Michael M. Jackman
michaeljackman.bsky.social
Michael M. Jackman
@michaeljackman.bsky.social
Fiftysomething Detroit dad, husband, copy editor, writer, journalist, still writing a very long but interesting book about Detroit in the 1940s.
Maybe just have a few cages for loners?
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A few years ago, somebody pointed out to me that just because the bad guys are always bad doesn't mean their tactics don't evolve just as the good guys' do.
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
That is true, and my crystal ball in the shop.
November 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
That update, however, was short-lived; three years later, even the sleek PCC cars stopped rolling as the DSR switched to a bus-only system.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The larger cars accommodated more passengers and stood up to heavy use. But 32 years later, the old conveyances looked “rattletrap” next to the city’s streamlined Presidents’ Conference Committee (PCC) streetcars.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
America needs two dolls to show its people what happened?
November 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Have you ever read that chapter in ACYIKAC about explaining economics to common people?
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The Project Gutenberg eBook of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, by Mark Twain
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November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
What does this mean for the nation? Does this report mean much? And why is the soda that came with it half-gone?
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM