Action Item – Call Lisa Blunt Rochester’s Office Today to Tell Her We Want a More Energetic Approach to Resisting Trump

Call LBR's office now and ask her to help her Democratic colleagues confront Trump with a strong unified voice: (302) 830-2330 Ask your member of Congress to represent you with a more energetic approach to confronting President Trump and to stop enabling Trump by ignoring him. Lisa Blunt Rochester resides in a bubble of DC conventional wisdom and thinks we can simply wait out Trump. Her strategy of keeping her head down isn't working. Your call today will be to follow up and support the work some activists did this morning in meeting with LBR's State Director, Courtney McGregory, (who also does not view the current situation as a crisis). Call LBR's office now and aks her to help her Democratic colleagues confront Trump with a unified voice: (302) 830-2330

Highlands Bunker – E24 – Kingswood Country Club

Ed Note: If I ever buy a $10.00 smoothie, you fair reader, are granted a un-revocable durable power of attorney that you may use to have me committed, as that will be a sure sign that I will have taken leave of my sense.
Some food recommendations for those visiting Downtown Wilmington*.
*this post is sponsored by Mayor Purzycki's office
Chris Johnsonjoins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about some of the latest police violence controversies, what he's working on, and what the future of criminal justice looks like in the state of Delaware. Show Notes:

“Why are DL comments dwindling to a four-way circle jerk among the same four contributors?”

“Why are DL comments dwindling to a four-way circle jerk among the same four contributors?” ...especially when we have more lurkers than ever? I'll take a crack at it: It is summer? Campaigns haven't really started yet? People are tired of commenting? Commenting like "planking" had its day in the sun? It is a rare commenter who asks anything that approaches an honest question? It is even rarer that a comment thread generates as much light as it generates heat? We've turned away the most egregious trolls who could always get counted to start an argument? What could you say about our do-nothing congressperson LBR, that I haven't already said?

Lying Liar Lies

Pres. Trump met with U.S. Special Olympics athletes and was asked about the 'send her home' chant aimed at Rep. Ilhan Omar at his rally. Trump claimed he tried to stop it and said, 'I was not happy with it - I disagree with it.' Watch the video and let me know in the comments if it looks like he was trying to stop it.

Trump is a Fucking Whackjob Imbecile

With everything going on I know that trying read yet another story about Trump being an idiot feels like overkill, but this isn't a story. It is just Trump's verbatim remarks at the "Social Media Summit" or whatever the fuck he called it. It is breathtaking, in a bad way. On Using Twitter to Fuck With What Comes in his TV
I said watch, I’m going to do this. And I said, “We recognize the Golan Heights as being part of Israel.” It was a big thing. I go, watch this: boom! I press it, and within two seconds: “We have breaking news.” John Roberts of Fox was over. He said, “We have breaking news. Please, break it up.” Doesn’t matter what they’re talking about, John does it. He breaks it up.

Lisa Blunt Rochester would like you to know that she has nothing but love for racist shithead Trump enabler

Just look at the voting record of this motherfucking racist-ass Trump enabler who said that Trump's SOTU address was "an inspiring vision of American exceptionalism."    If you are wondering why LBR has so much love for racist-ass Trump enablers remember that anyone with an "R" after his name gives LBR bipartisanship street cred (which is far more valuable than integrity in LBR world).

Things we already know about the next financial crisis

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday issued a warning Friday that the US government is at risk of running out of cash sooner than expected. In a letter to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Mnuchin wrote that the US might default on its obligations as soon as early September, before Congress returns from its summer recess. The US Treasury, which is facing a growing deficit thanks to President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, had said it had enough cash to last until the fall.
Here are some things we already know about the looming Trump recession. 1) It will be caused by greedy poor people who have the audacity to be poor while expecting government services. 2) Another culprit will be fat cat teachers and teacher unions. Also Mexicans,liberals, Iran, and the fake media. 3) More and bigger tax cuts will get us out of it because when corporations and rich people get tax cuts they reinvest that money in creating jobs. 4) We'll need to socialize bank losses because socialism is good for that and that alone. 5) To do so, we'll have to "tighen our belts" (around our necks) and get rid of wasteful government spending on Social Security. 6) Democrats will compromise with Republicans on this for of trickle down stimulus rather than risk being viewed as partisan.

Highlands Bunker – E23 – The Devil’s in the Details

Dustyn Thompson of Delaware United joins RE Vanella in the bunker to talk about the work he's been doing down at Legislative Hall and how the 2019 legislative session fared for issues like marijuana legalization and criminal justice reform. Show Notes: