Washtenaw Stands with Immigrants, DEI Roll Back at U of M, and More

We look at the effect DEI roll backs are having on students at the University of Michigan, how Washtenaw residents are standing up for their immigrant neighbors, and an article from LeftVoice analyzing the Detroit city budget.

 

RFK Jr. is calling autism a "disease" and we discuss the implications of the nation's most powerful snake oil- salesman looking for the "cause" of autism and creating a registry.

 

Lawrence joins us while doing some work up in Lansing on gun violence to discuss the passing of the pope, how RFK's foolishness is exacerbating the measles outbreak, and David Hogg's recent announcement that he is going to seek to primary do-nothing Democrats in congress.

 

1:20- 12:20 What a DEI Roll Back Looks Like at U of M

 

13:35- 22:00 Washtenaw County Residents Stand With Their Immigrant Neighbors, Defend County ID Program

 

22:40- 32:00 Detroit City Budget Analysis from LeftVoice

 

32:40- 50:45 RFK JR and Autism

 

51:30- 55:30 Social Media Censorship of Anti-Genocide Posts

 

55:40- 1:01:20 A Socialist Take on the Mass "50501" Protests

 

01:02:00- 1:04:40 Lawrence Zooms In from Lansing- Lobbying Day Against Gun Violence

 

01:04:55- 01:11:00 Pope Francis Passes On

 

01:11:15- 01:13:00 "RFK is Pestilence"- the Man and the Measles

 

01:13:00- 01:19:00 David Hogg Wants to Primary Do-Nothing Democrats

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

DEI rollbacks hit campus support systems for students of color at U-M https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/dei-rollbacks-hit-campus-support-systems-students-color-u-m

 

Residents make emotional pleas to support immigrants, as feds demand information on county ID program https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/04/residents-make-emotional-pleas-to-support-immigrants-as-feds-demand-information-on-county-id-program.html

 

Another Detroit City Budget that Misses the Mark  https://www.leftvoice.org/another-detroit-city-budget-that-misses-the-mark/

 

“Absolute Nonsense”: As Measles Cases Soar & Kids Die, Expert Slams RFK Jr. on Vaccine-Autism Link https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/18/peter_hotez

 

Leaked Data Reveals Massive Israeli Campaign to Remove Pro-Palestine Posts on Facebook and Instagram  https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-data-israeli-censorship-meta

 

Tens of Thousands Take to the Streets to Defy Austerity and Authoritarianism https://www.leftvoice.org/thousands-protest-trumps-austerity-and-authoritarianism/

 

“Heart of Compassion” for Palestine: Pope Francis Called for Gaza Ceasefire Until His Final Days https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/21/pope_francis_palestine