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Song of the Day: Tommy Tutone, “867-5309 (Jenny)”

By Alby July 23, 2026No Comments

Whenever a phone number that appears in a song, movie or TV show, curiosity compels people to call it. For example, at one point in Michael Moore's 1992 documentary "Pets…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 22, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 23, 20261 Comment

Four Unvaxxed Kent County Local Yokels Test Positive For Measles. Four idiots who obviously don't care that they may spread this disease to others: Two additional positive measles cases were…

Song of the Day 7/22: Jorge Ben, “Taj Mahal”

By Alby July 22, 20262 Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona “Taj Mahal" is the song Rod Stewart lifted — accidentally! — for one of the biggest hits of his career, “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy.”…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, July 22, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 22, 20265 Comments

Koch Bros Lose In Delaware Court In Try To Make Dark Money Even Darker: The rules around campaign finance transparency in Delaware are unlikely to change ahead of the September…

The Bill That No Delaware Incumbent Wants To Talk About*

By El Somnambulo July 21, 202629 Comments

* means no Delaware Democratic legislative incumbent facing a primary wants to talk about. That bill, of course, is SS1/SB 21, which was written on the expressed behalf of Elon…

Song of the Day 7/21: They Might Be Giants, “The Statue Got Me High”

By Alby July 21, 2026No Comments

The MAGA effort to turn Charlie Kirk into a martyr has been a miserable flop, as a sculptor in New York learned the hard way. Sergio Furnari says he spent…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, July 21, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 21, 20261 Comment

Killing Of Kadir Skinner Restarts Demand For Police Reform. Remember, kids, the Senate had a really good LEOBOR reform bill back in 2023. Couldn't pass the House: Following the fatal…

Song of the Day 7/20: Chvrches, “Get Out”

By Alby July 20, 20262 Comments

People were afraid Trump would try to make the World Cup presentation ceremony all about himself, and he did try – in a way that highlighted how feeble he's become.…

DL Open Thread: Monday, July 20, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 20, 202611 Comments

'Loser Country' Wins World Cup...: Turns out, revenge is a dish best served on a warm Sunday afternoon in a New Jersey swamp. President Donald Trump has spent much of…

Song of the Day 7/19: Boosie Badazz, “Crazy”

By Alby July 19, 2026No Comments

Even people who don't follow politics are aware that Trump is passing out pardons to criminals who meet his criteria, and that the criteria are pecuniary. So you can understand…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: Sunday, July 19, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 19, 20261 Comment

Why Do Mosquitoes Love You, But Not Everybody?: If you’ve ever been at an outdoor party or BBQ during the fading hours of daylight and don’t personally notice an increase…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 18, 2026

By El Somnambulo July 18, 20264 Comments

DNREC Fines Delaware City Refinery $960K: Environmental regulators in Delaware have fined the Delaware City Refinery $960,000 for releasing a toxic gas into the air for about three weeks in…

Song of the Day 7/17: Donny Osmond, “I’ll Make a Man Out of You”

By Alby July 17, 2026No Comments

Secretary of Machotude Pete Hegseth has decreed that all servicemen over age 30 will have their testosterone levels tested and, if low, supplemented, as a way of “restoring and optimizing…