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Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending April 2, 2026
1. Leader Of Flock To Be Sacrificial Lamb To Sarah McBride. A Black preacher named Earl Cooper. You just know what the first thing out of his mouth was: “Our children are our greatest treasure, and if we don’t protect them, we fail the very future of Delaware! Let me be clear: boys should not […]
BREAKING: Trump Fires AG Bondi
Those who predicted her firing in our DL Poll may collect their prize–a free subscription to Delaware Liberal. She apparently was fired because most of the attempted prosecutions of Trump’s enemies fell apart. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/02/us/trump-news” “The dismissal of Ms. Bondi, 60, ends a turbulent 14-month tenure as attorney general in which she tried desperately to appease […]
Song of the Day 4/2: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, “Against the Wind”
H/t to Cape Gazette editorial cartoonist Jim Paterson, whose recent cartoon used the title of the Bob Seger song as the headline for his take on the battle between the state and Sussex County over an offshore wind farm. Delaware’s Chancery Court ruled last week that Sussex County can’t deny a permit that would allow […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, April 2, 2026
Guaranteed: John Carney Will Screw Up Policy For The Homeless Whether He Intends To Or Not: A chaotic scene unfolded during a sunny Wednesday afternoon at Christina Park as Wilmington officials attempted to carry out a plan to move residents of a city-sanctioned homeless encampment out of their personal tents and into government-issued ones. The […]
Song of the Day 4/1: Elvin Bishop, “Fooled Around and Fell in Love”
Fate played a mean joke on blues guitarist Elvin Bishop. Bishop, who cut his teeth playing with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, is remembered as a one-hit wonder for his composition “Fooled Around and Fell in Love,” but he didn’t even get to sing it. Bishop thought his gravelly voice wouldn’t do the song justice, […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
ChristianaCare Aims To Expand Expand Expand: ChristianaCare announced Monday it is building a new $75 million inpatient rehabilitation facility for patients in need of physical, speech and occupational therapy near its Newark hospital. Monday’s announcement comes as part of the hospital’s $865 million investment into health facilities across the state, and more than a month […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: March 2026
No ‘April Fools’ Gold’ here. So many good ones this month that I had to cut a couple. Don’t fret–I included them in the Spotify playlist. At first, second and third listens, there’s a serious End-Of-Year Top 10 contender in this batch. Which one do you think it is? Takin’ this guy more seriously with […]
Song of the Day 3/31: Unicorn, “No Way Out of Here”
It seems Donald Trump has finally found a bed he couldn’t unshit. Since blundering into his war on Iran, his two chief weapons, bullying and whining, have failed to open the Strait of Hormuz, and according to the Wall Street Journal he’s considering employing his third chief weapon, running away and telling somebody else to […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Rethugs Go After Delaware’s Voter Info. You know, b/c the 2020 election was stolen: Republican National Committee v. Anthony J. Albence, in his official capacity as State Election Commissioner of Delaware Plaintiff seeks an order compelling defendant to allow plaintiff access to Delaware’s voter maintenance list in order to review programs designed to update and […]
Song of the Day 3/30: Sia, “Helium”
Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has bottled up a significant portion of the world’s petroleum and nitrogen-based fertilizer. It’s also choked off a third important resource that’s starting to get more attention: helium. The inert gas is used in a variety of industries, most noticeably semiconductors and medical imaging. While prices will rise […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, March 30, 2026
Trump Runs Out Of Options: It is hard to convey the gloom that has overtaken Washington. All the structures that are vital to crisis management have either been attenuated or disbanded. There is hardly anyone left on the National Security Council staff. A friend described an empty State Department where you could hear your own […]
Song of the Day 3/29: Tatsuro Yamashita, “Sparkle”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona You’ll be hearing a lot about the K-pop group BTS, international superstars back on stage after completing compulsory service in the South Korean army. But a much more interesting Asian-pop style has been sparking interest in young listeners, thanks partly to a YouTube algorithm that captured their attention. They call […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: March 29, 2026
Do Celebrity Chefs Use The Brigade System To Mistreat Their Staff?: In an early episode of “The Bear,” Carmy tries to bring order to his dysfunctional restaurant by imposing a traditional work structure called the brigade system. “This is what real kitchens do,” he tells the staff, explaining that every cook will have a defined […]
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