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DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 27, 2025
Saltwater Intrusion In Delaware. It’s here. It’s real. What will we do about it? An award-worthy three-part series in, where else, Spotlight Delaware. Reported by Maddy Lauria: ‘Coal Mine Canaries’ of climate change: “With sea level rise increasing every year, the salinity levels are also increasing now to the point where the freshwater is not […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 26, 2025
A Christian Nation Smiting Those Who Would Kill Christians: The United States launched a number of strikes against the Islamic State in northwestern Nigeria, President Trump announced on Thursday, the latest American military campaign against a nonstate adversary — in this case, Islamic jihadis who the president asserts have been slaughtering Christians. Mr. Trump said […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 25, 2025
Happy holidays, everybody! And/or to the discerning few who read DL on what is traditionally our slowest day of the year. As always, My Christmas Gift To You, my 50 Fave Tunes of the Year, begins tomorrow. 10 tunes each day. No exchanges, no returns. Let’s see if I can conjure up some stuff worth […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Trooper Died A Hero In DMV Shooting: A 44-year-old man with a gun entered the facility off of Route 13 and Hessler Boulevard in Minquidale at around 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2025, according to police. He confronted a Delaware State Police Trooper who was working overtime at the reception desk at the front of […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Just because we’re into the Holiday Doldrums Week on the blog doesn’t mean that Trump’s destruction of everything we hold dear is slowing down. Take yesterday, for example. Please: Trump Goes After Greenland Again. Trump To Shut Down Center For Climate Research. Trump Shuts Down Wind Projects. A quote: “President Trump has been clear: wind […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, December 22, 2025
$2 Billion Buys You Quite A Lot–From Trump. Here’s why I keep my NYTimes subscription: Since President Trump was elected a second time, he and his allies have raised nearly $2 billion for his favored political causes and passion projects. That total, which was confirmed by four people involved in the fund-raising, likely eclipses the […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: December 21, 2025
The Best Wildlife Photos Of 2025–Be sure to check out the giant Japanese mantis. 10 Fave Books Of 2025: I chose this list because ‘The Antidote’ by Karen Russell was my favorite fiction of the year. Although–for sheer gruesome pleasure, it’s hard to go wrong with S.A. Cosby’s ‘King Of Ashes’. A List Of ‘Best’ […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 20, 2025
Of Course They Didn’t Release All The Epstein Docs. Released a photo of Clinton in a bath, though: Lawmakers from both parties on Friday accused the Justice Department of failing to comply with a law requiring the release of all of its material on Jeffrey Epstein, citing extensive redactions and the department’s acknowledgment that it […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 19, 2025
Trump’s Pardons Wiped Away Mandatory Restitution For Victims. You just know that Trump was thinking of himself when he did this: At least 20 people who have received clemency from Trump so far this year — cutting their sentence short, restoring their civil rights after imprisonment or allowing them to avoid prison altogether — were […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending December 18, 2025
We start with the inevitable announcement that ‘The Other Mike Smith’ is running for yet another office. This time, State Treasurer. You may recall that, in 2024, His PAL Val Longhurst granted him leave from his legislative job to primary Frank Burns in RD 21, a Newark-area district. Burns had come oh-so-close to defeating Mike […]
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