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Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/15494297/joinHere's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for October 26, 2026!While "Florida" Mike Rogers has a tough time answering whether or not a vote for him is a vote for the "Trump agenda," we can unequivocally say a vote for Rogers, John James, or ANY MAGA Michigan Republican in '26 is indeed a vote for a continuance of The Trump Regime's agenda. Whether it's data centers, the War on Iran, or the protecting of the billionaire Epstein Class, LOL's Pat Johnston shows how a vote for any and all MAGA Republicans is a vote in support of The Trump Regime.Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you [email protected] of Lansing is now on YouTube as well!Music provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopardClick here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/15494297/joinNotes:"Michigan Advance Fact Check: Tom Barrett’s voting record and Will Lawrence’s goals for healthcare." By Ben Solis of Michigan Advance "Mike Rogers loved data centers until voters didn’t." By Steve Neavling of The Detroit Metro Times "US has plans for major Iran strikes if Trump chooses." By Zachary Cohen and Jim Sclutto of CNN "Fact checks, takeaways: Donald Trump rips Dems, downplays gas prices in Michigan." By Simon D. Schuster of Bridge Michigan #podcast #politics #progressives #Michigan #Democrats #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Election #Primary  #Senate #AbdulElSayed #AOC #WorkingClass  #MikeRogers #JohnJames #Economy #GasPrices #JocelynBenson #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #Israel #AIPAC #IranWar #GovernmentCorruption #Populism #CorporateClass #DemocraticSocialism #Fascism #EpsteinClass #Authoritarianism #Democracy #LeftofLansing

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/15494297/joinHere's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for October 19, 2026!Former Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lon Johnson, and longtime state party fundraiser and Jewish communal leader David Kramer, co-wrote an op-ed in The Detroit News explaining why they're imploring voters to not vote for the working class progressive Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Dr. Abul El-Sayed.They claim their main reason is that he's not forceful enough for his support for Israel's corrupt government, but the REAL reason is that candidates like Dr. Abdul threaten their longtime stranglehold of the Michigan Democratic Party. Not to mention how he's a threat to the constant revolving door of greed, corruption, and criminality of the billionaire Epstein Class. Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you [email protected] of Lansing is now on YouTube as well!Click here to vote on this week's LOL Poll who should Democrats condemn: AIPAC or Hasan Piker?Music provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopardClick here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/15494297/joinNotes:"Why we’re leaving El-Sayed’s spot on the ballot blank | Opinion." By David Kramer & Lon Johnson of The Detroit News "Jewish Leaders Launch Nonnegotiable Michigan Ahead of Midterm Elections." By Ronelle Grier of The Detroit Jewish Insider "Half of Americans expect the Iran war to continue for at least another year." By Taylor Orth of YouGuv.org "Israeli police arrest suspects over settler attacks on US journalist, European diplomats." By Reuters #podcast #politics #progressives #Michigan #Democrats #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Election #Primary  #LonJohnson  #DemocraticSocialism #Senate #AbdulElSayed #AOC #WorkingClass  #MikeRogers #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #Israel #AIPAC #IranWar #GovernmentCorruption #Populism #CorporateClass #DemocraticSocialism #Fascism #EpsteinClass #Authoritarianism #Democracy #LeftofLansing

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/15494297/joinHere's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for October 16, 2026!Michigan's progressive Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, and progressive Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, campaigned together in Michigan's Upper Peninsula this week during the final stretch of U.S. Senate race. LOL's Pat Johnston explains why it's important that they showed up to connect with working class U.P. voters, and why it's criminal that Democrats abandoned the U.P. for far too long. Again, working class progressives are the ones walking the walk by appearing in rural areas to help connect with all voters. Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you [email protected] of Lansing is now on YouTube as well!Click here to vote on this week's LOL Poll who should Democrats condemn: AIPAC or Hasan Piker?Music provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopardClick here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/15494297/join#podcast #politics #progressives #Michigan #Democrats #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Election #Primary  #WorkingFamiliesParty  #DemocraticSocialism #Senate #AbdulElSayed #AOC #WorkingClass #unions #WorkersRights  #MikeRogers  #DataCenters #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #Populism #Rural #RuralVoters #UpperPeninsula #CorporateClass #DemocraticSocialism #Fascism #EpsteinClass #Authoritarianism #Democracy #LeftofLansing

