Civil Politics

Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5Ending 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!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/a359b7d0-35d3-42b2-beb6-7802c087c289

Further Reading:What We Know About Tyre Nichols’s Lethal Encounter With Memphis Police - https://nyti.ms/3Ynmc94What we know about the killing of Tyre Nichols - https://n.pr/3DCzA18Gov. Josh Shapiro signs order eliminating 4-year degree requirement for thousands of Pennsylvania jobs - https://bit.ly/3X2ZxgS 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 @CivilPoliticsFMDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradioThis podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/6093f124-0834-4a81-b971-133f9718d4df

Further Reading:McCarthy blocks Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from House Intel panel - https://nbcnews.to/3j7p5M2McCarthy sees GOP defections ahead of expected effort to keep Rep. Ilhan Omar off House panel - https://cbsn.ws/3H6sjaCDeSantis scrambles RNC race after praising Dhillon and urging ‘new blood’ - https://politi.co/3HftrsmMike Pence: Classified documents found at former vice-president's home - https://bbc.in/3HzOmrLSundance’s Brett Kavanaugh Documentary Doesn’t Drop Any Bombshells, but It Does Something Just as Important - https://bit.ly/3j7RtO2 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 @CivilPoliticsFMDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradioThis podcast is a member of the

Further Reading:U.S. hits debt ceiling as partisan standoff sparks economic worries - https://reut.rs/3iRmw0tUnited States Debt Ceiling (Wikipedia) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt_ceilingWhite House's hopes for a lame-duck debt ceiling deal are fading fast - https://politi.co/3XKcFskWhat the 21 McCarthy holdouts got in committee assignments - https://nbcnews.to/4001BJwRepublican firebrands get prominent committee assignments, Santos awarded two seats - https://abcn.ws/3XmTJjjReps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar get committee assignments after Democrats kicked them off - https://nbcnews.to/3iPoy18‘For me it’s time’: Jacinda Ardern steps down as New Zealand's Prime Minister - https://nbcnews.to/3GR8UdzJacinda Ardern: political figures believe abuse and threats contributed to PM’s resignation - https://bit.ly/3HjTfoO 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

Further Reading:Biden's lawyer says additional classified documents found, GOP calls for new probes - https://n.pr/3k7v6bLHouse speaker finally elected on 15th ballot — the most since before Civil War - https://cbsn.ws/3kbPUiiTwo lawmakers nearly come to blows — and other crazy moments from McCarthy’s final speaker votes - https://yhoo.it/3W8ow1VNew House Rules Make It Easier to Dump Speaker, and Harder to Spend or Raise Taxes - https://nyti.ms/3WcxOKdElizabeth Warren Endorses Porter’s Bid to Oust 89-Year-Old Dianne Feinstein - https://bit.ly/3QEvmLK 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 @CivilPoliticsFMDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradioThis podcast is a member of the Pla

Read Further:George Santos arrived in D.C. this week. No one is more riled than N.Y.'s other gay congressman. - https://nbcnews.to/3Zhm4ZEKevin McCarthy loses historic 11th vote for US House Speaker - https://bbc.in/3GIDkA1The House last struggled to elect a speaker 100 years ago. Here's what happened - https://n.pr/3In3MQWIsraeli government plan to limit judicial powers sharply criticised - https://bit.ly/3vISXRKIsrael’s new government unveils plan to weaken Supreme Court - https://bit.ly/3CnELB5Split-screen makes Biden look good and the House GOP look worse - https://on.msnbc.com/3GkYUt1Officials say Bolsonaro may have left Brazil for Florida - https://bit.ly/3X8eI95Ukraine war: Kyiv rejects Putin's 'trivial' Christmas truce - https://bbc.in/3VOj2cK 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 @CivilPoliticsFMDon't miss another episo

Further Reading:Lights aim for more economic vitality in downtown Northampton - https://bit.ly/3WNDhIkNorthampton landmarks Cooper’s Corner and State Street Fruit Store markets sold to general manager - https://bit.ly/3vsvELUBiden Promise Tracker Scorecard - https://bit.ly/3rFd4gWBiden Truth Tracker Scorecard - https://bit.ly/3Q5LN3o 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 @CivilPoliticsFMDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradioThis podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/d1c69cb1-3497-410d-ad98-015c81475186

