El Somnambulo – Delaware Liberal

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: June 28, 2026

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How BP Co-opted Princeton, Fooled Al Gore, And 'Made The World Safe' For Fossil Fuels: Reporting Highlights Conflicted Funds: BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 27, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 27, 2026No Comments

Rep. McBride's Office Wins National Award For Best Constituent Service: WASHINGTON, D.C. — After helping more than 1,500 Delawareans navigate federal agencies and returning nearly $6.5 million in backlogged benefits, the…

Delaware’s Corporate Law Firms Throw Serious Cash At Protecting Some Of The Legislature’s Worst Incumbents

By El Somnambulo June 26, 20269 Comments

This is in addition to these miscreants. And in addition to the Speaker's $50 K (so far) slush fund. Oh, and in addition to the individual bribes paid to Krista…

DL Open Thread: Friday, June 26, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 26, 20265 Comments

First, a quick note: In lieu of the Delaware Political Weekly, I'll be writing about a major, and insidious, development in this year's Delaware's primary elections. But that'll be a…

BREAKING: Branden Fletcher Dominguez To Run For RD 3 Seat!

By El Somnambulo June 25, 2026No Comments

I've been waiting for this one: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BRANDEN FLETCHER DOMINGUEZ ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR DELAWARE STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 3 "WILMINGTON DE--Community organizer, housing rights advocate , and voting rights leader Branden…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, June 25, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 25, 20262 Comments

You say you wanna know how the State is gonna fund the ongoing Port boondoggle? They intend to do it in the Bond Bill: Delaware’s proposed 2027 Bond Bill has…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 25, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 25, 20262 Comments

Cocaine Kingpin Prosecuted In Delaware. Why Delaware?: Brahmananda Prasad drove a $242,000 Ferrari, the jewel of his fleet of luxury vehicles. He owned a $2.5 million estate tucked into Long…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 24, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 24, 202612 Comments

While I don't have a complete picture as to what led to the defeat of SS2/SB 100 (Huxtable), which was the first leg of a Constitutional Amendment to enshrine same-sex…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 24, 2026No Comments

The big Delaware story today is a legislative story. So, you'll just have to wait until I write my Post-Game/Pre-Game Show. But those of you who know, know. Yes, snark…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 23, 2026No Comments

It's Bill-A-Palooza Week. So much so that the House will run a full agenda on Wednesday instead of dedicating the day to committee meetings. I'm gonna start with the House. …

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 23, 20267 Comments

Wilmington's Worst Mayor Ever (which is saying something) Proves It Again: Wilmington City Council may consider overriding a veto from Mayor John Carney over an affordable housing trust. Council passed…

DL Open Thread: Monday, June 22, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 22, 20263 Comments

It's Not Vandalism: Donald Trump has a new nemesis, with a name worthy of a supervillain: Scenedesmus. The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall has become the country’s most high-profile…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: June 21, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 21, 20264 Comments

The Forgotten Founding Father--Forgotten No More?: Early one evening in August 1798, a sitting justice of the Supreme Court named James Wilson died in a sparsely furnished boarding room on…