Here’s Episode 109 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-21:06: Democracy vs. Fascism We’re just a few days away from the biggest and most consequential election since Abraham Lincoln’s victory in 1860. It’s amazing how the United States is close to installing a true fascist movement into the White House. But Pat gives some optimism and…
Tag: Extremism
Monday Musing: Monday Musing: Weird MAGA Will Run Republicans Even After Trump
Here’s the Left of Lansing Monday Musing for September 16, 2024! There’s a belief that the weird, warped, right-wing MAGA will disappear after Dear Leader is defeated and gone. Nothing could be further from the truth. Just look at the absurd lengths many in MAGA World will go to protect Dear Leader Trump now. That…
Episode 94: Never Backing Down w/ Democratic State House Candidate Jodi Decker
Here’s Episode 94 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-14:36: Trump Shooting/MAGA Violence/Neil Friske Pat opens the show talking about the assassination attempt on former President Trump, and how MAGA Republicans (with the help from corporate media) are trying to blame the Left for the shooting. It’s an absurd attack considering how MAGA extremists have been…
Monday Musing: Charlie Kirk’s MAGA White Christian Nationalism Is Close To Gaining Real Power
At their Detroit convention over the weekend Charlie Kirk's group shamelessly unveiled a "White Boy Summer" flag and handed out hats bearing the same offensive slogan. Let's be crystal clear: "White Boy Summer" is a dog-whistle term embraced by white nationalists. This brazen… pic.twitter.com/HY051Rlcst — Distill Social (@DistillSocial) June 17, 2024 Here’s the Left of…
Friday Short: Trump Verdict Reveals Entire Michigan GOP’s Extremism
Here’s the Left of Lansing “Friday Short” for May 31, 2024 The entire Michigan Republican Party is revealing its fascist and authoritarianism ways by its reactions to Dear Leader Trump being found GUILTY of all 34 felony counts of falsifying financial records to hide his payoffs to a porn star, which influenced the outcome of…
Left Of Lansing Podcast: Episode 5–Rick Haglund from Michigan Advance
Here’s Episode 5 of the Left of Lansing podcast! This week, Rick Haglund joins us to talk Michigan economics. Rick is the business columnist for the fantastic Michigan Advance news site. I’m telling you, check it out. They do some awesome work over there. I talk about how conservatism is no longer based on solid…