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DL Open Thread: Friday, December 1, 2023

By El Somnambulo December 1, 202311 Comments

Israel Knew Of Hamas' Planned Attack--And Did Nothing. For over a year: Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack more than a year before it…

Delaware Political Weekly: November 24-30, 2023

By El Somnambulo December 1, 20239 Comments

1. Annnd, just like that, we have a Democratic primary for NCC Council President. Robert A. Williams, who previously served on Wilmington City Council, as filed. I spoke to him…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: November 2023

By El Somnambulo December 1, 2023

A shorter list this month. Always happens in November as some of the best tunes I heard will not be released until 2024. February, in particular, looks real promising. Shorter,…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 30, 2023

By El Somnambulo November 30, 20235 Comments

War Criminal Dead. Finally. I mean, who gave a shit about Cambodia and Laos anyway? As was the case with Vietnam, history has judged some of his Cold War realism…

Song of the Day 11/30: Billy Joel, “Only the Good Die Young”

By Alby November 30, 20232 Comments

Henry Kissinger was already 54 years old when Billy Joel, a scamp half his age at the time, released this banger in 1977. The third single from "The Stranger," his…

Val Longhurst–Anti-Semitic Legislator AND Scofflaw Violator Of State Law

By El Somnambulo November 29, 202322 Comments

Both on behalf of Bethany Hall-Long. We've already established that Longhurst urged legislators to back BHL because, at least in part, Matt Meyer was part of some 'Jewish cult', apparently…

Song of the Day 11/29: André 3000, “I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap’ Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time”

By Alby November 29, 2023

The music world is still trying to figure out what to make of the new album from André 3000, best known as half of the hip-hop duo Outkast. Though he's…

RIP: Kathy MacDonough

By El Somnambulo November 29, 20234 Comments

Many of you knew her on this blog as Scarlet Woman. Without a doubt, one of my favorite commenters ever. Many of us knew her in 'real life'. In my…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023

By Alby November 29, 20236 Comments

This isn't getting the media play it should: Hunter Biden said he'd testify in the House GOP "investigation" of his business dealings, but only if the session were open to…

Song of the Day 11/28: Spinal Tap, “Warmer Than Hell”

By Alby November 28, 20231 Comment

Director Rob Reiner – or was it Marty DiBergi? – confirmed yesterday that filming on a sequel to "This Is Spinal Tap" will begin in February. The new movie reportedly…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023

By Alby November 28, 20232 Comments

Good things happen when you get people to stop killing each other, even temporarily: The ceasefire in Gaza has been extend to Thursday, with the option open for further extensions.…

BREAKING: UD To Go (Semi-) Big Time In Football

By El Somnambulo November 27, 202310 Comments

From Sports Illustrated: Delaware is preparing to join Conference USA in the 2025–26 academic year, according to multiple reports. With Delaware’s move from the FCS to the FBS, it would become…

Song of the Day 11/27: Hall & Oates, “Possession Obsession”

By Alby November 27, 2023

We now know what Daryl Hall's lawsuit against John Oates is about: Oates wants to sell his half of their catalog and Hall sued to stop it. A chancery court…