- Houston’s $16.7B CIP budget passes, but amendments, ordinances for transparency delayed to future meetings;
- Some Harris County Democrats want to oust Houston Mayor John Whitmire from the party;
- ‘The formula is flawed’: Harris County officials say funding not available for all planned projects from 2018’s $2.5B flood bond;
- Lawsuit Challenging 2024 Election Results Highlights Irregularities Familiar To Rockland Voters;
- Sonia Sotomayor Puts It Clearly: None of Our Rights Are Safe;
- “It will affect all families”: Challenges await Texas parents if birthright citizenship ends;
- The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America;
- Fired DOJ lawyer exposes Bondi’s blatant disregard for the law;
- US sees spate of arrests of civilians impersonating Ice officers;
- Spaniards turn water pistols on visitors to protest mass tourism;
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kpfthoustontx – April 20+21+23, 2025. Sun. at 1pm and Weds 11am (CT). [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 91.9-HD2. TOPICS:
- May 3rd Election Info;
- Republican US Senator Murkowski on threat of Trump retaliation: ‘We are all afraid’;
- Houston Landing to cease operations in face of financial challenges;
- Do school closures help students and school districts? Here’s what the research shows.;
- Coalition of 11th Street businesses calls on Mayor Whitmire to maintain redesign amid concerns over possible rollback of current infrastructure, safety features;
- GUEST COLUMN: Why March can be a great time to switch electricity plans;
- Houston billionaire Dan Friedkin behind proposed ban on Texas wind and solar projects, report says;
- Fully autonomous trucks set to hit the road;
- A major Trump power grab just reached the Supreme Court;
June 26+27+30, 2024, Weds 11am, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT). TOPICS: Voter Info; ELECTION INFO; Pearland denies request to rezone Ivy District land to build multifamily units; In wake of storms, Houston officials analyze emergency plans at senior apartments; Houston traffic exceeding pre-pandemic congestion, but differently, analyses find; Decision to pause construction of Acres Homes library will hurt community, leaders say; Lina Hidalgo fires back at John Whitmire’s ‘cruel’ Facebook comment calling her fiancé ‘a nerd’; George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York Democratic primary; Governor Gavin Newsom claims California is not a ‘high-tax state.’ Is he correct?; Why Justice Sotomayor’s rare reference to Dobbs may be a warning from liberals; The EPA’s new limits on PFAS in drinking water face legal challenges; Biden aide raises possible increased deployments of U.S. strategic nuclear weapons; New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats in Orbit; Ukraine may fire US-provided missiles into Russia wherever it is coming under attack, Pentagon says; Hamas leader said civilian death toll could benefit militant group in Gaza war, WSJ reports; Hamas official says ‘no one has any idea’ how many Israeli hostages are still alive; Strapped down, blindfolded, held in diapers: Israeli whistleblowers detail abuse of Palestinians in shadowy detention center; More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 89.7-HD2. #kpfthoustontx
Now in our 11th year on KPFT!
AUDIO:
POSSIBLE TOPICS: ELECTION INFO; Pearland denies request to rezone Ivy District land to build multifamily units; In wake of storms, Houston officials analyze emergency plans at senior apartments; Houston traffic exceeding pre-pandemic congestion, but differently, analyses find; Decision to pause construction of Acres Homes library will hurt community, leaders say; Lina Hidalgo fires back at John Whitmire’s ‘cruel’ Facebook comment calling her fiancé ‘a nerd’; George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York Democratic primary; Governor Gavin Newsom claims California is not a ‘high-tax state.’ Is he correct?; Why Justice Sotomayor’s rare reference to Dobbs may be a warning from liberals; The EPA’s new limits on PFAS in drinking water face legal challenges; Biden aide raises possible increased deployments of U.S. strategic nuclear weapons; New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats in Orbit; Ukraine may fire US-provided missiles into Russia wherever it is coming under attack, Pentagon says; Hamas leader said civilian death toll could benefit militant group in Gaza war, WSJ reports; Hamas official says ‘no one has any idea’ how many Israeli hostages are still alive; Strapped down, blindfolded, held in diapers: Israeli whistleblowers detail abuse of Palestinians in shadowy detention center;
APR. 17+18+21, 2024, Weds 11am, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT). TOPICS: Voter Info; Mike’s Health Update; Dozens of Texas water systems exceed new federal limits on “forever chemicals”; Governors of six Southern states warn workers against joining UAW union; DeSantis signs bill ending push in Miami-Dade to pass worker heat protections; Google blocks some California news as fight over online journalism bill escalates; Senate Democrats issue subpoena in Supreme Court ethics probe; Former RNC chair dissects Ronna McDaniel’s NBC ouster; The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states; Biden Administration Raises Costs to Drill and Mine on Public Lands; Japan, Philippines, US rebuke China over ‘dangerous’ South China Sea moves; More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 89.7-HD2. #kpfthoustontx
Now in our 11th year on KPFT!
AUDIO:
POSSIBLE TOPICS: VOTETEXAS.GOV—Voter Information; Mike’s Health Update; Dozens of Texas water systems exceed new federal limits on “forever chemicals”; Governors of six Southern states warn workers against joining UAW union; DeSantis signs bill ending push in Miami-Dade to pass worker heat protections; Google blocks some California news as fight over online journalism bill escalates; Senate Democrats issue subpoena in Supreme Court ethics probe; Former RNC chair dissects Ronna McDaniel’s NBC ouster; The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states; Biden Administration Raises Costs to Drill and Mine on Public Lands; Japan, Philippines, US rebuke China over ‘dangerous’ South China Sea moves; More.
