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Darren discussed these topics:

Israel and Hamas are at war after a Hamas surprise attack left over 1,000 Israelis dead. Over 1,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed in rocket attacks.

Darren goes through the history of Palestine/Israel from 1947 forward.

Darren asserted that instead of starting wars, the government "leaders" should have a fist fight among themselves without involving armies and civilians.

Rep. Steve Scales (R-LA) was nominated to become the next Speaker of the House but couldn't find enough votes to seal the deal. We'll have more on this on next week's show.

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) faces new charges and an effort by New York Republicans to have him expelled from Congress.

Budget cuts have led to the layoff of six workers at the Ottawa County, Michigan Department of Public Health.

The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners have submitted paperwork with the State of Michigan to have Nathaniel Kelly approved as interim Health Director if Adeline Hambley is fired.

And the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that Hambley was hired as Health Director for Ottawa County; but they also ruled that she can be fired for cause if the county follows State rules.

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Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was removed as Speaker of the House by Democrats and a handful of extreme right wing Republicans. This marked the first time a sitting Speaker was removed from his position.

Is there someone that the Republicans can coalesce around for Speaker?

Judge Arthur Engoron slapped a gag order on Donald Trump after he posted on social media a photo of a member of the judge's staff posing with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Could Trump be looking at jail for his next outburst?

Nearly 75,000 health care workers went on strike against Kaiser Permanente for better wages and to end staff shortages.

The UAW strike against the Big Three Detroit automakers continues. An economic group released a report detailing how the strike is affecting the U.S. economy.

Republicans in Wisconsin's Senate are working hard to stop fair elections in the state.

The Michigan Republican Party paid just over $74,000 to a business with ties to Ottawa Impact founder and Ottawa County Board Chair Joe Moss. Neither the party nor Moss will say what the payment was for.

Ottawa County Commissioner Jacob Bonnema has accused Ottawa Impact aligned commissioners with violating Michigan's Open Meetings Act. Bonnema told MLive that there's an "off the books" committee called the Chairs Committee that meets to discuss policy. The county attorney said the meetings are fine because there's no quorum of commissioners requiring open meetings. But the OMA says differently.

And after the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Darren thinks there should be age limits on politicians, with medical checks in place to remove politicians who mentally can't do the job anymore.

Hammer Time: New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers showed his immaturity by calling Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce "Mr. Pfizer." Could Rodgers be the next subject of a Taylor Swift song for dissing her boyfriend?

Darren is back from vacation to discuss these topics:

The government shutdown is looming and you can thank violent extreme right wing conservatives.

Darren covered what can be expected during a government shutdown.

A New York judge rescinded the Trump Organization's business licenses after he ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud. If Trump loses the appeal, he will no longer have control over several major properties.

President Biden joined striking UAW workers on the picket lines this week, becoming the first sitting president to ever do so.

Several of Michigan's fake electors are filing to have charges against them dropped after Attorney General Dana Nessel made comments about the case during a virtual event.

A Michigan restaurant owner lost her appeal in a case where her food service license was temporarily revoked after she ignored pandemic shut down orders.

And the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners intends to hold a hearing to fire Health Officer Adeline Hambley.

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Darren is joined by Jack Prince to talk about Michigan State University suspending head football coach Mel Tucker after a Title IX investigation was brought to light by the media. Tucker is accused of sexually harassing a rape survivor he hired to educate his football players about preventing sexual assault. Tucker claimed the phone sex was consensual.

Based on MSU's handling of Larry Nassar and now Mel Tucker, Jack wonders if there's a coverup culture at the university.

The Holland Sentinel newspaper received heavily redacted emails in response to a FOIA request about pushback related to the hiring of Ottawa County, Michigan's new administrative aide.

The high school football coach who won a Supreme Court case involving praying on the football field and got his job back, quit after one game.

Grant, Michigan Public Schools entered into a new contract for a health center. In exchange, the health center must remove a mural depicting LGBTQ+ themes.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) directed a house panel to open impeachment inquiries into President Joe Biden.

And North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un traveled to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin, presumably to hammer out an arms for food and technology deal.

Hammer Time: Limousine liberal Bill Maher is against the Writers Guild of America strike.

Darren discussed these topics:

A lawsuit was filed in Colorado to keep Donald Trump off the ballot in 2024 using the 14th Amendment.

A Georgia judge ruled that Trump lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro can be tried together, with a tentative trial date of October 23.

Author E. Jean Carroll wins in court again versus Donald Trump.

A Texas law barring municipalities from passing certain ordinances was declared unconstitutional by a district judge.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is in the middle of his impeachment trial.

Joe The Plumber has died at 49.

The UAW said they're serious about striking on September 15 if contracts with the Big Three automakers aren't ratified by the deadline.

Ottawa County, Michigan Commissioner Jacob Bonnema was removed as vice chair of the finance and administration committee.

