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You Can NOW Donate To Kamela Smith!

By El Somnambulo December 8, 20232 Comments

Finally, Act Blue has come through: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kamela-smith-donate You will note that there's a $99 level for those who don't want to risk retaliation from Val. Me? I'm going with $101,…

DL Open Thread: Friday, December 8, 2023

By El Somnambulo December 8, 20231 Comment

The Zieglers Of Florida. Looks like the sex was consensual, but the Liberty Mom was supposed to be part of it. Speaking Of The Mom For Taking Liberties, she's toast:…

Delaware Political Weekly: December 1-7, 2023

By El Somnambulo December 8, 202320 Comments

1. The Collin O'Mara Soon-To-Be Gubernatorial Candidacy. He's running. I have no idea how he'll do. Don't know for sure, but I believe he's running in the BHL lane that…

Song of the Day 12/7: Denny Laine’s Electric String Band, “Why Did You Come”

By Alby December 7, 2023

Denny Laine, who died Tuesday at 79, might have been who Andy Warhol had in mind when he said everyone would get 15 minutes of fame. For about that long…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 7, 2023

By El Somnambulo December 7, 202314 Comments

Can't let this LBR vote equating anti-Zionism with anti-semitism go. Yo, Lisa, 80% of Gazans have been forced from their homes by Israel. First, ordered to the south by edict…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023

By Alby December 6, 202315 Comments

Everyone knows that Donald Trump has never had an original thought and that most of his insults are simply projection. You'd think the mainstream media would have noticed this by…

Song of the Day 12/5: Nine Inch Nails, “The Beginning of the End”

By Alby December 5, 2023

Could this be a message for Valerie Longhurst? You decide. It comes from Trent Reznor's 2007 LP "Year Zero," a concept album about an American dystopia. Reznor set his tale…

BREAKING!!! We Now Have THE MOST IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE RACE OF 2024!!!!

By El Somnambulo December 5, 202326 Comments

If anything, seven exclamation points aren't enough. Far be it from me to engage in hyperbole (he lied), but this immediately jumps to the top of the list. The challenger? …

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023

By Alby December 5, 20235 Comments

Proof, as if more were needed, that politics is now professional wrestling: Disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos is monetizing his graft in various ways. One of them is selling cameo greetings…

Collin O’Mara Announces Exploratory Committee For Governor Run

By El Somnambulo December 4, 202342 Comments

Make no mistake--he's running. I'm pretty sure that BHL's fall from grace precipitated this run as some key players are moving to Collin's camp. Here is his announcement: "Delaware needs…

Song of the Day 12/4: Jim Bryant, “Something’s Coming”

By Alby December 4, 20233 Comments

El Somnambulo insisted I feature this tune today. I have no idea why, but when a man in a luchador mask tells you to do something, you do it. Though…

DL Open Thread Monday, Dec. 4, 2023

By Alby December 4, 20232 Comments

This story came out a week ago and sank without a trace: The president of the United Nations’ annual climate summit planned to use the talks to lobby dozens of…

Song of the Day 12/3: Ratboys, “The Window”

By Alby December 3, 20231 Comment

El Som included a tune from Chicago band Ratboys in his monthly favorite new tunes post back when their fifth studio LP, "The Window," came out in August. The album,…