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DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023
Did The Civil War Even Take Place? Gotta wonder after this happened in Mississippi: A white supermajority of the Mississippi House voted after an intense, four-plus hour debate to create a separate court system and an expanded police force within the city of Jackson — the Blackest city in America — that would be appointed […]
News-Journal FINALLY Wakes Up To Ft. DuPont Boondoggle
9 years too late. Maybe someone, anyone, from the News-Journal could have read our coverage dating back to 2014? I’ll only link to one article this time. You can find the others. While a lot of the skulduggery is omitted, this is a great look into what happens when the Delaware Way, especially Jack Markell, […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Feb. 5, 2022
Last Remaining Koch Bro Back In The Game. Will used his ill-gained billions to stop Trump: The network of donors and activist groups led by conservative billionaire Charles Koch will oppose Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination, mounting a direct challenge to the former president’s campaign to win back the White House. “The best […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023
Improve Wages And Benefits–Or Die. There’s nothing the Delaware Restaurant Association can do about it: Nearly three years since the coronavirus pandemic upended the labor market, restaurants, bars, hotels and casinos remain short-staffed, with nearly 2 million unfilled openings. The leisure and hospitality industry, which before the pandemic accounted for much of the country’s job […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 3, 2023
How RWNJ ‘Court Shopping’ Works In Real-Time. We’re talking the 5th Circuit Court Of Appeals in Texas: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas just ruled that law enforcement cannot temporarily remove firearms from a person subject to a domestic violence-related restraining order. They reached that decision because the founders would have rejected domestic violence as a concern. […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023
World War III Has Begun. I think. Weapons being moved around like pieces on a chessboard. Want me to give you more? I will anyway. Not to mention, the war in Ukraine has become a proxy for nations on both sides of the conflict. We’ve even seen some wavering in Germany, perhaps here’s why. College […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: January 2023
Decks have been swept clean. Let’s hear some new musical treasures for the New Year. Presented, as always, in alpha order based on artists’ names: I LOVE this group. My wife, youngest daughter and I saw them in their almost-native habitat of Portland, OR.: Havin’ a tough time choosing Nathan Arizona’s fave for this month. […]
Helen Gym For Philly Mayor!
Experiencing campaign withdrawal? Have I got a candidate for you! Helen Gym has been endorsed by Pennsylvania’s Working Families Party, and she’s the real deal. With a great chance to get elected. Here she is in her own words: I’m a Philly mom, a former public school teacher, a long-time community organizer, and a former […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 29, 2023
Have I Written This Before? Israel Is Dead To Me: The main reason is a new ultranationalist, hard-right religious coalition government in Jerusalem that includes racist, anti-Arab ministers determined to annex all the Palestinian territories. Yet the response to this alarming, destabilising development from Israel’s western allies has been strangely muted. A few have issued […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 28, 2023
The Killing Of Tyre Nichols Is America’s Shame: The spectacle of a televised countdown to the showing of the video in which Tyre Nichols was savagely beaten by Memphis police officers doesn’t just theatricalize Black death; it is a damning indictment of American perversion. It was horrific, as promised, but unfortunately not singularly so. It […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 27, 2023
The Phony Investigation Into The Alleged Russian Witch Hunt Discovered A Possible Criminal–Trump. But they kept that buried: It became a regular litany of grievances from President Donald J. Trump and his supporters: The investigation into his 2016 campaign’s ties to Russia was a witch hunt, they maintained, that had been opened without any solid […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., January 26, 2023
Today’s all about ‘pass the stuff we’ve gotta pass, then get outta town’. For six weeks of JFC hearings. Here’s yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Law-abiding Laurel residents can breathe easier now that nominations for Town Alderman and Assistant Town Alderman have been confirmed by the Senate. Today’s Senate Agenda features one ‘must pass before the […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 26, 2023
DeSantis’ Plan? Run Against ‘Wokeness’: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing mounting backlash regarding his administration’s decision to prohibit an Advanced Placement high school course on African American studies, with Black leaders rallying in the capital, a prominent civil rights lawyer threatening to sue and state lawmakers urging him to reverse the decision. Attorney Ben […]
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