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Song of the Day 8/8: The Clash, “Police on My Back”
A song for the Democratic lawmakers who fled Texas for Illinois to prevent a mid-decade redraw of the state’s congressional districts. Texas Sen. John Cornyn, in danger of losing a primary to a more troglodytic MAGAt, called for their arrest by the FBI, and our bizarro-world J.Edgar Hoover, Kash Patel, quickly agreed to do so. […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, August 8, 2025
Fascism ON THE MARCH! Both the ‘Justice’ Department And the FBI have now been weaponized into Fascist institutions. As in: FBI To Go After Texas Legislators. First thing to know is that no laws have been violated by the Democratic lawmakers: Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on Thursday that FBI Director Kash Patel has […]
Progressive Legislators To Unveil Reassessment Proposals
Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton to Host Property Tax Press Conference WILMINGTON – On Friday, August 8th at 10:30 AM, members of the Delaware House of Representatives, New Castle County Council, and Wilmington City Council will share several legislative proposals to address widespread issues with the recent property tax reassessment. Elected officials from state and local governments are […]
Song of the Day 8/7: Steve Carlisle, “WKRP in Cincinnati” theme
Guest post by Nathan Arizona When you think of the old TV show “WKRP in Cincinnati,” the first thing you might remember is mousy newscaster Les Nessman tossing live turkeys out of an airplane and being shocked that they went splat when they hit the ground. Or it might be the song that opened the […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 7, 2025
Trump Tariffs Kick In For 90 Countries. Guess he fell about 90 short of those 100 deals: President Trump’s punishing new tariffs on more than 90 countries snapped into place after the stroke of midnight Thursday, the latest escalation in a global trade war that has started to exact a toll on the U.S. economy. […]
Julianne Murray Goes Full MAGAt
You perhaps were expecting something else?: Delaware’s new federal prosecutor has asked a judge to force state labor officials to hand over local businesses’ payroll information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to court documents. Court records indicate the office of Delaware’s U.S. Attorney Julianne Murray filed a court petition last week seeking to enforce a […]
Song of the Day 8/6: The Drifters, “Up on the Roof”
H/t El Somnambulo. It’s his favorite song of all time. It’s also one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s “500 songs that shaped rock and roll.” It’s appropos now because Donnie Dotard took time out of his busy TV-watching schedule to take a stroll on the White House roof yesterday. He wasn’t up […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
DELAWARE CALL: How Middletown Officials Killed Police Accountability In Keeping With the Town’s Tradition: Middletown’s Police Advisory Board was formed in 2020, in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, and subsequent calls for accountability. The board was voluntarily formed, with no local or state government mandate, and held […]
BREAKING: Alonna Berry Wins RD 20 Special Election
It was close, but Berry won: Alonna Berry: 4653 Nikki Miller: 4532. The margin appears to have been due to the absentee ballots: 469-193 for Berry.
Song of the Day 8/5: Gil Scott-Heron, “Whitey on the Moon”
The distractions from Donald Trump’s presence on the Epstein List grow ever more desperate. Reality show contestant-cum-NASA administrator Sean Duffy announced that the U.S. will build a nuclear reactor on the moon. China, you see, has a more realistic plan to do the same, and it’s making us look bad. Considering the explosion-to-launch ratio at […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Today’s Special Election: Any prediction I make would be based solely on the perceptions of others. Other than making a modest contribution, I’ve not been involved in the race at all. With that caveat, the general sense from those I’ve talked to is that D Alonna Berry is the slight favorite over R Nikki Miller. […]
Superman 19720?
Guest Post By Gary Mullinax, ‘The Minister Of Culture’: Does Superman fight for truth, justice and the American way from a home base by the Delaware River just south of Wilmington? Does he put on his red tights somewhere around the Delaware Memorial Bridge? Amazingly enough, the answer might be yes. A new Superman movie […]
Councilman David Carter: An Open Letter To Gov. Meyer And Members Of The Delaware General Assembly
Dear Governor Meyer and Members of the General Assembly, In 2024, New Castle County completed its first full property reassessment in over four decades, a court-ordered process meant to restore fairness and transparency to the tax system. Yet rather than relief, many residents were met with confusion, frustration, and sticker shock, particularly over increased school […]
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