2024 – Page 62 – Delaware Liberal

DL Open Thread: Sunday, February 4, 2024

By El Somnambulo February 4, 20242 Comments

Cause. Effect.: Cause: “The possible consequences of a changing concentration of the CO2 in the atmosphere with reference to climate, rates of photosynthesis, and rates of equilibration with carbonate of…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024

By El Somnambulo February 3, 20242 Comments

Cause. Effect.: It is approaching four weeks since a federal appeals court considered Donald Trump’s audacious claim that he should enjoy absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for his actions as…

Song of the Day 2/2: Talking Heads, “Road to Nowhere”

By Alby February 2, 20243 Comments

Coachella, the festival where bands go to reunite, this year will feature shows by Gwen Stefani's old band No Doubt and Sublime, now fronted by the son of long-dead frontman…

DL Open Thread: Friday, February 2, 2024

By El Somnambulo February 2, 20243 Comments

Sad: Oregon Senators Refuse To Work, Find Themselves Ineligible To Run For Reelection: The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last…

Delaware Political Weekly: January 26-February 1, 2024

By El Somnambulo February 2, 202433 Comments

1. The Congressional Hauls. Sarah McBride, of course, leads the way. The figures: Sarah McBride Q4 Raise – $457k Total Raise – $1.23m On Hand – $850k Eugene Young Q4…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, February 1, 2024

By El Somnambulo February 1, 20247 Comments

NFL Broke Promise To Concussed Retired Players. Which is what happens when you have billionaires running the show: Finalized in 2015, the NFL concussion settlement resolved the most serious threat…

Song of the Day 2/1: Bruce Hornsby, “Circus on the Moon”

By Alby February 1, 2024

It doesn't get a lot of coverage, but there's an international space race going on. Target: the Moon. The most recent inductee to the League of Lunar Landers, Japan, joined…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: January 2024

By El Somnambulo February 1, 20244 Comments

The songs are more mainstream this month, the artists less diverse. Don't know why, just worked out that way. The good news?: Some great songs in the mix, not a…

Song of the Day 1/31: Joni Mitchell feat. Neil Young & The Stray Gators, “Turn Me On I’m a Radio”

By Alby January 31, 20242 Comments

Joni Mitchell is going to sing at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, the first time she's ever performed at the ceremony, and I admit to mixed feelings. It's great that…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024

By Alby January 31, 202427 Comments

Less money, mo' problems for the world's richest man. Yesterday Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick called Elon Musk's Tesla pay package "unfathomable" and voided the deal. And this just days after some…

Song of the Day 1/30: Alice in Chains, “Lab Monkey”

By Alby January 30, 2024

The residents of a small town in Georgia are about to be outnumbered by monkeys, and they're not happy about it. Bainbridge, Ga., population 15,000, recently approved construction of a…

Our PAL Val Screws Up ‘Permit To Purchase’: Incompetence Or Malice?

By El Somnambulo January 30, 20246 Comments

Longhurst promised to run the bill in January. Longhurst didn't run the bill in January. From the News-Journal article: Despite Delaware House leadership’s pledge to pass gun safety legislation upon…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024

By Alby January 30, 20245 Comments

Right-wing radicals billing themselves the Army of God took to the road yesterday in a border-bound trucker convoy. They departed Virginia Beach and planned to attract participants along the way,…