#Thinkwing Radio: Mon, 5/16/16, 9PM @KPFTHouston FM 90.1. TOPICS: The Open Forum/Fundraiser special! Election Runoffs, US Debt & the US Dollar, Trump vs. UK; Clinton 2-fer?, Dan Quayle Weighs In, India & Drought, Libya & Arms, more. GUEST: OPEN FORUM [AUDIO]
e will be taking callers during this show. 
SHOW AUDIO:
![Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 14, 2015)](https://thinkwingradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mike-mayor-annise-parker-at-kpft2015-12-07-cropped.jpg?w=300)
Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike (Dec. 14, 2015)
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 9-10 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer is Bob Gartner.
Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)
For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
POSSIBLE TOPICS:
SIGNOFF QUOTE: The deliberations of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were held in strict secrecy. … anxious citizens gathered outside Independence Hall when the proceedings ended in order to learn what had been produced behind closed doors. …A Mrs. Powell of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” … Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.” (Benjamin Franklin) http://www.ourrepubliconline.com/Quote/41 Continue reading
#Thinkwing Radio: Weds, MAR. 11, 2015, 10PM, @KPFTFM 90.1 (Houston). TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM (Suggested: The IRAN47: Are the Republicans now certifiably the “Party of Nixon” rather than the “Party of Lincoln?” GUESTS: CALLERS! [AUDIO]
SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2015-03-11_2200, GOP47, Party of Nixon, Racism vs Prejudice
Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.
Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Wednesday night from 10-11PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies).
For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
GUESTS: (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.) CALLERS
POSSIBLE TOPICS:
NOTE: This post is subject to update before and after the show. ______________________________________________________________________
Some of the links used for this show are BELOW the break: SOURCES (Below the break) Not all topics discussed on tonight’s show: Continue reading
#Thinkwing Radio: Weds, MAR. 4, 2015, 10PM, @KPFTFM 90.1 (Houston). TOPIC(s): OPEN FORUM Ana Marie Cox: Christian; Are we headed for war with Russia? ; Is war with Russia coming?; Are Islam and Christianity religions of peace?. GUESTS: CALLERS! [AUDIO]
Our guest engineer tonight is Robert “Bob” Gartner
Link is usually posted within about 72 hours of show broadcast.
Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Wednesday night from 10-11PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies). Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.) For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
GUESTS: (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.) CALLERS
POSSIBLE TOPICS:
NOTE: This post is subject to update before and after the show. ______________________________________________________________________
Some of the links used for this show are BELOW the break: SOURCES (Below the break) Not all topics discussed on tonight’s show: Continue reading
ThinkwingRadio: July 16, 2014, 10-11PM, @KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). GUESTS: Mike Badzioch , Ben Ball, Madeleine Crozat-Williams. TOPIC: MOVE TO AMEND and the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution [AUDIO]
SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2014-07-16_2200, MOVE TO AMEND
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Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Wednesday night from 10-11PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies).
Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)
For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:
- You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
- An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.
GUEST(S): (My guests’ full CV’s are at the bottom of this post.)
- Mike Badzioch is chairman of the Houston Area Move To Amend (HAMTA). After graduating from college he joined VISTA (Volunteers in Service To America) and served in northern Michigan. Over the years, been involved in cancer research at UT/MD Anderson and the World Health Organization. He has been a Peace Corps volunteer, after which he helped start the local organization of Move To Amend in Houston. He spent 2 days at the 2014 Texas Republican State Convention in Dallas, which must offer some karmic credit.
- Ben Ball is a retired executive with Gulf Oil, spent 30 years with Gulf Oil Corporation and retired as Corporate Vice President. he has degrees from MIT and Harvard Business School and done teaching and research at M.I.T. He’s served as a management consultant to corporations and governments worldwide, given expert testimony in dozens of state and federal court cases and before Congress and the United Nations, and served on many prestigious committees.
- Madeleine Crozat-Williamshas lived in Houston since 1973. She is an LSU graduate with BS and PhD degrees in Chemistry. She owns and operates Las Manos Magicas, a gallery specializing in fine Mexican and Guatemalan folk art and fine ethnic jewelry and ethnic textiles. She’s taught Textiles and Visual Merchandising at the University of Houston, and Weaving at Texas Southern. She co-founded the Park Civic Association in the Montrose area. She’s been active with Code Pink, Keystone XL, and Iraq War protests among others, and helped to organize two public hearings, most recently about over-aggressive HPD behavior against demonstrators.
TOPIC(s):
- MOVE TO AMEND and the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution
Is it time to consider internationally supervised elections in the United States?
[Update, April 2, 2012: Another embarrassing and inexcusable election scandal in Florida. Palm Beach Elections Overturned After Hand-Count Reveals Op-Scans Mistallied Results. As Brad Friedman’s article further suggests, we MUST have a verifiable paper trail for all election tallies have a physical count of ballots by humans before an election is certified. ]
[Update, June 13, 2011: This piece is made even more relevant by the recount discoveries and legal challenges surrounding the Wisconsin Supreme Court elections – Mike]
In 2000, the United States experienced a very close and heavily contested presidential election between Al Gore and George W. Bush. Bush won a minority of popular votes, but after legal challenges were exhausted, he had a majority of the Electoral College, giving him the election. Enough serious questions were left forever unanswered to shake Americans’ confidence in the honesty of the election outcome. The result was Continue reading
