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Val Longhurst Scamming Clean Water Supporters?

By El Somnambulo June 11, 201910 Comments

This bonus post brought to you courtesy of the following song, which explains why I'm writing it: Settle in, kids, this may take awhile. Curiosity (I won't insult your intelligence…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 11, 2019

By El Somnambulo June 11, 20196 Comments

Ah, but first, a semi-related rant. We know that Delaware has a clean water problem. A major clean water problem: Most of the State’s waters do not meet water quality…

DL Open Thread: Tues., June 11, 2019

By El Somnambulo June 11, 2019

Elaine Chao Created 'Special Path' For McConnell Projects. As Lawrence O'Donnell pointed out last night, other Rethug senators will not be thrilled about this latest corruption from Mitch 'n Elaine.…

DL Open Thread: Mon., June 10, 2019

By El Somnambulo June 10, 201914 Comments

Dark Chocolate: Courtesy Of Child Labor. Not just child labor, slave labor. WaPo finds the truth that the huge multinationals just ignore. $90 Mill Flows To Kushner Firm Since He…

DL Open Thread: Sun., June 9, 2019

By El Somnambulo June 9, 20193 Comments

Dover Downs Closes Poker Room. A sign of what's to come. No more poker tourneys, meaning no more people coming for poker tourneys, meaning fewer overnight stays, dripdripdrip. Not to…

DL Open Thread: Sat., June 8, 2019

By El Somnambulo June 8, 201911 Comments

Plastic Bag Ban To Become Law. This isn't just 'feel-good' legislation, it's 'do-good' legislation. Michigan Strikes A Blow Against Voter Suppression. Elections matter, and having a D Secretary Of State…

DL Open Thread: Fri., June 7, 2019

By El Somnambulo June 7, 20195 Comments

Why Barclays Moved 500 Jobs & What It Means To Delaware: There was, of course, a $4 million bribe from New Jersey, and ' 65 acres of developable land on…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 6, 2019

By El Somnambulo June 6, 20195 Comments

The big news? The marijuana legalization bill made it out of committee, to my surprise. However, the time for celebration could well be short-lived. Previous legislation was defeated. Not because…

DL Open Thread: Thurs., June 6, 2019

By El Somnambulo June 6, 201929 Comments

Barclays Moves 500 Jobs Out Of Delaware. What's the matter, wouldn't the 'non-public agency' that doles out your state dollars for blackmail, extortion and bribery payments to companies meet Barclays…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 5, 2019

By El Somnambulo June 5, 20197 Comments

With very little fanfare, legislation legalizing and regulating the sale of marijuana has been scheduled for its committee hearing today. The House Revenue & Finance Committee will meet at 2:30…

DL Open Thread: Weds., June 5, 2019

By El Somnambulo June 5, 201911 Comments

Oops, He Did It Again: Parts Of Biden's Green Plan Borrowed Word-For-Word--Without Attribution. Hey, when ya gotta come up with a plan in a hurry about something you've never thought…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 4, 2019

By El Somnambulo June 4, 20193 Comments

After a pretty successful election in 2018, the last thing I expected was that progressives would go into June playing defense. But that's where we are as this abysmal legislative…

DL Open Thread: Tues., June 4, 2019

By El Somnambulo June 4, 201922 Comments

How Trump's Lies--And The Repeating Of Them--Leads To Totalitarianism: Why? “The ideal subject of totalitarian rule,” wrote Hannah Arendt in her 1951 classic “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” “is not the…