LeftOfLansing

Pat Johnston's Progressive Podcast covering Michigan politics and pop culture!

[LeftOfLansing @LeftOfLansing]

Left of Lansing Weekly Poll: What grade would you give Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's second term?

[Brendan Gutenschwager @BGOnTheScene]

Abdul El-Sayed, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaks outside the Delaney Hall Detention Facility tonight in Newark, New Jersey

[Adam Johnson @adamjohnsonCHI]

Rashida Tlaib and the winner of the NJ-12 primary Adam Hamawy were casually smeared as “terrorists” by mainline politicians and commentators over the past 24 hours. Will we get panicked trend pieces about “Muslim safety” and the “alarming rise in anti-Muslim racism?” We will not.

[Aisha Farooqi @AishaforMI]

This is a great step towards stopping this administration from forcing our country in another decade long war purely on the behest of Benjamin Netanyahu.

However this administration is ROGUE. They will go to great length to undermine the will of the American people for the sake of Israel and the interests of the military industrial complex.

[Ashleyy @dontsippy]

I hope yall know the attacks on platner by the left and right is to make sure he loses. The media doesn’t even attack ken Paxton even though he has more scandals.

[Dr. Abdul El-Sayed @AbdulElSayed]

Okay now do the part when he kicks off an opioid epidemic…

[Sam Robinson @samueljrob]

Looks like Shri Thanedar challenger, Michigan state Rep. Donavan McKinney, D-Detroit, is on the flier for this event with this Colorado Congressional hopeful and Hasan Piker.

[barbarism critic @barbarismcrit]

I know it shouldn’t at the point but it still blows my mind how much outright gutter racism the mainstream is permitted to do if the target is Arab or Muslim.

[Kyle Blomquist for U.S. Congress @BlomquistForMI]

Too many Democrats are craven and corrupt. @RashidaTlaib is the leader this moment needs.

We need to amplify her voice in Congress by adding more compassionate, anti-war, anti-genocide allies and diluting the influence of war profiteers on our foreign policy.

[Dr. Abdul El-Sayed @AbdulElSayed]

ICE is not about immigration. ICE is about normalizing a paramilitary force on peaceful streets. Abolish ICE.

[Adam Johnson @adamjohnsonCHI]

It’s clear Weiss made it explicit 60 Mins would lose whatever pretense of journalistic independence it had & Pelley couldnt stomach this level of humiliation. They paid for the brand, not the people. Look forward to 700 investigative segments about Hamas sleeper cells at Columbia

[LeftOfLansing @LeftOfLansing]

@AnguishingQuark I agree. Axios has reported how many stories on Trump yelling at Bibi? Countless. And nothing changes. My post was being a little tongue & cheek.

[LeftOfLansing @LeftOfLansing]

Oh-Oh! Watch-out, Dear Leader. Once you start attacking Netanyahu, you'll be called an antisemite! Now, when you dined with real Nazis, that was fine.

[Marc Caputo @MarcACaputo]

Trump confirms @axios reporting about Netanyahu call

Q: Axios reported that you … said, "Are you F-ing crazy? What are you F-ing doing? I helped you still out of jail”

Trump: I did

[LeftOfLansing @LeftOfLansing]

@TheAntiMule1 You vote for Mike Rogers, and you'll see how he's no "America First" kind of a guy. He's more about using business to profit for himself, and for the Epstein Class. And that AIPAC money isn't spent on him so he'll rebuild this country.

[LeftOfLansing @LeftOfLansing]

Interesting part from this Lake Research poll (Abdul El-Sayed internal) is not only his 34-31 lead over Haley Stevens, but also how Michiganders grow more favorable towards Abdul the more they hear about his ideas and campaign. https://t.co/tNKIyBCYxO

[LeftOfLansing @LeftOfLansing]

@susravioli Agreed. I mean, she signed the data center tax cut bill the year before. I was reacting to the reaction from many who seemed really caught off-guard by Whitmer's teaming-up with big tech authoritarians.

[LeftOfLansing @LeftOfLansing]

This tells me many aren’t paying attention. Whitmer’s second term hasn’t been all that stellar.

[The Goffense @the_goffense]

Rare Whitmer L but this is a big one

[Distill Social @DistillSocial]

Good morning to @MikeRogersForMI, who posted an AI pic of himself with muscles he does not have, youth he has not seen in decades, and the confidence of a man who forgot he already lost this race once:

[William Lawrence @WeWill2026]

I'm honored to have the endorsement of former Michigan congressman Andy Levin.

Andy has spent his career building the labor movement and fighting for workers' rights in government.

I will work alongside Rep. Levin to fight fiercely for the working class and to expand unions.

[Kasey Helton @KaseyHelton05]

Adding to this list @KVGforMi2026 in the UP @ivandiazbotello and @BlomquistForMI - go follow them.

https://t.co/b8zbcHaKEE

[Aisha Farooqi @AishaforMI]

When a candidate doesn’t give you a direct answer, that says a lot about the kind of representative they’ll be.

We’re running this campaign FULLY on small dollar grassroots donations. It’s the only way not to be beholden to corporate or special interests.

We should never allow a PAC like @AIPAC, to dictate who gets elected based on their loyalty to a foreign nation.

I support:
- Medicare for All
- Abolishing ICE
- Universal childcare
- An arms embargo on Israel

You can check our website for more information on our policy stances:
https://t.co/Sm5qWot9Ha

[Aisha Farooqi @AishaforMI]

Never. They can give it to my opponent @JeremyAllenMoss, he’ll gladly take it.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Two months ago, when @AOC and I proposed an AI data center moratorium, we were called “Luddites.”

Now New York is on the verge of passing a moratorium and dozens of localities are doing the same.

People understand: AI must work for all, not just oligarchs.