”
Republicans always seem to stick together, if only because they're the minority party in the U.S. so they're doomed if they don't. Give them a scrap of power, though, and…
Another Day, Another Corrupt Real Estate Deal Which Will Allow the Omanis & Saudis to Transfer Hundreds of Millions into Trump Bank Accounts
I'm beginning to get the feeling that Republicans really don't care that Trump is fully owned by foreign governments.
The “show me the money!” generation
I'm so old that I remember when judges were not in it for the big bucks. They were intellectually aloof, like college professors happily ensconced in their academic villages. They…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 21, 2023
The headlines: Bill Protecting Gender-Affirming Health Care will not be considered this year: A proposal to extend legal protections for providers of gender-affirming care will not be considered by state…