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DL Open Thread: Sunday, August 21, 2022
Could Pipelines Be Part Of The CO2 Capture Solution? It’s…complicated: Designed to increase the flow of some of the world’s dirtiest oil, the Dakota Access Pipeline became a poignant symbol of the United States’ failure to enact a serious, long-term national plan to stop adding heat-trapping gasses to the atmosphere. It galvanized a worldwide climate […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 20, 2022
There’s No DeJoy In Gasville. Although the rogue head of the Post Office could still insist on a modicum of gas guzzlers: The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Biden signed into law this week, includes a windfall for the United States Postal Service: $1.29 billion for the purchase of zero-emission delivery trucks, plus $1.71 billion […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, August 19, 2022
How Russian Spies Misread Ukraine And Misled the Kremlin. Faulty intelligence is not, as it turns out, the exclusive domain of the U. S.: KYIV, Ukraine —In the final days before the invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s security service began sending cryptic instructions to informants in Kyiv. Pack up and get out of the capital, the […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 18, 2022
Trump Goes After FBI. Trying to attack the most culturally-conservative, white Christian, Fed agency is kinda ironic: Historically, though, the F.B.I. has been arguably the most culturally conservative and traditionally white Christian institution in the entire U.S. government. It’s an institution so culturally conservative, even by the standards of law enforcement, that Democratic presidents have […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Why Does Mayor Mike Hate Wilmington’s Citizens? I mean, some of its citizens, the ones who don’t live in the Highands. We’re taking about selective towing, aka ‘takings’. The legal issue of ‘can they do it’ is one thing, the question of ‘why would they do it’ is another. We all know the answer, don’t […]
A Casual Meander Thru The 30-Day Campaign Finance Reports
Not all of the reports have been processed (or delivered) yet. But there’s more than enough for all you political junkies out there. Let’s meander, shall we? 1. Neither KMG’s nor Lydia York’s reports have been put up on the Elections site yet. 2. 14th SD Reports: This is the five-way primary to succeed Bruce […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, August 14, 2022
Heat ‘Blob’ To Dominate The Northern Pacific? Which raises at least a couple of questions: (1) When is an anomaly no longer an anomaly?: Of great interest currently is a rapid heat up of sea surface temperatures off the California coast, and across almost the entire North Pacific. The re-emergence of a warm water “blob” […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 13, 2022
.Southern Baptist Convention Covered Up Sex Abuse, Being Investigated By DOJ: The investigation is related to a recent bombshell third-party report commissioned by the SBC, a spokesman said late Friday. The report concluded that sex abuse survivors were often ignored, minimized and “even vilified” by top clergy in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. The third-party […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, August 12, 2022
Trump Went–Nuclear? Did he take classified information pertaining to nuclear weapons, either ours or from foreign countries from the White House? Could be why the search warrant was granted: Classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items FBI agents sought in a search of former president Donald Trump’s Florida residence on Monday, according […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 11, 2022
Trump Schadenfreude: He could be prosecuted under a statute that he made law–in order to go after Hillary Clinton: If Trump is found to have violated federal law in removing and retaining classified documents without authorization, he could be convicted of a felony punishable by five years in prison. And that conviction would be a […]
A Tale Of Two Campaigns: Becca Cotto’s And Deb Heffernan’s
This is a tale of two campaigns. It is a tale of a grassroots campaign vs. the worst the Delaware way has to offer. Today’s the perfect day to tell this tale because it illustrates the stark differences between the two campaigns. The race is for the 6th Representative District Democratic nomination between incumbent Deb […]
Delaware Liberal’s Endorsements For The Primary Elections
We proudly endorse this group of Democratic candidates. In addition to being well-qualified, these candidates have exhibited empathy, a trait sorely lacking, especially among those in House leadership. Our interactions with them have convinced us that they are truly good people who are running for the right reasons. We strongly encourage you to support them […]
How Wilmington And State Government Have Traditionally Targeted Black Communities
By Mark Brunswick The Southbridge news event was held at Peter Spencer Plaza, across from City Hall yesterday. As I sat waiting for something to happen, I thought about how development has affected the city during my lifetime. The Eastside of Wilmington used to be “east of Market St”, not 10th and Pine. The Poplar […]
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