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DL Open Thread: Friday, June 21, 2024
A Rogue Judge–From The Beginning. Shortly after Judge Aileen M. Cannon drew the assignment in June 2023 to oversee former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case, two more experienced colleagues on the federal bench in Florida urged her to pass it up and hand it off to another jurist, according to two people briefed […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 20, 2024
Yeah, I understand. The Budget Bill and a Supplemental Appropriations bill will be considered today. But the Big Story is that this may well be the day that Paul Baumbach realizes his crowning legislative achievement. I’m not sure how many years it’s been, but his ceaseless work on behalf of a Death With Dignity statute […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 20, 2024
Caught the season-ending episode of ‘Hacks’ last night. Man, they stuck the landing. Can’t wait for Season Four. If you haven’t been watching… Calling All Trolls: The election-year stink-bombing has gotten out of hand. If your posts–and your posting privileges–disappear, just remember: We are the Judge, Jury, And Executioner. ‘Thou Shalt Not Not Post The […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Due to Juneteenth tomorrow, there are only two scheduled session days this week. However, both agendas are jam-packed, as are the committee schedules. No time to waste. Pour yourselves another cuppa, and settle in for awhile. Whoa. Just look at that House Agenda. Where to begin? At the beginning–if only for a Teaching Moment and […]
Yikes! Matt Meyer Channels His Inner Black Preacher…
…and drops off a check for $100K at Mt. Joy Church. On behalf of New Castle County. Check out the video from about 48 minutes in: Looks like a pretty basic church/state violation to me. But I’m no lawyer.
BHL’s Corruption: It’s Not A Bug, It’s A Feature.
More essential reporting from Cris Barrish and WHYY News. Read the article: Delaware gubernatorial candidate Bethany Hall Long has taken $25,000 in donations that exceed legal limit This would be bad enough when taken by itself. However, when you consider the ‘borrowing’ of something like $200 K from donors, the alleged ‘audit’ that she won’t […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday: June 16, 2024
Out: El Nino. In: La Nina. What does it mean? Not what it used to, thanks to that thing you can’t talk about in Florida: The strong El Nino weather condition that added a bit of extra heat to already record warm global temperatures is gone. It’s cool flip side, La Nina, is likely to […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 15, 2024
Business CEO’s See The Real Trump. I mean, they’ll support him anyway, but still…: Several CEOs “said that [Trump] was remarkably meandering, could not keep a straight thought [and] was all over the map,” CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin reported Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Among the topics on which Trump offered scant details were how […]
A DL Experiment: Say Only Nice Things About Your Choice For Governor
You read that right. This thread is exclusively reserved for nice comments about your choice. No compares and contrasts. Any responses deemed as not being, uh, responsive will be ruthlessly removed by our ruthless administrators. (I wonder where ‘Ruth’ is.) Have at it!
BREAKING: The Democrat Seeking To Succeed Paul Baumbach Is…
…Mara Gorman. She filed her campaign committee today for the 23rd RD seat. Mara Gorman is the Public Affairs Manager for Planned Parenthood Of Delaware. She was the Delaware Chapter Leader for Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America. She has been a freelance writer for 24 years and, for ten years, was the […]
Delaware Political Weekly: June 6-13, 2024
1. Eugene Young Drops Out. One of the fears that I had expressed, and one that was likely shared by other progressive-minded folks, had been that the race could have turned negative. Neither Eugene nor Sarah were predisposed to allow that to happen. Others may disagree, but I believe that Eugene still has a very […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 14, 2024
How Thomas Is Like Trump: So Corrupt That Yet More Corruption Hardly Registers: Justice Clarence Thomas never disclosed three trips aboard the private jet of the Texas billionaire Harlan Crow, according to documents obtained by the Senate Judiciary Committee released on Thursday. The documents, obtained by Democrats on the panel, list three visits that have […]
BREAKING: Rep. Paul Baumbach Retiring!
Announced from the floor of the House this afternoon. He will retire with an admirable set of legislative accomplishments. A true progressive who knew how to get things done. In some cases, no matter how long it took. Word on the street is that there’s a strong progressive waiting in the wings, but I don’t […]
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