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On this week's episode Bridget Mary McCormack, the recently retired chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, joins us to discuss appellate work and child welfare, and a scathing assessment of the system she was once responsible for overseeing. Reading RoomMcCormack's Dissenthttp://bit.ly/3THF8fCIn re G.M. Dixson Dissenthttps://bit.ly/3XS3y8R

"Jaak Panksepp was the first and only neuroscientist who focused squarely on the emotional brain. There followed a lengthy and instructive series of emails between Jack and Lucy that ultimately resulted in the publication of this book" Jaak Panksepp and Lucy Biven, authors of the famous book that is often required reading for those studying an Introduction to the Field of Neuroscience, The Archeology of Mind. Watch our interview on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH3j5WDXvEk   On today's Episode #270 we will cover ✔  An introduction to Lucy Biven, who co-authored the well-known book, The Archeology of Mind, with Jaak Panksepp. ✔ How Lucy went from being the Head of Psychotherapy at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in England, to writing a leading resource in the field of Neuroscience, with Jaak Panksepp. ✔ How neuroscience gave her answers to a court case she was asked to advise, that 19 experts in the field of child development couldn't solve, without an understanding of how our brain works. ✔ How an understanding of our brain can help us to be better parents, teachers, coaches and managers. ✔ Where Jaak Panksepp's work filled in the missing gaps for Lucy, opening doors with this new understanding of our brain, and emotions. ✔ 3 often discussed Theories about Emotions and Affect (Feedback Theory, Brainstem Theory and Conceptual Act Theory, or Theory of Constructed Emotion and which one Lucy believes in today. ✔ Lucy makes a case for Panksepp's Brainstem Theory, as well as Damasio's work. ✔ Lucy and Andrea discuss the hard question of consciousness and why all traditional attempts to answer this complex question, has failed. ✔ Lucy shares how she uses Panksepp's Brainstem Theory to help 2 boys knowing when to take the role of a coach, versus a traditional therapist, to help them to overcome mental blocks that were holding them back from living a successful life.  I'm so grateful to have this opportunity today to speak with Lucy Biven, who co-authored The Archeology of Mind, with the one and only, Jaak Panksepp. Those who study the field of neuroscience will know his name, and if you haven't heard of him, I hope this episode sheds some light on his work, combined with Lucy's as pioneer researchers in the field of Affective Neuroscience. Welcome back to The Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast where we bridge the gap between theory and practice, with strategies, tools and ideas we can all use immediately, applied to the most current brain research to heighten productivity in our schools, sports environments and modern workplaces. I'm Andrea Samadi and launched this podcast almost 4 years ago, to share how important an understanding of our brain is for our everyday life and results. This season (Season 9) we will be focused on Neuroscience: Going Back to the Basics for the next few months, as we welcome some phenomenal pioneers in the field of Neuroscience, paving a pathway for all of us to navigate our lives with more understanding with our brain in mind. My goal with this next season (that will run until the end of June) is that going back to the basics will help us to strengthen our understanding of the brain, and our mind, to our results, and provide us with a springboard to propel us forward in 2023, with this solid backbone of science. With some new and exciting responsibilities on my end, we will be doing one episode a week, going back to the basics each week, that I know will be helpful for all of us. For today's guest and EPISODE #270, we will be speaking with someone who many of you who study in the field of neuroscience will recognize. There are those who I would call “rockstar” researchers, whose work has revolutionized the field. If you take a neuroscience course, or like I did, a Neuroscience Certification Program, you are a clinician, a psychotherapist, you will have come across her first book as required reading. Metapsychology Online Review thinks this book should be “essential reading not only for mind professionals, but for teachers, parents, personal and physical trainers and coaches.” So when I had an email from this next guest, one of the rockstar authors we come across and highlight in our notebooks, letting me know she has recently published a new book, and that her first book she co-authored with Jaak Panksepp, I almost fell off my chair in my office. She could have been Mick Jagger emailing me, as that would be the equivalent in this field of neuroscience research. Her first book The Archaeology of Mind[i] that she co-authored with Jaak Panksepp “describes the new scientific discipline called affective neuroscience, which seeks to illuminate how our most powerful emotional feelings—the primal emotional affects—arise from ancient neural networks situated in brain regions below the neo-cortical thinking cap.” "An exhaustive work, covering a neglected and often misunderstood field . . . . Nowhere else will you really find due diligence done on the non-conscious biases of humans and animals . . . . Essential reading, not only to us as mind professionals, but to teachers, parents, personal and physical trainers and coaches. Emotions are still everything, and vital to understanding why we are what we are, and why we do and have done, everything in the past and now. An amazing buy." ― Metapsychology Online Reviews "Panksepp's perspective on the continuity of animal and human minds has not received the attention it deserves. Here are the collected facts and the reasoning behind that compelling view. An indispensable volume." ― Antonio Damasio, author, Self Comes to Mind; David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience and Director, Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California "This book has the capacity to integrate affective neuroscience into the consciousness of not only therapists, but also those interested in understanding depth motivation that sustains or pathologizes our every action and thought. It is a truly pioneering effort. Its deep truths about the origins of mind and feeling, and the implications for altering how we see ourselves over evolutionary time, connected to our fellow social mammals and birds, also has implications for how we treat our fellow travelers on this planet." ― Stuart Brown, MD, Founder and President, The National Institute for Play   Our next guest, Lucy Biven, who co-authored The Archeology of Mind with Jaak Panksepp,  is the former Head of the Department of Psychotherapy at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, part of the National Health Service in Leicestershire, England.  She became interested in neuroscience about 20 years ago when she was appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court to devise and implement a protocol for the transfer of custody of a 2½ year old girl from the home of a couple whom the child regarded as her parents, to the home of her biological parents. Like most of her colleagues, Lucy worried about the little girl's psychological development, yet the child progressed well and today is an emotionally healthy young woman. Where did it all go right?  She looked towards neuroscience for the answers she was looking for and found that, along with meeting Jaak Panksepp who coined the term “affective neuroscience” (a field that studies the neural mechanisms of emotions and how consciousness emerges from strong emotional stimuli). My goal with this next interview is learn directly from Lucy Biven, how an understanding of our emotions and our brain can help us to be better teachers in the classroom, coaches in the field of sports, or improve our effectiveness in the modern workplace.  Her most recent book A Short-Cut to Understanding Affective Neuroscience was released last summer, and I look forward to learning what this rockstar from the field of psychology and neuroscience can teach us with her work, research and experience. Welcome Lucy, thank you very much for reaching out to me when you did, it was perfect timing for the direction we are going with the podcast, and going back to the basics to start our year. Welcome. INTRO Q: To start off with, I must ask, what type of reaction do you typically get from people when you reach out to them, like you did to me. Have most people read The Archeology of Mind? The reason I ask this, is that Antonio Damasio mentioned that "Panksepp's perspective on the continuity of animal and human minds has not received the attention it deserves” and I had heard that before, so I wonder were you surprised when I knew exactly who you were, with the massive amounts of respect that go along with those who spearhead a field? Q1: I always like to know what brought people to where they are now, and you explain what brought you to this field in the Introduction of your book A Short-Cut to Understanding Affective Neuroscience[ii]. Can you give a snapshot of your career path (so I don't think I was crazy that you were in England)? What did your work entail as Head of the Department of Psychotherapy at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (in England) and why were you appointed that case by the Michigan Supreme Court? Q1B: The book opens with an incredible example of how neuroscience helped to inform the outcomes of those cases involving children and their caregivers that dated back to 1993. Can you explain how neuroscience explained the outcomes that 19 experts in child development couldn't see without understanding how the brain works? I'm asking from the point of view not of a researcher who has a sound understanding of how our brain works, but for of those of us who have a thirst to understand this information, that we were never taught. Q2: The introduction of your book is