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Mayor Mike’s Mindless Mouthpiece
I live for stories like this: A letter Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki sent to the Delaware General Assembly requesting $1.7 million to demolish the Rodney Reservoir has sparked community debate over what the Cool Springs neighborhood park’s future use should be. Purzycki in late April outlined six different projects the city is hoping the state […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 22, 2022
Finally figured it out: There’s no such thing as a ‘digression’ in an Open Thread. That’s why it’s an Open Thread. Which reminds me, did anybody place a bet on ‘Early Voting’ in the Preakness b/c the horse was named ‘Early Voting’? Were I a wagerer, I would have. Would’ve cashed a winning ticket. Something […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., May 21, 2022
Mastriano Was MAGAt Before MAGAt Was Mainstream. Wrote of left-wing ‘Hitlerian putsch’ back in 2001: Two decades before he was Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, Doug Mastriano warned in a master’s thesis that the United States was vulnerable to a left-wing “Hitlerian Putsch” that would begin with the dismantling of the U.S. military and end […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 20, 2022
COVID Ain’t Over, Y’All. I think everybody should be a little more cautious. Two of my friends have caught it in the last week or so–one here, one on the west coast. They feel like shit. I’m gonna mask up a little more. And, of course, being naturally anti-social, stay away from people. Which is […]
Delaware Political Weekly: May 13-19, 2022
1. Catch-22 Question: If You File For Office As An R And You’re Sane, Does That Make You By Definition INsane? No, not a mere speculative question. One Greg Coverdale has filed as an R for State Treasurer. He appears to be sane and, dare I say it, credible. Were he the R candidate for […]
Stephanie Bolden And Lumpy Carson Kill Renters’ Right To Counsel Bill
We need to add Pistol/Speaker Pete to that list, who unnecessarily assigned the bill to yet another committee after it had finally cleared the Housing Committee. Here’s the story: The House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee voted 3-2 Thursday against a bill that would have given tenants a right to free counsel in eviction proceedings. Supporters […]
One Of Our Readers Makes A Great Case For Vetoing HB 355
To me, his logic, and grasp of Delaware Constitutional Law, is unassailable: I write to you about House Bill No, 355 that will soon be on yourdesk for approval. HB 355 – in its central part – changes thecomposition of the members sitting on the Board of Directors of theFort DuPont Redevelopment and Preservation Corporation […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 19, 2022
One look at the House and Senate Agendas today, and you know what’s happening. With a two-week break coming up, both chambers are trying to get bills over to the other chamber for consideration. The Senate Agenda features 12 Senate bills, and the House Agenda features 16 House bills. Only SB 100 (Townsend), which is […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 19, 2022
Georgia County Booms, Dispelling ‘Great Replacement’ Theory. A century after whites drove prospering Black farmers out of the county, and kept them out: CUMMING, Ga. — In October 1912, after the raped and brutalized body of Mae Crow, a white 18-year-old, was laid to rest beside the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, the white men of […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 18, 2022
Shouldn’t have been so naive as to believe that the lemmings would stand up to Longhurst. Last comment on the corruption at Ft. DuPont–until/unless someone gets in trouble. Not holding my breath. The fix has been in for years now. Otherwise, a pretty productive session yesterday. Notable and, IMO opinion, positive bills that passed yesterday. […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Busy, busy busy. No time to waste. Unless you’re the House. In which case, you can consider legislation designating the official dinosaur and reptile of Delaware. To be fair, these bills are likely both the products of school projects. You know, ‘how a bill becomes law’. The dinosaur designation certainly is. In that case, the […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 15, 2022
Yes, The Racist Who Massacred Mostly Black Victims In Buffalo Got His ‘Info’ From The Internets: Investigators are reviewing a screed that they suspect was posted by the gunman describing his white-supremacist motivations and ideology. The 180-page document was uploaded to Google Drive and details the author’s radicalization on Internet forums, as well as a […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 14, 2022
Still recovering from producing a great show by Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs last night. If you ever get a chance to see them, go see them. Thankfully, my Bionic Booty held up well. Even did the Freddie on the dance floor: But, I digress. (Maybe someday I’ll do an entire open thread of digressions…) […]
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