Michigan Policast for Monday, January 25, 2021

  In this episode:

* Presidential Inauguration

* Federal and state action on COVID-19

* Senator Stabenow on the new federal alignment and what it means for Michigan

* Bad Republicans who keep getting worse

* Michigan AG Dana Nessel on the Flint water settlement

* Political notes

* Transcript

* @MIAttyGen

* @DanaNessel

* @SenStabenow

* @stabenow

* @SenErikaGeiss

* @SenateAgDems

* @Rep_CAJohnson

 

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: Presidential Inauguration

* Segment two: Federal and state action on COVID-19

* Segment three: Senator Stabenow on the new federal alignment and what it means for Michigan

* Segment four: Bad Republicans who keep getting worse

* Segment five: Michigan AG Dana Nessel on the Flint water settlement

* Segment six: Political notes

* Transcript

* Comments

Presidential Inauguration

* President Joe Biden

* Vice-President Kamala Harris

* Former presidents Obama, Bush, Clinton praise peaceful transfer of power in joint video – The Washington Post

* How President Biden Handles a Divided America Will Define His Legacy

* Joe Biden grieves Covid victims on eve of his inauguration: ‘To heal, we must remember'

* Inside Kamala Harris' historic first days

* President Biden’s first day in office signaled a new era in American politics, Stanford scholars say

 

 

TIME's new cover: Day one https://t.co/VazxGDJzZf pic.twitter.com/R6jVrzXXZc

— TIME (@TIME) January 21, 2021

 

 

 

Another wonderful way that Michigan was represented at the Inauguration! https://t.

Michigan Policast for Monday, January 18, 2021

  In this episode:

* Flint Water Crisis – updates

* COVID-19 updates

* Representative Angela Witwer on food insecurity

* Trump's 2nd impeachment

* Danger in Lansing | Boogaloos, MSP, and a weak John Truscott

* Political notes

* Transcript

* @AngelaMIHouse

* @KymLWorthy

* @GretchenWhitmer

* @andyschor

* @MIAttyGen

* @dananessel

* @IndivisibleMich

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: Flint Water Crisis – updates

* Segment two: COVID-19 updates

* Segment three: Representative Angela Witwer on food insecurity

* Segment four: Trump's 2nd impeachment

* Segment five: Danger in Lansing | Boogaloos, MSP, and a weak John Truscott

* Segment six: Political notes

* Transcript

* Comments

Flint Water Crisis – updates

* AG – Nine Indicted on Criminal Charges in Flint Water Crisis Investigation

* Former Gov. Rick Snyder pleads not guilty in Flint water crisis

* Flint residents unimpressed by charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder | Bridge Michigan

* Drinking Water Requirements for States and Public Water Systems | Lead and Copper Rule

* Flint Water Advisory Task Force | FINAL REPORT | March 2016

* Two $10,000 bonds set for former Gov. Snyder in Flint water case

* Former Chief of Staff to Governor Rick Snyder, Jarrod Agen arraigned on charges

* Gerald Ambrose, former City of Flint Emergency Manager charged in criminal investigation

Michigan Policast for Monday, January 11, 2021

  In this episode:

* Our predictions woop woop

* Guns, bombs, and safety in the Lansing Capitol Bld

* Michigan and the Trump / Maddock insurrection

* Current state of US national security

* Stochastic terrorism, gaslighting, and de-platforming Donald Trump

* COVID-19 updates

* Mayor Andy Schor on the financial consequences of COVID

* Political notes + Birthday conversation with Frank Kelley (2007)

* Transcript – Coming soon !!

* @andyschor

* @ElissaSlotkin

* @RepSlotkin

* @dankildee

* @RepDanKildee

* @mitchellrivard

* @RepMeijer

 

Cover image:  Rep Dan Kildee and his Chief of Staff Mitch Rivard are safe after the assault on the Capitol.  Link in show notes.

Jump to:

* Segment one: Our predictions:  Candace Miller and Meshawn Maddock

* Segment two: Guns, bombs, and safety in the Lansing Capitol Bld

* Segment three: Michigan and the Trump / Maddock insurrection

* Segment four: Current state of US national security

* Segment five: Stochastic terrorism, gaslighting, and de-platforming Donald Trump

* Segment six: COVID-19 updates

* Segment seven: Mayor Andy Schor on the financial consequences of COVID

* Segment eight: Political notes + Birthday conversation with Frank Kelley (2007)

* Transcript – Coming soon !

