January 16, 2017 Open Thread

Filed in Delaware by on January 16, 2017

Eight straight days, eight shootings in Wilmington (link)

Housing Not Handcuffs Community Justice Walk in Dover a success (link)

Carney picks heads of Agriculture and Homeland Security agencies (link)

Another Markell employee gets a plush job (link)

Today is MLK Day (link)

Winter fishing in Delaware.

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  1. anonymous says:

    The “another Markell employee with a plush job” is Drew Fennell, better known as the longtime head of the Delaware ACLU. So, y’know, go slag somebody else.

  2. anonymous says:

    A widely reported story today: The world’s eight richest people have as much wealth as the bottom 3.5 billion:

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/income-inequality-oxfam_us_58792e6ee4b0b3c7a7b13616

  3. Jason330 says:

    Sooooo….. If Trumps plan is Medicare for everyone, will Carper vote for it?

  4. ModernProgressive says:

    “‘Housing Not Handcuffs’ march dedicated to MLK”

    Awesome concept – I approve!

  5. Steve Newton says:

    @jason–most likely Trump’s plan is Health Savings Accounts for everybody, and, yes, Carper will vote for it.

  6. puck says:

    Insurance and pharma corps won’t let Repubs and Carper pass a plan that pays them less than they are getting now. They don’t want to be stuck marketing their pricey products to a bunch of unsubsidized poor people.