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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 May 07, 2025
Wednesday May 07, 2025
We start our show paying tribute to a dedicated housing organizer from Traverse City who passed over the weekend.
In Kalamazoo, we discuss local screenings of some critical documentaries on Palestine and student resistance- "No Other Land" and "The Encampments."
Lawrence joins us and we talk about Dana Nessel dropping felony charges against anti-genocide protestors and do some media critique on the intersection of arts, sports, and commerce.
A measure in Lansing that would have made it more difficult to vote in Michigan has failed and we look at an article from LeftVoice parsing out how May Day was celebrated around the world.
01:20- 7:00 Rest in Power Laura, Traverse City Housing Organizer
7:00- 24:30 Palestine at the Movies: "No Other Land" and "The Encampments" Screenings in Kzoo
26:15- 40:40 Dana Nessel Backs Off- Charges Dropped Against Anti-Genocide Protestors
40:50- 44:00 Fear of Flying- FAA Officials Warn They are Understaffed
45:30- 53:00 "Sinners," NFL Draft, and Media Framing
54:25- 1:02:00 Michigan proof-of-citizenship question fails to gain House support
1:02:15- 1:09:15 May Day Around the World
SOURCES/ FURTHER READING
Stop the displacement of the residents at the Pines
https://secure.everyaction.com/vS8aqwmW5kCJZ-HkFr0vnQ2
Nessel drops charges against group arrested in UM pro-Palestinian camps
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/05/05/nessel-drops-charges-against-group-arrested-in-um-pro-palestinian-camps/83450454007/
Michigan Raids on pro-Palestine Students
https://pod.link/1097417804/episode/17b671520056c0af560e340518757aab
Michigan proof-of-citizenship question fails to gain House support
https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-proof-citizenship-question-fails-gain-house-support
May Day Protests Show That Working Class Resistance to the Right Is Growing
https://www.leftvoice.org/may-day-protests-show-that-working-class-resistance-to-the-right-is-growing/
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