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DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 22, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 22, 20251 Comment

Worst Bill In History Passes House. C'mon, you knew they'd find the votes, didn'tcha?: The House early Thursday narrowly passed a wide-ranging bill to deliver President Trump’s domestic agenda, after Speaker…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 21, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 21, 20253 Comments

Let's start with a real feel-good bill signing: https://www.delawareonline.com/videos/news/local/2025/05/20/gov-meyer-signs-medical-aid-in-dying-bill/83746069007/ Watch the video. Thrilled to see retired Rep. Paul Baumbach front and center at the signing. Gov. Meyer appeared genuinely moved…

DL Open Thread: Weds., May 21, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 21, 202514 Comments

Israel Has Almost Finished The Job. Gaza has just about been cleared, perhaps for a Trump luxury resort: After more than 19 months of brutal war, the patience of some…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 20, 20254 Comments

Dog Bites Man: Today's Senate Agenda was made public on Friday morning, the House Agenda didn't go up until around 3 pm yesterday. Less than 24 hours before session. This…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 20, 20256 Comments

Political Arrests Becoming The Norm: The Justice Department charged a New Jersey congresswoman with assaulting federal agents during a clash outside a Newark immigration detention center and dropped a trespass…

DL Open Thread: Monday, May 19, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 19, 20253 Comments

Could Be A Tough Week For The Economy: Stock futures tumbled on Monday as a downgrade of the U.S.′ credit rating by Moody’s caused Treasury yields to spike. Futures tied…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 18, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 18, 20254 Comments

Gonna try an experiment today. May become a weekly feature, may be gone by next Sunday. Sorta like CBS Sunday Morning. More features, less timeliness. Here goes. What Do We…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 17, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 17, 20253 Comments

Supreme Court To Trump: No Deportations Without Due Process--At Least, Not For Now: The Trump administration will not be allowed to deport a group of Venezuelan detainees accused of being…

DL Open Thread: Friday, May 16, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 16, 202537 Comments

The Shit Hits The Fan. Boy, does it. Read the entire thing. There's so much to unpack that I can only scratch the surface with excerpts: State Rep. Sherae’a Moore’s…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 15, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 15, 202521 Comments

People who I respect had told me that Speaker Mimi Minor-Brown was even worse than Our Pal Val Longhurst. Recent events, specifically Mimi's running roughshod over members of her own…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 15, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 15, 2025

Trump Accepts Some Mexican Immigrants. Only the best, I might add: Mexico’s security chief confirmed Tuesday that 17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into the U.S. last week as…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 14, 20259 Comments

Yeah, I know, I'm late again. That's because the story about Ciro and his legislative bete noir took on a life of its own. Anyway, this is designed to cover…

Will This Elected Official Once Again Kill This Great Bill?

By El Somnambulo May 14, 202519 Comments

We start today with a story about how one publicly-elected official, NCC Register Of Wills Ciro Poppiti, has led a years-long effort to quash what I think is a great…