June 2024 – Page 5 – Delaware Liberal

Song of the Day 6/11: Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets, “I Went to a Party”

By Alby June 11, 2024

Nick Lowe has been playing and touring with surf-rock revivalists Los Straitjackets for a decade now, and he's finally done an album with them. "Indoor Safari" is set for release…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 11, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 11, 20246 Comments

No tiptoeing back into session. We've got two agendas chockful of key bills today. Starting in the House: HS 2/HB 125 (S. Moore) 'requires all public schools to offer only…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, June 11, 2024

By Alby June 11, 202411 Comments

Ever wonder why the American public opposes Israel's war on Gaza but its elected representatives are for it? Here's why: AIPAC funneled money from Republican donors to Democratic candidates more…

Song of the Day 6/10: Imagine Dragons, “Sharks”

By Alby June 10, 2024

Donald Trump's fear of sharks is well-documented, but I think it's confined to the oceanic sort. That's not the kind of shark Imagine Dragons sang about in this 2022 single,…

DL Open Thread Monday, June 10, 2024

By Alby June 10, 20244 Comments

If you're looking for something more esoteric to worry about than World War III or the climate-induced collapse of civilization, you might want to look into the latest outbreak of…

Song of the Day 6/9: The Sundays, “Summertime”

By Alby June 9, 20242 Comments

Americans insist on regarding "summer" as the period between the summer solstice and the autumnal equinox. That's the astronomical definition of summer, but it's not the only one. The length…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 9, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 9, 202419 Comments

4 Hostages Rescued. At Least 274 Palestinians Killed: The death toll from an Israeli raid on the Nuseirat refugee camp has risen to 274 Palestinians, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Sunday.…

DL Open Thread: Sat., June 8, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 8, 20244 Comments

Trump's 'Post-Constitutional' Agenda. As framed by one Russell Vought: A battle-tested D.C. bureaucrat and self-described Christian nationalist is drawing up detailed plans for a sweeping expansion of presidential power in…

Song of the Day 6/7: Chuck Wood, “Seven Days Too Long”

By Alby June 7, 20241 Comment

I like soul music on Fridays as much as the next guy, but sometimes I get tired of the same old songs. So I turn to Northern Soul, the British…

Delaware Political Weekly: May 31 To June 6, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 7, 202434 Comments

I am El Somnambulo, and I am a political junkie. This is my kind of week. 1. State Rep. Rae Moore Draws Primary Challenger. Well, it's a candidate from the…

DL Open Thread: Friday, June 7, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 7, 20246 Comments

When A Former US Solicitor General in the Obama Administration Litigates In Delaware--you can bet that the case is of some import. It is. He's arguing on behalf of the…

Song of the Day 6/6: Jim Radford, “The Shores of Normandy”

By Alby June 6, 20241 Comment

Certain minds think alike. Mike Dinsmore posted this in the Open Thread while I was writing it up. It's worth hearing twice. Jim Radford was a British folksinger and peace…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 6, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 6, 202417 Comments

Some Guy Clear-Cut Around Silver Lake Because...: A legally questionable land deed and government agencies’ failure to act quickly on complaints may have led to the illegal filling of wetlands…