We look at how the Trump administration's executive orders on DEI are effecting area hospitals, a story out of Detroit about some crucial organizing from Detroit Will Breathe, and how schools around the country are responding to ICE activity.
In a bad week for fascists Jair Bolsonaro will be looking at serious jail time for his attempted coup and we talk about the legacy of Charlie Kirk and the media reaction to his killing.
02:40- 16:30 DEI at Kalamazoo Hospitals
17:10- 25:00 Detroit Will Breathe Organizes Community Discussion
25:35- 34:35 How Schools Are Responding to ICE
34:40- 43:35 Lock Him Up: Bolsonaro Gets Jail Time for Coup Plot
44:10- 1:22:40 I Guess I'm Going to Get Fired- Telling the Truth About Charlie Kirk
1:22:45- 1:25:30 A Brief Update on the Death Toll in Gaza
SOURCES/ FURTHER READING
DEI policies in triage https://nowkalamazoo.org/2025/09/dei-policies-in-triage/
Dynamic Panel in Detroit Discusses Rising Authoritarianism https://www.leftvoice.org/dynamic-panel-in-detroit-discusses-rising-authoritarianism/
This Back-to-School Season, Teachers and Parents Are Fighting Back Against ICE https://truthout.org/articles/this-back-to-school-season-teachers-and-parents-are-fighting-back-against-ice
Bolsonaro’s Conviction for Coup Plot Is a Blow to the Global Far Right https://truthout.org/articles/bolsonaros-conviction-for-coup-plot-is-a-blow-to-the-global-far-right/
Michigan politicians say they face growing threats after Charlie Kirk shooting https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-politicians-say-they-face-growing-threats-after-charlie-kirk-shooting
Charlie Kirk in His Own Words https://zeteo.com/p/charlie-kirk-in-his-own-words
Charlie Kirk DID say stoning gay people was the 'perfect law' — and these other heinous quotes https://www.advocate.com/politics/charlie-kirk-anti-lgbtq-quotes#rebelltitem2
Office Depot in Portage fires employee over refusal to print Charlie Kirk vigil poster https://wwmt.com/news/local/office-depot-charlie-kirk-poster-refuse-print-manager-employee-fired-portage-michigan-kalamazoo-response-backlash
Trump Promotes A “Charlie Kirk Act” To Establish A Ministry Of Truth https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/trump-promotes-a-charlie-kirk-act
Politically Motivated Violence Is Rare in the United States (Data from a Right Leaning Think-Tank Showing Political Violence Disproportionately comes from the Right) https://www.cato.org/blog/politically-motivated-violence-rare-united-states
Gaza’s Hidden Toll: New Estimates Suggest a Death Count Ten Times Higher Than Reported https://www.archyde.com/gaza-deaths-un-report-estimates-680k-10x-hamas-count/
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