Here’s the Left of Lansing “Friday Short” for October 11, 2024. The “Abandon Harris” campaign this week officially endorsed Green Party presidential nominee, Jill Stein, in Dearborn, MI. But one of the co-founder’s of the campaign clearly explained the point of the movement: to hand the state of Michigan to Dear Leader Trump this November….
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Friday Short: Democrats AGAIN Clean-Up Republican Economic Mess
Here’s the Left of Lansing “Friday Short” for October 4, 2024. Yet another solid jobs report for the American people, and it’s due in-part to smart economic policies put in motion by a Democratic administration in The White House. After Dear Leader left the country in economic ruin, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris passed strong…
Monday Musing: MAGA Michigan Leader Spews Democrats Will “Steal Votes” Lie
Here’s the Left of Lansing “Monday Musing” for September 30, 2024. MAGA Michigan GOP Chair Pete Hoekstra is telling Republican voters that Democrats “will steal some votes” this election. Of course, like Dear Leader Trump, and several other of his failed cult member, there’s absolutely ZERO evidence that Democrats are stealing votes. It’s just the…
Episode 81: Don’t Believe the Hype on Corporate Subsidies w/ Bridge Magazine’s Paula Gardner
Here’s Episode 81 of Michigan’s premier progressive podcast! On this week’s episode, Pat talks about “Florida” Mike Rogers’ audacity to run for Michigan’s open Senate seat this Fall even though he hasn’t lived in this state for years (because he wanted to make lobbying cash), and he’s registered to vote in both Florida and Michigan!…
Left Of Lansing Friday Short: MI Dems’ Clean Energy Bills Imperfect, But an Important Step
Listen to my LoL “Friday Short” on while the Michigan Democrats’ clean energy bills are indeed imperfect, they mark an important step towards much-needed changes in the state’s energy and economic future. Yes, the bills fall short in many areas, like considering natural gas “clean energy,” and ignoring environmental justice provisions to help those in…
LoL Friday Short: Democrats working to abolish Snyder’s “Polluter Panels”
Here’s the LoL Friday Short on this October 20th, of 2023 Democrats in the Michigan Legislature have introduced bills to abolish former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’s “Polluter Panels.” Snyder and the MAGA majority back in 2018 created a panel filled with industry and commercial insiders with the main goal of slowing down or stopping any…
Episode 59: Taking On Corporate Greed, And Fighting FOR The People w/ State Rep. Dylan Wegela
It’s the 59th episode of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! My returning guest this week is Michigan Democratic State Rep. Dylan Wegela from the 26th House District. We talk about his plans to thwart the state’s two main utility companies–DTE & Consumers Energy–from using dark money to influence Lansing, especially at a time when Michiganders want…
Just Call Republicans What They Are: Fascists
Can we please stop being PC and call trump what he is: A fascist. And the gop is the party of fascism. Period. — (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) November 21, 2020 Fascism: a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism…
Michigan Tops In PFAS In Nation. We’re Number…One?
This is a list the state of Michigan doesn’t want to win. Unfortunately, as Michigan Advance notes, we are “winning”: Michigan has the most sites in the country known to be contaminated with the group of toxic chemicals known as PFAS, according to a new report from the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Working Group. The environmental and…
Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Michigan
Friend of the Left of Lansing Podcast, Democratic state Rep. Laurie Pohutsky from Livonia introduced a resolution this week: In case you missed it: Yesterday @lpohutsky19 introduced a resolution to declare April Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the state of Michigan, continuing to acknowledge and support those impacted by attempted or completed sexual assault. pic.twitter.com/ZRyu89RIjt…