* Comments

Our predictions woop woop

* Michigan Republican Party Expected To Choose New Leadership After Chair Withdraws Reelection Bid | WKAR

* Candice Miller will not run for governor in 2022

* Ron Weiser presumed to be next MI GOP Co-Chair after Cox announces she will not seek reelection

* Candice Miller: Legacy of firsts in public service

 

Guns, bombs, and safety in the Lansing Capitol Bld

* AG – Authorities Arrest Man for Allegedly Making Bomb Threat at Michigan Capitol Building

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Michigan Policast for Monday, January 4, 2021

  In this episode:

* COVID updates, Governor Whitmer's vetoes

* Election reforms with State Rep Padma Kuppa

* Political notes, predictions, and resolutions

* Soundbites of the year and Trump's call to Georgia SoS

* Transcript

* @PadmaKuppaMI41

* @CurtisHertelJr

* @GovWhitmer

* @dananessel

* @jocelynbenson

* @gretchenwhitmer

 

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: COVID updates, Governor Whitmer's vetoes

* Segment two: Election reforms with State Rep Padma Kuppa

* Segment three: Political notes, predictions, and resolutions

* Segment four: Soundbites of the year and Trump's call to Georgia SoS

* Transcript

* Comments

COVID updates, Governor Whitmer's vetoes

* Whitmer signs COVID-19 relief bill, but vetoes unemployment funds

* Confusion builds in Michigan over unemployment benefits as recipients wait for answers | WPBN

* Whitmer vetoes 13 bills, says one endangers lives of Michiganders

* Veto message – limit on DHHS Emergency Orders

* Veto sentence – Gov's emergency powers

* Enrolled Senate Bill 604

* Enrolled Senate Bill 748

* Republicans say Whitmer veto puts extension of jobless benefits at risk

* The Ms. Top Feminists of 2020 – Those women from Michigan

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Michigan Policast for Monday, December 28, 2020

  In this episode:

* Donald Trump – Agent of Chaos

* Pandemic updates

* Tom Watkins on the challenges of post-pandemic education

* Political notes

* Transcript

* @tdwatkins88

* @ChrisGreigMI37

* @RepSlotkin

* @BridgeMichigan

* @MichiganAdvance

 

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: Donald Trump – Agent of Chaos

* Segment two: Pandemic updates

* Segment three: Tom Watkins on the post-pandemic challenges for education

* Segment four: Political notes

* Transcript

* Comments

Donald Trump – Agent of Chaos

* Trump Signs Pandemic Relief Bill After Unemployment Aid Lapses

* Trump signs coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law after lengthy delay

* Trump calls on Congress to approve $2,000 stimulus checks, hinting he might not sign relief bill without changes – The Washington Post

* Jobless Benefits Run Out as Trump Resists Signing Relief Bill

* Americans’ acceptance of Trump’s behavior will be his vilest legacy

* Democrats Target Asian American and Latino Voters in Crucial Georgia Senate Runoffs

* The Downfall of the Republican Party

* Georgia Leech:

Pandemic profiteer Kelly Loeffler is so corrupt even Judge Jeanine and Tucker Carlson have called her out

* A breakdown of all 126 seditious Republicans who signed on for a coup d'état

* Congress returns to Washington to salvage stimulus deal

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Michigan Policast for Monday, December 21, 2020

  In this episode:

* Johnson v Peters, Electoral College, GOP conspiracy theories

* Peter Lark on Granholm's energy legacy in MI + Biden's cabinet picks

* The latest on COVID

* Political notes

* No transcript this week

* @MarseilleLAllen

* @BidenWarRoom

* @JenGranholm

* @DebHaalandNM

* @PeteButtigieg

 

Cover image: President-Elect Joe Biden, who won both the popular vote and electoral college, in front of an “Office of the President-Elect” backdrop and a US flag that is not being groped, talking about COVID-19 while holding a mask and being married to Dr. Jill Biden.

Jump to:

* Segment one: Johnson v Peters, Electoral College, more GOP whinging about fraud

* Segment two: Peter Lark on Granholm's energy legacy in MI + Biden's cabinet picks

* Segment three: The latest on COVID

* Segment four: Political notes

* Comments

Johnson v Peters, Electoral College, more GOP whinging about fraud

* Trump campaign told to preserve all documents related to Sidney Powell and Dominion Voting Systems

* Trump discussed Sidney Powell as voter fraud special counsel in White House meeting, report says

* Mike Lindell, MyPillow CEO, Tweets, Then Deletes Call for Trump to ‘Impose Martial Law'

* Dominion CEO: Michigan vote fraud claims ‘beyond bizarre’ and ‘dangerous’

* New Supreme Court filing includes blatantly wrong information about Michigan

* Antrim County audit shows 12-vote gain for Trump

* Secretary Benson declines state House Oversight Committee invitation

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Michigan Policast for Monday, December 14, 2020

  In this episode:

* COVID-19 shutdowns, restrictions, vaccines

* Dr Charles Ballard on the economy

* Trump's rigged election scripted reality show

* Political notes & attack ad of the week

* Transcript

* @CBallardMSUEcon

* @MDHHS_CME

* @pfizer

* @drJoshS

* @Robertmgordon

 

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: COVID-19 shutdowns, restrictions, vaccines

