2026 – Page 30 – Delaware Liberal

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 28, 20263 Comments

Delaware Senators To Oppose ICE Funding. Although--Chris Coons' words give him some wiggle room: Delaware’s congressional delegation is calling President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown lawless and vowing to oppose more…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 28, 202613 Comments

(Author's Note: I originally wrote the first part of this on Monday evening. I've saved it for posterity because, well, I'm lazy.) I'm writing this under the assumption that the…

Song of the Day 1/27: Bruce Springsteen, “American Skin (41 Shots)”

By Alby January 27, 2026

The agencies and uniforms, even the race of the victims, have varied over the years, but Alex Pretti's shocking murder is not surprising. These extrajudicial executions have been going on…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 27, 20267 Comments

I was halfway through my General Assembly Pre-Game Show when I got the sad news: Today's session has been canceled. It was perhaps my best writing ever. Which will now never see…

Song of the Day 1/26: Marilyn Manson, “Killing Strangers”

By Alby January 26, 2026

A theme song for the ICE/CBP goons murdering U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. Marilyn Manson wrote this song, from his band's 2015 album "The Pale Emperor," about the PTSD his father…

DL Open Thread: Monday, January 26, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 26, 20261 Comment

Here's How To Cover A Murder By ICE: Federal officials sought to portray a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident killed by Border Patrol agents on Saturday as a domestic terrorist, saying he…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 25, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 25, 202613 Comments

It was bound to happen--Trump and the ICEstapo would do something so heinous that we couldn't even take a break to enjoy a Sunday morning respite. The government-sanctioned murder of…

Song of the Day 1/25: Loreena McKennitt, “Snow”

By Alby January 25, 20261 Comment

I realize the snow is going to be followed by freezing rain, but there aren't any songs about freezing rain. There are many about snow, but they get lumped in…

Song of the Day 1/24: The Doors, “Riders on the Storm”

By Alby January 24, 2026

Anyone worth his salt stocked up on it early, because from what I hear there's not much to be found. We laugh at Southerners who freak out about 2 inches…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 24, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 24, 20261 Comment

Trump's War Against DEI Officially Dead. Sorta: Nearly a year ago, the Education Department sent universities and K-12 school districts scrambling with a sweeping but vague directive. The “Dear Colleague”…

El Somnambulo Goes Over The Campaign Finance Reports So That You Don’t Have To

By El Somnambulo January 23, 202617 Comments

As usual, this will be a post-in-progress. I will continue to update is as the finance reports roll in, the deadline for submissions being January 20. I will post the…

DL Open Thread: Friday, January 23, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 23, 2026

Am I The Only One Not Paying Attention To Trump's Board Of Peace? All I needed to see was '$1 billion' to know it was just another Trump scam. White…

Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending January 22, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 23, 20266 Comments

“We are kings of our bikes. So, we are again really lucky to live in Rehoboth, when we park a car, we have to get back into the car. We…