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Media Cyphers is a weekly radio show out of Kalamazoo, MI where we discuss local issues, analyze and critique local and national media, cover important organizing in the SW Michigan region, and call out the establishment on its B.S. Listen to us live every Tuesday from 12PM-2PM on 89.1 WIDR or online at widrfm.org.
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Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
After a brief hiatus, Media Cyphers is back to call out the B.S.- but first we preface a lot of very depressing stories with a meditation on revolutionary optimism and its importance in the face of rising fascism and bigotry.
We look at how the Democratic Party used their resources to elevate an extreme Trumpist candidate against Peter Meijer in Michigan, how it parallels a nearly identical strategic gambit in 2016 with their "Pied Piper" strategy- which had a direct role in elevating Donald Trump, why the corporate establishment keeps returning to a well of very bad ideas, and the media coverage of it.
We give an update about a Paw Paw man who tried to burn down Kalamazoo's Planned Parenthood and the local ramifications of rising extremism- as well as how Facebook is firmly on the side of authoritarianism in turning over private messages to police about one of their users seeking an (illegal in their state) abortion.
We spend the rest of the show looking at how the far-right propaganda onslaught against the LGBTQ community is manifesting here in Michigan through a handful of news stories- and conclude with a glint of good news amongst the bigotry and misinformation.
3:40- 12:30 The Importance of Revolutionary Optimism
13:15- 25:20 Democratic Party Boosts Extremist Against Peter Meijer/ "Pied Piper" Deja Vu
26:10- 33:45 Paw Paw Man Tries to Burn Down Kzoo Planned Parenthood
33:50- 41:40 Conservative Michigan Town Defunds Their Library Due to Anti-LGBTQ Propaganda
41:40- 47:20 Tudor Dixon Wants Michigan Schools to Out Their Queer Students to Parents
48:10- 53:20 Republican States Want to Stop LGBTQ Students From Being Fed at School
53:20- 56:40 Michigan High Court Rules that Anti-Discrimination Laws Apply to LGBTQ+ Residents
SOURCES
"Democrats face blowback after boosting far-right Michigan candidate"
"Man, 25, accused in Kalamazoo Planned Parenthood arson denied bond"
"Facebook gave police their private data. Now, this duo face abortion charges"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/10/facebook-user-data-abortion-nebraska-police?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR3NwXULjSV3FxDNEmpm-vBEnONJLLh_Jg6JL_ovykyoLnZ2d54j1aMd8AY
"Upset over LGBTQ books, a Michigan town defunds its library in tax vote"
"Republican States Sue to Let Schools Block LGBTQ Children From Getting Meals
"Michigan High Court: Anti-Discrimination Law Applies to LGBTQ Residents"
American Security Projects Discusses Climate Crisis Messaging
Recorded Live on 89.1 WIDR August 16th, 2022
Background Music Performed by Quantum Fleek
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