Houghton County Democratic Party
@houghtondems.bsky.social
One of the UP's most active county parties, in the heart of Michigan's beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula. https://www.houghtoncountydems.org/
The SAVE Act is back before Congress again. It's NOT a voter ID bill, and it's aim is NOT really to stop non-citizens from voting. It's a voter registration bill that will create roadblocks for many American citizens to register to vote. Tell your representatives to vote NO on the SAVE Act.
February 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The SAVE Act is back before Congress again. It's NOT a voter ID bill, and it's aim is NOT really to stop non-citizens from voting. It's a voter registration bill that will create roadblocks for many American citizens to register to vote. Tell your representatives to vote NO on the SAVE Act.
"The most corrupt administration ever, and everybody knows it..."
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
"The most corrupt administration ever, and everybody knows it..."
“See, I don’t know Spanish, but I feel what he’s saying.” YES! - the music carries the message. Bad Bunny doesn’t need translation - he connects through rhythm, truth, and heart. Looking forward to tomorrow's Super Bowl!
🎶🔥 #BadBunnyBowl
🎶🔥 #BadBunnyBowl
February 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“See, I don’t know Spanish, but I feel what he’s saying.” YES! - the music carries the message. Bad Bunny doesn’t need translation - he connects through rhythm, truth, and heart. Looking forward to tomorrow's Super Bowl!
🎶🔥 #BadBunnyBowl
🎶🔥 #BadBunnyBowl
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21 Hardy souls from Cheboygan, Michigan & neighboring areas braved predicted wind gusts of 39 mph & sustained winds of 18 mph (but a sunny lovely day) to protest the incomplete release of the Epstein files & the sloppy redactions or cruel lack thereof.
February 7, 2026 at 1:59 AM
21 Hardy souls from Cheboygan, Michigan & neighboring areas braved predicted wind gusts of 39 mph & sustained winds of 18 mph (but a sunny lovely day) to protest the incomplete release of the Epstein files & the sloppy redactions or cruel lack thereof.
Compared to the rest of the world is the US "sweeping the Epstein scandal under the rug"? Be loud - don't let it happen!!
Fallout from the #EpsteinFiles has been more consequential overseas:
“It suggests to me we have a more functional media, we have a more functional accountability structure"🎯
Over here, we the ppl need to keep the spotlight on. Don't let them get away w a few sacrifices & 🧹 the rest under the rug.
“It suggests to me we have a more functional media, we have a more functional accountability structure"🎯
Over here, we the ppl need to keep the spotlight on. Don't let them get away w a few sacrifices & 🧹 the rest under the rug.
Epstein revelations have toppled top figures in Europe while US fallout is more muted
The Jeffrey Epstein files have rocked Europe's elite, revealing ties to a prince, an ambassador, and top politicians. The U.S.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Compared to the rest of the world is the US "sweeping the Epstein scandal under the rug"? Be loud - don't let it happen!!
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Republicans Losing The Senate Too
Trump warned he would be Impeached if they lose the House.
A Democratic takeover of the Senate would be a political shock, neuter his last two years, and could lead to Removal after Impeachment.
Private GOP polls show it's possible.
www.axios.com/2026/02/06/g...
Trump warned he would be Impeached if they lose the House.
A Democratic takeover of the Senate would be a political shock, neuter his last two years, and could lead to Removal after Impeachment.
Private GOP polls show it's possible.
www.axios.com/2026/02/06/g...
GOP's new fear: Losing the Senate in November
A Democratic takeover of the Senate would be a political earthquake — and neuter Trump's last two years in office.
www.axios.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Republicans Losing The Senate Too
Trump warned he would be Impeached if they lose the House.
A Democratic takeover of the Senate would be a political shock, neuter his last two years, and could lead to Removal after Impeachment.
Private GOP polls show it's possible.
www.axios.com/2026/02/06/g...
Trump warned he would be Impeached if they lose the House.
A Democratic takeover of the Senate would be a political shock, neuter his last two years, and could lead to Removal after Impeachment.
Private GOP polls show it's possible.
www.axios.com/2026/02/06/g...
Call today!!
The SAVE Act could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. Call your Representative today and tell them to vote NO on this bill.
CALL NOW.
☎️ 202-224-3121
CALL NOW.
☎️ 202-224-3121
February 6, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Call today!!