interesting as neuroscience proved something that 19 experts in child development couldn't see, even from the point of view of a parent. I always wondered if I had made a mistake when I moved from Canada to the US (only AFTER I had children) but it was with the difference we see with maternity leave in the US where we have about 12 weeks compared to a full year in Canada. I always wondered if I was doing something wrong when I dropped my daughter off at daycare and drove off to work. I was shocked when I learned that “The hippocampus creates enduring personal memories, but it does not begin to function until a child is about four years old (Newcombe et al. 2000; Gleitman et al. 2007). Babies and young children can retain short-term memories, but the neural pathways that encode these memories dissolve after a few weeks or months and the children forget” (Fivush and Hamond 1990). So, for all those parents out there who feel guilty dropping their kids off at daycare, or leaving them for a few hours with a caregiver, this bit of research could really have helped me back then to not stress so much about that, right? How else can you see an understanding of our brain, helping us beyond your Supreme Court Case, or for young parents raising their children? Do you have any other neuroscience tips that surprised you? Q3: What was it about Jaak Panksepp's work that filled in the missing gaps for you, and for lay people like me and others listening who want to understand the important workings of the brain (for improved results in our schools, sports environments or modern workplaces?) Q4: The first 3 chapters discusses different schools of thought about emotion and effect. Can we talk about each one and give an example of how something like a gunshot would be experienced with each theory? Feedback Theory-affects emerge from cognitive parts of the cortex or cortex creates all forms of consciousness (Kawkabani, 2018) We hear a gunshot, and freeze but why according to FBT are we not afraid? Brainstem Theory-maintains that all mammalian brains contain genetically programmed emotional systems). I've seen Panksepp's 7 Emotional Systems written out in many places but didn't realize there was a reason behind the ALL CAPS of each system. What did he want to show with the all caps? Panksepp's 7 core emotions: ALL mammalian brains have these 7 emotions? Why do you think these 7 emotions have been overlooked by psychologists and neuroscientists if they appear in the upper brainstem, indicating they evolved a long time ago? With brainstem theory, we hear a gunshot, what happens? We feel fear that originates from the brainstem?   3. Conceptual Act Theory (CAT)-claims that emotional systems do not exist and that emotions do not emanate from any brain region. Affects depend on concepts we construct largely on the basis of social experience. (Lisa Feldman Barrett-Theory of Constructed Emotion-explains the experience and perception of emotion). Her research shows emotions are invented using our memory and imagination (Waldman). With a gunshot, how would you explain your reaction if emotions don't exist in the brain? Did my brain create a fearful affect based on what I watched on TV, my memory and imagination?   Q5: In chapter 5 and 6 you dive deeper into brainstem theory by looking at 2 different hypothesis—Jaak Pankseep and Antonio Damasio, explaining how affects might be created.  Both are similar, involving the brainstem, but they explain different mechanisms for how this happens. What is Damasio's view involving homeostasis/consciousness? What is Panksepp's major contribution to affective neuroscience? Q6: All the research in the first 7 chapters show how the brain creates conscious affective feelings. In chapter 7, you evaluate Damasio and Panksepp's Hypothesis. You mention that both Damasio and Panksepp maintain that all consciousness includes a conscious unified sense of self (Ramachandran, 2009) who we've come across on this podcast as he inspired the work of Dr. Baland Jalal EPISODE #211.[iii] Ramachandran sites that people with male bodies feel like men, and people with female bodies feel like women. What does neuroscience research say about our sense of self and our consciousness and what was the point with Ramachandran's research? Q7: Chapter 8 we have the hard question of consciousness. On EPISODE #251, I looked at “Exploring Consciousness” and learned that “consciousness is the most astonishing act our big, complex, interconnected brains pull off and scientists are only just beginning to understand it.”[xiv] (National Geographic, The Brain). I learned that “Some scholars reckon the puzzle of consciousness is something the human mind is incapable of solving” (National Geographic) but that Daniel Dennett, Philospher and Cognitive Scientist from Tufts University (MA) says that this line of thinking is “culpably wrong. It isn't impossible at all. It's just that we have to buckle down and do it.”[iv] Why do all traditional attempts to answer the hard questions of consciousness fail? Which brain structures and functions correlate with consciousness? How does the physical brain create nonphysical conscious experiences (like seeing colors, tasting flavors, feeling joy and sorrow, anticipating the future, and remembering the past? What makes us happy, lonely, caring or curious? (no one knows how this happens Greenfield 2000). Q8: In chapter 10, you show how neuroscience helped you to treat 2 boys using the SEEKING system. How did you help each boy differently by knowing when to act like a coach, or like a traditional therapist and identifying the 7 emotional sytems that needed help? NOTE: Lucy wanted to be sure we included a distinction between emotion and affect in the show notes. Neuroscientists see emotion as purely physical reactions that occur inside the body (influx of stress or calming chemicals) and behavior (smiling, grimacing, approaching, running away). Affects, on the other hand, are private conscious experiences that cannot be directly observed - you can only deduce affects from behavior and verbal reports.   How could others use this system to help students, or athletes, who've gone off track somehow, or even managers and supervisors in the corporate world who might be having a challenge with their employees? Lucy, I want to thank you very much for first of all sending me that note before the holidays. For those of us who spend a lot of time learning, someone who can understand these difficult concepts, and explain them in a way that we can all use them, really are rockstars in my eyes. Like Dr. Daniel Siegel[v], who wrote the foreword to The Archeology of Mind and suggested that scientists or researchers would be interested in “the abundance of academic references” but for clinicians, educators or general readers, he suggests to read the pages of that book like a fascinating nonfictional story, and let the words sink in over time. Thank you for joining the rockstar researchers who have come on our podcast, like Dr. Daniel Siegel and those who have helped us to embrace a world where neuroscience can provide us with answers to move us forward, if we can take the time to stop, think, and understand the research that you've gathered, and then see how we can implement your last tip, to impact change in our worlds, backed by science. Thank you for all you have shared today. If people want to reach you, what is the best way?  Email Lucy at LucyBiven@gmail.com  If people want to purchase your books, what is the best way? A Short-Cut to Understanding Affective Neuroscience by Lucy Biven Published July 6, 2022 https://www.amazon.com/Short-Cut-Understanding-Affective-Neuroscience-ebook/dp/B0B69SSNXV/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= RESOURCES: Palaces of Memory by George Johnson https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/in-the-palaces-of-memory-how-we-build-the-worlds-inside-our-heads_george-johnson/572819/item/3589928/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT-NyFHlqgUK_OySTM5OHSRM3Ic-W9ocGM_kDYtAqd4dUnj8SIp0kecaAuMREALw_wcB#idiq=3589928&edition=1903120 The Emotional Brain by Joseph LeDoux Published September 22, 201We https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Brain-Mysterious-Underpinnings-Life-ebook/dp/B00AK78PDC/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=   Who's in Charge by Michael Gazzaniga Published November 15, 2011 https://www.amazon.com/Whos-Charge-Free-Science-Brain-ebook/dp/B005UD1EVG/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT_G3h7DHS5KOnaE-oZBRaqInCY5h6x_azxOw6cDettoKFu73XQ2Om0aAvU3EALw_wcB&hvadid=295460754701&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9030091&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=9467293520721770679&hvtargid=kwd-564030166002&hydadcr=22594_10348222&keywords=who%27s+in+charge+michael+gazzaniga&qid=1673931510&sr=8-1     REFERENCES: [i] The Archeology of Mind: Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotion by Jaak Panksepp and Lucy Biven Published September 17, 2012 https://www.amazon.com/Archaeology-Mind-Neuroevolutionary-Interpersonal-Neurobiology/dp/0393705315 [ii] A Short-Cut to Understanding Affective Neuroscience by Lucy Biven Published July 6, 2022 https://www.amazon.com/Short-Cut-Understanding-Affective-Neuroscience-ebook/dp/B0B69SSNXV/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= [iii]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #211 with Dr. Baland Jalal on “Sleep Paralysis”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/harvard-neuroscientist-drbaland-jalalexplainssleepparalysislucid-dreaming-andpremonitionsexpandingour-awareness-into-the-mysteries-ofourbrainduring-sl/ [iv] What is Consciousness Published on YouTube Sept. 10, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir8XITVmeY4 TIME STAMP 1:31/12:42 [v] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #28 with Dr. Daniel J Siegel on “Mindsight: The Basis for Social and Emotional Intelligence” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/clinical-professor-of-psychiatry-at-the-ucla-school-of-medicine-dr-daniel-siegel-on-mindsight-the-basis-for-social-and-emotional-intelligence/  

