Montana Values Podcast

Episode 61: A peek behind the curtain at the Montana GOP extremist operatives.

In this show, we talk about who the MT GOP extremists really are behind closed doors.

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Intros: Scared Stallion Horse, royalty free on Mixit.

Country Bluegrass 2, by Caffeine Creek Band, royalty free on Pixabay

Outro: Successful Construction, by Tim Taj, royalty free on Pixabay

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Episode 62: Hi Billings City Gov’t. Your taxpayers would like a word with you.

If you steal property from the government, steal the government’s money, well that’s a felony criminal offense. But what happens when the government steals from you? We'll tell you. 

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Intro: The Epic Trailer, by Alex MakeMusic
Outro: Upbeat Corporate, by Penguin Music
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LINK:

https://www.ktvh.com/news/2018/05/18/6-billings-rate-payers-suing-city-over-franchise-fees-for-water-sewer-and-garbage/

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Episode 63: Why didn’t you do something to help us? Signed, Montana kids

How dysfunctional is Montana's Child Protective Services Division? We'll tell you.

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Intro: Epical Drums 04, by Grigoriy Nuzhny
Outro: Stay with me, by Michael Ramir C
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LINKS:

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2019/feb/10/mismanagement-alleged-throughout-montanas-child-an/

https://leg.mt.gov/content/Committees/Interim/2015-2016/Children-Family/Meetings/Nov-2015/nov2015-cfsd-perf-audit-exec-summary.pdf

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Episode 64: Paging Nurse Ratched to administration, STAT!

Malpractice. Incompetence. Our state is failing us.  

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Intro=Hospital Life (Main Title) by, Alper Cavus, royalty free on Jamendo

Outro=Corporate TV, by Zakharvalaha, royalty free on Pixabay

 

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https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/montana-state-hospital-placed-on-immediate-jeopardy-after-federal-inspection/article_b4a65fcb-44b5-5ecb-86e2-b4f418970a4e.html

 

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Episode 65: If Governor Gianforte wants his name on a building, we have 50 million reasons why he should choose the Montana State Hospital.

Grandma's black eye. Courtesy of the Gianforte Administration and the MT State Legislature.

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Intro = Hybrid Trailer Epic, by Alex MakeMusic

Outro = Inspiration, by Tim Taj

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https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/townnews/politics/montana-state-hospital-gets-an-extension-to-fix-problems-tied-to-deaths/article_0cbcd1f5-8141-5e49-abbc-77ef97d44b0a.html

https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2022-03-14/the-state-hospital-has-more-time-to-try-to-save-its-medicare-funding

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Episode 66: Gov. Gianforte’s Minnesota Come-Back Plan

Gov. Gianforte had a "come-back plan" alright...for Minnesota, NOT for Montana.

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Intro = Fight For Your Rights, by Playsound

Outro = Upbeat Corporate Motivation, by Amusicmedia

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LINKS:

https://governor.mt.gov/_docs/OpenLettertoMNBusinesses.pdf 

https://montanacomeback.com/governor-elect-gianforte-announces-commissioner-of-the-department-of-labor-industry/ 

https://dli.mt.gov/_news-events/2021/05/mt-rtw-bonuses 

https://www.quotes.net/citizen-quote/399920

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Episode 67: Control Freaks & Cheats

Right now, the people running the State Parties aren't leaders. They aren't credible and they have no standards.

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Intro = Epic Travel on Celtic Roads, by Lesfm

Outro = Inspiring Journey Background Music for Videos, by Lesfm

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LINKS:

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2022/04/08/rigging-the-vote/

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Episode 68: Gov. Gianforte’s Dirty Laundry of Administrators.

By truly doing nothing substantive to address the house aflame at Warm Springs, Greg Gianforte's administration has almost assured the death of mental health treatment in Montana.

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Intro: "We will get there" by Kinemesis Music

Outro: "Energetic Success Flowing Corporate Upbeat Music" by REDproductions

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LINKS:

https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Acadia-Montana/reviews

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/montana-facilitys-chemical-restraint-raises-questions/#:~:text=BUTTE%2C%20Mont.%20%28AP%29%20%E2%80%94%20When%20Annette%20Smith%20found,Oregon%20Senate%20Human%20Services%20Committee%20on%20April%2011.?msclkid=cb89e036c71a11ecb8885ac4a1358855

https://dphhs.mt.gov/Facilities/IBC/index?msclkid=7f277631c71711ec89eed8025976850e

https://dailymontanan.com/2022/04/21/montana-state-hospital-administrator-removed-as-dphhs-begins-work-with-private-consulting-firm/?msclkid=549899b3c71511ec8fd543d28620f7b4

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Episode 69: When feeding kids jeopardizes your job.

Charity is defined this way:

1.  an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need
2.  the voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money, to those in need
3.  kindness and tolerance in judging others

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Intro: War Is Coming, by Musictown

Outro: Sunshine, by lemonmusicstudio

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LINKS:

https://realestatealliance.org/lgbtq-real-estate-alliance-calls-on-national-association-of-realtors-to-remove-discriminatory-member/

https://www.kpax.com/news/missoula-county/missoula-organization-of-realtors-hate-speech-prohibition-will-withstand-judicial-scrutiny#:~:text=MISSOULA%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Missoula%20Organization%20of%20Realtors%20said,tolerated%20in%20any%20profession%E2%80%9D%20The%20Daily%20Montanan%20reports.

https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4148&context=caselrev

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Episode 70: ”How about a big salad? It’s a salad, only bigger with lots of stuff in it.” - Elaine Benis

Ms. Arntzen, an educator & Director of the Montana's Office of Public Instruction, is notorious for her inability to use grammatically correct language, her refusal to educate herself on Land Board issues, & now notorious for violating the laws she advocates for.

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Intro: Lose Control, by AlexiAction

Outro: News Corporate, by Skilsel

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https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2021/feb/24/flathead-locals-testify-support-school-bus-safety-/

https://mtstandard.com/about-elsie-arntzen/article_23f2ea14-8580-11e3-b596-0019bb2963f4.html

https://helenair.com/news/local/arntzen-adviser-makes-40-more-per-hour-than-his-boss-but-works-much-less/article_2c252307-3c1b-5896-b862-4953714ed795.html

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21150235-school-superintendents-letter-to-superintendent-elsie-arntzen

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Episode 71: Question: If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump too? Answer: Yes.

When deviant behavior is normalized, deviance increases.

 

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Intro: Typographic Percussion, by Brightest Avenue

Outro: Uplifting Piano, by Music Unlimited

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https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-groupthink-2795213

https://www.alleydog.com/video/social-psychology/the-8-symptoms-of-groupthink.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalization_of_deviance

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Episode 72: The Montana GOP rats have stolen command of the ship.

The real GOP elephants, are now swimming in unsafe waters.

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Intro: Epic Cinematic Trailer, by Pavel Yudin

Outro: Aspire, by Audio Coffee

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LINKS:

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2022/07/01/crowded-primaries-create-winners-out-of-would-be-losers/ 

https://www.thoughtco.com/totalitarianism-authoritarianism-fascism-4147699

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