DL Open Thread Wednesday May 17 2023
Here is some stuff that happened... Is Carper really running? Roll Call is asking. Democratic Sen. Thomas R. Carper has yet to announce his plans as well and after Cardin,…
BREAKING: Guiliani Accused Of Selling Pardons From Trump For $2 Mill Apiece
Along with some especially disgusting alleged sexual harassment. I won't post the details. But you can click on the link. As to the pardons: A woman who said she worked…
Song of the Day 5/16: Shuggie Otis, “Strawberry Letter 23”
Everyone knows the version by the Brothers Johnson, a. No. 5 hit in 1977. Fewer realize that it's a cover of a tune written by guitar prodigy Shuggie Otis, who…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Looks like the Seaford 'LLC's Are People' Bill is dead. For now. Wouldn't be shocked if Rep. Danny Short is breathing a sigh of relief. The bill was on last…
DL Open Thread Tuesday May 16 2023
Unless you are a migratory bird or a mosquito, there is absolutely no reason to go to any of these so-called "beaches". The best 'secret' beaches in Delaware: Broadkill, Pickering,…
Song of the Day 5/15: Loreen, “Tattoo”
Most Americans know little and care less about Eurovision, the annual international music contest that's sort of a cross between the Olympics and a Simon Cowell sing-off. Each participating country…
Last Fortnight’s Poll Results & This Fortnight’s Poll
It was supposed to run for a week, but I don't think keeping it open for a fortnight changed the results much. Rochester is the person most of us think…
DL Open Thread Monday May 15 2023
Remember the migrant caravan from 2018 that turned out to be nothing? Migrants crossing the border without documentation dropped on Friday, the first day after Title 42 was lifted, two U.S.…
Song of the Day 5/14: Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, “Sofa No. 1” and “Sofa No. 2”
Happy Mother's Day. Get off your feet and onto a couple of sofas. From "One Size Fits All," the 1975 LP that was the last one credited to the Mothers…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 14,2023
Rethugs Fundraise, Pocket All The $$'s For Themselves: A group of conservative operatives using sophisticated robocalls raised millions of dollars from donors using pro-police and pro-veteran messages. But instead of…
The fallacy of Debt Limit “Brinksmanship”
The media continues to cover the "debt ceiling / budget negotiations" as if there are two sides trying to win concessions for their side. As if the Republicans are simply…
Contract Bridge Players Overrun Rehoboth
Read this and answer a quick non-political question below the fold.
Bridge players from up and down the Eastern Seaboard recently competed in the second annual Rehoboth Beach Regional. Tournament co-chair Kim Holm said about 600 players from Nova Scotia to Florida participated in the weeklong District 4 regional hosted by the American Contract Bridge League. Primarily, the players were from Virginia, Washington, D.C.,
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 13, 2023
About That Proposed Truth Social Merger...man, there's always some shady outfit ready to do business (aka launder money) with Trump: An obscure financial entity with connections to a Caribbean-island bank…