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DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

By El Somnambulo December 2, 20254 Comments

Hegseth Tries To Make Admiral Scapegoat For His War Crimes. I don't think this will go well: Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that…

Song of the Day 12/1: Cat Stevens, “King of Trees”

By Alby December 1, 20251 Comment

The march of development can seem unstoppable, especially in eastern Sussex County. Most protests about it take the form of debates about traffic impact and emergency response times, but sometimes…

DL Open Thread: Monday, December 1, 2025

By El Somnambulo December 1, 20253 Comments

Yes, Honorables. Data Centers Are A BFD. Ignore at your own peril: The Democratic sweep of gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey and public service commissioner races in Georgia…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: November 2025

By El Somnambulo December 1, 2025

I was able to cobble together a surprisingly-strong (if not long) list o' tunes this month. 'Surprising' in the sense that I don't include songs from projects that aren't coming…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: November 30, 2025

By El Somnambulo November 30, 2025

Gullah Geechee Families Seek Return Of Homeland Seized By Government: A once thriving Black community along the Georgia coast called Harris Neck is now covered with greenery. During its heyday…

Song of the Day 11/29: “The Rebels”

By Alby November 29, 2025

Guest post by Nathan Arizona In his new PBS series about the American Revolution, Ken Burns doesn’t pull any punches when he describes many of the people who supported or…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 29, 2025

By El Somnambulo November 29, 20252 Comments

Hegseth Commits War Crimes: The longer the U.S. surveillance aircraft followed the boat, the more confident intelligence analysts watching from command centers became that the 11 people on board were…

Song of the Day 11/28: Jesse Welles, “Join ICE”

By Alby November 28, 20252 Comments

Jesse Welles might seem like an overnight sensation, but like most overnight sensations it took him more than a decade to get to the big night. Now he's there, capturing…

DL Open Thread: Friday, November 28, 2025

By El Somnambulo November 28, 2025

Idle Thought: Every single day, Trump says and/or does stuff that show he is unfit to be President. Some enterprising Democrat with a platform (Newsom is doing it to some…

Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending November 27, 2025

By El Somnambulo November 28, 20252 Comments

“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…

Song of the Day 11/27: Big Star, “Thank You Friends”

By Alby November 27, 2025

Finding stuff to feel thankful for might be more difficult than usual this year, but you can take some inspiration from Alex Chilton, who wrote "Thank You Friends" for Big…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 27, 2025

By El Somnambulo November 27, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving! Made even better b/c my daughter and son-in-law are now hosting, and that we're having pulled pork, not turkey. BTW, you never know--you might want to read b/c…

Song of the Day 11/26: Darrell Scott, “The Day Before Thanksgiving”

By Alby November 26, 20251 Comment

Some years you just can't get into the holiday spirit. Darrell Scott knows just how that feels, and he wrote a song about it that appeared on his 2010 album…