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Is it “clap louder” season already?
I can’t wait for Chris Coons to tell me to clap louder for our gloriously middle-of-the-road Democratic candidates and the inevitable victory of glorious bipartisanship. As usual Eschaton said it best: Hey It’s An Election Year Again, already!One school of thought is that people not on the payroll need to clap louder, the other is […]
Song of the Day 1/1: Little Bob and the Lollipops, “I Got Loaded”
This one’s for all those who overindulged on New Year’s Eve, assuming that’s still a thing. Back when this song was released in 1965, a guy could sing about drinking to excess without worrying about moral scolds harshing his vibe — a remarkably upbeat vibe for someone who polishes off a bottle of hard stuff […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 1, 2022
Hors d’oeuvres with the in-laws, bad football, in bed by 9:30. Thanks for asking. Oh, Happy New Year! Enough with the pleasantries, on to the Real World: Dog Bites Man: Chief Justice Roberts Says Federal Judiciary Doesn’t Need Congressional Intervention. ‘We’re quite capable of destroying the country by ourselves.’ Frontier Justice: Idaho Sheriff Who Threatened […]
Urge President Biden to Declaring a Climate Emergency
Cheers to the “Occupy Biden” Peeps. Biden is a corporate lackey, so there is no way he is going to declare a climate emergency. Nevertheless, you guys are doing import work. The movement’s primary goal is to urge President Biden to issue an executive order declaring a climate emergency and mandating that all federal government […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 31, 2021
The Butthole Searchers. No, not these guys. (Memo to self: Everybody knew you were gonna do that. You have become too predictable. You must adjust the formula for 2022. Perhaps a reintroduction of psychedelics might be in order?) Yes, there are fissures amongst the anal historians. There are the origanalists, and those who believe that […]
2021: The Good, The Bad, The Ridiculous
THE GOOD Jan.: Delaware AG Jennings announces that manufactured homeowners will be entitled to free legal help in disputes with landlords. March: Minimum Wage Bill Passes Senate On Party-Line Vote. April: Senate Passes Two Gun Safety Bills. Self-Dealing Ex-Legislator Indicted For Falsifying Cops’ Drug/Alcohol Test Results. A blatant self-dealer gets her just desserts. Former State […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 30, 2021
Who Was Winnie Spence? She was a former State Senator here in Delaware. That’s about all I knew about her until one of our great commenters shared the rest of the story. I’ll quote from him: …(S)he declined to run for reelection in 1980 the State Senate so that she could head the Delaware chapter […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2021: The Top Ten!!
Plus, my Fave Video Of The Year. And, a Spotify list of all the tunes. But, first, a recap for all of you who prefer to have everything in a single post: El Somnambulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2021: #’s 50-41 ‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2021: #’s 40-31 ‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2021: #’s 30-21 ‘Bulo’s […]
Jiz-lean (sp?) Guilty on 5 of 6 Counts
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s own private Delaware (but for underage girls) has been found guilty.
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Rethug-Led States Giving Unemployment Comp To Unvaccinated. Of course they are. Anything to undermine a national pandemic response. The five states?: Arkansas, Kansas, Florida, Iowa and Tennessee. ‘Half-Earth’ Solution To Climate Change? It is a proposal from noted biologist and environmental activist Edward O. Wilson, who recently passed away. The notion, which is beginning to […]
Support Becca Cotto!
I did. And I’m thrilled to do so. Sent some $$’s, knocked on some doors. Will be doing more in January. She is a progressive and an activist, and she’s great fun to work with/for. She’s running in the 6th Rep. District, right next door to my district. She’s already building a strong volunteer group, […]
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