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🚨Michigan AG Dana Nessel launched a form to report Federal Immigration actions across the state! Please share broadly - it is for victims, witnesses, and those experiencing an emergency. Remember to capture as many details as you can. Form link is in the quoted post! TY @dananessel.bsky.social!
February 6, 2026 at 3:49 AM
🚨Michigan AG Dana Nessel launched a form to report Federal Immigration actions across the state! Please share broadly - it is for victims, witnesses, and those experiencing an emergency. Remember to capture as many details as you can. Form link is in the quoted post! TY @dananessel.bsky.social!
Mark your calendars for Feb. 22nd and plan to attend this local "Know Your Rights" session by KATO (Keweenaw Against the Oligarchy). Learn how to respond if confronted by ICE.
February 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Mark your calendars for Feb. 22nd and plan to attend this local "Know Your Rights" session by KATO (Keweenaw Against the Oligarchy). Learn how to respond if confronted by ICE.
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The New START treaty expires today, 2/5/26. For the first time in 50+ years, the US & Russia face zero binding limits on their nuclear arsenals. Risks: an unconstrained arms race, zero transparency, & heightened global instability.
CONGRESS MUST ACT! 202-224-3121 & text POOWLA to 50409.
CONGRESS MUST ACT! 202-224-3121 & text POOWLA to 50409.
February 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The New START treaty expires today, 2/5/26. For the first time in 50+ years, the US & Russia face zero binding limits on their nuclear arsenals. Risks: an unconstrained arms race, zero transparency, & heightened global instability.
CONGRESS MUST ACT! 202-224-3121 & text POOWLA to 50409.
CONGRESS MUST ACT! 202-224-3121 & text POOWLA to 50409.
Serious recommendations for meaningful reforms of ICE and CBP by someone who knows what he's talking about.
The problem of ICE/CBP reform is we have a monster rampaging through our democracy and are trying to restrict *which* cities it can pillage and *how many* civilians it can eat. The problem isn’t the restrictions on the monster; the problem is the monster. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-t...
Six Ways to Reform ICE and CBP
And why congressional "reform" isn't actually the real problem....
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Serious recommendations for meaningful reforms of ICE and CBP by someone who knows what he's talking about.
Karl Rove - yes Karl Rove the longtime GOP operative - torches Trump. He's failing the working class - "Last year we lost 70,000 manufacturing jobs. We lost 145,000 blue collar jobs...Blue-collar consumer confidence is at a record low since 1976 when they began asking the question about this."
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Karl Rove - yes Karl Rove the longtime GOP operative - torches Trump. He's failing the working class - "Last year we lost 70,000 manufacturing jobs. We lost 145,000 blue collar jobs...Blue-collar consumer confidence is at a record low since 1976 when they began asking the question about this."
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Congressman Ted Lieu demands AG Todd Blanche be fired over his comments about it not being a crime if a person partied with #Epstein
Gotta say, this is basic Criminal Justice folks. Blanche is just another lawyer willing to risk it all for Trump.
Gotta say, this is basic Criminal Justice folks. Blanche is just another lawyer willing to risk it all for Trump.
February 4, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Congressman Ted Lieu demands AG Todd Blanche be fired over his comments about it not being a crime if a person partied with #Epstein
Gotta say, this is basic Criminal Justice folks. Blanche is just another lawyer willing to risk it all for Trump.
Gotta say, this is basic Criminal Justice folks. Blanche is just another lawyer willing to risk it all for Trump.
Tell your Congress member to fund healthcare not ICE!
#FundHealthcareOverICE
#FundHealthcareOverICE
$75 billion for ICE
Meanwhile: clinics closing, nurses cut, patients rationing meds
Leader Jeffries is right—taxpayer dollars should make life affordable, not fund brutality and lawlessness.
Congress knows the choice. History will remember it.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Meanwhile: clinics closing, nurses cut, patients rationing meds
Leader Jeffries is right—taxpayer dollars should make life affordable, not fund brutality and lawlessness.
Congress knows the choice. History will remember it.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
February 3, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Tell your Congress member to fund healthcare not ICE!
