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DL Open Thread: Monday, August 11, 2025
They Kill Journalists, Don’t They? By ‘they’, I mean the genocidal government of Israel and, yes, the journalists were targeted: A prominent Al Jazeera journalist who had previously been threatened by Israel has been killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike. Anas al-Sharif, who was one of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable faces in […]
Song of the Day 8/10: Lynn Anderson, “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona No, Trump never promised us a rose garden. But maybe there was a shred of hope his tiny mind wouldn’t land on something like paving it over with concrete. It’s even worse than that. It always is. He plans to use the space as a path to a new White […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: August 10, 2025
Fearful Flier? Captain Ron To The Rescue: Captain Ron (real name Ron Nielsen) is a 78-year-old former commercial pilot who teaches a free class for nervous fliers roughly once a month. He has the wholesome look of a small-town minister: rectangular glasses, short-cropped white hair, and a whimsical tuft sticking out of each nostril. He’s […]
Song of the Day 8/9: The Dillards, “Dooley”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The first time most people saw the Dillards, they were playing idiot hillbillies on “The Andy Griffith Show” who drifted lazily into town from their home in a mountain holler that made Mayberry look like the big city. When they weren’t being nuisances to Sheriff Andy they sang bluegrass tunes […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 9, 2025
ICE Barbie Slow-Walks FEMA Aid To North Carolina. Let’s cut through the bullshit–it’s because the state has a Democratic governor: The Department of Homeland Security is holding up more than $100 million in pre-approved funds intended to help hurricane-battered North Carolina clean up storm damage and fix infrastructure still in disrepair almost a year after […]
Song of the Day 8/8: The Clash, “Police on My Back”
A song for the Democratic lawmakers who fled Texas for Illinois to prevent a mid-decade redraw of the state’s congressional districts. Texas Sen. John Cornyn, in danger of losing a primary to a more troglodytic MAGAt, called for their arrest by the FBI, and our bizarro-world J.Edgar Hoover, Kash Patel, quickly agreed to do so. […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, August 8, 2025
Fascism ON THE MARCH! Both the ‘Justice’ Department And the FBI have now been weaponized into Fascist institutions. As in: FBI To Go After Texas Legislators. First thing to know is that no laws have been violated by the Democratic lawmakers: Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on Thursday that FBI Director Kash Patel has […]
Progressive Legislators To Unveil Reassessment Proposals
Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton to Host Property Tax Press Conference WILMINGTON – On Friday, August 8th at 10:30 AM, members of the Delaware House of Representatives, New Castle County Council, and Wilmington City Council will share several legislative proposals to address widespread issues with the recent property tax reassessment. Elected officials from state and local governments are […]
Song of the Day 8/7: Steve Carlisle, “WKRP in Cincinnati” theme
Guest post by Nathan Arizona When you think of the old TV show “WKRP in Cincinnati,” the first thing you might remember is mousy newscaster Les Nessman tossing live turkeys out of an airplane and being shocked that they went splat when they hit the ground. Or it might be the song that opened the […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, August 7, 2025
Trump Tariffs Kick In For 90 Countries. Guess he fell about 90 short of those 100 deals: President Trump’s punishing new tariffs on more than 90 countries snapped into place after the stroke of midnight Thursday, the latest escalation in a global trade war that has started to exact a toll on the U.S. economy. […]
Julianne Murray Goes Full MAGAt
You perhaps were expecting something else?: Delaware’s new federal prosecutor has asked a judge to force state labor officials to hand over local businesses’ payroll information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to court documents. Court records indicate the office of Delaware’s U.S. Attorney Julianne Murray filed a court petition last week seeking to enforce a […]
Song of the Day 8/6: The Drifters, “Up on the Roof”
H/t El Somnambulo. It’s his favorite song of all time. It’s also one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s “500 songs that shaped rock and roll.” It’s appropos now because Donnie Dotard took time out of his busy TV-watching schedule to take a stroll on the White House roof yesterday. He wasn’t up […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
DELAWARE CALL: How Middletown Officials Killed Police Accountability In Keeping With the Town’s Tradition: Middletown’s Police Advisory Board was formed in 2020, in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, and subsequent calls for accountability. The board was voluntarily formed, with no local or state government mandate, and held […]
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