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Comment Rescue: Retired Legislators To Get Windfall

By El Somnambulo April 10, 20243 Comments

Will the General Assembly act to stop this? They absolutely should. Mediawatch spotted this Karl Baker article for us: https://spotlightdelaware.org/2024/04/04/delaware-legislative-pension-snafu/ This should clear up the mess we find ourselves in:…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, April 10, 2024

By Alby April 10, 20241 Comment

The day after Trump pretended he'd let the states make their own decisions about abortion, the Arizona Supreme Court gave away the game by reinstating an 1864 ban on the…

‘State’s Rights’ On Abortion Comes Home To Roost In Arizona

By El Somnambulo April 9, 20242 Comments

I think you can cross Arizona off your list of competitive states for November. Check this out from the NY Times: Arizona’s highest court on Tuesday upheld an 1864 law…

Song of the Day 4/9: Clarence “Frogman” Henry, “Ain’t Got No Home”

By Alby April 9, 20244 Comments

You don't have to check, puck. Singer and pianist Clarence "Frogman" Henry died Sunday in his native New Orleans, age 87. His ability to sing in a frog's croak, a…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, April 9, 2024

By Alby April 9, 20242 Comments

The news, apparently spooked by yesterday's eclipse, went into hiding, so the media, as always, fell back on Trump. After a big buildup teasing his position on abortion – can…

Song of the Day 4/8: Pink Floyd, “Eclipse”

By Alby April 8, 2024

C'mon, what else would you expect? The final track from the LP that has spent more than 1,000 weeks on the Billboard album chart, with sales of more than 45…

DL Open Thread Monday, April 8, 2024

By Alby April 8, 20243 Comments

Klaatu barada nikto, motherfuckers. Welcome to the Day the News Stood Still. Whatever else is happening in the country has taken a back seat to this afternoon's total eclipse. In…

Song of the Day 4/7: Len, “Steal My Sunshine”

By Alby April 7, 2024

Showing you can make up doomsday theories about anything, TikTokers and other assorted nuts – looking at you, Alex Jones – have concocted a witches' brew of crackpot claims about…

Delaware Political Weekly: March 29-April 4, 2024

By El Somnambulo April 7, 202415 Comments

1. BHL AWOL. SOL? She's apparently trying to still raise money. But, she's been missing campaign events, including a Suxco Candidates' Forum. She also missed a recent event in the…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, April 7, 2024

By El Somnambulo April 7, 20242 Comments

A little detail from yesterday's campaigning. I arrive at this self-contained community. It's gusty. One of those oversized balloon things, an 'I Love You' balloon in the shape of a…

Song of the Day 4/6: Bill Haley and His Comets, “Shake, Rattle and Roll”

By Alby April 6, 2024

The battle outside is ragin', but that's not what shook your windows and rattled your walls yesterday. It was a 4.8-magnitude earthquake centered in northern New Jersey. It came just…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, April 6, 2024

By El Somnambulo April 6, 2024

When Is A Bond Not A Bond? When it's not valid in the State of New York. Watch the video: The video explains the details behind NY AG Letitia James’…

Bob Marshall: An Appreciation

By El Somnambulo April 5, 20247 Comments

When I went to work for the Delaware State Senate in 1985, all I knew about Bob Marshall was what I had been told--he was the nephew of Wilmington City…