Jay Baldwin
@baldwino.bsky.social
I mow my own lawn and do my own taxes. Jesusy bon vivant Episcopalian. Cat person. Wine person.
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Twenty years ago today, the mother of the civil rights movement died. Now more than ever, we need her courage and determination against the new modern forces of grievance, white nationalism, and racial resentment.
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Mourners Pay Final Respects to Rosa Parks
Celebrities, politicians and other mourners flock to Detroit for the funeral of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. Former President Bill Clinton and singer Aretha Franklin are among the thousands who pa...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Twenty years ago today, the mother of the civil rights movement died. Now more than ever, we need her courage and determination against the new modern forces of grievance, white nationalism, and racial resentment.
www.npr.org/2005/11/02/4...
www.npr.org/2005/11/02/4...
I would have posted this on FB, but their failed AI screening thinks I'm a terrorist. In reality, I'm a 67 (ha ha) year old foodie and empathetic softie. This is the summer wine hold from one of my favorite sources.
October 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I would have posted this on FB, but their failed AI screening thinks I'm a terrorist. In reality, I'm a 67 (ha ha) year old foodie and empathetic softie. This is the summer wine hold from one of my favorite sources.
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SNAP benefits expire in one week.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
Of course he did. Not even trying to hide the massive corruption anymore.
Exclusive | Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder
The pardon follows months of efforts by Changpeng Zhao to boost Trump crypto company
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October 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Of course he did. Not even trying to hide the massive corruption anymore.
What a train wreck. Note of context: ACNA is NOT connected with the Episcopal Church of the USA... they are a ultra-conservative breakaway group who is officially separated from the worldwide Anglican Communion. They are "anglican" in name only. Identity, not officially.
October 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
What a train wreck. Note of context: ACNA is NOT connected with the Episcopal Church of the USA... they are a ultra-conservative breakaway group who is officially separated from the worldwide Anglican Communion. They are "anglican" in name only. Identity, not officially.
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I've known two kinds of people with Nazi tattoos: Nazis, and people who were forcible tattooed by Nazis. I did know a guy who renounced his Nazism. He covered up his swastika tattoo. But maybe I'm being precious.
October 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I've known two kinds of people with Nazi tattoos: Nazis, and people who were forcible tattooed by Nazis. I did know a guy who renounced his Nazism. He covered up his swastika tattoo. But maybe I'm being precious.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
As usual, the unethical and awful "depends-on-election-rigging" Michigan GOP has promoted gross lies about ranked-choice voting. In the news today is that Michigan County Clerks unanimously oppose the Ranked Choice Voting ballot proposal.
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The Metro: Why Michigan's clerks are against the ranked choice voting initiative - WDET 101.9 FM
Last week, the campaign to implement ranked choice voting took a hit. That’s because the Michigan Association of County Clerks came out against it. Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown explains why.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
As usual, the unethical and awful "depends-on-election-rigging" Michigan GOP has promoted gross lies about ranked-choice voting. In the news today is that Michigan County Clerks unanimously oppose the Ranked Choice Voting ballot proposal.
wdet.org/2025/10/21/t...
wdet.org/2025/10/21/t...
Grammy Award-winning producer Don Was's new album is an ode to Detroit and its music
October 19, 2025
NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday
By Don Gonyea, Michael Radcliffe
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October 19, 2025
NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday
By Don Gonyea, Michael Radcliffe
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October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Grammy Award-winning producer Don Was's new album is an ode to Detroit and its music
October 19, 2025
NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday
By Don Gonyea, Michael Radcliffe
www.npr.org/2025/10/19/n...
October 19, 2025
NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday
By Don Gonyea, Michael Radcliffe
www.npr.org/2025/10/19/n...
