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DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 8, 2023
Need I say more? Phony Man Of God Dies: Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93. Robertson’s enterprises also included […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 7, 2023
Guess we still have to take the bad with the good. The good? HB 99 (Heffernan) passed the House, so addressing the climate change crisis in Delaware moves forward. The ‘Chamber’ amendment was not so bad, and the ‘bad’ amendment, sponsored by Rep. Collins, was defeated. Props to Rep. Heffernan, this is an important bill. […]
Blood Money Always Wins
In this case, the blood money of Saudi Murderer Mohammed bin Salman, the man behind the killing of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi. You may recall that bin Salman tried to sportswash Saudi Arabia into international acceptance by backing the LIV golf league, where top golfers were paid obscene guarantees to defect. You know the […]
Matt Meyer Makes It Official: He’s Running For Governor
Who knows? He might win. It’s not as if there’s an undeniable powerhouse in the race, or a progressive candidate who can galvanize the grassroots: Meyer, who has been county executive since 2016, launched into Delaware politics as a progressive outsider. He primaried and defeated then three-term incumbent Tom Gordon, an embattled politician who had […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Imagine for a second that you support police reform. You know that a draft bill was finished in February. You know that, despite numerous requests from numerous supporters, the draft is not being made available to you or to any other supporters. Imagine that you and numerous others have contacted the prime sponsor of the […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 4, 2023
The False Equivalency Between ‘Hard Right And Hard Left’ In Debt Ceiling Debate. Meant to write about this when I saw the WaPo headline about this. It’s lazy journalism and lazy editing, and it perpetuates a lie: Here’s how, in its lead story Thursday, the New York Times described the House’s vote to resolve Republicans’ […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 3, 2023
If You’re Not Already Watching CNN, You Almost Certainly Won’t Watch After Reading This. One of the best long-form pieces of journalism on, um, journalism and journalists I’ve ever read. What ever possessed CNN’s honcho Chris Licht to illuminate the behind-the-scenes machinations there eludes me: “How are we gonna cover Trump? That’s not something I […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 2, 2023
Phoenix Turning Into Ashes? Lack Of Water Will Do That: Arizona has determined that there is not enough groundwater for all of the housing construction that has already been approved in the Phoenix area, and will stop developers from building some new subdivisions, a sign of looming trouble in the West and other places where […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 1, 2023
Just a quick TV critique: It was a shame that both Succession and Barry aired their final episodes on the same night. While both, in critical terms, ‘stuck the landing’, I thought Barry’s was the more creative. Especially the ending after the ending. If you haven’t yet watched the series, please do. Bill Hader is […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: May, 2023
Yeahyeahyeah, I know, lots more singer/songwriter, less diversity, than usual. Hey, I can only work with what comes my way. Besides, these are good singer/songwriters, and I’ve unearthed a RIGHTEOUS Curtis Mayfield cover. Plus I’ve now introduced you to AJJ, Nourished By Time, and Summer Salt. So stop yer complainin’! While I have no idea […]
What Does The Chamber Want?
Don’t worry, the answer is much clearer than Dr. Freud’s query about women. It would be an oversimplification to say that the Chamber wants the bad stuff, and wants to kill the good stuff. But not by much: When the General Assembly returns, there will be 13 legislative days remaining, and there are many bills […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 28, 2023
Biden Breaks Word, Negotiates With Terrorists, Cuts Shitty Deal. Retire, you fucking old fart!: President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) reached an “agreement in principle” on Saturday to raise the debt ceiling and cap federal spending, clinching a critical first step toward preventing a government default that could be nine days away. The […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 27, 2023
D’s Ignored Yellen, Now Paying Debt Ceiling Ransom. Can’t anybody here play this game?: In the days after November’s midterm elections, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen was feeling upbeat about the fact that Democrats had performed better than expected and maintained control of the Senate. But as she traveled to the Group of 20 leaders […]
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