DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Who's The Boss?: China’s leader, Xi Jinping, delivered a warning on Taiwan to President Trump as they met for a summit in Beijing on Thursday, saying that the issue, if…
Song of the Day 5/13: The Faces, “Ooh La La”
Some rock stars wear their opposition to Donald Trump on their sleeves. Rod Stewart is not one of them. Yet Sir Rod has made clear his opinion of his erstwhile…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Marie Pinkney and Matt Meyer With A Legit Healthcare Proposal. I've come to the conclusion that all the posturing against ChristianaCare will amount to nothing because legislators have no intention…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Appo & Red Clay Voters Sweep Out School Board Incumbents. Including the presidents of each board: Three prominent school board members will not return to their seats for next school…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
It was bound to happen. I forgot all about writing this post--until now. So, whatever I spew out will probably be a bit truncated. Looks like Michael Dell is skipping…
Song of the Day 5/12: R.E.M., “Daysleeper”
Weird contradiction about Trump: He loves being on camera, but he often wants you to not believe what you see. Yesterday people saw him catch 40 winks in an Oval…
BREAKING: Kevin Hensley Will Not Seek Reelection
According to one of my best spies, he dropped the news at a constituent coffee this morning.
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
So, John, Where Are The Homeless Gonna Go? He has no soul: People living in a city-sanctioned homeless tent village at a local Wilmington park woke up on Monday morning…
Song of the Day 5/11: Electric Light Orchestra, “Telephone Line”
I don't know how widespread this trend is, but for months now I've been seeing articles about a so-called flip-phone (or sometimes dumb phone) revolution – people giving up their…
DL Open Thread: Monday, May 11, 2026
It's Not A 'Race To The Bottom' On Redistricting: What we have seen over recent months is that Democrats have largely abandoned the mode of the last decade plus in…
Song of the Day 5/10: Earth, Wind & Fire, “Mom”
The paean to his mother that Maurice White wrote tugs a little harder on the heartstrings when you realize that she didn't raise him. He was a boy when his…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: May 10, 2026
The Right-Wing Magazine's "Sex Issue": Every few years or so, the Christian right takes another pass at the impossible task of making fundamentalism look sexy or cool. These efforts tend…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Trump 'Bored' With Iran War? Yep, just like FDR was 'bored' with WW II: Patience is not Trump’s strength. One outside adviser, who speaks with him regularly, told me the…