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Townhouses Of Russian Oligarch Traced To Delaware Shell Corporations
One of Putin’s most notorious oligarchs–Oleg Derispaka. He owns two Manhattan townhouses, or, more accurately, they are owned by two separate Delaware shell corporations. Betcha they aren’t the only entanglements. Is everybody OK with that? Shouldn’t the General Assembly at least call the Secretary of State and its corporate enablers before a panel and ask […]
The Onion (Via Atrios) on the NYT Editorial Board
As usual, The Onion nails it. Also this preamble… just read it. There Is A Natural Order To Things Lots of things can be said about the “cancel culture” nonsense from the most privileged people with giant microphone sinecures, but one simple way to see it is as a contest between those who think normal […]
The Most Blatantly-Corrupt Bill Of The Session
Of many sessions, actually. For all involved, if you didn’t want your names besmirched in this piece, you never should have gotten involved, and stayed involved, in this grab of state land and money in order to line the pockets of some of the most unethical practitioners of the Delaware Way. At the beginning, we’re […]
DL Open Thread Monday March 21 2022
With regard to Viet Nam, one of the sickest psychos to ever wield power in the United States, Henry Kissinger, once noted “The guerrilla wins if he does not lose. The conventional army loses if it does not win.” By that maxim – Putin is losing in Ukraine. Lots of “statement” talk in the news […]
Song of the Day 3/21: Бетон (Beton), “Kyiv Calling”
You know how musicians can avoid being sued for copyright infringement? Ask the copyright holders for permission. That’s what Ukrainian punk band Бетон, transliterated as Beton (“concrete” in Ukrainian), did before they repurposed The Clash’s 1979 cri de coeur as an anthem of resistance against the Russian invasion of their country. It was quickly granted. […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 20, 2022
Putin’s Placing Blame. Arresting advisors for failing to successfully carry out his war. More from the NYTimes: Signs of Russia’s challenges abound. Late last week, Russian news sources reported that Mr. Putin had put two of his top intelligence officials under house arrest. The officials, who run the Fifth Service of Russia’s main intelligence service, […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 19, 2022
Bitcoin Miners Came To Appalachia. Lied about the impact. Hmmm, sounds like a promising story line for the Justified reboot: LIMESTONE, Tenn. — It started as a low hum one day last spring. Then it got louder, and soon some residents said the noise was like a jet engine idling on a nearby tarmac. The […]
Shocked Stammers
Any single senator could have blocked the daylight saving bill from passing but many didn’t know it was even happening. Sen. Rick Scott, a permanent daylight saving time proponent who signed a similar bill into law when he was governor of Florida, said he would have gone to give a speech on the Senate floor […]
Song of the Day 3/18: Gillian Welch, “Winter’s Come and Gone”
Yeah, it’s a few more days until it’s official, but it’s starting to feel like winter’s come and gone. This sounds like it came from the depths of the Depression — I can imagine the Joads singing it on the way to California — but it’s just more evidence that Welch and her partner, David […]
John Kowalko Beats the Holy Shit out of REV
Heads-up. That headline may be deceptive. I have’t listened yet so I don’t know if Kowalko and REV get into actual fisticuffs.
After an update on the episode from last week, State Rep. John Kowalko joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his retirement, how progress is slowed in the state of Delaware, and some stories from his time in the general assembly.
Show Notes:
- Stacey Henry can be reached by phone at 302-420-1819 for updates and further details on specific needs and support.
- To donate, download the Zelle Pay App and use the same phone number.
- You can also check with Congo Funeral Home for further information
- Kowalko Retirement
- BlueWater Wind project
Delaware Political Weekly: March 11-17, 2022
While there wasn’t much action this week, there is/was one potentially encouraging event. Here it is: 1. D Cyndie Romer Files Campaign Committee For RD 25. No, she hasn’t filed for the ballot yet. But she appears to be a very worthy possible successor to John Kowalko. First, here is her LinkedIn profile. What impresses […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 18, 2022
China’s Dictator Having Bad Year. Because no one dared tell him the truth over his Covid policy, and that the Chinese vaccines were inferior: But while we’re all justifiably obsessed with the Ukraine war…it’s important to note that there’s a superficially very different yet in a deep sense related debacle unfolding in the world’s other […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., March 17, 2022
First, a shout-out to the Delaware State News for their legislative coverage. No, they’re not up to Matt Bittle levels yet, but the reporters have done a real good job of focusing on key bills. A couple of samples from yesterday: Municipal Elections. Abortion Meds. I very much like the fact that the reporters seek […]
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