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Presidential Debate Open Thread

By Alby September 10, 202416 Comments

I don't have cable TV, so I couldn't watch this debate even if I wanted to. So I'm counting on you readers to keep me apprised of developments.

DL Primary Election Results Open Thread: Sept. 10, 2024

By El Somnambulo September 10, 202491 Comments

Polls close at 8. The timing on when the first results come in is, um, variable. In theory, the early voting results could come in fairly early. But I've detected…

Song of the Day 9/10: Electric Light Orchestra, “Showdown”

By Alby September 10, 20241 Comment

Tonight's televised face-off between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump can't possibly meet expectations, if only because they're so high for Harris and so low for Trump. I think those expecting…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024

By Alby September 10, 202419 Comments

Gonna be a busy day. Delaware's primary elections wind up today – polls close at 8 p.m. – and the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump begins at 9…

A Pre-Post-Mortem

By El Somnambulo September 9, 202448 Comments

To me, this is the lede that must not be buried: The Delaware Democratic Party, DSEA, and several other groups of whom you might expect better, endorsed Bethany Hall-Long for…

Song of the Day 9/9: Weird Al Yankovic, “Bob”

By Alby September 9, 20242 Comments

It took me a minute to figure out what was going on here. Yes, of course it's a parody of Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues," but what seem to be…

DL Open Thread Monday, Sept. 9, 2024

By Alby September 9, 20245 Comments

John Carney wasn't alone in trying to force people into Medicare Advantage. Among the horrors of Project 2025 is a scheme to make Medicare Advantage rather than traditional Medicare the…

Song of the Day 9/8: English Teacher, “The World’s Biggest Paving Slab”

By Alby September 8, 2024

The Mercury Prize, awarded for the best album by a British or Irish act, had an upset winner last week. English Teacher, a fledgling post-punk band from Leeds, took home…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, September 8, 2024

By El Somnambulo September 8, 20245 Comments

Absolute Must-Read Of The Day: The Prince Documentary You Might Never See. You'll learn more about Prince from this article than you ever knew. Warts and all. Kamala Harris And…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 7, 2024

By El Somnambulo September 7, 20244 Comments

Real Headline Of The Day: Scientists use food dye found in Doritos to make see-through mice My unassailable theory: Scientists eat way too many Doritos. Tenet Is No More. You…

Bethany Hall-Long Copies Trump, Slings Mud in Desperation

By Alby September 6, 202437 Comments

Today marks the fourth day in a row I've received a mailer from Ms. Creant and the sleazy unions backing her that compares Matt Meyer to Donald Trump. You'd think…

Song of the Day 6/6: unknown artist, “Walk on Back”

By Alby September 6, 20241 Comment

If you want to encounter soul music you've never heard before, the seven-CD set "Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos," released last summer, represents a treasure trove. Archivist…

DL Open Thread: Friday, September 6, 2024

By El Somnambulo September 6, 202417 Comments

I hereby take a timeout from moderating the blog to trying to write the daily Open Thread post. Moderating ain't easy, especially when one is not a moderate. Can't recall…