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Delaware’s Education System: The Fat Guy In Little White Coat Syndrome
Guest Post By Salty Peanut: Delaware’s education system isn’t just outdated—it’s bursting at the seams, stretched beyond capacity, and one wrong move away from complete collapse. It’s not just poorly sized—it’s dysfunctional, like a body where the fingers do what they want, the legs move in different directions, and there’s no brain to coordinate it […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Fascism On The March. You didn’t think that Trump would comply with court orders to resume funding programs, did you?: The Trump administration is systematically exploiting loopholes to effectively keep much of the president’s blanket spending freezes in place, accounts by officials and court filings show, despite restraining orders from judges who have told agencies to […]
My First Five Electoral Targets For 2026
There will be more. But I suspect most of our readers would agree with trying to get rid of this starting five for Team Toxic. 1. Chris Coons: Never a true Democrat, inherited his wealth and at least one job from his stepfather Robert Gore. Longs for an age of Senatorial comity that vanished somewhere around […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Fascism On The March: These massive cuts only make sense if you’re executing a government coup. Examples: Getting rid of a new generation of scientists and public health experts: At the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s premier biomedical research agency, an estimated 1,200 employees — including promising young investigators slated for larger roles — have […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, February 17, 2025
Fascism On The March. Yo, Rethugs, ya wanna have Elon Musk rooting through your IRS files? You might just be in luck: Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is seeking access to a heavily guarded Internal Revenue Service system that includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country, according to three people […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, February 16, 2025
Fascism On The March: Nice country you have there. You can keep part of it if you give us 50% of your minerals: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, rejected an offer by the Trump administration to relinquish half of the country’s mineral resources in exchange for U.S. support, according […]
Delaware’s Jimmy Carter? The Perils of Matt Meyer’s Big Swings
GUEST POST BY SALTY PEANUT: Delaware has always preferred its politics like its chicken: mild, no surprises, and easy to digest. Voters like governors who keep the lights on, the roads paved, and the corporate tax loopholes wide enough for a Fortune 500 company to slip through. Which is why the political establishment lined up […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, February 15, 2025
Fascism On The March! Massive Purge Of Federal Workers Under Way: The Trump administration’s move to fire thousands of federal employees could have a swift and severe impact on public services, staffers warned Friday, making it harder for veterans to get mental health care and hampering electric service to some rural residents as a beleaguered workforce […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, February 14, 2025
Fascists On The March. Adams Prosecutor Resigns Rather Than Dropping The Case: On Thursday, the interim U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Danielle R. Sassoon, resigned rather than sign off on Mr. Bove’s command to dismiss the corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York. Ms. Sassoon is no member of the liberal resistance: She clerked […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, February 13, 2025
So much grift, so much fascism, so little time: One Way To Boost Tesla Sales: The US Department of State is planning to spend $400m buying new Tesla armoured vehicles, even as the carmaker’s boss, Elon Musk, leads efforts to slash government spending under Donald Trump. A procurement forecast produced by the department showed the […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Another Day In The Life Of A Fascist State. President Musk Claims To Have Uncovered Massive Federal Fraud. Provides no proof: The billionaire Elon Musk said in an extraordinary Oval Office appearance on Tuesday that he was providing maximum transparency in his government cost-cutting initiative, but offered no evidence for his sweeping claims that the […]
Meyer To Go After ‘Third Rail’ Of Delaware Politics?
That ‘third rail’ being the corporate golden egg that fills the state’s coffers: Delaware’s budget depends on more than $2 billion brought in by its leading corporate franchise work, which helps to keep the cost of living lower for residents. A recent spate of high-profile corporate departures has unnerved state leaders, however, and now reforms […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
A Day In The Life Of A Fascist State: Trump’s DOJ Orders Charges Dropped Against NYC’s Corrupt Mayor. After Eric Adams virtually took up residence at Mar-A-Lago. Trump Orders Consumer Protection Agency Shut Down. More accurately, the co-author of Project 2025 orders it shut down. In theory, it would take congressional action to close the […]
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