Song of the Day 6/24: The Supremes, “Stop! In the Name of Love”
When is a cease-fire not a cease-fire? When it's a Trump CeaseFire™! Here's how you know it's not a regular cease-fire, the kind where the warring parties have already agreed…
BREAKING: Stell Parker Selby Resigns
Joe Edelin breaks the story in Bay To Bay: “In December, I suffered a serious medical emergency that profoundly changed the rhythm of my life. Since that moment, I have…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Ceasefire Holds? Depends on who you believe: The fate of a truce announced by President Trump that went into effect early Tuesday hung in the balance, as the Israeli military…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
'Work Expands To Fill Time Allotted.' Hmmm, only four days left. Let's see if work has expanded...why yes, yes it has. Check out today's chock-filled Agendas: House Agenda: Before we…
Song of the Day 6/23: Pat Benatar, “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”
Iran's retaliation wasn't long in coming, with missile attacks on U.S. bases in Qatar and Iraq. Because most of the people in the Trump administration like to play tough guy…
DL Open Thread: Monday, June 23, 2025
Once Again, The Press Misses The Point. I'm not gonna link to any of the 'analysis' of the decision-making process. Because it ignores the simple fact that the person who…
Song of the Day 6/22: Black Sabbath, “War Pigs”
Let's state right up front that the only thing Donald Trump knows about war is how to avoid serving in one, so he has no idea what form the blowback…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: June 22, 2025
Artist Of The Week--Beuford Smith. This obituary contains quite a few of his photographs: “Lower East Side,” 1968.Credit...Beuford Smith, via Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York Beuford Smith’s “Boy on…
Deranged Narcissist Bombs Iran
Uh, guess there's no turning back now: The United States has entered Israel’s war against Iran. American warplanes dropped bombs on three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, President Trump…
The 2025 Delaware Democratic Convention
Here is my mostly-anecdotal take on today's convention. I was a delegate and, thanks to alert fellow 7th RD committee members, we were in the front row. I didn't get…
DL Open Thread Saturday, June 21, 2025
Is it war yet? More to the point, is it our war yet? Pundits are sucking their thumbs extra-hard trying to figure out if and when Trump will join the…
Song of the Day 6/20: Kool and the Gang, “Summer Madness”
For roughly 90% of the human population, this will be the longest day of 2025, marking the start of astronomical summer. The atmosphere above Delaware will drive home the point…
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 20, 2025
We Are All Dodgers' Fans Now: The Los Angeles Dodgers said on Thursday they denied US immigration enforcement agents access to the parking lot at Dodger Stadium earlier in the…