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Delaware Political Weekly: Nov. 26-December 3, 2021
1. Kyra Hoffner Seeks D Nomination In 14th Senate District: The stakes are too high right now to sit on the sidelines. We need people like us in government, making decisions and helping to steer our community in a better direction. Eight years ago, I started volunteering and advocating for civic rights and against unjust […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 3, 2021
Rethugs Will Pay The Price When Roe v Wade Is Overturned. Here’s why the Democratic ‘gloom-‘n-doom’ narrative perpetuated by Politico and (oxymoron alert) centrist think-tanks can be obsolete almost overnight: What’s clear is that Republicans are already ducking for cover on abortion. But GOP wishful thinking aside, if the Supreme deals a major blow to […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 2, 2021
BREAKING: Auditor’s Office Has Spent $262,000 On Attorney’s Fees Since 2019: Nobody’s Talking. Articles like this are why I subscribe. From Xerxes Wilson’s piece: In the same time period during which Delaware state Auditor Kathy McGuiness is accused of a felony for intimidating employees under her leadership, public documents show taxpayers have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on outside […]
‘Flutegrass’, Anybody?
This is but one element of Twisted Pine that you’ll savor this Saturday at the Arden Gild Hall–but only if you attend: Now, if only they knew how to have some fun… Seriously, you’re gonna skip this?? Didn’t think so. This Saturday. Arden Gild Hall. 8 pm. $20 tickets (??!!). Right here, right now: https://ardenconcerts.com/event/twisted-pine/ […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: November, 2021
A surprisingly strong month, especially considering that I did not include any music that will be on albums released in 2022. The final monthly installment of the year, as I start to put together my 50 Fave Tunes list for 2021. Enjoy!: What? An Adele song? C’mon, admit it. You loved ‘Chasing Pavement’, too. Not […]
When Did Delaware’s ‘Pharmacist Of The Year’ Last Fill A Prescription?
No, acting as a guest Pill Pusher at raves doesn’t count. Here’s what we know: First, she’s been State Auditor for three years now. Does/did she have a side gig? Unlikely. Here’s what you may not know: McGuiness sold her pharmacy in, wait for it, 2002. 2002. We’re talking pre-Park City. She then went into […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 28, 2021
Federal COVID Relief Has Been Unfairly Maligned. It’s doing a lot of good: To date, the federal government has allocated $4.52 trillion in response to Covid-19 — a staggering figure, one that exceeds the entire federal budget in 2019. Most of that funding comes from just two bills: the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 27, 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Interview With Sondheim. Sondheim was a sounding-board for Miranda during the creation of Hamilton: Sondheim was one of the first people I told about my idea for a piece about Alexander Hamilton, back in 2008. It was in this townhouse, on the first floor. I’d been hired to write Spanish translations for a […]
A Brief Musical Tribute To Stephen Sondheim
My musical sensibilities have been shaped by Sondheim far more than by any other artist. I’m certain that I’ve listened to his music far more than anybody else’s. His death today has made it impossible for me to think of anything else. So many songs run through my head. But when it came time to […]
Delaware Political Weekly: November 19-25, 2021
1. Unashamed RWNJ Announces Congressional Run. He displays promising comedic potential: Christopher Hill is currently a geotechnical driller; he previously spent time as a board certified alcohol and drug dependency counselor in the state, but he majored in political science in college. His interest in politics led to his involvement with campaigns for Terry Spence, […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, November 26, 2021
In case you were wondering: The first recorded use of the term “Black Friday” was applied not to post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping but to financial crisis: specifically, the crash of the U.S. gold market on September 24, 1869. Two notoriously ruthless Wall Street financiers, Jay Gould and Jim Fisk, worked together to buy up as much […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 25, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving! Best holiday of the year by far, at least for us. Let me just emphasize how disgraceful giving the Kathleen McGuiness the Pharmacist Of The Year Award is. With one move, that professional association has lost all credibility. Especially when there are real pharmacists making real differences out there–like Dr. TaQuina Warren: Dr. […]
BREAKING: All Three Defendants In Killing Of Ahmaud Arbery Found Guilty On Multiple Accounts…
..including felony murder. Finally, something to give thanks for. In this case, we give thanks that the three killers weren’t cops: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/11/24/us/ahmaud-arbery-murder-trial
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