Further Reading:Five red flags in Trump's taxes - https://politi.co/3FSg68MRichard Neal: Trump’s taxes were not audited regularly, results of probe show ‘two-tiered system’ - https://bit.ly/3Q38xB7New York GOP leader calls accusation of faked bio for new GOP House member 'serious' - https://n.pr/3FMCEI1N.Y. attorney general's office 'looking into' allegations against George Santos - https://nbcnews.to/3GgtZ2dDemocrats advance plan to reorder primary calendar - https://nbcnews.to/3GggbVu 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 @CivilPoliticsFMDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradioThis podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find oth

Further Reading:China abandons key parts of zero-Covid strategy after protests - https://bbc.in/3PtBplCRussia warns of "consequences" if U.S. sends Patriot missiles to Ukraine - https://bit.ly/3FTLy7ZThe bizarre far-right coup attempt in Germany, explained by an expert - https://bit.ly/3W5WAwwThe Special Counsel Investigating Trump Is Wasting No Time - https://bit.ly/3HFZ2oYWilliam J. Jefferson corruption case - https://bit.ly/3FXjuRdI Think I Found Kyrsten Sinema’s Side Hustle - https://bit.ly/3iXEGxeHow Kyrsten Sinema’s decision to leave the Democratic Party will change the Senate - https://bit.ly/3WhdWWSLargest nursing strike in NHS history starts - https://bbc.in/3FSpcCL 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 @CivilPoliticsFMDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)Support

Further Reading:Senate passes railroad legislation to prevent a strike - https://n.pr/3ORV4eKArizona's Cochise County finally certifies its election results after a court order - https://n.pr/3VrW6ArHouse Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as first Black leader in Congress - https://bit.ly/3iwJ4myNancy Pelosi says husband is 'coming along' after San Francisco hammer attack - https://bit.ly/3XQGND1House Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as first Black leader in Congress - McCarthy: Democrats could influence House speaker pick if GOP doesn't unite - https://bit.ly/3UoXNNKMcCarthy's quest for House speaker risks derailment - https://bit.ly/3XNr8Et <section> @anthonygramuglia How will #twitter crashing impact #writers ? i mistakenly said "tiktok" takeover and not "twitter" any #writersoftiktok ♬ original sound - Anthony Gramuglia </section> script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"/script <><>Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/el

Its pledge week for Valley Free Radio! If you enjoy Civil Politics or any other show on VFR, go to Valleyfreeradio.org/donate!Further Reading:What's left to count in the House? Republicans win control, but margin is narrow - McCarthy overwhelmingly won G.O.P. backing for speaker, but the vote signals he still faces a tough fight. - https://nyti.ms/3EAtE9EPatty Murray likely to be first female Senate president pro tem, 3rd in line for presidency - https://bit.ly/3gcLqq4Raphael Warnock files suit over state law blocking Saturday voting ahead of Senate runoff - https://bit.ly/3g9LOFK 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 @CivilPoliticsFMDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradioThis

Inside Elon Musk’s first meeting with Twitter employees - https://bit.ly/3hCo6Ta Geoff Diehl is kind of running for governor. Has a haphazard campaign strategy hurt his chances? - https://bit.ly/3WX3Dsq WWLP Election Results - https://www.wwlp.com/election-results 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!) Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradio This podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/6d235b4e-25ad-443f-a281-7b1ee673fb18

Further Reading:What Happened to Liz Truss Can’t Happen Here - https://bit.ly/3U7W2F7Congressional District 14 Debate - https://youtu.be/m695Yf0ZQlI 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 @CivilPoliticsFMDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradioThis podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/202b9707-2648-4e90-b1a0-c0691bc34fb5

Further Reading:Everything you need to know about the 2022 Massachusetts ballot questions - https://bit.ly/3yY0hemWill the millionaires tax on the November ballot help Mass. residents? It depends, new report finds - https://bit.ly/3z13865What to know about the Massachusetts driver's license ballot question - https://bit.ly/3SpqI3g 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 @CivilPoliticsFMDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradioThis podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/c7271afb-c22f-47fa-ab72-442f6bcea867

A first for Civil Politics - We are having a write-in candidate for an office on the air! Yvonne Gittelson was on the show on 8/29/22 during the Primary race. After Patrick Cahillane won the primary she has decided to run as a write-in candidate, and since this is such an interesting turn of events we thought it would be important to speak with her again. As of this writing, Sheriff Cahillane has not yet responded to our request for a second interview.Site: https://yvonneforsheriff.comEmail: info@yvonneforsheriff.comPhone: (413) 268-7373Yvonne Gittelson to run for Hampshire County Sheriff as write in - https://bit.ly/3CVS9NwDeputy superintendent at Hampshire County jail resigns as suspicious vehicle probe begins - https://bit.ly/3VpEPIuFBI inquires about Hampshire County jail’s wood shop operation - https://bit.ly/3fUGJAD 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! 

