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DL Open Thread: Friday, March 19, 2021

By El Somnambulo March 19, 20219 Comments

A New Rethug Election-Stealing Trick. Find someone with a similar name to the D, prop 'em up with dark money, steal election. Rethugs Sue B/C...They Can't Use State Stimulus Funds…

Song of the Day 3/18: Graham Nash and David Crosby, “Immigration Man”

By Alby March 18, 2021

When a U.S. Customs official detained then-Brit Graham Nash as he tried to enter the country, he wrote "Immigration Man." Nash was ticked off because he wasn't given a reason…

DL Open Thread Thursday, March 18, 2021

By Alby March 18, 20216 Comments

The "crisis" on the southern border isn't a crisis, it's a logistics problem, as demonstrated by the administration's vacillation about reopening the child migrant shelter in Homestead, Fla.. Other that…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, March 18, 2021

By El Somnambulo March 18, 20217 Comments

Today is $15 Minimum Wage Day in the Senate. SB 15 (Walsh) cleared the Senate Labor Committee yesterday, and is the first item on today's Senate Agenda. I predict 14-7,…

A 21st Century Lynching

By jason330 March 17, 2021

While watching the video footage of the New Castle County police surround, awaken, menace and eventually kill Lymond Moses I could not shake this persistent plaguing thought. Whatever happens we’re all going to be told why it was appropriate and just.

Read the whole thing.

Song of the Day 3/17: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, “Brennan on the Moor”

By Alby March 17, 20212 Comments

Sure, celebrating St. Paddy's Day by partying is an American invention, but so is an important element of this traditional Irish outlaw ballad. The song was popularized by a Clancy…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 17, 2021

By El Somnambulo March 17, 20213 Comments

The Big News: SB 15, the $15 Minimum Wage bill, will be heard in committee today, and has been placed on tomorrow's Senate Agenda. All 14 Senate Democratic senators are…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, March 17, 2021

By jason330 March 17, 20214 Comments

Newly-Released Bodycam Video ‘Refutes’ Police’s Initial Account Of Fatal Shooting Of Lymond Moses “They were not in harm’s way at all. They were not in harm’s way. And that refutes…

Song of the Day 3/16: Bill Parsons, “She Blinded Me With Science”

By Alby March 16, 2021

Maybe Thomas Dolby is the reason Republicans distrust science -- they're afraid it will make them go blind. I like covers that show a different side of a familiar song,…

General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 16, 2021

By El Somnambulo March 16, 202112 Comments

We can't let last Thursday's session go w/o mentioning the latest musings of Delaware's Least Woke (Awake?) legislator. SB 56 (Sturgeon), which 'codifies the Opportunity Fund, an additional source of…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 16, 2021

By jason330 March 16, 20216 Comments

As the Acting Chairman of the Mid-Delaware Mike Ramone Haters Club, I fully endorse this attempt to make Ramone account for his abuse of office. Murkowski won as a write…

Song of the Day 3/15: Emma Swift, “Queen Jane Approximately”

By Alby March 15, 2021

Australian singer-songwriter Emma Swift, who works out of Nashville, released a well-received album of Bob Dylan covers last August, "Blonde on the Tracks," that I only caught up with because…

DL Open Thread: Monday the Ides of March, 2021

By jason330 March 15, 20212 Comments

"WAP" (an acronym for "Wet-Ass Pussy") was performed on the Grammy's last night by Cardi B, and Megan Thee Stallion. I'm not qualified to discuss the musical merits, but anything…