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DL Open Thread: Saturday, Jan. 3, 2025
While You Were Sleeping–Trump Invaded Venezuela and Arrested Maduro: President Trump said on Saturday that the United States had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and was flying him out of Venezuela, in what would be a stunning culmination to a monthslong campaign by Mr. Trump’s administration to oust the authoritarian leader. Mr. Trump made […]
DL Presents: Our MVP’s For 2025
‘MVP’ standing for ‘Most Valuable To The Progressive Cause’ in Delaware. This is my list. Your lists would undoubtedly differ. Although–I read all of your suggestions and, in some cases, incorporated your nominees onto the list. Two of the entries this year identify people who also serve as proxies for those who have joined them […]
Trump On TV Tonight. Why?
Good question. 9 pm. People who watch will no doubt be searching for signs of dementia. My fear?: He announces war against Venezuela which, come to think of it, he’s already started. I just might watch this one…
Mick Foley’s Da Man!
Also known as Cactus Jack and Mankind, among other gimmicks. He is now WWE no more. Here’s why: PARTING WAYS WITH WWE While I have been concerned about WWE‘s close relationship with Donald Trump for several months — especially in light of his administration’s ongoing cruel and inhumane treatment of immigrants (and pretty much […]
Song of the Day 12/10: Simple Minds, “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona There’s an ‘80s revival going on. It’s been going on since about 1990. It’s the decade that wouldn’t die. Eighties pop culture nostalgia spiked in the 2000s, bubbled on low heat for a while and now Gen Z can’t stop TikToking about big hair, bold colors, Game Boys, shoulder pads, […]
Jason 330 Makes The Case Against Chris Coons As Only Jason 330 Could
Our Beloved Founder was on to the DINO from the Gore-Tex Dynasty before, well, pretty much anybody. Here are some of his greatest hits, ideally to be replayed during the upcoming campaign: Coons Piles On Hunter Biden–After Keeping His Mouth Shut About Jared Kushner. Coons Willing To Sell Out Abortion Rights To Placate Tommy Tuberville. […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending December 4, 2025
“We are kings of our bikes. So, we are again really lucky to live in Rehoboth, when we park a car, we have to get back into the car. We can hop on our bikes and our ritual is that we are always biking from our home to L(ewe)s. We do a little bit of […]
BREAKING: Judge Throws Out Comey And James Cases–Rules That Lindsay Halligan Was Hired Illegally
Here’s the story: A federal judge dismissed charges against former FBI director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, delivering a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to engineer prosecutions of two of his prominent foes. U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled that Lindsey Halligan, the prosecutor overseeing both […]
Don’t Be A Sucker–Trump’s Not Folding On Epstein Files
Not by a long shot. Here’s his latest ‘out’: But here’s the thing: Even if Trump is forced to sign it to keep up the appearance of having dodged a stinging defeat, there’s no reason to think the Justice Department will release anything damaging about Trump. In the short term, no enforcing mechanism exists that […]
2025 Election Night Open Thread
Virginia polls close at 7. New Jersey polls close at 8. NYC polls close at 9. We’ll update info as it comes in. Feel free to share your thoughts.
Epstein Ballroom Update
As most of America’s feck-free elected Democrats furrow their brows in concern, its citizens are reacting with near-universal condemnation of Donald Trump’s latest display of his guiding ethos, best summed up as “Oh, yeah? Whaddaya gonna do about it?” As I have pointed out frequently in the past few days, even people who don’t pay […]
Song of the Day 10/25: John Williams & the Vienna Philharmonic: “Imperial March (from ‘Star Wars’)”
I suppose the fact that fascists have an underdeveloped sense of humor isn’t news, but it still drew media attention when a protester in Washington DC proved it. Sam O’Hara, 35, was detained by police when a member of the Ohio National Guard got pissed off about his form of protest, and he’s filed a […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025
Is the AI revolution a boom or a bubble? A recent analysis found that 80% of the growth in the stock market is in tech stocks, with much of the capital flowing in from overseas. What worries some analysts is the circular nature of a handful of companies investing in each other. Others worry that […]
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