Micheline Maynard
@mickimaynard.bsky.social
I’m a business journalist, author and podcaster, based in Ann Arbor.
SNAP UPDATE: the State of Michigan has told SNAP recipients that deposits will resume within 48 hours. These benefits cover people who are normally are paid on the 9th and 11th. All other recipients will receive benefits on their normal days. Source: MIBridges
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
SNAP UPDATE: the State of Michigan has told SNAP recipients that deposits will resume within 48 hours. These benefits cover people who are normally are paid on the 9th and 11th. All other recipients will receive benefits on their normal days. Source: MIBridges
As noted farther down in the story, the pardons are largely symbolic. They do not affect state charges. But, that probably wouldn’t generate as much traffic.
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
Trump grants pardons to Giuliani, Meadows, others linked to 2020 election efforts
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
As noted farther down in the story, the pardons are largely symbolic. They do not affect state charges. But, that probably wouldn’t generate as much traffic.
It’s pretty simple.
One side has hearts.
The other side doesn’t.
That doesn’t mean you lose all sympathy. It does mean you must understand how they operate, and respond on that basis.
One side has hearts.
The other side doesn’t.
That doesn’t mean you lose all sympathy. It does mean you must understand how they operate, and respond on that basis.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
It’s pretty simple.
One side has hearts.
The other side doesn’t.
That doesn’t mean you lose all sympathy. It does mean you must understand how they operate, and respond on that basis.
One side has hearts.
The other side doesn’t.
That doesn’t mean you lose all sympathy. It does mean you must understand how they operate, and respond on that basis.
Reposted by Micheline Maynard
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
Here is a map of SNAP percentages by state. Lots of his voters. Will this mess ultimately end the shutdown?
November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Here is a map of SNAP percentages by state. Lots of his voters. Will this mess ultimately end the shutdown?
Thank you @crampell.bsky.social for sharing this memo from the USDA. It seems like this will be a mess for the states.
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Thank you @crampell.bsky.social for sharing this memo from the USDA. It seems like this will be a mess for the states.
I wonder if he could go one day without eating.
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I wonder if he could go one day without eating.
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Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 130, Big Teeth, Bad Hair. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host and @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Nathan Alderman. theincomparable.com/lts/130.
We recap Elmer Gantry. #TCMParty
We recap Elmer Gantry. #TCMParty
Big Teeth, Bad Hair (Lions, Towers & Shields 130)
Another tale of evangelicals who use their charisma to con the faithful. Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Shirley Jones and a cast of 50s heavies are all on hand. Based on Sinclair Lewis’ (Dodsworth) sto...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 130, Big Teeth, Bad Hair. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host and @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Nathan Alderman. theincomparable.com/lts/130.
We recap Elmer Gantry. #TCMParty
We recap Elmer Gantry. #TCMParty
Let’s take a look at the FAA Delays Map on Friday afternoon, shall we?
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Let’s take a look at the FAA Delays Map on Friday afternoon, shall we?
Maybe one of the baseball experts on here knows the answer. When teams negotiate with players’ agents, do they have the right to ask for medical records?
If I am bidding on Kyle Tucker, for example, can I request info on his injuries last year and the treatment he received? Or is it confidential?
If I am bidding on Kyle Tucker, for example, can I request info on his injuries last year and the treatment he received? Or is it confidential?
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Maybe one of the baseball experts on here knows the answer. When teams negotiate with players’ agents, do they have the right to ask for medical records?
If I am bidding on Kyle Tucker, for example, can I request info on his injuries last year and the treatment he received? Or is it confidential?
If I am bidding on Kyle Tucker, for example, can I request info on his injuries last year and the treatment he received? Or is it confidential?
Don’t you dare write “false” as a reply to me, you anonymous probably a bot account.
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Don’t you dare write “false” as a reply to me, you anonymous probably a bot account.
Expecting an “unhappy billionaires leaving NYC” folo.
Except they won’t. They didn’t leave London. They won’t leave NYC, either.
Except they won’t. They didn’t leave London. They won’t leave NYC, either.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Expecting an “unhappy billionaires leaving NYC” folo.
Except they won’t. They didn’t leave London. They won’t leave NYC, either.
Except they won’t. They didn’t leave London. They won’t leave NYC, either.
Oh, my goodness.
November 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Oh, my goodness.
It’s probably bad that the first thing I thought was, “That will be some funeral.”
Former Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84
Former Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84
He was one of the most influential and most polarizing figures ever to hold the office.
dlvr.it
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It’s probably bad that the first thing I thought was, “That will be some funeral.”
