Michael Siegrist
@umichsieg.bsky.social
Democracy Guardian. Tree Climber. Canoe Paddler. Child Raiser.
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Michael Siegrist
@umichsieg.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Here is my attempt at an elections starter pack. If I left you off or someone you think should be added, please let me know!
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I’m so glad Jack was around to handle this issue on the Florida Turnpike
April 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I’m so glad Jack was around to handle this issue on the Florida Turnpike
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By the narrowest of margins, Wisconsinites claim the title for the highest voter turnout in 2024.
Michigan, Maine, and New Hampshire round out the top 5.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Michigan, Maine, and New Hampshire round out the top 5.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Wisconsin squeaks past Minnesota for the top spot in voter turnout
The Minnesota Secretary of State confirms Wisconsin narrowly surpassed Minnesota with voter turnout in the 2024 election.
www.mprnews.org
April 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
By the narrowest of margins, Wisconsinites claim the title for the highest voter turnout in 2024.
Michigan, Maine, and New Hampshire round out the top 5.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Michigan, Maine, and New Hampshire round out the top 5.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
It’s a great place with a Holi celebration at the Village Arts Factory in Cherry Hill Village. I love living in Canton.
April 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It’s a great place with a Holi celebration at the Village Arts Factory in Cherry Hill Village. I love living in Canton.
“They were careless people… they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
April 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“They were careless people… they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
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A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company
A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
www.npr.org
April 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
A packed house in Mount Pleasant at the Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks Education Day with almost 250 clerks hearing from The Elections Group about professional communication.
April 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A packed house in Mount Pleasant at the Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks Education Day with almost 250 clerks hearing from The Elections Group about professional communication.
I’m proud to be one of the 49 elected officials who have called on Secretary Kristi Noem to release #MahmoudKhalil from the unconstitutional detention, violating the first amendment.
April 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I’m proud to be one of the 49 elected officials who have called on Secretary Kristi Noem to release #MahmoudKhalil from the unconstitutional detention, violating the first amendment.
I can think of nothing more poetic than Senator Cory Booker breaking the record for longest Senate speech of segregationist Strom Thurmond, filibustering to prevent the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
This land is our land.
This land is our land.
April 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I can think of nothing more poetic than Senator Cory Booker breaking the record for longest Senate speech of segregationist Strom Thurmond, filibustering to prevent the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
This land is our land.
This land is our land.
Am I allergic to cats? Yes.
Did I take my kids to a cat cafe anyway? Yes.
Did I take my kids to a cat cafe anyway? Yes.
March 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Am I allergic to cats? Yes.
Did I take my kids to a cat cafe anyway? Yes.
Did I take my kids to a cat cafe anyway? Yes.
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It's come to my attention that some people believe you can't buy a new book until you've read the books you already have. Let me assure you, as both a lawyer and a writer, that this idea is legally and morally WRONG and BAD. Buy more books.
March 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It's come to my attention that some people believe you can't buy a new book until you've read the books you already have. Let me assure you, as both a lawyer and a writer, that this idea is legally and morally WRONG and BAD. Buy more books.
5,114 days sober. It’s also my dad’s birthday.
“A journey of a thousand miles beings with a single step”
Life is good today and it’s not my fault.
“A journey of a thousand miles beings with a single step”
Life is good today and it’s not my fault.
March 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
5,114 days sober. It’s also my dad’s birthday.
“A journey of a thousand miles beings with a single step”
Life is good today and it’s not my fault.
“A journey of a thousand miles beings with a single step”
Life is good today and it’s not my fault.
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A page on Medgar Evers has been removed from the Arlington National Cemetery website.
mississippitoday.org/2025/03/17/w...
mississippitoday.org/2025/03/17/w...
WWII vet Medgar Evers erased from Arlington cemetery website
The U.S. Army purged a section of the Arlington National Cemetry website that honored Medgar Evers.
mississippitoday.org
March 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A page on Medgar Evers has been removed from the Arlington National Cemetery website.
mississippitoday.org/2025/03/17/w...
mississippitoday.org/2025/03/17/w...
Women’s History Month
March 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Women’s History Month
Happy Holi to all who celebrate from the Canton Clerk's Office!
March 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Happy Holi to all who celebrate from the Canton Clerk's Office!
My office partnered with the Supervisor’s Office to host the second annual Canton Women’s History Month luncheon!
March 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My office partnered with the Supervisor’s Office to host the second annual Canton Women’s History Month luncheon!
Today is a great day to stop by and check out a sled from the Free Sled Library at the Summit on the Park in Canton!
February 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Today is a great day to stop by and check out a sled from the Free Sled Library at the Summit on the Park in Canton!
Join us this Tuesday at the Canton Township Hall as the Board of Trustees and Planning Commission have a joint study session to discuss Urban Forestry and the Town Square at Cherry Hill Village project.
February 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Join us this Tuesday at the Canton Township Hall as the Board of Trustees and Planning Commission have a joint study session to discuss Urban Forestry and the Town Square at Cherry Hill Village project.
Just found out the City of Harrisville in Alcona County has partisan city elections.
Research showed that only 3 cities in Michigan did. This makes 4!
Research showed that only 3 cities in Michigan did. This makes 4!
February 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Just found out the City of Harrisville in Alcona County has partisan city elections.
Research showed that only 3 cities in Michigan did. This makes 4!
Research showed that only 3 cities in Michigan did. This makes 4!
Unable to make it to last night's Township Board meeting in person or on Zoom? Don't worry, here is a summary from the desk of the Clerk.
February 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Unable to make it to last night's Township Board meeting in person or on Zoom? Don't worry, here is a summary from the desk of the Clerk.
In the world of stupid consequences of the 2024 election, my office has been notified by the U.S. Department of State to destroy all passport forms that reference the “X marker” for gender.
February 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In the world of stupid consequences of the 2024 election, my office has been notified by the U.S. Department of State to destroy all passport forms that reference the “X marker” for gender.
I signed on to an Amicus Brief with the Public Rights Project challenging this unconstitutional executive order on behalf of my community and public office. I’m proud we helped secure this restraining order!
A federal judge issued the second temporary restraining order against Trump’s Executive Order to end birthright citizenship, blocking it from going into effect on February 19. Read: bit.ly/40oplbc
February 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I signed on to an Amicus Brief with the Public Rights Project challenging this unconstitutional executive order on behalf of my community and public office. I’m proud we helped secure this restraining order!
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The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.
A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze
The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.
www.npr.org
February 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.
I celebrated Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution by reading Frank Murphy’s dissenting opinion which is one of the most beautiful pieces of legal writing of all time.
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January 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I celebrated Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution by reading Frank Murphy’s dissenting opinion which is one of the most beautiful pieces of legal writing of all time.
www.uscourts.gov/about-federa...
www.uscourts.gov/about-federa...