Song of the Day 3/24: Hank Williams, “(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Trains and prison have always been favored subjects in country music. The train whistle calls to farm boys who long to ramble or need to…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
A strong House Agenda highlights today's session. Meaning, we'll start with the Senate Agenda. Only one bill of note, and it's likely non-controversial. SB 247 (Mantzavinos) 'clarifies that counties and…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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Former State Senator Nancy Cook Has Passed Away. No legislator exercised more control over Delaware's annual budgeting process than Nancy Cook. For decades. Making her one of the most influential…
Song of the Day 3/23: Incubus, “Megalomaniac”
Predicting Donald Trump's behavior is fairly easy: Just ask yourself, "What would an asshole do?" Robert Mueller – a Republican, mind you – dies? Anyone else would heed the advice,…
DL Open Thread: Monday, March 23, 2026
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Will They Leave Their Masks On? So insane, only Trump would do it: Tom Homan, the White House border czar, confirmed on Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would…
Song of the Day 3/22: Afroman, “Lemon Pound Cake”
That cops frequently act like bullying dicks is hardly news. They usually demonstrate it through immunity-enabled violence. But they sometimes show it with the whining victimhood that bullies display when…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: March 22, 2026
RIP--Metaverse. We Hardly Knew Ye: This week, it was reported that Meta, the company behind Facebook, would be shutting down Horizon Worlds, a virtual reality social network with VR headset…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 21, 2026
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"Ladies And Gentlemen, Please Remove Your Tin Foil Hats And Stand For Pete Hegseth's National Anthem": BTW, I was quite surprised when I saw who wrote the music for this.…
Song of the Day 3/20: Tom Waits, “Big in Japan”
Donald Trump considers himself a very funny guy. His rallies, back when he was capable of holding them, were long, boring exercises in his putative stand-up comedy. Many of his…
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 20, 2026
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Wilmington Senior Center Closes. Won't Say Why: Days after posting their March lunch menu onto social media, officials from the Wilmington Senior Center closed the doors of the 70-year-old facility.…
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending March 19
"I would like to dedicate this next song to Dan Poliseno": 1. Dan Poliseno: Filed March 9. Withdrew March 16. Meaning, as of now, Rep. Alonna Berry has no R…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 19, 2026
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Most of our coverage of SB 1 is over in the Open Thread. However, there's one slight correction to Nick Stonesifer's story here. The bill has not yet been sent…
Song of the Day 3/19: Prince, “Purple Rain”
Malign techbro Peter Thiel is a world-class loon, as he's been demonstrating by trotting around the globe giving lectures on (checks notes)...the Antichrist. (View the photo above that linked article…