Civil Politics

Our series on local races continues! This episode we welcome two more Northampton candidates: Ace Tayloe, who is running for ward 3 City Councilor and Dave Dombrowski, candidate for Mayor. To find out more about thes two candidates, visit their websites: Ace Tayloe: acetayloe.com Dave Dombrowski: davedformayor.org Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Its interveiwpalooza! In our first half, we speak to Quaverly Rothenberg who is the incumbent councilor for Ward 3 in Northampton. You can find out more about her at quaverlyforward3.com In our second half we interview Lauren Rollins, the founder and president of the Western Mass Policy Center. Find out more about WMPC at wmpolicy.org

Further Reading: Historic election on tap in Northampton as 45 candidates make ballot - LINK Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark ‘endangerment finding’ that allows climate regulation - LINK Tennessee Greenlit Elon Musk’s Tunnel for Teslas in Nashville Before Public Notice, Vote - LINK Trump says Epstein 'stole' young women from his Mar-a-Lago spa - LINK Family of Epstein abuse survivor urges Trump not to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell: 'A monster who deserves to rot in prison' - LINK Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Tonight we welcome back Michael Moriarty: Executive Director of the OneHolyoke Community Development Corporation, and starting a new position at the Education Commission of the States OneHolyoke CDC – oneholyoke.org Education Commission of the States - ecs.org Mid- Show Music - Punk Rocker (feat. Iggy Pop) by the Teddybears Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Midshow Music - Five Years Time by Noah and the Whale Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Tonight we welcomed Nicole Lachapelle and spoke about her waning term as Mayor of Easthampton and new position as Head of the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Further Reading: What Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle intends to accomplish as new DCR commissioner - LINK Midshow Music: The List by Jesse Welles Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading: US Supreme Court lets fuel producers challenge California emissions standards - LINK Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of dying from heart attacks and stroke, large study finds - LINK HIV prevention drug hailed as a 'breakthrough' gets FDA approval - LINK Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading: Appeals court temporarily blocks judge’s ruling to return control of National Guard to California - LINK Kristi Noem says the feds are coming to ‘liberate’ Los Angeles - LINK Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges - LINK Soldiers screened for appearance and politics ahead of Trump visit - LINK (Army Times) Here’s what to expect at the Army’s 250th anniversary parade on Trump’s birthday - LINK Northampton closes portion of Main Street sidewalk in danger of collapse - LINK Russia’s military casualties top 1 million in 3-year-old war, Ukraine says - LINK Mid Show Music: Could Be Love (Rachel's Version) by Poolhouse Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

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Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading: DOJ confirms it has a deal with Boeing to drop prosecution over deadly 737 Max crashes - LINK Why is Connecticut called 'The Nutmeg State'? - LINK Two Israeli Embassy staffers shot dead outside D.C.'s Capital Jewish Museum - LINK Mid Show Music: Nathan Evans Fox - Tik Tok Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading: Moody's downgrades U.S. credit rating, citing rising government debt - LINK DOGE tried assigning a team to the Government Accountability Office. It refused - LINK U.S. could face default by August if Congress doesn't address debt ceiling, Bessent says - LINK Conservatives block Trump agenda bill from advancing in major setback for GOP leaders - LINK Video shows the moment Newark's air traffic control screens went black - LINK FAA holds meeting with US airlines to cap Newark flights - LINK Senate Republicans move toward vote on California emissions waiver - LINK James Comey is under investigation for his '8647' Instagram post. What does it mean? - LINK Trump's critics and supporters unite against Qatar plane deal - LINK France gave the US Statue of Liberty, Qatar offered Trump $400M plane. Experts say it’s not the same - LINK

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Mid-Show Music: Dirt Man by Carter Vail Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading: Markets plunge with S&P 500 down 6% and Dow down 2,200 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs - LINK Top Republican leads bill to reassert Congress’ tariff power amid Trump trade war - LINK Carrington Event - Wikipedia Sen. Cory Booker on his marathon, 25-hour speech on the Senate floor - LINK 2 mothers bring the House to a halt over push to allow proxy voting for new parents - LINK Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

New details about the case of the Tufts University student detained by ICE - LINK Lawmakers pen letter to feds, demanding release of detained Tufts University student - LINK Turkey detains nearly 1,900 in protests over jailed mayor, rejects foreign criticism - LINK Mid-show music - "Grateful For" by Natalie Layne Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading: Run for Something - runforsomething.net Scoop: Schumer faces growing House Dem calls to step down - LINK Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! If you want to get alerted to new episodes on social media, follow our Bluesky: @CivilPoliticsRadio.com Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

This episode we were joined by Michael Moriarty: a member of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and Executive Director of the OneHolyoke Community Development Corporation OneHolyoke CDC - oneholyoke.org Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com! Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!) This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Further Reading: Transcript of President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress - LINK Scoop: Dems privately confront Trump speech disruptors - LINK Video: Rep. Gooden rips away 'This is not normal' sign from Rep. Stansbury before Trump's address - USAToday Watch: Moment Democrat Al Green sings to protest his censure - LINK This Is What’s Behind Trump’s Uproar Over ‘Transgender Mice’ - LINK A Brief Look at President Trump’s List of “Appalling” Aid Projects - CGD Supreme Court denies Trump request to block $2 billion foreign-aid payment - LINK Tonight's mid show song: Pink Pony Club (cover) by Rick Astley Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFM Don't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)