“ ‘People are driving past other pools to come to ours,’ he said. ‘They're just coming for the draw of a crowded, successful pool.’ ”
Dael Norwood
@dael.bsky.social
Historian of America's old, weird political economy. Unincorporated but proudly unionized citizen of Delaware. Adding “levity to discussions of financing and high politics” since 2022. Wrote Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America.
So many people I encounter, especially in HigherEd, believe the only strategy for this moment is "keep your head down." @debtcollective.bsky.social didn't change priorities in 2024, nor in 2020, nor in 2016. They barreled ahead. There first big win was $800 million. This one is $11 billion.
Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2h agoCongratulations to everyone who worked their asses off for something that any semi-decent and ultimately self-interested government should have done in penance www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...
When we in the @debtcollective.bsky.social started to organize around this in 2014, the attorneys we talked to were supportive but skeptical that Dept of Ed would ever actually cancel even some of this debt. ...
Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2h agoCongratulations to everyone who worked their asses off for something that any semi-decent and ultimately self-interested government should have done in penance www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...
Another write-up of the same press release. Rare quadruple “win” in the headline. And listen, govt should be in the business of feeding children and helping organize local econ dev to community benefit; but equally, journalism shouldn’t *just* be PR that condescends to everyone except property.
Delaware Department of Correction food-processing effort hailed as win-win-win-win - Bay to Bay News
Surrounded by the aroma of freshly sliced cucumbers, state officials on Tuesday, Aug. 4, formally launched the Farm to Processing Program at the Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown, plus...
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Dael Norwood@dael.bsky.social · 48m agoWell, it certainly is a choice to report on how one of the biggest agribusinesses in the state is using prison labor to process the vegetables it sells to govt-funded social service orgs as “feel good” story. Not necessarily a good, honest, or responsible one, but it’s def. a choice.
Congratulations to everyone who worked their asses off for something that any semi-decent and ultimately self-interested government should have done in penance www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...
Education Dept. to Wipe Out Student Loans of 170,000 More Defrauded Borrowers (Gift Article)
The sprawling case, centered on students defrauded by for-profit schools, has now become the largest class-action settlement in American history.
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Well, it certainly is a choice to report on how one of the biggest agribusinesses in the state is using prison labor to process the vegetables it sells to govt-funded social service orgs as “feel good” story. Not necessarily a good, honest, or responsible one, but it’s def. a choice.
New Delaware food program preps produce for kids through correctional facility
Under the newly expanded program, volunteers at the Sussex Community Corrections Center will clean, prep and package fresh produce that will help feed hungry kids.
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Okay I’m off to watch the Mentalist and be entertained by fictional California murders solved by a reformed carney instead.
Because I’m a masochist I looked into this a bit…and it’s a chain of dentistry operations that all offer no-waiting IV sedation. They’re all owned & operated by the same Florida LLC, none of them take insurance – but they do offer same-day financing through a SF-based fintech partner.
Dael Norwood@dael.bsky.social · 3d agoAnother day in the K-shaped economy, another reminder which part of the graph I’m on: getting promoted vertical video ads for this Florida dentist, who *only* *pulls* *teeth* (“ASK DR YANKEM”)
Another day in the K-shaped economy, another reminder which part of the graph I’m on: getting promoted vertical video ads for this Florida dentist, who *only* *pulls* *teeth* (“ASK DR YANKEM”)
Behind every (alleged) great crime FIGHTING lies a Delaware business entity registration form, a continuing series… Capital One Financial Corporation, in the news for claiming to have acted to *arrest* money laundering - rather than facilitate it - is a DE corp, file no. 2419959, reg agent CSC.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d ago“.. The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to U.S. President Donald Trump's family business.” @reuters.com $COF www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
This Tuesday I am discussing money as part of the JCB's excellent The Revolution Is News virtual series. Details about registering and watching remotely at jcblibrary.org. As a bonus I will be showing all sorts of cool images of 18th century money, so you don't have to watch me speak into a camera.
John Carter Brown Library@jcblibrary.bsky.social · 5d agoJoin us this Tuesday, August 4 at 4 p.m. EDT as The Revolution Is News continues! This week Karin Wulf discusses Money with historian Joshua Greenberg. More details at jcblibrary.org.
