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DL Open Thread: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 26, 20256 Comments

This thread may be shorter than usual. There is just so much to unwind about the House 'debate' on the Musk-Pass bill that I found it hard to sleep last night.…

Song of the Day 3/25: Dan Wilson, “A Song Can Be About Anything”

By Alby March 25, 2025

Guest post by Nathan Arizona About a week ago the‘’90s band Semisonic denounced Trump for using its Grammy-nominated song “Closing Time” in an anti-immigrant video that spread a message opposite…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, March 25, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 25, 20253 Comments

Everything Falls Apart: 1. Trump Bozos Share War Plans With Journalist Over Unsecured Server. They, of course, had no idea they had invited a journalist. Will Waltz take the fall? Hegseth…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 25, 202514 Comments

The Big Story: 'Musk-Pass' Bill Surfaces On House Agenda. It took until about 24 hours before today's session, but the Speaker finally released the House Agenda and, yes, SS1/SB 21 is…

Song of the Day 3/24: Jefferson Airplane, “It’s No Secret”

By Alby March 24, 2025

The second Trump administration is incompetents all the way down. The latest example: National Security Adviser Michael Waltz added Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to a group chat on Signal. Goldberg…

The FIRST Delaware Occasional Political (Non-)Weekly Of The 2026 Cycle: Nov. 2024 to March 23, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 24, 202511 Comments

Presented to you, for now, whenever the occasion warrants it. I think you'll agree that that time is now. Let me start with a message to D challengers who intend…

DL Open Thread: Monday, March 24, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 24, 20256 Comments

Yes, Trump Is Serious About Greenland: Relations between Greenland and the United States sank further on Sunday as the Greenlandic prime minister erupted over what he called a “highly aggressive”…

Song of the Day 3/23: Bob Dylan, “Everything Is Broken”

By Alby March 23, 20254 Comments

Yet another song from a generation ago that fits the current moment all too well. From the 1989 album "Oh Mercy," viewed at the time as a comeback for Dylan…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 23, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 23, 2025

How Scammers Ply Their Trade. Quite the fascinating report: The F.B.I., China’s Ministry of Public Security, Interpol and others have tried to combat scammers, who often lurk on social media…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 22, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 22, 20255 Comments

Extortionist-In-Chief. Look who caved today: Columbia University has yielded to a series of changes demanded by the Trump administration as a pre-condition for restoring $400m in federal funding the government…

Song of the Day 3/21: Funkadelic, “Super Stupid”

By Alby March 21, 2025

An acid-funk theme song for the MAGAverse, courtesy of George Clinton. From Funkadelic's seminal "Maggot Brain" LP of 1971, with Eddie Hazel on lead guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12D0tMzxH4A Audioslave, the supergroup of…

DL Open Thread: Friday, March 21, 2025

By El Somnambulo March 21, 202520 Comments

Ready, Fire, Aim: What, Exactly, Does Matt Meyer Stand For, And Why Does His Staff Keep Saying Stoopid Things? To (half-) wit: In a written statement, Mila Myles, a spokesperson for…

Delaware’s Legislators Of The Week: March 18-20

By El Somnambulo March 21, 2025

Four legislators deserved mention for their work this week. We'll list the Honorable Mentions alphabetically: Sen. Stephanie Hansen: Successfully shepherded a package of bills through the Senate designed to provide relief…