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Livingston County Progressive Kasey Helton On Data Centers, Rank MI Vote, and Caving Democrats
#podcast #politics #progressive #Democrats #Michigan #DirtRoadDems #MAGA #Republican #Trump #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #GovermentCorruption #LivingtonCounty #DataCenters #BigTech #MikeRogers...
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New Episode! Livingston County progressive Kasey Helton is back to talk about data center opposition, caving Democrats, the need for #Medicare4All, and volunteering w/ @rankmivote.bsky.social. I talk about the failing Trump Economy, and Mike Rogers going full MAGA. audioboom.com/posts/880583...
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"I chose a crass serial rapist and adulterer, who calls women 'nasty' and 'piggy,' and took away by daughters' reproductive rights, over my daughters. So why are they displeased with me??? It must be all THEIR fault! I take no responsibility. NONE!"
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"I chose a crass serial rapist and adulterer, who calls women 'nasty' and 'piggy,' and took away by daughters' reproductive rights, over my daughters. So why are they displeased with me??? It must be all THEIR fault! I take no responsibility. NONE!"
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There was a tweet some years back that was like "Being a Democrat is like going to a concert where the band is telling everyone to calm down the whole time" and I think about it a lot
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
There was a tweet some years back that was like "Being a Democrat is like going to a concert where the band is telling everyone to calm down the whole time" and I think about it a lot
Monday Musing time! DTE & Consumers' Energy Lawyers Donate To Democratic AG Candidate Karen McDonald? Why? Michigan Democrats don't want to be aligned with utility monopolies, Big Tech & their data centers, do they? audioboom.com/posts/881327...
Monday Musing: DTE & Consumers' Energy Lawyers Donate To Democratic AG Candidate Karen McDonald?
#podcast #politics #Michigan #progressive #Democrats #Elction2025 #DataCenters #BigTech #DTE #ConsumersEnergy #CorporateDonations #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #WorkingCla...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Monday Musing time! DTE & Consumers' Energy Lawyers Donate To Democratic AG Candidate Karen McDonald? Why? Michigan Democrats don't want to be aligned with utility monopolies, Big Tech & their data centers, do they? audioboom.com/posts/881327...
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Top lawyers for Consumers Energy and DTE Energy have donated to a Michigan AG candidate’s primary race, raising conflict of interest questions about whether the utilities are trying to influence a prosecutor who may handle their legal and regulatory cases.
From Tom Perkins for @michiganadvance.com
From Tom Perkins for @michiganadvance.com
Utility lawyers’ donations to Michigan AG candidate raise conflict-of-interest concerns • Michigan Advance
Top lawyers for Consumers Energy and DTE Energy have donated to a Michigan attorney general candidate’s primary race, raising conflict of interest questions about whether the utilities are trying to i...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Top lawyers for Consumers Energy and DTE Energy have donated to a Michigan AG candidate’s primary race, raising conflict of interest questions about whether the utilities are trying to influence a prosecutor who may handle their legal and regulatory cases.
From Tom Perkins for @michiganadvance.com
From Tom Perkins for @michiganadvance.com
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Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
Consumer Confidence Falls Sharply In November—Hitting Lowest Level Since April
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
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The EPA just greenlit pesticides laced with PFAS “forever chemicals” for use on kids’ fruits and veggies. Instead of protecting families, the Trump-run agency is letting chemical companies spray cancer-linked toxins on everything from lettuce to potatoes.
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The EPA just greenlit pesticides laced with PFAS “forever chemicals” for use on kids’ fruits and veggies. Instead of protecting families, the Trump-run agency is letting chemical companies spray cancer-linked toxins on everything from lettuce to potatoes.
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From ballot petitions to moratoriums, southeast Michigan townships develop different approaches to address hyperscale data center proposals from companies like Meta and OpenAI.
