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Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for July 10, 2026. The Trump Regime's ICE Gestapo is hurting Michigan's farming community, which is hurting our state's overall economy.  And with another incident of ICE killing another person, this time in Texas, it proves ICE offers nothing of value to our democ...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's Episode #186 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-19:44: Sen. Debate/Platner Out The Dear Leader Trump Sports Curse continues, this time he helped lead to the demise of the U.S. Men's Soccer team in the World Cup. Pat covers a bit of the debate between Abdul El Sayed and Haley Stevens fo...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for July 6, 2026! Democratic State Senator Mallory McMorrow announces she's dropping-out of the Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate primary race. That means it's just a two-person race between the progressive frontrunner, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, and Congresswoman "Ms. AIP...

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Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's Episode #185 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-17:55: More DSA Victories/MI Senate Race LOL's Pat Johnston opens the show highlighting how another young Democratic Socialist defeated another Democratic incumbent in Congress, and this time it was in Denver, CO. Pat explains why progres...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for June 26, 2026. After three Democratic Socialists from New York City defeated three Democratic corporate-establishment candidates, the so-called "centrist" Democrats are declaring war on MAGA!  Oh, wait.  Centrists aren't declaring war on MAGA or the Trump Regim...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's Episode #184 of Michigan's Progressive Podcast! 00-00-8:44: Mike Rogers & Big Pharma LOL's Pat Johnston begins the show talking about how Michigan MAGA Republican Senate candidate, "Florida" Mike Rogers, is threatening progressive Democratic candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed with a Cease & Desist...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for June 22, 2026. Michigan Democratic State Senator Erica Geiss of Taylor introduced the "Workplace Employee Boundaries Act," which would block any employer from forcing workers to check work emails, phone calls, or text messages outside of their normal work hour...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for June 19, 2026! This week, Michigan Democratic State Senate candidate for most of the Upper Peninsula, Kelli Van Ginhoven, talked with me about her her campaign on Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast. I asked KVG if she thought of herself as a progressive Dem...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's Episode #183 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-1:00: Jessica's Show Open 1:01-4:04: New MI Dem Senate Poll 4:05-4:50: McMorrow Upset w/Poll 4:51-6:05: Polls Show Trends Toward Dr. Abdul 6:06-7:20: Stevens Fights For Status Quo 7:21-7:45: KVG Interview Preview 7:46-9:09: MOU Iran War D...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for June 15, 2026. Over the weekend, many Establishment Democrats criticized Michigan's progressive and working class Senate candidate, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, for suggesting the Trump Regime practices is two-tiered justice system.  Dr. Abdul as speaking in response t...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for June 12, 2026. Michigan continues to be one of the top states for solar installations even as The Trump Regime's been busy gutting solar and wind energy projects. At a time when the country needs as much energy as possible, and for cheaper prices, The Trump Reg...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's Episode #182 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-16:10: The Establishment Machine Left of Lansing's Pat Johnston cites another insightful article by Danielle Moody & Jared Yates Sexton from The DAM Digest (we mistakenly gave credit to Sexton's " Dispatches From A Collapsing State ,"...

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Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's Episode #181 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-9:57: Mike Rogers' Beta Campaign Pat Johnston opens this week's show pointing-out how feeble MAGA Michigan Republican Senate candidate, "Florida" Mike Rogers', really is as his campaign used Artificial Intelligence to give him a muscular...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for June 1, 2026. Pat Johnston explains why Democratic Party insiders are doing their best to block progressive-populists, like Michigan's Democratic Senate Primary frontrunner Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, and others across the country, from winning.  These corporate-Democ...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for May 29, 2026. The Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference is over, and this year proved to be another example of why this corporate-friendly event is useless to working class Michiganders. Pat Johnston explains how it's main goal is to ensure enou...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's Episode #180 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-14:47: AIPAC & Haley Stevens Pat Johnston shares even more stories revealing how AIPAC is using loopholes to funnel campaign bribes, or "donations," towards the corporate-establishment Democratic Party's pick for Michigan's open U.S....

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for May 25, 2026. Some longtime Michigan Democratic Party insiders are suddenly calling for an end to party nominating conventions.  They'd rather see all statewide office races be primary elections rather than being nominated at these conventions. It's interestin...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for May 22, 2026. Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ended his "independent" run to become Michigan's next Governor this week.  Duggan cited poor polling numbers, the struggle to raise money against the Democratic and MAGA Republican Parties, and strong momentum for...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's Episode #179 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-16:51: Campbell Plant/AIPAC & Haley Stevens Pat Johnston immediately wonders how MAGA Michigan Republicans believe they will win in the midterms as working class Michiganders are heavily disapproving of Dear Leader Trump and the Trump...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for May 18, 2026. The "electability" word is being used during the heated Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate primary race.  It's a word being used by corporate-establishment Democratic Party officials, who also happen to support AIPAC's choice, Congresswoman Haley...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for May 15, 2026. Planned Parenthood of Michigan is asking Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer to use her executive powers by directing much-needed $5 million to fill a funding gap caused by the Trump Regime. But rather than "fight like Hell," and push-ba...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's Episode #178 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-14:59: Iran War, Ballrooms, and Gas Prices Pat Johnston opens this week's show highlighting how Dear Leader Trump's price tag for his precious White House ballroom has doubled, and taxpayers will fund it! Meanwhile, thanks to The Trump Re...

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for May 11, 2026. According to Michigan Advance , Michigan MAGA Republican State Rep. Angela Rigas of Kent County complained on Facebook as to how Marine veteran and retired Saginaw Fire Chief, Chedrick Greene, could serve this country while also being a Democrat....