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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 21, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 21, 2026

I'm approaching today's piece with the same ambition that the General Assembly is demonstrating for this three-week start of session: Next to none. Other than the weakening of the Hospital…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 21, 20267 Comments

Rep. Mara Gorman To Run For Sen. Sokola's Seat. Some developments just won't keep until the Delaware Political Weekly: Newark-area Democratic Rep. Mara Gorman announced Monday that she will run…

Song of the Day 1/20: Thee Sinseers, “What’s His Name”

By Alby January 20, 2026

His name is Jonathan Ross. At the risk of triggering commenter Anon, I'ma go ahead and call him a murderer, even though, as a legal term, "murder" only applies to…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 20, 20262 Comments

No Peace Prize? No Peace: President Trump is now claiming that one reason he is pushing to acquire Greenland is that he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, according to…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 19, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 20, 2026

Might be a one-day session, at least in the House, this week. Gov. Meyer is set to deliver his State Of The State Address on Thursday. Meaning, there might not…

BREAKING: Three Council Members Unveil An Affordability Agenda For Wilmington

By El Somnambulo January 19, 202610 Comments

Wilmington City Council members Coby Owens (District 1), Shané Darby (District 2) and Christian Willauer (District 5) today announced a proposed legislative affordability agenda for Wilmington at a morning press…

Song of the Day 1/19: The Greenland Defense Front, “The Hungry Giant”

By Alby January 19, 2026

H/t to Mike Dinsmore, who posted this in the open thread the other day. I'm not sure how many readers clicked that link, but the AI-generated video has been spreading…

DL Open Thread: Monday, January 19, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 19, 20267 Comments

Wilmington Land Bank Halts Plan To Gift Gibraltar To Mayor Mike's Non-Profit--For Now. No doubt that both Mike Purzycki and Bud Freel have an end-game scenario in mind, but it…

Song of the Day 1/18: X-Ray Spex, “Art-I-Ficial”

By Alby January 18, 2026

Once upon a time, the goal of cosmetic surgery was to make a person look younger naturally. No more. You probably noticed what they call Mar-a-Lago Face, the exaggerated look…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: January 18, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 18, 20263 Comments

Can We Treat The Oceans' Tummy Aches With Antacids--And Help Slow Global Warming?: Since the advent of the industrial age, the oceans have absorbed about one-third of humanity’s heat-trapping carbon…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 17, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 17, 20265 Comments

Finally, The Story Of Trooper Snook's Killer. A paranoid guy who thought he was being followed by police 'gangs': Delaware State Police said Friday that Corporal Grade-One Ty Snook was…

Song of the Day 1/16: The Police, “Can’t Stand Losing You”

By Alby January 16, 2026

Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland, the two members of the Police who aren't Sting, have taken the band's songwriter and vocalist to court over royalties for their best-known song, "Every…

DL Open Thread: Friday, January 16, 2026

By El Somnambulo January 16, 20264 Comments

Laurel Police Shared Haitian Immigrants' Addresses With FBI. In a seemingly unprecedented move in Delaware, a local police department in Sussex County created a list last year of where officers…