DL Open Thread: Sunday, February 4, 2024
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
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”
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
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
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
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”
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
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”
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
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”
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?
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
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,…