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Here's the Left of Lansing "Monday Musing" for February 16, 2026.

MAGA Michigan Republican Congressman Tom Barrett reportedly sent a FOIA Request to read the emails between an East Lansing High School Political Club its adviser, and a progressive Democratic candidate vying to unseat Barrett in this November's election.

You see, the political club organized a student walk-out protest against the Trump Regime's ICE Gestapo, and it also invited progressive Democratic candidate for Tom Barrett's seat to speak at the protest event.

Rather than celebrate the students using their patriotic free speech rights, Tom Barrett wants to intimidate the students and their public school.

Which illustrates how Tom Barrett is working to keep and enforce the Trump Regime's authoritarianism rather than representing the people of his district.

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NOTES:
Progressive Democratic candidate William Lawrence's site: https://wewill2026.com/

"Barrett Campaign FOIAs High School Teacher's Email Over ICE Protest." By MIRS News

363: Monday Musing: Congressman Tom Barrett Teaches High School Students Lesson on Authoritarianism