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House Rethugs To Impeach Biden Over–Something
Speaker Kevin McCarthy, whose hold on his office depends on the most extreme MAGAts in his Caucus, has given in to one of their demands: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday he is directing House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, amid pressure from some hard-right members of the Republican caucus […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023
Coco Gauff–A Star Is Born. So easy to root for: Gauff was identified as a potential future champion at the age of 15, and she hauled expectations around like a sack of rocks throughout her adolescence and deep into this season, which included a first-round loss at Wimbledon in July that only increased the burden. […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 9, 2023
Earthquake In Morocco. A bad one: A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. But the full toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Sept. 8, 2023
700 Years And Counting. The amount of prison time that has been meted out to all those convicted of Jan. 6 crimes: The sentences over the past week — including 22 years for Tarrio, 17 for Biggs and 15 for Rehl — bring the total number of years of incarceration in Jan. 6 sentences to […]
Worst Delaware Governor In Recent History Endorses…
…Bethany Hall Long. Meaning, it’s official. No way I can support her. Eight more years of being led around by the Chamber? Eight more years of being led around by the cops? Eight more years of self-imposed budgetary constraints? Eight more years of putting the brakes on progressive initiatives? If you want eight more years […]
DE’s Most Intriguing Legislative Races Of 2024: #5–RD 16
Following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis cops back in 2020, some states tried and, occasionally succeeded, in reforming police practices. In Delaware, we had a big show promising change that took place on the steps of Legislative Hall. Which was followed by Governor Carney appointing a task force comprised almost entirely of cops […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, September 7, 2023
Wisconsin Rethugs Seek To Destroy Democracy To Save Their Legislative Super-Majorities. Here’s the even sneakier part: The idea is for the House to impeach her, which would immediately place her in judicial limbo, but for the Senate not to proceed with a trial: If the Assembly impeaches her, Protasiewicz would be barred from any duties […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, September 3, 2023
RIP: Bill Richardson. He Made A Real Difference: “There was no person that Governor Richardson would not speak with if it held the promise of returning a person to freedom,” Mickey Bergman, vice president of the Richardson Center and Richardson’s longtime collaborator on hostage cases, said in a statement Saturday. “The world has lost a […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 2, 2023
Jimmy Buffett Dies–Price Of Cheeseburgers To Plummet? The Poet Laureate of lassitude who turned branding into an art form. The linked profile from 2018 captures the conundrum/contradictions therein: Because that, in a coconut shell, was the problem. Jimmy Buffett is not really Jimmy Buffett anymore. He hasn’t been for a while. Jimmy Buffett — the […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, September 1, 2023
Biden Administration Moves To Reclassify/Declassify Pot: If a recommendation by the nation’s top health agency to reclassify marijuana is adopted, the drug could gain wider acceptance as a medical treatment, pot businesses could see their bottom line boosted and a path toward national legalization could be charted, experts said Thursday. The Department of Health and […]
BREAKING: Kyle Evans Gay Running For Lieutenant Governor
The press release in its entirety: NORTH WILMINGTON — State Senator Kyle Evans Gay announced Thursday morning her campaign to become Delaware’s next Lieutenant Governor. VIEW HER LAUNCH VIDEO HERE A mom of two young girls, attorney, and leader in Delaware’s nonprofit sector, Kyle has served in the Delaware General Assembly representing the 5th Senatorial District […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 31, 2023
Submitted Without Comment… …From Mitch. Lest we feel smug, Biden’s the same age as Mitch. Home-Schooling And Christian Millionaires: A perfect match for siphoning off billions in Federal education dollars: The message Michael Farris had come to deliver was a simple one: The time to act was now. For decades, Farris — a conservative Christian […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: August, 2023
Quality and quantity. Let a few good ones go since I didn’t want this to be too unwieldy: Betcha weren’t expecting this. I wasn’t: Power pop doesn’t suck: A great artist–and a reassuring presence. He’s been away too long, thrilled he’s back: This music soothes me: Kids, before even WMMR, there was a brief period […]
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