Media Cyphers Kalamazoo

We look at an article from MLive describing the plummet in teacher pay in Michigan over the last 30 years and how Kalamazoo city commissioners are skeptical over a ballot initiative that will make the city assemble a 'Healthcare Action Committee.'

 

Residents in Gary have been without power for two weeks. We discuss the scale of the disaster, the systemic racism and classism it represents, and how one of the biggest natural disaster fumbles since Hurricane Katrina is getting little media attention.

 

We talk about Jocelyn Benson and Winnie Brinks' run for governor and how both their platform and their donor roster promises more of the same. However, if you judge her only on conservative attack ads, Benson is an ANTIFA terrorist who once worked with the radical outfit (checks notes) the Southern Poverty Law Center? We also look at the senate race and how Mike Rodgers is trying to have it both ways with AIPAC- trying to keep their presence out of the race but keeping their money in. 

 

Nazi dork Jake Lang tried to disrupt Dearborn last week and was met with pushback from both local residents and even some conservative Michiganders who are telling their ideological fellows "don't believe the hype." 

 

We close with several quick hits on topics ranging from the WNBA to DTE's attempt to stop Ann Arbor from moving forward with a municipally controlled power utility.

 

02:25- 15:30 Teacher Pay in Michigan Among Lowest in the Nation

 

16:45- 27:25 Kzoo City Commission Comments on Ballot Proposal to Set Up Healthcare Action Committee

 

28:30- 48:00 Powerless in Gary

 

50:00- 1:13:30 Benson for Governor: Boring Corporate Democrat or Antifa Terrorist?

 

1:13:30- 1:25:00 Rodgers Doesn't Want AIPAC's Endorsement (But He Will Take Their Paper)

 

1:25:00- 1:39:25 Nazi Dork Jake Lang Disrupts Dearborn, Gets Clocked by Friendly Neighborhood Antifascist

 

1:39:30- 1:52:00 Quick Hits: WNBA, KPL Union Demands Higher Wages, DTE vs. Ann Arbor, National Association of Black Journalists

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Michigan teacher pay down 29% since 1995, creating ‘uphill battle’ for schools, study says
https://www.mlive.com/education/2026/08/michigan-teacher-pay-down-29-since-1995-creating-uphill-battle-for-schools-study-says.html

 

‘I am 100% opposed’: Kalamazoo leaders skeptical of cryptic proposal on Nov. 3 ballot
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2026/08/i-am-100-opposed-kalamazoo-leaders-skeptical-of-cryptic-proposal-on-nov-3-ballot.html

 

Gary residents say 2 weeks without electricity are like 'end times'
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/environment/2026/08/24/thousands-hoosiers-no-electricity-nipsco-power-outage-northwest-indiana-storms/91430913007/

 

Power of the People - Gary Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Solidarity Response
https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/b11285a05b6e32036b17c4b58522b50761ecb6d1

 

Lots of celebration on socials about the Benson/Brinks ticket but what does it actually mean for working families in Michigan
https://griid.org/2026/08/20/lots-of-celebration-on-socials-about-the-benson-brinks-ticket-but-what-does-it-actually-mean-for-working-families-in-michigan/

 

El-Sayed’s GOP Opponent Attended 3 AIPAC-Hosted Fundraisers in 1 Day
https://truthout.org/articles/el-sayeds-gop-opponent-attended-3-aipac-hosted-fundraisers-in-1-day/

 

A KPL union asks residents to support its campaign for higher wages at a trustees meeting 
https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-08-20/a-kpl-union-asks-residents-to-support-its-campaign-for-higher-wages-at-a-trustees-meeting

 

DTE-funded group sues Ann Arbor after it approves November ballot question for city-owned utility
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/08/17/dte-funded-group-sues-ann-arbor-after-it-approves-november-ballot-question-for-city-owned-utility/

 

We start the show with an update on a court case involving anti-genocide protestors from the University of Michigan.

 

An article from Michigan Advance lays out the consequences of the Big BS Bill on SNAP recipients here in the state.

 

We spend the rest of the hour breaking down the issues dozens of Kalamazoo residents brought to the city commission last night. From the eviction of unhoused residents on Edwards St, to the AI moratorium, to the demand for Kalamazoo to take down Flock cameras.*

 

Some chaos in Comstock politics has lead to the appointment of progressive Bill Korb to the township board.

 

We spend time discussing the dire conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and do a post-mortem on the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary and talk about some important races today in Florida.

