

Highlands Bunker
Karl Stomberg
Part-time activist hoping to build and deepen solidarity in the local leftist community. Discussion will be focused on local politics, culture and more.
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May 16, 2025 • 1h 1min
E346 - Skills-Based, Employer-Connected (w/The Crew)
Bill joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the various ways that Delaware Democrats are melting down in public, the attempts of ZIP Code Wilmington to transform the city and its education system, and an update on your Wilmington Blue Rocks.Show Notes:Madinah Comedy SpecialWe helped Wilmington baristas become coders. We transformed the city

May 9, 2025 • 40min
E345 - Love, Care, and Understanding (w/The SB 10 Lobbyists)
Rob and Karl head down to Legislative Hall in Dover to interview community members and activists who are lobbying in favor of Senate Bill 10, which would allow for compassionate release for prisoners who have served a certain amount of time.Show Notes:Senate Bill 10

May 2, 2025 • 49min
E344 - We're All Responsible (w/Sophie Phillips)
State Representative Sophie Phillips joins Rob in the bunker to talk about SB 21 and the potential Delaware fiscal crisis, her legislation dealing with homelessness in Delaware, and the reason why we need body size discrimination legislation.Show Notes:Storm the Fort episode about May DayBody size discrimination legislation

Apr 25, 2025 • 1h 4min
E343 - Do You Wanna Fight? (w/The Crew)
Jordan Howell and Bill Martin join Rob in the bunker to talk about some of the more insidious crackdowns happening at the local level, most notably the trial of a pro-Palestine activist for "assaulting" the police. Then, they talk more about BPG and MBNA and some of their effects on Wilmington.Show Notes:He Was a CrookClearing the good name of Gavin Coco

Apr 18, 2025 • 1h 3min
E342 - Means Test Your Life (w/Rae Moore)
State Representative Rae Moore joins Rob in the bunker to talk about some of the latest updates in the state legislature, most especially her legislation to expand free school meals for all students and the roadblocks it has faced (since the recording of this episode, it passed out of committee).Show Notes:House Bill 125That big BPG news

Apr 11, 2025 • 1h 15min
E341 - Objectivity or Solidarity (w/Amy Roe, Sarah Bucic)
Lead-Free Delaware activists Amy Roe and Sarah Bucic join Rob in the bunker to talk about where Delaware is far behind (and actually ahead in one case) in handling lead poisoning, and how our state's culture of profit and institutional inertia prevents us from protecting against even the most obvious threats.Show Notes:Stand Up For Madinah ScreeningComedy Special TicketsLead-Free DelawareHouse Bill 70

Apr 4, 2025 • 1h 1min
E340 - Back On Track (w/Doug Manley, Monica Moriak)
Christina School Board members Doug Manley and Monica Moriak join Rob in the bunker to talk about our two favorite things: political dysfunction and the Court of Chancery. We get updates on Naveed Baqir and new attempts to resolve his residency, the upcoming elections and potential leadership election, and what an actual functional school board would look like.Show Notes:Previous Doug episodeMore on the Christina School Board Election

Mar 28, 2025 • 1h 9min
E339 - Founding Myths of the Delaware Way (w/Karl Stomberg)
Karl the Producer joins Rob in the bunker to talk about a series of pieces he wrote in the context of the passage of Senate Bill 21, laying out how the modern Delaware Way developed economically and politically in the 70s and 80s against the backdrop of militant teacher action.Show Notes:Wilmington Federations of Teachers Part One, Two, and ThreeCapital Fight or FlightStorm the Fort

Mar 21, 2025 • 56min
E338 - Discussing Passive Income (w/Shyanne Miller)
Shyanne Miller joins Rob in the bunker for a wide-ranging discussion about how much we need to change our tactics given the stagnation of leftist priorities and the acceleration of corporate priorities.Show Notes:Most recent reporting on SB 21

Mar 7, 2025 • 1h 7min
E337 - Throttling the Golden Goose (w/Dael Norwood)
Historian Dael Norwood joins Rob in the bunker to finally talk about Senate Bill 21, this year's attempt to completely undermine Delaware's judiciary in favor of billionaires like Elon Musk. Not that it has anything to do with Elon Musk, why would you even say that? I don't even know who that is.Show Notes:Unrelated tweet less than two weeks before this bill was releasedSenate hearing on Wednesday, March 12thOriginal Hal Weitzman episodeLast year's corporate law update


