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DL Open Thread Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021

By Alby August 5, 20212 Comments

I wonder if the media aren't creating a false picture of who the anti-vax maskholes are, because apparently it's not all the right-wingers: 90% of U.S. seniors are now vaccinated.…

DL Open Thread Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021

By Alby August 1, 20212 Comments

Everyone acts surprised that Republicans "don't believe in science," but they shouldn't be -- conservatives have never bothered to support any of their arguments with data that go beyond anecdotes.…

DL Open Thread Thursday, July 29, 2021

By Alby July 29, 202118 Comments

I heard this story on WDEL the other day and almost drove off the road -- a puff piece about yet another state fund to funnel money to corporations. The…

Pete ‘N Val Lied To Protect Brady’s Hide

By El Somnambulo July 26, 202180 Comments

From the Delaware State News, which just might have a worthy successor to Matt Bittle: House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach; Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst, D-Bear; and Majority Whip Larry…

Brady Announces He Won’t Run Again…

By El Somnambulo July 26, 202118 Comments

...according to Matt Bittle, whose Twitter feed is alive and better than ever, and according to sharp-eyed DL commenter Harold. Here is what Brady wrote on his Facebook page: However,…

Delaware Democratic Leaders Fail Epically On L’Affaire Brady

By El Somnambulo July 21, 202120 Comments

To the point, by refusing to insist that he leave office immediately after disgracing it and himself, Democratic leaders have officially tolerated behavior they all stated they will not tolerate.…

Gerald Brady Writes His Ticket Out Of Dover

By El Somnambulo July 20, 202121 Comments

Matt Bittle's Twitter is alive and well. Better than ever in fact, now that he no longer is encumbered of any OTOH crap that you do if you're reporting on…

DuPont, Chemours & Corteva Agree To Pay Delaware $50 Mill For Damage Caused By Their ‘Forever’ Chemicals

By El Somnambulo July 14, 20217 Comments

This is a BFD. According to this News-Journal article: (AG Kathy) Jennings' justice department had intended to file a massive lawsuit against DuPont, Chemours and Corteva earlier this year. The…

Crowdsourcing Request: Whither the Wingnuts of Yesteryear?

By Alby July 8, 202116 Comments

Until last month's news about the legal difficulties of onetime Delaware GOP nuisance Mike Protack, I had no idea he had decamped to San Diego, which got me to wondering…

DL Open Thread Thursday, July 8, 2021

By Alby July 8, 202114 Comments

Most people who want Donald Trump prosecuted for his life of crime felt disappointed when Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg was indicted for tax crimes over what were characterized as…

Mo’ Better Democrats: Challenge These Legislative Miscreants!

By El Somnambulo July 6, 202135 Comments

We can argue about the merits of the recently-concluded first session of the 151st General Assembly. However, with a progressive Senate D Caucus moving full speed ahead, we learned who…

House Leadership Flat-Out Lied To Senate On Gun Control Package

By El Somnambulo July 1, 202119 Comments

The deal was cut months ago. There would be a four-bill package of gun control bills that would be worked and passed this year. Two bills would start in the…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

By El Somnambulo June 30, 20217 Comments

Awake yet? We're not talking Countdown To Ecstasy. We're talking Countdown To Inevitability. A relatively drama-free June 30. We don't yet know whether the Senate will take up the magazine…