We open talking about a conservative turn in Japanese politics and the fallout of the big BS bill on healthcare in Michigan.
We spent the rest of the hour talking to Chris Glasser, a candidate for mayor here in Kalamazoo.
We take a critical eye to a recent story from WWMT framing housing in strictly capitalist terms from a landlord's perspective, then pivot to some international stories including the not-so-noble recipient of the Noble Peace prize and the ceasefire in Gaza.
03:45- 9:25 Japan to Get Their Very Own Margaret Thatcher
9:30- 18:30 Healthcare Fallout from the Big BS Bill in Michigan
19:00- 50:00 Interview w/ Chris Glasser for Kzoo Mayor
51:30- 57:30 Capitalist Realism in Media via a Squatting Story on WWMT
58:15- 1:09:00 The Not-So-Noble Nobel Prize or Who is Maria Corina Mochado?
1:09:40- 1:26:35 Ceasefire (?) in Gaza and Western Media Bias
SOURCES/ FURTHER READING
Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/04/japan-takaichi-prime-minister-00594260
No savings for Michigan, only cuts to health care https://michiganadvance.com/2025/10/08/no-savings-for-michigan-only-cuts-to-health-care/
How Michigan aims to maintain Medicaid funding amid changing U.S. landscape https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/10/how-michigan-aims-to-maintain-medicaid-funding-amid-changing-us-landscape.html
Chris Glasser for Mayor https://www.chrisglasser.com/
Michigan considers getting tougher on squatters with SHIELD Act https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/10/how-michigan-aims-to-maintain-medicaid-funding-amid-changing-us-landscape.html
Nobel Prize for imperialist war and regime change goes to Washington’s Venezuelan puppet María Corina Machado https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/11/sjsy-o11.html
Despite Ceasefire, Netanyahu Vows Return to “Hard Way” If Hamas Isn’t Disarmed https://truthout.org/articles/despite-ceasefire-netanyahu-vows-return-to-hard-way-if-hamas-isnt-disarmed
The Free Press Called Out "Incomplete" Reporting on Gaza's Starving Children. Here's the Complete Story. https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/bari-weiss-free-press-incomplete-reporting-starvation-famine-children-palestinians-gaza
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