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DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 14, 2022
Still recovering from producing a great show by Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs last night. If you ever get a chance to see them, go see them. Thankfully, my Bionic Booty held up well. Even did the Freddie on the dance floor: But, I digress. (Maybe someday I’ll do an entire open thread of digressions…) […]
Song of the Day 5/14: Big Thief, “Little Things”
I know El Somnambulo doesn’t care for this band all that much, but this was the first thing I heard by them when it came out last year and I still really like it. I get the impression they’re some sort of indie darlings — the fact that leader Adrianne Lenker spent her childhood in […]
Delaware State University To File Complaint With DOJ Office of Civil Rights Over Liberty County Sheriff’s Office About Lacrosse Team Traffic Stop Turned Search
DELAWARE– Body camera video from one deputy shows many details about the traffic stop turned search. Delaware State University President Dr. Tony Allen says the video makes the university’s case stronger as it pursues a federal lawsuit. But it may not stop at just one complaint. “We’re also looking to create more avenues if they […]
Pointing and Laughing at Crazy QOP Candidates Isn’t a Winning Strategy for Dems
If laughing and/or ignoring crazy Republicans worked, why did Trump win? A panel discussion Thursday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe raised the prospect that far-right candidates winning Republican primaries could guarantee Democratic victories in the midterm elections. The problem with such an assurance is that there really is no such guarantee, because of the mainstream media […]
Delaware Political Weekly: May 6-12, 2022
1. Eric Morrison To Face Primary Challenger? Looks that way. A committee was filed on behalf of one Michael Hertzfeld this week. Listed as a D and hailing from Eric’s 27th RD. Hey, guess what? He’s a cop. A Black cop. I smell Kop Kabal stench all the way up here. You didn’t think Pistol […]
Decriminalization Awaits John Carney’s ______
- a) signature
- b) veto
- c) mopey passive aggressiveness whereby he ignores the law and it goes Into effect without his signature.
DL Open Thread Friday May 13 2022
Friday… the THIRTEENTH!? Scary. Especially if you are a POC in Georgia at a “routine” traffic stop. How does a “left lane violation” lead to search? Oh right, racism. I like the folks who are defending the Georgia Cops by noting that nobody was shot. #Professionals! I also like how the George police […]
Song of the Day 5/12: Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows”
I assume everybody knows this Cohen classic, if not from his 1988 album “I’m Your Man,” then from its plentiful covers and frequent use in movies and TV soundtracks. But El Somnambulo quoted it to conclude today’s open thread, so you can use this as a soundtrack. The song was Cohen’s first of many collaborations […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., May 12 2022
I hereby declare defeat. Since 2014, I have chronicled the rampant corruption of the proposed, and now in-progress, Ft. DuPont ‘Redevelopment’ project. I thought that, at some point, some elected officials would take notice and at least take some action. I couldn’t have been more wrong. HB 355 cleared its next-to-last hurdle, as it was […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 12, 2022
Georgia Cops, Sheriff, Caught Flat-Out Lying About Stop Of DSU Lacrosse Team: Body camera footage from Georgia deputies who stopped a Delaware State University women’s lacrosse team bus late last month directly contradicts Tuesday statements by the sheriff who defended the stop. In a public address, Liberty County Sheriff William Bowman said “no personal items on the bus […]
Why do Delaware Democrats allow Republicans to take part in Democratic Party primaries?
It seems very permissive and libertine for Democrats to allow Republicans to run in their primary elections. Like this Kelly Williams Maresca running against Representative Wilson-Anton for example. She is super anti-science and Pro-Trump. She also appears to be endorsed by the gun fanatics at the “Women’s Defense Council.” Or is this the kind of […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 11, 2022
Today we’ll see if there is any Senate concern over Sen. Nicole Poore’s blatant (IMO) conflict-of-interest over her sponsorship of HB 355, which would place her on the Ft. DuPont Redevelopment And Preservation Board. Meaning, she (and Deb Heffernan) would be on a board seeking funds from the General Assembly while both hold the power […]
DEGOP Endorsed Candidates Lose Big in School Board Races
The DEGOP and their MAGA proxies pushed to make this round of school board elections partisan. How did that work out? Not great. The DEQOP candidates lost 9 of 11.
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