#FundHealthcareOverICE
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Chris Murphy names the harm plainly: ICE is inflicting trauma and violence—Minneapolis to Texas, block by block. Families terrorized. Communities destabilized. This happens by design and by funding. Congress can stop feeding it today. #FundHealthcareOverICE
February 3, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Chris Murphy names the harm plainly: ICE is inflicting trauma and violence—Minneapolis to Texas, block by block. Families terrorized. Communities destabilized. This happens by design and by funding. Congress can stop feeding it today. #FundHealthcareOverICE
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Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: 'I am their voice'
In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fi...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Today starts the 100th celebration of Black History Month. We honor the countless Black leaders who have shaped our nation’s history, and reaffirm our commitment to advancing opportunity, justice, and fairness for all Americans.
February 1, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Today starts the 100th celebration of Black History Month. We honor the countless Black leaders who have shaped our nation’s history, and reaffirm our commitment to advancing opportunity, justice, and fairness for all Americans.
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Thousands across the US marched. Thank you to all those who joined them in whatever fashion worked for you, whether by marching, by participating in the general strike, by calling MOC's, by posting online, by writing postcards, etc! We the People persist and resist!
substack.com/@thelastmile...
substack.com/@thelastmile...
The Last Mile with USAID (@thelastmilewithusaid1)
This is what love of country looks like. 🇺🇸
substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Thousands across the US marched. Thank you to all those who joined them in whatever fashion worked for you, whether by marching, by participating in the general strike, by calling MOC's, by posting online, by writing postcards, etc! We the People persist and resist!
substack.com/@thelastmile...
substack.com/@thelastmile...
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A five-year-old in a winter coat, asleep in his father’s arms on a flight home. Liam Conejo Ramos should never have been taken.
Relief does not erase fear. Family separation leaves scars long after release.
Children deserve safety.
Parents deserve dignity. VC
Relief does not erase fear. Family separation leaves scars long after release.
Children deserve safety.
Parents deserve dignity. VC
February 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
A five-year-old in a winter coat, asleep in his father’s arms on a flight home. Liam Conejo Ramos should never have been taken.
Relief does not erase fear. Family separation leaves scars long after release.
Children deserve safety.
Parents deserve dignity. VC
Relief does not erase fear. Family separation leaves scars long after release.
Children deserve safety.
Parents deserve dignity. VC
MI Dems have a great weekly podcast!
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Hey PodCast peeps!! The Michigan Dems had a great one this week. If you don’t know who Stephanie Chang is, you should learn more about her. She graciously shut down one of her GOP colleagues this week when he failed to follow the rules as well out before the hearing began. #Michigan
Hey PodCast peeps!! The Michigan Dems had a great one this week. If you don’t know who Stephanie Chang is, you should learn more about her. She graciously shut down one of her GOP colleagues this week when he failed to follow the rules as well out before the hearing began. #Michigan
Murder in Minneapolis … Again (Guest: Senator Stephanie Chang) - Party on the Peninsulas
This Week... How Trump Doomed the American Auto Industry The American Prospect Ex-Ally Warns Trump’s Decline Is “Significant” After Disastrous Speech | The New Republic Spring Endorsement Convention -...
mdp.blubrry.net
January 31, 2026 at 5:09 PM
MI Dems have a great weekly podcast!
"ICE must be aggressively reined in, defunded, or overhauled" it even abolished. See where MI US Senate candidates stand.
🧊❓Want to know where Michigan's US Senate candidates stand on ICE? Here you go...and no surprise, Republican Mike Rogers is AWOL. No worries, his view is always Trump's view.
gandernewsroom.com/2026/01/30/m...
gandernewsroom.com/2026/01/30/m...
Michigan’s US Senate race exposes divide over ICE accountability
After two American citizens were killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, Michigan’s US Senate candidates are offering different visions for the future of ICE.
gandernewsroom.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:03 PM
"ICE must be aggressively reined in, defunded, or overhauled" it even abolished. See where MI US Senate candidates stand.
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What a visual to the world…
Minnesotans on Bde Maka Ska, a lake in Minneapolis. Photo credit WCCO-TV
January 31, 2026 at 3:18 PM
What a visual to the world…
Thank our Senators but also keep up the pressure on our Senators! This is the beginning not the end of what must be done with ICE, CBP, AND DHS.
Today, Senate Democrats held the line and refused to advance ANY funding for Trump’s cruel immigration machine.
Pressure works. Stay loud.
Pressure works. Stay loud.
Democrats Block Spending Package as D.H.S. Talks Continue
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Thank our Senators but also keep up the pressure on our Senators! This is the beginning not the end of what must be done with ICE, CBP, AND DHS.