 

*CORRECTION: The Flock Amendment passed by the Kzoo City Commission DOES apply to existing cameras and infrastructure- there will be public vote when it comes time for the city to RENEW the Flock contract.

 

01:05- 9:05 Anti- Genocide Student Protestors Face Charges in Federal Court

 

10:05- 20:40 How Big BS Bill is Effecting Food Access in Michigan

 

22:45- 59:30 Kzoo City Commission: Houselessness, AI Moratorium, Deflock Kzoo

 

59:35- 1:06:00 Chaos on Comstock Township Board

 

1:06:10- 1:09:10 Kzoo Township Mulling Incorporating Into a City

 

1:09:10- 1:11:00 Litigation Against Saline AI Data Center

 

1:11:00- 1:13:15 Quick Hits- WNBA, Lynchings

 

1:13:20- 1:31:40 Cabin Fever: Dire Conditions Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

 

1:31:42- 1:48:40 Wisconsin Results and Primaries in Florida

 

1:48:45- 1:50:30 Quick Hit: Calling Out Stephen A Smith

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Hearings coming for pro-Palestine activists linked to intimidating University of Michigan leaders
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2026/08/hearings-scheduled-for-university-of-michigan-students-raided-by-fbi.html

 

Michiganders are going hungry in the wake of federal food assistance cuts
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/08/06/michiganders-going-hungry-in-the-wake-of-federal-food-assistance-cuts/

 

Kalamazoo approves moratorium on data center, battery storage projects
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2026/08/kalamazoo-approves-moratorium-on-data-center-battery-storage-projects.html

 

Kalamazoo to require public board vote on Flock Safety contracts after protests
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2026/08/kalamazoo-to-require-public-board-vote-on-flock-safety-contracts-after-protests.html

 

3 resign from Comstock Township board citing ‘chaos’ and ‘division’
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2026/08/3-resign-from-comstock-township-board-citing-chaos-and-division.html

 

Divided, county officials flip coin to appoint temporary member for Comstock board quorum 
https://wwmt.com/news/local/comstock-township-board-quorum-new-member-temporary-trustee-kalamazoo-county-election-commission-special-meeting-resignation-recall-business-western-michigan

 

Kalamazoo Twp. considering study on becoming own city to avoid annexations 
https://www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazoo-county/kalamazoo-twp-considering-study-on-becoming-own-city-to-avoid-annexations/

 

We read some quick hits about a MI Supreme Court decision that upholds consumer protection law and comment briefly on Trump and RFK Jr.'s newest vaccine shuffling.

 

We spend most of the hour discussing the primary election results- how candidates in the Kalamazoo area shook out, the reactions from corporate media, and how progressive candidates interface with socialism and/or "Woke 1.0."

 

We are joined by Ivan from The People's Library of Kalamazoo to discuss a film screening they are organizing this Saturday with the SWMI DSA "I Am Cuba." We talk about the Cuban people's struggles against the 70 year embargo and how people in Kalamazoo can help.

 

We talk about a crime in Mississippi and criminality in the Boebert family. Lawrence talks about the Congressional Black Caucus' centrist litmus test against incoming Democratic Socialists. We close talking about an alarming report from Democracy Now! that warns that tech corporations are racing to be the first to create a near omnipotent AI. Is this 'hasta la vista' for the human race or an opportunity for some cyborg solidarity?

 

01:30- 6:55 MI Supreme Court Upholds Consumer Protection Law

 

07:00- 10:00 Quick Hit: Vaccine Autism Myths and the Trump Admin

 

10:00- 58:30 Primary Election Results and Mainstream Media Reactions

 

58:50- 1:25:40 "I Am Cuba" Documentary Screening @ Dormouse w/ Ivan from The People's Library of Kzoo

 

1:26:00- 1:28:30 Mississippi Goddamn- Black Woman Lynched

 

1:29:00- 1:30:45 Boeberts of a Feather: Boebert's Son Accused of Child Sexual Exploitation

 

1:31:00- 1:41:45 Congressional Black Caucus Threatens Participation to Black DemSocs Over Hakeem Jeffries

 

01:41:55- 01:52:00 Judgment Day: How Capitalism May Hasten the Robot Apocalypse

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Michigan Supreme Court sides with Nessel, overrules cases curtailing consumer protection law
https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/michigan-supreme-court-sides-with-nessel-overrules-cases-curtailing-consumer-protection-law/

