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DL Open Thread: Sat., Aug. 3, 2019
Delaware Historical Marker Commemorating Lynching Stolen. No point in asking ‘Is nothing sacred?’ Asked and answered. The Fight Against Environmental Racism In Birmingham, Alabama. Don’t forget, environmental racism is alive and well in Delaware. Especially when lobbyists buy off legislators ‘representing’ the most at-risk areas. Gonna return that Waste Management blood money, Darius? Is Biden […]
DL Open Thread: Fri., Aug. 2, 2019
Biden Inc.: Scooby sez “Ruh-roh”. Even St. Beau is implicated. BTW, I’d never even heard of James ‘Jimmy’ Biden until now. That family. House Rethugs Head For Exits. 5 this week alone, two in districts that are at best 50-50 holds for the R’s Why? Defending Trump is exhausting. Liz Cheney Foams At Mouth Over […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., Aug. 1, 2019
New Homes Increasingly Being Built In Climate Change Risk Zones. If there’s any solace in all the freeloaders coming to Sussex County, it’s that their new mini manses will likely end up underwater pretty quickly. Must-reading for all policymakers. From the report: Delaware, Mississippi, New Jersey, Rhode Island are developing risk zones more than 2x […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: July 2019
I’ve discovered so many great tunes this year that I don’t know how I can shoehorn the best into a mere Top 50 at year’s end. Top 100, maybe? Talk me down. But only after you’ve listened to this month’s trove of musical treasures:
DL Open Thread: Weds., July 31, 2019
I’m a News-Journal subscriber. Some times, many times, in fact, I’ve asked myself why. But there’s a brilliant piece, the kickoff piece of reporting, by Xerxes Wilson, in today’s paper about the inequities of how property taxes are assessed in Delaware. It’s subscriber-only, and worth getting a subscription for. A brief excerpt may whet your […]
DL Open Thread: Tues., July 30, 2019
Meet The Rethug Responsible For Budget-Slashing In Red States All Over The Country. Her name is Donna Arduin, and the results, predictably have been disastrous. Alan Dershowitz, Jeffrey Epstein, And Virginia Roberts Giuffre. The third name is the woman who claims that Dershowitz forced her to have sex with him numerous times while she was […]
DL Open Thread: Mon., July 29, 2019
Coats To Resign As National Intelligence Chief. His Successor?: RWNJ Conspiracy Theorist. As in the Russians conspired to help Hillary Clinton. Betcha Trump saw this guy’s over-the-top performance at the Mueller hearing and decided, “That’s my guy!” Trump And Barr To Restore Federal Executions. Of course they will. What did you expect? The Pentagon’s Leadership […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., July 28, 2019
Waste Management Bribes Minquadale Civic Association In Exchange For More Landfill Space? Sure looks that way. $4-5 mill over 10 to 20 years. Profits from the landfill. BTW, county leaders stand firmly in opposition to the landfill height increase from 130 to 190 feet. There is, of course, a Dover connection, and it raises questions. […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., July 27, 2019
How The Delaware Chamber Of Commerce Is Dismantling The Coastal Zone Act. One regulation at a time. When you’ve already got the Governor and DNREC in your back pocket, and you pay lobbyists to muck up the process every step of the way, you win, and everybody else loses. Could we have a real governor, […]
DL Open Thread: Fri., July 26, 2019
Russians Targeting Election Systems In All 50 States. While Mitch McConnell singlehandedly blocks votes on election system protections. Closet Case. Anti-LGBTQ Tenn. Representative solicited young men for gay sex on a ‘gay hook-up and dating app’. He’s resigning. In so many cases, their self-loathing takes the form of hating those who are like them. How […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., July 25, 2019
Puerto Rico’s Governor To Resign. Proof that public protest on a mass scale matters. Senate Rethug Blocks Election Security Bills. A senator from Mississippi did the blocking, but you know that Mitch McConnell ordered someone to do it. Can’t interfere with those Trump-supporting Russians. Mueller, House D’s, Play Alphonse-Gaston. ‘Say the word.’ ‘No, you say […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., July 24, 2019
How Trump Administration Has Given Blank Check To Gun Exporters. A sign of the exporters’ appreciation? Their convention is taking place at Trump’s DC hotel. How China Is Trying To Address Its Massive Trash Problem. Step 1 is recognizing that you have a problem. ICE Held A US Citizen For Three Weeks Because They Could. […]
DL Open Thread: Tues., July 23, 2019
The Al Franken Case. In-depth profile in the New Yorker. Bottom line: He got royally screwed. Set up by a bunch of RWNJ’s, including the alleged victim, and thrown out with the trash by D senators who never bothered to even investigate the allegations. If Gillibrand had any self-respect, she’d resign. Or at least apologize. […]
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