Pure S--t Again: Dana Nessel's Fascist Turn, Elissa Slotkin Continues Rightward, and More

It was a busy week in Michigan politics- we talk about how Dana Nessel's targeting of anti-genocide protestors in Ann Arbor with the FBI is both a fascist turn on her part and an echo of some of America's dark past when the government put a target on the backs of social justice organizers (e.g., COINTELPRO).

 

Elissa Slotkin persists in attempting to turn the clock back to the 1990s- in a recent POLITICO article she decried the usage of "oligarchy" by progressives and claimed the Democratic Party is "weak and woke." We talk about what function Slotkin is playing in engaging in this type of rhetoric which seeks to further solidify the democrats as a right-wing, capitalist party.

 

Shri Thanedar will be facing a progressive primary challenger and we talk briefly on the auspicious timing of him pressing impeachment articles against Trump.

 

We also talk about the Kalamazoo Civil Rights Board and the election results from Canada.

 

01:40- 6:45 Kzoo City Commission and the Civil Rights Board

 

07:50- 20:40 Pitter Patter: Canadian Election Results

 

21:30- 32:00 Visas Restored to International Students Across the Country

 

34:45- 46:00 Dana Nessel: The Heel Turn from "Progressive Prosecutor" to Fascist

 

46:00- 58:00  Elissa Slotkin- Woman Against Time

 

58:00- 1:07:00 Shri Thanedar Gets a Progressive Primary Challenge

 

SOURCES & FURTHER READING

 

Kalamazoo mayor criticized for not appointing attorney to Civil Rights Board https://wkzo.com/2025/04/08/780232/

 

In his victory speech, Mark Carney warns Canadians that 'Trump is trying to break us' https://www.npr.org/2025/04/28/nx-s1-5379573/canada-election-mark-carney-prime-minister

 

Donald Trump restores student visas after revoking 70-plus in Michigan https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/donald-trump-restores-student-visas-after-revoking-70-plus-michigan

 

Bernie Sanders torches Senate Democrat Elissa Slotkin: Americans aren’t ‘dumb’ and know what ‘oligarchy’ means https://www.yahoo.com/news/bernie-sanders-torches-senate-democrat-194747302.html

 

Down Two Squad Members, Progressives Come for an AIPAC Democrat  https://theintercept.com/2025/04/28/aipac-primary-democrat-shri-thanedar-donavan-mckinney-michigan/