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Grand Jury Votes To Indict Trump!
The steamy Stormy Daniels saga: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/30/nyregion/trump-indictment-news Lest you wonder, the LLC that was created specifically to launder the money was incorporated right here in good ol’ Delaware.
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 30, 2023
OK, I’m confused (said Captain Obvious). Until it’s adjusted, here is today’s Senate Agenda. No bills, but a message reading as follows: “The Senate will reconvene on Tuesday, March 30, 2023, at 2:15 PM.” Would it be impolitic of me to point out that there is NO SUCH DATE? A glitch, no doubt. I’ll update […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Nazis Target The Trans Community. How else should I phrase it?: The Republican-dominated Kentucky legislature voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to override the governor’s veto of a bill that will create a host of new regulations and restrictions on transgender youth, including banning access to what doctors call gender-affirming health care. The bill, described by L.G.B.T.Q. […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 29, 2023
I may, on exceedingly-rare occasions, be just a tad hyper-critical of the work of the Delaware General Assembly. So, let me be clear: There has never, EVER, been a more progressive and effective political body in the State of Delaware than the current Delaware State Senate. In fact, none is even close. Yesterday was a […]
Only Carney Stands In The Way Of Legalized Marijuana Now
In an historic session, the State Senate passed both HB 1 and HB 2 this afternoon. Since neither bill was amended in the Senate, they both now await action from the Governor. The Senate votes were overwhelming, and legislators I’ve talked to believe there’s a veto-proof majority in the House. I simply cannot overstate the […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Will Lucy pull the football away from Charlie Brown yet one more time? I’ve had some legislators tell me that they believe they have a veto-proof majority in the House should John Carney once again tap into his inner Junior ROTC and veto the two pot bills, both of which are almost certainly gonna pass […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 26, 2023
The Assault Weapons Ban Worked. Dubya And The Rethugs Did Away With It. Lawrence O’Donnell: https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/lawrence-police-were-afraid-of-the-uvalde-gunman-s-ar-15-166823493564 The blood of the Uvalde students is on their hands. Where the fuck was that ‘well-regulated militia’? Afroman Victim Of Police Home Invasion. Cops End Up In Music Vid. Cops Sue For ‘Emotional Distress’. I can’t make this stuff […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 25, 2023
‘The Second Amendment Grants You The Right To Have Your Gun Stolen’. Because you have the freedom to not lock your car and/or your glove gun compartment: In a country awash with guns, with more firearms than people, the parked car, or in many cases the parked pickup truck, has become a new flashpoint in the […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 24, 2023
Marcus Henry Vs. Karen Hartley-Nagle: Looks like one of them will be our Next County Executive. Henry is already campaigning, KHN put out an announcement yesterday: “I’m good at what I do, (being sued?) and experience matters,” she says. “And I believe that my experience is what sets me apart. As the president of New […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 23, 2023
JOE BIDEN VS. Carney/DeMatteis/Geisenberger. The topic?: Medicare Advantage: The multimillion dollar ad buy is part of an aggressive campaign by the health insurance industry and its allies to stop the Biden proposal. It would significantly lower payments — by billions of dollars a year — to Medicare Advantage, the private plans that now cover about […]
Rethugs Launch Statewide Campaign Against–Electric Cars
Led by climate denialists, petroleum-funded ‘spokespersons’, and yes, elected Rethugs. Here’s the story from Frank Burns, who must be elected to replace Mike Ramone in 2024: I am writing because a shameful ruse is being used by the state Republican Party to try to stop adoption of electric vehicles in Delaware. They are promoting this […]
Why White Christian Nationalists Are Doomed
It’s inevitable. Because Demographics Are Destiny: The white Christian portion of the U.S. adult population includes 14% who are white evangelical Protestant, 14% who are white mainline (non-evangelical) Protestant, 13% who are white Catholic, and small proportions of white Latter-Day Saints, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Orthodox Christians. The proportion of white evangelical Protestants in the population […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 19, 2023
Rethugs Sabotaged Jimmy Carter’s Reelection Bid–Cut Deal With Iran To Hold Prisoners Until After Reagan’s Election. We’d always suspected it, but now we have close-to-incontrovertible proof: It has been more than four decades, but Ben Barnes said he remembers it vividly. His longtime political mentor invited him on a mission to the Middle East. What […]
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