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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 25, 202514 Comments

The Big Story: 'Musk-Pass' Bill Surfaces On House Agenda. It took until about 24 hours before today's session, but the Speaker finally released the House Agenda and, yes, SS1/SB 21 is…

The FIRST Delaware Occasional Political (Non-)Weekly Of The 2026 Cycle: Nov. 2024 to March 23, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 24, 202511 Comments

Presented to you, for now, whenever the occasion warrants it. I think you'll agree that that time is now. Let me start with a message to D challengers who intend…

DL Open Thread: Monday, March 24, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 24, 20256 Comments

Yes, Trump Is Serious About Greenland: Relations between Greenland and the United States sank further on Sunday as the Greenlandic prime minister erupted over what he called a “highly aggressive”…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 23, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 23, 2025

How Scammers Ply Their Trade. Quite the fascinating report: The F.B.I., China’s Ministry of Public Security, Interpol and others have tried to combat scammers, who often lurk on social media…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 22, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 22, 20255 Comments

Extortionist-In-Chief. Look who caved today: Columbia University has yielded to a series of changes demanded by the Trump administration as a pre-condition for restoring $400m in federal funding the government…

DL Open Thread: Friday, March 21, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 21, 202520 Comments

Ready, Fire, Aim: What, Exactly, Does Matt Meyer Stand For, And Why Does His Staff Keep Saying Stoopid Things? To (half-) wit: In a written statement, Mila Myles, a spokesperson for…

Delaware’s Legislators Of The Week: March 18-20

By El Somnambulo March 21, 2025

Four legislators deserved mention for their work this week. We'll list the Honorable Mentions alphabetically: Sen. Stephanie Hansen: Successfully shepherded a package of bills through the Senate designed to provide relief…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 20, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 20, 20253 Comments

Let's address the two big issues that surfaced yesterday. The Musk-Pass corporate law bill made it through the House Judiciary Committee yesterday. As Xerxes Wilson pointed out in this comprehensive…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 20, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 20, 20252 Comments

Tesla Assets 'Appear To Have Gone Astray'. To the tune of $1.4 billion: Tesla’s (TSLA) accounting practices are raising red flags as a new report from the Financial Times shows…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 19, 202513 Comments

So much to unpack from yesterday's passage of HB 140 (Morrison), the 'end of life options' bill. I had predicted somewhere around 25 votes for passage yesterday. Instead, the bill…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 19, 2025

Courts To Trump: Pretty Much Everything You're Doing Is Illegal. Transgender Troops Ban. Dismantling Of USAID. Trump Rope-A-Dope On Deportations. We've learned that Democrats aren't coming to the rescue, the…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday March 18, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 18, 20253 Comments

The Big Story: House To Consider Death-With Dignity bill today. HB 140 (Morrison) is virtually the same bill that both houses passed last year, only to be vetoed by Delaware's…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 18, 202528 Comments

Israel Does It Again. The Carnage Quotient had apparently fallen below acceptable genocidal standards: Israeli forces launched large aerial attacks across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning, in the first…