Song of the Day 11/8: Workhouse Boys chorus, “Food, Glorious Food”
It takes a Dickensian villain to ask a court to cut off food aid before Thanksgiving, and Trump was up to the task. Maybe young Donald saw "Oliver!" at an…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 8, 2025
Court To Trump: 'No Troops For You': President Donald Trump was permanently blocked from sending the National Guard to Portland by U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, who delivered…
Song of the Day 11/7: Alice Cooper, “Billion Dollar Babies”
Elon Musk and his stockholders sure showed Delaware Chancery Court. You think $56 billion in CEO compensation is excessive? How about ... one TRILLION dollars? That's how much Tesla will…
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending November 6, 2025
“We are kings of our bikes. So, we are again really lucky to live in Rehoboth, when we park a car, we have to get back into the car. We…
DL Open Thread: Friday, November 7, 2025
That's A Wrap: Sandwich Guy Acquitted. I'm linking to this article b/c it made me laugh: Throughout the trial, the prosecution and defense characterize the sandwich throw as either ferocious…
Song of the Day 11/6: Michael Sembello, “Maniac”
The race for title of Craziest GOP Congresswoman is always hotly contested. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Bobert, and Anna Paulina Luna all have their moments, but nobody is as crazy…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 6, 2025
Looks Like A One-Bill Special Session In The Senate Today. Here's the bill: An extension of the deadline for payment of property tax bills in New Castle County for the…
Song of the Day 11/15: They Might Be Giants, “The Communists Have the Music”
A Democratic socialist – and a Muslim, no less! – is now the mayor-elect of New York City. Though Zohran Mamdani is a Democrat, he had to overcome the opposition…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Hope. Hope I haven't felt in 365 days. The election results reflect nothing less than a total repudiation of Trump and Trumpism by the American people. Other than a couple…
2025 Election Night Open Thread
Virginia polls close at 7. New Jersey polls close at 8. NYC polls close at 9. We'll update info as it comes in. Feel free to share your thoughts.
Song of the Day 11/4: Tom Lehrer, “So Long Mom (A Song for World War III)”
Is it mere coincidence that Kathryn Bigelow's nuclear thriller “House Full of Dynamite” on Netflix came out about the same time Donald Trump proclaimed nuclear testing is back? The movie's…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Today's Election Day. Should be a real good day for Democrats--with one notable exception. Mamdani will win an overwhelming victory. Abigail Spanberger will flip the Va. governorship from R to…
Song of the Day 11/3: Connie Francis, “Who’s Sorry Now”
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board is worried about the forces unleashed by Trump's unbridled fascism. They've been whinging about tariffs for quite a while now, but they're really riled…