- A correction from last week’s show;
- Fair warning: Early voting starts October 19 and Election Day is November 3;
- Here’s your 2026 Texas ballot for the November election;
- Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Postal Service rules on mail ballots;
- 300,000 Houston-area voters are on Texas’ suspense list. If you are, here’s what to do.;
- Noncitizen voting claims animate Trump’s attacks on midterms and set up potential result challenges;
- Democratic Socialists of America wage self-sabotaging war over AOC;
- The Israeli election for all the seats in the Knesset will be held on October 27th, just a week before US national elections;
- Poll shows Israeli opposition ahead of Netanyahu’s bloc after deadlock;
- 9 (ADDENDUM). What is genocide?
Tag Archives: US Supreme Court (SCOTUS)
May 1+2+5, 2024, Weds 11am, Thurs 6PM, Sun 1pm (CT). TOPICS: Voter Info; May 4th HCAD and Runoff Elections; OPINION: Timeline unclear for next steps in Grand Parkway loop though Fort Bend, Brazoria counties; Plans develop for improving Freedmen’s Town streets with focus on historic bricks; Mayor Whitmire, Judge Hidalgo. Judge Hidalgo, Mayor Whitmire.; EPA to track source of chemicals in Greater Fifth Ward that exceed screening levels; Report: Texas summers will keep getting hotter, drier; The century-old transmission line is getting a 21st century upgrade; FTC votes to ban most employers from using noncompete clauses. But legal challenge is expected, The Supreme Court’s Five Male Justices Are Fully in the Tank for Trump; Kremlin Disputes Report Putin Didn’t Order Navalny’s Death; Undersea ‘hybrid warfare’ threatens security of 1bn, Nato commander warns; US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia’s ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says; Russia’s adapting air defenses means Ukraine’s new F-16s are an example of weapons that are ‘no longer relevant:’ senior Ukrainian officer; US finds Israeli units committed human rights abuses before Gaza war; More. [AUDIO/VIDEO] KPFT Houston, at 90.1 FM-HD2, Galveston 89.5-HD2 and Huntsville 89.7-HD2. #kpfthoustontx
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POSSIBLE TOPICS: May 4th HCAD and Runoff Elections; OPINION: Timeline unclear for next steps in Grand Parkway loop though Fort Bend, Brazoria counties; Plans develop for improving Freedmen’s Town streets with focus on historic bricks; Mayor Whitmire, Judge Hidalgo. Judge Hidalgo, Mayor Whitmire.; EPA to track source of chemicals in Greater Fifth Ward that exceed screening levels; Report: Texas summers will keep getting hotter, drier; The century-old transmission line is getting a 21st century upgrade; FTC votes to ban most employers from using noncompete clauses. But legal challenge is expected, The Supreme Court’s Five Male Justices Are Fully in the Tank for Trump; Kremlin Disputes Report Putin Didn’t Order Navalny’s Death; Undersea ‘hybrid warfare’ threatens security of 1bn, Nato commander warns; US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia’s ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says; Russia’s adapting air defenses means Ukraine’s new F-16s are an example of weapons that are ‘no longer relevant:’ senior Ukrainian officer; US finds Israeli units committed human rights abuses before Gaza war;
Mon, Sept 28, 2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): Early Voting Starts on October 13; CORRECTION: Maine’s Ranked Choice Voting; The Secrecy Voting Envelope; Straight-Ticket Voting, Federal judge blocks Texas’ elimination of straight-ticket voting; The Supreme Court hasn’t been this conservative since the 1930s; Latinx Activists Are Closer Than Ever to Flipping Arizona—If Democrats Don’t Take Them for Granted; Foreign hackers compromise Hamilton County’s email system, raising election security concerns; High-speed train between Dallas and Houston gets federal approval; I-45 improvement project set to displace homes, businesses along construction route; Fewer than 10% of Americans show signs of past coronavirus infection, study finds; more. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]
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Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 3-4 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My co-host and Editor is Andrew Ferguson.
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.)
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Continue readingMon, Sept 21, 2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): Early Voting Starts on October 13; Political repercussions of RBG’s passing; So there’s an open seat on the Supreme Court – How do we deal with the institutional fallout?; America’s Plastic Hour Is Upon Us; Democracy is in decline around the world — and Trump is part of the problem; Supreme court: Democrats rally in bid to stop Trump filling Ginsburg’s seat; Houston Democrats to USPS leaders: Why are dozens of post offices rejecting voter materials?; Officers rewarded for use of force with steakhouse gift cards, former Williamson deputies say; Texas Supreme Court rules 3 Green Party candidates should be added back to November ballot; more. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]
POSSIBLE TOPICS: Early Voting Starts on October 13; Political repercussions of RBG’s passing; So there’s an open seat on the Supreme Court – How do we deal with the institutional fallout?; America’s Plastic Hour Is Upon Us; Democracy is in decline around the world — and Trump is part of the problem; Supreme court: Democrats rally in bid to stop Trump filling Ginsburg’s seat; Houston Democrats to USPS leaders: Why are dozens of post offices rejecting voter materials?; Officers rewarded for use of force with steakhouse gift cards, former Williamson deputies say; Texas Supreme Court rules 3 Green Party candidates should be added back to November ballot; more.
This program was recorded on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 at about 4:30 AM. Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.
Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 3-4 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My co-host and Editor is Andrew Ferguson.
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.)
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Continue readingMon, 5/18/2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPIC(s): Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, Supreme Court seems reluctant to unbind ‘faithless electors’ who could ‘create chaos’ in presidential contests, National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (, ACLUTexas: COVID-19 and Civil Liberties, Texas Supreme Court puts expansion of voting by mail on hold, Coronavirus in Texas: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says bring back sports and let fans in the stadiums, This Mysterious Childhood Illness May Be Linked to Coronavirus, COVID-19 at least 10 times deadlier than typical flu, analysis finds, Newly reopened South Florida seen as an emerging coronavirus hot spot, Lockdown protesters shout ‘be like Sweden’ — but Swedes say they are missing the point, Will empty middle seats help social distancing on planes?, MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]
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Due to Covid-19, shows are being prerecorded beginning March 13th and until further notice. We miss our live call-in participants, and look forward to a time we can once again go live.
Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show airing live every Monday night from 3-4 PM (CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My co-host and Editor is Andrew Ferguson.
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.)
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Houston Mayor Annise Parker [L] with Mike, just before the show. (Dec. 7, 2015)
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MAIN TOPICS: TOPIC: Voting Info, July 15 Tax Deadline, House coronavirus oversight panel asks five companies to return loans meant for small businesses, Google and Facebook employees can work from home for the rest of the year , Armed activists escort black lawmaker to Michigan’s Capitol after coronavirus protest attended by white supremacists, Two people, including former deputy, to be charged in ‘terrorizing’ incident, 30 Years After Admitting WWII Massacre of Polish POWs, Katyn Memorial Plaques Removed in Russia, Humidity and heat extremes are on the verge of exceeding limits of human survivability, study finds, MORE.


