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On the fourth day of Christmas, Matt Hall took from Michiganders
December 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
On the fourth day of Christmas, Matt Hall took from Michiganders
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State Rep. Matthew Bierlein (R-Vassar) walked out of a Michigan House committee Wednesday after Rep. Dylan Wegela (D-Garden City) criticized the US for "sending our tax dollars to fund a genocide"
Bierlein told Wegela "I'm not going to sit here and listen to your crap anymore."
Bierlein told Wegela "I'm not going to sit here and listen to your crap anymore."
October 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
State Rep. Matthew Bierlein (R-Vassar) walked out of a Michigan House committee Wednesday after Rep. Dylan Wegela (D-Garden City) criticized the US for "sending our tax dollars to fund a genocide"
Bierlein told Wegela "I'm not going to sit here and listen to your crap anymore."
Bierlein told Wegela "I'm not going to sit here and listen to your crap anymore."
Is voting a right, a duty, or both?
October 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Is voting a right, a duty, or both?
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Nearly two dozen Michigan House Republicans have signed on to a resolution calling for Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to share the state’s complete voter rolls with the Trump administration, without redactions of sensitive identifying information.
From @hayleyharding.bsky.social w/ @votebeat.org
From @hayleyharding.bsky.social w/ @votebeat.org
Michigan Republicans demand Benson share full voter roll with Trump administration — unredacted • Michigan Advance
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. Nearly ...
michiganadvance.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Nearly two dozen Michigan House Republicans have signed on to a resolution calling for Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to share the state’s complete voter rolls with the Trump administration, without redactions of sensitive identifying information.
From @hayleyharding.bsky.social w/ @votebeat.org
From @hayleyharding.bsky.social w/ @votebeat.org
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Representative-elect @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social is trying to do her job. Mike Johnson won’t let her. Why? Because she’s the 218th vote on releasing the Epstein files.
Rep.-elect Grijalva call on Speaker Johnson to ‘do his job’ and swear her in
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the delay in getting sworn into Congress and the ongoing debate over health care subsidies.
www.nbcnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Representative-elect @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social is trying to do her job. Mike Johnson won’t let her. Why? Because she’s the 218th vote on releasing the Epstein files.
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I will make it a personal goal to demand this monstrosity be demolished when our dalliance with fascism ends.
We will not be Italy, with its statues and monuments to Mussolini still in public view.
We will not be Italy, with its statues and monuments to Mussolini still in public view.
It's this photo if you missed it, savaging the East Wing to make a vanity ballroom.
October 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I will make it a personal goal to demand this monstrosity be demolished when our dalliance with fascism ends.
We will not be Italy, with its statues and monuments to Mussolini still in public view.
We will not be Italy, with its statues and monuments to Mussolini still in public view.
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Today, HUD officials posted divisive political messages on their website.
There are laws in place to keep federal agencies nonpartisan.
This is not just unAmerican – it’s unlawful. That’s why we’ve launched an investigation.
There are laws in place to keep federal agencies nonpartisan.
This is not just unAmerican – it’s unlawful. That’s why we’ve launched an investigation.
September 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Today, HUD officials posted divisive political messages on their website.
There are laws in place to keep federal agencies nonpartisan.
This is not just unAmerican – it’s unlawful. That’s why we’ve launched an investigation.
There are laws in place to keep federal agencies nonpartisan.
This is not just unAmerican – it’s unlawful. That’s why we’ve launched an investigation.
This is the front page of a federal department website.
www.hud.gov#openModal
www.hud.gov#openModal
HUD Home | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
www.hud.gov
September 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is the front page of a federal department website.
www.hud.gov#openModal
www.hud.gov#openModal
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Oh fuck. Well I hadn’t thought of poor Bernard Arnault. Forget the wealth tax, people, it will cost him over 0.5% of his fortune!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Wealth tax would be deadly for French economy, says Europe’s richest man
LVMH owner Bernard Arnault, who could take €1bn hit, says proposed 2% levy ‘aims to destroy liberal economy’
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Oh fuck. Well I hadn’t thought of poor Bernard Arnault. Forget the wealth tax, people, it will cost him over 0.5% of his fortune!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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This is not “both” sides! This is deliberate provocation by one man & his minions. He wants a civil war & he’s stoking the flames. We are not the ones who need to “tone it down”! Every lie out of his mouth is pure projection designed to distract & enrage.
