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DL Open Thread: Friday, June 16, 2023

By El Somnambulo June 16, 20233 Comments

Southern Baptists To Wimmenfolk: You Ain't Welcome Here: Two summers ago, an insurgent group of ultraconservative Southern Baptists branded themselves as pirates, vowing to “take the ship” of the nation’s…

Song of the Day 6/15: Rod Stewart, “Handbags and Gladrags”

By Alby June 15, 20231 Comment

Old-timers bitching about the feckless younger generation has been a constant throughout human history, and it always seems to find an eager audience. Consider this song, written in 1967 by…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, June 15, 2023

By El Somnambulo June 15, 202326 Comments

In a rare crossover with the Open Thread, we can report that the Green Amendment cleared the House Administration Committee yesterday, and was immediately opposed by Delaware's Secretary Of Agriculture…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 15, 2023

By El Somnambulo June 15, 20233 Comments

RIP Frank Biondi. There was a time when all respectable newspapers would publish obituaries that staffers had written for notable local figures who had passed. Frank Biondi was a highly-accomplished…

He Sounds Like a Good Fit for the Trump Legal Team

By jason330 June 15, 20232 Comments

One of Trump's Few Remaining Lawyers, Todd Blanche, sued for malpractice A lawyer representing Donald Trump in multiple cases is facing legal troubles of his own, New York Law Journal reports. Todd Blanche…

The Rick Jensen Show is Terrible

By jason330 June 14, 20239 Comments

Joe Biden is senile. Joe Biden hates black people. Climate change is not caused by human activity. Joe Biden is an evil genius. Joe Biden hates America. If you listen Rick Jensen, these things are not news to you. I've tried listening for a few days and can't stomach more than a few minutes at a time. It is just truly dreadful.

Song of the Day 6/14: Frank and Nancy Sinatra, “Somethin’ Stupid”

By Alby June 14, 2023

Republicans are always saying something stupid, but it's rarely "I love you." When this song surged up the charts in 1967 the lyrics puzzled me -- how could the singer…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 14, 2023

By El Somnambulo June 14, 202316 Comments

Inscrutable Vote Department: We know that Delaware's legislative Rethugs are a bizarre combination of climate change denialists and vocal opponents of any governmental interference into what they perceive to be…

DL Open Thread Wednesday June 14 2023

By jason330 June 14, 20234 Comments

Unequal Application of Justice! It's official. Trump's entire defense is Whataboutism. Very odd, but I guess it shows that there is really no legal defense so they are going for…

Whelp…the gays had a nice little run

By jason330 June 13, 202323 Comments

When dipshit centrists played along with the right-wing's anti-trans hysteria, they were fools to think the right-wing was going to be satisfied with disappearing trans people. I even remember a…

Tens of Protesters Near Courthouse

By jason330 June 13, 20232 Comments

Several hundred members of the media gathered Tuesday outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami before former president Donald Trump's appearance. Trump supporters bused in from…

Cannabis Czar – There are qualified people, Carney just didn’t look for them

By jason330 June 13, 202311 Comments

This is Dasheeda Dawson's bio. She is NYC's Cannabis Commissioner. There are other people with decent resumes who have been working in this industry for a while. Carney didn't look…

Song of the Day 6/13: Dave Matthews Band, “Busted Stuff”

By Alby June 13, 2023

Unless I'm missing some nuance, MAGAt Nation is threatening to bust stuff up just because their hero is being called to account for his lawbreaking. Yes, nothing says "we're the…