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Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. The alleged shooter was a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania who supported right wing politics. Secret Service hasn't described a motive for the shooting, but there's one possibility nobody is talking about that appears on the shooter's social media. Since the shooting, there have been calls to "lower the tem...

Darren discussed these topics: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has submitted Articles of Impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. A company is installing vending machines that dispense ammunition in grocery stores in Texas, Alabama, and Oklahoma. The machines use facial recognition and ID scanners to verify the purchaser. Actor George Clooney becomes the la...

Darren is joined this week by Jack Prince. They discussed these topics: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Donald Trump has presidential immunity for official acts while he was in office. What that exactly means will be determined first by lower courts. This is another step in Trump shoring up absolute power if he gets re-elected. One of the architects of Project 2025 said the U.S. is in the mi...

Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump's gag order in his hush money case has been modified in his favor. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is a free man after he took a plea deal in a felony case in the U.S. The United Nations told Israel that they will suspend all aid operations until safety concerns are addressed. Kenyans stormed their parliament after they protested a new finance bill. The...

Darren discussed his latest adventures on Facebook, where he schooled conservatives on who is responsible for higher gas and grocery prices. (Hint: it's not President Biden.) Other topics included: Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) has squared off in a primary against State Sen. John McGuire, who is endorsed by Donald Trump. The contest is too close to call. The ethics probe into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is now...

Darren is still basking in the afterglow of Donald Trump being found guilty on 34 felony counts from his hush money trial. Other topics include: Republicans are looking to indict the left as revenge for Donald Trump's trials and convictions. The United Nations Secretary-General has floated the idea of a windfall tax on profits for fossil fuel companies. Mexico has elected their first female presid...

As we were finishing up the recording of this episode, we received word that the jury in Donald Trump's hush money trial had reached a verdict. Trump was found guilty on all counts. We'll have more of the fallout on next week's show. Other topics include: A New York City nurse was fired just days after receiving an award because she called the Gaza war a genocide during her speech. Police break up...

Darren discussed these topics: President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to debates. Slovakia's prime minister was shot in an assassination attempt. Trump said that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) was "having a bad week" in regards to her admitting to intentionally killing a dog in her book. Will Michigan voters be energized to vote in the August primary and the November general elect...

Darren discussed these topics: The United States has stopped the shipment of 2,000 pound bombs to Israel ahead of a possible attack on the city of Rafah. Stormy Daniels testified in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Trump was fined an additional $1,000 for violating his gag order. The judge has threatened to throw Trump in jail if he violates it again. At a fundraiser held at Mar-A-Lago, Trump clai...

Darren discussed these topics: The 54th anniversary of the Kent State shooting coincides with college protests across the country condemning the Israel-Hamas War. Have we learned lessons from Kent State or are we doomed to repeat history? Colleges are having police crack down on protesters. Democrats in Arizona's Senate are trying to repeal the 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions. Trump was on...

Darren discussed these topics: The latest on the Donald Trump hush money trial. Trump's attorneys go in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to argue that the president has absolute immunity while in office. Pro Palestinian protests are breaking out at colleges and universities around the country. A top leader of Hamas said that they'll stop the war if an independent Palestinian state is granted based...

Darren discussed these topics: Jurors have been chosen in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Opening arguments could begin next week. Trump Media stock continues to drop in price. Climate change could cost the world economy $38 trillion by the year 2049 and may more than double by the year 2100, according to a new study. Laws regarding transgender rights have hit several courts this week, including...

Darren is joined by Jack Prince this week to discuss these topics: Jack explains an effort to inform the Michigan Education Association about the detriments of Medicare Advantage. New tactics are being employed to sign up seniors to Medicare Advantage, including in person seminars. Jack attended one such seminar and gave his account of what happened. Arizona's Supreme Court ruled that a draconian...

Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump continues to escalate his rhetoric against migrants entering the country illegally. He held a speech in Grand Rapids, Michigan earlier this week where he called migrants "animals". The family of a murder victim said Trump never talked to them after he said in a speech that he talked to them. During Trump's visit to Grand Rapids, pro-immigration demonstra...

Darren discussed these topics: The Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, MD fell into the harbor after a freighter ship collided with one of the supports. Six people were killed and two others injured. Donald Trump is now selling Bibles in his latest fleecing of his flock. Trump's hush money case is set to go to trial on April 15th. The New York Court of Appeals lowered Trump's bond in his civil...

Darren discussed these topics: The father of the Oxford, Michigan high school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for his part in allowing his son access to the gun used in the shooting. Donald Trump is having a hard time posting a $454 million bond so he can appeal his New York civil fraud case. It's a back and forth of legal rulings regarding Texas SB 4, which would allow local...

Darren discussed these topics: A Georgia judge has dismissed some of the RICO charges against Donald Trump, but left others in place. The U.S. House passed a ban on Tik Tok. The bill now goes to the Senate. Mississippi, which has one of the largest infant mortality rates, will now allow earlier Medicaid coverage for pregnant women. Russian president Vladimir Putin said Russia could use nuclear wea...

Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump won big during Super Tuesday. Nikki Haley has suspended her presidential campaign. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) endorsed Donald Trump for president, after saying Trump was responsible for January 6. Lawmakers pass measures to secure in-vitro fertilization in Alabama after the state Supreme Court ruled that embryos are the equivalent of c...

Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump has to pay $355 million in his New York civil trial. Trump compared his legal problems to the assassination of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Could Wikileaks founder Julian Assange be extradited to the U.S. on charges? A British court will decide that. The Alabama Supreme Court said that frozen embryos are babies. A new "pacemaker for the brai...

Darren discussed these topics: Could Fani Willis be removed as prosecutor in the Donald Trump election fraud case in Georgia? A judge will determine that soon. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was impeached by the House by only one vote. Democrat Tom Suozzi won George DeSantis' old seat in New York. Democrats retain control of the Pennsylvania State House. The far right has some very...

Darren discussed these topics: In a first of its kind decision, a Michigan jury found Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, guilty on four counts of involuntary manslaughter for her role in the shooting. The Federal Appeals Court for Washington, DC found that Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference case. The ruling will pro...

Darren returned this week to discuss these topics: Kentucky legislators consider House Bill 5, which among many other things would allow property owners to kill homeless people camping on their property. The legislation easily passed the Republican dominated House and goes to the equally Republican dominated Senate. A judge ruled that Elon Musk can't collect on a $55 Billion package from Tesla. Do...

Darren is back this week to discuss these topics: Rolling Stone magazine published an expose on Christian right wing radio station owner Educational Media Foundation and how they're flying under the FCC radar while buying up multiple frequencies in major cities. Creeping Christianity continues while religious "nones" are now the largest religious demographic in the country, according to a new Pew...

Darren is back to discuss these topics: Donald Trump won the Iowa GOP Caucus. 64% of Iowa Caucus voters said that Trump is fit to be president even if he's convicted. Could the honeymoon be over between Ottawa Impact and Ottawa County, Michigan supervisor John Gibbs? A newly released email may provide some details. And the Washington Post has a great in-depth article chronicling the fight between...

It's the first Southpaws for 2024 and Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump has been removed from the primary ballot in Maine. A Michigan couple is suing a school district after they found out that their child was being addressed by preferred pronouns by school staff. Their conservative lawyers are claiming the school infringed on their 1st and 14th Amendment rights. Where are the rights for...