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DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 15, 202512 Comments

Dog Bites Man: Rethugs Capitulate On Hegseth. You were expecting anything different?: The seriousness and breadth of the allegations against him — from sexual assault to excessive drinking to sheer…

Song of the Day 1/14: The Kossoy Sisters, “I’ll Fly Away”

By Alby January 14, 20252 Comments

Flying away from it all is a pretty common wish these days, and apparently it always has been. Slaves working the fields and prisoners behind bars traditionally invoke that desire,…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 14, 20254 Comments

Trump Would Have Been Convicted--DOJ Report: If Donald Trump hadn’t won the presidential election in November, the Justice Department would have had ample evidence to convict him at trial of…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 14, 20256 Comments

Spoiler Alert: The first two paragraphs of this article have been cut-and-pasted from 2023. With, of course, the dates changed to reflect this year's legislative calendar. Today’s Opening Session is…

Song of the Day 1/13: Ian and Sylvia, “Four Strong Winds”

By Alby January 13, 20253 Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona As the guy who signed and managed Bob Dylan, smart, aggressive, tyrannical Albert Grossman has a big part in the new Dylan movie, “A Complete…

The Final Legislative Pre-File*

By El Somnambulo January 13, 20256 Comments

*Before the new General Assembly is sworn in tomorrow. They consist of bills filed on January 9 and 10. You can find them all here. The highlight, of course, is…

DL Open Thread: Monday, January 13, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 13, 20252 Comments

Bannon Vs. Musk. Can we root for two losers?: President-elect Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon is ramping up public attacks on billionaire Elon Musk amid an intensifying…

Song of the Day 1/12: The Move, “Fire Brigade”

By Alby January 12, 20251 Comment

Those wily Mexicans have launched a new front in their invasion of El Norte: They've sent firefighters to help battle the Los Angeles blazes. I don't know how much it…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 12, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 12, 20255 Comments

Dog Bites Man: Delaware Rethugs Disgrace Themselves: South Carolina House Republican Nancy Mace spoke at a private Delaware GOP event in Newark Friday following controversy with Congresswoman Sarah McBride. Mace…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 11, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 11, 2025

How Michigan 'Moderates' Foiled Progressive Legislative Agenda. Controlled all three branches of government, but watered down agenda for electoral reasons. Then lost: Michigan Democrats led all branches of government for…

Song of the Day 1/10: Peter, Paul and Mary, “Puff, the Magic Dragon”

By Alby January 10, 20255 Comments

Peter Yarrow, who died earlier this week at age 86, fought a decades-long battle against an insidious rumor: that "Puff, the Magic Dragon" was about marijuana. In his defense, Yarrow…

DL Open Thread: Friday, January 10, 2025

By El Somnambulo January 10, 202511 Comments

Supreme Court (Barely) Refuses To Postpone Trump Sentencing. 5-4: A closely divided Supreme Court refused to delay Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case, clearing the way for the…

Song of the Day 1/9: Ohio Players, “Fire”

By Alby January 9, 20252 Comments

You know the California fires are bad – Hollywood is cancelling movie premieres and awards shows. In a way, the victims are lucky this happened now and not next month,…