Sexism, FDA, PFAS. Justice Bridget Mary McCormack is guest

Michigan Policast for Monday, January 20, 2020 Featured image:  John James with Lev Parnas, Rudy Giuliani.  ~Source   In this episode: Sexism in politics – Lucido (*cough*PIG*cough), Warren & Sanders Mike Bloomberg does well in...

Michigan Policast for Monday, January 20, 2020

Featured image:  John James with Lev Parnas, Rudy Giuliani.  ~Source

  In this episode:

Sexism in politics – Lucido (*cough*PIG*cough), Warren & Sanders
Mike Bloomberg does well in Michigan
Gov Whitmer approval rating + Snyder’s rating in his first year
FDA drug approvals faster, but are they safer?
Nessel’s hugh PFAS lawsuit: is PFAS the new tobacco?
Quick takes
Interview:  Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack
Transcript

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Segment one: Sexism in politics – Lucido (*cough*PIG*cough), Warren & Sanders
Segment two: Mike Bloomberg does well in Michigan
Segment three: Gov Whitmer approval rating + Snyder’s rating in his first year
Segment four: FDA drug approvals faster, but are they safer?
Segment five: Nessel’s huge PFAS lawsuit: is PFAS the new tobacco?
Segment six: Quick takes
Interview: Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack
Transcript
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Sexism in politics – Lucido (*cough*PIG*cough), Warren & Sanders

I tried to interview Sen. Peter Lucido. He told me a group of schoolboys ‘could have a lot of fun’ with me.
Susan J. Demas: Time for male journalists to step up and call out sexism in politics
Michigan lawmaker apologizes for telling reporter boys could ‘have a lot of fun with her’
Michigan legislative leaders open investigation into senator after comments to female reporter
The bias against female presidential candidates is real
Penalties for success: reactions to women who succeed at male gender-typed tasks. (study)
The price of power: power seeking and backlash against female politicians. (study)
Why are women penalized for success at male tasks?: the implied communality deficit. (study)
Michigan State Rep. Lisa Brown silenced after ‘vagina’ comments (2012)

 

New from reporter Allison Donahue: I tried to interview Sen. Peter Lucido. He told me a group of schoolboys ‘could have a lot of fun’ with me. https://t.co/LsKFrZsc3X via @michiganadvance

— Michigan Advance (@MichiganAdvance) January 15, 2020

MLive political reporter Emily Lawler, and Kathy Gray, who covers state politics for the Detroit Free Press, joined Stateside to talk about the week’s biggest stories, including Lucido’s comments.

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Neither Lawler nor Gray were surprised to hear that a state lawmaker was accused of making inappropriate comments to a woman reporter. Reporters and staffers alike, Lawler said, have stories of sexual harassment at the Capitol. ~Source

How do we acknowledge the reality that #sexism exists and that women face an enormous electoral disadvantage, at least in some circumstances, while at the same time fighting against it effectively? @seanilling http://bit.ly/37cIyzU via @voxdotcomClick To Tweet

 

Breaking: The New York Times’s editorial board has endorsed two candidates (@AmyKlobuchar and @SenWarren) for the Democratic presidential primary. https://t.co/uYfO4VsCu6 #TheWeeklyNYT

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) January 20, 2020

Disappointed to see Sanders doubling down on his denial that he said or at least implied that a woman couldn’t realistically win a presidential election *against Trump* in 2020. He admitted he said sexism would be weaponized against a female candidate. The implication is obvious.

