
Media Cyphers Kalamazoo
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Media Cyphers is a weekly radio show out of Kalamazoo, MI where we discuss local issues, analyze and critique local and national media, cover important organizing in the SW Michigan region, and call out the establishment on its B.S.
Media Cyphers Kalamazoo
5d ago
On today's show we begin with how the Trump administration is targeting anti-genocide protestors in the U.S. on a student visa and how local groups are responding.
We look at the wild, back-and-forth story of Trump's proposed tariffs with Canada and Mexico, how Trump was placated at the 11th hour, and the type of impact tariffs on Canada could have on Michigan whenever the President has his next tantrum at them.
We look at a story from LeftVoice about the mayoral race in Detroit, check in on how the opposition party in Washington is largely deciding to oppose human rights, Elon M ..read more
Media Cyphers Kalamazoo
1w ago
Kalamazoo Township is responding to Trump with some actions from city officials (maybe, at some point.)
Lawrence joins us to talk about the first week of Trump II: The Revenge- the blizzard of reactionary executive orders, the administration's overt class warfare- in particular Trump freezing federal funding earlier this morning and how resistance liberals seemed to have stayed at brunch while the grassroots resistance moves forward.
We talk about responding to ICE in SWMI and the unique challenges it gives college students, and discuss an article from Truthout on the Trump's adm ..read more
Media Cyphers Kalamazoo
2w ago
We look at an article from TruthOut that examines the auspicious timing of Trump being inaugurated on MLK Day- and what lessons we can take from the later King, the democratic socialist spiritual leader engaged in class struggle, in the dark days ahead.
We look at an article from LeftVoice laying out the internal contradictions of the incoming administration and the potential for organizers to take those weaknesses to their advantage.
An article from The Nation lays out how mainstream media is bending the knee to Trump, and we're then joined by our co-host Lawrence to discuss the ..read more
Media Cyphers Kalamazoo
3w ago
We begin our show looking at how climate change is shortening Michigan winters and creating problems for farmers in the mitten.
A bi-partisan bill is going through congress that would make it easier for the federal government to kidnap immigrants.
We spend a good chunk of the show looking at Zuckerberg's turn towards the Trump administration in its content guidelines and moderation. When the chips are down capitalists will pursue the path of least resistance and Meta was all to willing to cede social ground to an overtly bigoted administration to protect their bottom line.
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Media Cyphers Kalamazoo
1M ago
The Media Cyphers crew along with some special guests take a look back at the year that was- the triumphs, the failures, and the B.S.
But You Ain't Heard This A Community Teach-In at the Edison Neighborhood Association Tuesday, January 7th @ 6PM https://www.facebook.com/share/1KstsjFXh1 ..read more
Media Cyphers Kalamazoo
2M ago
Me and Lawrence open with some quick hits about legislation grassroots organizers are pushing Democrats in Lansing to pass during the lame duck session and Kendrick.
We spend most of the hour discussing the vigilante incident in New York- what the near universal celebration says about the state of the working class and class consciousness in the U.S., the media reaction, individual revenge killings vs. the "social murder" of the ruling class, and how the energy from this event should be channeled into mass action (i.e., medical debt strikes).
We discuss a report from Amnesty Inte ..read more
Media Cyphers Kalamazoo
2M ago
We talk with Vine Neighborhood Association Executive Director Steve Walsh about Kalamazoo Public Schools' recently published intentions to relocate El Sol Elementary School and put up a parking lot. The sudden move has been met with backlash from neighborhood residents and brings up critical issues around local democracy, neighborhood planning, and the relationship between local residents and school administrators.
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Media Cyphers Kalamazoo
2M ago
We start with some local updates, including some good news about how the work of houseless folks and their advocates is paying off in potential legislation over in Lansing.
In the Saginaw area a man pleads "insane" after making violent threats towards Governor Whitmer, the FBI, and LGBTQ+ people on social media. We trace the stochastic terrorism of right-wing corporate media that radicalizes men like him and the structure and motivation behind it.
Local pharmaceutical company Pfizer is making access to the newest COVID-19 booster more difficult via the privatization of the process. We tie this ..read more
Media Cyphers Kalamazoo
2M ago
On today's episode we begin with WMU's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine renewing their calls for ceasefire resolution regarding the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Lawrence joins us to discuss an alarming piece of legislation that just passed the house that would allow the Treasury Secretary to strip non-profit organizations of their status if they have ties to "terrorism" (i.e., condemning the genocide in Gaza).
We look at how Netanyahu has been issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court, and talk about the unhinged response of the U.S. in comparison to t ..read more
Media Cyphers Kalamazoo
2M ago
We start our show by highlighting some critical analysis from WMU students about the state of the Democratic Party and how the university is responding to the genocide in Gaza.
We then spend the next half hour looking at several pieces of legislation that grassroots organizers are pushing the Democrats in Lansing to pass before they lose their "trifecta" in 2025- including housing rights, criminal justice reform, and defending libraries from censorship and book bans.
We briefly touch on an article from Common Dreams about campus surveillance, then are joined by co-host Lawrence t ..read more