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DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Bernie Nails It. So obvious, yet corporadems are so addicted to corporate cash: Look, he ran a brilliant campaign. And it wasn’t just him. What he understood and understands — campaign’s not over — is that to run a brilliant campaign, you have to run a grassroots campaign. So instead of taking money from billionaires […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
A productive and noteworthy session in Dover yesterday. The House membership now officially comprises 40 with the resignation of Stell Parker Selby. The FY 2026 Budget passed the House with only a few scattered no’s. Some good bills passed in the House, some even garnering ‘yes’ votes from Kevin Hensley and Michael Smith, who are […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
NYC Elects Democratic Socialist As Mayor. Well, not officially. The ranked choice balloting needs to be counted, and Eric Adams and (remember him?) Curtis Sliwa await in the fall. However, Democratic primary voters made their choice clear: Zohran Mamdani, a little-known state lawmaker whose progressive platform and campaign trail charisma electrified younger voters, stunned former […]
BREAKING NEWS: “Are You Being Served, Madame Speaker?”
The answer is yes. Although perhaps not the kind of service the Speaker would prefer. Speaker Mimi Minor-Brown has been served with a Cease And Desist Order by the Neuberger Firm, representing Rep. Sherae’a Moore. From the order: Cease And Desist–Your Retaliation for Core Political Speech In Violation Of The Ku Klux Klan Act Of […]
The General Assembly Should Pass This Bill ASAP
With the resignation of Rep. Stell Parker Selby, we will now have a Special Election to fill the year-long vacancy in RD 20. Will the parties have an open process with primaries, or will we have a rerun of the cynical insiders’ circle jerk that resulted in Dan Cruce and Ray Seigfried? Governor Matt Meyer […]
BREAKING: Stell Parker Selby Resigns
Joe Edelin breaks the story in Bay To Bay: “In December, I suffered a serious medical emergency that profoundly changed the rhythm of my life. Since that moment, I have fought every day toward recovery. And while I am proud of the strides I’ve made, I must acknowledge – with honesty and humility – that […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Ceasefire Holds? Depends on who you believe: The fate of a truce announced by President Trump that went into effect early Tuesday hung in the balance, as the Israeli military said Iran had fired another missile barrage and vowed to retaliate. The claim from Israel’s military came just hours after the country had joined Iran […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
‘Work Expands To Fill Time Allotted.’ Hmmm, only four days left. Let’s see if work has expanded…why yes, yes it has. Check out today’s chock-filled Agendas: House Agenda: Before we get to the meat of the Agenda, and it indeed is not for legislative vegans, a couple of questions on the Consent Agenda. Doesn’t HR […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, June 23, 2025
Once Again, The Press Misses The Point. I’m not gonna link to any of the ‘analysis’ of the decision-making process. Because it ignores the simple fact that the person who ordered the bombing of Iran is a deranged narcissist who just happens to be the President of the United States. Surrounded by people who were […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: June 22, 2025
Artist Of The Week–Beuford Smith. This obituary contains quite a few of his photographs: “Lower East Side,” 1968.Credit…Beuford Smith, via Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York Beuford Smith’s “Boy on Swing, Lower East Side,” from 1970, lends its subject shadowy weight.Credit…Beuford Smith and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Mr. Smith came of age in the […]
Deranged Narcissist Bombs Iran
Uh, guess there’s no turning back now: The United States has entered Israel’s war against Iran. American warplanes dropped bombs on three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, President Trump announced on Saturday night, bringing the U.S. military directly into the war after days of uncertainty about whether he would intervene. After a week of […]
The 2025 Delaware Democratic Convention
Here is my mostly-anecdotal take on today’s convention. I was a delegate and, thanks to alert fellow 7th RD committee members, we were in the front row. I didn’t get in any fights. The newly-elected slate of statewide Democratic Party officers is as follows: State Party Chair: Evelyn Waters Brady First Vice-Chair: Coby Owens Second […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 20, 2025
We Are All Dodgers’ Fans Now: The Los Angeles Dodgers said on Thursday they denied US immigration enforcement agents access to the parking lot at Dodger Stadium earlier in the day. “This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots,” the baseball team said in a post on […]
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