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DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 10, 2024
Elon Musk’s Largest (Only?) Charitable Beneficiary? You have to ask?: At the same time, (Musk) runs a charity with billions of dollars, the kind of resources that could make a global impact. But unlike Bill Gates, who has deployed his fortune in an effort to improve health care across Africa, or Walmart’s Walton family, which […]
Delaware Political Weekly: March 1-7, 2024
OK, so I’m a day late with this. What are you gonna do, cancel your subscription?? 1. Some Guy Named Eric Hansen Files To Run For US Senate As An R. Allegedly ‘quitting the corporate world’ to run for office. The corporate world, in this case, meaning Walmart: Eric started his career working at well-known […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Leftover thought from yesterday’s column, courtesy of Dorothy Parker: Katie Britt’s performance ran the gamut of emotions from A to B. Oh, that rape story she told? It’s false: Britt continued: “The cartels put her on a mattress in a shoebox of a room, and they sent men through that door, over and over again, […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 8, 2024
He Gave The Speech He Needed To Give. A ‘Give ‘Em Hell, Harry’ speech, with a dose of ‘You think I’m too old, let’s see Trump do this’ thrown in for good measure: President Joe Biden’s fourth and possibly last speech to a joint session of Congress on Thursday night was the feistiest and most […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Today’s Big Story: In The House, ‘Permit To Purchase’=Permit To Weaken Permit To Purchase Bill. Courtesy of Speaker ‘Our PAL Val’ and her leadership henchpersons. In this case, ‘House Majority Leader’ Melissa Minor-Brown is doing the honors for her incompetent boss and the pro-gun contingent. SS1/SB 2, the ‘Permit To Purchase’ bill, passed the Senate […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Biden And D’s Should Target North Carolina. Even in a world of fascist nutjobs now deemed acceptable within the Rethug Party, this guy is over the line: The Republican Party under Donald Trump has habitually elevated extreme right-wing candidates who can’t find enough support outside of hardcore partisans to win elections. But Mark Robinson, who […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 6, 2024
Governor Carney gave a speech. Said we needed to live within our means. Same governor who fought legalized pot and the revenues it would bring. Same governor who opposed adding tax brackets for Delaware’s wealthiest. Same governor who arranged for tens of million of taxpayers’ dollars to go to businesses that didn’t need them while […]
January 6 Felon/Insurrectionist To Headline Local Rethug Fundraiser
Can we simply accept the reality that the Rethuglican Party no longer pretends to be anything but a fascist party? Here’s the story. One Derrick Evans will appear at the Delaware Colonial Region Of Republicans ‘Spirit Of Freedom’ Dinner as the guest speaker. Here is what the Delaware Colonial Region Of Republicans encompasses: The Colonial […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
John Carney delivers his State Of The State address today. 2 p.m. I know not why. Anything of substance (insert joke here) was almost certainly addressed in his budget proposal. A victory lap for a tepid two-term governor? Perhaps. But, like his stewardship, the speech is unessential. I’m calling it: Worst Governor of the Modern […]
A VERY SPECIAL General Assembly Pre-Pre-Game Show: Monday, March 4, 2024
Plenty has happened and will happen since the General Assembly broke for the Joint Finance Committee hearings. Which is only fitting since they did virtually nothing in January. This piece will likely be as disjointed as my thoughts, but I’ll hopefully cover everything that deserves mention. Here goes: 1. Look for the state retiree bills […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 3, 2024
What’s With The NYTimes? Basically megaphoned the Biden Is Too Old Meme, polled on it, won’t focus on Trump’s dementia: Widespread concerns about President Biden’s age pose a deepening threat to his re-election bid, with a majority of voters who supported him in 2020 now saying he is too old to lead the country effectively, […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 2, 2024
NC Rethugs About To Choose A RWNJ For Governor. Man, this guy: Surrounded by fans at a beach town bar, Mark Robinson addressed his absent critics. “Mark Robinson is not running to be governor to be a bully over anybody,” he said. Left unmentioned: The deluge of offensive comments that made such a declaration necessary. […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 1, 2024
Turmoil At Chemours: Can The ‘Forever Chemicals’ Company Survive? Perhaps the Business Giveaway Fund can pause before trying to bail it out with taxpayers’ money?: Wilmington-based chemical giant The Chemours Co., a spinoff of the DuPont chemical empire, is in apparent tumult at the uppermost levels of management. Three senior executive officers, including the […]
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