Here’s this week’s Left of Lansing “Friday Short.” Michigan Republican State Representative Jason Shriver was stripped of his committee assignments, and of his staff, after retweeting a racist tweet on the “Great Replacement Theory,” which pervades the radical, right wing world. Naturally, Shriver’s got his online defenders, but also defenders within the Michigan Republican Party….
Tag: Mass Shootings
Left of Lansing Podcast Episode 20: Emily Durbin from Moms Demand Action–Michigan
After a three week hiatus, I’m back with the 20th episode of the Left of Lansing Podcast! This week, we talk gun violence after the horrific mass shooting events last weekend in El Paso and Dayton. Pat begins by explaining why the right wing always wants to blame “mental illness” whenever a white male–or, more…