March 2025 – Page 5 – Delaware Liberal

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 12, 20254 Comments

Just Another Day In Dystopia. Education Department Fires 1300 Workers. EPA To Close All Environmental Justice Offices. USAID Workers Ordered To Shred And Burn All Documents. USDA Takes $1 Billion…

Song of the Day 3/11: Roy Ayers, “Running Away”

By Alby March 11, 2025

Vibraphonist Roy Ayers, an oft-sampled pioneer of jazz-funk fusion, died last week at age 84. Ayers started out in the post-bop jazz scene in the early '60s. His first LP,…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 11, 202510 Comments

A major tip of the sombrero to an intrepid reader, who pointed me to this article (it's free, but you have to sign up). This is what the corporadems seek…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 11, 20258 Comments

Lots happening this week, the least of which is the seating of two undistinguished Corporadems to replace Sarah McBride and Kyle Evans Gay. Their names, like them, are unimportant. Talk…

Song of the Day 3/10: Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Soul to Squeeze”

By Alby March 10, 2025

Anthony Keidas doesn't articulate what was squeezing his soul – he descends into babbling actual nonsense in the last verse – but if you read the news these days you…

A Very Special Pre-Pre-Game Show: Delaware General Assembly, March 2025

By El Somnambulo March 10, 2025

Been posting here since 2009. Been doing the General Assembly previews since then. I can't recall a more uncertain legislative landscape than what we face now. 1. There is no…

DL Open Thread: Monday, March 10, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 10, 202510 Comments

Trump Won't Rule Out Recession. Because, you know, he's not into making predictions. Stock market should love this: Referencing “rising worries about a slowdown,” Ms. Bartiromo asked Mr. Trump: “Are…

Song of the Day 3/9: Chris Cornell, “The Times They Are a-Changin’ Back”

By Alby March 9, 2025

Here's a point in favor of those who believe Trump is not sui generis but rather the culmination of the reactionary right's long war against equality and civil rights: The…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 9, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 9, 20254 Comments

Just Another Day In Amerika. Guess who gets to see the child support database: The Department of Health and Human Services has granted associates of the U.S. DOGE Service…

Song of the Day 3/8: Elvis Costello, “Two Little Hitlers”

By Alby March 8, 2025

Elvis Costello wrote this about a romantic relationship – "Armed Forces," the 1979 album it appeared on, was going to be titled "Emotional Fascism" – but I can't help thinking…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 8, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 8, 20253 Comments

Fascists Take Over. Dems Fret About--Decorum. Why Dems Suck: Item Infinity Plus Two: Ten Democrats joined with House Republicans on Thursday to censure Rep. Al Green for his protest during…

Song of the Day 3/7: Al Green, “Let’s Stay Together”

By Alby March 7, 20252 Comments

The U.S. House of Representatives censured Al Green yesterday. No, not Al Green the soul-singing preacher from Memphis. Al Green, the Democratic representative from Texas, who distinguished himself by heckling…

DL Open Thread: Friday, March 7, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 7, 20257 Comments

Gavin Newsom Announces That 'Teh Trans' Won't Get In The Way Of His Presidential Ambitions. Cynical political calculation at its worst, announced by Newsom on a right-wing show, BTW: Gavin…