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On this episode of Blunt Force Truth, Chuck and Mark are joined by Lynn Afendoulis. Lynn is a first term State Representative from Michigan, who is running for the Congressional seat currently held by Justin Amash. Today’s show rundown: · How the media is covering for the violence we are seeing from the radical left in our country · How the left will do whatever is necessary to make you bend you knee to them · The continued lies we have heard from the media and Democratic politicians · The weaponization of the coronavirus pandemic · Her thoughts on how the coronavirus pandemic was handled in Michigan and across the country · What her main goals will be if she makes it to Congress · Her thoughts on the riots and looting across the country · What motivated Lynn to run for Congress More about Lynn Afendoulis: Lynn Afendoulis is a successful businesswoman, a communityleader, a first-time state representative, and a mom who has called West Michigan “home” all her life. She is running for Congress to protect the values that allowed her, a second-generation American, to pave her path in work and life, and to seek election to Congress. Lynn’s grandparents came to America seeking security, opportunity, and freedom—the American Dream. They all became proud Americans, sent their children to school and their sons to war, and built churches, businesses and a community that valued faith, family, and hard work. Lynn’s mother became an elementary school teacher. Her father owned a steakhouse. Her uncles opened dry cleaners, restaurants, corner stores, and other businesses--and they all nurtured an ethos of hard work, faith, and integrity. Their legacy is Lynn’s conservative outlook on life: protect the American Dream for those who have come here legally, keep government out of their way, and help people achieve the dignity of independence. The eldest of three girls, Lynn graduated from Michigan State University and became a journalist. She was a newspaper reporter before turning to a career in business. In 1998, Lynn faced a life-threatening challenge: Her daughter, Katharine, was born prematurely when Lynn was infected with Listeria. She nearly lost her life and her daughter’s. The family faced tough times, but through it all, Lynn never doubted herself and pushed through by relying on her faith and strong extended family for strength. Today, her daughter is studyingto be a music teacher, and her son Evan (who she adopted as a toddler from Guatemala) is going into a trade. Lynn is running for Congress because she believes we are fighting for the very fabric of who and what we are--the things that President Trump is fighting for and that attracted her grandparents to this country. She wants to protect the rule of law and represent the people of the 3rd District in a way that they’ve been yearning for – with integrity, engagement, andeffectiveness. And to show her children that this is all worth fighting for. Connect with Lynn Afendoulis: Website: www.lynnafendoulis.com Twitter: @LynnAfendoulis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LynnAfendoulisformichigan/ Give...

Air Date 5/21/2020 Today we take a look at the classic battle between good and... not evil exactly but worse than just 'bad'... 'malicious indifference to suffering in the pursuit of ideology over real-world outcomes' maybe?... as seen through the lens of trying to destroy or save the US Post Office, the battle for basic labor rights and protections and the struggle to define the revolutionary change we are going to experience on the back end of the pandemic for either good or ill. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 MEMBERSHIP ON PATREON (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) EPISODE SPONSORS: Clean Choice Energy SHOP AMAZON: Amazon USA | Amazon CA | Amazon UK SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: USPS - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Air Date 5-10-20 As the U.S. Postal Service faces financial catastrophe, John Oliver discusses why the service is so important, what brought it to this point, and what we can do to help. Ch. 2: Far from a loser, the post office is a money-making operation - Jim Hightower - Air Date 4-21-20 Antigovernment ideologues and privatization dogmatists hate the very word “public” and they’ve long sought to demonize the US Postal Service, undercut its popular support, and finally dismantle it. Ch. 3: Trump Attacks Post Office While Carriers & Clerks Die from COVID-19 - Democracy Now - Air Date 4-29-20 President Trump has lashed out at the U.S. Postal Service as the pandemic brings it to the brink of collapse and more people than ever are relying on the mail. Ch. 4: Is Postal Banking a Good Idea? - David Pakman Show - Air Date 05-14-18 Audience question: Is postal