“The defunct company’s movements are shrouded in mystery, and it is impossible to surmise what disposal will be made of the property”
🔥Ep407 Reefer Sanity🔥🌬️💨💨💨 We speak with Delaware Marijauna Commissionor Josh Sanderlin about legal weed implementation & the what it’s like being a “new-to Delaware guy” (one of our favorite archetypes!) ft: @billmartin.bsky.social 😶🌫️😶🌫️😶🌫️ 🎛️🎚️ @karlstomberg.bsky.social www.patreon.com/TheHighlands...
E407 - Reefer Sanity (w/ Joshua Sanderlin) | R.E. Vanella
Marijuana Commissioner Joshua Sanderlin joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his role, how the marijuana industry is currently being develo
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It's been a minute since the title page of a law review article made me frown this hard
I’m not saying there should be prison sentences, but now that we’re fully in an era where most history monographs are most easily accessible (or accessible: full stop) via an online pdf database, we need a formal judicial process to bring the publishers who created the all-endnote-world to account
Anyway I did a whole video on how a few wealthy people in each rural county can keep the whole region deep-red, just with patronage. And yes it's through the lens of Jane Austen. Because she wrote about this a lot more than people think she did! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbcV...
Farmer Politics: Jane Austen Tried To Warn Us
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
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🐳 You’re God damned right @hesterblum.bsky.social & I made a TWENTY-FIVE EPISODE PODCAST just about 𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐘-𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐊. Subscribe now at exploringthegreats.com/moby-dick & enjoy our thrilling trailer:
“In many respects, New York laid the groundwork for the Jim Crow South to use property requirements to effectively exclude Black people from the franchise.”
Last year’s legislative fight over a bill to shield companies from some lawsuits has spilled into primary election campaigns, with leading corporate law firms backing an ad blitz to defend Delaware legislators against challenges from a rising progressive movement. https://ow.ly/rERr50Zv79P
In today's Spotlight, the dark money group of Silicon Valley's top lawyers ran sponcon that responds to an arg I've had in draft form for a long time...that DE suffers from a "resource curse" aka "Dutch disease" Oligarchy, Inc. says no, "It was not like finding oil underneath the state"
New band name / t-shirt slogan just dropped “Bahnsen was even more critical of the campaign, saying the five law firms behind the PAC represent “the cartoon villains of American Democracy,” naming Musk, as well as several big corporations that keep their legal home in Delaware.”
Dael Norwood@dael.bsky.social · 5d agoI’m a subscriber to @spotlightdelaware.bsky.social but also pretty critical of their coverage, & particularly the way that their revenue streams (events, sponcon) color, or at least contextualize, their reporting. But credit where it’s due; they’re reporting on their own advertisers’ dark money.
I’m a subscriber to @spotlightdelaware.bsky.social but also pretty critical of their coverage, & particularly the way that their revenue streams (events, sponcon) color, or at least contextualize, their reporting. But credit where it’s due; they’re reporting on their own advertisers’ dark money.
Corporate law giants pour nearly $1M into campaign ad blitz for Democratic incumbents
The bitter legislative fight over Senate Bill 21 has spilled into this summer’s primary election campaigns with a PAC-funded ad campaign.
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I remember seeing someone (very reasonably) complaining here a few days ago that there seems to be next to no visible thinking on left and center about how to join the dots on administration and democracy. This is the beginnings of an answer to that complaint donmoynihan.substack.com/p/rebuilding...
Rebuilding Democracy Requires Rebalancing Power
What does a power-shifting agenda look like?
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“…a saxophonist and globetrotter. Also known as the creative whirlwind….”
Most of the land in most farm counties is owned by 1-5 families. They run the place like their own personal kingdoms. There is SO much resentment and straight-up fury about this in rural areas. The fact that no political party's even really trying to speak to it is wild.
So, Josiah Lippincott is a Hillsdale College PhD (why does a college have a PhD program? To mint bullshit credentials for culture warriors, of course) whose scholarship argues that the USA should have stayed neutral in WWII and let the Axis murder everyone. That's who they're hiring.
Joe Stieb@joestieb.bsky.social · 6d agoCongrats to WVU for hiring a literal fascist!
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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The Iowa Board of Regents voted to suspend all courses offered through the University of Iowa’s Center for Intellectual Freedom until 2028 as the search for its permanent director continues.
Center for Intellectual freedom classes on hold
This is an installment in a multipart series The Iowa Board of Regents voted Wednesday to pause all courses offered through the University of Iowa’s Center for Intellectual Freedom, citing the need to...
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