 

Trump Order Rooted in Debunked Vaccine-Autism Link ‘Will Get Kids Killed,’ Warns Critic
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-vaccines-autism

 

The Michigan Senate Democratic Primary Was a Referendum on the Uncommitted Movement
https://www.leftvoice.org/michigan-democratic-primary-referendum-on-uncommitted/

 

Michigan House candidate says he left DSA to ‘unite’ district 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6012655-lawrence-lapses-dsa-membership/

 

AOC’s ABC Interview and the Fight Over What Socialism Will Mean
https://www.leftvoice.org/aocs-abc-interview-and-the-fight-over-what-socialism-will-mean/

 

I Am Cuba- Film Screening & Fundraiser
Saturday, August 15th
@ 7PM
https://www.facebook.com/events/s/i-am-cuba-film-screening-fundr/2064594307520095

 

The People's Library of Kalamazoo
https://www.instagram.com/thepeopleslibrarykzoo/

 

'She did not do this to herself': Mother says family 'devastated' after woman found hanging in Mississippi
https://abcnews.com/amp/US/mother-black-woman-found-hanging-mississippi/story?id=135497051

 

Black Caucus to Force Incoming Dems to Support Hakeem Jeffries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP9pgN-5Ha0

 

Amid Growing Fears of Rogue AI, Expert Urges Governments to “Bring This to a Grinding Halt”
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/6/ai

 

We start by talking about a how an initiative to curb corporate spending in Michigan elections will be on the November ballot.

 

Kzoo township is moving forward with a moratorium on data centers.

 

Lawrence joins us to talk about election day, in Michigan and around the country.

 

We return to Kalamazoo to discuss an alarming new report about flock camera use in our city and local efforts to challenge it.

 

The Michigan supreme court pumps the brakes on Line 5 while also upholding the practice of conversion therapy in the state.

 

We look at the tragic death of Nolan Wells and how figures in the right-wing media sphere are taking advantage.

 

02:00- 6:00 "Money Out of Politics" Makes it On the Ballot

 

6:50- 15:00 Kzoo Township Moves Forward w/ Moratorium on Data Centers

 

15:30- 52:00 Election Coverage: Michigan and Beyond

 

52:35- 1:03:30 What the Flock is Going On? Flock Surveillance Cameras in Kzoo

 

1:03:45- 1:31:00 Michigan Supreme and Not-So Supreme Court: Line 5 and Conversion Therapy

 

1:32:00- 1:46:00 Nolan Wells and Media Co-optation

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

‘Money out of politics’ proposal cleared for Michigan ballot 
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/money-out-of-politics-proposal-cleared-for-michigan-ballot/

 

Kalamazoo Township Board Adopts Moratoriums on Battery Storage, Data Center Facilities
https://publicmedianet.org/news/community/kalamazoo-township-board-adopts-moratoriums-on-battery-storage-data-center-facilities/

 

Oshtemo Township Board Advances Energy Ordinance Timeline, Adopts First Reading of Solar Moratorium
https://publicmedianet.org/news/community/oshtemo-township-board-advances-energy-ordinance-timeline-adopts-first-reading-of-solar-moratorium/

 

Magnetic Norse "It was never about the plate"
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/187SKapd3G/

 

Get the Flock Out of Kzoo Petition
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/get-the-flock-out-of-kzoo

 

Get the Flock Out of Kalamazoo! Rally
Organized by SWMI DSA
Monday, August 17th @630PM
City Hall 241 W South Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007

 

Michigan Supreme Court Overturns Line 5 Tunnel Permit, Delivering Major Victory for Tribal Nations 
https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/michigan-supreme-court-overturns-line-5-tunnel-permit-delivering-major-victory-for-tribal-nations/

 

After court order, Michigan to stop enforcing ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth
https://www.mlive.com/news/2026/07/after-court-order-michigan-to-stop-enforcing-ban-on-conversion-therapy-for-lbgtq-youth.html

 

Michigan continues to reel from the Big BS Bill as a rural hospital in Sturgis shuts down.

 

Progressive candidate for congress in the Lansing area William Lawrence is feeling the heat after AIPAC dumps money into his race and we look at the Stevens campaign hiring an advisor from Palantir.

 

Lawrence joins us. We talk briefly about how the Trump administration's disinvestment in food safety has lead to explosive consequences.

