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DL Exclusive: How Ray Seigfried’s Campaign Sought To Disenfranchise Caucus Voters…

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on December 11, 2024 9 Comments

…In fact, even threatened possible legal action if the County Democratic Party wouldn’t consider the grievance filed by one of Ray’s supporters.  The grievance claimed that County rules should have prevented the seating of certain committee members in RD 7 in time for Monday’s caucus.  The so-called ‘aggrieved party’ was not the candidate, but one […]

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DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on December 11, 2024 21 Comments

“I got a headful of ideas, that are drivin’ me insane.”  Bob Dylan. Couldn’t sleep last night. Had a headful of ideas.  Got up. Wrote a piece.  Which may, or may not, ever see the light of day.  But, if it does, it will be impactful. Rest of the night was uneventful save for contorting […]

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DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

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Last Night’s Biggest Loser: The Delaware State Senate Democratic Caucus.  Since the 2020 election, the caucus has been the most effective instrument for progressive change I’ve ever seen in Delaware.  There has been tremendous synergy amongst its members.  That has now changed.  The diminution of progressive vision within that Caucus with the twin wins of […]

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Insiders Sweep Special Election Caucuses

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on December 9, 2024 17 Comments

Dan Cruce and Ray Seigfried. Running to take the place of Sarah McBride and Kyle Evans Gay. They even exhumed fuckin’ Gerald Brady to come out to vote for Cruce. The totals: SD 1: Cruce: 43 Bohm: 25 Frankel: 5 SD 5: Seigfried: 23 Frisby: 20 Before this night is over, I believe that the […]

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DL Open Thread: Monday, December 9, 2024

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on December 9, 2024 32 Comments

Matt Meyer Was Right.  And, yes, insiders are putting their thumbs on the scale when it comes to the Special Elections: Frustrations over political jockeying and an alleged lack of transparency have emerged among Wilmington-area Democrats in advance of a Monday vote of party insiders that will decide the candidates who will run in special […]

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An Open Letter To All SD 5 Electors

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on December 8, 2024 6 Comments

On Monday evening, we will all gather to choose a Democratic nominee to succeed State Senator Kyle Evans Gay, who has been elected as Lieutenant Governor. Our choices have now been reduced to two possibilities as Jonathan Tate withdrew and endorsed Shay Frisby, and Dr. Brian Haimes withdrew Saturday and endorsed Ray Seigfried. That makes […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on December 8, 2024 3 Comments

Now that Dr. Brian Haimes has dropped out of the race for the SD 5 nomination and has endorsed fellow ChristianaCareCorporocrat Ray Seigfried, the choice for the electors tomorrow night has become clear.  I’ll be writing a piece about that choice later today, but Shay Frisby is so clearly the only real Democrat in the […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on December 7, 2024 11 Comments

Did Acadia Healthcare Get Any Of BHL’s Opioid Slush Funds?  I’m askin’, because: The for-profit chain of 165 methadone clinics — the country’s largest — has generated more than $1.3 billion in revenue since 2022. It is “a business that we continue to feel great about,” Acadia’s chief executive told investors this year. Methadone is […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, December 6, 2024

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on December 6, 2024 5 Comments

If There Ever Was A Populist Issue To Unite Americans, This Is It: The fatal shooting on Wednesday of a top UnitedHealthcare executive, Brian Thompson, on a Manhattan sidewalk has unleashed a torrent of morbid glee from patients and others who say they have had negative experiences with health insurance companies at some of the […]

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Breaking: Earthquake Strikes California

Filed in Featured, National by on December 5, 2024 2 Comments

Magnitude 7.0 in northern Cali near Eureka.  Tsunami warning issued.  Cue Rodney Crowell: Hope everybody’s OK.  7.0 is serious.

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Who Wants To Be A DL Irregular?

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on December 5, 2024 0 Comments

Or perhaps even at some point, a regular? We are seeking occasional or even frequent contributors to share your thoughts with us.  TheMomo, Wasabi Peas, and Kevin Ohlandt stepped up this year.  Nathan Arizona shares his musical knowledge with us whenever Al takes a break. Even our beloved founder Jason 330 breaks out the nostalgia […]

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 5, 2024

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on December 5, 2024 24 Comments

Josh Marshall–For The Win.  It’s a Members-Only article, but we’re allowed to share.  Here’s one example why you should ‘join’ for an absurdly-low amount: Before getting to my main point, let me address a subsidiary one. I get people who don’t think Biden should have done this. I disagree. But that’s a respectable opinion. In […]

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DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Filed in Featured, Open Thread by on December 4, 2024 15 Comments

Trump Nominee Deems Himself Unqualified,  Withdraws From Consideration.  Perhaps Trump’s only nominee capable of self-reflection: Sheriff Chad Chronister, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration, withdrew his name from consideration for the office on Tuesday, only three days after he was nominated. Sheriff Chronister, who is in charge of the sheriff’s […]

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