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DL Open Thread: Sat., Feb. 19, 2022
Trump’s MAGA PAC Subsidized Empty Office Space In Trump Towers. The $$’s were supposed to go to Junior Trumps: “It’s a huge scam,” said one former aide with direct knowledge of Trump’s political spending. “I can’t believe his base lets him get away with it.” (He’s kidding, right?) After the 2020 election, the Trump presidential […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 18, 2022
Putin Facing A Personality Crisis? Is he rational, or has he undergone a fundamental change?: In Moscow, many analysts remain convinced that the Russian president is essentially rational, and that the risks of invading Ukraine would be so great that his huge troop buildup makes sense only as a very convincing bluff. But some also […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 11-17, 2022
1. It’s Progress Vs. Delaware Way In RD 32. I should have known that the Chamber Of Commerce wasn’t gonna give up this seat w/o a fight. Andria Bennett has been one of the Chamber’s most dependable allies in Dover, going so far as to quote Chamber talking points on the floor. Her (eventual) retirement […]
Delaware Transit Official Donated To Trucker Protest–From A Delaware Government E-Mail
His name? Richard Paprcka. His position? COO of the Delaware Transit Corporation. From the Washington Post: One donation of $50 to the Freedom Convoy campaign used an email address associated with the Delaware Transit Corp. The payment made on Feb. 9 under the name of the state transit agency’s chief operating officer, Richard Paprcka, included […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022
Lawyer With Too Much Time On Her Hands Files Stoopid Lawsuit. No, not Ted Kittila this time: Attorney Janice Lorrah of Hockessin, the mother of a 6-year-old daughter, has filed a lawsuit in Chancery Court against Gov. John Carney, claiming that his unilateral extension of the school masking mandate violates state statutes and due process. […]
Delaware Political Weekly, February 4-10, 2022
Hoo-boy, now we’re talkin’! A hot-stove political junkie’s dream of a week. 1. More RD 4 Nomination Post-Mortems. The alleged rationales for choosing Bud Freel (other than ‘he’s one of us’ in the most clannish sense) were mere fig leafs. Whatever name recognition advantage that Bud Freel might have over Dr. Bohm would not have […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 11, 2022
Doesn’t Look Like Sarah Palin Starred As Star Witness. How did this case even make it to trial?: No one who has even casually followed the former governor’s career would be surprised at these specifics-free blasts against the media. Yet this time, Palin chose the wrong venue for such a critique. Adoring audiences at Fox […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022
Department Of Corrections Ignored Allegations Against Serial Abuser/Correctional Officer. Hey, Claire DeMatteis‘ job wasn’t ever to stop this stuff, it was to keep it under wraps: For years, men imprisoned by Delaware have accused correctional officer Kirk Neal of using excessive force in the state’s prisons. In the past seven years, at least a dozen […]
Tonight: It’s ‘Delaware Way’ Vs. Progressive Change
Does this sound like a candidate you could support?: WILMINGTON, DE – Adriana Leela Bohm endorsed by Mary Ann’s List, Delaware Stonewall PAC, and several legislators for the Democratic nomination in the special election to fill the State House seat vacated by Gerald Brady “We are excited Adriana is our first endorsement of 2022 and […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022
The (Allegedly) Human Paper-Shredder: President Donald Trump tore up briefings and schedules, articles and letters, memos both sensitive and mundane. He ripped paper into quarters with two big, clean strokes — or occasionally more vigorously, into smaller scraps. He left the detritus on his desk in the Oval Office, in the trash can of his […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022
Trump-Incited Coup Attempt ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’, According To Rethuglican Party. Censures Cheney and Kinzinger while they’re at it. I know that Jason has posted this, but, if that doesn’t wake people up, then we’ll be living in a totalitarian state before the decade is out. It’s the only way that the shrinking white population can […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2022
1. RD 4 Special Election Set–Will District Committee Do The Right Thing?: Gerald Brady has resigned from the Delaware General Assembly. The Special Election to replace him will be held on Saturday, March 5. The respective district committees select the candidates, meaning there is no primary. The 4th RD Democratic Committee is set to meet […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 4, 2022
Time To Crack Down On Methane ‘Ultra-Emitters’. Satellite technology now enables us to spot these polluters. We have the technology to do something about it. A growing constellation of methane-detecting satellites is giving researchers new and disturbing insights into “super emitters” around the globe — from pipelines in Russia to North America’s oil fields. But […]
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