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DL Open Thread: Monday, July 21, 2025

By El Somnambulo July 21, 202513 Comments

Build Data Center, Destroy Water Supply: After Meta broke ground on a $750 million data center on the edge of Newton County, Ga., the water taps in Beverly and Jeff…

Song of the Day 7/20: Coldplay, “Fix You”

By Alby July 20, 2025

If only every scandal was resolved this quickly. The Kiss Cam Canoodler – as a human with access to the internet, you surely know who I mean – has resigned…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: July 20, 2025

By El Somnambulo July 20, 2025

50 Years On, Who Ya Got? 'A Chorus Line' Or 'Chicago'? Back in 1975, or maybe 1976, me and a bunch of my theatre friends went to NYC and saw…

Song of the Day 7/19: BJ Leiderman, “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” theme

By Alby July 19, 2025

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Donald Trump has pointed his gun at the head of National Public Radio (and PBS) for months, and Congress has finally pulled the trigger for…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 19, 2025

By El Somnambulo July 19, 20253 Comments

'It Was The Advertising, Stupid'. Wonder how much the Feckless Dems are spending on this: The Democratic National Committee’s examination of what went wrong in the 2024 election is expected…

Song of the Day 7/18: Stevie Wonder, “I Wish”

By Alby July 18, 20251 Comment

Trump tried to bury the Epstein List controversy, and it almost worked. He made a few phone calls and every right-wing news source dropped all discussion of it. (Yesterday, while…

DL Open Thread: Friday, July 18, 2025

By El Somnambulo July 18, 20255 Comments

Trump On His Way Out? A conspiracy theory I can get behind: I think Donald Trump and his closest supporters may be laying the groundwork for the option of leaving…

Song of the Day 7/17: The Kinks, “Young Conservatives”

By Alby July 17, 20251 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona A surprisingly rich Wilmington CPA named Robert L. Siegfried Jr. has donated $71.5 million to the University of Delaware's business college so it can be…

We Need Independent Journalism Now More Than Ever

By El Somnambulo July 17, 20258 Comments

The only way that we can ensure that Delaware's best journalists can continue to shed light on what's going on is--to pay for it. Especially with Trump relentlessly going after…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 17, 2025

By El Somnambulo July 17, 202512 Comments

Mic Drop Of The Day. Thanks to one of my fave tipsters: [takes very deep breath] Pretty weird that Ghislaine Maxwell is currently serving 20 years for her involvement in a…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, July 16, 2025

By El Somnambulo July 16, 20256 Comments

Trump Favors Starvation As A Weapon. Not just food banks in America, but this: Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order…

Song of the Day 7/15: Mutual of Alameda’s Wild Kingdom, “Big Bottom”

By Alby July 15, 2025

Noted keyboardist and philosopher Viv Savage, best known for his stint with iconic rock band Spinal Tap and his credo, "Have a good time all the time," supposedly died in…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 15, 2025

By El Somnambulo July 15, 202510 Comments

FASCISM MARCHES ON!: We Don't Need Know Edjicashun: The Supreme Court agreed on Monday that the Trump administration can proceed with dismantling the Education Department by firing more than a…