Left Of Lansing

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter: A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them. Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Nor is it what they wrote in the Constitution, which could not possibly be clearly that Congress, not Trump has that power. But our Republican Justices claim to have original readings of the Constitution, so I guess they can somehow make it say that what Trump is doing is fine.

Michigan’s Mallory McMorrow has shifted her stance on the war in Gaza Mallory McMorrow has shifted her position on the ongoing Middle East conflict.

Regardless of what you think of McMorrow's decision to (finally) call what's happening in Gaza a genocide, as of this moment Haley Stevens is now the only Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate who proudly sides with the right-wing Netanyahu Regime. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Installing someone like Bari Weiss to head CBS News is another step in the long game corporate authoritarians have played and planned ever since they gobbled-up radio stations to air Rush Limbaugh everywhere across the country. Limiting, or eliminating, news (and local news) was always the goal.

#MeanwhileInMichigan

A GOP Senator running for Governor declares his willingness to:

✅ Ignore the Constitution
✅ Vilify judges who rule against Trump
✅ Help the federal gov persecute Dems for our political views

He makes it clear he’s on #TemuGoebbels side, not Michiganders.

#People>Paperwork

You used to have to go to a Klan rally to hear this shit. Now you hear it in the White House briefing room.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announces the Trump administration is deploying members of the Texas National Guard to Chicago.

"For now, let me just say that we are unequivocally going to continue to reject the military occupation of our city. The Trump administration must end the war on Chicago."

Chicago journalists are suing ICE and the Department of Homeland Security over "extreme force" during their raids.

How ICE Hides Detainees From Their Lawyers ‘It seems like cruelty is the point,’ one attorney said.

ICE abducts people and then immediately moves them around to prevent access to lawyers and habeas corpus petitions. @emmarjanssen.bsky.social has the story on this consistent game being played to frustrate due process.
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She called out world leaders for sitting by and watching a live-streamed genocide without taking action.

‘What the F**k?’ CBS News Insiders Prepare for Takeover by Self-Described ‘Zionist Fanatic’ Bari Weiss is expected to be announced as editor-in-chief of CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias, more censorship, and lower editorial standards.

NEW inside CBS—

Staff are insulted executives will spend $150 million to buy The Free Press & make self-proclaimed “Zionist fanatic” Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief, while many of them are set to be laid off.

“If I wrote 90 percent of what’s on The Free Press, I would get flagged and fired,” one says.

Raid of church leader’s Florida mansion reveals 57 forced laborers, feds say The victims, called “armor bearers” by the church, are threatened with damnation if they fail to meet their quotas, federal officials say.

#MeanwhileInMichigan

JFC! 😮

There’s so much to unpack here from the grift, sexual abuse (& hypocritical forced Plan B) to straight up modern day slavery!

Bottom line: “Cash for Christ” is always a scam. Beware anyone selling God for profit.

#TaxTheChurches

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Budget Showdowns, Haley Stevens' Napa Getaway, and Ranked Choice Voting w/ Joe Spaulding #podcast #politics #progressives #Michigan #Democrats #Republicans #MAGA #Trump #Vance #RankedChoiceVoting #RCV #VotingRights #Mamdani #BudgetShowdowns #WorkingClass #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorrupti...

New Episode! Budget Showdowns, Haley Stevens' Napa Getaway, and Ranked Choice Voting w/ Joe Spaulding. Joe talks about push to make Michigan a RCV state. And my take on the stupid marijuana tax law to pay for Michigan's roads. audioboom.com/posts/878595...

The media is driving me crazy today. Vought does not believe he needed the shutdown to fire everyone in sight and he was going to do it anyway. But the talking heads have all bought into the PR push by the White House that the Democrats have given him this "opportunity." Bullshit. Read Project 2025!

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Wouldn't now be a good time for Democrats to push for universal health care? Seems like they're left fighting to help keep ACA premiums from rising out of control, but there's nothing stopping private insurers from raising their premiums. Just a thought.