This week Authentically Detroit looks at the justice system. Donna and Orlando discuss the hiring and subsequent resignation of a formerly incarcerated employee of the Michigan Supreme Court. They also discuss Mayor Mike Duggan's comments regarding what issues the state government should prioritize. Finally, they discuss President Joe Biden's increased funding for law enforcement and the record high number of killings committed by police in 2022. FOR HOT TAKES:MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT JUSTICE HIRES EX-CON THEN ACCEPTS HIS RESIGNATION FOLLOWING CRITICISM DETROIT MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN SAYS LAWMAKERS SHOULD TACKLE WATER AND HOUSING BEFORE RESIDENCY RULES 

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In Washington D.C., Republicans are a hot mess – with two former Michigan congressmen waiting in the wings as a possible solution. In Michigan – a political shocker. Even as Democrats take full control of state government, Senator Debbie Stabenow drops a political bombshell. Michigan politics has been upended by the decision of Senator Stabenow to end a half-century of public service to, in her words, "I intend to begin a new chapter in my life that includes continuing to serve our State outside of elected office while spending precious time with my amazing 96-year-old mom and my wonderful family." The Michigan inauguration on January 1 not only launched the Democratic trifecta in Michigan State government, it cemented the prominence of women and minority group members in all the centers of political power within state government. Women are now Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Senate Majority Leader, Chief Justice, House Speaker Pro Tem, and chairs of both the House and Senate Appropriations Committee. Two more top leaders -- the Lt. Governor and Speaker of the House -- are African Americans, and the two Majority Floor leaders are am Indian-American and Middle East-American. Add to that: eight of Michigan's 13 members of Congress are women! In other political news over the last week: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sworn in for second term: 8 issues to watch in 2023 in Michigan | Bridge Michigan Whitmer pledges gun control, relief for seniors, in 2nd inaugural speech Gretchen Whitmer won't boost gas taxes. But maybe a mileage tax for roads? | Bridge Michigan Livengood: Michigan Legislature's term limits experiment begins anew Michigan Supreme Court picks Clement as Chief Justice for full term Meet Michigan's new lawmakers: They're younger, more educated, less diverse | Bridge Michigan Hey Michigan Dems: Here are four ways to score bipartisan wins this year | Bridge Michigan Whitmer's husband, Marc Mallory, retired from dentistry after threats Finley: Fred Upton finds House speaker suggestion 'intriguing' Former U.S. Rep. Justin Amash tweets outside bid for House speaker Amash at Capitol to pitch himself as 'nonpartisan' speaker amid tumult All but two McCarthy defectors in House are election deniers - The Washington Post Lavora Barnes seeks reelection as leader of Michigan Democratic Party ‘To Hell with It': A GOP Congressman Reflects on His One Term in Trump's Party - POLITICO Charlie Kirk delivers a warning to the RNC, and sparks a backlash - The Washington Post New Ottawa County board ends racial diversity office, hires John Gibbs | Bridge Michigan Feds assisting probe of former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield | Bridge Michigan Insider: House Dem leader says Chatfield ethics review still needed The Michigan lawyer pushing Trump's voter-fraud fictions in U.S. court Michigan evaded election chaos in midterm Testimony of former MI GOP chair Laura Cox to Jan 6 committee Colleen House, GOP activist and first wife of John Engler, dies at 70 Art in the U.S. Capitol honors 141 enslavers and 13 Confederates - Washington Post MI Legislature approves resolution to replace Lewis Cass statue in US Capitol; =========================== This week's podcast is underwritten in part by EPIC-MRAEPIC ▪ MRA is a full service survey research firm with expertise in: • Public Opinion Surveys • Market Research Studies • Live Telephone Surveys • On-Line and Automated Surveys • Focus Group Research • Bond Proposals - Millage Campaigns • Political Campaigns & Consulting • Ballot Proposals - Issue Advocacy Research • Community - Media Relations • Issue - Image Management • Database Development & List Management

January 6, 2023 ~ Michigan Supreme Court officials have announced the resignation of a clerk who was hired by the court's new Justice, Kyra Harris Bolden. The clerk caused controversy because he had spent 14 years in prison for shooting at a police officer. Marie Osborne, WJR Senior News Analyst spoke with the Justice who vehemently opposed the hiring.

