Donald Trump lost Michigan by more than 150,000 votes in the 2020 presidential election. But the state still featured prominently in the false claims of election fraud pushed by Trump and his allies. Two days after the election, Trump addressed the nation and delivered
I really want to know why Trump and a long list of big name traitors are running around having meetings and rallies! This is a red alarm crisis and Trump et al have committed the highest level of crimes against the US. 45 is well qualified for the death penalty and that’s what we should see. But we’re not at the arrest stage after almost one year!! Are we under mafia rule and not being told? Will our military refuse to help? Police? I want to know why the overwhelming Democratic winners of the past 30 years continue to ultimately lose despite their win. When we get into office, addressing the biggest crimes and civil rights of people gets on the slow train.
And for those who dare try to impress the right with their gun love, will never ever get my vote again. When will we stop being the embarrassment of the world as over 100,000 people are shot each year with 40k dying! Numerous children die from gun shot every single year! What the hell!
If we didn’t have Judd Legum, Amy Goodman, Thom Hartmann, Robert Reich and a long list of small scale media on the left, we’d be in bigger trouble. And of course, major right wing media wouldn’t report anything the Democrats are doing or saying. So there’s that.
This is the most dangerous situation I have ever seen for our country in my lifetime.
It's getting worse and the Dems are not making this a 5-alarm fire is allowing it.
What happened to Lewis Voting Rights Act? The Dem contributors don't want it. If they did, it should be easy to message this into the same frenzy as the Anti-CRT crows screaming at local Board of Ed volunteer parents
Of all the ways to break down and interpret: "these 24 lawmakers have received $2,199,455 in corporate donations since 2018", money is the engine fuel. Greed and profit operate like oxygen. Why is our country so shallow? Is it capitalism? Is it the imbalance of so much wealth being in the hands of very few? I think so. Our planet is out of balance, but it is our responsibility to make the corrections. Thank you, Judd for your meaningful contribution.
Helpful analysis (both this column and many of the below comments, which I didn’t read yesterday due to baking pupcakes for my boy’s first birthday).
Corporate donations are only part of the problem. The Uber rich (like Ron Weiser in MI) who crave access and visibility are even worse and how to boycott them?
I agree with the commenter who notes that US capitalism, with multiple anticompetitive breaks for the worst offenders (whether climate, labor practices, or political/lobbying) is a pale imitation of a free fair transactional economy. Let’s all remember this as we celebrate commercial Xmas (if we do) - emphasize local, handmade and experiential gifts and remember those for whom a hot meal is a real luxury.
(I’ll be sharing this column with my sole MI news media contact of course.)
Regarding Ford and GM political donations in Michigan: I take issue with noting their donation totals from 2018 vs 2021, specifically January 6 and forward. I also I take issue with the amounts mentioned being donated to the number of politicians: do the math - each one maybe got a little over $1,000.00. Did these donations occur after the insurrection? Or, in the preceding 3 years? I feel the positioning of your commentary on these donations miss the mark. Thanks for all you do.
I really want to know why Trump and a long list of big name traitors are running around having meetings and rallies! This is a red alarm crisis and Trump et al have committed the highest level of crimes against the US. 45 is well qualified for the death penalty and that’s what we should see. But we’re not at the arrest stage after almost one year!! Are we under mafia rule and not being told? Will our military refuse to help? Police? I want to know why the overwhelming Democratic winners of the past 30 years continue to ultimately lose despite their win. When we get into office, addressing the biggest crimes and civil rights of people gets on the slow train.
And for those who dare try to impress the right with their gun love, will never ever get my vote again. When will we stop being the embarrassment of the world as over 100,000 people are shot each year with 40k dying! Numerous children die from gun shot every single year! What the hell!
If we didn’t have Judd Legum, Amy Goodman, Thom Hartmann, Robert Reich and a long list of small scale media on the left, we’d be in bigger trouble. And of course, major right wing media wouldn’t report anything the Democrats are doing or saying. So there’s that.
This is the most dangerous situation I have ever seen for our country in my lifetime.
Horrible.
#democracydying right before our eyes
It's getting worse and the Dems are not making this a 5-alarm fire is allowing it.
What happened to Lewis Voting Rights Act? The Dem contributors don't want it. If they did, it should be easy to message this into the same frenzy as the Anti-CRT crows screaming at local Board of Ed volunteer parents
And again I must ask why people wonder why I am so pessimistic about the future of democracy in this country?
Of all the ways to break down and interpret: "these 24 lawmakers have received $2,199,455 in corporate donations since 2018", money is the engine fuel. Greed and profit operate like oxygen. Why is our country so shallow? Is it capitalism? Is it the imbalance of so much wealth being in the hands of very few? I think so. Our planet is out of balance, but it is our responsibility to make the corrections. Thank you, Judd for your meaningful contribution.
Helpful analysis (both this column and many of the below comments, which I didn’t read yesterday due to baking pupcakes for my boy’s first birthday).
Corporate donations are only part of the problem. The Uber rich (like Ron Weiser in MI) who crave access and visibility are even worse and how to boycott them?
I agree with the commenter who notes that US capitalism, with multiple anticompetitive breaks for the worst offenders (whether climate, labor practices, or political/lobbying) is a pale imitation of a free fair transactional economy. Let’s all remember this as we celebrate commercial Xmas (if we do) - emphasize local, handmade and experiential gifts and remember those for whom a hot meal is a real luxury.
(I’ll be sharing this column with my sole MI news media contact of course.)
Editorial comment:
Regarding Ford and GM political donations in Michigan: I take issue with noting their donation totals from 2018 vs 2021, specifically January 6 and forward. I also I take issue with the amounts mentioned being donated to the number of politicians: do the math - each one maybe got a little over $1,000.00. Did these donations occur after the insurrection? Or, in the preceding 3 years? I feel the positioning of your commentary on these donations miss the mark. Thanks for all you do.