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Song of the Day 6/9: The Pretenders, “I Go to Sleep”
After inconveniencing tens of thousands of New Yorkers so he could watch game 3 of the NBA finals, Donald Trump did what we all wish he’d do more: He fell asleep, an impressive feat considering the decibel level in Madison Square Garden at the time. The right-wing reality-denial machine went into overdrive, but that video […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Time for the big finish, folks. Lots to do. Starting today. We’ve got some good, we’ve got some bad. In fact, on the very same Senate Agenda. The good? SB 271 (Sokola), which finally seeks to reign in the toxic power of pharmacy benefits managers. Among other things, the bill: ‘strengthens procedural protections for pharmacies, […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Not Everything You Wanted To Know About Delaware’s New Medical School, But Everything That’s Knowable Now: Here is what we know about Delaware’s first medical school, and its potential impact on the state’s healthcare landscape. A federal taxpayer grant, for at least five years, will pay for Delaware’s medical school. But state officials have said […]
Song of the Day 6/8: Lizzy & the Triggermen, “When That Man Is Dead and Gone”
Irving Berlin wrote well over 1,000 songs during his 60-year career. Many are now standards that we hear frequently, a list headed by the all-time No. 1 holiday tune, “White Christmas,” and the patriotic number that’s more popular than the national anthem, “God Bless America.” Most of his output is forgotten today, but every once […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, June 8, 2026
The Circus Is Not Coming To Town. The WWE has settled with plaintiffs in the civil trial that was set to begin today in the Court Of Chancery. So, we won’t see the ‘Mr. McMahon Strut’ up Market Street. But you will see the Mr. McMahon Strut: https://www.wwe.com/videos/no-one-does-the-billionaire-strut-like-mr-mcmahon PFA’s Pervasive In Delaware River: Toxic PFAS […]
Song of the Day 6/7: The Long Ryders, “Looking for Lewis and Clark”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona People are looking for Lewis and Clark again. Sure, the guys who explored the rivers, forests and mountains of President Jefferson’s newly purchased western territory never completely escape American consciousness. But the focus has been sharpened by a buzzy new book by Craig Fehrman called “This Vast Enterprise: A New […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: June 7, 2026
A Playlist For Your Dog? I’m not buying it. However: Dog ownership has gotten increasingly elaborate, and nobody seems embarrassed about it. The fresh food delivery services, the orthopedic beds, the Halloween costumes with coordinating owner outfits—and now, according to new research, the personalized Spotify playlist. MetLife Pet Insurance analyzed more than 500 public Spotify […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 6, 2026
Karney Klaims He Has A Plan To House The Homeless. Sounds more like a chance to diss those who have krossed him: Wilmington Mayor John Carney said the city does have plans for those still residing at the unhoused encampment at Christina Park, despite the intention to close it on June 15. In an after-hours […]
Song of the Day 6/5: Edgar Winter’s White Trash, “Cool Fool”
Here’s how hard up Trump is for acts willing to play his big birthday party for America: He’s enlisted Lee Greenwood, of “God Bless the USA” fame, to warble that 1984 hit again, as he has at various Trump rallies since 2016. If Trump wants old white guys who sing and play saxophone (early in […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending June 4, 2026
Just when I think that we’re pretty much done with intriguing new developments, I’m proven wrong. At least wrong enough so that I’ve got items for yet another political weekly. 1. Sen. Mantzavinos Gets A Primary Challenger. Well, I didn’t hear about this until this morning, but he filed yesterday. So…I’m counting it. One Jose Lopez […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 5, 2026
Incyte, BPG, The City Of Wilmington. What could possibly go wrong?: Less than two years after investing nearly $80 million into two downtown Wilmington office buildings, the pharmaceutical company Incyte sold the properties to the city’s most prominent developer in a deal that generated just 10 cents in real estate taxes, according to public deed […]
Song of the Day 6/4: The Rolling Stones, “Slipping Away”
As El Somnambulo keeps pointing out, Trump has entered the lame duck portion of his presidency. With more court decisions going against him and more Republican lawmakers going rogue, he can feel his grip on power, his stranglehold on the GOP throat, slipping away. They have always been the only potential check on his demands, […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 4, 2026
Not Better Late Than Never? I’m not so sure: The biggest legislative controversy of last summer is back before the General Assembly. Lawmakers are set to introduce a bill today that would indefinitely extend New Castle County school districts’ controversial ability to tax commercial and residential properties at different rates. Authored by Rep. Kim Williams […]
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