A new member of the Michigan Supreme Court is sparking controversy for hiring an ex-convict as a clerk in her office. WWJ's Charlie Langton has more. Detroit Police and the FBI are working at a home on the eastside last night following the discovery of a body in a shallow grave. (Credit: Charlie Langton/WWJ)

Jeff and Mark are traveling this week as we record the "pre-criminal-referrals" episode of the podcast. Jeff is getting the better end of the deal! He's in Nashville where leaders of the Lincoln Project are holding their post-midterm victory lap…beginning planning for 2024..and sampling the hospitality of America's country music capitol. Mark is coming up for air after still another long day of another recount. The futility of the partial recounts of Proposals 2 and 3 being highlighted by a Michigan state Supreme Court ruling, and a federal Appeals Court ruling in Colorado both burying the Big Lie and the attorneys promoting it. Michigan Supreme Court ends suit over 2020 election results in Antrim County | Bridge Michigan Experts: Michigan recounts that won't change outcome show law must change | Bridge Michigan CO District Court Ruling on Election 'Fraud' Lawsuit Elsewhere in political news this week: Livonia clerk was pressured to hand over election equipment Rebound in Confidence: American Democracy and the 2022 Midterm Elections | Bright Line Watch Poll: Many Michigan voters ready to move on from Trump, Biden in 2024 ‘Marshall Law!': Dozens of GOP Politicians Texted Meadows About Overturning 2020 Pete's campaign in waiting - POLITICO 'High level' appointees, lobbyists entangled in Chatfield probe, Nessel's office says Gov. Whitmer says Michigan needs ethics reforms amid Chatfied probe Insider: Michigan lawmakers' farewells warn of money's influence in Lansing  Michigan redistricting commission sues for funding, long after finishing maps | Bridge Michigan House GOP reckons with ‘candidate quality' problem after midterms — and ahead of 2024 - POLITICO Michigan GOP official: Shut down ‘by force' public library with LGBTQ books | Bridge Michigan Jan. 6 committee to vote Monday on riot criminal referrals | AP News This week's podcast is underwritten by Practical Political Consulting and EPIC-MRA. We thank them for supporting "A Republic, If You Can Keep It."

Today's edition comes to you from four different time zones: California, Michigan, Minnesota, and Alaska. Tim Lightner (Alaska Child Support Services Division) hosts an engaging conversation about the National Child Support Market Research Survey. He hosts guests Nicole Darracq (Assistant Director, Office of Communication and Public Affairs for California Child Support Services); Amy Lindholm (Management Analyst, MPA, Michigan Supreme Court. State Court Administrative Office, Friend of the Court Bureau) and Bruce Erickson (Policy and Communications Coordinator, for the Minnesota Child Support Division). Listen as they discuss the collaborative effort of the National Child Support Market Research Survey, including how it was formed, developed, and launched. They share what data they are most wanting to learn, as well as where it will go from here. For more information, please read Nicole Darracq's article on the National Child Support Market Research Survey in the November 2022 Edition of the NCSEA CSQ, : https://www.ncsea.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/National-Child-Support-Market-Research-Survey-Launched.pdf

In the news today: For our first headline of the day focusing on culture, 59th Annual Winter Arts and Crafts show supports community, local artists. For our second headline focusing on campus news, incoming students denied on-campus housing for spring semester. For our final headline focusing on city news, Black students in politics inspired by Bolden's appointment to Michigan Supreme Court. 

December 2, 2022 ~ One year after the Oxford High School shooting Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard remembers the events of that tragic day. What is being done about the rash of false threats against other area schools since the shooting? Jennifer Chambers from the Detroit News conducted more than 20 interviews over the past 8 weeks to remember Tate Myre, Hana St. Juliana, Madisyn Baldwin and Justin Shilling, the 4 OHS students whose lives were cut short. Michigan Supreme Court halts the trial of the shooter's parents, who are facing their own manslaughter and weapon charges. Former members of the Oxford School Board accuse the district of witholding information from them as well as the public and 19 student families are filing a class action lawsuit against Oxford Schools on behalf of all 5700 students in the district for violating their civil rights to safety and education.

This week marks one year after the mass shooting that took place at Oxford High School. Teachers, family members, and student survivors continue to grapple with trauma, searching for a path toward some kind of healing. The shooter's parents are facing charges of involuntary manslaughter, but the trial actually has yet to proceed, with the Michigan Supreme Court issuing stays on both parents' cases.  Tresa Baldas has been following the story for the Detroit Free Press. She talked us through the reason for the delay, and what may happen to the defendants if the trial proceeds. You can hear teachers, family members, and friends in conversation with each other about what life after the Oxford shooting has looked like. Find it here. GUEST: Tresa Baldas, legal affairs reporter, Detroit Free Press ___Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Michigan Supreme Court pauses the trial for the parents of the Oxford school shooter, Michigan's Jim Harbaugh is named Big Ten coach of the year and a Michigan park ranks as the most beautiful state park in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 29, 2022 ~ Attorney Todd Flood, breaks down why the Michigan Supreme Court sent the involuntary manslaughter case of James and Jennifer Crumbley back to the Court of Appeals to consider whether there was sufficient evidence for them to stand trial with Kevin and Tom.

November 29, 2022 ~ Todd Flood, Attorney & Managing Partner at Flood Law, talks with Steve Courtney about the Michigan Supreme Court sending James and Jennifer Crumbley's case back to the Court of Appeals.

November 28, 2022 ~ Peter Ruddell, Honigman attorney representing the Apartment Association of Michigan, talks with Tom about the Michigan Supreme Court is weighing whether to extend some pandemic-era landlord-tenant rules over late rent payments indefinitely.