— Kate Manne (@kate_manne) January 15, 2020

Mike Bloomberg does well in Michigan

Mike Bloomberg holds 7-point lead on Trump in Michigan, poll shows
BLOOMBERG SURGES TO LEAD IN MICHIGAN, OUT-POLLING DEMOCRATS AGAINST TRUMP IN HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHUPS
Mike Bloomberg’s ad strategy is kind of working
One candidate dominates in TV ad buys ahead of Michigan’s presidential primary

Mike Bloomberg holds a 7-point lead on Trump in Michigan, a new in-state poll shows: “His 49%-42% lead is the largest among all the Democrats.”https://t.co/RSEzGRH5Ub https://t.co/y0no0WkQaD

— Tim O’Brien (@TimOBrien) January 16, 2020

Source
Gov Whitmer approval rating + Snyder’s rating in his first year

Whitmer’s approval rating dips, still positive to start 2nd year
Whitmer’s approval rating climbs after no-fault reforms
MSU survey: A year out, Rick Snyder approval ratings match Jennifer Granholm before re-election

Poll: @GovWhitmer‘s approval rating has dropped, but more likely Michigan voters still support her performance than oppose it. https://t.co/AAV7NZ9YIQ

— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) January 13, 2020

FDA drug approvals faster, but are they safer?

FDA Approves Drugs Faster Than Ever But Relies On Weaker Evidence, Researchers Find
FDA Approval and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals, 1983-2018

'There has been a gradual erosion of the evidence that's required for FDA approval .. patients and physicians should not expect that new drugs will be dramatically better than older ones.'~@JonathanDarrow @PORTAL_Research https://n.pr/2RCq9G9 Click To Tweet

“The US Food and Drug Administration is green lighting new drugs faster than ever” ft. recent @JAMA_current study by @PORTAL_Research @JonathanDarrow @akesselheim

https://t.co/AgjEjEc32m via @qz

— Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (@PORTAL_Research) January 18, 2020

The outcries for reform at the @US_FDA are so strong that even the former deputy commissioner and @nytimes editorial board are calling outhttps://t.co/lBpMhxDSSR by @drJoshS @JAMA_current https://t.co/sCebcPq3nv @nytopinion https://t.co/zpV44yjmuM@JonathanDarrow @akesselheim pic.twitter.com/7dQcOxExAe

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 14, 2020

 

Nessel’s huge PFAS lawsuit: is PFAS the new tobacco?

Dana Nessel sues 3M, DuPont over ‘unconscionable’ PFAS pollution in Michigan
PFAS Lawsuit (pdf)
Rash of lawsuits intensify concerns of 3M’s liabilities over PFAS chemicals
Michigan Files Lawsuit Against 3M, DuPont and others for PFAS Contamination
Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement

Quick takes

More pizza, fewer vegetables: Trump administration further undercuts Obama
Michigan driver’s licenses could soon include a third gender option
Michigan has an extra $321M in 2020, is almost $12B below Headlee tax limit
AG Nessel Joins Lawsuit to Stop Federal Government from Eliminating Food Assistance for Nearly 700,000 Struggling Americans
Rep. Larry Inman to be retried on federal corruption charges after hung jury in December

.@MIAttyGen @dananessel Joins Lawsuit to Stop Federal Government from Eliminating Food Assistance for Nearly 700,000 Struggling Americans https://t.co/KkFdhZmTTa pic.twitter.com/oHXBT7D7ch

— Michigan Attorney General (@MIAttyGen) January 16, 2020

.@MichSoS says by 2021 the department hopes to be able to offer Michiganders a third, non-binary gender option on driver’s licenses and state identifications. https://t.co/40pxoHoiWj

— WOOD TV8 (@WOODTV) January 9, 2020

Answer these questions and see which of the 2020 Democrats agrees with you the most https://t.co/22Wlw7ndSO

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 19, 2019

Interview: Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack

Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack
18 ways Michigan could change its criminal justice process
Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration
Task force urges overhaul of Michigan jail, pretrial system

I’m going to have more to say about this in the next few days, but let me start with the gratitude I have for the diverse bipartisan public servants who rolled up their sleeves together to propose reforms to make Michigan communities safer and stronger. 1/ https://t.co/2JdDUa3vQc

— Chief Justice McCormack (@BridgetMaryMc) January 11, 2020

 

 

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