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Here, Um, Come the Marines

By El Somnambulo March 7, 20176 Comments

The Few. The Proud. The Disgraceful. Turns out that there's an invitation-only all-male Facebook site called Marines United, 30,000-plus members, that posts nude and compromising pictures of female Marines with…

‘Bulo on WHYY First

By El Somnambulo March 6, 20172 Comments

For those of you who don't believe that I have a face for radio, let me prove it. I AM, however, getting better at cramming a lot of stuff into…

When Bad Things Happen To Relentless Trolls

By El Somnambulo March 2, 20173 Comments

Enjoyed coming home to spot the ongoing attempt to discredit my story. 24 hours and counting. So, I'm gonna do something I rarely do. I'm gonna admit that something I…

Nicole and Tony Sittin’ In a Tree, P-I-S-S-I-N-G…

By El Somnambulo March 1, 201760 Comments

...on the current and should-be future Labor Secretary, Patrice Gilliam-Johnson. Who are Nicole and Tony? That would be Senator Nicole Poore and disgraced ex-Senator Tony DeLuca. Poore has a six-figure…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: February, 2017

By El Somnambulo February 28, 2017

I don't know if the music is just better so far this year or if I'm getting better at finding it, but I found a lot of great music this…

How A Potential Boondoggle Became a Full-Fledged Boondoggle

By El Somnambulo February 28, 20175 Comments

The scheme was so crazy that it might well have been dreamt up by a tiny group of cronies downing a few libations at Crabby Dick's in Delaware City. In…

El Somnambulo Overthinks It All For You: Special Election Edition

By El Somnambulo February 27, 201722 Comments

1. Biggest Surprise: The turnout. While I haven't gone back to check, there is no way that any previous Special Election turnout rivaled this one. There are 35,673 registered voters…

The SD 10 Election Night Results and Open Thread

By El Somnambulo February 25, 201737 Comments

With polls closing soon, we await the results and, of course, the discussion. We'll update the results as they come in. If any of you are at polling places, feel…

SD 10 Race Takes On National Significance

By El Somnambulo February 21, 20172 Comments

It is being viewed as the first chance for voters to respond to Donald Trump at the ballot box since November. From the Huffington Post: A Special Special Election From…

“It’s A Shit Sandwich.”

By El Somnambulo February 16, 20177 Comments

That quote is being attributed to Retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward as his reason for turning down Donald Trump's offer to head up the National Security Council. I mean, would…

Rethugs Attack Blevins in Hail Mary to Rescue Marino

By El Somnambulo February 16, 20176 Comments

Predictable: R Senators Demand Investigation into Blevins Hiring. Now, let me just say that Patti Blevins has indeed used and abused her power to feather her own nest. There's no…

Donald Trump’s Tweets As an Early 2000’s Emo Song

By El Somnambulo February 13, 2017

There's gonna be a lot of stuff like this. From Super Deluxe:

BREAKING: ‘Team’ Marino In Turmoil!

By El Somnambulo February 13, 201757 Comments

Less than two weeks before the SD 10 Special Election, John Marino's campaign has lost both its campaign manager and volunteer coordinator. Both quit the campaign, at least one of…