Jeff Horner
@jeffhorner.bsky.social
Teaching Professor of Urban Studies at Wayne State University. Urban Planner. Student of film and literature. Great-great grandson of a bigamist. Parent (but only one spouse). Thoughts expressed are exclusively my own.
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The left joins with right against the middle takes on the Trump/Mamdani meeting are way off. There is nothing substantive here. There will be no policy breakthroughs. That’s not what this is about. It’s about a young smart guy who knew how to play an old fool who worships stars.
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The left joins with right against the middle takes on the Trump/Mamdani meeting are way off. There is nothing substantive here. There will be no policy breakthroughs. That’s not what this is about. It’s about a young smart guy who knew how to play an old fool who worships stars.
Shorter Detroit News Editorial Board: Providing billions in subsidies to heath insurers allowing 40M+ uninsured to afford quality health care failed to satiate insurance and medical industry greed.
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Editorial: Democrats passed Obamacare. They own its failure.
Democrats muscled the ACA through Congress in 2010, owning every letter of former President Barack Obama’s signature policy along the way.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Shorter Detroit News Editorial Board: Providing billions in subsidies to heath insurers allowing 40M+ uninsured to afford quality health care failed to satiate insurance and medical industry greed.
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At what point does the New York Times get charged as organizationally conspiring to abet human trafficking of minors.
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 AM
At what point does the New York Times get charged as organizationally conspiring to abet human trafficking of minors.
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Getting annoyed listening to charter school activists lie again and again that charter schools are public schools.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Getting annoyed listening to charter school activists lie again and again that charter schools are public schools.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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It’s amazing that Republicans are suddenly concerned with how much money insurance companies are making.
We would be happy to sit down with you to fix that problem. But I suspect that just might be a red herring to distract from the fact that they just want to kill the ACA.
We would be happy to sit down with you to fix that problem. But I suspect that just might be a red herring to distract from the fact that they just want to kill the ACA.
November 8, 2025 at 1:12 AM
It’s amazing that Republicans are suddenly concerned with how much money insurance companies are making.
We would be happy to sit down with you to fix that problem. But I suspect that just might be a red herring to distract from the fact that they just want to kill the ACA.
We would be happy to sit down with you to fix that problem. But I suspect that just might be a red herring to distract from the fact that they just want to kill the ACA.
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Of course I'm worried about socialism. I mean, just imagine if Mamdani one day becomes President and nationalizes industry, imposes historic tax hikes, goes after the media, builds a secret national police force, militarizes the country, and sends people to camps.
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Of course I'm worried about socialism. I mean, just imagine if Mamdani one day becomes President and nationalizes industry, imposes historic tax hikes, goes after the media, builds a secret national police force, militarizes the country, and sends people to camps.
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The irony is that a century ago, the exact same kind of religious bigotry that Cuomo’s embraced down the stretch — we can’t elect someone from that faith or they’ll impose it on all of us! — was aimed squarely at Catholics like Cuomo.
Boy Mamdani's race is really a vivid reminder that anti-Islamic bigotry is 100% accepted in US public discourse. People don't even bother dog whistling, it's just right out in the open.
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The irony is that a century ago, the exact same kind of religious bigotry that Cuomo’s embraced down the stretch — we can’t elect someone from that faith or they’ll impose it on all of us! — was aimed squarely at Catholics like Cuomo.
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I hope they explained to the Toronto fans that cancer charities are what the United States has in lieu of a functional healthcare system
October 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I hope they explained to the Toronto fans that cancer charities are what the United States has in lieu of a functional healthcare system
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The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.
October 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.
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One of the blissful things about being in Canada was the lack of pharmaceutical ads. It’s amazing how many other products exist in the world- chocolate! Laundry detergent! - that you can hear about if you’re not being told about medullary thyroid cancer
October 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
One of the blissful things about being in Canada was the lack of pharmaceutical ads. It’s amazing how many other products exist in the world- chocolate! Laundry detergent! - that you can hear about if you’re not being told about medullary thyroid cancer
Every allegation of wrongdoing out of this administration is projection.
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Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show
A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
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September 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Every allegation of wrongdoing out of this administration is projection.
