Karl Stomberg
@karlstomberg.bsky.social
Delaware Political Director for Working Families Party. Working to make the first state less of a corporate nightmare.
James you have to stop. Your Speech Too Good. Your Heart Too Pure. Your Civil Service Reform Too Incorruptible. They’ll Kill You.
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
James you have to stop. Your Speech Too Good. Your Heart Too Pure. Your Civil Service Reform Too Incorruptible. They’ll Kill You.
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You don't need to go to Washington to find a elderly real estate developer who abused his executive authority and spent public money to do renovations on a property he has a personal interest in
Ex-Wilmington mayor’s foundation seeks to own, salvage decrepit historic estate
Mike Purzycki used his office to put Gibraltar in the city’s hands and get state money to stabilize it. Now his foundation wants the property.
whyy.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
You don't need to go to Washington to find a elderly real estate developer who abused his executive authority and spent public money to do renovations on a property he has a personal interest in
Under-discussed in the combo blue wave/Dem Tea Party is the active hollowing out of the college-educated workforce through public policy, AI, and general recession conditions which is accelerating the pre-existing trend towards lefty economic ideas and anti-establishment political ideas
🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Under-discussed in the combo blue wave/Dem Tea Party is the active hollowing out of the college-educated workforce through public policy, AI, and general recession conditions which is accelerating the pre-existing trend towards lefty economic ideas and anti-establishment political ideas
Didn't want to speak too soon, but as soon as the people starting forecasting doom for Democrats among Latinos, it made me go back to the 2004 to compare.
None of these things are permanent when conditions change, and we can not abandon the necessity of organizing a multiracial working class base.
None of these things are permanent when conditions change, and we can not abandon the necessity of organizing a multiracial working class base.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Didn't want to speak too soon, but as soon as the people starting forecasting doom for Democrats among Latinos, it made me go back to the 2004 to compare.
None of these things are permanent when conditions change, and we can not abandon the necessity of organizing a multiracial working class base.
None of these things are permanent when conditions change, and we can not abandon the necessity of organizing a multiracial working class base.
A huge day for Bush-era bloggers and their children (me)
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A huge day for Bush-era bloggers and their children (me)
MAGA finally gets the cultural victory it’s been craving
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
MAGA finally gets the cultural victory it’s been craving
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November 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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It’s possible I’m missing something, but in my research going back to the 1940s, you can explain the vast majority of the growth of the state budget through either (1) there were more people or (2) the federal government gave us free money to use
Following his usual practice, in his article, Spotlight’s EIC Jacob Owens takes the GOP talking points as gospel.
The GOP line is that state *appropriations* have risen over the last few years - out of control spending!
But the *context* is that the state was appropriating *federal funds*.
The GOP line is that state *appropriations* have risen over the last few years - out of control spending!
But the *context* is that the state was appropriating *federal funds*.
October 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It’s possible I’m missing something, but in my research going back to the 1940s, you can explain the vast majority of the growth of the state budget through either (1) there were more people or (2) the federal government gave us free money to use
I'm a believer in credit where credit is due, and this is the first time in since the pandemic I've seen different parties and branches mobilize to do something drastic that'll really help a lot of people in Delaware spotlightdelaware.org/2025/10/29/m...
Meyer declares state of emergency to fund SNAP amid federal shutdown
Gov. Matt Meyer will use millions of state dollars to fund federal SNAP benefits amid the continued government shutdown.
spotlightdelaware.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I'm a believer in credit where credit is due, and this is the first time in since the pandemic I've seen different parties and branches mobilize to do something drastic that'll really help a lot of people in Delaware spotlightdelaware.org/2025/10/29/m...
Rep. John Kowalko passed away at the age of 80. I was honored to have gotten to work with him several times, and felt the need to reflect on his legacy and how it made the work I've chosen possible. delawarecall.com/2025/10/26/k...
Keeper of the Flame | Delaware Call
What John Kowalko Meant To Us
delawarecall.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Rep. John Kowalko passed away at the age of 80. I was honored to have gotten to work with him several times, and felt the need to reflect on his legacy and how it made the work I've chosen possible. delawarecall.com/2025/10/26/k...
Feel like there’s a lot more that has to be said about the man, but not much I feel like I can say tonight beyond Rest In Power, one of the all-time greats www.wdel.com/news/former-...
Former State Rep. John Kowalko has died
Former Delaware Representative John Kowalko Jr. has died. He was 80.
www.wdel.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Feel like there’s a lot more that has to be said about the man, but not much I feel like I can say tonight beyond Rest In Power, one of the all-time greats www.wdel.com/news/former-...
