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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

By El Somnambulo June 25, 2025

A productive and noteworthy session in Dover yesterday. The House membership now officially comprises 40 with the resignation of Stell Parker Selby. The FY 2026 Budget passed the House with…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

By El Somnambulo June 25, 2025

NYC Elects Democratic Socialist As Mayor. Well, not officially. The ranked choice balloting needs to be counted, and Eric Adams and (remember him?) Curtis Sliwa await in the fall. However,…

BREAKING NEWS: “Are You Being Served, Madame Speaker?”

By El Somnambulo June 24, 2025

The answer is yes. Although perhaps not the kind of service the Speaker would prefer. Speaker Mimi Minor-Brown has been served with a Cease And Desist Order by the Neuberger…

The General Assembly Should Pass This Bill ASAP

By El Somnambulo June 24, 2025

With the resignation of Rep. Stell Parker Selby, we will now have a Special Election to fill the year-long vacancy in RD 20. Will the parties have an open process…

Song of the Day 6/24: The Supremes, “Stop! In the Name of Love”

By Alby June 24, 2025

When is a cease-fire not a cease-fire? When it's a Trump CeaseFire™! Here's how you know it's not a regular cease-fire, the kind where the warring parties have already agreed…

BREAKING: Stell Parker Selby Resigns

By El Somnambulo June 24, 2025

Joe Edelin breaks the story in Bay To Bay: “In December, I suffered a serious medical emergency that profoundly changed the rhythm of my life. Since that moment, I have…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

By El Somnambulo June 24, 2025

Ceasefire Holds? Depends on who you believe: The fate of a truce announced by President Trump that went into effect early Tuesday hung in the balance, as the Israeli military…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

By El Somnambulo June 24, 2025

'Work Expands To Fill Time Allotted.' Hmmm, only four days left. Let's see if work has expanded...why yes, yes it has. Check out today's chock-filled Agendas: House Agenda: Before we…

Song of the Day 6/23: Pat Benatar, “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”

By Alby June 23, 2025

Iran's retaliation wasn't long in coming, with missile attacks on U.S. bases in Qatar and Iraq. Because most of the people in the Trump administration like to play tough guy…

DL Open Thread: Monday, June 23, 2025

By El Somnambulo June 23, 2025

Once Again, The Press Misses The Point. I'm not gonna link to any of the 'analysis' of the decision-making process. Because it ignores the simple fact that the person who…

Song of the Day 6/22: Black Sabbath, “War Pigs”

By Alby June 22, 2025

Let's state right up front that the only thing Donald Trump knows about war is how to avoid serving in one, so he has no idea what form the blowback…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: June 22, 2025

By El Somnambulo June 22, 2025

Artist Of The Week--Beuford Smith. This obituary contains quite a few of his photographs: “Lower East Side,” 1968.Credit...Beuford Smith, via Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York Beuford Smith’s “Boy on…

Deranged Narcissist Bombs Iran

By El Somnambulo June 21, 2025

Uh, guess there's no turning back now: The United States has entered Israel’s war against Iran. American warplanes dropped bombs on three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, President Trump…