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/15494297/joinHere's Episode #195 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast!00:00-18:02: Trump Econ DisasterLOL's Pat Johnston opens this week's show checking-in with a prediction that Michigan MAGA Republican State Rep. Matt Maddock made last Spring in which he declared gas prices would be low, and that Trump would make a deal with Iran. Maddock was proven to be just a tad off-the-mark as inflation keeps rising, the War on Iran marches on, and working class Americans are working more without keeping-up with higher prices. We can thank people like Trump, and MAGA Michigan Congressman Tom Barrett, John Moolenaar, Jack Bergman, Bill Huizenga, and yes, Michigan gubernatorial candidate John James, for giving us this cratering economy!18:03-35:05: The Rogers' Government Cash SchemeA new story in Drop Site News reveals how Michigan MAGA Republican Senate candidate "Florida" Mike Rogers and his wife seemed to cash-in on government cash while he served as chair of the House Intelligence Committee. Kristi Rogers worked in the private security industry, and her company seemed to get lucky and nab several government contracts during the Iraq War, Afghanistan War, and elsewhere. Who says government creates jobs?!35:06-41:00: Data Centers & Solar FarmsIn the "Last Call," Pat wonders why some of the same people opposing hyperscale A.I. data centers also oppose solar farms. 40:37-42:44: EndingClick here to vote on this week's LOL Weekly Poll: Data Centers & Solar FarmsPlease, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you [email protected] of Lansing is now on YouTube as well!Music provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopardClick here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/15494297/joinNOTES:"Mike Rogers’s Wife Raked in Lucrative Government Security Contracts While Rogers Served as Intel Chair." By Ryan Grim & Nancy Skinner of Drop Site News "Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash." By Anna Clark of Pro Publica "AAA: Michigan Gas Prices Reverse Course, Rise 19 Cents in a Week." By AAA Michigan "Rep. Maddock's comments about a civil war aren't just irresponsible – they're dangerous | Opinion." By John Lindstrom of The Detroit Free Press "From ‘illegal invaders’ to $1.85 gas, Trump-loving Matt Maddock keeps missing reality." By Steve Neavling of The Detroit Metro Times "Child marriage is now banned in Michigan." By Anna Liz Nichols of Michigan Advance "If Michigan Cuts Property Taxes, Who Pays?" From "Off The Record with Tim Skubick, WKAR News#podcast #politics #progressives #Michigan #Democrats #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Election #Voting #WorkingClass #unions #WorkersRights  #MikeRogers  #DataCenters #AbdulElSayed #JocelynBenson #JohnJames #DanaNessel #JonKing #AccessJournalism #NoahArbit #Israel #Gaza #Genocide #IranWar #GovernmentSpending #Media #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #Populism #CorporateClass #Economy #Inflation #KShapeEconomy #Fascism #EpsteinClass #Authoritarianism #Democracy #LeftofLansing

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/15494297/joinHere's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for October 12, 2026!Dear Leader Trump, and "Florida" Mike Rogers, are resorting to base racism and Islamophobia to attack Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's U.S. Senate race. Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you [email protected] of Lansing is now on YouTube as well!Music provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopardClick here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/15494297/joinNOTES:"Fact check: No evidence Abdul El-Sayed ‘pledged support’ to Muslim Brotherhood." By Lauren Gibbons of Bridge Michigan #podcast #politics #progressives #Michigan #Democrats #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Election #Voting #WorkingClass #MikeRogers #AbdulElSayed #JocelynBenson #JohnJames #Israel #Gaza #Genocide #IranWar #GovernmentSpending #Economy #GasPrices #War #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #Populism #CorporateClass #Fascism #EpsteinClass #Authoritarianism #Democracy #LeftofLansing