I think what’s particularly moving about this is that it’s an explicit defense of acceptance and embracing different cultures and people that I grew up believing and see every day in our communities but hasn’t gotten a full-throated political defense in years
The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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October 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I think what’s particularly moving about this is that it’s an explicit defense of acceptance and embracing different cultures and people that I grew up believing and see every day in our communities but hasn’t gotten a full-throated political defense in years
This is why we can't let median voters run for office
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
This is why we can't let median voters run for office
The first ever show designed specifically for me, I appreciate it youtu.be/6jopqrSojQE
Death by Lightning | Official Trailer | Netflix
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October 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The first ever show designed specifically for me, I appreciate it youtu.be/6jopqrSojQE
Pundits get obsessed with BlueSky for the same reason they get obsessed with elite college campuses: to become a professional pundit you basically have to come from a very specific social strata that is largely liberal, and as pundits appealing to "everyone" they feel a need to be a corrective
September 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Pundits get obsessed with BlueSky for the same reason they get obsessed with elite college campuses: to become a professional pundit you basically have to come from a very specific social strata that is largely liberal, and as pundits appealing to "everyone" they feel a need to be a corrective
The funniest thing about Trump’s new Tylenol obsession is one of our local MAGA influencers who’s been talking about property taxes and Charlie Kirk now has to try to get really offended at TikToks of pregnant women taking a very standard OTC pain medication
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The funniest thing about Trump’s new Tylenol obsession is one of our local MAGA influencers who’s been talking about property taxes and Charlie Kirk now has to try to get really offended at TikToks of pregnant women taking a very standard OTC pain medication
Reading this opinion piece in the Delmarva News from 1963, essentially arguing against the state-level version of the Civil Rights Act by complaining that the white activists and Black leaders were being mean and unstrategic. Amazing how this could've been written by a concern-trolling Dem today.
September 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Reading this opinion piece in the Delmarva News from 1963, essentially arguing against the state-level version of the Civil Rights Act by complaining that the white activists and Black leaders were being mean and unstrategic. Amazing how this could've been written by a concern-trolling Dem today.
Seventy years ago, Selbyville leaders used racial violence and intimidation to crack down on a strike led by largely Black poultry workers in Sussex County, Delaware. Could be an important story given the times that we're heading into delawarecall.com/2025/09/06/t...
The Chicken War | Delaware Call
In the early 1950s, Sussex County used small-town tactics to combat an insurgent labor movement
delawarecall.com
September 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Seventy years ago, Selbyville leaders used racial violence and intimidation to crack down on a strike led by largely Black poultry workers in Sussex County, Delaware. Could be an important story given the times that we're heading into delawarecall.com/2025/09/06/t...
The fun thing about doing Delaware historical research is finding labor stuff that I probably won't use but would've never heard of if I wasn't combing through old sources.
In 1953, the CIO led a pretty large, violent strike in Selbyville, DE. Hardly known as a center for union activity.
In 1953, the CIO led a pretty large, violent strike in Selbyville, DE. Hardly known as a center for union activity.
September 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The fun thing about doing Delaware historical research is finding labor stuff that I probably won't use but would've never heard of if I wasn't combing through old sources.
In 1953, the CIO led a pretty large, violent strike in Selbyville, DE. Hardly known as a center for union activity.
In 1953, the CIO led a pretty large, violent strike in Selbyville, DE. Hardly known as a center for union activity.
Given that it's Labor Day, I'll put another plug in for Storm the Fort, the podcast I released with @madinahfordelaware.bsky.social earlier this year which covers the history of the Knights of Labor, America's first national labor organization shows.acast.com/making-the-a...
Storm The Fort
A History of the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor
shows.acast.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Given that it's Labor Day, I'll put another plug in for Storm the Fort, the podcast I released with @madinahfordelaware.bsky.social earlier this year which covers the history of the Knights of Labor, America's first national labor organization shows.acast.com/making-the-a...
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Trump is making the Phillies play like shit to distract Americans from the fact that it’s Karl and my 2 year anniversary
August 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Trump is making the Phillies play like shit to distract Americans from the fact that it’s Karl and my 2 year anniversary
From the people who don't know about ladders, we present: people who don't know about gloves
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the entire wall along the border with Mexico is going to be painted black to make the metal hotter and harder to climb and deter illegal immigration. She credited President Donald Trump with the idea.
DHS Secretary says entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop people from climbing it
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the entire southern border wall with Mexico is being painted black to deter illegal immigration.
bit.ly
August 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
From the people who don't know about ladders, we present: people who don't know about gloves