Civil Politics

Further Reading: US Supreme Court lets fuel producers challenge California emissions standards - LINK Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of dying from heart attacks and stroke, large study finds - LINK HIV prevention drug hailed as a 'breakthrough' gets FDA approval - LINK Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading: Appeals court temporarily blocks judge’s ruling to return control of National Guard to California - LINK Kristi Noem says the feds are coming to ‘liberate’ Los Angeles - LINK Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges - LINK Soldiers screened for appearance and politics ahead of Trump visit - LINK (Army Times) Here’s what to expect at the Army’s 250th anniversary parade on Trump’s birthday - LINK Northampton closes portion of Main Street sidewalk in danger of collapse - LINK Russia’s military casualties top 1 million in 3-year-old war, Ukraine says - LINK Mid Show Music: Could Be Love (Rachel's Version) by Poolhouse Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading: DOJ confirms it has a deal with Boeing to drop prosecution over deadly 737 Max crashes - LINK Why is Connecticut called 'The Nutmeg State'? - LINK Two Israeli Embassy staffers shot dead outside D.C.'s Capital Jewish Museum - LINK Mid Show Music: Nathan Evans Fox - Tik Tok Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading: Moody's downgrades U.S. credit rating, citing rising government debt - LINK DOGE tried assigning a team to the Government Accountability Office. It refused - LINK U.S. could face default by August if Congress doesn't address debt ceiling, Bessent says - LINK Conservatives block Trump agenda bill from advancing in major setback for GOP leaders - LINK Video shows the moment Newark's air traffic control screens went black - LINK FAA holds meeting with US airlines to cap Newark flights - LINK Senate Republicans move toward vote on California emissions waiver - LINK James Comey is under investigation for his '8647' Instagram post. What does it mean? - LINK Trump's critics and supporters unite against Qatar plane deal - LINK France gave the US Statue of Liberty, Qatar offered Trump $400M plane. Experts say it’s not the same - LINK

Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Mid-Show Music: Dirt Man by Carter Vail Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading: Markets plunge with S&P 500 down 6% and Dow down 2,200 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs - LINK Top Republican leads bill to reassert Congress’ tariff power amid Trump trade war - LINK Carrington Event - Wikipedia Sen. Cory Booker on his marathon, 25-hour speech on the Senate floor - LINK 2 mothers bring the House to a halt over push to allow proxy voting for new parents - LINK Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

New details about the case of the Tufts University student detained by ICE - LINK Lawmakers pen letter to feds, demanding release of detained Tufts University student - LINK Turkey detains nearly 1,900 in protests over jailed mayor, rejects foreign criticism - LINK Mid-show music - "Grateful For" by Natalie Layne Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading: Run for Something - runforsomething.net Scoop: Schumer faces growing House Dem calls to step down - LINK Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

This episode we were joined by Michael Moriarty: a member of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and Executive Director of the OneHolyoke Community Development Corporation OneHolyoke CDC - oneholyoke.org Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading: Transcript of President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress - LINK Scoop: Dems privately confront Trump speech disruptors - LINK Video: Rep. Gooden rips away 'This is not normal' sign from Rep. Stansbury before Trump's address - USAToday Watch: Moment Democrat Al Green sings to protest his censure - LINK This Is What’s Behind Trump’s Uproar Over ‘Transgender Mice’ - LINK A Brief Look at President Trump’s List of “Appalling” Aid Projects - CGD Supreme Court denies Trump request to block $2 billion foreign-aid payment - LINK Tonight's mid show song: Pink Pony Club (cover) by Rick Astley Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)

Further Reading: Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads editor to quit - LINK Top 'Washington Post' editor kills article on deputy's departure - LINK Fake video of Trump kissing Musk's feet displayed at HUD office in Washington - LINK Rachel Maddow staff to be let go as part of MSNBC overhaul - LINK Watch tense Oval Office argument between Zelensky, Trump and Vance - Youtube Exclusive: Russia could concede $300 billion in frozen assets as part of Ukraine war settlement, sources say - LINK Fact Check: Map shows EU election results, not German federal election outcome - LINK Alice Weidel: The far-right leader shaping Germany’s AfD - LINK Cyber Shanty - Blaine M. Strange Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Hostile Government Takeover by AGiftfromTodd Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading: The Hidden Persuaders - Good Reads Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say - LINK Legal questions surround Trump's federal worker resignation offer - LINK Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions! Support Civil Politics by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio

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Further Reading: TikTok ban: Why does the US want to shut down this app? - LINK For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms - LINK Welt Am Draht - World On A Wire (1973) - LINK (Youtube) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions! Support Civil Politics by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio

Further Reading: Families in shock begin to visit their charred homes in Los Angeles area - LINK US right wing fans misinformation fires as firefighters battle Los Angeles blazes - LINK Los Angeles fire maps show updating view of where Palisades, Eaton and more fires are burning right now - LINK Inmates are fighting California wildfires in long-running and controversial practice - LINK Why Do People Think NASA Has Discovered a 'Parallel Universe'? - LINK Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions! Support Civil Politics by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio