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How To Donate To Stephanie Hansen’s Campaign
The special election for SD 10 is quickly approaching and money is needed. As a matter of fact, a reader asked us how to donate to Stephanie Hansen’s campaign.
Mandating Post Labor Day School Starts is Wrong
Sen. Gerald Hocker really wants schools to start after Labor Day. I mean he really really wants this. First was the Legislative Task Force to Study Post Labor Day School Starts back in 2014. Then Hocker introduced legislation in 2015 to require all schools to start after Labor Day. It passed the Senate but went nowhere in the House. So, we fast forward to 2017 and guess what, Hocker introduces new legislation, S.B. 18, to require all schools to start after Labor Day.
Rash of Break-Ins at Bellevue State Park
One of the good things about The Facebook, beyond helping to organize protests against Trump and finding lost pets, is that periodically points out some inconsistencies going on. For instance, there’s this Facebook post about cars being broken-in at Bellevue State Park.
Coons Co-Sponsors Bill to Block Trump’s Muslim Ban
“The bill would withhold any funding to enforce the executive order and declares it illegal based on the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which banned discrimination against immigrants on the basis of national origin.”
February 1, 2017 Open Thread
UD Immigration, Arrests made in Prostitution, DuPont Country Club, Pharmacy Robbed, Delaware National Guard, Dover Mall Access to Route 1, Chicken Output, Third DUI
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: Jan., 2017
For all you newbies out there (and welcome, it’s great to have so many people who have found us!), this might seem a little, shall we say, self-indulgent. Using this blog to post my favorite songs. Well, yes, yes it is. However: 1. Since junior high, I’ve been obsessed with wanting people to hear really […]
DuPont Sells Hotel du Pont to Buccini/Pollin
The News Journal is reporting that DuPont has sold the Hotel du Pont to Buccini/Pollin and that the DuPont Country Club is also for sale.
What have you done to resist Trump today? Call Cowardly Coons Edition
If you haven’t called Coons and demanded that he show some spine, do so now. An irate call telling him to withhold consent and slow down this lawlessness White House is mandatory.
Coons Wilmington: (302) 573-6345
You: There’s no reason that the Senate should be conducting business as usual when Trump is blatantly violating the Constitutiuon. I expect Senator Coons to act to uphold our values by committing to withhold consent on Senate business and use the filibuster to stop other legislation and Supreamcourt nominations.
(Adapted from an https://www.indivisibleguide.com/ script. H/t Paula)
What Fresh Hell is This? for Jan 31st 2017
The Trump administration ratcheted up the bully-boy tactics Monday night, firing the country’s acting attorney general for her “betrayal” – telling government attorneys not to defend the executive order banning travel from seven Muslim countries – and telling the 100 diplomats who released an official dissent memo that if they don’t like working under Trump they can quit.
Chris Coons–Maybe Worse Than Carper
Do you all have your phones handy? Today would be a very good day to flood Sen. Chris Coons’ office with irate phone calls. Why? Here’s why: Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, a member of the Judiciary Committee told CNN he is still seething over the Republicans’ decision to block Judge Merrick Garland from filling the […]
Is Immigration Personal?
It turns out immigration in the United States is personal. If you have consistent personal contact with immigrants regardless of their origin, chances are you are against President Marmalade’s recent executive. If you hang out in a coffee shop off of any highway in Delaware, chances are you only have limited experience with recent immigrants. And, yet, somehow, you remain blissfully ignorant.
Occasional Words from the Resistance – Network DE Kickoff
…from the desk of RE Vanella. Network Delaware had its full public debut at the Christina Cultural Arts Center. Standing room only in the theatre and overflow in the first floor gallery.
January 31, 2017 Open Thread
Elena Delle Donne, Islamic Society of Delaware, Dover homeless, Gas prices, Long Neck subdivision
Top Five Reasons Carney is on pace to attract a primary challenge
Unlike Tom Carper, I can see John Carney attracting a primary challenger.
1) He is not well liked. Even within the party, he is viewed as a “Ruth Ann Minner: Part Duh” (c) 2017.
What Al Thinks You Need To Know: Mon., Jan. 30, 2017
A Guest Post from Alby Damned Welcome to the Protest Presidency of Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, proprietor. It’s becoming obvious, at the start of the second week of the Trump Interregnum, that it’s Steve Bannon with his hands on the marionette’s strings. Dozens of pundits, including Digby, have come to that conclusion: http://www.salon.com/2017/01/30/trumps-rasputin-seizes-the-moment-a-week-of-chaos-may-suit-steve-bannons-master-plan/ Trump’s Muslim […]
Marino wants Hansen To Apologize for BlueDelaware.com write up
This is an absurd, but the fairly typical example of GOP snowflaking. It worked against Clinton when GOP strategists pretended that Clinton called ALL Republicans deplorable, and it could work here if Hansen allows it to work. She needs to hit back hard at this.
Next Steps in Legalizing Marijuana
There was a great article in Delaware State News this weekend about the slow progress Delaware is making in medical marijuana sales as well as the next steps in legalizing recreational marijuana.
Thank you Senator Carper, now keep building on it by withholding consent
Senator Carper deserves credit for going to the protest in Philly and making the remarks he did. Just go to Ken Grant’s FB page and take 4 minutes to watch Carper and Lisa Blunt Rochester looking, acting and sounding like actual Americans and Democrats.
I don’t know how much he was motivated by pressure from constituents, and how much he was motivated by his own sense of right and wrong, and to be honest it doesn’t really matter. He took a step out of the “bipartisanship Ubber Alles” fantasy world that he lives in and stepped foot into the real world of Trump’s America. Now he has to keep it going by joining with Democrats to withhold consent.
Dear Delaware GOP
With all of Trump’s shenanigans between religious tests for immigrants, the reformation of the National Security Council, and building the wall, you think we would have forgotten. Sorry, Delaware Republicans, we’ve learned how to multi-task.
January 30, 2017 Open Thread
Delawareans protest as PHI, Support at Islamic Society of Delaware, School Delays Downstate, Dance benefit, Shooting in Laurel
January 29, 2017 Open Thread
Delaware medical data breach, car accident involving police, Chris Coons, Philadelphia Eagles
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