This week we welcomed John Comerford, the Republican candidate for the Governor's Council seat for District 8.Website: comerford4govcouncil.comFacebook: comerford4govcouncilEmail: info@comerford4govcouncil.comRepublican John Comerford announces bid for Governor’s Council - https://bit.ly/3dWIkFxJudge Shelley Joseph: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know - https://bit.ly/3CncL1cFeds drop case against Newton judge charged in immigrant's escape - https://bit.ly/3rjzFA0Iran protests over young woman's death continue, 83 said killed - https://reut.rs/3E3oSS2In a big Jan. 6 case, Oath Keepers go on trial for seditious conspiracy - https://n.pr/3E8Seyu‘Reason to worry’: Italy's Meloni holds a mirror to Trump's GOP - https://politi.co/3BVbnkWFox News’s Tucker Carlson speaks at Hells Angels president’s funeral - https://bit.ly/3dUGEw8US points finger at Russia over gas pipeline sabotage - https://bbc.in/3y5pS4iOccupied regions of Ukraine vote to join Russia in staged referendums - https://n.pr/3E1z0LeWebb, Hubble Capture Deta

Tonight we were able to talk to Tara Jacobs of North Adams who is running as a Democrat for the Governor's Council.Website: Tarajacobs.comFacebook: TaraJacobsGovernorsCouncilInsta: taragovernorscouncil2022Twitter: TaraGovCouncilEmail: tara@tarajacobs.comPhone: (413) 414-5678Further Reading: What Is the Mass Governor's Council? - mass.gov/orgs/governors-councilTara Jacobs defies conventional political wisdom, stuns pundits with Governor’s Council primary win - https://bit.ly/3BDqajVMigrants staying at Joint Base Cape Cod settle in as they determine where to go from here - https://bit.ly/3SlT6ngMigrants flown to Martha's Vineyard file class action lawsuit against DeSantis - https://bit.ly/3y8xH9JAs fentanyl plagues Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott directs state police to focus on cartels - https://bit.ly/3r0yW6LGov. Abbot's Letter to Biden - https://bit.ly/3LyvObLNew York's attorney general sues Trump and 3 of his children for alleged fraud - https://n.pr/3SpQu7VTrump’s defeat in the Mar-a-Lago “special master” case, ex

Further Reading: What are the ballot questions for the November election? - https://bit.ly/3xsfAevPlaneloads of Venezuelan Migrants Arrive at Martha's Vineyard Airport - https://bit.ly/3LqcehJAmherst, Northampton get calls that Texas is sending migrants to their communities; officials work to verify call, make a plan - https://bit.ly/3qIZRUuThe Cruel Story Behind The 'Reverse Freedom Rides' - https://n.pr/3BiMnnqMigrants on Martha's Vineyard flight say they were told they were going to Boston - https://n.pr/3DrvauDGOP’s Graham unveils nationwide abortion ban after 15 weeks - https://bit.ly/3BKDKmV'Bad idea': Republicans pan Lindsey Graham's 15-week abortion ban - https://nbcnews.to/3S4UbzKText of Graham Abortion Ban Bill - https://bit.ly/3Bitzo5Election denier Bolduc wins New Hampshire GOP Senate race - https://bit.ly/3QNzp6K 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 socia

Further reading:Obamas return to the White House for the unveiling of their official portraits - https://nbcnews.to/3xapZLr2022 Massachusetts State Primary Election Results (WWLP): - https://bit.ly/3d0Hib7 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 @CivilPoliticsFMDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradioThis podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/21fc07c4-5769-4e83-b7da-c23287b9257b

Our guest this episode is candidate for Hampshire County Sheriff, Caitlin Sepeda. She is a Certified Correctional Health Care Professional, working for Hampshire County Correctional for the past 10 years.Website: sepedaforsheriff.comFacebook: FB.com/SepedaForSheriffInsta: instagram.com/caitlinsepedaforsheriff 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 @CivilPoliticsFMDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradioThis podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/civilpoliticsradio/c742ccd9-5968-42b8-b6ee-5c5bd38b16fa