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Here's Episode 139 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast!

00:00-20:28: Nugent In Lansing/Mamdani NYC Victory

Pat Johnston opens the show highlighting how Michigan MAGA Republicans welcomed old age rocker, Ted Nugent, to the State House this week to complain about things. Pat explains how Nugent and Dear Leader Trump are very much alike, and not in flattering ways. Pat then talks about how nearly half of Detroit's apartment complexes are without air conditioning, and Michigan's high unemployment rate. He concludes by underlining the big time victory of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani in the NYC mayoral race, and how it's yet another example of how progressive economic populism is not only popular, but it WINS elections!

20:29-42:23: Derrell Slaughter of NRDC-Michigan Interview

Derrell Slaughter is the Michigan Policy Director for Climate & Energy at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Slaughter co-wrote a blog post on the NRDC site called, "Trump Administration's DOE Is Forcing Coal Plants To Remain Open. Michigan Is The First Target." Pat and Derrell discuss how Trump's Energy Dept. is forcing an old Consumer's Energy plant in Ottawa County to remain open even though the plant was scheduled to shut-down last month. Slaughter explains why this unprecedented move will cost Michiganders both economically and environmentally.

42:24-48:04: Last Call on Unhinged Democrats

The "Last Call" this week spotlights those Democrats who view progressive Democrats, like Zohran Mamdani, as more of an enemy than they view MAGA Republicans as the real opposition to the working class, to liberty, and to democracy. 

48:05-50:30: Ending

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NOTES:

"Trump Administration’s DOE Is Forcing Coal Plants to Stay Open. Michigan Is the First Target." By Derrell Slaughter and Casey Roberts of the NRDC of Michigan

"New Detroit mayoral poll signals Sheffield, Kinloch, Craig are top contenders." By Malachi Barrett of Bridge Detroit

"Failing air conditioners, extreme heat have City Council concerned." By Malachi Barrett of Bridge Detroit

"The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright." By Abraham Lustgarten of Pro Publica

"Nessel challenges order to keep J.H. Campbell Plant open as energy experts predict price hikes." By Sarah Leach of The Ottawa News Network

"We can have nice things." By Marisa Kabas of The Handbasket

"As Ted Nugent rails against Michigan wildlife regulations, Dems call hearing ‘absurd’ and ‘shameful.’" By Ben Solis of Michigan Advance

"Don't Forget Who They Are: Political Amnesia in Times of Crisis." By Jared Yates Sexton in Dispatches From A Collapsing State