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DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 24, 2023

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 24, 2023

Need To Repost This.  You know, with the relentless heat wave in Texas and all: In a week when parts of the state are getting triple-digit temperatures and weather officials urge Texans to stay cool and hydrated, Gov. Greg Abbott gave final approval to a law that will eliminate local rules mandating water breaks for […]

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Nothing fishy about this WGMD show

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Nothing fishy about this WGMD show

Maybe it is me, but the ad for this radio show seems to be missing something.

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Song of the Day 6/23: Randy Rainbow, “Donald in the John With Boxes”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on June 23, 2023 1 Comment

Randy Rainbow just dropped his latest, a ditty about Trump’s reading habits and storage facilities set to the tune of “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.” I suppose any Rainbow criticism of Trump has to be seen in context, though. Like other political humorists before him — Will Rogers, Pat Paulsen, Marianne Williamson — Rainbow […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, June 23, 2023

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Supreme Court To Navajo Nation: “No Water For You”.  Chief Justice Roberts could have flipped the decision with his vote, but didn’t. Justice Gorsuch (!?) goes nuc-u-lar: “Where do the Navajo go from here? To date, their efforts to find out what water rights the United States holds for them have produced an experience familiar […]

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Seaford’s Asinine Bullshit Breaking Nationally

Filed in National by on June 22, 2023 16 Comments

Just wait until the national media learns that Seaford’s “corporations can vote” plan also includes giving African Americans  3/5ths of a vote.

A Delaware city is set to give corporations the right to vote in elections

The state of Delaware is famously business-friendly. With more than 1.8 million entities registered in the First State, companies outnumber its human residents by nearly two-to-one.

One city is now moving to raise businesses’ influence in the state even further, with a proposal to grant them the right to vote.

Seaford, a town of about 8,000 on the Nanticoke River, amended its charter in April to allow businesses — including LLCs, corporations, trusts or partnerships — the right to vote in local elections. The law would go into effect once both houses of Delaware’s state legislature approve it.

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 22, 2023

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on June 22, 2023 9 Comments

The headlines: House To Consider Budget, LEOBOR, and Plastic Disposables Today. We Have Our Pot Czar: “I know there are people who, when they saw someone who had a very strong law enforcement background was nominated for this position, kind of made certain thoughts and jumped to certain conclusions. I don’t know … if anyone […]

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 22, 2023

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The Story That Led To Alito’s ‘Pre-buttal’: In early July 2008, Samuel Alito stood on a riverbank in a remote corner of Alaska. The Supreme Court justice was on vacation at a luxury fishing lodge that charged more than $1,000 a day, and after catching a king salmon nearly the size of his leg, Alito […]

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Song of the Day 6/22: Stray Cats, “Cat Fight (Over a Dog Like Me)”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment, National by on June 22, 2023 3 Comments

Republicans always seem to stick together, if only because they’re the minority party in the U.S. so they’re doomed if they don’t. Give them a scrap of power, though, and they’ll fight over it like seagulls over a french fry. Case in point: The House of Representatives’ two reigning divas, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren […]

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Another Day, Another Corrupt Real Estate Deal Which Will Allow the Omanis & Saudis to Transfer Hundreds of Millions into Trump Bank Accounts

Filed in National by on June 22, 2023 5 Comments

I’m beginning to get the feeling that Republicans really don’t care that Trump is fully owned by foreign  governments.

 

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The “show me the money!” generation

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The “show me the money!” generation

I’m so old that I remember when judges were not in it for the big bucks. They were intellectually aloof, like college professors happily ensconced in their academic villages.  They were at ease with a life of the mind. The gentile poverty that comes with valuing ideas over bottles of rare wine was not considered […]

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 21, 2023

Filed in Delaware, Featured by on June 21, 2023 6 Comments

The headlines: Bill Protecting Gender-Affirming Health Care will not be considered this year: A proposal to extend legal protections for providers of gender-affirming care will not be considered by state lawmakers during the final weeks of this year’s legislative session. Following introduction of the House Bill 230 Thursday, bill sponsor Rep. DeShanna Neal, D-Elsmere, said […]

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Song of the Day 6/21: Fountains of Wayne, “Sink to the Bottom”

Filed in Arts and Entertainment by on June 21, 2023 0 Comments

I’ve detected a distinct lack of sympathy for the well-heeled victims of the OceanGate disaster (pro tip: never use the word “gate” in your name), so what the fuck, I can be as flip about it as the next guy. “Sink to the Bottom” was included on Fountains of Wayne’s eponymous debut LP in 1996. […]

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DELAWARE CALL REPORTS – United Food and Commercial Workers Local 27 get “95%” of demands

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Strikes (and threats of strikes) work.

Kentmere Workers Secure New Contract

On Friday, workers represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 27 at Kentmere Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Wilmington voted unanimously to ratify a new contract. Notching a victory not only for themselves, but providing an example for workers across the region that collective action can garner positive results.

Two weeks of informational pickets in April organized by workers and UFCW 27 representatives, along with a rally on Kentmere Parkway, coaxed management to the negotiating table and last week workers approved the newly negotiated terms.

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