September 2025 – Delaware Liberal

BREAKING: Housing Advocates Release Their Plan On Homelessness

By El Somnambulo September 30, 202513 Comments

And, yes, it differs greatly from what John Carney and Claire DeMatteis have schemed out. Here is the press release in its entirety: Housing Advocates Share Their Own Recommendations for…

Song of the Day 9/30: Jesse Welles, “Tylenol”

By Alby September 30, 20251 Comment

Anyone who thinks the Trump Era calls for protest songs by folk singers should check out Jesse Welles. The 32-year-old Arkansas native has been releasing pointedly snarky tunes about timely…

Whoa–Blue Delaware Gets Outed–And How

By El Somnambulo September 30, 20254 Comments

Just-wow. Got this in my e-mailbox this morning. I'm cutting and pasting the entire thing because I couldn't find it on the Downballot website: I discovered something yesterday that gutted…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

By El Somnambulo September 30, 20257 Comments

The Real Reason Trump Invaded Portland: Portland authorities are in a standoff with the Trump administration over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention facility in the Oregon city, after…

Song of the Day 9/29: Prefab Sprout, “Looking for Atlantis”

By Alby September 29, 20253 Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Would Cole Porter name his band Prefab Sprout? Probably not. But Paddy McAloon, leader of that British pop-rock group, has drawn comparisons to Porter for…

DL Open Thread: Monday, September 29, 2025

By El Somnambulo September 29, 20259 Comments

I think that Trump's madness is hitting critical mass. This might well be the week when enough people wake up and realize that he is utterly unfit to be President. …

Song of the Day 9/28: Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen, “Portland, Oregon, You’re My Home”

By Alby September 28, 20252 Comments

Donald Trump, deep into the dementia that has stalked him for years, has declared Portland, Ore., a war zone, so he's sending in the troops. There's no evidence here on…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: September 28, 2025

By El Somnambulo September 28, 20252 Comments

How To Grow Your Own Meat (Not A Penile Enlargement Come-On): The Shojinmeat Project helps people grow their own meat, almost like a plant, without an animal having to die.…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 27, 2025

By El Somnambulo September 27, 20252 Comments

A Very Special Absolute Corruption Edition: Trump Fired US Attorney For Following The Law: For 15 years, Michele Beckwith oversaw some of the toughest federal prosecutions in California. She went after transnational…

Song of the Day 9/26: Robert Johnson, “Come On In My Kitchen”

By Alby September 26, 2025

Looks like Big Cabinet caught Trump's ear, and those just-announced 50% tariffs on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities are going to cost homebuilders and remodelers, not to mention homeowners, even…

DL Open Thread: Friday, September 26, 2025

By El Somnambulo September 26, 202515 Comments

Trump Prosecutes Political Enemies. Remember the events--prosecutor declines to go after Comey and Letitia James because the cases are either weak or non-existent. Trump fires him, replaces him with someone…

Song of the Day 9/25: Cat Stevens, “The Hurt”

By Alby September 25, 20252 Comments

The musician known as Yusuf/Cat Stevens was scheduled to kick off the American leg of his current tour in Philadelphia Oct. 2, but it seems the show is likely to…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, September 25, 2025

By El Somnambulo September 25, 20257 Comments

The REAL Reason John Carney Wants To Address Homelessness. Spoiler Alert: It has nothing to do with any concern Carney might have about homeless people as people: That's right. If…