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Song of the Day 3/12: Dean Martin, “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head”
The absurd story about Donald Trump giving his bootlicking cabinet Florsheim dress shoes that they’re all afraid to not wear has a perfect follow-up: The company that makes them is suing his administration for a refund of his arbitrarily imposed tariffs. After the Supreme Court ruled the tariffs illegal, Thomas Florsheim Jr., CEO of Weyco, […]
Democratic Skunks in the Middle of the Road Not Dead Yet
Anybody who wants to see progressive government should realize that Republicans, who hate all Democrats, are not the people working hardest to block the path to progress. That distinction goes to the so-called “moderate” Democrats, who are nothing but pro-business shills who lack the sadistic streak necessary to win GOP primaries. This has been obvious […]
Song of the Day 3/10: Travis, “New Shoes”
If you had asked me whether this story was real or something that ran in the Onion, I’d have guessed the Onion, but no, it’s real. It seems Donald Trump is in the habit of giving his aides a rather odd gift: $145 Florsheim men’s dress shoes. I’ll quote the Raw Story report, and tell […]
Important Lessons From Recent Elections
You might think the successful primary campaigns of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Texas Senate candidate James Talarico are as different as, well, New York City and Texas. Mamdani is a Muslim democratic socialist, Talarico a Christian populist. But Michael Lange contends they both triumphed with similar strategies. The Texas Senate Primary, pitting […]
DL Open Thread Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026
The Epstein Files are like radioactive material with a long half-life, still killing the careers of people like Larry Summers, the overrated economist, long after the pedophile at the center of it all exploded. Summers out-creeped most others involved by seeking Epstein’s advice on bedding a younger colleague and “mentee” long after Epstein was convicted. […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026
I don’t watch State of the Union speeches because I avoid self-promotion no matter who the president happens to be, but apparently the Screeching Shitbag delivered the longest-ever such speech, apparently so he could cram in all the lies. I’ll chalk it up as a win for Trump on the basis that he didn’t foam […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court Strikes Down Most Trump Tariffs
From the NYTimes: The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that President Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every U.S. trading partner, a major setback for his administration’s second-term agenda. The court’s 6-3 decision has significant implications for the U.S. economy, consumers and the president’s trade policy. The Trump […]
DL Open Thread Friday, Feb. 20, 2026
Spotlight Delaware unveiled a major project yesterday that assesses the statewide reassessment that has gored many an ox. Not surprisingly, it found that poor people and minorities got hit the hardest. The data, compiled through Freedom of Information Act requests by Spotlight Delaware and mapped in partnership with Tech Impact’s Data Lab, show that in […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending February 19, 2026
1. R Nikki Miller Drops Out Of RD 20 Race. I’m surprised, TBH. She almost beat Stell Parker Selby in 2024, and she almost beat Alonna Berry in the 2025 Special Election to replace the terminally-absent Selby. This leaves, as of now, no Republican clallenger in this race. Although, alleged Democrat Ruby Schaeffer has filed […]
DL Open Thread Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026
For those who pay attention to polls, this recent one contains an interesting phenomenon, noted on BlueSky by Adam Bonin, a lawyer from Philadelphia. For months I’ve banged the drum that “not sure” has become the safe harbor answer for “Republicans who know Trump’s probably wrong, but don’t want to admit it.” Today’s Economist/YouGov Poll: […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, January 19, 2026
Might be a one-day session, at least in the House, this week. Gov. Meyer is set to deliver his State Of The State Address on Thursday. Meaning, there might not be additional business conducted that day. Since Wednesday is reserved exclusively for committee meetings, it’s possible that Tuesday might be the only House session day […]
Remember Lymond Moses
The Trump cabal rightfully is catching shit for maintaining that Renee Good was driving at ICE agent Jonathan Ross despite multiple videos showing that’s not true. That unimaginative response has been the LEO standard for decades. Anytime they shoot someone in a vehicle, they claim the officer feared for his life because the victim was […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
How Crazy Does Trump Have To Be Before Any Democrat Calls For The 25th Amendment? Check out his antics from yesterday: President Donald Trump forced Republicans Tuesday to sit through a daylong policy event at the Kennedy Center, in which he gave a 90-minute rambling of his half-baked greatest campaign hits. Whether bragging about how […]
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