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Holy Bleep Part Deux!!: Bill Freeborn Indicted On Felony Charges

By El Somnambulo April 28, 2021

Now, that's what I call bipartisanship. Indict both a D and an R for violating the public trust. From WDEL: Separately, the former executive director of the Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy…

General Assembly Pre-Game Show/Post-Game Wrap-Up: Wednesday, April 28, 2021

By El Somnambulo April 28, 202142 Comments

I'm still processing this Rebecca Walker story. Here's the context for our current General Assembly: There really is a Cop Cabal. They do things, and refuse to do things, once…

Holy Bleep!! Former State Rep. Rebecca Walker Indicted For Falsifying Employment Records

By El Somnambulo April 27, 202116 Comments

You remember Rebecca Walker. She got herself a golden parachute job created just for her in the Office Of Forensic Science, formerly the Medical Examiner's Office. Conveniently, the newly-created office…

Who Should We Endorse In School Board Elections?

By El Somnambulo April 27, 202110 Comments

Actually, not just 'Who Should We Endorse?' But 'Who Should We Oppose Because They Would Be Dangerous If Elected'? Oh, fuck. The first name that I see is Richard Forsten…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, April 27, 2021

By El Somnambulo April 27, 20215 Comments

OK, Democratic legislators. You have the impetus for your reelection campaigns firmly in your grasp. Take it. The $15 minimum wage bill is very popular. You have but to pass…

DL Open Thread Sunday, April 25, 2021

By Alby April 25, 20213 Comments

How did America's police forces react to the Derek Chauvin verdict? They shot and killed six people in various jurisdictions. Hey, when all you have is a gun, everything looks…

Song of the Day 4/22: Ennio Morricone, “For a Few Dollars More”

By Alby April 22, 2021

The proposal to increase Delaware's minimum raise to $15 an hour over the next several years got a House committee hearing longer than a Sergio Leone spaghetti western yesterday. It…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, April 22, 2021

By El Somnambulo April 22, 20218 Comments

Looks like Mike Ramone's gonna have to stock up on Robot Lifeguards. That's the inescapable conclusion following yesterday's surreal meeting of the Business Lapdog Committee, where the sheer idiocy of…

DL Open Thread Thursday, April 22, 2021

By Alby April 22, 20216 Comments

Republican officials in Georgia are getting scared because they can't convince Trump's hardcore fans to move on, and Trumpism disgusts the suburban voters the party needs to win elections. Ironic,…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 21, 2021

By El Somnambulo April 21, 202111 Comments

The Cop Cabal is in survival mode. All three of the leaders voted to release the anti-democratic HB 30 (Bolden), which would have the effect of severely limiting primary challenges,…

Song of the Day 4/20: Peter Tosh, “Legalize It”

By Alby April 20, 20211 Comment

Peter Tosh once told an interviewer that ganja would someday be as legal as cigarettes. That's still years off, but as this handy map shows, in only six U.S. states,…

Police Accountability In Delaware Has Been Killed Just As Dead As Lymond Moses

By El Somnambulo April 19, 20218 Comments

The killers? The Cop Cabal that runs the Delaware House Of Representatives. And, yes, that guy again, Governor John Carney. I'm sure you all remember the photo op outside of…

Chris Coons Is Worse Than Useless

By Alby April 19, 20216 Comments

I'm starting to think Chris Coons is taking revenge on Joe Biden for failing to name him Secretary of State. Delaware's bipartisanship show pony is at it again, going on…