Host Saeed Khan chats with retired Detroit homicide detective Ira Todd, his son Brian Todd, a web editor at the Detroit Free Press, attorney Joel Sklar, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about Donald Trump's love of battling the DOJ;  Whitmer appoints first Black woman to the Michigan Supreme Court; the World Cup in Qatar;  Musk reinstates twitter pariahs;  MSU players face criminal charge in UM beating; Are the Lions for real? And nominees for Schmuck of the Week.

On this week's podcast: In Lansing, Democrats are quickly and quietly putting in place their leadership structure as they prepare to take control of both chambers. In Washington, it's just the opposite for House Republicans who face the prospect of being unable to elect a Speaker of the House. The upcoming resignation of Michigan Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack brings some major changes to the court: a centrist Republican appointee as the new Chief Justice (at least, for awhile) and the first-ever black woman named to McCormack's unfinished term. Elizabeth Clement, a moderate on Michigan Supreme Court, named chief justice | Bridge Michigan Kyra Harris Bolden makes history with appointment to Michigan Supreme Court | Bridge Michigan Newest Michigan Supreme Court member is a young Black mom. How it's historic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's to-do list: gun control, tax cuts, Right-to-Work repeal | Bridge Michigan As Democrats take charge in Lansing, some business leaders sweat their agenda | Bridge Michigan Michigan GOP leader: Bid to probe 2022 election a ‘shameless' stunt | Bridge Michigan Wentworth: House was ready to investigate allegations against Chatfield Biden coming to Michigan on Nov. 29 to tout semiconductor bill Opinion | How the Supreme Court can start to regain Americans' trust in its ethics - The Washington Post Morning Consult National Tracking Poll November 18-20 Joining the conversation this week: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Nesselwas reelected with an eight-and-a-half point victory over Big Lie promoter and potential criminal defendant Matt DePerno, a definite improvement over her narrow 2.75 point victory over Tom Leonard four years ago. As Attorney General, her visibility rose first when state GOP chairman Ron Weiser referred to her as one of Michigan's “three witches” (along with Gov. Whitmer and Secretary of State Benson), and achieved national prominence when then-President Donald Trump labeled her a “wacky do-nothing." Nessel first achieved legal prominence in 2014 when she successfully argued for the plaintiffs in DeBoer v. Snyder, which challenged Michigan's ban on the statewide legal recognition of same-sex marriage; the case was eventually combined with others and appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States as Obergefell v. Hodges, which led to the nationwide legal recognition of same-sex marriage. In 2016, she founded Fair Michigan, a nonprofit organization that works to prosecute hate crimes against the LGBT community. ________________________________________________ This week's podcast is underwritten by Practical Political Consulting and EPIC-MRA. We thank them for supporting "A Republic, If You Can Keep It."

November 23, 2022 ~ State Rep. Kyra Harris Bolden joins Kevin and Tom following her appointment to the Michigan Supreme Court.

November 22, 2022 ~ Full Show. Craig Mauger, State Politics Reporter Detroit News, State House Leader Jason Wentworth rejects calls to investigate the 2022 election. Governor Gretchen Whitmer appoints Kyra Harris Bolden to the Michigan Supreme Court. John James, Congressman Elect R-10th District, on his win over Carl Marlinga, Omnibus Spending Bill, possible railroad labor strike, what does he hope to accomplish in Congress? Marie Osborne, Senior News Analyst, RSV numbers are pushing doctors and hospitals to capacity, Washington Post has a startling report on health care worker burn out. Trevor Pawl, Michigan's Chief Mobility Officer and Head of Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, released annual report on strategy for better mobility future. Chris Renwick, Senior News Analyst, Flint man finds military grade C4 explosive inside junked car door. Lloyd Jackson, Senior News Analyst spoke to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy on clearing up large rape kit backlog and Steve Courtney, Sports Analyst, Final 4 coming to Detroit in 2027. MSU Basketball entered the top 25 at #12 after starting the season unranked.

November 22, 2022 ~ Craig Mauger, State Politics Reporter Detroit News, State House Leader Jason Wentworth rejects calls to investigate the 2022 election. Governor Gretchen Whitmer appoints Kyra Harris Bolden to the Michigan Supreme Court.

In today's special, mini-episode recorded LIVE at ClioCon I spoke with Michigan Criminal Defense lawyer Mary Chartier. Mary has successfully defended clients in numerous federal and state trial courts and on appeal at the Michigan Supreme Court. Mary's practice is not limited to one single area of criminal law but instead she has developed a reputation as an expert defense attorney no matter how novel the case is. She even takes on “doggy death row” cases pro bono representing dogs who have been ordered to be euthanized. She and her firm recently won Clio's Reisman award for its wrongful conviction work. In our conversation we discuss her path to criminal defense law despite thinking she wanted to open a restaurant, the ways in which being a criminal defense lawyer is different from but even more exciting than you might see on TV, the ways in which female lawyers are changing and improving our profession, how she thinks about arguing hard and novel cases, the importance of pro bono to her practice, the kinds of skills you can build as a young lawyer to become a criminal defense lawyer. This episode is sponsored, edited, and engineered by LawPods, a professional podcast production company for busy attorneys. *** Want to Support the Podcast in 2 minutes or less? Leave a Review (this helps the algorithm connect me to new listeners) Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify Purchase How I Lawyer Merchandise Share on LinkedIn or Twitter

Melinda Movius tells how you can get involved on Prop 3 and Elisabeth Braw tells us how Christians living behind the Iron Curtain resisted atheistic regimes. Maura Corrigan, formerly of the Michigan Supreme Court, discusses Proposal 3 and Charles Coulombe tells the story of Blessed Charles of Austria.

Host Sean Harris sits down with OAJ President Sydney McLafferty and MAJ President Stuart Sklar for a deep dive on the Ohio and Michigan Supreme Court races this election year. Find your voting resources at https://www.oajustice.org/oajvotes and be sure to vote on or before November 8!

Kyra Harris Bolden is running to be a Judge on the Michigan Supreme Court. Listen to her journey and why you should consider her for the Michigan Supreme Court.

The battle for two open seats on the Michigan Supreme Court is the high stakes election story in November that you might not be on your radar yet. This week, Cheyna Roth is joined by Michigan Advance's Ken Coleman to talk about the five non-partisan candidates who are, in fact, highly political. Plus, Coleman on his recent conversation with Aaron Foley about his new novel, “Boys Come First”, and the lack of inclusion for Black and queer writers in the publishing industry.

