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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 […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, April 13, 2026
Orban Loses And–Concedes!: The 16-year reign of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is at an end after a crushing election loss on Sunday that will send political shockwaves from Washington to Moscow. The EU’s most autocratic leader — a close ally of both U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin — lost by […]
Song of the Day 4/12: Warren Zevon, “The Envoy”
The adage “never send a boy to do a man’s job” seems to have originated in the 1850s and gained wide circulation during the American Civil War. It still applies today, as we’re reminded by Donald Trump sending JD Vance to hold peace talks with Iran. Vance failed, of course, in large part because he […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: April 12, 2026
AI Runs The Store. The results?: Checking out at Andon Market feels different. There are no scanners, no self-checkout sirens triggered by a prematurely bagged item and certainly no human cashiers. Instead, a customer can pick up an old-school corded phone to talk with the manager, Luna, an AI system. Luna asks what the customer […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, April 11, 2026
How Spotlight Delaware Reported Their Story On The Rockford Center. Highly recommended for those who want to see how journalists operate. This was a highly-complex and time-consuming story. And, I might add, an important one. Only great reporters could have done it justice. As did Julia Merola and Nick Stonesifer. Eric Swalwell’s Campaign Melts Down. […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending April 9, 2026
1. Goodbye, Chris Beardsley. Hello, Chris Beardsley? Something tells me that, even as kind-of-a-joke, Beardsley will not have the staying power of other Delaware oddball politicos. While (I don’t think) that he’s officially dropped out of the primary against Coons, he has already filed a committee for a Democratic Primary in (wait for it) State […]
Song of the Day 4/10: The Kingsmen, “Louie Louie”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Tomorrow is International Louie Louie Day. Not every song gets a Day, but “Louie Louie” isn’t every song. It’s been almost fanatically celebrated from the time it was a Top 10 hit in 1963. Venerable rock critic Dave Marsh wrote a book that ranked the 1,001 greatest singles of all […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, April 10, 2026
We lead off today with an IMPORTANT CORRECTION to my story about Krista Griffith’s job at that not-for-profit. These key elements remain true: Yes, she got the job. Yes, the agency received Grant-In-Aid funding for the first time. However, the agency had been receiving state funds all along. From someone in a position to know: For years, […]
Song of the Day 4/9: Fred Astaire, “Nice Work If You Can Get It”
It’s an age-old story: Person gets elected, uses the office to get a cushy job in the NGO sector, then uses their government position to steer money to their non-government employer. El Somnambulo has been pounding the table about this for years, yet professional news organizations have for the most part ignored it. I find […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 9, 2026
An Almost ‘All-Clear’ For Edgemoor Port: After more than a year in limbo, Delaware officials announced Wednesday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has re-issued permits for their long-delayed plan to build a new container port along the Delaware River in Edgemoor. The announcement marks the latest chapter in Delaware’s quest to build a […]
Nicole Poore. Val Longhurst. Krista Griffith?
Sure looks that way. We know how both Nicole ‘No Longer’ Poore and Our PAL Val parlayed elective office into jobs for which they were singularly unqualified, and how they made sure that their new employers were generously funded out of the bowels of Leg Hall. Without passing judgment on her qualifications, it sure looks […]
How Nicole ‘No Longer’ Poore Became Poor No Longer
I’ve been writing about the blatant conflicts-of-interest of Nicole Poore and ‘Our PAL’ Val Longhurst for, like, forever. Here, for example (2017). And here. And here. And here. And here. And here (2018). There has been next-to-no coverage of the exploits of these two ethically-bankrupt public officials. Or, there had been little coverage until it turned […]
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