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Song of the Day 4/11: T’Pau, “China in Your Hand”
Master negotiator Donald Trump claims he lured China into this trade war, which I suppose makes him a master baiter, and I’m not above pointing it out. He thinks he’s got America’s biggest trading partner right where he wants them. He also bankrupted multiple casinos and called it “winning,” so don’t bet your 401k on […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, April 11, 2025
Supreme Court Gets One Right. Sort-of: The Supreme Court on Thursday instructed the government to take steps to return a Salvadoran migrant it had wrongly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Always with a caveat: “The order properly requires the government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and to […]
Song of the Day 4/10: 10cc, “The Wall Street Shuffle”
Credit where it’s due: Turns out that all sorts of scandals pale to insignificance when you threaten to destroy the global economy, and if you time everything right there’s money in it, too. If you know anybody who works in the financial services industry – this being Delaware you likely do – have pity on […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, April 10, 2025
A slow week meanders to an end. Only item of note from yesterday was the release of HB 140 (Morrison) from the Senate Executive Committee. This likely sets up a vote for next week on the end-of-life options bill. As long as I’m referring to what didn’t happen, I might as well point out that […]
Where Are All Of Trump’s Faves?
Guest Post By Minister Of Culture Gary Mullinax: Where’s Kid Rock? Or Lee Greenwood. Or Toby Keith. Maybe they’re hanging out at the YMCA with the Village People. One thing’s for sure. These Trump favorites aren’t on the newly announced list of 25 songs added to the National Recording Registry. Must be a liberal highbrow […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 10, 2025
If you’re looking for wisdom on the latest Trump whiplash-inducing move, you’ll have to look elsewhere. OK, I’ll share Josh Marshall’s take with you. About Damn Time. Younger D’s Challenge Entrenched Incumbents: A small but growing group of young Democrats are being propelled to act by outrage among rank-and-file voters, and especially among young people. […]
Song of the Day 4/9: Duran Duran, “Hungry Like the Wolf”
Government-funded science research might be a thing of the past, but private enterprise is there to pick up the slack. Why just this week, the sciencey entrepreneurs at something called Colossal Biosciences announced they have de-extincted a species, namely the dire wolf, which most people never heard of until they appeared as scary monsters in […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
It’s On! Trump’s Tariffs Kick Off Global Trade War: President Trump’s global trade war intensified on Wednesday as China announced additional levies on American goods, hitting back at the United States hours after Mr. Trump’s punishing new tariffs took effect. Stocks and bonds slumped again on the moves, which heightened fears of a global recession […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., April 9, 2025
Some tidbits from yesterday’s Session: Only Claire Snyder-Hall voted against Rep. Bolden’s incumbency protection bill. It’s never passed the Senate, but with Cruce and Seigfried replacing no votes from McBride and Gay, who knows? Here is (a) how you turn a good bill into a far-less good bill and (b) how lobbyists earn their money. […]
Song of the Day 4/8: Willie Nelson, “Whiskey River”
As nations around the world play tit-for-tat with Trump’s tariffs, one American export seemed to bear the brunt of international ire: Bourbon. Kentucky whiskey was removed from shelves to great fanfare, and governments threatened retaliatory tariffs. Things looked dire for the distilling industry. It turns out “he’s crazy enough to do it” is a viable […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Someone asked the names and positions of those on Gov. Meyer’s staff. Here ya go. Which reminds me–has the Senate officially received Meyer’s Port board nominations yet? If so, when will they consider said nominations? If not, what’s the hold-up? Death By 1000 Cuts. NEH Grants. Automated Translation Weather Alerts. They do stuff like this […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
It’s deja vu all over again as I think I wrote virtually this same intro a few weeks back: The State is facing a budgetary crisis precipitated by Trump’s insanity. The Governor and (particularly) Senate leaders aren’t on the same page. The Rethugs have grasped onto partisan talking points to oppose increased taxes on Delaware’s wealthiest. […]
Song of the Day 4/7: Ohio Players, “Love Rollercoaster”
I was all set to go with “Free Fallin’,” but the stock markets fluctuated wildly this morning, so the Ohio Players it is. “Love Rollercoaster” became their second No. 1 hit in January 1976. An urban myth arose about the song. At the 2:32 mark you can hear a high-pitched scream, supposedly the sound of […]
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