And the Ottawa County Department of Public Health now has a proposed budget larger than what was originally discussed, but Health Officer Adeline Hambley said it's not enough.

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Donald Trump entered a not guilty plea Thursday in court in Atlanta.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) froze again during a press conference in Covington, Kentucky Wednesday.

Rudy Giuliani has to pay up for defaming two Georgia election workers after refusing to provide documents during discovery.

The White House said that Russian president Vladimir Putin traded letters with North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un asking him to provide Russia with munitions to use for the Ukraine war in exchange for food.

A Biden administration proposal would allow more workers to receive overtime pay.

And the National Labor Relations Board ruled that a company that interferes in union elections must now automatically recognize and bargain with the union.

Hammer Time: Oklahoma State Superintendent of Schools Ryan Walters (R) demanded the resignation of Tulsa Public Schools superintendent Deborah Gist in exchange for the state not taking over the district. Walters claims to work on behalf of school children, but the evidence proves otherwise.

Hammer Time: Ottawa County, Michigan Administrator John Gibbs (R) has taken over the social media and communication accounts of the county's department of public health after their health officer publicly complained about steep budget cuts the county board has proposed.

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Rudy Giuliani and several other defendants turned themselves in to Fulton County, Georgia authorities. Donald Trump turned himself in Thursday night.

Police in Marion, Kansas raid the offices of the local newspaper and the home of the paper's co-owner. Do these cops understand the rights of the press protected under the First Amendment?

Darren goes further in-depth on last week's discussion about occupancy rates at Grand Rapids Public School's buildings.

Montana's Attorney General compares Tik-Tok to a "cancer-causing radio."

Ottawa County, Michigan's Board of Commissioners want to cut the budget for the county health department by more than half. Is this retaliation against the county health officer for her wrongful termination lawsuit?

And the new Ottawa County executive aide to Administrator John Gibbs didn't have all the qualifications for the job, yet he was hired. He also has some very troubling posts on Twitter that he's removed.

Darren spent the first half of the show talking about the latest indictment against Donald Trump, this time in Georgia on state RICO charges. He also talked about the evidence gathered regarding the seizing and copying of voting machine information.

In the second half of the show, Darren is joined by Jack Prince to discuss the proliferation of private charter schools in Grand Rapids, which has been to the detriment of Grand Rapids Public School students. 21 private charter schools were authorized by Grand Rapids Public and now the public schools have buildings that are only being half utilized, with some buildings only having a 20% capacity. Irony is the public school system committing institutional suicide by authorizing private charter schools.

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Donald Trump could possibly be indicted in Atlanta, Georgia next week on state charges related to his efforts to stay in office despite losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden.

The Special Counsel investigating Trump got a search warrant for Twitter to turn over documents relating to his account.

Ohio voters turn down a proposal to make it harder to change the state constitution through a ballot initiative. This was pushed by Republicans to help stop a November measure that will enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution if passed.

Other states may be looking at similar votes on abortion.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied that the country is headed to civil war over his efforts to strip their Supreme Court of power to overturn legislation.

A Michigan mother was arrested for buying firearms for her son who was unable to purchase them on his own because of having once been involuntarily committed to a mental hospital.

Ottawa County, Michigan administrator John Gibbs hired Jordan Epperson as his executive aide, but refused to publicly name him.

Two Black motorcyclists were accosted by an older white woman in Grand Haven, Michigan. She told the two that she was "white privilege."

And a former Republican Party donor was sentenced to 21 years in prison for sex trafficking minors.

Hammer Time: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) suspended another Democratic prosecutor, this time in Orlando.

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Donald Trump was indicted Thursday on charges connected to his involvement in the attempt to overturn the Presidential election and the January 6, 2021 traitorous insurrection.

Michigan special prosecutor D.J. Hilson has filed charges against former Republican attorney general candidate Matt DePerno and former State Rep. Daire Renton (R) for their part in illegally confiscating voting machines from three counties.

President Biden met with the president of the United Auto Workers as they enter contract negotiations with the Big Three automakers.

Darren warned Biden not to treat UAW workers like he did the railroad workers.

Michigan's Board of State Canvassers rejected seven of eight petitions to recall state legislators.

The deputy administrator for Ottawa County, Michigan resigned, citing a lack of effective leadership from administrator John Gibbs.

And World Wrestling Entertainment chairman Vince McMahon was served with a federal grand jury subpoena as part of an investigation into allegations that he paid millions of dollars to women who had accused him of sexual misconduct.

Hammer Time: North Carolina Representative Tricia Cotham left the Democratic Party to become a Republican, giving conservatives a super majority in both houses.

Hammer Time: In a first for the show, we give out an award to a deceased politician as The New York Times exposed the late John Dingell (D-MI) as having helped the National Rifle Association's rise to political prominence in the 1970s.