January 2025 – Page 3 – Delaware Liberal

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., January 22, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 22, 2025

The Big News: Senate Executive Committee Starts Three Days Of Hearings On Gov. Meyer's Nominees. I'll link to the schedules for the nominees later in this article. But, first, yesterday's…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 22, 2025

Post-Democratic America--Day Two: Turn Department Of Justice Into Department Of Retribution? Check: New acting leaders at the Justice Department moved quickly to shuffle at least 20 career officials, according to…

Song of the Day 1/21: Amanda Shires & Jason Isbell, “Born in the U.S.A.”

By Alby January 21, 2025

Trump and his jackals want to end birthright citizenship, so brace for lots of stories about whether they can or can't and the legalities and the sure-to-follow lawsuits. This is…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 21, 2025

BREAKING: Delaware's Division Of Social Services Opens Warming Stations. From today through Friday to provide relief from the frigid temperatures: Due to the extreme cold temperatures some of our DSS…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 21, 2025

The Big News takes place outside of Leg Hall today as Matt Meyer takes the oath of office as Governor, and Kyle Evans Gay takes the oath of office as…

DL Open Thread: Monday, January 20, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 20, 2025

OK, kids, we need to talk. At least, I need to talk. For my mental health, I simply can't/won't cover every shitty thing that Trump and his malefactors will do…

Song of the Day: 1/20: Alice Cooper, “Welcome to My Nightmare”

By Alby January 20, 2025

It's gonna be bad, but remember, each and every one of these people, from Trump on down, is a consummate fuck-up. So while it will be fucked up, it will…

Song of the Day 1/19: The Beatles, “The End”

By Alby January 19, 2025

If this is indeed the end of the American Republic – I tend to doubt it, but I'm safely overseas – then I think it should bow out with the…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 19, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 19, 2025

From Men To Boys--Those Billionaires And Their Hormones: Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, recently appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast to lament the absence of “masculine energy” in the…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 18, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 18, 2025

Sad. MAGAts And Donors Must Watch Inauguration--On A Jumbotron: Now, instead of hundreds of thousands of Trump voters gathering at the U.S. Capitol to watch their president begin his second…

David Lynch: An Appreciation

By El Somnambulo January 18, 2025

Guest Post By Gary Mullinax: David Lynch was a movie director who started with a slimy baby that looks like a skinned rabbit (and might really have been one), then…

Monique Johns Doesn’t Seem To Stand For Anything

By El Somnambulo January 17, 2025

Guest Post By Accende Lucem: On November 5, 2024, I walked into the polls and voted for Monique Johns for New Castle County Council President. As an old school Democrat…

Song of the Day 1/17: Arthur Conley, “Funky Street”

By Alby January 17, 2025

One-hit wonders get more attention, but there are lots of two-hit wonders out there, too. Arthur Conley, for example. Conley was singing for minor labels from the late '50s to…