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Monique Johns Doesn’t Seem To Stand For Anything

By El Somnambulo January 17, 202517 Comments

Guest Post By Accende Lucem: On November 5, 2024, I walked into the polls and voted for Monique Johns for New Castle County Council President. As an old school Democrat…

DL Open Thread: Friday, January 17, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 17, 20252 Comments

NYC's Top Criminal Heads To Mar-A-Lago, Seeking Pardon. Betcha he gets one: Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, his re-election chances in doubt and a federal indictment looming over…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, January 16, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 16, 20258 Comments

Joseph Heller was acclaimed for his novel 'Catch-22', which enjoyed ca(t)che with anti-war protestors in the '60's. Gotta admit, started it, didn't like it, didn't finish it. Have no desire…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 16, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 16, 202521 Comments

Netanyahu Gonna Netanyahu. Holds up deal: Last-minute disputes appeared to hold up an expected Israeli cabinet vote on Thursday that could formally ratify a cease-fire deal with Hamas that has…

BREAKING: Israel and Hamas Agree To Cease-Fire, Hostage Release

By El Somnambulo January 15, 20252 Comments

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/15/israel-war-gaza-ceasefire-hostages-news-hamas/ A hostage and ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel has been reached Wednesday following more than 15 months of extraordinary bloodshed and violence in Gaza, said a senior U.S.…

Song Of The Day 1/15: Mahalia Jackson, “Elijah Rock”

By El Somnambulo January 15, 2025

Al's in transit, so I'm not sure he's got a song in mind. However, I was blown away by the Delaware State University Choir that opened yesterday's House session, doing…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., January 15, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 15, 2025

The Big Story: Speaker Minor-Brown Seems Determined To Restore Collegiality To The House. After well over a decade of iron-fisted rule by Pete Schwartzkopf and Val Longhurst, the newly-installed Speaker…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 15, 202512 Comments

Dog Bites Man: Rethugs Capitulate On Hegseth. You were expecting anything different?: The seriousness and breadth of the allegations against him — from sexual assault to excessive drinking to sheer…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 14, 20254 Comments

Trump Would Have Been Convicted--DOJ Report: If Donald Trump hadn’t won the presidential election in November, the Justice Department would have had ample evidence to convict him at trial of…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 14, 20256 Comments

Spoiler Alert: The first two paragraphs of this article have been cut-and-pasted from 2023. With, of course, the dates changed to reflect this year's legislative calendar. Today’s Opening Session is…

The Final Legislative Pre-File*

By El Somnambulo January 13, 20256 Comments

*Before the new General Assembly is sworn in tomorrow. They consist of bills filed on January 9 and 10. You can find them all here. The highlight, of course, is…

DL Open Thread: Monday, January 13, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 13, 20252 Comments

Bannon Vs. Musk. Can we root for two losers?: President-elect Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon is ramping up public attacks on billionaire Elon Musk amid an intensifying…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 12, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 12, 20255 Comments

Dog Bites Man: Delaware Rethugs Disgrace Themselves: South Carolina House Republican Nancy Mace spoke at a private Delaware GOP event in Newark Friday following controversy with Congresswoman Sarah McBride. Mace…