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Shorter Nolan Finley: "Here's 45 words that libs should never say, and here's 0 dem candidates or elected officials who said them."
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Finley: 45 words Democrats should never say
The memo scolds Democrats and their allies for using "an awful lot of words and phrases no ordinary person would ever dream of saying."
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September 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Shorter Nolan Finley: "Here's 45 words that libs should never say, and here's 0 dem candidates or elected officials who said them."
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Interim U of Mich president misunderstands the message of Frost's 'Mending Wall' by aligning himself with the unneighborly asshole in the poem. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Tlaib, pro-Palestinian protesters claim unfair treatment by UM. Officials demand civility
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib visited the University of Michigan to support student protesters claiming unfair treatment by the school on Gaza war.
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August 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Interim U of Mich president misunderstands the message of Frost's 'Mending Wall' by aligning himself with the unneighborly asshole in the poem. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
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I just can’t believe our Reichstag Fire is the Big Balls Beatdown.
August 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I just can’t believe our Reichstag Fire is the Big Balls Beatdown.
Shorter Nolan Finley: "Michigan's (regressive) flat income tax of 4% should not be changed, because making it progressive will cause Michigan to become the slowest growing state in the country from its current lofty position as second-slowest."
July 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Shorter Nolan Finley: "Michigan's (regressive) flat income tax of 4% should not be changed, because making it progressive will cause Michigan to become the slowest growing state in the country from its current lofty position as second-slowest."
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Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY.
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
March 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY.
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”
Shorter Nolan Finley: "Divisive President further divides a divided Congress in speech." I guess that this is what passes for insight in the Det News editorial room these days: www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...
Finley: Trump's right. We've never seen anything like this.
This was the standard Trump road show, filled with exaggerated boasts and outlandish promises of things to come.
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March 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Shorter Nolan Finley: "Divisive President further divides a divided Congress in speech." I guess that this is what passes for insight in the Det News editorial room these days: www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...
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Absolutely stunning. Trump to Chief Justice Roberts: "Thank you again. Thank you again. I won't forget."
March 5, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Absolutely stunning. Trump to Chief Justice Roberts: "Thank you again. Thank you again. I won't forget."
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The United States is no longer the leader of the free world.
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.
March 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The United States is no longer the leader of the free world.
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.
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Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
February 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
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Every reporter with access to the WH should ask, "How is DEI responsible for the tragedy in the air over DC?" Just ask over and over again, until the questions' repetition becomes the story. He says stupid fucking shit daily to appease his base that does not reflect reality. MSM lets it happen.
January 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Every reporter with access to the WH should ask, "How is DEI responsible for the tragedy in the air over DC?" Just ask over and over again, until the questions' repetition becomes the story. He says stupid fucking shit daily to appease his base that does not reflect reality. MSM lets it happen.
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Economic policy in the United States is a weapon wielded by the elite to crush the working class. Our government panders to billionaires and practically begs them to evade responsibility. Installing a puppet dictator to make the rich even richer is par for the course under this system.
November 19, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Economic policy in the United States is a weapon wielded by the elite to crush the working class. Our government panders to billionaires and practically begs them to evade responsibility. Installing a puppet dictator to make the rich even richer is par for the course under this system.
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Stop with the "Harris didn't offer anything to the lower middle class" lies.
She offered:
-caps on price gouging for food;
-protections for health insurance, social security, and civil rights;
-lower taxes for low earners, higher for billionaires;
-student loan relief;
-assistance buying a home
She offered:
-caps on price gouging for food;
-protections for health insurance, social security, and civil rights;
-lower taxes for low earners, higher for billionaires;
-student loan relief;
-assistance buying a home
November 18, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Stop with the "Harris didn't offer anything to the lower middle class" lies.
She offered:
-caps on price gouging for food;
-protections for health insurance, social security, and civil rights;
-lower taxes for low earners, higher for billionaires;
-student loan relief;
-assistance buying a home
She offered:
-caps on price gouging for food;
-protections for health insurance, social security, and civil rights;
-lower taxes for low earners, higher for billionaires;
-student loan relief;
-assistance buying a home