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Darren discussed these topics: The missing OceanGate submersible Titan was discovered imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic. All five people on board died. What happened to the Titan should serve as a warning to everyone about conservative efforts to remove regulations protecting us from poisoned food and water and defective products. Wall Street Journal reporter Deborah Acosta described Donal...

Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump pled not guilty in Miami to 37 charges related to his retention of classified documents. If convicted of all charges, he could spend decades in prison. A breakdown of the charges filed against Trump and his valet Walt Nauta. Security appeared to be lax outside the courtroom during Trump's arraignment. Trump was fingerprinted, but officials didn't take hi...

Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump has been indicted by the federal government over his handling of classified documents. Conservative televangelist Pat Robertson has died at the age of 93. Conservative radio host Dave Ramsey is being sued for $150 Million by listeners who were allegedly swindled by a timeshare exit company he promoted. The Southern Poverty Law Center declared Moms For Li...

Darren discussed these topics: Nearly a dozen Republicans have announced their run for President with at least three more announcements eminent. Darren went through some of the terms of the debt ceiling deal, which passed both houses of Congress this week. The environment, the poor, and college with students with debt are the big losers in this deal. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said he would vote n...

We went on the road to a studio just outside of Lansing, Michigan for this interview. Darren Gibson was joined for the first half of the show by special co-host Jeff Smith from the Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy (GRIID.org). Jeff is also the author of "A People's History of Grand Rapids, Michigan." They interviewed Mason City Councilor Rita Vogel about her efforts to have the cit...

Darren discussed these topics: Protests are expected to resume in France against President Macron's pension reforms. Workers may have to take the lead on direct action in France to have pensions restored. Why aren't workers in the U.S. this angry? Some of Darren's friends have their own thoughts on the topic. Workers at a Toledo, Ohio battery manufacturing plant are on strike. Management is bringi...

Darren discussed these topics: Another mass shooting took place in the U.S. Eight people were murdered at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas. The shooter wore a black tactical vest with the letters "RWDS" on it, which stands for Right Wing Death Squad. He researched the target location, including when the outlet mall would be busy. A Louisiana man was arrested for shooting a 14-year-old girl who was p...

This is a Best of Southpaws from 4-14-23. Darren discussed these topics: Another mass shooting, this time in Louisville, Kentucky. A man who accidentally shot a pro-life supporter who was on his property pled no contest to a handful of charges. Ottawa County, Michigan's Board of Commissioners are looking at a proposal to make the county a "second amendment sanctuary." Meanwhile, other Michigan cou...

Darren discussed these topics: Tucker Carlson was fired from Fox on the same day Don Lemon was fired from CNN. Both of them have hired the same attorney to potentially sue their former employers. Multiple sources claim that Fox has an "opposition file" on Tucker Carlson that they might use if he sues his former employer. There's speculation on why Carlson was fired. Some say it was the Dominion se...

Darren discussed these topics: The latest shootings involving people being in the wrong place at the wrong time. A Department of Homeland Security official had his office raided by federal police after he was accused of bringing a personal electronic device into a secure office. A judge granted a preliminary injunction keeping Ottawa County Health Department officer Adeline Hambley on the job. Two...

Darren discussed these topics: Another mass shooting, this time in Louisville, Kentucky. A man who accidentally shot a pro-life supporter who was on his property pled no contest to a handful of charges. Ottawa County, Michigan's Board of Commissioners are looking at a proposal to make the county a "second amendment sanctuary." Meanwhile, other Michigan counties are trying to restrict their local b...

Darren discussed these topics: Donald Trump is facing 34 felony charges in New York regarding hush money payments allegedly made to former adult film actress Stormy Daniels and others. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Rep. George Santos (R-NY) were essentially run out of New York City after a pro-Trump rally failed miserably. Some Ottawa County, Michigan commissioners aligned with Ottawa Imp...

