POD Housing Project Shelved, Election Deniers in Kzoo, Gang Hysteria and Misinformation, and More

On today's show we focused heavily in the first hour on some critical Kalamazoo and Michigan based stories. Through a new program in Kalamazoo expectant mothers may be eligible for a $7,500 cash payment over their first year. We look at how this important development in the city's social safety net came to be.

 

A Kalamazoo County election official is being sued by the ACLU after making comments that he thought Trump won in 2020 and would not certify the election results if it quote "went the same way."

 

In some deeply disappointing news, Housing Resources Inc is not moving forward with their POD housing project, which would have provided small 8x8 foot individual shelters and on site services for the city's houseless population. 

 

We briefly look at a "new racist" judge from the Detroit suburbs and close with some media deciphering on the panic in Aurora, Colorado over supposed Venezuelan gangs taking over apartment complexes. As it turned out, it was less of a "violent immigrant" mystery and more of a "Scooby Doo" mystery, involving a slumlord's self-serving lies and a media ecosystem all too happy to echo them.

 

2:25- 11:50 Program for New Kzoo Moms Offers $7500 in First Year

 

11:50- 24:40 Kzoo County Election Official/ Denier Sued by ACLU

 

25:15- 35:20 HRI Ends POD Housing Project for the Houseless

 

36:12- 38:40 A "New Racist" Judge Suspended Near Detroit

 

38:50- 45:20 Some Thoughts on the "Venezuelan Gangs" Hysteria in Colorado

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Kalamazoo moms can apply to get $7,500 next year. Detroiters could be next.
https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/kalamazoo-moms-can-apply-get-7500-next-year-detroiters-could-be-next

 

Michigan canvasser suit part of growing effort to preempt election deniers
https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-canvasser-suit-part-growing-effort-preempt-election-deniers

 

HRI ends Kalamazoo's temporary housing POD project as community explores other solutions
https://wwmt.com/news/local/kalamazoo-temporary-housing-pod-project-ends-lake-street-clark-logic-property-michelle-davis-executive-director-exploring-options-homeless-shelter-two-years-community-west-michigan

 

Michigan judge loses docket after she's recorded insulting gays and Black people
https://wwmt.com/news/state/michigan-judge-loses-docket-after-shes-recorded-insulting-gays-and-black-people

 

HAVE VENEZUELAN GANGS TAKEN OVER APARTMENTS IN AURORA COLORADO???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQEotZRBJ3k