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DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 24, 2023
Cris Barrish Chronicles Horror Story Of A Serial Abuser. Despite having been repeatedly beaten and having the tip of her finger bitten off, his wife begs judge not to send him to jail: Police and prosecutors still have not solved the 2019 murder of former Delaware banking executive Benjamin Ledyard’s second wife, but on Friday, […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., December 23, 2023
Wisconsin Supreme Court Restores Democracy, Overturns Blatantly-Gerrymandered Legislative Maps: MADISON – The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Republican-controlled state Legislature to draw new legislative boundaries ahead of the 2024 election, arguing their GOP advantage is unconstitutional — delivering a long-sought win for Democrats who have stayed deep in the Legislature’s minority for more […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Dec. 22, 2023
A Preview Of Our Holiday Programming: Dec. 26: DL’s MVP’s Of 2023 Dec. 26-30: ‘Bulo’s 50 Fave Tunes Of The Year. 10 each day. Dec. 31: 2023: The Good, The Bad, The Ridiculous. The only look-back on the year in Delaware you will ever need that you’ll want to read. It’s epic(ally long), or will […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Dec. 15-21, 2023
1. 37th RD Special Election Post-Mortem: First of all, the Delaware Department of Elections can kiss my ass. I’m writing this at 9:05 on election night. The issue isn’t that we have no results, although we don’t. But that there’s no place on the DOE site where you can even find the results. Is DOE […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., December 21, 2023
Judge To Rudy: Pay Up Now!: For a guy who’s supposedly destitute, he’s still livin’ large. Time for that liquidation sale: Judge Beryl A. Howell wrote that there is a strong danger Giuliani is likely to hide his assets from plaintiffs Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss and is unlikely to succeed in having […]
RUMOR ALERT: Has Governor Carney Endorsed Eugene Young?
I had a generally reliable source just share this with me. Not sure why he would wade into that primary, but, if true, well, it’s something. I’m sure we’ll soon find out…
Tomorrow’s Special Election In RD 37: An Uninformed View From Upstate
My uninformed view. While R’s have traditionally done better in special elections than D’s, it’s pretty clear that the Democratic Party has the better ground game this time. Massive phone banks and grassroots activity. Special elections often are more about the parties than the candidates, and that could well be the case here. I honestly […]
Pistol-Packin’ Pete Picks His Pawn
John Atkins, Part Deux. Ex-Rethug just reborn as a D. Second Amendment absolutist, as in ‘law-abidin’ citizen’. But don’t take my word for it, take his: Realtor and Builder Rob Burton filed today as a Democrat for the 14th District. We won’t let you take our firearms We, the people of Delaware, have elected our […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023
Yes, Black Women Disproportionately Targeted For Prosecution Post-Dobbs. The story of Brittany Watts defies belief: Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick blood clots. The 33-year-old Watts, who had not shared the news of her pregnancy even with […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 16, 2023
How My Daughter Observed Hanukkah In Portland: Image Credit: Jewish Voice for Peace Bibi Should Pay Attention As Israeli Troops Kill Three Israeli Hostages: The three hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza were carrying a makeshift white flag when a soldier “felt threatened and opened fire,” (well, cops everywhere use that rationale whenever they […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 15, 2023
Feckless Joe: Bibi, You Need To Dial It Back. Bibi: Kiss My Tucchus: Almost half of the munitions Israel has used in Gaza since the war began have been unguided bombs, a U.S. intelligence assessment has found, a ratio that some arms experts say helps explain the conflict’s enormous civilian death toll. The revelation comes […]
Delaware Political Weekly: December 8-14, 2023
1. Velda Jones Potter Files For Wilmington Mayoral Race. She’s not just running for herself, she’s running for her family and their assorted hangers-on. With your vote, you can provide a whole bunch of needy grifters/deadbeats with jobs and access to big pots of money. Let’s see–she ran for Mayor in 2020, and got over […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 14, 2023
Every House Rethug Votes To Conduct A Biden Impeachment ‘Investigation’. In the hopes of, you know, finding something: It’s a win for Speaker Mike Johnson, who managed to unify his conference after battleground-district Republicans spent months resisting a formal inquiry — leading his predecessor to backtrack and start the investigation unilaterally. “This is an important […]
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