Rural Michigan fights back: How riled up residents are challenging Big Tech data centers
From ballot petitions to moratoriums, southeast Michigan townships develop different approaches to address hyperscale data center proposals from companies like Meta and OpenAI.
www.mlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
From ballot petitions to moratoriums, southeast Michigan townships develop different approaches to address hyperscale data center proposals from companies like Meta and OpenAI.
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Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
Robert Reich
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November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
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I hate Meta so, so, SO much.
I hate other things too I contain multitudes but WTF is this apparently unasked for shit.
I hate other things too I contain multitudes but WTF is this apparently unasked for shit.
no sorry you’re right this technology is absolutely worth depleting our water supply
November 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I hate Meta so, so, SO much.
I hate other things too I contain multitudes but WTF is this apparently unasked for shit.
I hate other things too I contain multitudes but WTF is this apparently unasked for shit.
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The same script is playing out across rural towns everywhere: data center land grabs, noise and light pollution, water depletion, air pollution, spiking utility bills.
These communities aren’t sleepy. They are undercapitalized, under-lawyered, and lack news coverage.
bridgemi.com/michigan-env...
These communities aren’t sleepy. They are undercapitalized, under-lawyered, and lack news coverage.
bridgemi.com/michigan-env...
Tensions mount as data centers eye 'sleepy' Michigan farm towns - Bridge Michigan
In a scenario likely to repeat statewide, a $7 billion data center planned for a rural Saline Township is prompting debate about jobs versus environmental impacts and noise.
bridgemi.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The same script is playing out across rural towns everywhere: data center land grabs, noise and light pollution, water depletion, air pollution, spiking utility bills.
These communities aren’t sleepy. They are undercapitalized, under-lawyered, and lack news coverage.
bridgemi.com/michigan-env...
These communities aren’t sleepy. They are undercapitalized, under-lawyered, and lack news coverage.
bridgemi.com/michigan-env...
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Trump has a 38% approval ratings & Americans hate every single thing he’s doing. He know it, his minders know it, we all know it.
Trump: "This has been according to those that seem to say it, and I would never say a thing like that because I want to be very modest. I always want to be modest, as modest as I can. They say this has been the best 9 month that any president has ever had." (Note the laughter from the crowd.)
November 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Trump has a 38% approval ratings & Americans hate every single thing he’s doing. He know it, his minders know it, we all know it.
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Politicians target grocery tariffs because we see those prices every week and they show up in polls. But rent, furniture, appliances, daycare—those costs matter just as much and many remain tariffed or high. Watch the whole household budget, not just the shopping cart.
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Politicians target grocery tariffs because we see those prices every week and they show up in polls. But rent, furniture, appliances, daycare—those costs matter just as much and many remain tariffed or high. Watch the whole household budget, not just the shopping cart.
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The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
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The Trump administration announced that it would exempt a broad array of groceries—including staples like beef, coffee, and bananas—from the tariffs the president proudly implemented in April.
Trump finally admits his tariffs raise prices
With grocery costs spiking, Trump drops import taxes on more than one hundred products.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Trump administration announced that it would exempt a broad array of groceries—including staples like beef, coffee, and bananas—from the tariffs the president proudly implemented in April.
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Could argue the misogyny Summers expressed both publicly while president of Harvard and in emails to Epstein says more about the culture at our most elite institutions than any of the frontpage freakouts over academia in the past few years but hey
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Could argue the misogyny Summers expressed both publicly while president of Harvard and in emails to Epstein says more about the culture at our most elite institutions than any of the frontpage freakouts over academia in the past few years but hey
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The incredible BS of needing a "Joe Rogan of the left" was that we needed to win over young men, when it's the Gen X men—like Rogan himself—who largely gave us Trump.
“Gen Z has the lowest racial resentment of any generation ever studied.”
Important work from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social that offers a clear explanation of why there is an intense push to change school curricula to make them more white supremacist
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
Important work from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social that offers a clear explanation of why there is an intense push to change school curricula to make them more white supremacist
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
newrepublic.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The incredible BS of needing a "Joe Rogan of the left" was that we needed to win over young men, when it's the Gen X men—like Rogan himself—who largely gave us Trump.
