Delaware Liberal
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Focuses primarily on local Delaware politics, but also on national politics and progressive politics from a Delaware perspective. Sprinkled in are odd bits of news, funny videos and other fun.
Delaware Liberal
19h ago
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2024 the other day, and the list of inductees was greeted not with the usual griping but rather a giant, collective “meh.” I blame this on Foreigner. See what I mean? You probably went “meh” at the mention of their name, because that’s always ..read more
Delaware Liberal
23h ago
A couple of notable leftovers from last Thursday’s session: HS 2/HB 13(Phillips), which ‘requires the Director of the Sustainable Energy Utility to administer a program to provide financial assistance to Delaware residents for the cost of purchase and installation of electric vehicle supply equipment’, passed the House with the bare majority of 21 votes. Seven ..read more
Delaware Liberal
2d ago
Republicans stay in disarray, most recently over Marjorie Taylor Greene’s unabashed Russia-humping. Even the New York Post called her Moscow Marjorie on its cover. Meanwhile Texas GOP rep Tony Gonzales called out his party’s “scumbags” and said Matt Gaetz paid minors for sex. I’m going out on a limb here, but I think that even ..read more
Delaware Liberal
3d ago
House Passes Foreign Aid Bill. It must feel liberating to House R’s to tell Trump to go bleep himself. He can’t run candidates against every R who supported funding for Ukraine: The House passed a sweeping $95 billion package Saturday to aid foreign allies amid global threats, showcasing broad support for America’s role in the ..read more
Delaware Liberal
4d ago
Nobody seems to know who got House speaker Moses/Mike Johnson to change his mind – some say it was fundies from The Family who don’t like Putin’s religious intolerance – but it looks like that foreign aid for Ukraine is going to pass the House, even though it might cost Johnson his gavel. The Space ..read more
Delaware Liberal
5d ago
Duane and Gregg got top billing, but the Allman Brothers wouldn’t have become a household name, or forged a sound that spawned an entire genre of rock, without the contributions of Dickey Betts, who died yesterday at age 80. He wrote many of their signature songs, including their only Top 10 hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” and ..read more
Delaware Liberal
5d ago
Tip of the Sombrero to one of my fave spies, who has provided two great items this week alone. Proving that I can cut-and-paste with the best of them: This Week in Dover 4/18/2024 0 Comments By Tyler Micik Several significant bills which will have an impact on businesses throughout the state saw movement this ..read more
Delaware Liberal
5d ago
D’s Rescue SINO (Speaker In Name Only) Mike Johnson. As they should have: House Republicans took a critical step late Thursday night toward bringing up the long-stalled foreign aid bill for Ukraine and Israel, after being forced to rely on Democratic votes to move a plan to consider it out of a key committee and ..read more
Delaware Liberal
5d ago
1. BHL Finally On Ballot. Looks like it’s gonna be a three-way primary. Is anybody anywhere in a position to know going to provide the real information on all of BHL’s campaign finance screw-ups? Or is the Delaware Way just too dominant to ensure that the public’s right to know is less important than burying ..read more