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DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 11, 2022
Doesn’t Look Like Sarah Palin Starred As Star Witness. How did this case even make it to trial?: No one who has even casually followed the former governor’s career would be surprised at these specifics-free blasts against the media. Yet this time, Palin chose the wrong venue for such a critique. Adoring audiences at Fox […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022
Department Of Corrections Ignored Allegations Against Serial Abuser/Correctional Officer. Hey, Claire DeMatteis‘ job wasn’t ever to stop this stuff, it was to keep it under wraps: For years, men imprisoned by Delaware have accused correctional officer Kirk Neal of using excessive force in the state’s prisons. In the past seven years, at least a dozen […]
Tonight: It’s ‘Delaware Way’ Vs. Progressive Change
Does this sound like a candidate you could support?: WILMINGTON, DE – Adriana Leela Bohm endorsed by Mary Ann’s List, Delaware Stonewall PAC, and several legislators for the Democratic nomination in the special election to fill the State House seat vacated by Gerald Brady “We are excited Adriana is our first endorsement of 2022 and […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022
The (Allegedly) Human Paper-Shredder: President Donald Trump tore up briefings and schedules, articles and letters, memos both sensitive and mundane. He ripped paper into quarters with two big, clean strokes — or occasionally more vigorously, into smaller scraps. He left the detritus on his desk in the Oval Office, in the trash can of his […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022
Trump-Incited Coup Attempt ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’, According To Rethuglican Party. Censures Cheney and Kinzinger while they’re at it. I know that Jason has posted this, but, if that doesn’t wake people up, then we’ll be living in a totalitarian state before the decade is out. It’s the only way that the shrinking white population can […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2022
1. RD 4 Special Election Set–Will District Committee Do The Right Thing?: Gerald Brady has resigned from the Delaware General Assembly. The Special Election to replace him will be held on Saturday, March 5. The respective district committees select the candidates, meaning there is no primary. The 4th RD Democratic Committee is set to meet […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 4, 2022
Time To Crack Down On Methane ‘Ultra-Emitters’. Satellite technology now enables us to spot these polluters. We have the technology to do something about it. A growing constellation of methane-detecting satellites is giving researchers new and disturbing insights into “super emitters” around the globe — from pipelines in Russia to North America’s oil fields. But […]
Tinsley Ellis FINALLY Returns To the Arden Gild Hall!
Two years after he was supposed to appear here, thanks to Covid. In fact, his 2020 show was to be an Album Release Show. His 2022 show will be an Album Release Show. Only–it’s a brand new album. He will have a four-piece this time, including, wait for it, a Hammond B-3 player. Here are […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., Feb. 3, 2022
Did NFL Owners Try To Bribe Coaches To Throw Games? Perhaps I should have written Black coaches. We now have two credible allegations, and the NFL has immediately denied it–as if the Commissioner would know. Before I get into the allegations, first check out exactly who the NFL owners are. 16 of the 32 owners […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022
Delaware Finally Does The Right Thing On Human Trafficking. The General Assembly, led by Sen. Patti Blevins, had already done their job and had passed landmark legislation on the issue. Then, the required follow-up pretty much never happened. Looks like that’s gonna change: The Delaware Department of Justice unveiled Monday the state’s first-ever dedicated Human […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: January 2022
Only one song from last January’s list made it onto my 50 Fave Tunes Of 2021. (It finished at #2, but still…) That will not be the case this time around. A remarkable month for new music. Gee…should I expand this year’s list to, oh, 100? Didn’t think so: Nathan Arizona’s Fave Of The Month?: […]
State Chamber Comes Out Against Anything Good
From their newsletter to their members: SB1 – Healthy Delaware Families Act: The bill would create a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program. This latest version has undergone substantial revisions from the original bill that was introduced last year. The bill provides up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for workers at […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022
Good Enough For The Confederacy, Good Enough For Madison Cawthorn. Several of North Carolina’s leading jurists are trying to remove Cawthorn from office because of his seditionist behavior. They just might have a case: That is because North Carolina’s election statute offers challengers a remarkably low bar to question a candidate’s constitutional qualifications for office. […]
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