This week we're doing a deep dive on Aries Spears' follow-up comments on the fatphobic crap he said about Lizzo. We're calling out all the -isms we see pop up in his commentary and also pointing out the way that these types of comments contribute to patriarchy and domestic violence on a macro level.Highlights:“What is wrong with holding people accountable!?”“Oh so, we're supposed to fuck you for your money, but we're also gold-diggers and leaches..”These interviews do get progressively worse as they go on, so while we do keep things light where possible, take care if you need to not hear this kind of thing. Then we have wins of the week! Hailey talks about wins with her job! Cassie is super excited that the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that they will vote on the constitutional amendment to codify abortion rights in that state this November!Patreon is now live! Become a patron at patreon.com/sexateverysizeLinks for ResourcesAries Spears:Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5     Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/sexateverysize IG: @sexateverysizeEmail: sexateverysize@gmail.comCassie:IG & TikTok: @CassieWillnauerLCPCAbout the hosts:Cassie Willnauer, MA, LCPC, NCCCassie Willnauer is a licensed therapist serving the Kansas City area. She specializes in working with clients on issues of body image, sex, and sexuality. She's done training in perinatal mental health and practices from the Health at Every Size Model. She's currently working towards a PhD in Clinical Sexology where she will become a Certified Sex Therapist & contribute to the field by investigating the intersection of fatphobia and sexuality. Hailey Rausch, MS, RDNHailey Rausch is a Registered Dietitian with experience in a variety of settings including clinical nutrition counseling for patients with Diabetes, diabetes during pregnancy, as well as acute and long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities. 

Michigan's highest court will receive a major shakeup at the end of the year as Chief Justice Bridget McCormack announced her plans to retire this week. Rick Pluta, senior state Capitol correspondent for the Michigan Public Radio Network, and Lauren Gibbons of Bridge Michigan, join the show to reflect on Chief Justice McCormack's legacy with the Court, the political ramifications of her decision, and what we can expect moving forward. Then, Detroit Free Press higher education reporter David Jesse joins the show to discuss why Michigan State University president Samuel Stanley, Jr appears to be under pressure to resign from some members of the Board of Trustees, including how we got to this point, as well as how Eastern Michigan University resolved its labor dispute.

Summary of Friday's Ohio Republican Party meeting. NBC'S Chuck Todd Interviews Vice-President Harris. Disney workers, teachers among 160 arrested in Florida human trafficking investigation. Michigan Supreme Court says measure to place abortion rights in state constitution can appear on November ballot.

Friday, September 9th, 2022 Today, in the Hot Notes: the Department of Justice has filed a motion to stay part of Judge Cannon's order in the Mar-a-Lago case; Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to six felony charges in New York state; the Department of Justice is criminally investigating Donald's Save America PAC; and the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of adding a right to abortion amendment proposition on the November ballot; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Follow the Podcast on Apple: http://apple.co/beans Follow our guest on Twitter: Andrew Weissmann https://twitter.com/aweissmann_ Follow AG and Dana on Twitter: Dr. Allison Gill  https://twitter.com/allisongill https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote https://twitter.com/dailybeanspod Dana Goldberg https://twitter.com/DGComedy Follow Aimee on Instagram: Aimee Carrero (@aimeecarrero) How We Win Fund swingleft.org/fundraise/howwewin Crimes & Crimes & Crimes t-shirt: https://www.dailybeanspod.com/shop/ Listener Survey: http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short Have some good news, a confession, a correction, or a case for Beans Court? https://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ Want to support the show and get it ad-free and early? https://dailybeans.supercast.tech Or https://patreon.com/thedailybeans Promo Codes Thanks to Athletic Greens for supporting The Daily Beans. Go to athleticgreens.com/dailybeans and get a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. Thanks to Helix for supporting The Daily Beans.  Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners at helixsleep.com/dailybeans. 

Three Big Things You Need To Know -  ONE - How many bears is enough?  TWO - In Hillsdale County THREE - The Michigan Supreme Court steps in and does what pretty much everyone expected 

Another week, more political turmoil providing mostly bad news for the Michigan GOP: Two petition drives go to the Michigan Supreme Court after Republicans refuse to accept the Reproductive Rights and Voting Rights petitions on seemingly spurious claims; Tudor Dixon's stealth campaign: no money, no events; Whitmer's polling lead grows to 13%; The Court of Appeals rules Michigan's 1931 abortion law unconstitutional; House Democrats Dare Daire; Bipartisan support for stricter gun safety laws in Michigan; Joe Biden returning to Michigan to talk e-powered cars Mark Brewer and Jeff Timmer hash it all out with some insider information and analysis based on decades in the trenches of partisan politics. A Tribute to Our Listeners! _________________________________________ This week's podcast is underwritten by Practical Political Consulting and EPIC-MRA. We thank them for supporting "A Republic, If You Can Keep It."

