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BREAKING: Alonna Berry Wins RD 20 Special Election

By El Somnambulo August 5, 202515 Comments

It was close, but Berry won: Alonna Berry: 4653 Nikki Miller: 4532. The margin appears to have been due to the absentee ballots: 469-193 for Berry.

Song of the Day 8/5: Gil Scott-Heron, “Whitey on the Moon”

By Alby August 5, 20252 Comments

The distractions from Donald Trump's presence on the Epstein List grow ever more desperate. Reality show contestant-cum-NASA administrator Sean Duffy announced that the U.S. will build a nuclear reactor on…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

By El Somnambulo August 5, 202511 Comments

Today's Special Election: Any prediction I make would be based solely on the perceptions of others. Other than making a modest contribution, I've not been involved in the race at…

Superman 19720?

By El Somnambulo August 5, 20253 Comments

Guest Post By Gary Mullinax, 'The Minister Of Culture': Does Superman fight for truth, justice and the American way from a home base by the Delaware River just south of…

Councilman David Carter: An Open Letter To Gov. Meyer And Members Of The Delaware General Assembly

By El Somnambulo August 4, 202520 Comments

Dear Governor Meyer and Members of the General Assembly, In 2024, New Castle County completed its first full property reassessment in over four decades, a court-ordered process meant to restore…

Song of the Day 8/4: The King Cole Trio, “It’s Only a Paper Moon”

By Alby August 4, 20252 Comments

I heard this tune the other day and it struck me that this should be the theme song of MAGA World, sung by Donald Trump, because it's basically the credo…

DL Open Thread: Monday, August 4, 2025

By El Somnambulo August 4, 202513 Comments

Why You Should Never Respond To Those Democratic Fundraising E-Mails--The Mothership Vortex: The digital deluge is a familiar annoyance for anyone on a Democratic fundraising list. It's a relentless cacophony of bizarre…

An Open Letter To Sarah McBride

By El Somnambulo August 4, 202521 Comments

Guest Post By Jason330: Sarah, I just finished reading your latest newsletter, and I hope you’ll take this message in the spirit of urgency and shared concern with which it’s…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: August 3, 2025

By El Somnambulo August 3, 2025

Radioactive Wasps! Wonder if Marvel is suing for copyright infringement: A radioactive wasp nest with radiation levels ten times of what is allowed under regulations was found at a facility…

Song of the Day 8/2: Spinal Tap feat. Elton John, “Stonehenge”

By Alby August 2, 20251 Comment

It took forty-odd years, but it seems legendary hard rockers Spinal Tap have finally perfected the staging of their classic track "Stonehenge." As shown in this clip of Marty DiBergi's…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 2, 2025

By El Somnambulo August 2, 20253 Comments

Trump Hates The Jobs Numbers, Fires The Statistician. Seems like pretty much everybody but Trump likes her: “I was just informed that our Country’s ‘Jobs Numbers’ are being produced by…

‘Sen. Bipartisanship’ At It Again

By El Somnambulo August 1, 20259 Comments

No, I'm not talking about his indefensible vote for more arms sales to Israel. (BTW, you simply must read Coons' double-talk right here.) Instead, I'm talking about this. You know, where Coons…

Song of the Day 8/1: Barbara Lynn, “You’ll Lose a Good Thing”

By Alby August 1, 2025

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Aretha Franklin recorded “You’ll Lose a Good Thing” in 1964. She sounded great. Of course she did. She was Aretha. Barbara Lynn had recorded the…