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DL Open Thread: Friday, June 21, 2024
A Rogue Judge–From The Beginning. Shortly after Judge Aileen M. Cannon drew the assignment in June 2023 to oversee former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case, two more experienced colleagues on the federal bench in Florida urged her to pass it up and hand it off to another jurist, according to two people briefed […]
Song of the Day 6/20: The Power Station, “Some Like It Hot”
This one’s for commenter Jarvis, who thinks people need to turn off the air conditioning because it’s not that hot out there. The Power Station, a super group formed by Duran Duran bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor during the band’s hiatus in 1984, debuted with this single in 1985. It was a hit […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 20, 2024
Yeah, I understand. The Budget Bill and a Supplemental Appropriations bill will be considered today. But the Big Story is that this may well be the day that Paul Baumbach realizes his crowning legislative achievement. I’m not sure how many years it’s been, but his ceaseless work on behalf of a Death With Dignity statute […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 20, 2024
Caught the season-ending episode of ‘Hacks’ last night. Man, they stuck the landing. Can’t wait for Season Four. If you haven’t been watching… Calling All Trolls: The election-year stink-bombing has gotten out of hand. If your posts–and your posting privileges–disappear, just remember: We are the Judge, Jury, And Executioner. ‘Thou Shalt Not Not Post The […]
Song of the Day 6/19: The Treniers, “Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song)”
Baseball’s greatest all-around player, Willie Mays, died yesterday at age 93. He retired 50 years ago, so unless you’re a Boomer you never saw him play, and it might be difficult to understand what all the fuss was about. Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947, but when Mays won the Rookie of the […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, June 19, 2024
My 10-year-old grandson asked me what Juneteenth was. When I told him it was when the news of the Union victory in the Civil War, which had technically been over for weeks, reached slaves in Texas, his only question was why the news took so long to get there. Then he went back to playing […]
Song of the Day 6/18: Arrow, “Hot Hot Hot”
The heat dome that had monkeys falling dead from the trees in Mexico is headed our way. Delaware is expected to dodge the worst of it – places in the upper Midwest and Northeast could see temperatures 25 degrees above normal – but highs are predicted to hit 90 and above most days for the […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Due to Juneteenth tomorrow, there are only two scheduled session days this week. However, both agendas are jam-packed, as are the committee schedules. No time to waste. Pour yourselves another cuppa, and settle in for awhile. Whoa. Just look at that House Agenda. Where to begin? At the beginning–if only for a Teaching Moment and […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Democrats would have an easier time drubbing Republicans for corruption if there weren’t so many corrupt Democrats. New Jersey is proving a happy hunting ground for indicting crooked ones. While Bob Menendez is still in court explaining his gold bar collection, South Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross has been indicted for racketeering. Norcross pulled […]
Yikes! Matt Meyer Channels His Inner Black Preacher…
…and drops off a check for $100K at Mt. Joy Church. On behalf of New Castle County. Check out the video from about 48 minutes in: Looks like a pretty basic church/state violation to me. But I’m no lawyer.
BHL’s Corruption: It’s Not A Bug, It’s A Feature.
More essential reporting from Cris Barrish and WHYY News. Read the article: Delaware gubernatorial candidate Bethany Hall Long has taken $25,000 in donations that exceed legal limit This would be bad enough when taken by itself. However, when you consider the ‘borrowing’ of something like $200 K from donors, the alleged ‘audit’ that she won’t […]
DL Open Thread Monday, June 17, 2024
There is no news today outside of the usual huffing and puffing from Trump and his acolytes in politics and the media, so feel free to discuss what you want. In America’s supposedly liberal media, Jeff Bezos hired some British Fleet Street sleaze to run the Washington Post and the New York Times is having […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday: June 16, 2024
Out: El Nino. In: La Nina. What does it mean? Not what it used to, thanks to that thing you can’t talk about in Florida: The strong El Nino weather condition that added a bit of extra heat to already record warm global temperatures is gone. It’s cool flip side, La Nina, is likely to […]
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