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DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 17, 2021
“Their (Black Christians) voices contradicted the proposition that America is the story of the gradual expansion of freedom and opportunity to a wider and wider group of people,. The moral claim laid upon us by their ancestors’ insistent voices is continual awareness that racial inequity was interwoven into the fabric of our society from the […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 16, 2021
Kathy McGuiness Has No Shame. Of course, that’s a ‘dog bites man’ headline. But this isn’t: Delaware Auditor Kathy McGuiness has asked a local judge to make taxpayers foot the bill for her legal defense as she fights criminal corruption charges. A seven-page motion filed by her private attorney, Steve Wood, on Thursday cites a Delaware […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, October 15, 2021
BREAKING: Rep. Paul Baumbach Running For Reelection. I wrote a speculative piece, turns out it was fiction. At least in part: I am running for re-election, to continue to serve the residents of the 23rd RD https://secure.actblue.com/donate/committee-to-elect-paul-baumbach-1 I do not know Rep Ramone’s plans. That National Ecumenical And Non-Partisan Prayer Breakfast? Not so non-partisan or […]
Who Is Retiring? Paul Baumbach Or Mike Ramone?
If what DD wrote over at Blue Delaware is accurate–that Mike Ramone has been drawn into the 23rd District, currently represented by Baumbach, then the maps tell me that one of the two is retiring. Otherwise, you’ve taken Ramone out of the 21st District, and placed him in the same district as Baumbach. So, yes, […]
BREAKING: All Of House D Leadership Calls For McGuiness To Take Leave Of Absence
Yes, even Speaker Pete, who may just be trying to scoop himself out of electoral quicksand. Here’s the story. Some excerpts: A joint-statement from Delaware Senate President Pro Tempore Dave Sokola, Majority Leader Bryan Townsend, and Majority Whip Elizabeth Lockman issued Wednesday night notes the auditor plays a “paramount” role in protecting the public’s interest […]
The House Maps: Questions And Answers
Finally. Here they are: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1f2BGBdha-fie-fe4ufRHzWWkaE7perJh&ll=39.1487474501171%2C-75.386594&z=9 Man, they really pulled some shit here. First, check out the questions I had here. Now, guess who has beaten a fast retreat from Delaware City. If you guessed ‘Our PAL Val’ Longhurst, you would be correct. After steering this crony-infested development project into a community that really didn’t want […]
“Send In The Mapses…
…to fry my synapses (hey, I never claimed to be Sondheim) Well, maybe next week.” Well, maybe this week. Here’s the lede: The House and Senate have scheduled public hearings to review, and to comment upon, the proposed redistricting maps. Here is that schedule: Public Hearing Schedule(s) House Redistricting Hearing: 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 18 […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 9, 2021
Rabbi Joins Proud Boys, Hands Out ‘Religious Exemptions’ From Covid Vaccinations. ‘Backwards reeled the mind’. Who can quote the original sentence, and who wrote it? No, it wasn’t Sondheim. WH: Trump Docs Can Go To Congress. No doubt Trump will appeal. Sometimes, you (meaning me) have to wonder how Trump can afford to pay all […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, October 8, 2021
Two From The Times: Optimist. Pessimist. Would it surprise you to learn that Krugman is (sorta) the optimist? Yeah, me too. The Ezra Klein piece is must-reading, and it’s not (all) gloom-and-doom. Elon Musk Heads To Anti-Choice Country. Here’s a prediction worthy of being cut-and-saved: “We’re going to create an ecological paradise here because we’re […]
To Whomever Would Challenge Val Longhurst: There WILL Be Trumpets!
OK, kids, you’ve seen the results of our poll on which Dem House member should be challenged. Tops on the list is Val Longhurst. Even moreso than toppling Speaker Pete, defeating Longhurst with a progressive would kause the kollapse of the Kop Kabal. Which reminds me, how long would she keep her job with the […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 2, 2021
Can’t We Just Trade Manchin For Murkowski? Not saying she’d be a ‘better’ D, but I doubt she’d revel in the role of gumming up the works like that fucking hillbilly. The ‘Least Bad’ Ways To Cool The Planet? Carbon Removal. Social Geoengineering. Or Both. Doesn’t fill me with confidence. But well worth reading: To […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, October 1, 2021
Killings By Police In America Undercounted By More Than Half. According to the British medical journal Lancet: Researchers compared information from a federal database known as the National Vital Statistics System, which collects death certificates, with recent data from three organizations that track police killings through news reports and public records requests. When extrapolating and […]
My Fave Tunes For September 2021
And the months dwindle down to a precious few. September…: Will this be Nathan Arizona’s fave of the month? Maybe he’ll tell us…: Oh, snap! Personal to the Tubs: Please change your name. The Tubes pop up, but not the Tubs. Change the name of The Name Song. All I get is Shirleyshirleybobirley. Song’s on […]
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