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It’s Not a War … It just looks like one (Guest: Jack Ebling)



On our political radar this week… Michigan Republicans have turned their backs on the craziest of the MAGA crazies with hopes of at least one upset in November. But the leader in their race for Governor had a bad weekend. John James had some of the delegates booing him as he was introduced for his … Continue reading It’s Not a War … It just looks like one (Guest: Jack Ebling)


Every Day is TACO Day (Guest: Todd Spangler – Detroit Free Press)



i On our political radar this week… As Donald Trump’s polling numbers continue to plummet to record-setting lows, he’s constantly shifting positions on Iran, NATO, DHS funding and ICE messaging on a daily basis. About the only constants: his efforts to shift the blame for everything bad to Biden and Obama, and his preoccupation with … Continue reading Every Day is TACO Day (Guest: Todd Spangler – Detroit Free Press)


March Madness (Guest: Lauren Gibbons/Bridge Michigan)



iIt’s not just college basketball Madness – the bracket busters extend into the halls of Congress where two of Donald Trump’s legion of incompetents got busted over the administration’s war on Iran … and on the American people.  Michigan’s two Senators took part in the Homeland Security Committee’s grilling of onetime MMA fighter and plumber … Continue reading March Madness (Guest: Lauren Gibbons/Bridge Michigan)


A Little Excursion



i On our radar this week… In the last week, the list of Donald Trump’s broken campaign promises was seemingly endless: beginning with starting a Middle East War and increasing gas prices to go up 60-cents-a-gallon (with the prospect of Four Dollar per gallons looming … maybe even more). The “I will end inflation” guy … Continue reading A Little Excursion


Operation Epstein Diversion



i On our radar this week… Trump’s “Wag the Dog” tactic has started a war that’s quickly engulfing the entire Middle East, is costing taxpayers tens-of-billions of dollars. It has been an expensive and largely unsuccessful diversion tactic, made even worse with the combative testimony of the Clintons in a House Oversight hearing into the … Continue reading Operation Epstein Diversion


State of Delusion (Guests: Trygve Olson, Erin Dobson – Democracy Investment Fund)



On our radar this week… “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”  – George Orwell, “1984” We opened last week’s podcast with those words from Orwell’s prescient dystopian novel. On Tuesday, Donald Trump lived those words in a gibbering, rambling, bitter, divisive, … Continue reading State of Delusion (Guests: Trygve Olson, Erin Dobson – Democracy Investment Fund)


1984



On our radar this week… “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” George Orwell wrote those words 76 years ago in “1984” – seemingly the operating manual for Donald Trump’s administration. In fact, Trump used those exact words in a campaign speech … Continue reading 1984


Unredacted (Guest: Ambassador/Governor Jim Blanchard)



On our radar this week… The 2017 Donald Trump lavished praise on the multi-billion-dollar plan crafted by Michigan and Canada to build the much-needed connector for our two economies. The 2026 Donald Trump sees the bridge as nothing more than a bargaining chip. We’ll get into the details of the potential economic disaster with former … Continue reading Unredacted (Guest: Ambassador/Governor Jim Blanchard)


This Job Sucks!



On our radar this week… This week in Trump includes: Claims that the latest partial release of the Epstein files exonerates him … it doesn’t. His name appears 38,000 times, including allegations involving 13- and 14-year-old girls. A demand for a federal takeover of elections in democratic areas of swing states, including Detroit … accompanied … Continue reading This Job Sucks!


World War Trump (Guest: Norm Ornstein)



On our radar this week… The first-ever recipient of a previously owned Nobel Peace Prize apparently wants to be the Genghis Khan of the 21st Century. In the last week, Trump has  Threatened to invade Venezuela if his hand-picked government doesn’t do his bidding;  Stationed an armada near Iran in preparations for an aerial war;  … Continue reading World War Trump (Guest: Norm Ornstein)