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Highlands Bunker

Highlands Bunker

by Karl Stomberg

Government News

Season 1

E412 - Electron Congestion (w/ Dustyn Thompson)

Delaware Sierra Club Chapter Director Dustyn Thompson joins Rob in the bunker to talk about all things electrons: the state of data centers in Delaware, whether or not we should have fiber optic cables and wind mills, and the various increasingly goofy ways that Delmarva is trying to pick out pockets Feat: a thunderstorm that nearly took out the power. Show Notes: Project Washington pulls appeal, data center won’t proceed under current plan Fenwick residents to hear from fiber optic company State fails to quash Sussex resident’s appeal of offshore wind approval Delmarva Power charges up their rate increase request Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force Report

E411 - Surplus Humanity (w/ Jason Myles)

Musician and fellow leftist podcaster Jason Myles joins Rob in the virtual bunker to return to the issue of homelessness, looking at the societal programs big and small based on Jason's personal experienced both being functionally unhoused and serving the homeless community. Show Notes: This Is Revolution podcast Jason Myles on Substack

E410 - Political Hygiene (w/ Madinah Wilson)

State Representative Madinah Wilson joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her latest piece for the Delaware Call and how legislators can keep from selling out. Show Notes: Madinah's piece Karl's original piece and episode

E409 - Double Dippers (w/ The Crew)

Rob and Bill discuss updates around police reform and other cases of the malfeasance of public officials. If you want to double dip, you'll have to pay. https://www.patreon.com/TheHighlandsBunker Show Notes: Delaware Dual Employment Audit Finds Significant Deficiencies in Governance and Compliance with State Law 2 fatal police shootings, 2 very different reactions in Delaware

E408 - The Alliance to Destroy Delaware's Future (w/ Karl Baker)

Spotlight Delaware Deputy Editor Karl Baker joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his latest article covering the corporate law firms which are dumping millions of dollars into influencing local Delaware elections. We discuss how to tell the difference between an evil corporation and a non-evil one. This podcast is sponsored by the Alliance to Protect Delaware’s Future, a coalition of Delaware organizations that represent a diverse cross section of industries and sectors that see the need to advocate for sensible policies that put hardworking Delawareans first, enhance our quality of life, and strengthen our economy. The editorial staff of Highlands Bunker had no role in its production. Show Notes: Karl Baker's article on the corporate law PACs Dael Norwood on AI Companies

E407 - Reefer Sanity (w/ Joshua Sanderlin)

Marijuana Commissioner Joshua Sanderlin joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his role, how the marijuana industry is currently being developed in Delaware, and how various people have been trying to hold that up. Show Notes: Video captures police pepper-spraying woman during Skinner protest on I-95 Delaware Governor Signs Bill To Regulate And Tax Hemp THC Drinks DATE Arrests Townsend Woman on Drug Charges

E406 - Accountability Session

We missed some files, so the theme of this episode is taking accountability (we took some recent patrons-only content and are releasing it publicly).

E405 - Claude Reflects Our Values (w/ Jess Scarane, Len Damico)

AI slop has taken Delaware politics by storm, so aesthetic experts Jess Scarane and Len Damico are here to talk about what it all means. Show Notes: Melissa Minor-Brown Nurse Legislator Ray Seigfried Earth Day

E404 - How Is That Your Job? (w/ Dwayne Bensing)

In the wake of the Wilmington Police shooting of Kadir Skinner, Attorney General candidate Dwayne Bensing joins Rob in the bunker to talk about his campaign, what role the Attorney General can and should have in preventing these sorts of shootings, and how the Delaware Way hurts our criminal legal system. Show Notes: Dwyane's website Donate to Dwayne Shooting of Kadir Skinner AG Jennings completes review of OpenAI recapitalization

E403 - The Worst Case Scenario (w/ The Christina Park Workers)

On Monday, June 15th, the City of Wilmington put up a fence around Christina Park and evicted the remaining residents from the homeless encampment there. In the wake of Eviction Day, Rob speaks with many of the mutual aid workers who were present and have been working in Wilmington for the past several years to discuss how this happened and what's next. Show Notes: Delaware DSA Food Not Bombs Statement on the shooting of Kadir Skinner

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