Open Thread
DL Open Thread: Monday, January 5, 2025
You may have missed it, but we now have our Hitler. A deranged madman bent on taking over countries aided by a supplicant press and fellow criminals running the government. And destroying anybody who doesn’t belong to the male Aryan race. Not to mention courts dominated by the madman’s chosen minions. The Republican Party is […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: January 4, 2026
Stingless Bees Granted Legal Rights: Stingless bees from the Amazon have become the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world, in a breakthrough supporters hope will be a catalyst for similar moves to protect bees elsewhere. It means that across a broad swathe of the Peruvian Amazon, the rainforest’s long-overlooked native […]
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 Open Thread: Friday, Jan. 2, 2026
I have a question to start: We’ve had two notable murders in Delaware over the past two weeks. When the former owner of the Stone Balloon, who is also the former husband of Jill Biden, has been incarcerated for allegedly murdering his wife right here in Delaware, why hasn’t a single major Delaware news outlet […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 1, 2026
Trump Declares Defeat In LA, Chicago and Portland: President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is pulling the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, although the troops already had a limited presence becausethe states involved had sued to block their deployment. Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that troops would […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025
ICE To Spend $100 Mill To Recruit More Goons: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are planning to spend $100 million over a one-year period to recruit gun-rights supporters and military enthusiasts through online influencers and a geo-targeted advertising campaign, part of what the agency called a “wartime recruitment” strategy it said was critical to […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Trump’s War On Venezuela Expands. Shouldn’t, what’s the term I’m looking for, Congress, have a say in this?: The C.I.A. conducted a drone strike on a port facility in Venezuela last week, according to people briefed on the operation, a development that suggests an aggressive new phase of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, December 29, 2025
Homelessness In Delaware: First of a five-part series: This year’s homelessness point-in-time count – which, while flawed, is considered to be the foremost method used to track homeless populations across the country – showed Delaware’s homeless population rising by 16% from 2024. The count acts as a snapshot of the state of homelessness in Delaware […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: December 28, 2025
AI Toys For Kids:What Could Go Wrong?: If you’re shopping for a child in your life, you may soon run into an AI toy – a stuffed animal or toy robot that can have conversations with children thanks to integration with a chatbot. AI toys have the capacity to be entertaining or educational. They also […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 27, 2025
Saltwater Intrusion In Delaware. It’s here. It’s real. What will we do about it? An award-worthy three-part series in, where else, Spotlight Delaware. Reported by Maddy Lauria: ‘Coal Mine Canaries’ of climate change: “With sea level rise increasing every year, the salinity levels are also increasing now to the point where the freshwater is not […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 26, 2025
A Christian Nation Smiting Those Who Would Kill Christians: The United States launched a number of strikes against the Islamic State in northwestern Nigeria, President Trump announced on Thursday, the latest American military campaign against a nonstate adversary — in this case, Islamic jihadis who the president asserts have been slaughtering Christians. Mr. Trump said […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 25, 2025
Happy holidays, everybody! And/or to the discerning few who read DL on what is traditionally our slowest day of the year. As always, My Christmas Gift To You, my 50 Fave Tunes of the Year, begins tomorrow. 10 tunes each day. No exchanges, no returns. Let’s see if I can conjure up some stuff worth […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Trooper Died A Hero In DMV Shooting: A 44-year-old man with a gun entered the facility off of Route 13 and Hessler Boulevard in Minquidale at around 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2025, according to police. He confronted a Delaware State Police Trooper who was working overtime at the reception desk at the front of […]
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