 

We spend the rest of the show talking about next week's primary election- from who is running to represent the Kalamazoo area in Lansing to the race for Michigan's next US senator.

 

01:20- 14:40 Rural Hospital in Sturgis Closes

 

15:00- 25:20 William Lawrence Faces AIPAC Funding Onslaught in Lansing

 

26:15- 30:15 "We do not know who else may be watching!" Stevens Hired Palantir Consultant

 

30:50- 37:00 Product Warning: Food Outbreaks and Defunding the Safety Net

 

PRIMARY ELECTION COVERAGE

 

37:45- 40:25 The Importance of Local Millages

 

42:10- 54:30 Michigan House District 41: Strebs v. Schwartz

 

54:35- 1:07:50 MI District 4 Congressional Race: Harris v. McCann

 

1:08:00- 1:17:20 MI District 13 Congressional Race: Thanedar v. McKinney

 

1:17:25- 1:48:00 The Race for Senate: El-Sayed v. AIPAC

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Sturgis Hospital closes in rural Michigan
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/07/25/jngk-j25.html

 

The Last-Minute Million-Dollar Ad Spend Against Will Lawrence Is Coming From a Major Pro-Israel Group
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/dmfi-will-lawrence-michigan-haley-stevens-consultant-palantir

 

Haley Stevens’s Palantir Consultant Scandal Draws Attention to Her Record on ICE
https://truthout.org/articles/haley-stevenss-palantir-consultant-scandal-draws-attention-to-her-record-on-ice/

 

Yes for Families (Child Care Millage)
https://www.yesforfamilies.org/

 

2026 Metro Millage Facts (Kalamazoo Metro web site)
https://ride.kmetro.com/2026-millage-facts

 

We begin our show with some personal reflections from Andy about the intersections of capitalism and Stage 4 cancer.

 

Residents in Texas Township have won a moratorium on AI Data Centers and Milwood neighborhood residents are speaking out against a proposed center near the neighborhood.

 

A report from GRIID discusses how some of our Michigan tax dollars are being funneled into the Israeli war machine.

 

Lawrence joins us and we have a winding discussion about the recent primaries. The ascendance of DSA candidates, the gonzo reaction from centrists and fascists, breaking down the centrist talking points about 'electability,' and how this moment was the result of 10 years of organizing.

 

Lawrence leads a discussion about recent killings and how the injustice system is continuing to mistreat black lives.

 

We break down the reflecting pool fiasco and talk about how it's a microcosm of Trump's particular brand of MAGA casino fascism.

 

We close with short discussions about the Supreme Court, the World Cup, the Knicks, and the ridiculous UFC spectacle at the White House.

 

01:30- 16:00 Capitalism is a Cancer- A Dialectic with Stage 4 Sarcoma and Late Stage Capitalism

 

16:30- 24:00 Kalamazoo Residents Say No to AI Data Centers

 

24:45- 28:20 How Your Michigan Tax Dollars are Going to the Israeli War Machine

 

28:50- 32:11 Michigan Will NOT Have to Give its Voter Rolls to the Trump Admin

 

37:30- 1:12:30 Primary Coverage OR The Great Cope & Seething of Centrists and Fascists

 

1:12:40- 1:22:00  Fatal Shootings and the Value of Human Life in the USA

 

1:22:10- 1:27:20 Reflecting Pool or How The Algae Pond in DC is Emblematic of MAGA Fascism

 

1:27:20- 1:35:45 Supreme Court Updates and Trump's Refugee "Complexion Correction"

 

1:36:15- 1:40:44 World Cup Discussion

 

1:40:45- 1:45:30 Knicks vs. UFC 

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Township near Kalamazoo approves 12-month moratorium blocking data centers
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2026/06/township-near-kalamazoo-approves-12-month-moratorium-blocking-data-centers.html

 

‘Use your power to prevent this’: Kalamazoo residents blast data center idea
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2026/06/use-your-power-to-prevent-this-kalamazoo-residents-blast-data-center-idea.html

 

Tell Michigan Legislators to not provide funds to the Michigan Israel Business Accelerator right now
https://griid.org/2026/06/27/tell-michigan-legislators-to-not-provide-funds-to-the-michigan-israel-business-accelerator-right-now/

 

Trump admin loses again in bid for Michigan voter rolls 
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/trump-admin-loses-again-in-bid-for-michigan-voter-rolls/

 

We start with updates on Michigan labor- from striking UAW workers in Three Rivers to teachers struggling without a contract in Ann Arbor.

