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DL Open Thread: Thurs., Jan. 4, 2024

Filed in Delaware, Featured, Open Thread by on January 4, 2024 13 Comments

MAGAt Brain Part I:  Apparently Delaware Rethugs have concluded that the Scourge Of Electric Cars is their hot button issue.  You know, like abortion.  Specifically, Mike Ramone.  Filed yesterday in Delaware Superior Court: Michael Ramone; Nandi Randolph; Samuel S. Sloan, owner of S&S Auto Repair; Richard G. Collins v. Delaware Department of Natural Resources and […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 31, 2023

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Biden Bypasses Congress,  Sends More Lethal Weaponry To Netanyahu: On Friday, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, had approved the sale of 155mm projectiles and related equipment valued at $147.5m, an increase from an earlier approved order for tens of thousands of rounds of the heavy artillery […]

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2023: The Good. The Bad. The Ridiculous.

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on December 31, 2023 0 Comments

As usual, the ‘Good List’ is much smaller than the other two.  I can not so humbly state that this is the only list you’ll need to sum up Delaware in 2023.  It’s long, but well worth your time, replete with generous links to the stories: THE GOOD: Jan. 18: Gov. Carney proposes a 9% […]

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DL Open Thread: Sat., December 30, 2023

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Strawberry The Pop-Tart And Jesus:  Sacrificing Themselves For The Sake Of Humanity: The Pop-Tart mascot at the 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) Strawberry’s life was short but sweet. The giant Pop-Tart spent this year’s Pop-Tarts Bowl game in Orlando on Thursday running around referees, almost being licked by […]

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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2023: The Top 10!!

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, Featured by on December 30, 2023 0 Comments

But, first, for those of you who want to gorge yourselves on the Top 50 all at once, here’s a handy recap: ‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2023: #’s 50-41 ‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2023: #’s 40-31 ‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2023: #’s 30-21: ‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2023: #’s 20-11   OK, let’s put a […]

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Delaware Political Weekly: Dec. 22-28, 2023

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on December 29, 2023 14 Comments

1. Maybe some candidates filed for the ballot this week, maybe they didn’t.  You see, the Delaware Department Of Elections chose this week to roll out their new ‘improved’ website.  Yes, it’s more visually appealing. And less informative.  Here’s what I got when I was finally able to burrow down to click on the list […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, December 29, 2023

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The Maine Course.  Trump off Maine ballot–for now.  Either the Constitution means something, or it doesn’t.  El Supremos will decide: “I do not reach this conclusion lightly,” said Bellows, a Democrat, in the decision. “I am mindful that no Secretary of State has ever deprived a presidential candidate of ballot access based on Section Three […]

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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2023: #’s 20-11

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, Featured by on December 29, 2023 6 Comments

20.  19. 18.  17.  16.   15.  14.  13. 12.   My favorite match of song and video this year.  A little tab’ll do ya’: 11.   

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023

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More Delaware Corruption–Courtesy Of Our Lax LLC Laws.  I could muster up more sympathy for the victims were they not using this scheme as a tax dodge: Court-appointed receiver Kelly Campbell had been overseeing this depleted storage facility of First State Depository Co. LLC for the past year, arriving the previous fall with U.S. marshals […]

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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2023: #’s 30-21:

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, Featured by on December 28, 2023 2 Comments

30.  29. 28.    27.  26.  25.  24.  23.  22. 21.   

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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2023: #’s 40-31

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, Featured by on December 27, 2023 0 Comments

40.  ‘You don’t like me then, you won’t like me now.’ 39.  38.  37.  36.  35.  34.  33.    32.  31.   

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Announcing DL’s MVP’s Of 2023!!

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on December 26, 2023 4 Comments

As usual, there are more than ten on the list.  While one of Jason’s preferred choices isn’t on the list, I’m pretty damn sure he’ll agree with our #1. 10.  Reps. Osienski , Heffernan, and Sen. Paradee.  While none of the three would be categorized as predictably progressive, each of the three passed signature bills […]

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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2023: #’s 50-41

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, Featured by on December 26, 2023 1 Comment

This could be the best list I’ve ever put together.  Not b/c the tunes were necessarily better this year, but because I listened to the tunes without the videos, and wasn’t influenced by a great video perhaps elevating a not-so-great song onto the list.  I started out with 118 songs before gradually whittling them down […]

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