Open Thread

So, John, Where Are The Homeless Gonna Go?  He has no soul: People living in a city-sanctioned homeless tent village at a local Wilmington park woke up on Monday morning…

It's Not A 'Race To The Bottom' On Redistricting: What we have seen over recent months is that Democrats have largely abandoned the mode of the last decade plus in…

The Right-Wing Magazine's "Sex Issue": Every few years or so, the Christian right takes another pass at the impossible task of making fundamentalism look sexy or cool. These efforts tend…

Trump 'Bored' With Iran War?  Yep, just like FDR was 'bored' with WW II: Patience is not Trump’s strength. One outside adviser, who speaks with him regularly, told me the…

That Fucking Refinery.  In order to 'fix a problem', they apparently have no choice but to emit toxic sulfur dioxide for several weeks.  I'm with Speaker Minor-Brown on this one:…

Dover's House Of Hope Facing Possible Closure: A Delaware emergency shelter that has served nearly 100 women in the past year — many fleeing violence, battling untreated mental health conditions…

Rep. Spiegelman Tries To Justify Free Trips By Introducing Legislation To 'Clarify' What Is Already The Law.  Hey, as long as it brings more public scrutiny to these junkets, I'm…

Delaware Cops Doing Delaware Cops Things. Utterly disgraceful: Delaware Pastor Tony Neal said he turned his life around in the early 1990s after leaving prison. But his criminal record prevented…

Melanie Ross Levin Owes Us An Apology.  Kids, here's what the State Rep wrote on her Facebook: What is it like being a Democratic Jewish legislator?  It means dealing with antisemitism…

How The Tech World Turned Evil.  Some pieces lend themselves to judicious excerpting.  This is not such a piece.  It's a perfect long-form Sunday morning read.  Read it, you'll learn…

Delaware Progressives Hit The Big Time--or, at least, CNBC: A progressive wing of the Democratic Party in Delaware is endorsing primary opponents to six incumbent Democratic state lawmakers who pushed…

Marydel Fire Company--Exception, Or The Rule?: A state audit investigating fraud within the volunteer fire company of a small, unincorporated town along the Delaware-Maryland border revealed tens of thousands of…

Dog Bites Man: Yet Another Leak At Croda Plant. Federal and state regulators are investigating a leak of a cancer-causing chemical that occurred earlier this month at an industrial site…