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Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending April 30, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 1, 202611 Comments

1. BREAKING: Nicole Poore Has A Challenger! Keonna Watson. Got this in my e-mail yesterday evening: Friend, I am Delaware. I was raised in New Castle County—shaped by these streets,…

Song of the Day 4/30: Steely Dan, “Any Major Dude Will Tell You”

By Alby April 30, 20263 Comments

As the breezy B-side to "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," the most successful single of Steely Dan's career, "Any Major Dude" got some airplay and has long been a fan…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 30, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 30, 20264 Comments

Dog Bites Man: Yet Another Leak At Croda Plant. Federal and state regulators are investigating a leak of a cancer-causing chemical that occurred earlier this month at an industrial site…

Song of the Day 4/29: The Beatles, “I’ll Follow the Sun”

By Alby April 29, 2026

I knew the nation's NIMBYs will use any argument to fight the scourge of wind farms. The most prominent excuses are that they kill birds (true, but in far fewer…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, April 29, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 29, 20263 Comments

FILL IN THE BLANK: @StevenCheung47 / Via x.com "TRUMP S-ITS FOR HIS 60 MINUTES INTERVIEW." General Assembly To Consider New School Funding Formula: Delaware is taking a major step forward…

Song of the Day 4/28: The Beau Brummels, “Laugh, Laugh”

By Alby April 28, 2026

Trump and his immigrant wife are insisting that ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel for joking that Melania had the "glow of an expectant widow." They insist this was an incitement to…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 28, 20262 Comments

Containing Delaware Hospital Costs--A Process That Doesn't Matter: A group of state revenue analysts will vote on Wednesday to determine the level at which they predict health care costs will…

Song of the Day 4/27: Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, “Blinded By the Light”

By Alby April 27, 20263 Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Is “Blinded by the Light” a Bruce Springsteen song or a Manfred Mann song? Bruce wrote it in 1973 but people didn’t buy it. The…

DL Open Thread: Monday, April 27, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 27, 20261 Comment

Carney's Open Mic Fiasco: A backlash emerged against Wilmington Mayor John Carney last week after his administration directed artists performing at a city-sanctioned open mic to not talk about homelessness…

Delaware Way Insiders Try To Foist Ed Mulvihill On RD 6 Democrats

By El Somnambulo April 27, 20267 Comments

By insiders, I mean at least two of Delaware's top corporate lobbyists, and blood relatives of Tiny Tony DeLuca. As you know, Deb Heffernan announced her retirement last week. She…

Song of the Day 4/26: Nirvana, “Lithium”

By Alby April 26, 2026

H/t El Somnambulo's Sunday magazine item about lithium mining. Rechargeable batteries weren't on Kurt Cobain's mind when he wrote this "Nevermind" track in 1990 – back then lithium was best…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: April 26, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 26, 20264 Comments

Do You Have A 'Floordrobe'? This guy says it's a sign of ADHD: Do you ever delay putting away clean laundry or unworn outfits from a vacation and instead keep…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, April 25, 2026

By El Somnambulo April 25, 20261 Comment

Delaware Challenges ICE Access To Employer Records. Good: Gov. Matt Meyer’s opposition to giving ICE investigators wage records for 15 Delaware businesses hasn’t changed, even after a federal judge ordered…