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NEW: A Jan. 6 rioter who breached the Senate floor — and was subsequently pardoned by Trump — was arrested Sunday for threatening to assassinate Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW: A Jan. 6 rioter who breached the Senate floor — and was subsequently pardoned by Trump — was arrested Sunday for threatening to assassinate Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
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FYI, my Facebook account was disabled/locked with no explanation or notification, and no way to appeal that I can find. In case anyone misses me there. Guess I will spend a little more time here.
October 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
FYI, my Facebook account was disabled/locked with no explanation or notification, and no way to appeal that I can find. In case anyone misses me there. Guess I will spend a little more time here.
Very much worth using up a gift article for this. Please read!
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Opinion | Why MAGA Evangelicals Can Cheer Love and Hate at the Same Time
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September 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Very much worth using up a gift article for this. Please read!
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1/ Guess it took Trump's insane, micro-brain tariff binge for this question to occur to me: why don't we tax (or tariff) offshore service labor?
India Is on a Hiring Binge That Trump’s Tariffs Can’t Stop (Gift Article)
An abundance of motivated young professionals is luring American businesses to base their global operations in Indian cities.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
1/ Guess it took Trump's insane, micro-brain tariff binge for this question to occur to me: why don't we tax (or tariff) offshore service labor?
Michigan inside baseball politics. Useless Trump sycophant John James running for US Senate for Sen. Peters seat. Best gift to Democrats ever. I've heard that perennial opponent Mike Cox ("my cocks" "cocks vs. peters ") and Florida millionaire carpetbagger Mike Rogers will also be in the primary.
April 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Michigan inside baseball politics. Useless Trump sycophant John James running for US Senate for Sen. Peters seat. Best gift to Democrats ever. I've heard that perennial opponent Mike Cox ("my cocks" "cocks vs. peters ") and Florida millionaire carpetbagger Mike Rogers will also be in the primary.
Go ahead, say it. This is an insult to Neanderthals.
March 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Go ahead, say it. This is an insult to Neanderthals.
Muslim ban v2.0. MAGA racism writ large.
First They Came For…
Mahmoud Khalil is a household name at the moment.
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March 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Muslim ban v2.0. MAGA racism writ large.
Not a political post. Just an honest take on the new administration's impact on a remarkable local charity that serves one of Michigan's poorest communities through community rebuilding and providing food and housing to those in need. Their important work is being threatened in a big way.
March 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Not a political post. Just an honest take on the new administration's impact on a remarkable local charity that serves one of Michigan's poorest communities through community rebuilding and providing food and housing to those in need. Their important work is being threatened in a big way.
Nina and Poppy stalking a stink bug.
March 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Nina and Poppy stalking a stink bug.
This feature is the perfect distraction from whatever you want to call the past week.
It's long, but I could not stop reading it. It's wonderful. My gift article to you all, because you need it, especially if you are of a certain age.
It's long, but I could not stop reading it. It's wonderful. My gift article to you all, because you need it, especially if you are of a certain age.
Rock forgot one of its wildest front men. He’s got a story to tell.
Peter Wolf befriended music legends, married a movie star and led the J. Geils Band. His new memoir reminds us: He was there.
wapo.st
March 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This feature is the perfect distraction from whatever you want to call the past week.
It's long, but I could not stop reading it. It's wonderful. My gift article to you all, because you need it, especially if you are of a certain age.
It's long, but I could not stop reading it. It's wonderful. My gift article to you all, because you need it, especially if you are of a certain age.
@sparker-hawkins.bsky.social well look at you.
March 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
@sparker-hawkins.bsky.social well look at you.
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speaker johnson refuses to release the report because it's even worse than anyone thinks theory almost confirmed abcnews.go.com/US/exclusive...
Exclusive: Woman told House Ethics panel she witnessed Gaetz having sex with minor, lawyer says
An attorney tells ABC News that one of his clients told the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed then-Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz having sex with a minor.
abcnews.go.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:43 AM
speaker johnson refuses to release the report because it's even worse than anyone thinks theory almost confirmed abcnews.go.com/US/exclusive...