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DL Open Thread: Friday, June 7, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 7, 20246 Comments

When A Former US Solicitor General in the Obama Administration Litigates In Delaware--you can bet that the case is of some import. It is. He's arguing on behalf of the…

Song of the Day 6/6: Jim Radford, “The Shores of Normandy”

By Alby June 6, 20241 Comment

Certain minds think alike. Mike Dinsmore posted this in the Open Thread while I was writing it up. It's worth hearing twice. Jim Radford was a British folksinger and peace…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 6, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 6, 202417 Comments

Some Guy Clear-Cut Around Silver Lake Because...: A legally questionable land deed and government agencies’ failure to act quickly on complaints may have led to the illegal filling of wetlands…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, June 5, 2024

By Alby June 5, 20247 Comments

Americans love scary stories, so it's no surprise that American media dispenses countless articles about Trump. You rarely see his name in European newspapers, but their political leaders are frightened…

Song of the Day 6/4: Cyndi Lauper, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”

By Alby June 4, 20241 Comment

Cyndi Lauper announced her tour this fall will be her last. The now-70-year-old singer released the girl power anthem that defined her career in 1983 with a video that became…

Implicated In Philly Ethics Probe, Now Starting PAC For Bethany Hall-Long

By El Somnambulo June 4, 202444 Comments

Is this even legal? I don't know, but let's just lay it out there. There's this Philly guy, see? His name is Jimmy Cauley. Dis Cauley guy was involved in…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, June 4, 2024

By Alby June 4, 20244 Comments

For years now I've been told that attacking Donald Trump only makes his support stronger. Yeah, sure it does, buddy. Unfortunately for that argument, post-conviction polling says the opposite is…

Song of the Day 6/3: Gladstone, “A Piece of Paper”

By Alby June 3, 20242 Comments

June 1 marked the 25th anniversary of the launch of Napster, the file-sharing network that destroyed the music industry as everyone knew it. Stories marking the date mostly focus on…

DL Open Thread Monday, June 3, 2024

By Alby June 3, 20242 Comments

Their dangerous rival just got convicted on 34 felony charges, and the reaction from Democrats is just what we've come to expect: They not only don't know how to capitalize…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 2, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 2, 20246 Comments

Shout-Out To The Portland Fruit Tree Project! My daughter has volunteered here. Come to think of it, even I spent a day there pulling up weeds. Seems to me that…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 1, 2024

By El Somnambulo June 1, 20249 Comments

Yo, Joe: It's Time To Throw Netanyahu Under The Bus. He's playing you for a fool, and you're playing the part of the fool perfectly: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of…

Song of the Day 5/31: Nazareth, “Guilty”

By Alby May 31, 20242 Comments

Yes, that's Scottish rockers Nazareth covering Randy Newman on their breakthrough 1975 LP, "Hair of the Dog." The tune, from Newman's controversial "Rednecks" album of the year before, got lots…

Delaware Political Weekly: May 24-30, 2024

By El Somnambulo May 31, 20247 Comments

1. D State Rep. Sophie Phillips Gets Primary Challenger in RD 18. I have no idea why as she's great. The challenger is one Lisa Cooke, or Lisa Cooke-Rossi, she…