Hurricane Ian devastates Florida and is set to make landfall again this afternoon - this time in South Carolina as a category 1 storm. At least 19 people are currently reported dead in Florida, but the numbers are expected to rise considerably. As one council member in Fort Myers Beach - one of the areas hit worst by Ian - put it, “90% of the island is pretty much gone.”
Biden’s Department of Education quietly changes rules for some student loan borrowers who were initially promised relief under the recently announced student loan forgiveness program. Fearing Republican lawsuits and Republican talking points, Biden’s plan will no longer allow borrowers with privately held federal student loans to consolidate those loans into Direct Loans to qualify for the $10,000 - $20,000 debt cancellation.
The Dallas Morning News reports on a right-wing takeover of North Texas schools that may signal a new chapter in the National Republican playbook to expand their power. And, it might sound familiar to listeners of this show.
An excellent new report by Aly Shaw from the grassroots watchdog group, LittleSis, tracks the roll that PA-based billionaire Jeffery Yass has played in fueling Pennsylvania’s right-wing machine.
On Wednesday, Pennridge School Board president, Joan Cullen, was named the worst person in the world by Keith Olberman on his podcast after Pennridge High School banned Banned Books Week displays - ending a 15 year tradition taking part in the annual national awareness campaign.
The Pennridge School District administration ordered teachers to remove any “advocacy materials” from their classrooms by next week. The School Board even suspended its own policies to rush the vote. According to reporting in the Philadelphia Inquirer, “advocacy materials” includes LGBTQ pride materials; crosses and other religious symbols; political party symbols; and, even images like the Ukrainian flag signaling support for Ukrainians after the Russian invasion. How long do you think it will take for right-wing religious groups to file their well-funded lawsuits?
In response to the move, the Pennridge Education Association released a rather bland, cookie-cutter statement saying, “While new policies may present changes throughout Pennridge School District, our members - the teachers, nurses, counselors, librarians, social workers, and psychologists who server Pennridge students - remain steadfast in our mission of ensuring our students feel welcomed, valued, and encouraged to excel as learners.
Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter, just completed its 33rd flight. The original mission - to see if powered-air flight was even possible - was only expected to last about a month with a handful of test flights. Instead, Ingenuity has become an exploratory companion of the Perseverance rover.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft just sent back some amazing pictures of Jupiter’s ice-encrusted ocean moon, Europa.
NASA’s DART mission is a success.
The Wednesday Show with Cyril Mychalejko for June 1, 2022
Out d’Coup LIVE | Kierstyn Zolfo, PA Indivisible Legislative Chair, unmasking Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in #PA01
Friday Politics Roundup for May 27, 2022 - Horrors of the Uvalde school massacre; the Mastriano threat; Biden prepares to move on student debt; book chat
Out d’Coup LIVE | Sara Aniano, social media misinformation researcher, on right-wing extremist rhetoric from the People’s Convoy to the Buffalo shootings
A THURSDAY Politics Roundup with special co-host, Amy Knecht. Talking PA Primaries and What’s Up with Bucks
The Wednesday Show with Cyril Mychalejko for May 18, 2022
Out d’Coup LIVE | The Night Before the PA Primary - what’s on your mind?
Friday Politics Roundup | Inky no GOP endorsements; Doylestown Abortion Justice Rally; Lenape MS crackdown on students; emerging Christian Nationalist orgs; and, so much more.
Out d’Coup LIVE | Jonathan Kassa - North Penn School Board Director on effective organizing against extremism and rebuilding democracy
Out d’Coup | Friday Politics Roundup for May 6, 2022 - SCOTUS draft to end Roe, Democratic Party Fails, and PASSHE’s slow destruction
Out d’Coup LIVE | Garen Meguerian - Civil Rights and Free Speech Lawyer
The Wednesday Show with Cyril Mychalejko for April 27, 2022
Out d’Coup LIVE | Union organizer Daisy Pitkin on her new book, ”On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women’s Epic Fight to Build a Union”
Out d’Coup | Friday Politics Roundup for April 22, 2022 with Guest Host Amy Knecht
Out d’Coup LIVE | Brett Wilkins - Democracy ’Under Seige’ in GOP War on Black Voters; Ilham Omar calls on US to join ICC; Lula promises to end illegal mining on Indigenous lands
Out d’Coup LIVE | Shanna Danielson on PA and national teacher shortage, school board extremism, and the 2022 mid-term elections
Friday Politics Roundup for Friday April 8, 2022
Out d’Coup LIVE | David Backer - Ending ”Toxic Financing” of our public schools
Out d’Coup LIVE | Rick Smith - A ”Which Side Are You On” moment for PA’s labor movement
Out d’Coup | Amazon Labor Union; Don’t say gay bill; OK’s abortion ban; West Chester Dem school board members removed; Pennridge ends DEI; Moment of reckoning for PA labor movement; The Dungeon Run
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