 

A duo of stories about the defunding of PRIDE festivals shows us how bigots are running rampant over queer affirmation and celebration and how the power of solidarity can beat them back.

 

An article from GRIID examines how Democratic politicians like Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters beat the money drums for the further development of the military industrial complex in Michigan. Meanwhile that same industrial complex is facing a potential tech merger with the state of Israel.

 

We close with how ordinary Albanians are putting their government's feet to the fire for allowing Trump's family to try to turn protected areas in a real estate project.

 

1:00- 4:30 American Axle Strike Update

 

5:00- 18:15 Ann Arbor Teachers Working Without a Contract in Poor Conditions

 

19:00- 35:00 It Was The Best of PRIDE, it Was the Worst of PRIDE- Bad News and Good News

 

35:30- 42:45 Slotkin & Peters and The Military Industrial Complex in Michigan

 

43:35- 52:25 Congress is Working to Integrate U.S. and Israeli Defense Tech

 

53:00- 59:20 Albanians Revolt Against Revolting Land Grab from Trump and Co.

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

"I threw their proposal in the trash": American Axle strike continues after negotiations stall 
https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-08/i-threw-their-proposal-in-the-trash-american-axle-strike-continues-after-negotiations-stall

 

Ann Arbor public school teachers enter sixth month without a new contract
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/07/kzro-j07.html

 

As Anti-LGBTQ Censorship Expands, These Cities Have Cancelled Pride This Year
https://truthout.org/articles/as-anti-lgbtq-censorship-expands-these-cities-have-cancelled-pride-this-year/

 

‘Bigger and better than ever’: how Durham Pride beat Reform’s funding axe with help from the miners
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/30/durham-pride-trade-unions-beat-reform-funding-axe

 

Once again Democrats are celebrating additional funding for a US military base in Michigan
https://griid.org/2026/06/03/once-again-democrats-are-celebrating-additional-funding-for-a-us-military-base-in-michigan/

 

Congress Is Trying to Permanently Integrate U.S. and Israeli Defense Tech
https://theintercept.com/2026/06/08/us-israel-224-ai-defense-budget/

 

Massive Protests in Albania Against Trump Family’s Tourism Project in Protected Areas
https://www.leftvoice.org/massive-protests-in-albania-against-trump-familys-tourism-project-in-protected-areas/

 

We start with a brief update on the crisis at Wildwood Apartments and look at a new suit that could turn back the clock on the inclusion of disabled folks in US society.

 

We talk about an effort to introduce fusion voting to Michigan and give some updates about the primary season. We look at AI- from the community of Dowagiac banding together to sue a data center over noise to the Michigan's governor breaking ground on a project in Saline that puts her firmly on the side of corporations and against the people.

 

We offer some thoughts on the U.S. Senate debate on Mackinaw Island and look at the ICE protests in Newark and their relation to Michigan and GEO Group. 

 

UAW workers are going on strike in Three Rivers, Israel continues to invade Lebanon while the UK would like you to hush up about it old chap, "The Epstein Lodge" at Interlochen is being sent back to the dark dimension from whence it came and we close discussing which jokes were acceptable and not at the roast of Kevin Hart.

 

1:00- 11:30 Wildwood Apartments Update 

 

12:30- 20:52 Disability Rights At Risk in Lawsuit Against HHS

 

21:30- 23:55 Third Parties In Michigan Seek Fusion Voting

 

26:00- 29:30 Primary Updates Around the Country

 

29:30- 48:10 Machine Politics: Old Propaganda Tricks and The People vs. The Ruling Class on AI Data Centers

 

48:10- 56:10 Mackinaw Island Debate Thoughts

 

56:15- 1:09:00 Protests Against ICE in Newark and Michigan

 

1:09:10- 1:19:10 UAW in Three Rivers Goes on Strike

 

1:19:30- 1:30:50 Israel's Invasion of Lebanon and Censorship in the UK

 

1:31:00- 1:36:00 The Epstein Lodge and the Evil That Men Do

 

1:37:00- 1:45:35 Thoughts on the Roast of Kevin Hart 

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Township supervisor calls for Wildwood Off Main to stop 'bullying tactics' against tenants
https://wwmt.com/news/local/township-supervisor-wildwood-off-main-stop-bullying-tactics-against-tenants-michigan-new-earth-residential-condemned-structures-wwmt

 

