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NCC Moves To Eliminate The Elective Office Of NCC President

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on May 28, 2025 4 Comments

I mean, does anybody think that, if they had their druthers, they would have chosen either Karen Hartley-Nagle or Monique ‘Williams’-Johns if they could elect the leader from amongst council? This resolution was reportedly passed by an 11-2 vote at last night’s Council meeting: Prime Sponsor(s): Ms. Durham, Mr. Caneco Mr. Carter, Mr. Cartier Ms. […]

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DL Open Thread: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

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When Will Those Gazans Learn To Stand In Line Properly?  Israeli troops mete out justified discipline b/c being starved for months is no excuse: Chaos and confusion broke out at a new aid center in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the first full day that humanitarian assistance was being distributed through a contentious effort conceived […]

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DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

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Has Absolute Corruption Been Normalized Now?: The Trumps are hardly the first presidential family to profit from their time in power, but they have done more to monetize the presidency than anyone who has ever occupied the White House. The scale and the scope of the presidential mercantilism has been breathtaking. The Trump family and […]

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DL Open Thread: Monday, May 26, 2025

Never was a beach person.  Too much sand, followed by the nightly Meet Market.  I can only conclude, then, that the nostalgia I feel for this music is because of the music: Ho-kay, might as well jump to the end of summer…: Back to the real world–tomorrow.

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DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: May 25, 2025

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Reading Recommendation:  Just finished ‘Gone Girl’ by Gillian Flynn.  I hear they made a movie of it, but I never saw it.  If you like the twisted fiction of Patricia Highsmith, you’ll love this.  I do, and I did. You’ll think you see the final twist coming about three different times, but you won’t.  But […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 24, 2025

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Don’t feel guilty about not reading the Open Threads during this holiday weekend.  Oh, sure, I slave relentlessly over every syllable, trying to provide you with the finest DL Open Thread I’m capable of producing.  The anxiety courses through my veins as I struggle over when, and how(,?)  and if (,?) to use the Oxford Comma. […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, May 23, 2025

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A Plane, And Now This: President Trump gathered Thursday evening at his Virginia golf club with the highest-paying customers of his personal cryptocurrency, promising that he would promote the crypto industry from the White House as protesters outside condemned the event as a historic corruption of the presidency. The gala dinner held at the Trump […]

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 22, 2025

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The Big Story:  Senate To Consider Inspector General Bill Today. SB 4 (Sturgeon) will pass, likely unanimously.  Bipartisan sponsors in both houses.  Governor has said he supports it.  Unless the Speaker Of The House opposes it, I see little difficulty getting it through the House. Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report.  Yes, the Speaker’s horrible […]

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 22, 2025

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Worst Bill In History Passes House.  C’mon, you knew they’d find the votes, didn’tcha?: The House early Thursday narrowly passed a wide-ranging bill to deliver President Trump’s domestic agenda, after Speaker Mike Johnson put down several mini-rebellions in Republican ranks to muscle the legislation to its first major victory over unified Democratic opposition. The early morning […]

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 21, 2025

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Let’s start with a real feel-good bill signing: https://www.delawareonline.com/videos/news/local/2025/05/20/gov-meyer-signs-medical-aid-in-dying-bill/83746069007/ Watch the video.  Thrilled to see retired Rep. Paul Baumbach front and center at the signing.  Gov. Meyer appeared genuinely moved at being able to sign the bill. Back to the daily grind.  Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report.  The big news?  The Senate Finance Committee voted […]

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DL Open Thread: Weds., May 21, 2025

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Israel Has Almost Finished The Job.  Gaza has just about been cleared, perhaps for a Trump luxury resort: After more than 19 months of brutal war, the patience of some of Israel’s Western allies appears to be running out. The renewed offensive on the Gaza Strip launched by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has […]

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Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

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Dog Bites Man:  Today’s Senate Agenda was made public on Friday morning, the House Agenda didn’t go up until around 3 pm yesterday.  Less than 24 hours before session.  This has been Standard Operating Procedure for this Speaker.  You’d have to ask her why.  I think the public deserves more public notice.  Even former speakers […]

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DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

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Political Arrests Becoming The Norm: The Justice Department charged a New Jersey congresswoman with assaulting federal agents during a clash outside a Newark immigration detention center and dropped a trespass charge against the city’s mayor that arose from the same episode, the department said Monday. Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, disclosed […]

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