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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…

DL Open Thread Sunday, April 18, 2021

By Alby April 18, 20213 Comments

Why do so many Central Americans seek asylum in the United States? Because so many U.S. guns have migrated to Mexico and Central America. Officials estimate about 2 million guns…

DL Open Thread: Friday, April 9, 2021

By El Somnambulo April 9, 20219 Comments

Two ex-NFL Players, Two Mass Shootings. Philip Adams. Travis Rudolph. Uh, brain trauma, much? From the Adams article: At least five people are dead, including two children, in what police…

DL Open Thread Thursday, April 8, 2021

By Alby April 8, 20215 Comments

Delaware Republicans are shitting themselves over the inability of ammosexuals to intimidate lawmakers with the General Assembly meeting via Zoom, so they're demanding a return to in-person sessions. Rep. Tim…

Memo To These Legislators: Support The $15 Minimum Wage

By El Somnambulo April 6, 20217 Comments

If there ever has been an issue that should unite all Democratic legislators, it is the $15 minimum wage. SB 15 passed the Senate, and all Democratic senators voted for…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, March 31, 2021

By El Somnambulo March 31, 20218 Comments

The Senate is rolling out the legislative artillery, beginning today. Two gun control bills, SB 3 (Lockman) and SB 6 (Sokola), will be considered in the Senate Judiciary Committee today,…