Disability Rights Are at Risk as 7 States Back Case Attacking Key Protections
https://truthout.org/articles/disability-rights-are-at-risk-as-7-states-back-case-attacking-key-protections/

 

Minor parties in Michigan are suing to allow fusion voting, calling current law anti-competition
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/06/02/minor-parties-in-michigan-are-suing-to-allow-fusion-voting-calling-current-law-anti-competition/

 

OpenAI, Oracle leaders praise data center south of Ann Arbor, pledge $10M to local center
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2026/06/openai-oracle-leaders-praise-data-center-south-of-ann-arbor-pledge-10m-to-local-center.html

 

Residents say a lawsuit and settlement overrode Saline Township’s initial vote on the OpenAI Oracle data center
https://wheninyourstate.com/michigan/residents-say-a-lawsuit-and-settlement-overrode-saline-townships-initial-vote-on-the-openai-oracle-data-center/

 

Migrants detained at ICE facilities, including in Michigan, launch hunger strikes to protest conditions
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/05/29/repub/migrants-detained-at-ice-facilities-including-in-michigan-launch-hunger-strikes-to-protest-conditions/

 

Workers strike at Three Rivers axle plant as contract expires
https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/workers-strike-at-three-rivers-axle-plant-as-contract-expires/

 

Interlochen to demolish lodge donated by Jeffrey Epstein 
https://www.mlive.com/news/2026/05/interlochen-to-demolish-lodge-donated-by-jeffrey-epstein.html

 

We spend most of today's show putting Diop Harris in the hot seat. He's running to replace Bill Huizenga here in CD4. We talk to him about the issues and his political strategy.

U of M postdoc researchers are organizing a union and we talk about Hasan Piker and CODEPINK being subpoenaed over their involvement in the aid flotilla to Cuba.

We then look at the mass shooting at a mosque in San Diego and how the type of Islamophobia pushed in right-wing media spaces fuels these kinds of tragedies.

 

0:00- 1:16:00 Interview w/ Diop Harris

 

01:16:30- 01:24:00 Post Interview Discussion

 

01:24:00- 01:25:40 U of M Post Doc Researchers Unionize

 

01:25:45- 01:40:30 The Cuban Embargo and Federal Subpoenas 

 

01:40:30- 01:47:00 The Mosque Shooting in San Diego and the Culpability of Right Wing Hate Merchants

 

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

University of Michigan Postdocs Unionize, Fight for a Living Wage
https://www.leftvoice.org/university-of-michigan-postdocs-unionize-fight-for-a-living-wage/ 

We talk with Tom Greig of the Michigan Education Association to discuss the efforts of Kalamazoo Career Technical Education Association to bargain for their first contract with KRESA and the pushback they are facing from the administration.

 

Mallory McMorrow stumbles through a recent podcast interview and we discuss the state of the race with Michigan candidates for governor and the U.S. Senate.

 

Governor Whitmer is facing criticism for throwing up her hands in the face of funding shortfalls at Planned Parenthood.

 

The Trump administration is using its power to offer reparations to J6 insurrectionists and we put that in the context of how they are using governing tools designed to investigate and hold to account confederates during Reconstruction to bolster white supremacy.

 

We close acknowledging the anniversary of the Nakba- the initial setting event of Israel colonization of Palestine.

 

33:00- 1:01:00 Mallory McMorrow Faceplants and the State of the Michigan Primary

 

1:01:00- 1:09:00 Big Gretch Stands Down on Planned Parenthood

 

1:09:10- 1:22:30 J6 Reparations and the Trump Administration's "Deconstruction" for White Supremacy

 

1:22:30- 1:25:15 Free Palestine- Observing the Anniversary of the Nakba

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Union reps picket outside Kalamazoo County's KRESA career center during spring orientation
https://wwmt.com/news/local/kresa-kctea-teachers-union-pickets-outside-spring-orientation-kalamazoo-county-career-center-connect-campus-technical-education-trades-instructors-contract-wwmt

 

Planned Parenthood once had a fighter in Gov. Whitmer. This time she folded
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/05/14/planned-parenthood-once-had-a-fighter-in-gov-whitmer-this-time-she-folded/

 

BREAKING: Trump Creates $1.8B Fund for January 6 Insurrectionists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O85UoMh555k

 

For Palestinians, the Nakba Isn’t Just History. It’s Also Our Present.
https://truthout.org/articles/for-palestinians-the-nakba-isnt-just-history-its-also-our-present/