Hatebook, Disaster Movie in LA, LGBTQ+ Rights, and More

We begin our show looking at how climate change is shortening Michigan winters and creating problems for farmers in the mitten.

 

A bi-partisan bill is going through congress that would make it easier for the federal government to kidnap immigrants.

 

We spend a good chunk of the show looking at Zuckerberg's turn towards the Trump administration in its content guidelines and moderation. When the chips are down capitalists will pursue the path of least resistance and Meta was all to willing to cede social ground to an overtly bigoted administration to protect their bottom line.

 

We look at the disaster in LA- some of the misinformation and narratives from the media and how the city's Democratic mayor robbed Peter (cut funding to the LAFD) to pay Paul (increase funding to the LAPD).

 

We close with some stories about the ongoing assault on LGBTQ+ rights- both from social media corporations in the U.S. and the government.

 

02:15- 9:00 Climate Change in Michigan- Less Freezing Days, Tumultuous Fruit Harvests

 

9:35- 17:40 Bipartisan Anti-Immigrant Bill Going Thru Congress

 

17:50- 42:00 "Hatebook"- Zuckerberg's Heel Turn Towards Unleashing Bigotry and Misinformation in Pursuit of the Bottom Line

 

42:30- 57:45 A Disaster Movie- LA Wildfires, Misinformation, Climate Capitalism, and the Police State

 

59:00- 1:10:30 Updates on the Assault on LGBTQ+ Rights

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

Study: Climate change means fewer freezing winter days in Michigan https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/study-climate-change-means-fewer-freezing-winter-days-michigan

 

48 Democrats Vote for a Racist Law to Detain More Immigrants and Empower the Right https://www.leftvoice.org/48-democrats-vote-for-a-racist-law-to-detain-more-immigrants-and-empower-the-right

 

Meta’s Allowance of Hate Speech Is Another Side Effect of Big Tech Monopoly https://truthout.org/articles/metas-allowance-of-hate-speech-is-another-side-effect-of-big-tech-monopoly

 

Zuckerberg Goes “Full MAGA” as Meta Ends Fact-Checking in U.S. & Paves Way for More Hate Speech https://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/9/meta_fact_checking_changes_trump_2025

 

Mark Zuckerberg Just Made His Trump Loyalty Pledge https://www.readtpa.com/p/mark-zuckerberg-just-made-his-trump

 

LA Budgeted Money For Cop Jobs While Cutting Fire Department Positions. Now the City Is Burning.  https://theintercept.com/2025/01/08/la-police-budget-palisades-fires/

 

Instagram blocked teens from searching LGBTQ-related content for months https://www.usermag.co/p/instagram-blocked-teens-from-searching

 

Federal Court Rules In Favor of Forcibly Detransitioning Transgender Inmates In Florida https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/federal-court-rules-in-favor-of-forcibly