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DL Open Thread: Sunday: June 16, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 16, 20246 Comments

Out: El Nino. In: La Nina. What does it mean? Not what it used to, thanks to that thing you can't talk about in Florida: The strong El Nino weather…

Song of the Day 6/15: Françoise Hardy, “Tous les Garçons et les Filles”

By Alby June 15, 2024

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Singer Françoise Hardy might have been the coolest person in a cool era, the pre-hippie 1960s. Pretty and waif-like, perfect shoulder-length hair, soulful eyes, legs…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 15, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 15, 20242 Comments

Business CEO's See The Real Trump. I mean, they'll support him anyway, but still...: Several CEOs “said that [Trump] was remarkably meandering, could not keep a straight thought [and] was…

A DL Experiment: Say Only Nice Things About Your Choice For Governor

By El Somnambulo June 15, 202412 Comments

You read that right. This thread is exclusively reserved for nice comments about your choice. No compares and contrasts. Any responses deemed as not being, uh, responsive will be ruthlessly…

BREAKING: The Democrat Seeking To Succeed Paul Baumbach Is…

By El Somnambulo June 14, 202410 Comments

...Mara Gorman. She filed her campaign committee today for the 23rd RD seat. Mara Gorman is the Public Affairs Manager for Planned Parenthood Of Delaware. She was the Delaware Chapter…

Song of the Day 6/14: James Cagney, “You’re a Grand Old Flag”

By Alby June 14, 20241 Comment

It's Martha Ann Alito's favorite holiday, so here's George M. Cohan's tribute to Old Glory, as delivered by James Cagney in his Oscar-winning turn as Cohan in the 1942 film…

Delaware Political Weekly: June 6-13, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 14, 202427 Comments

1. Eugene Young Drops Out. One of the fears that I had expressed, and one that was likely shared by other progressive-minded folks, had been that the race could have…

DL Open Thread: Friday, June 14, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 14, 20241 Comment

How Thomas Is Like Trump: So Corrupt That Yet More Corruption Hardly Registers: Justice Clarence Thomas never disclosed three trips aboard the private jet of the Texas billionaire Harlan Crow,…

BREAKING: Rep. Paul Baumbach Retiring!

By El Somnambulo June 13, 20249 Comments

Announced from the floor of the House this afternoon. He will retire with an admirable set of legislative accomplishments. A true progressive who knew how to get things done. In…

Yes, Sarah McBride Is A Delaware Way Candidate. And That’s OK

By El Somnambulo June 13, 20243 Comments

GUEST POST BY JASON SCOTT It isn't controversial to state that the "Delaware Way" prioritizes corporate constituents over human ones. We often define the Delaware Way as deference to established…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, June 13, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 13, 20245 Comments

SB 313 (Townsend) is on today's Senate Agenda. Wanna know why it's gonna pass?: Why does this matter? Money. In fiscal year 2023, corporations and other entities such as limited…

DL Open Thread: Thurs., June 13, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 13, 202411 Comments

Cop Predators-State By State: They served in police departments big and small. They were new recruits and seasoned veterans, patrol officers and chiefs of police. They understood the power of…

Song of the Day 6/12: The Unusual Suspect, “We Didn’t Start the Fire”

By Alby June 12, 20244 Comments

This YouTuber's shtick is editing together movie clips to substitute them for the real vocals in popular songs. It looks like a lot of work, and most of the results…