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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., March 18, 2026
I was pleasantly surprised to see that SB 239 (Hansen), which provides incentive for people and businesses to use solar energy, passed the Senate unanimously. No opposition from the Gas Guzzlers Caucus. Good. In the House, HB 278 (Spiegelman), which provides for more opportunities for hunters to ply their weapons, passed with only one no […]
Song of the Day 3/18: Gerry Rafferty, “Baker Street”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Mention Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street” to somebody and there’s good chance a saxophone solo starts playing in their head. The one Billboard called “the most recognizable sax riff in pop music history.” A lot of listeners think “Baker Street” was one of the best songs of the 1970s. The sales […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
I Told You From The Very Beginning That the Underwater City At Ft. DuPont Was A Scam. Here’s more proof: Land that was once publicly owned and later became the focus of plans for a private RV park within the state’s Fort DuPont redevelopment project could now be headed for a sheriff’s sale. In 2021, […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
I guess the big news this week will be the first hearing on SB 1 (Townsend), which seeks to contain excessive healthcare charges from Delaware’s hospitals. That hearing takes place tomorrow at 10 am in the Senate Chamber. The livestream link can be found here. The irony of Townsend, as sponsor, and ChristianaCare’s Ray Seigfried, […]
Song of the Day 3/17: Luke Kelly, “On Raglan Road”
This popular Irish ballad would not exist if a young Luke Kelly had not run into an aging Patrick Kavanaugh in the Dublin pub The Bailey one night in 1966. Kelly was the lead singer of the Dubliners, Kavanaugh a celebrated poet who 20 years before had penned a lament about an unrequited love. Kavanaugh […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
‘America Is No Longer A Democracy.’ Just thought you’d like to know: The US is no longer a democracy. One of the most credible global sources on the health of democratic nations now says this outright. The Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute at Gothenburg University reaches the alarming conclusion in its annual report, that the […]
Song of the Day 3/16: The Beatles, “Help!”
When he was younger, though not all that much younger than today, Donald Trump was adamant about not needing the help of any of America’s allies – you know, the ones the country has actual treaties with. Now those days are gone and he’s not so self-assured. Of course, Trump’s fragile ego won’t let him […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, March 16, 2026
ChristianaCare Gears Up To Fight Healthcare Cost Containment Bill: Delawareans with private insurance pay some of the highest prices in the nation for hospital services. Research also shows the state’s hospitals generally have higher profits than the national average. New legislation sponsored by Senate Majority leader Bryan Townsend, D-Newark, aims to invest more in primary […]
You Believe What You Want to Believe
Commenter Eric Blair took me to task the other day for being too old to realize that fake videos can fool people. Here’s a story that demonstrates age isn’t the determining factor for gullibility. MAGA Men Humiliated After Being Duped by AI Foot Fetish Model The account, “jessicaa.foster,” has amassed 1 million followers on Instagram, […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Morning Magazine: March 15, 2026
‘My Year As A Degenerate Gambler’: State-sponsored thievery: On a Thursday evening in September, I excused myself from the family dinner table and slipped into my bedroom. I didn’t want my kids to see what I was about to do. With the door locked behind me, I pulled out my phone and downloaded the DraftKings […]
33.09% of Delaware Voters Have Only Themselves to Blame
You might well be one of them. That’s the percentage of voters, as of March 6, who are registered as Unaffiliated. I have just one question: Why? I bring this up because Mike Smith – the original one, the Republican House member who represents Pike Creek, not the johnny-come-lately who’s running for state treasurer as […]
Song of the Day 3/14: The Bee Gees, “Jive Talkin'”
It’s difficult if not impossible to determine which of Trump’s clown-shoed cabinet members is furthest out of his depth, but Pete Hegseth’s constant thumping of his Nazi-tattooed chest makes him most likely to get the bends. It’s been widely noted that his macho boasting consists mostly of lines lifted from action movies, but he outdid […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 14, 2026
A Charade Is A Charade Is A Charade: Republican politicians don’t have much of a chance in Wilmington elections. Residents of Delaware’s largest city, where Democrats hold a nearly 9-1 voter registration advantage over Republicans, haven’t elected a mayor or treasurer from the GOP for more than 50 years. Republicans have only held that one […]
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