banking a good idea? Ch. 5: Should Trump be America’s Postal Potentate? - Jim Hightower - Air Date 5-7-20 The humble Post Office is a community fixture, a civic inheritance, a rural lifeline, and one of the last vestiges of a shared civic culture in America. Ch. 6: Refocusing May Day On The Revolutionary Struggle For Workers' Rights - The Real News - Air Date 5-5-20 The revolutionary history of May Day is recognized around the world in a way that should inspire workers in the United States to continue their fight. Ch. 7: Mike Elk on Frontline Worker Rights - CounterSpin - Air Date 4-10-20 Mike Elk discusses essential workers and the power of labor and strikes. Ch. 8: Food Workers and the Virus - Belabored by Dissent Magazine - Air Date 5-9-20 We talk with Raj Patel, research professor in the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin and the author of Stuffed and Starved. Ch. 9: Charles Derber Upstairs/Downstairs Economy - Unauthorized Disclosure - Air Date 4-5-20 Charles Derber on whether the pandemic may significantly alter the structure of the economy in the United States. Ch. 10: Congress Sets Aside $1,200 In Trust For Each American Until They Prove They’re Responsible Enough To Handle It - The Topical - Air Date 4-15-20 It’s a historic stimulus bill that will finally offer some financial relief to those affected by the coronavirus outbreak. But will Americans be able to prove they’re mature enough to spend it responsibly? Ch. 11: Ricardo Salvador on the Food System & COVID-19 - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-8-20 As for food workers—farm laborers, meatpackers, grocery and restaurant workers—how can they be deemed “essential” and yet treated as expendable? Ch. 12: Demand Congress Pass The #PeoplesBailout via ThePeoplesBailout.org Go to The People’s Bailout dot org to easily write and call your members of Congress demanding they take effective, inclusive, equitable and preventative legislative action. Ch. 13: Coronavirus Capitalism and How to Beat It - The Intercept - Air Date 3-16-20 This video is about the ways the still-unfolding COVID-19 crisis is already remaking our sense of the possible. Ch. 14: The Georgia Experiment - Social Distance - Air Date 4-30-20 Staff writer and Georgia native Amanda Mull join to talk about the political forces pushing to reopen her home state. Ch. 15: A New Economy for a post-COVID world - Progressive Faith Sermons - Dr. Roger Ray - Air Date 5-3-20 As President Trump and many states’ governors are pushing (largely minority) workers to go back to work in unsafe conditions for less than a living wage in the midst of a pandemic, is the word “revolution” too strong to use or is it not quite enough? FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 16: Final comments on the best-laid intentions TAKE ACTION! Write & Call Your Members of Congress & MORE at ThePeoplesBailout.org Follow @_PeoplesBailout on Twitter Spread the word with #PeoplesBailout on social media EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE The Bailout is Working - For the Rich (ProPublica) Retail workers at Amazon and Whole Foods coordinate sick-out to protest Covid-19 conditions (The Guardian) For immigrants without legal status, federal coronavirus relief is out of reach (Vox) Essential workers still lack basic safety protections on the job (Vox) Millions Of Americans Have Lost Health Insurance As Unemployment Soars (NPR) Vote safely by mail in November? Not so fast, say Republicans (The Guardian) Republicans plan to spend at least $20 million to combat voting rights lawsuits in 2020 (Vox) Want To Jump-Start The Economy? Include A Green New Deal In The Stimulus Package (Forbes) Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna Unveil Essential Workers Bill of Rights (Warren.senate.gov) Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Ed Markey to introduce a Senate bill to give Americans $2,000 a month until the coronavirus crisis ends (Business Insider) Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman  MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker Turning to You - Landsman Duets The Spinnet - Castle Danger Contrarian - Sketchbook Turning - Lathe Eventual Victory - Codebreaker Haena - Cloud Harbor Our Fingers Cold - K2 Homegrown - The Pine Barrens Take a Tiny Train - Ray Catcher Vengeful - Warmbody Chilvat - Lillehammer Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent   Produced by Jay! 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  Show Notes + Links Dive Bar History: Library of Congress More dive-y-ness from the Library of Congress New York journal and advertiser, March 9, 1899 LOC and the Excise Tax University of Houston - Prohibition Dive Bars Now: Mapping Bars vs. Grocery Stores Strongtowns on Drunk Driving Dive Bars and Gentrification Can New York Protect Its Dive Bars?