September 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This is not “both” sides! This is deliberate provocation by one man & his minions. He wants a civil war & he’s stoking the flames. We are not the ones who need to “tone it down”! Every lie out of his mouth is pure projection designed to distract & enrage.
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Charlie Kirk in 2023: "It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment."
I guess today was his turn to bleed so gun nuts can have their “rights”.
I guess today was his turn to bleed so gun nuts can have their “rights”.
September 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Charlie Kirk in 2023: "It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment."
I guess today was his turn to bleed so gun nuts can have their “rights”.
I guess today was his turn to bleed so gun nuts can have their “rights”.
There was not nearly this much concern over political violence when Pelosi's husband was assaulted and two members of Congress were assassinated. I wonder why that is.
September 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
There was not nearly this much concern over political violence when Pelosi's husband was assaulted and two members of Congress were assassinated. I wonder why that is.
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September 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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House Republicans love to tout cutting "waste, fraud and abuse," but do they know how these cuts will affect everyday Michiganders?
September 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
House Republicans love to tout cutting "waste, fraud and abuse," but do they know how these cuts will affect everyday Michiganders?
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Instead of actually helping students grow and thrive in the classroom, Speaker Matt Hall and Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon met up today to brag about their K-Os in Education around the state and across the country.
September 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Instead of actually helping students grow and thrive in the classroom, Speaker Matt Hall and Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon met up today to brag about their K-Os in Education around the state and across the country.
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The corporate adoption of AI has been linked to a 13% decline in jobs for young people in the U.S., according to a Stanford study.
www.wired.com/story/stanfo...
www.wired.com/story/stanfo...
AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers
New research from Stanford provides the clearest available evidence that AI is reshaping the workforce—but it’s complicated.
www.wired.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The corporate adoption of AI has been linked to a 13% decline in jobs for young people in the U.S., according to a Stanford study.
www.wired.com/story/stanfo...
www.wired.com/story/stanfo...
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Democratic Leader @RanjeevPuri on the 800-page mess of a budget from House Republicans that hurts Michiganders: "With so little time and so much at stake, no responsible legislator could possibly vote for it, and we didn't."
Statement from House Democratic Leader Puri on Republicans Ramming Through an 800-page Budget with Less than an Hour to Review
“It is hard to know which part of this insane process to start with: that their [...]
housedems.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Democratic Leader @RanjeevPuri on the 800-page mess of a budget from House Republicans that hurts Michiganders: "With so little time and so much at stake, no responsible legislator could possibly vote for it, and we didn't."
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It’s been more than 7 months since U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet left her seat in the state Senate to serve in Congress, and residents of the Bay City area district have grown increasingly discontent, including members of the three Michigan Democratic youth arms.
By @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social
By @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social
Young Democrats call on Whitmer to fill empty state Senate seat before 2026 election • Michigan Advance
More than seven months since U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet left her seat in the state Senate to serve in Congress, residents of the Bay City Democrat’s former district have grown increasingly disco...
michiganadvance.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It’s been more than 7 months since U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet left her seat in the state Senate to serve in Congress, and residents of the Bay City area district have grown increasingly discontent, including members of the three Michigan Democratic youth arms.
By @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social
By @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social
Michigan Republicans just introduced a budget bill that cuts $6B in support and services for Michiganders. The Department of Civil Rights alone is taking over a 53% budget cut. SNAP and Medicaid is getting gutted. Non-citizens are prohibited from state services.
Republicans are truly evil.
Republicans are truly evil.
August 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Michigan Republicans just introduced a budget bill that cuts $6B in support and services for Michiganders. The Department of Civil Rights alone is taking over a 53% budget cut. SNAP and Medicaid is getting gutted. Non-citizens are prohibited from state services.
Republicans are truly evil.
Republicans are truly evil.
Today is my last with my USAR unit as I transfer to the IRR. The Army has done a lot of good in my life, even if imperfectly. I have mixed feelings about army service, I can say unwaveringly that I will miss my brothers in arms - one of the best teams I have ever lead and sweated with.
August 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Today is my last with my USAR unit as I transfer to the IRR. The Army has done a lot of good in my life, even if imperfectly. I have mixed feelings about army service, I can say unwaveringly that I will miss my brothers in arms - one of the best teams I have ever lead and sweated with.