We spend the first part of our show running down the candidates running for mayor and city commission here in Kalamazoo.
A local hero returns after participating in the Freedom Flotilla and FEMA is refusing funds to help northern Michiganders rebuild after a devastating ice storm last March.
In Maple Grove, Michigan an elected official is in hot water for being married to a Neo-Nazi YouTuber.
And we close with coverage on the withholding of EBT/ SNAP benefits across the country, the devastation it with have on the working class as a whole, and why it may be the Trump administration's "Let them eat cake" moment.
01:30- 32:25 Local Election Rundown- The Candidates, the Policies, and the Money
33:25- 37:25 Local Hero Khalid Jamal Returns from The Freedom Flotilla
37:40- 43:35 Feds Say No Aid for Northern Michiganders Hit by Ice Storm in March
44:10- 59:25 I Did Nazi That Coming, Or False Neutrality Bias Run Amok in Maple Grove, Michigan
1:00:00- 1:17:20 When the Poor Have Nothing Left to Eat They Will Eat the Rich: The SNAP/ EBT Crisis
SOURCES/ FURTHER READING
Watch and read the Kalamazoo mayoral and commission forum https://nowkalamazoo.org/2025/10/watch-and-read-the-kalamazoo-mayoral-and-commission-forum/
Look Up Candidate Finance Reports https://kalamazoo.mi.campaignfinance.us/
Interview w/ Chris Glasser https://youtu.be/RJq1yuML01Q?si=RrJ64wUin2QOFwB4&t=1140
Kalamazoo area man returns home after flotilla to Gaza intercepted https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kzoo-bc/kalamazoo/kalamazoo-area-man-returns-home-after-flotilla-to-gaza-intercepted
Feds deny Michigan request for homeowner aid following ice storm https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/feds-deny-michigan-request-for-homeowner-aid-following-ice-storm
A Michigan elected official is married to a neo-Nazi. Some constituents have a problem with that. https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/10/a-michigan-elected-official-is-married-to-a-neo-nazi-some-constituents-have-a-problem-with-that.html
Veterans, rural residents, older adults may lose food stamps due to Trump work requirements https://michiganadvance.com/2025/10/21/repub/veterans-rural-residents-older-adults-may-lose-food-stamps-due-to-trump-work-requirements
Trump prepared to starve tens of millions of Americans by allowing food stamp funding to run out Saturday https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/10/27/dvyg-o27.html
Feeding Broncos https://feedingbroncos.org/
Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes https://kzoolf.org/
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