#AmericasOnLifeSupport
#BlameRepublicans

“Secretary of War”? Fuck you.

Seems like the real story is that the Mamdani juggernaut if is for real. He vanquished Cuomo and Adams in the primary, now Adams is out & cuomo is way behind by every measure.

The father—who's lived in the U.S. for over two decades and has an active asylum application—was reportedly driving with his daughter when he called his wife and said someone seemed to be following them.

When they got home, agents got hold of the child. trib.al/VFuC1v3

I agree that Democrats should fight everywhere. I criticize Michigan Democrats on their lack of enthusiasm to fight in rural areas. That doesn't mean you sell-out abortion rights, universal child care, and fighting government corruption.

I agree that Democrats should fight everywhere. I criticize Michigan Democrats on their lack of enthusiasm to fight in rural areas. That doesn't mean you sell-out abortion rights, universal child care, and fighting government corruption.

Donald Trump is pursuing retribution the right way.

by Ezra Klein

Friday Short: Americans Bailout MAGA Argentina While Farmers Suffer #podcast #progressive #politics #Democrats #Republicans #MAGA #Trump #Michigan #Farmers #WorkingClass #Tariffs #GovernmentCorruption #CorporateCorruption #Economy #Agriculture #Authoritarianism #Democ...

This week's Friday Short! Why is the Trump Regime bailing out a MAGA president in Argentina while Michigan farmers are suffering from the Trump Economy? audioboom.com/posts/878341...

This gives you further understanding of what really drives the MAGA Cult Brain Rot: Racism. There's no intellectual, policy-driven idea to enrich the entire working class. And there's no understanding of American history. Just racism and fear. Who falls for this kind of talk?

Crypto roundtable. Luxury Trip to a "Tuscan-European vibe" resort. And Kristen Gillibrand. No wonder Haley Stevens is embraced by corporate Democrats. She has no base. No bold ideas. Michigan already has one of those in the Senate. We don't need another. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

'Dangerously uninformed’: New book says Trump didn’t know what happened at Pearl Harbor The book said, “Trump had heard the phrase ‘Pearl Harbor’ and appeared to understand that he was visiting the scene of a historic battle, but he did not seem to know much else."

It's hilarious that Donald thinks we would believe that *anyone* would turn to him for knowledge about Amelia Earhart—or any other history lesson. He didn't even know what happened at Pearl Harbor when he visited during his first term. He's a moron.
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YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show Sarah Kendzior : Trump’s Transformed GOP, A Party of Followers

New interview! On the GOP and the DOJ, the Comey indictment, and why Trump keeps getting what he wants www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1bp...

People-Centered Politics w/ Lansing Mayoral Candidate Kelsea Hector #podcast #politics #progressive #Lansing #Michigan #KelseaHector #Democrats #WorkingClass #Republicans #MAGA #Trump #KamalaHarris #Economics #GovernmentCorruption #CorporateCorruption #CorporateGreed ...

New episode with progressive candidate Kelsea Hector for Lansing Mayor! My takes on Trump Regime gutting programs helping Americans choose healthier diets, Kamala Harris' misguided trust in the "titans of industry," and how gun violence continues thanks to Republicans. audioboom.com/posts/878234...

Stephane Dujarric, the U.N. spokesman, said a videographer from the U.S. delegation who ran ahead of him triggered the stop mechanism at the top of the escalator. “The safety mechanism is designed to prevent people or objects accidentally being caught and stuck in or pulled into the gearing,” Dujarric said in a statement. “The videographer may have inadvertently triggered the safety function.” As he began his speech, Trump also noted that the teleprompter wasn't working. He joked that whoever was running the teleprompter “is in big trouble.” A U.N. official speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue contributed that one to his side as well, saying the White House was operating the teleprompter for the president.

MAGA is ready to launch a a military assault on the UN but it turns out that the incompetent Trump team is to blame for both snafus:

-The Trump photog tripped the escalator stop button

-The Trump team was running the teleprompter during his speech.

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