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A Very Special Delaware Edition Of The DL Open Thread: Monday, December 16, 2024
Rethugs Got Handed The SD 5 Seat. Turned It Down. Backwards reels the mind. Word on the street is that Cathy Cloutier sought the nomination for the post being vacated by Lt. Governor-Elect Kyle Evans Gay. She would have blown away the rumpled empty suit who D party insiders chose as the nominee. However, the […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 15, 2024
ABC To Pay Trump $15 Million. Because, he didn’t ‘rape’ E. Jean Carroll, he only ‘sexually assaulted’ her: Trump sued ABC and Stephanopoulos in federal court in Miami days after the network aired the segment, in which the longtime “Good Morning America” anchor and “This Week” host repeatedly misstated the verdicts in Carroll’s two civil […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 14, 2024
Carney’s Final Friday News Dump Of The Year? Or did the Senate just wait until now? (Update: Nope. Governor made the appointments on Friday, was unavailable for comment.) Oh, and just check out who he’s nominated for that Hospital Cost Review Board: VICE CHANCELLOR OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY Appoint: Hon. Bonnie W. David JUSTICE […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 13, 2024
Mayor Mike Vs. The Reverend (Not That One): Who Ya Gonna Believe?: A week after the pastor of a Wilmington church and 250 signatories sent a letter to the city and its police department accusing officials of harassing area homeless residents and social services workers, Mayor Mike Purzycki issued a scathing reply, citing “misstatements” in […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Support Your Brandywine School District Teachers! As near as I can piece things together, this is why you’re seeing the occasional picket line, the T-shirts in solidarity, and other public displays in support of a new contract: The BSD Board voted to increase administrator salaries in October In 2023, the Board approved the 27th pay […]
DL Exclusive: How Ray Seigfried’s Campaign Sought To Disenfranchise Caucus Voters…
…In fact, even threatened possible legal action if the County Democratic Party wouldn’t consider the grievance filed by one of Ray’s supporters. The grievance claimed that County rules should have prevented the seating of certain committee members in RD 7 in time for Monday’s caucus. The so-called ‘aggrieved party’ was not the candidate, but one […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
“I got a headful of ideas, that are drivin’ me insane.” Bob Dylan. Couldn’t sleep last night. Had a headful of ideas. Got up. Wrote a piece. Which may, or may not, ever see the light of day. But, if it does, it will be impactful. Rest of the night was uneventful save for contorting […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Last Night’s Biggest Loser: The Delaware State Senate Democratic Caucus. Since the 2020 election, the caucus has been the most effective instrument for progressive change I’ve ever seen in Delaware. There has been tremendous synergy amongst its members. That has now changed. The diminution of progressive vision within that Caucus with the twin wins of […]
Insiders Sweep Special Election Caucuses
Dan Cruce and Ray Seigfried. Running to take the place of Sarah McBride and Kyle Evans Gay. They even exhumed fuckin’ Gerald Brady to come out to vote for Cruce. The totals: SD 1: Cruce: 43 Bohm: 25 Frankel: 5 SD 5: Seigfried: 23 Frisby: 20 Before this night is over, I believe that the […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, December 9, 2024
Matt Meyer Was Right. And, yes, insiders are putting their thumbs on the scale when it comes to the Special Elections: Frustrations over political jockeying and an alleged lack of transparency have emerged among Wilmington-area Democrats in advance of a Monday vote of party insiders that will decide the candidates who will run in special […]
An Open Letter To All SD 5 Electors
On Monday evening, we will all gather to choose a Democratic nominee to succeed State Senator Kyle Evans Gay, who has been elected as Lieutenant Governor. Our choices have now been reduced to two possibilities as Jonathan Tate withdrew and endorsed Shay Frisby, and Dr. Brian Haimes withdrew Saturday and endorsed Ray Seigfried. That makes […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 8, 2024
Now that Dr. Brian Haimes has dropped out of the race for the SD 5 nomination and has endorsed fellow ChristianaCareCorporocrat Ray Seigfried, the choice for the electors tomorrow night has become clear. I’ll be writing a piece about that choice later today, but Shay Frisby is so clearly the only real Democrat in the […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 7, 2024
Did Acadia Healthcare Get Any Of BHL’s Opioid Slush Funds? I’m askin’, because: The for-profit chain of 165 methadone clinics — the country’s largest — has generated more than $1.3 billion in revenue since 2022. It is “a business that we continue to feel great about,” Acadia’s chief executive told investors this year. Methadone is […]
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