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DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Why Dems Suck: Item Infinity Plus One. Have you ever noticed that, when Dems select someone to respond to a Trump speech, they find someone so inoffensive that nobody could possibly be inspired by what they say? Enter Sen. Elissa Slotkin: And to her credit, Slotkin reminded people that Elon Musk is an unaccountable über-bureaucrat […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Didn’t watch the speech. If any of you subjected yourselves to that unpaid commercial, please comment. Russia: America Is No Longer The Evil Empire. Gee, wonder what brought about that change…: Almost overnight, it’s Europe — not the United States — that has become the source of instability in the Russian narrative. On his marquee […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Dems Suck. Third Way Dems Really Suck. Because they’re not Dems: A group of centrist Democrats is being mocked and criticized for their new strategy to defeat Donald Trump and Republicans. Earlier this month, the centrist think tank Third Way gathered the group, which included Democratic consultants, campaign staffers, elected officials, and party leaders, in […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, March 3, 2025
Canceled my Delaware Online subscription, divvied up the monthly cost, and started sending it monthly to Friendship House and Ministry of Caring. My wife’s idea, and a great one. Tried to cancel my Washington Post subscription, only to be told that it won’t expire until January of 2026. I call bullshit, they haven’t heard the […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 2, 2025
I’m BACK, be-yotches! Ya miss me? Big props to Al, Our Man In France, for keepin’ youse guys in line during my absence. I’m glad I did Spring Training–once. Especially enjoyed talking to fans of other teams in such a laid-back atmosphere. By the 5th inning, though, the starters have left the game and you […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: February 2025
Prepared this before my trip to Phillies’ Spring Training. Some late additions turned this into an incredible musical month. About as diverse as it gets, too: OK, just gotta share my fave Mary Chapin Carpenter song of all-time. From the 1980’s, made it onto my “Good Riddance To The Eighties” tape: But, I digress. Back […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, February 22, 2025
Sometimes, the thread writes itself. As in, people send me stuff that belongs here. Starting with this 2021 article that explains Trump’s Putin fixation: Donald Trump was cultivated as a Russian asset over 40 years and proved so willing to parrot anti-western propaganda that there were celebrations in Moscow, a former KGB spy has told […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, February 21, 2025
Fascism On The March. Trump does Putin’s bidding, because he’s, as always, doing his own bidding: The Trump administration has begun dismantling the nation’s defenses against foreign interference in voting, a sweeping retreat that has alarmed state and local election officials. The administration is shuttering the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force and last week cut more […]
Delaware’s Education System: The Fat Guy In Little White Coat Syndrome
Guest Post By Salty Peanut: Delaware’s education system isn’t just outdated—it’s bursting at the seams, stretched beyond capacity, and one wrong move away from complete collapse. It’s not just poorly sized—it’s dysfunctional, like a body where the fingers do what they want, the legs move in different directions, and there’s no brain to coordinate it […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Fascism On The March. You didn’t think that Trump would comply with court orders to resume funding programs, did you?: The Trump administration is systematically exploiting loopholes to effectively keep much of the president’s blanket spending freezes in place, accounts by officials and court filings show, despite restraining orders from judges who have told agencies to […]
My First Five Electoral Targets For 2026
There will be more. But I suspect most of our readers would agree with trying to get rid of this starting five for Team Toxic. 1. Chris Coons: Never a true Democrat, inherited his wealth and at least one job from his stepfather Robert Gore. Longs for an age of Senatorial comity that vanished somewhere around […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Fascism On The March. Putin To Join The Musk/Trump Regime? Sure looks like it: Senior officials from Russia and the U.S. met in Saudi Arabia Tuesday to begin talks on improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. As CBS News correspondent Holly Williams reports, some felt the Trump administration had granted Vladimir […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Fascism On The March: These massive cuts only make sense if you’re executing a government coup. Examples: Getting rid of a new generation of scientists and public health experts: At the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s premier biomedical research agency, an estimated 1,200 employees — including promising young investigators slated for larger roles — have […]
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