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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 24, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 24, 20263 Comments

While I don't have a complete picture as to what led to the defeat of SS2/SB 100 (Huxtable), which was the first leg of a Constitutional Amendment to enshrine same-sex…

Song of the Day 6/24: Dire Straits, “Twisting By the Pool”

By Alby June 24, 20261 Comment

There's a reason the news cycle can't get enough of the Reflecting Pool story – it's making Donald Trump look even more ridiculous than usual, and for once innocent people…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 24, 2026No Comments

The big Delaware story today is a legislative story. So, you'll just have to wait until I write my Post-Game/Pre-Game Show. But those of you who know, know. Yes, snark…

Song of the Day 6/23: Mary McCaslin, “Young Westley”

By Alby June 23, 2026No Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona When folk singer and songwriter Mary McCaslin was 6 she and her family moved across the country from Indiana to California. She remembered being excited…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 23, 2026No Comments

It's Bill-A-Palooza Week. So much so that the House will run a full agenda on Wednesday instead of dedicating the day to committee meetings. I'm gonna start with the House. …

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 23, 20267 Comments

Wilmington's Worst Mayor Ever (which is saying something) Proves It Again: Wilmington City Council may consider overriding a veto from Mayor John Carney over an affordable housing trust. Council passed…

Song of the Day 6/22: John Denver, “Take Me Home, Country Roads”

By Alby June 22, 20262 Comments

If you watched the aftermath of the World Cup match between the US and Australia last week you heard the jubilant crowd break into song, as soccer crowds often do.…

DL Open Thread: Monday, June 22, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 22, 20263 Comments

It's Not Vandalism: Donald Trump has a new nemesis, with a name worthy of a supervillain: Scenedesmus. The Reflecting Pool on the National Mall has become the country’s most high-profile…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: June 21, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 21, 20264 Comments

The Forgotten Founding Father--Forgotten No More?: Early one evening in August 1798, a sitting justice of the Supreme Court named James Wilson died in a sparsely furnished boarding room on…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 20, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 20, 20263 Comments

Yes, we know the site's been a bit glitchy as we install (not by choice) new whatever-it-is-we-install-when-we-have-no-choice. Starting to think the glitches are deliberate from some sadist, or some sadistic…

DL Open Thread: Friday, June 19, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 19, 20261 Comment

Delaware House Passes John L. Lewis Voting Rights Act: The Delaware House of Representatives has passed House Bill 444, known as the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act, sending the…

Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending June 18, 2026

By El Somnambulo June 19, 20267 Comments

Usually when we get to late June, there's very little activity of interest. The serious candidates have filed, the field is more or less set. The usual June is not…

Song of the Day 6/18: Ace, “How Long”

By Alby June 18, 2026No Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Ace the band was a one-hit wonder. The hit itself became a classic-rock staple. The lead singer became an important longtime figure in British rock,…