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BREAKING: It’s Official. Sarah McBride Running for State Senate!
Here’s the release: STEVE, I have something special to share with you – I’m running for state Senate. All my life, I’ve been an activist who has fought to make my community a better place for everyone to live. This community, this little slice of Delaware, is a special place. It’s where my brothers and I […]
DL Open Thread: Tues., July 9, 2019
Amy McGrath Takes On Mitch McConnell. Saw her on Morning Joe, I was impressed. Pretty Good Chance That Court Could Destroy Obamacare. Two of the three judges are from the Federalist Society. What could go wrong? Miami Herald’s Brilliant Work On Serial Sex Predator Jeffrey Epstein. Does anybody, anybody, doubt that Trump spent a lot […]
BREAKING: Chief Justice Strine To Step Down
Here’s Xerxes Wilson’s story: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2019/07/08/leo-strine-delaware-supreme-courts-chief-justice-steps-down/1672795001/ Here’s what sucks: Carney will nominate his replacement.
DL Political Hot-Stove League: The State Senate
‘Hot-stove’ not to be taken literally, of course. But there will be some significant change in the Senate, and I figured that it’s time to talk about it. So today we look at every State Senate district that will be up in 2020, and examine what could happen. Senate District 1: Incumbent Senator Harris B. […]
DL Open Thread: Mon., July 8, 2019
DOJ Seeks ‘Do-Over’ On Census Question. Can’t meet the deadline? Bring in new lawyers and ask for more time. Yo, D’s, you have to meet relentlessness with relentlessness. The Rethugs won’t quit. Looks like you already have. Which Reminds Me. The problem is the timidity of older D officeholders. Because…Reagan. I like this Ryan Grim […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., July 7, 2019
Philly And Dallas Have Something In Common. Cops who post racist comments on Facebook. If You Haven’t Reread 1984 Lately, Here’s Why It Might Be Time. You may think you know it, but you just might be wrong. Are We ‘Wiping’ Away Our Forests? Why is TP being made from virgin forest material? What are […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., July 6, 2019
Delaware A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary To Developers. Great reporting by Karl Baker, who had the time to read the Bond Bill that was introduced and voted on in the Senate within a matter of minutes. Yep, everyone was in on it. It is long past time to remove the FOIA exemption for all these insider cronies. […]
DL Open Thread: Fri., July 5, 2019
Man, Wasn’t That Trump Event Really Somethin’? There’s a lot more where that came from. Like Right Here. I can’t even. The Twitter response to this was what you’d expect: Trump, clearly reading from a teleprompter, talked about how the Continental Congress in 1775 “created a unified Army out of the Revolutionary Forces encamped around […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., July 4, 2019
Trump Ruins 4th Of July. At least $30 mill for his vanity exercise. Betcha it ends up costing a lot more. Trump Ruins 4th Of July. Could be a clusterbleep. Doesn’t look like too many Rethug bigwigs are coming. Why would they? They’re all at the beach. Trump Ruins 4th Of July. WH gives 5000 […]
Legislative Leftovers: A Few Post-July 1 Crumbs
*While the first leg of a constitutional amendment permitting ‘no-excuses absentee voting’ was stalled by Rethugs in the Senate, another bill with much more potential to enable early voting passed both houses and was signed into law. HB 38 (Bentz) ‘establishes in-person early voting in Delaware beginning January 1, 2022. Registered voters will be allowed […]
DL Open Thread: Wed., July 3, 2019
National Park Service Biting The Bullet For Trump’s Show Of Military Might. Compensation, much? IG Report: Conditions At Border Detention Centers Even Worse Than Imagined. Fake news no more. BTW, the IG who wrote this report was the same IG who wrote the report criticizing SOS Hillary Clinton for violating Public Documents Act. AOC telling […]
BREAKING: Citizenship Question Is Off The Census!
Here’s the story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/2020-census-will-not-include-citizenship-question-doj-confirms/2019/07/02/0067be4a-9c44-11e9-9ed4-c9089972ad5a_story.html?utm_term=.73ee68a0fa94 While this is good news, remember who we’re dealing with here. Does anybody doubt that these criminals won’t try to find some other ways to under-count key groups? Didn’t think so.
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