On this week's politics rundown, we talk about why the petition drive looking to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution is now headed to the Michigan Supreme Court. We'll also get into what President Biden's recent speech means for the Trump-backed candidates in Michigan. Zoe Clark is in the host chair again for today's episode with a panel discussing these two developments and more. GUESTS: Lauren Gibbons, reporter, Bridge Michigan Colin Jackson, reporter, Michigan Public Radio Network Rick Pluta, senior capitol correspondent, Michigan Public Radio Network —— Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Stateside's theme music is by 14KT.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Happy Tuesday everyone, This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Tuesday, July 26th, 2022. I just like getting straight into the news, so let’s hop into our first story shall we? https://thepostmillennial.com/female-shooter-stopped-by-police-at-dallas-airport-before-anyone-else-was-injured?utm_campaign=64487 Woman opens fire at Dallas airport before police shoot, detain her A 37-year old woman opened fire at the Love Field Airport in Dallas, Texas on Monday at 10:59am and was immediately stopped by a police officer who returned fire and neutralized the female shooter. Police Chief Eddie Garcia said in a statement that the woman "gets dropped off, goes inside" and heads towards the Southwest ticketing counters. She went into a restroom where she changed her clothing, "put on some kind of hoodie," and then when she walked out " produced a handgun and began firing about this point." A police officer was already in the area and saw the woman, who Garcia said started shooting at the ceiling. The officer shot the suspect and hit her in "the lower extremities." "She's taken into custody and is currently in Parkland Hospital. No other individuals were injured in this event, other than the suspect". Fox News reported that police did originally respond to an active shooter situation but Garcia said this is "not an active situation." Dallas Police told local news that they were called to an "officer assist" at the airport and that crowds and travelers have been removed from the building. "We want to make sure our community knows that there are no other passengers, family members or people in the airport that are victims," Garcia concluded. The Federal Aviation Administration had a ground stop in place at the airport which primarily serves Southwest Airlines, its website states. https://bongino.com/white-house-tries-to-change-widely-used-definition-of-recession-ahead-of-economic-report White House Tries to Change Most Commonly Used Definition of "Recession" Ahead of Upcoming Economic Report Ahead of second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) numbers being released this Thursday, the Biden administration is looking to stray from how recessions are usually defined. The U.S. economy has already suffered negative GDP growth in the first quarter of the year, meaning that the economy is already in recession if Thursdays numbers show negative growth. Ahead of their release, the Biden Administration posted an article to the White House blog answering the question "What is a recession?" where they veer from the traditional definition; "While some maintain that two consecutive quarters of falling real GDP constitute a recession, that is neither the official definition nor the way economists evaluate the state of the business cycle." Naturally, many are interpreting this seemingly out-of-nowhere blog post as being to soften the blow of negative growth numbers this Thursday. It's also possible that the White House is well aware that there will immediately be articles proclaiming a recession on Thursday if growth is negative, and this enables the so-called "fact checkers" to say "not so fast" and limit the spread of that narrative. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about the blog post, and if its purpose was to hedge bad economic news. "Is the White House trying to change the common definition of a recession? Because next Thursday, the GDP numbers coming out are going to show that we’ve been in recession," the reporter asked. https://rumble.com/v1djxjp-is-the-white-house-trying-to-change-the-definition-of-a-recession.html - Play Video What a bunch of hogwash… Yes, they’re historic numbers, because our economy was HISTORICALLY shut down by our government… Folks, don’t let woke corporations deal with your payment processing. Dime Payments Dime Payments is a Christian owned processing payment business. Every business needs a payment process system, so please go to https://dimepayments.com/flf and sign your business up. Working with them supports us. They wont cancel you, like Stripe canceled President Trump. They wont cancel you, like Mailchimp canceled the Babylon Bee. Check them out. At least have a phone call and tell them that CrossPolitic sent you. Go to https://dimepayments.com/flf. https://thefederalist.com/2022/07/25/in-show-of-pro-abortion-brutality-gov-gretchen-whitmer-just-slashed-care-for-pregnant-women-from-michigans-budget/ In Show Of Pro-Abortion Brutality, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Just Slashed Care For Pregnant Women From Michigan’s Budget Last week, Michigan’s Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed funding for maternity homes, adoption tax credits, and other budget items that assist pregnant women. While post-Dobbs, Whitmer and her fellow Democrats seek to conceal the party’s pro-abortion agenda by pushing state courts to institute the extreme abortion regime they demand, in striking from the budget any spending that has a semblance of supporting the choice of life, Whitmer exposes her party’s abortion-first position. Democrats do not want the people to decide abortion policy, however, because they know the populace does not support their party’s extreme abortion-on-demand position, which is why in Kansas, abortion activists pretend a complete abortion ban is on the ballot. Likewise, in Michigan, rather than debate abortion policy and push for legislation to implement the public’s preferences, Whitmer has instead turned to the state Supreme Court to institute an extreme abortion regime through the Michigan constitution, while she and her fellow Democrats sidestep debates over limits on abortions. In fact, in announcing that she had asked the Michigan Supreme Court to expedite her lawsuit seeking a declaration of a state constitutional right to abortion, Whitmer used nearly identical language to that spoken from the abortion lobby in Kansas. “While politicians in other states rush to ban abortion, even in instances of rape or incest, Michigan must remain a place where a woman’s ability to make her own medical decisions with her trusted health care provider is respected,” Whitmer said in a press release. What Whitmer won’t tell the public, though, and what she and her fellow Democrats don’t want Michiganders to know, is that they want an abortion regime that permits abortion on demand for any reason until the moment of birth, paid for by taxpayers. And that is precisely what will be installed on the populace if the Michigan Supreme Court finds a right to abortion in the state constitution. Further, by using the Michigan Supreme Court to achieve this end, rather than the legislative process, Democrats can avoid the extremist label. But while Whitmer’s rhetoric and her use of the judicial system to achieve her ends may mask Democrats’ intent, her line-item vetoes in last week’s 2022-2023 budget make clear where the party stands on abortion, even if she prefers the courts provide the bottom line: It is not about choice or helping women; it is about abortion first. Whitmer’s stark strike-out from the budget of funds designed to help women choose life or to aid women who have chosen life says it all. The budget items she struck went much beyond assistance to pregnancy resource centers, which since Dobbs have strangely been in Democrats’ crosshairs. Whitmer actually struck $4 million allocated for maternity homes that provide “safe housing and comprehensive support services without charge for pregnant women who are without a safe home and in need.” Whitmer’s line-item vetoes likewise exposed the revolting truth that Democrats prefer abortion to adoption. Here, the Democrat governor struck $2 million in tax credits to adoptive parents and $10 million designed to provide factual information to pregnant women about adoption as an alternative to abortion, including the birth mother’s ability to establish a pre-birth plan. No amount of political posturing can overcome the reality seen in the black lines Whitmer used to cross out care for women and their children. And hide as they might behind activist judges, that budget tells the world Whitmer and her fellow Democrats don’t value women, or choice, or health care. They value abortion. https://www.foxnews.com/us/ghislaine-maxwell-moved-cushy-florida-prison-offers-yoga-pilates Ghislaine Maxwell moved to cushy Florida prison that offers yoga and Pilates Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred to a cushy low-security federal prison in north Florida to serve out her 20-year sex trafficking sentence for procuring teen girls to be abused by her and late financier Jeffrey Epstein. The British socialite, 60, is now residing at the Tallahassee Federal Correctional Institution, which houses about 755 female inmates, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons database. Other notable prisoners who've called the sprawling brick complex home include Russian spy Maria Butina, terrorist Colleen LaRose a.k.a. "Jihad Jane" and nursing home serial killer Catherine May Wood. Garrison, why is this news? Well, I just want us to all keep tabs on her whereabouts for when she inevitably committs suicide. https://www.breitbart.com/border/2022/07/24/1600-criminal-migrants-arrested-this-year-in-single-texas-border-sector/ 1,600 Previously Convicted Criminals Caught Crossing into Single Texas Border Sector This Year Del Rio Sector Border Patrol officials sounded the alarm after reporting the apprehension of more than 1,600 previously convicted criminal migrants who illegally entered the U.S. during the current fiscal year. The news comes after the arrest on back-to-back days of deported sex offenders. The chief reported his agents apprehended two more criminal aliens on back-to-back days in July. Brackettville Station agents arrested one of those, 61-year-old Jose Francisco Perdomo-Amador, a Honduran national, on July 12as he attempted to sneak past an interior checkpoint. During a records check, the agents discovered that a Dallas, Texas, court convicted the Honduran man in October 2017 for sexual assault. After being sentenced to a two-year prison term, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers deported him back to Honduras in 2021. The following day, Carrizo Springs Station agents arrested a Guatemalan migrant who illegally crossed the border from Mexico into Texas with a group of four other migrants. During processing, agents conducted a background investigation and found that a court in Orange County, Florida, convicted the man, Henry Oroxco-Miranda, 42, for lewd and lascivious sexual battery upon the elderly/disabled. The court sentenced him to four years in state prison. ICE officers deported him in 2015. The sector accounted for 326,177 of the more than 1.6 million migrants apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border this fiscal year. Build the wall!!! 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Lastly, you’ll also get discounts for our conferences… so if you’ve got $10 bucks a month to kick over our way, you can sign up now at flfnetwork.com https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11046681/Michael-Johnson-accused-RACISM-questioning-Nigerian-athletes-world-record.html Michael Johnson hits out at 'dumbassery' accusations of 'black racism' levelled at him after he questioned world record 100m hurdles time set by Nigerian athlete Tobi Amusan... and insists abuse he received online was 'unacceptable' Track legend Michael Johnson has slammed 'dumbassery' accusations of 'black racism' directed at him after he raised questions about the legitimacy of Nigerian sprinter Tobi Amusan's world record. The 100-meter hurdler romped to victory in 12.12 seconds to beat Kendra Harrison's 2016 world record by 0.08 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon Sunday. Johnson took exception to the times recorded in the stadium, in which 12 athletes of 24 in the semi-finals recorded their best ever times. The 54-year-old, who claimed four Olympic golds and eight World Championship golds in a stellar track career, took to Twitter after seeing how many athletes looked shocked at their own times. But he was immediately hit with a backlash, and fumed in response: 'The level of dumbassery coming across my feed right now is truly staggering! 'As a commentator my job is to comment. In questioning the times of 28 athletes (not 1 athlete) by wondering if the timing system malfunctioned. 'I was attacked, accused of racism, and of questioning the talent of an athlete I respect and predicted to win. Unacceptable. I move on.' Initially, the American had written: 'I don't believe 100h (100m hurdles) times are correct. 'World record broken by .08! 12 PBs (personal bests) set. 5 National records set. And Cindy Sember quote after her PB/NR (national record) 'I thought I was running slow!' All athletes looked shocked [sic]. 'Heat 2 we were first shown winning time of 12.53. Few seconds later it shows 12.43. Rounding down by .01 is normal. .10 is not.' Amusan became world champion in an even faster time later in the day at Hayward Field but the time did not count toward records due to a hefty tailwind. But fans on social media were not happy with Johnson for mentioning Amusan's world record, with one accusing him of 'black racism'. The Twitter user, calling himself Slim Daddy, wrote: 'Michael Johnson are you naturally this dumb or do you have to put in effort? 'Why don't you channel your energy to recovering from your stroke you Black racist! One Twitter user claimed Johnson - who now commentates for the BBC - might have been seeking revenge after USA were stripped of the 4x100m Olympic title in 2000 and Nigeria took gold instead. 'The US 4x400m team that had Michael Johnson was stripped of the Sydney 2000 Olympic gold medal because Antonio Pettigrew confessed that he doped during the competition,' the Tweet read. 'The Nigerian team was eventually awarded the gold medal. Do you understand his bitterness now?' Folks, we’re in an age now, where any simple statements, analysis, or facts, will be met with emotional responses like this… I used to want to pursue a career as a sportscaster, but, not in it’s current state I don’t… I do however, look forward to the time where we Christians rise up and conquer it for Jesus, by His will. This has been your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief. If you liked the show, share it far and wide. If you want to sign up for our conference, become a club member, or subscribe to our magazine, you can do all of that at fightlaughfeast.com! And as always, if you’d like to become a corporate partner with CrossPolitic, email me, at garrison@fightlaughfeast.com. For CrossPolitic News, I’m Garrison Hardie. Have a great day, and Lord bless!