* Segment two: Dr. Charles Ballard on the economy

* Segment three: Trump's rigged election scripted reality show

* Segment four: Political notes & attack ad of the week

* Transcript

* Comments

COVID-19 shutdowns, restrictions, vaccines

* Hospital association asks state to extend 3-week ‘pause' to curb COVID-19 cases

* How the FDA should protect its integrity from politics

* Whitmer extends COVID-19 pause through Dec. 20

* Michigan coronavirus dashboard: cases, deaths, and maps

* Michigan's top epidemiologist: We may be plateauing after surge of COVID-19 cases

* Michigan coronavirus cases: Tracking the pandemic

* Michigan slated to get 84,825 doses of Pfizer vaccine ‘within hours' of FDA approval

* First UPS shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine leaves Capital Region International Airport

* Black, Hispanic Detroiters hesitant to take coronavirus vaccine

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Michigan Policast for Monday, December 7, 2020

  In this episode:

* COVID in Michigan, vaccines on the horizon

* A Karen, a racist,* and a superspreader walk into a committee hearing …

* Dr. Abdul el Sayed on Democratic Party unity and fighting for a progressive voice

* Political Notes

* Transcript

* @AbdulElSayed

* @LavoraBarnes

* @MDHHS_CME

* @DrKhaldun

* @DanaNessel

 

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: COVID in Michigan, vaccines on the horizon

* Segment two: A Karen, a racist,* and a superspreader walk into a committee hearing …

* Segment three: Dr. Abdul el Sayed on Democratic Party unity and fighting for a progressive voice

* Segment four: Political Notes

* Transcript

* Comments

COVID in Michigan, vaccines on the horizon

* The words that actually persuade people on the pandemic

* Michigan coronavirus dashboard: cases, deaths and maps (Bridge Michigan)

* Nearly 60 percent of Americans willing to take coronavirus vaccine, poll finds

* C.D.C. Recommends That Nursing Homes and Health Workers Get Vaccines First

* Michigan faces COVID-19 crossroads as end of 3-week pause nears

* Whitmer: No decision on extending COVID-19 restrictions, vaccine is ‘hope on the horizon'

* Governor Whitmer, Racial Disparities Task Force Release Interim Report Showing Significant Progress in Protecting Communities of Color from the Spread of COVID-19

* Michigan COVID-19 Racial Disparities Task Force Interim Report

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Michigan Policast for Monday, November 30, 2020

  In this episode:

* Board of Canvassers certifies the election

* Barb Byrum on checks & balances and election integrity in Michigan

* Alternative facts, truthful hyperbole, conspiracies, and lies

* John James concedes, kinda, and Donald Trump is the worst POTUS ever

* COVID in Michigan, COVID everywhere

* Transcript

* @BarbByrum

* @JocelynBenson

* @MichSoS

* @MichiganHHS

* @cmthomas1949

 

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: Board of Canvassers certifies the election

* Segment two: Barb Byrum on checks & balances and election integrity in Michigan

* Segment three: Alternative facts, truthful hyperbole, conspiracies, and lies

* Segment four: John James concedes, kinda, and Donald Trump is the worst POTUS ever

* Segment five: COVID in Michigan, COVID everywhere

* Transcript

* Comments

Board of Canvassers certifies the election

* The Inside Story of Michigan’s Fake Voter Fraud Scandal | How a state that was never in doubt became a “national embarrassment” and a symbol of the Republican Party’s fealty to Donald Trump.

* Refusing to certify legitimate votes is a felony | Opinion

* Republican leaders ask Michigan election board to delay certification of results, in latest GOP effort to cast doubt on the vote

* ‘Not credible': Michigan court ruling another legal setback for President Trump

* What to know about Monday's Michigan State Board meeting to certify election results

* Meet party insiders charged with certifying Michigan's election results

* Board of State Canvassers official site

* History abd Duties of the Board of State Canvassers (perfect for the simple people in your life who say &#...

Michigan Policast for Monday, November 23, 2020

  In this episode:

* COVID-19 in Michigan

* The latest news on the elections

* John Austin on Michigan and the new economy

* Political notes

* Transcript

* @john_c_austin

* @MichiganHHS

* @GovWhitmer

* @DrKhaldun

* @NedStaebler

* @rebekahwarren

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Jump to:

* Segment one: COVID-19 in Michigan

* Segment two: The latest news on the elections

* Segment three: John Austin on Michigan and the new economy

* Segment four: Political notes

* Transcript

* Comments

COVID-19 in Michigan

* Michigan restaurant group sues state over new COVID restrictions

* Michigan official: ‘Very likely' COVID will at Thanksgiving gatherings

* Michigan Senate leader says he offered to send bipartisan mask message

* Here's why Whitmer's latest COVID restrictions are likely legal

* Whitmer impeachment resolution introduced, but key Republicans oppose

* Officials implementing coronavirus lockdowns as cases skyrocket – The Washington Post

* 12 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits if Congress fails to act, according to report – The Washington Post

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