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DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 17, 2021

By El Somnambulo October 17, 20212 Comments

“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…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 16, 2021

By El Somnambulo October 16, 20215 Comments

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…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 15, 2021

By El Somnambulo October 15, 20214 Comments

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…

Who Is Retiring? Paul Baumbach Or Mike Ramone?

By El Somnambulo October 14, 20219 Comments

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…

BREAKING: All Of House D Leadership Calls For McGuiness To Take Leave Of Absence

By El Somnambulo October 13, 20214 Comments

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…

The House Maps: Questions And Answers

By El Somnambulo October 13, 202111 Comments

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…

“Send In The Mapses…

By El Somnambulo October 11, 20212 Comments

...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…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 9, 2021

By El Somnambulo October 9, 202119 Comments

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:…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 8, 2021

By El Somnambulo October 8, 20217 Comments

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…

To Whomever Would Challenge Val Longhurst: There WILL Be Trumpets!

By El Somnambulo October 6, 20219 Comments

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,…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 2, 2021

By El Somnambulo October 2, 20211 Comment

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…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 1, 2021

By El Somnambulo October 1, 202110 Comments

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…

My Fave Tunes For September 2021

By El Somnambulo October 1, 20211 Comment

And the months dwindle down to a precious few. September...: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcz9VTG10HU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIxdqZ2C52c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMoMkctksMI Will this be Nathan Arizona's fave of the month? Maybe he'll tell us...: Oh, snap! Personal to…