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DL Open Thread: Friday, December 29, 2023
The Maine Course. Trump off Maine ballot–for now. Either the Constitution means something, or it doesn’t. El Supremos will decide: “I do not reach this conclusion lightly,” said Bellows, a Democrat, in the decision. “I am mindful that no Secretary of State has ever deprived a presidential candidate of ballot access based on Section Three […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023
More Delaware Corruption–Courtesy Of Our Lax LLC Laws. I could muster up more sympathy for the victims were they not using this scheme as a tax dodge: Court-appointed receiver Kelly Campbell had been overseeing this depleted storage facility of First State Depository Co. LLC for the past year, arriving the previous fall with U.S. marshals […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023
Thom Hartmann warns that Trump is following the fascist playbook by goading his supporters to violence. And it wasn’t just WWII-era fascists – Orban is doing the same thing in Hungary today. Story after story tells us that Trump is winning the 2024 presidential race. What they don’t tell you: Those same polls show that […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023
Pope Francis, fresh off his controversial decision to allow the blessing of same-sex relationships, used his Christmas message to take aim at the weapons industry, which means he took aim squarely at the United States, arms merchant to the world, even if he didn’t say so directly. One Democratic congressman from North Jersey illustrates the […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 24, 2023
Cris Barrish Chronicles Horror Story Of A Serial Abuser. Despite having been repeatedly beaten and having the tip of her finger bitten off, his wife begs judge not to send him to jail: Police and prosecutors still have not solved the 2019 murder of former Delaware banking executive Benjamin Ledyard’s second wife, but on Friday, […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., December 23, 2023
Wisconsin Supreme Court Restores Democracy, Overturns Blatantly-Gerrymandered Legislative Maps: MADISON – The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Republican-controlled state Legislature to draw new legislative boundaries ahead of the 2024 election, arguing their GOP advantage is unconstitutional — delivering a long-sought win for Democrats who have stayed deep in the Legislature’s minority for more […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Dec. 22, 2023
A Preview Of Our Holiday Programming: Dec. 26: DL’s MVP’s Of 2023 Dec. 26-30: ‘Bulo’s 50 Fave Tunes Of The Year. 10 each day. Dec. 31: 2023: The Good, The Bad, The Ridiculous. The only look-back on the year in Delaware you will ever need that you’ll want to read. It’s epic(ally long), or will […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., December 21, 2023
Judge To Rudy: Pay Up Now!: For a guy who’s supposedly destitute, he’s still livin’ large. Time for that liquidation sale: Judge Beryl A. Howell wrote that there is a strong danger Giuliani is likely to hide his assets from plaintiffs Ruby Freeman and Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss and is unlikely to succeed in having […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023
Anyone who still thinks Jan. 6 wasn’t planned from the top down should take a look at the report from the Inspector General of the Department of Interior. That agency’s investigation turned up memos showing that his “spontaneous” call for a march to the Capitol was planned all along. This was from Kylie Kremer of […]
DL Open Thread Monday, Dec. 18, 2023
Somebody should explain to Benjamin Netanyahu that when you’ve lost Chris Coons, you’ve lost the Democratic centrists. It seems even Coons has had enough of the senseless slaughter of Palestinians. He told CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday that Netanyahu “has been an exceptionally difficult partner.” This is the closest Coons has ever come to criticizing […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023
Yes, Black Women Disproportionately Targeted For Prosecution Post-Dobbs. The story of Brittany Watts defies belief: Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick blood clots. The 33-year-old Watts, who had not shared the news of her pregnancy even with […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 16, 2023
How My Daughter Observed Hanukkah In Portland: Image Credit: Jewish Voice for Peace Bibi Should Pay Attention As Israeli Troops Kill Three Israeli Hostages: The three hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza were carrying a makeshift white flag when a soldier “felt threatened and opened fire,” (well, cops everywhere use that rationale whenever they […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 15, 2023
Feckless Joe: Bibi, You Need To Dial It Back. Bibi: Kiss My Tucchus: Almost half of the munitions Israel has used in Gaza since the war began have been unguided bombs, a U.S. intelligence assessment has found, a ratio that some arms experts say helps explain the conflict’s enormous civilian death toll. The revelation comes […]
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