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Song of the Day 5/20: The Doors, “Touch Me”

By Alby May 20, 20252 Comments

Big news for fans of the Doors: The bust that decorated Jim Morrison's tomb, stolen 37 years ago and presumed lost forever, was found in Paris by police investigating unrelated…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 20, 20254 Comments

Dog Bites Man: Today's Senate Agenda was made public on Friday morning, the House Agenda didn't go up until around 3 pm yesterday. Less than 24 hours before session. This…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 20, 20256 Comments

Political Arrests Becoming The Norm: The Justice Department charged a New Jersey congresswoman with assaulting federal agents during a clash outside a Newark immigration detention center and dropped a trespass…

DL Open Thread: Monday, May 19, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 19, 20253 Comments

Could Be A Tough Week For The Economy: Stock futures tumbled on Monday as a downgrade of the U.S.′ credit rating by Moody’s caused Treasury yields to spike. Futures tied…

Song of the Day 5/18: The Electric Prunes, “Get Me to the World on Time”

By Alby May 18, 20251 Comment

Most of Donald Trump's brain might be mush, but he'll always retain a few things, like his fear of sharks and his childish habit of insulting people in terms that…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 18, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 18, 20254 Comments

Gonna try an experiment today. May become a weekly feature, may be gone by next Sunday. Sorta like CBS Sunday Morning. More features, less timeliness. Here goes. What Do We…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 17, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 17, 20253 Comments

Supreme Court To Trump: No Deportations Without Due Process--At Least, Not For Now: The Trump administration will not be allowed to deport a group of Venezuelan detainees accused of being…

Song of the Day 5/16: Sam and Dave, “Wrap It Up”

By Alby May 16, 2025

Donald Trump is a big-hearted guy. He doesn't require people bribing him to go to a lot of trouble. No need to wrap it up, he'll just take it. Sam…

DL Open Thread: Friday, May 16, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 16, 202537 Comments

The Shit Hits The Fan. Boy, does it. Read the entire thing. There's so much to unpack that I can only scratch the surface with excerpts: State Rep. Sherae’a Moore’s…

Song of the Day 5/15: Bruce Springsteen, “Chimes of Freedom”

By Alby May 15, 20252 Comments

Bruce Springsteen was once hailed as a new Dylan. The comparison never fit – the young Dylan came to fame by writing the best songs to come out of the…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 15, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 15, 202521 Comments

People who I respect had told me that Speaker Mimi Minor-Brown was even worse than Our Pal Val Longhurst. Recent events, specifically Mimi's running roughshod over members of her own…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 15, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 15, 2025

Trump Accepts Some Mexican Immigrants. Only the best, I might add: Mexico’s security chief confirmed Tuesday that 17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into the U.S. last week as…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

By El Somnambulo May 14, 20259 Comments

Yeah, I know, I'm late again. That's because the story about Ciro and his legislative bete noir took on a life of its own. Anyway, this is designed to cover…