Left of Lansing

Here's the Monday Musing for July 8, 2024 During the July 4th holiday weekend, right-wing MAGA Michigan Republican Congresswoman Lisa McClain tweeted a horrible video where she blasted local Democrats for driving a Subaru during a parade in Clarkston. She exclaimed how this proves that unlike Dear Leader Trump, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris don't support UAW workers. It's such an astounding and ludi...

Here's the Left of Lansing Monday Musing for July 1, 2024. Just days before we celebrate our independence from monarchy, the MAGA majority on the Supreme Court ruled that presidents are kings! In a 6-3 ruling, the MAGA majority wrote that presidents are immune from laws if they are "official" acts, whereas they are not immune from "unofficial" acts.  They believe any actions Dear Leader Trump took...

Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for June 28, 2024 In what has been a rather bleak news for progressives and Democrats this week, there's been some good news on abortion rights in Michigan this week. Proving, once again, that Michigan believes in the economic and health care freedoms of women. After a Court of Claims ruling that Michigan's 24-hour waiting period for abortion care was unco...

Here's Episode 92 of Michigan's premier progressive podcast! Nitish Pahwa is Slate's associate writer for business and tech, and he's a native Michigander. He grew-up around Lansing, and remembered what the political scene was like just a decade ago when MAGA Republicans had complete control of state government. That's why he's surprised to see how fast things changed as not only are Democrats in...

A recent Bridge Michigan  article highlighted where red flag laws, which Michigan Democrats passed into law last year, didn't stop the horrific mass shooting at a Rochester Hills splash pad in Oakland County, MI. However, the law's already been used over 100 times since its passage, and if it saved one life, then the law's working as Michigan Democrats intended.  No law is a panacea, and not every...

Here's the Left of Lansing Friday Short for June 21, 2024. MAGA Republican state Representative Neil Friske of Charlevoix got arrested this week for allegedly chasing a worker at the Deja Vu strip club in Lansing with a gun. No formal charges have been levied yet, but police are requesting three felony charges against Friske, including sexual assault, assault, and a weapons-related offense.  Frisk...

Here's Episode 91 of Michigan's premier progressive podcast! 00:00-16:12--Pat congratulates Michigan Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel on a major court victory for those fighting to shut down the Line 5 oil pipeline at the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac. Nessel successfully argued to have the case sent back to the state, giving Line 5 owner, Enbridge, a major setback as it tried to have t...

Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for June 17, 2024 The right-wing White Christian Nationalist activist group Turning Points USA showed-up in Detroit last weekend to spread its hateful and dangerous message to its followers.  Its leader, millennial wonderboy Charlie Kirk, is becoming the new face of right-wing extremism. But if he and his people are able to capture just a fraction of long...

Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for June 14, 2024 A recent Wallethub survey revealed that Ohio has one of the worst state economies, ranking 42nd in the country which is the 10th worst state! Michigan, meanwhile, is ranks 19th. That far surpasses both Ohio, and Indiana, which ranks 39th.  One would think the further Ohio's government continues to travel down the weird, right-wing MAGA Re...

It's Episode 90 of Michigan's premier progressive podcast! On this week's show, Pat speaks with Danielle Atkinson, executive director and founder of Mothering Justice , which is an organization working to empower mothers of color through public policy. Mothering Justice is part of a coalition demanding the Democratic majority in the Michigan legislature to vote on paid family leave bills--bills th...

Here's the Monday Musing for June 10, 2024 Michigan Republicans in the state House introduced a bill making the AR-15 the official state rifle . They introduced it on the week of Gun Violence Awareness Day. And they introduced it for two reasons: To own the libs, and to show the libs how they're ready to take over power through violence, or the threat of violence.  Remember, Democrats passed sensi...

Here's the Left of Lansing Friday Short for June 7, 2024 The Guardian's Jon Henley wrote about a study conducted by European political scientists, which showed when center-left parties in Europe adopt right-wing policies, the center-left parties suffer at the polls.  These researchers conclude that when center-left parties move further to the center, they end up failing to capture right-wing voter...

Here's episode 89 of Michigan's premier progressive podcast. Happy Conviction Week! Michigan Republicans continue having a collective meltdown after their Dear Leader was found guilty of committing 34 felonies in New York. Republicans call the trial a "sham," and "un-American," as they keep degrading our judicial system. Pat shares the unhinged statements from many Michigan Republicans in both Con...

Here's the Monday Musing for June 3, 2024 Democrats are in trouble of diluting and mixing their campaign messaging when it comes to the serious threat Trump and the Republicans are to democracy. Democrats must be firm and consistent with their messaging in order to ensure Democrats keep not only the Michigan Legislature blue, but to ensure Democrats keep or gain state legislative seats throughout...

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 the 2016 election. The so-called "Law & Order," family values, and p...

Welcome to Episode 88 of Michigan's premier progressive podcast! On this week's show, Pat has some fun at the expense of the big oil and land developer-backed group calling itself "Citizens For Local Choice," which announced its hopes of putting a repeal of a renewable energy siting law on this November's ballot FAILED to garner enough signatures ! This is a vital victory for our economy, our envi...

Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musings" for May 27th, 2024. On this Memorial Day, Dear Leader Trump sent-out this disgusting message on his Truth Social account . His message didn't mention anything about remembering those who sacrificed their lives for this country. Dear Leader's message made it all about him, but it's not surprising considering his views on those who died in wars. And it's n...

Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for May 24, 2024. Congressional Republicans are trying to pass a new funding scheme that cuts the food stamps program by $30 billion in the next decade .  And the unreal part about all of this is that a significant portion of rural Americans rely on the program!  Michigan Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow says this part of the Republican House Farm Bill w...

Here's episode 87 of Michigan's premier progressive podcast! Dr. Bob Lorinser is running to become the Democratic candidate for Michigan's 1st congressional district , comprising of northern Michigan, and the entire U.P. He is trying to challenge Republican Congressman Jack Bergman for the second straight time after losing to Bergman in '22. But Dr. Lorinser believes this time around, he won't onl...

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#Michigan #Politics #Transportation #Taxes #MassTransit #GenerationZ #GenZ #Roads #Environment #PopulationDrain #LeftofLansing #Progressives #Democrats Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musings" for May 13th, 2024! Detroit News Editorial Page Editor Nolan Finley believes all this increased attention on mass transit upgrades in Michigan is a waste of time .  Despite younger voters refusing to driv...

#LeftofLansing #Michigan #Politics #Podcast #Environment #ClimateChange #Trump #MAGA #Democrats #Republicans #FossilFuels #Corruption #Economy #Progressives #Biden #DanaNessel #Subsidies #Government Here's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for May 10, 2024. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is planning to take the Big Oil industry to court over the environmental and economic damages climate c...

Here's Episode 85 of Michigan's premier progressive podcast! They did it! Delta County voters sent pink slips to three extreme Christian Nationalist MAGA county commissioners in recall races this week! This is an area that's recently turned from blue to red, which is why that extreme brand of right-wing politics gained a hold of the county board. But after just one year in power, the people reject...