On today's show, we sit down with Michigan Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable Justice Richard Bernstein! Justice Bernstein discusses his upcoming re-election for the MI Supreme Court as well as his incredibly inspirational story making history as the first blind justice - elected by voters statewide - to the Michigan Supreme Court. The remainder of the episode we discuss the latest breaking news of the week to keep you up to date. We break down the story of Trump telling his inner-circle that he plans to run for president again to avoid criminal probes, John Fetterman's campaign for PA Senate absolutely wiping the floor with Dr. Oz, Lauren Boebert's bizarre book tour and much more. New episodes of The MeidasTouch Podcast with Ben, Brett & Jordy are released every Tuesday & Friday at 5am ET. Please be sure to rate, review and subscribe! Thank YOU for listening. Shop Meidas Merch at: https://store.meidastouch.com Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018 The Tony Michaels Podcast: https://pod.link/1561049560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the news of the week's events becomes so deafening, so monstrous, that it overwhelms us — we miss critical other events that will affect us greatly. This week, filled with the Supreme Court declaring women second-class citizens, the January 6th Hearing confirming Trump sought to stage a coup, and mass shootings continuing nationwide, there were vital stories that went uncovered and ignored. On today's podcast Mike shares with his audience three big stories that were overlooked by the majority of the American public: the successful unionizing of the first Apple Store; the Israeli Defense Force shooting and killing an American journalist; and the Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously blocking the prosecution of the Republican ex-governor for poisoning the water of Flint, Michigan. Stories like these shouldn't be buried. ************** The people of Flint are still suffering. Let them know they are not forgotten, and help them get the support they need by donating here: https://flintrising.com “Rumble with Michael Moore” will match donations up to 100% of the underwriter money from this episode. ************** Read the Senate letter to President Biden demanding U.S. involvement in the investigation of the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, and call your representatives to implore them to add their signature, and offer support to those who have. Senate switchboard: (202) 224-3121 ************** Music in today's episode: “Who Knows” — Marion Black ************** Episode Underwriters: 1) Anchor.fm can help you start your own podcast. Go to anchor.fm to learn more. 2) BetterHelp provides accessible and affordable online therapy from an experienced professional. Visit betterhelp.com/RUMBLE and get 10% off your first month. 3) Go to shopify.com/rumble [all lowercase] for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify's entire suite of features. ************** --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rumble-with-michael-moore/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rumble-with-michael-moore/message