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BREAKING: Rep. Quin Johnson Not Running For Reelection
As usual, Matt Bittle of the Delaware State News had it first. He was one of the more Chamber-centric D’s in the House Democratic caucus, and he consistently opposed minimum wage increases. Having said that, longtime DL follower Joanne Christian has praised Quin’s constituent service work. The 8th RD is a Middletown-based district, and has […]
Song of the Day 6/29: Randy Rainbow, “Cover Your Freakin’ Face”
Randy Rainbow dropped this timely public-service message this morning. It’s a simple message, but too many simpletons are resisting it.
DL Open Thread: Monday, June 29, 2020
Police Unions Are The Enemy. They thwart reform at every turn. ‘I Can’t Breathe’. 70 cases, the same three words. Utterly compelling. Report: Trump’s Psyche ‘Fragile’. Could Drop Out. Maybe that’s why Pence has started to wear a mask. He would become the first robot to run for President, which is why he didn’t need […]
Song of the Day 6/28: Neil Young, “White Line”
Neil Young’s deep vault of unreleased material is legendary, but one important tranche is unreleased no longer: This week Young finally released his 1975 LP “Homegrown” in its entirety. Several of its songs appeared on Young’s later releases — “White Line” surfaced in 1990 on the “Ragged Glory” album, “Love Is a Rose” on “Decade” […]
How many ways can you say “We’re totally fucked” ?
Our “economy” is so screwed. The World Economic Forum interviewed 347 risk analysts about the challenges the world could face in a post-COVID world. The experts weighed in on economic, societal, geopolitical, tech, and environmental risks (basically, a STEEP analysis). The four most likely threats are prolonged global recession at 68.6%, more bankruptcies/consolidation at 56.8%, […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 28, 2020
It’s Official. Russia Offered Bounties For The Killing Of US Troops In Afghanistan. The Administration knew about it for months. Biden gets it right. What passes for Trump’s defense? This: In a statement late Saturday Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said he had “confirmed that neither the President nor the Vice President were ever […]
Trump Claims Ignorance on Putin’s “Cash for Kills” Program
Ignorance isn’t a defense, but I suppose it passes for a defense in the eyes of his idiot base.
Song of the Day, 6/27: Spinal Tap, “Hell Hole”
With the European Union’s decision to ban American tourists, it’s pretty clear we’re living in a hellhole, so maybe we should adopt this as our new national anthem. Most people know this song only from the snippet that plays in the film; this is the ’80s-era MTV video, complete with every cheesy cliche the period […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., June 27, 2020
AG Vs. Cops: Kathleen Jennings represents an existential threat to the ongoing criminality of the police. Their latest cause celebre? She’s not gonna prosecute the protesters in Camden. The cops make no mention of illegally arresting a Black journalist who was just doing his job. They see themselves as above the law because they have […]
Song of the Day 6/26: Michael Stipe and Aaron Dessner, “No Time for Love”
I’m so old I can remember when record companies would have made a big deal about a collaboration between Michael Stipe, late of R.E.M., and Big Red Machine, itself a collaboration between Aaron Dessner of the National and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. In these times of COVID, they do it differently. Stipe and Dessner, […]
How to Make Money During an Economic Catastrophe
Selling whenever Trump says that things are great, and buying just before they find another trillion dollars for Morgan Stanley would seem to be a very sound strategy. Also, there is always looting if you have the means. Which reminds me. Listen to this. And read this. E73 – Confessions of a Looter (w/Zach […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 26, 2020
Productive Day In Dover. Granted, all things are relative. But the General Assembly got most of the minimum that needed to be done out of the way on Thursday. Both the Bond Bill and Grant-In-Aid Bill unanimously passed the Senate, and will fly right through the House. Sen. Poore and Rep. Longhurst can therefore rest […]
2020 is the new 2016
I’ve been looking back on DL posts from 2016 to try and figure out how we missed the big story of the summer. The big story of the summer being Trump’s strength in the upper-midwest. It was right in front of our dumb faces, and we completely missed it. When I say “we” I mean […]
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