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DL Open Thread Friday, April 17, 2026
Data centers: To know them is to hate them: [T]he share of Virginians saying they’d be “comfortable” if a new data center were built in their community has plummeted to half the level it was at just three years ago. In 2023, 69 percent of state residents said a new data center was fine with […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending April 16, 2026
1. Rep. Ronald Gray Announces Retirement, Suggests Successor: State Rep. Ron Gray (R-38th) is not running for an eighth two-year term, but is instead supporting Fenwick Island businesswoman Carlie Carey — former owner of One Coastal restaurant — to succeed him. “We talked to some different people, and someone suggested her name. We asked her, […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 16, 2026
Spotlight Delaware on The Plummer Center: A month after state officials shut down Wilmington’s only prison work release program, the transition to a Smyrna substance abuse treatment center has garnered mixed reactions from lawmakers and inmates. On Tuesday, the Senate Corrections & Public Safety Committee held a hearing to understand the current state of the […]
Song of the Day 4/16: Matthew Sweet, “Evangeline”
The Trump administration seems to have declared war on the Vatican. Donald Trump commands the U.S. military’s 1.3 million active personnel. The Pope is protected by the 135-man Swiss Guard. That hardly seems like a fair fight. What the Holy See needs is someone like Evangeline, an indie comic book heroine of the ’80s who […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, April 16, 2026
Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Pretty much the only thing I noticed was that a lot of bills with lengthy synopses (enough to fry my synapses) cleared committee. YMMV. Oh, and ‘Christian’ Sen. Richardson has introduced yet another ‘pro-life’ bill called ‘The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act’. Well, actually, it’s a Senate Substitute, but […]
Song of the Day 4/15: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, “What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes”
Republicans love to claim they’re cutting taxes, but a recent study found that thanks to Trump’s tariffs, the net effect this year is to increase taxes on Americans in all income groups aside from the richest 5 percent. Thanks, Trump! Sharon Jones released this song as a single in 2004, when the bombs our taxes […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
So. I closed out today’s legislative wrap-up with a reference to Tim ‘Solid Waste’ Sheldon. Tim might want to have someone read this article to him: FESTUS, Missouri — Voters in a small Missouri town, unhappy with the city council’s approval of a $6 billion data center, struck back at the polls last week, ousting all […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
A pretty pro-forma session yesterday. I listened to the Senate Corrections Committee hearing on the Plummer Center and the residents and programs that have now been transferred to a facility in Smyrna. The main takeaway? The Plummer Center ain’t coming back, at least not in its previous capacity. Here is an article about the hearing. Here is […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Well, they’re not exactly back with a bang. The most interesting item on today’s docket, at least to me, is a hearing conducted by the Senate Corrections Committee to address the closing of the Plummer Center in Wilmington (started at 10). I know, it’s already taking place as I write this. I’ll report on it […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Will Nobody Stop BPG? The Buccini Pollin Group takes over management of the Sports at the Beach complex in Georgetown. BPG Sports Senior Vice President and General Manager Steve Cavalier says this is a partnership, not an acquisition. The partnership means BPG will now operate the facility, which typically sees its peak usage during the […]
Song of the Day 4/14: The Caulfields, “Devil’s Diary”
Trump finally did something that pissed off even his Christian nationalist supporters when he posted an AI collage centering on an image of himself as Jesus. After enough people called him a blasphemer, he deleted it from his social media account, but not before blatantly lying that he thought it showed him as a doctor. […]
Song of the Day 4/13: Donald Byrd, “Fallin’ Like Dominoes”
H/t Al Jackson Donald Trump’s ongoing humiliation at the hands of Iran has revealed his weakness. Like any narcissist, he has to respond by looking tough. And what better way to look tough than firing someone? Hey, it worked on his TV show, where firing people convinced a millions gullible Americans that a six-time bankrupt […]
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