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Here for the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics. On today's show:

More students were arrested for taking part in Palestinian solidarity and ceasefire encampments. Now more than 2,000 students have been arrested - more than at any time since the anti-Vietnam War demonstration of the 1960s.

Another new poll finds that about 20% of voters in five key battleground states are less likely to vote for Biden in November because of his handling of the Israeli assault on Gaza.

Tough loss for the UAW at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama. To put it in the words of one Mercedes-Benz worker: “This is probably the most strategic and organized union busting campaign in decades.”

Biggest study of “greedflation” finds what most of us have suspected: big corporations, especially the big Fossil Fuel corporations, squeezed us for record profits while blaming it on “inflation.”

Meanwhile, some scientists are looking to fracking wastewater for a source of lithium for electric car batteries.

PA is the cyber-school capital and our kids are worse off for it. In the period from 2018 to 2022, the cyber-charter industry gained an additional $485.5 million in taxpayer dollars to line the pockets of executives.

National liberal groups are biting themselves in the butt by fawning over Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.

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It’s Friday, May 17, 2024 Welcome to Raging Chicken’s Friday Politics Roundup. This is Kevin Mahoney, editor and founder of Raging Chicken. Each week we break down the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics.

Biden halts some aid to Israel, then clears billions in arms as the Netanyahu government continues assault on Rafa amidst calls by some right-wing Israelis to permanently settle the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, is it time to start to get concerned Trump coming out ahead in some polls? Biden’s people say they’re not worried. (NYT on the polling)

The University of California union representing more than 48,000 academic workers calls for a strike authorization vote over the university’s attacks on Gaza encampments and protests. Could this signal another step toward unchaining American unions from decades of low-bar action?

Trump encouraging Fossil Fuel companies to dump $1 billion into getting him elected, promising to get rid of all those pesky climate regulations.

That comes, of course, on the heels of scientists warning that we are on track to blow past 1.5 degrees of warming and toward a “semi-dystopian” future.

What can we do about all this? Well, for starts why not get your tickets for Beaconfest. On June 1 The Bucks County Beacon is having an evening of awesome music down at Snipes Farm in Morrisville, PA. Emily Drinker headlines an outstanding lineup and Great Barn Brewery will be on hand so serve up the food and drinks. Get all the details at BucksCountyBeacon.com/BeaconFest.

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Another day. Kind of a rambly show today all. We're back to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics.

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On today’s show, we'll get into a little news tonight. Lots going on, of course, but after this past Friday's show, I just can't seem to stop thinking about what we've done to education, our kids, and our culture.

What's on your mind?

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A container ship hits the Fracis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore causes the bridge to collapse and six workers to lose their lives.

After John Fetterman stakes out hawkish support for Israel and distances himself from progressives, his staff is leaving him in droves.

Former Senator and Vice Presidential candidate, Joe Lieberman died this week. Let that signal the passing of one of the more destructive factions and ideologies in the Democratic Party.

NBC hires then fires Ronna McDaniel the election-denying, former head of the GOP,

School absences have exploded and continue in the post-COVID world.

University of Florida is going after faculty members that they thing “interferred” with the university’s new Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education - the newly establish beachhead for so-called “classical education” and the “Western canon” - one of the buzzwords used by Christian nationalist and far-right activists seeking to whitewash American education and bolster a white, Christian, and celebratory narrative.

Boston University’s administration had some suggestions for faculty members during the current strike by graduate students: Have AI do the work instead.

A new Indiana law will require professors to promote “Intellectual diversity” - of face disciplinary actions. What does that mean? It means entertaining even fascist ideas as just another set of ideas. Was Hitler wrong? Well, let’s look at argument for and against Nazism, shall we?

The University of Kentucky’s presidents seeks to disband their Faculty Senate and turn decision-making over to the university’s Board of Trustees.

Bucks County sues Big Oil for lying about the climate crisis.

PA’s Primary is right around the corner. We’ll give you the dates and deadlines you need to know.

Just about a month from the PA primaries. Climate crisis in the headlines. Federal chaos and local right-wing movements. Yes, it's an election year. We're back to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics.

Imagine that. Another “nail-biting’ vote to prevent a government shutdown before tonight’s midnight deadline. This is the dramatic sit-com version of politics that the Republicans want to keep renewing.

Lots of not so good news on the climate crisis front.

• Republicans wage war on electric vehicles
• Big Oil and Gas industry lobbyists successfully gutted new building codes that called for making new construction electric ready. Oh, and look, John Fetterman says he might vote with the Republicans.
• SIxteen States are suing Biden Administration over their move to halt new exports for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) in order to study the effects on climate, national security, and the economy.
• Record-setting heat hits Rio de Janeiro - a heat index of 143 degrees.
• Scientists can’t account for the continued record-setting ocean temperatures
• And so much more.

The United States falls out of the top 20 happiest countries for the first time since the annual World Happiness Report began in 2012 by the United Nations. Gee. I wonder why. And young people are leading the unhappiness charge.

Several new strike votes in higher education.

The Washington Post runs the bio of new Palisades School District School Board Member, Linda Wenhold. How does a local school board member get a full profile in the Washington Post? Well, apparently it helps if you take and teach classes with the Christian Nationalist Patriot Academy, advocate for your school district to teach that America’s true history is a Christian nation, and argue that attempts to make schools welcoming and accessible for all kids are secret plots to Marxists and secular leftists to destroy America.

Bucks County Beacon announces it’s first annual Beacon Fest to support the work of the Beacon and bring trouble-makers of all sorts together! The event will be on June 1 @ Snipes Farm in Morrisville, PA.

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