Highlands Bunker

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

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 Day
• Body size discrimination legislation

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 Crook
• Clearing the good name of Gavin Coco

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 125
• That big BPG news

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 Screening
• Comedy Special Tickets
• Lead-Free Delaware
• House Bill 70

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 episode
• More on the Christina School Board Election

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 Three
• Capital Fight or Flight
• Storm the Fort

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

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 released
• Senate hearing on Wednesday, March 12th
• Original Hal Weitzman episode
• Last year's corporate law update

Congresswoman Sarah McBride joins Rob and Andrew Galvin in the bunker to talk about how the Democratic Party is responding to the current moment on issues from the economy to Gaza, and how she's navigating a very difficult situation in DC.

After the interview, Rob, Andrew, and Karl have a follow-up conversation diving deeper on the current state of affairs.

Show Notes:

• Rep McBride's first speech
• Four Freedoms Speech