Every time that hotline rings, it can only mean one thing. Thanks for letting us know, Politico.
The White House’s Plan A is winning its Supreme Court tariff case. It also has a Plan B.
The White House’s Plan A is winning its Supreme Court tariff case. It also has a Plan B.
Aides have spent weeks strategizing how to reconstitute the president’s global tariff regime if the court rules that he exceeded his authority.
dlvr.it
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Every time that hotline rings, it can only mean one thing. Thanks for letting us know, Politico.
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Ian Happ was already the 1st Cubs outfielder to win 3 Gold Glove Awards -- he now has a 4th for his trophy case. Happ is the only NL left fielder to win 4 in a row since the award went position-specific for outfielders in 2011.
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Ian Happ was already the 1st Cubs outfielder to win 3 Gold Glove Awards -- he now has a 4th for his trophy case. Happ is the only NL left fielder to win 4 in a row since the award went position-specific for outfielders in 2011.
Yes, the Dodgers paid big money for Shohei, Yoshi, and Snell, plus Mookie and Freddie. The Blue Jays paid big money for Vladdy and Springer. You can fill in with lower paid players and prospects, but you need superstars.
This is why the Tigers need to pony up for Skubal. Unless they don’t care.
This is why the Tigers need to pony up for Skubal. Unless they don’t care.
November 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Yes, the Dodgers paid big money for Shohei, Yoshi, and Snell, plus Mookie and Freddie. The Blue Jays paid big money for Vladdy and Springer. You can fill in with lower paid players and prospects, but you need superstars.
This is why the Tigers need to pony up for Skubal. Unless they don’t care.
This is why the Tigers need to pony up for Skubal. Unless they don’t care.
Martha Layne was hugely important to Kentucky and the auto industry. I’m glad she lived a long life. RIP.
Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins dies at 88
Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins dies at 88
The Democrat’s most visible legacy is a sprawling Toyota auto assembly plant.
dlvr.it
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Martha Layne was hugely important to Kentucky and the auto industry. I’m glad she lived a long life. RIP.
People seemed to like picking up (and hugging) Yoshinobu Yamamoto. He’s 5’8” (my height) but when you are surrounded by giant players that must seem small.
November 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
People seemed to like picking up (and hugging) Yoshinobu Yamamoto. He’s 5’8” (my height) but when you are surrounded by giant players that must seem small.
So proud of Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Shohei gets the attention (deserved) but Yoshi is a pitcher for the ages.
November 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM
So proud of Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Shohei gets the attention (deserved) but Yoshi is a pitcher for the ages.
The Blue Jays were fantastic representatives for Toronto, the AL, the Great Lakes and Canada. Proud of our neighbors. They will get their rings. 💙🇨🇦
Thank you, Toronto Blue Jays, for uniting & lifting the spirits of Canadians in these difficult times. You made us proud to be Canadian.
a logo for the toronto blue jays with a bird and a maple leaf
Alt: a logo for the toronto blue jays with a bird and a maple leaf
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The Blue Jays were fantastic representatives for Toronto, the AL, the Great Lakes and Canada. Proud of our neighbors. They will get their rings. 💙🇨🇦
It’s going to be lit.
Dodgers at Blue Jays, (S.Ohtani vs M.Scherzer) 8:00 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/2025/TOR202511010.shtml #getready
November 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
It’s going to be lit.
This administration is all those loud people at the bar that you gradually slide away from until the host tells you your booth is ready.
November 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This administration is all those loud people at the bar that you gradually slide away from until the host tells you your booth is ready.
Happy Halloween!
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields There Are No Cars. With @nathanalderman.com, your guest host. And @shelly.brisbin.net @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/129.
We recap I Walked with a Zombie. #TCMParty
We recap I Walked with a Zombie. #TCMParty
There Are No Cars (Lions, Towers & Shields 129)
he team behind our previous Spooky Season entry CAT PEOPLE — producer Val Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur — return with the Jane Eyre-inspired tale of a naive nurse summoned to a tropical island ...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Happy Halloween!
I can’t emphasize this enough: the pausing of SNAP benefits will be dire. There will be a ripple effect throughout commerce. University of Michigan economist Don Grimes told me, “The loss of SNAP benefits is much worse than the loss of the additional Obamacare subsidies.”
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I can’t emphasize this enough: the pausing of SNAP benefits will be dire. There will be a ripple effect throughout commerce. University of Michigan economist Don Grimes told me, “The loss of SNAP benefits is much worse than the loss of the additional Obamacare subsidies.”