2025 – Page 26 – Delaware Liberal

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: August 10, 2025

By El Somnambulo August 10, 2025

Fearful Flier? Captain Ron To The Rescue: Captain Ron (real name Ron Nielsen) is a 78-year-old former commercial pilot who teaches a free class for nervous fliers roughly once a…

Song of the Day 8/9: The Dillards, “Dooley”

By Alby August 9, 2025

Guest post by Nathan Arizona The first time most people saw the Dillards, they were playing idiot hillbillies on “The Andy Griffith Show” who drifted lazily into town from their…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 9, 2025

By El Somnambulo August 9, 202512 Comments

ICE Barbie Slow-Walks FEMA Aid To North Carolina. Let's cut through the bullshit--it's because the state has a Democratic governor: The Department of Homeland Security is holding up more than…

Song of the Day 8/8: The Clash, “Police on My Back”

By Alby August 8, 2025

A song for the Democratic lawmakers who fled Texas for Illinois to prevent a mid-decade redraw of the state's congressional districts. Texas Sen. John Cornyn, in danger of losing a…

DL Open Thread: Friday, August 8, 2025

By El Somnambulo August 8, 20255 Comments

Fascism ON THE MARCH! Both the 'Justice' Department And the FBI have now been weaponized into Fascist institutions. As in: FBI To Go After Texas Legislators. First thing to know…

Progressive Legislators To Unveil Reassessment Proposals

By El Somnambulo August 7, 20252 Comments

Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton to Host Property Tax Press Conference WILMINGTON - On Friday, August 8th at 10:30 AM, members of the Delaware House of Representatives, New Castle County Council, and Wilmington…

Song of the Day 8/7: Steve Carlisle, “WKRP in Cincinnati” theme

By Alby August 7, 20256 Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona When you think of the old TV show “WKRP in Cincinnati,” the first thing you might remember is mousy newscaster Les Nessman tossing live turkeys…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 7, 2025

By El Somnambulo August 7, 20258 Comments

Trump Tariffs Kick In For 90 Countries. Guess he fell about 90 short of those 100 deals: President Trump’s punishing new tariffs on more than 90 countries snapped into place…

Julianne Murray Goes Full MAGAt

By El Somnambulo August 6, 20256 Comments

You perhaps were expecting something else?: Delaware's new federal prosecutor has asked a judge to force state labor officials to hand over local businesses' payroll information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement,…

Song of the Day 8/6: The Drifters, “Up on the Roof”

By Alby August 6, 20253 Comments

H/t El Somnambulo. It's his favorite song of all time. It's also one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 songs that shaped rock and roll." It's appropos…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, August 6, 2025

By El Somnambulo August 6, 202510 Comments

DELAWARE CALL: How Middletown Officials Killed Police Accountability In Keeping With the Town's Tradition: Middletown’s Police Advisory Board was formed in 2020, in the aftermath of the murder of George…

BREAKING: Alonna Berry Wins RD 20 Special Election

By El Somnambulo August 5, 202515 Comments

It was close, but Berry won: Alonna Berry: 4653 Nikki Miller: 4532. The margin appears to have been due to the absentee ballots: 469-193 for Berry.

Song of the Day 8/5: Gil Scott-Heron, “Whitey on the Moon”

By Alby August 5, 20252 Comments

The distractions from Donald Trump's presence on the Epstein List grow ever more desperate. Reality show contestant-cum-NASA administrator Sean Duffy announced that the U.S. will build a nuclear reactor on…