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The Epstein scandal has always been a scandal about the ruling class as a whole, not one individual or political party.
Epstein trafficked not just in the bodies of the children he abused but also in social connections that could bring elites together.
Epstein trafficked not just in the bodies of the children he abused but also in social connections that could bring elites together.
Epstein’s emails are the end of America as they ruined it
If the evil banality of the world's most powerful people exposed in the Epstein emails doesn't cause a revolution, nothing will.
www.inquirer.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The Epstein scandal has always been a scandal about the ruling class as a whole, not one individual or political party.
Epstein trafficked not just in the bodies of the children he abused but also in social connections that could bring elites together.
Epstein trafficked not just in the bodies of the children he abused but also in social connections that could bring elites together.
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I’m almost finished rereading The Grapes of Wrath and I’m feeling as militant now as I did when I first read it as a teenager.
November 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I’m almost finished rereading The Grapes of Wrath and I’m feeling as militant now as I did when I first read it as a teenager.
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No one in this video believes what Blanche is saying including Blanche himself. The performance art day after day in service to Donald Trump is truly stunning.
Blanche on Epstein: We're going to find out if there's anybody that hasn't been held accountable and if they're out there, we'll find them.
November 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
No one in this video believes what Blanche is saying including Blanche himself. The performance art day after day in service to Donald Trump is truly stunning.
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Apparently, rich people like to live in places that don’t suck, even if it costs them a little extra scratch.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Apparently, rich people like to live in places that don’t suck, even if it costs them a little extra scratch.
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I’d just like to reiterate that if you put on a mask, and go out without a warrant and kidnap people because they aren’t white enough, you’re a huge piece of shit…
November 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I’d just like to reiterate that if you put on a mask, and go out without a warrant and kidnap people because they aren’t white enough, you’re a huge piece of shit…
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Oh hey — you know that big Chicago raid where Stephen Miller said the building was “FILLED” with gang members?
@propublica found 0 evidence of Tren De Aragua, the men weren’t charged with any crimes. 🤔 (sound familiar Tennessee?)
All for show. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
@propublica found 0 evidence of Tren De Aragua, the men weren’t charged with any crimes. 🤔 (sound familiar Tennessee?)
All for show. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Oh hey — you know that big Chicago raid where Stephen Miller said the building was “FILLED” with gang members?
@propublica found 0 evidence of Tren De Aragua, the men weren’t charged with any crimes. 🤔 (sound familiar Tennessee?)
All for show. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
@propublica found 0 evidence of Tren De Aragua, the men weren’t charged with any crimes. 🤔 (sound familiar Tennessee?)
All for show. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
New Episode! Livingston County progressive Kasey Helton is back to talk about data center opposition, caving Democrats, the need for #Medicare4All, and volunteering w/ @rankmivote.bsky.social. I talk about the failing Trump Economy, and Mike Rogers going full MAGA. audioboom.com/posts/880583...
Livingston County Progressive Kasey Helton On Data Centers, Rank MI Vote, and Caving Democrats
#podcast #politics #progressive #Democrats #Michigan #DirtRoadDems #MAGA #Republican #Trump #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #GovermentCorruption #LivingtonCounty #DataCenters #BigTech #MikeRogers...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:39 AM
New Episode! Livingston County progressive Kasey Helton is back to talk about data center opposition, caving Democrats, the need for #Medicare4All, and volunteering w/ @rankmivote.bsky.social. I talk about the failing Trump Economy, and Mike Rogers going full MAGA. audioboom.com/posts/880583...
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Earnest post: there is increasingly direct evidence that Trump participated in child sex trafficking or at least knew about it.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Earnest post: there is increasingly direct evidence that Trump participated in child sex trafficking or at least knew about it.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
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It was always going to be so.
I thought we all knew this. No?
I thought we all knew this. No?
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It was always going to be so.
I thought we all knew this. No?
I thought we all knew this. No?