This week on Southpaws: Donald Trump has been indicted in New York stemming from the investigation into hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who allegedly had an affair with Trump. Darren interviewed Jeff Smith from the Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy (GRIID) about his new book "A People's History of Grand Rapids." Ottawa County, Michigan Commissioners aligned wit...

Darren and Jack discussed these topics: Ottawa County, Michigan commissioner Jacob Bonnema (R) had a confrontation with the Ottawa Impact backed commissioners over having a comment session in the agenda of every meeting. Residents of Lapeer County, Michigan spoke out both in favor of and against the book "Gender Queer" being available at the Lapeer District Library. Democrats in Michigan's legisla...

Topics on this week's show include: Darren had several updates on the Ottawa County, Michigan Board of Commissioners. Several residents have sued commissioners who are or were part of Ottawa Impact for violating Michigan's Open Meetings Act. Meanwhile, the board's attorneys filed a motion to have a lawsuit filed against it by the county's public health officer thrown out. And the board removed its...

Topics discussed this week include: Jack Prince joined Darren to talk about an upcoming live interview with a member of the Mason, Michigan city council who's pushing for a day of commemoration for Malcolm X. A Republican sponsored bill would force Michigan libraries to have a separate section for books deemed "obscene". This is a problem manufactured by Republicans because libraries can't purchas...

Darren discussed these topics: A blockbuster New York Times article has put Grand Rapids, Michigan front and center over the corporate use of migrant child labor in various industries. Darren said that companies who use child labor should be shut down. The Ottawa County, Michigan Board of Commissioners is attempting to undo actions of the previous board. Meanwhile, the Ottawa County Republican Par...

Darren is back to discuss these topics: The Michigan Republican Party chose failed Secretary of State candidate Kristina Karamo as their new chair at the state party convention. Many "moderate" Republicans didn't attend the convention, as it appears they are being pushed out by far right extremists. Karamo's ex-husband alleged in court documents in 2021 that she threatened to crash a car with him,...

Darren and Jack return to discuss these topics: The latest mass shooting in the U.S. happened on the campus of Michigan State University, leaving three students dead and five more injured. Michigan's Democratic legislators are sick of thoughts and prayers. Now that they have control of the legislature and the governor's office, they say they'll take action. Residents in East Palestine, Ohio says o...

Darren is back this week to discuss the following topics: One of the former Memphis Police officers charged with the death of Tyre Nichols allegedly took photos of Nichols after the beating and sent them to several people. The Memphis Police union is more worried about the fired officers rights than they are about Tyre Nichols' death. Seven more Memphis Police officers are under investigation for...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: The College Board released their curriculum for Advanced Placement classes for Black History. Some topics are missing like Black Lives Matter and queer theory. These changes come after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) criticized the classes for teaching "wokeness." A West Michigan credit union employee who helped organize a union at his branch has been fired. Dar...

Darren returned to discuss these topics: 5 former Memphis, Tennessee police officers were charged with second degree murder in the killing of motorist Tyre Nichols. Classified documents were found at the Indiana home of Mike Pence. Republicans change their tune when one of their own has done something wrong. President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. Military will send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine...

Darren and Jack discuss these topics: New Mexico Republican candidate Solomon Pena is accused of paying others to shoot firearms at the homes of several Democratic lawmakers. Pena denied that he lost his election, even though the results show a wide margin of defeat. Can we expect more violence from conservative politicians when they lose an election? Darren stated that Donald Trump's stoking of v...

Darren returns to discuss these topics: In an act reminiscent of the January 6, 2021 insurrection in Washington, supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro engage in their own insurrection, causing damage to the Presidential palace, the Supreme Court, and Congress. Bolsonaro was at Mar-A-Lago while the attempted insurrection was happening. Could he be extradited back to Brazil? How de...

Darren returns to discuss these topics: Darren is joined by Jack Prince to talk about the injury to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin that happened during a live Monday Night Football broadcast. Jack said that the National Football League's decision to postpone the game should have been immediate based on Hamlin's injury. The House of Representatives have no Speaker as of press time as Kevin McCar...