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DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 5, 2022

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How Putin And His Allies Stalled Climate Reform.  Yes, Trump was one of his allies: He has been abetted by powerful world leaders who share his nationalist or authoritarian leanings and who, together, have swept in to buy his coal, oil and gas and enabled him to finance his war. While their motivations for backing […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, November 4, 2022

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Everything Falls Apart. I think we’re there. I have never been as pessimistic about our future as I am now. And I’m a pessimist at heart:  We’re all gonna die, right? The Big Lie has taken hold, aided and abetted by the Democrats and the media.  You know, the ones who ‘soul-search’ after each election, […]

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El Somnambulo Predicts ‘Em (Almost) All For You

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on November 3, 2022 47 Comments

Very few competitive races this year.  Blame both the registration edges and the failure of the Rethugs to field legitimate challengers (filling empty spots on the ballot with placeholders in August does not constitute fielding legit challengers). We’re gonna review the ballot from the top down. US Congress: Lee Murphy is the perfect R candidate.  […]

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One Last Desperate, Hail-Mary, Throwing-Myself-On-The-Mercy-Of-The-Court, Attempt To…

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, Featured by on November 2, 2022 6 Comments

…get you to come to our great Chris Pierce/Sug Daniels concert this Saturday night at the Gild Hall at 8 pm. I’ve got incentives!  But first, an explanation as why it’s come to this.  The Phillies. That’s right. The Arden Concert Gild has overcome cancellations, Covid, artist no-shows, snowstorms, power outages, torrential rains, even ungodly […]

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8-Day Campaign Finance Report Open Thread

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on November 1, 2022 10 Comments

I’ll do my best to share the highlights with you. Please do the same. Shoutout to Spiros Mantzavinos.  Maxed out to Russ Huxtable, Kyra Hoffner and DeShanna Neal. I notice an early trend.  The Trone family is throwing some $$’s around.  They must want some additional legislation for their Total Wines stores. Stephanie Bolden (!) […]

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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: October 2022

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, Featured by on November 1, 2022 3 Comments

Surprisingly strong set o’ tunes this month, especially considering that I don’t include any new songs that are on albums that won’t be released until 2023: Could the lead-off song possibly be Nathan Arizona’s Fave Of The Month?  A distinct possibility. Wow.  This gives me chills.  Andrew Bird, Phoebe Bridgers, and Emily Dickinson: Ashley McBryde’s […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 30, 2022

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Will Christine O’Donnell dress as ‘Not A Witch’?  For years, I dressed as a ‘Non-Essential State Employee’.  Had that costume nailed. I Call Bullshit On This Piece: Democratic leadership has for the most part has been subdued in their response, allowing it to naturally seep in to the consciousness of voters, giving the story time […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 29, 2022

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How To Leave Twitter And Protect Your Personal Information.  A (I think) useful How-To.  For me, Delaware Liberal is the closest I get to social media.  Sometimes it pays to be anti-social. The Attack On Paul Pelosi Was No Random Crime.  Which was how Fox ‘News’ reported it.  It was an attempted assassination carried out […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, October 28, 2022

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Elon Musk And Twitter Get Married.  Step-kids (workers) likely to be disowned. Conspiracy theorists rejoice. Is Trump back on there yet?: The closing of the deal, which followed months of drama and legal challenges as Mr. Musk changed his mind about buying the company, sets Twitter on an uncertain course. Mr. Musk, a self-described “free […]

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 27, 2022

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Mega-Donors Roll Call.  Whose billions are driving the election? What Happens When Conspiracy Theorists Force A Hand Count Of Ballots.  We’re talkin’ Nye County, NV: Volunteers in a rural Nevada county where voting machine conspiracy theories led to an unprecedented hand-count of mail-in ballots came face-to-face with one messy reality of their plan Wednesday: It’s […]

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The General Assembly’s (Not So?) Special Session

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on October 24, 2022 18 Comments

It takes place on Wednesday, and was originally planned to help the General Assembly put lipstick on the pig that is the Carney/Dematteis scheme to screw state retirees on their health care benefits. The plan was to consider legislation (drafted, but not yet introduced) to provide some oversight of what Highmark might do, and to […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 23, 2022

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The Whack-Job PAC Behind Those Disgusting Ads.  You know, the ones that are playing during the baseball playoffs: Baseball fans in California and Pennsylvania watching the playoffs last Saturday had to sit through commercial breaks that included racist, xenophobic ads filled with misleading and false claims. “You worked hard for what you have,” one of […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 22, 2022

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Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Papers Held US Secrets About China And Iran.  You know, the papers that were ‘his’ papers: Some of the classified documents recovered by the FBI from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and private club included highly sensitive intelligence regarding Iran and China, according to people familiar with the matter. If shared with others, the […]

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