Tag Archives: Congress

2018 Election Day open thread

By Mark | November 6, 2018

9:00 AM I’m home with a sick kid, so thing may not go as planned, but I’m hoping to vote soon, and then head back home to do some remote phone banking through Swing Left for Amy McGrath, the Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s 6th district, which covers Frankfort, where I lived as a baby, Georgetown, […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged ACA, Adam Schiff, Amy McGrath, Andy LaBarre, Arlo, Atlanta, Bill Schuette, Black Panther Party, bowling, Brian Kemp, Clementine, Dave Trott, Debbie Stabenow, Devin Nunes, Donald Trump, Election Day, election interference, election reform, election results, elections, Elissa Slotkin, fake news, Georgia, get out the vote, Gretchen Driskell, Haley Stevens, health care, House Intelligence Committee, Jeff Irwin, Kansas, Kentucky, Kris Kobach, Landline, Lena Epstein, Michigan's 11th congressional district, Michigan's 7th Congressional District, Michigan's 8th Congressional District, midterm elections, Mike Bishop, Pennsylvania, Peter Larson, phone banking, Piss Alley Rollers, Pita Pita, play structure, Pod Save America, political violence, racism, Riverside Park, Rust Belt, Sidetrack, Snellville, Stacey Abrams, Swing Left, Ted Cruz, Tim Walberg, voter fraud, voter suppression, voting, Wisconsin | 216 Comments

What the John Conyers case tells us about how sexual predators are treated in Congress

By Mark | November 21, 2017

Late last week the Washington Post added a little more fuel to the “Jesus Christ, Men Really Suck” bonfire when they reported that Congress’s Office of Compliance has paid out approximately $17 million over the past 20 years in unreported settlements to 264 federal employees, many of whom, you can be sure, collected those settlements […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged accusations, Al Franken, allegations, Buzzfeed, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Office of Compliance, conspiracy theories, date rape, Detroit City Council, Donald Trump, equality, hacking, Hillary Clinton, House Judiciary Committee, House of Representatives, Howard Dean, John Conyers, John Podesta, leaks, men's rights, Mike Cernovich, Monica Conyers, pay-offs, pizzagate, Righteous Pink Wave of Reckoning, Senate, sexism, sexual harassment, sexual predator, women's rights, wrongful termination | 13 Comments

Rick Snyder, told repeatedly by members of Congress this morning to step down, responds by blaming “career bureaucrats”

By Mark | March 17, 2016

Well, today was the big day. Rick Snyder was under oath, responding to questions posed by members of Congress as to his role in the Flint water disaster. I’ve yet to make it all the way through the C-Span video, but, so far I wouldn’t say that I’ve learned very much. The Republicans kept up […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Emergency Manager, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Flint, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, lead, lead poisoning, Matt Cartwright, plausible deniability, Rick Snyder, water | 26 Comments

Exploring Black Nirvana, going inside the EMU “no confidence” vote, and the likelihood that we’ll see other Flints in the future… on episode 40 of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | March 11, 2016

I’m still playing catch-up, trying to get the most recent episodes of the Saturday Six Pack posted here. I’m sorry that it’s been taking me so long… The episode I’m posting here tonight was our 40th, and it was great… There was something for everyone; political intrigue, grassroots activism, science in the public interest, societal […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged abandoned houses, Antonin Scalia, Athletic Mic League, Black Nirvana, Black Opera, Buff1, Detroit, EAA, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents, Educational Achievement Authority, EMU, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Film, Flint, hip hop, Howard Bunsis, Jamall Bufford, Jm Smith, Joel Beauvais, Judith Kullberg, lead, Lead and Copper Rule, lead poisoning, Lee Anne Walters, no confidence, Pete Larson, rap, Rick Snyder, science fiction, South Dakota, water, Yanna Lambrinidou | 3 Comments

Now that Flint Emergency Manager Darnell Earley is facing the prospect of a year in prison for contempt, one wonders if he might be persuaded to work with prosecutors

By Mark | February 2, 2016

Yesterday, retired Michigan 36th District Court Judge Gregory Ellis “Greg” Mathis came right out and said what a lot of us have been thinking for a while now… that what happened in Flint has all the makings of a criminal case. The EMU-grad-turned-television-personality put it his way: “It appears that there’s criminal negligence here,” he […]