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DL Open Thread: Friday, December 6, 2024
If There Ever Was A Populist Issue To Unite Americans, This Is It: The fatal shooting on Wednesday of a top UnitedHealthcare executive, Brian Thompson, on a Manhattan sidewalk has unleashed a torrent of morbid glee from patients and others who say they have had negative experiences with health insurance companies at some of the […]
Breaking: Earthquake Strikes California
Magnitude 7.0 in northern Cali near Eureka. Tsunami warning issued. Cue Rodney Crowell: Hope everybody’s OK. 7.0 is serious.
Who Wants To Be A DL Irregular?
Or perhaps even at some point, a regular? We are seeking occasional or even frequent contributors to share your thoughts with us. TheMomo, Wasabi Peas, and Kevin Ohlandt stepped up this year. Nathan Arizona shares his musical knowledge with us whenever Al takes a break. Even our beloved founder Jason 330 breaks out the nostalgia […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 5, 2024
Josh Marshall–For The Win. It’s a Members-Only article, but we’re allowed to share. Here’s one example why you should ‘join’ for an absurdly-low amount: Before getting to my main point, let me address a subsidiary one. I get people who don’t think Biden should have done this. I disagree. But that’s a respectable opinion. In […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Trump Nominee Deems Himself Unqualified, Withdraws From Consideration. Perhaps Trump’s only nominee capable of self-reflection: Sheriff Chad Chronister, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration, withdrew his name from consideration for the office on Tuesday, only three days after he was nominated. Sheriff Chronister, who is in charge of the sheriff’s […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Lotsa Delaware stuff to cover today. Judge To Elon: “No $56 Billion For You. Again.”: A Delaware judge rejected a bid to restore Elon Musk’s record-setting $56 billion pay package, despite Tesla shareholders overwhelmingly voting to award Musk the stock grant earlier this year. Delaware Court of Chancery JudgeKathaleen McCormick originally struck down the controversial […]
It’s The Voters, Stupid.
Guest Post By Wasabi Peas: This election cycle made me mad. Really, really mad. And not for the reasons folks reading this blog might think. Post-election, many people, mainly liberals, have been complaining and pointing fingers, blaming Trump voters and progressives/leftists for Kamala Harris’ loss. While anger over another Trump presidency is indeed warranted, directing […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, December 2, 2024
Biden Pardons Biden. As well he should have: The charges in his cases came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election. Then, a carefully negotiated plea deal, agreed to by the Department of Justice, unraveled in the court room – with a number […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: November, 2024
A short list this month as I begin preparations on my Fave Tunes Of 2024 list. I’ve already combed my lists from earlier this year and, from them, have narrowed down the number of contenders to around 75. I’ll no doubt add a few others as I check out other Best-Of lists. Barring something unforeseen, […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 1, 2024
Hmmm, which ugly Christmas sweater to wear for my shift at the Arden Holiday Shop this morning? Can’t go with the Trump and Putin kissing under the mistletoe, as much as I’d like to…saving the most profoundly garish and disturbing one for the Claymont Parade next week…guess I’ll go with the Five Finger Death Punch […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 30, 2024
OK, guys, it’s Small Business Saturday. What small local businesses do you plan to visit today? Confused By The Syrian Insurgency? This will clarify everything and/or make it more confusing to you. An excerpt: I would characterise them as a ‘logical result of everybody abandoning Syrians to onslaughts and subversion by Assadism, al-Qaeda, IS/ISIS/IGIL/Daesh, IRGC, […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, November 29, 2024
One More Reason To Hate Notre Dame. The football team/school, not the Cathedral: The (Supreme) court’s conservative justices are increasingly hiring the law school’s graduates and faculty to work in their chambers. Two recent graduates are among the four clerks working this term with Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a Notre Dame graduate and longtime law […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 28, 2024
We hope you and your families and friends have a very happy Thanksgiving. We’re so happy that we’re no longer hosting. We’ve passed that tradition along to our oldest daughter and son-in-law. In that spirit, please feel free to share your MVP’s (Most Valuable To The Progressive Cause) for 2024. We’ve gotten a lot of […]
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