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DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 24, 2024
“The Brutality Of Sugar”: You might want to reflect on this next time you reflexively reach for a Coke or Pepsi: The two soft-drink makers have helped turn the state of Maharashtra into a sugar-producing powerhouse. But a New York Times and Fuller Project investigation has found that these brands have also profited from a […]
Song of the Day 3/23: Пикник, “Королевство кривых” [Piknik, “Kingdom of Crooks”]
Once again, terrorists have attacked a live music event, this time a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow. Gunmen associated with the Islamic State opened fire before the start of a performance by Piknik, one of Russia’s longest-running rock bands; the death toll stood at 133 as this was written. Piknik, aka Picnic, recorded […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 23, 2024
Terrorist Attack In Russia Kills At Least 115. Russia claims to have the perpetrators in custody. Whether they’re the real perpetrators or scapegoat perpetrators is an open question: At least 115 people were killed after gunmen armed with automatic weapons opened fire at a popular concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow and set the […]
Song of the Day 3/22: Barrett Strong, “Money (That’s What I Want)”
Donald Trump is getting INCREASINGLY FRANTIC! as the clock winds down toward his deadline for posting bond as he appeals his fraud conviction. Before you read any story about it, you should cue up this song as the soundtrack. Barrett Strong had his only hit as a performer with “Money,” written by Berry Gordy. It […]
DL Open Thread Friday, March 22, 2024
Polling shows Americans have soured on the Supreme Court, the last institution that held the respect of a majority of the American public. Its approval rating started to slip a few years ago, but the decline accelerated with Dobbs and now stands at 40%. The conservative justices’ partisan leanings and love of graft are so […]
Delaware Political Weekly: March 15-21, 2024
1. Carney Endorses Eugene Young. The two questions are (1) Why?, and (2) What impact will it have? The consensus on the board is that the ‘why’ is that Carney just doesn’t feel comfortable with Sarah because, you know. Perhaps he should, you know, have coffee with her. She’ll have coffee, and has had coffee, […]
Song of the Day 3/21: Alex Melton, “MMMBop”
Alex Melton is a South Carolina-based multi-instrumentalist who’s made a name for himself on YouTube by making genre-twisting covers – country songs done as pop-punk and vice versa are his specialties – and doing it all as a one-man band, playing all the instruments and mixing it together by computer. He’s been doing this for […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 21, 2024
I guess the Big News of the Day is that both bills abolishing the death penalty in Delaware cleared their respective House committees–HB 70 (Lynn) from the Judiciary Committee, and HB 301 (Lynn) from the Administration Committee. HB 301 is the first leg of the Constitutional Amendment. Here is yesterday’s Session Activity Report. Highlights on […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 21, 2024
This Judge Cannon…Does anybody really think that her appointment to this case was a mere coincidence? I don’t: Lawyers and former judges said they are baffled by an order issued this week by the federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s pending trial on charges that he mishandled classified documents — and believe her instructions suggest the […]
James Maravelias On Aunt Jemima
Now, there’s a headline I never thought I’d write. BHL’s labor bud goes after, well, read for yourself, DI-rect from Maravelias’ own Facebook page: You mean snow flakes and Cancel generation types. I looked at her almost every morning as a child. I thought she made that delicious syrup. Being without a mother at 6 […]
Song of the Day 3/20: The Tragically Hip, “Bobcaygeon”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Americans might have been puzzled by a recent Philadelphia Inquirer story about what Flyers’ hockey players want to hear on the song playlists that blast out on road trips or before and after games. Why did the name Tragically Hip come up so often? Who are they? Why is one […]
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 20, 2024
Pretty productive day in Dover. Stuff I noticed: SB 232 (Gay), which ‘expands the contraceptive coverage laws to include over-the-counter non-emergency contraceptive pills’, passed in the Senate unanimously. Surprised, for once, at the lack of knee-jerk Rethug opposition. Sarah McBride’s bill, which may yield $100 mill in additional healthcare for Medicaid recipients, was introduced. Would […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Banana republic isn’t just a clothing store anymore. First the Supreme Court blew the layup about Texas’ attempt to seize control of the border from the federal government, refusing to put the Texas law on hold. Then, after all the reporters had gone home, the Fifth Circuit itself put it on hold. We’re actually living […]
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