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Remember Mellissa Carone? Of course you do. She’s the crucial election witness who was so unhinged that Rudy Giuliani—who on a good day makes marginally less sense than a paint fumes hallucination—attempted to shush her while she spun her cray-cray stolen-election theories. Many people thought she was drunk. When I...

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  • January 26, 2021

The GOP had a big plan in Michigan on Monday to throw the election to Donald Trump. It was a guaranteed ace in the hole, just like everything else they said was a sure-fire promise that they’d overthrow the election. Unfortunately for Michigan House Representative Gary Eisen, it’s also the...

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  • December 14, 2020

Two days ago, Donald Trump had the long knives out for Fox News. He retweeted numerous supporters who were vowing to ditch Fox for Newsmax and OANN. And he also tweeted this: x .@FoxNews daytime ratings have completely collapsed. Weekend daytime even WORSE. Very sad to watch this happen, but...

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  • November 14, 2020

Nancy Pelosi did not take any prisoners. She is a strong leader, whether you agree with her entire positions or not. This reply was spot on. Nancy Pelosi unplugged? x x YouTube Video See full episodes here. The President said that he wants the race called on the day of the...

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  • October 28, 2020
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So this bull shit just happened: The Michigan Supreme Court issued a split decision late Friday that ruled against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in a battle over her power to extend emergency declarations used to mandate COVID-19 restrictions. The court's decision throws in to question orders issued by Whitmer related to...

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  • October 3, 2020

Some big news today out of Michigan: Michael Taylor, the GOP mayor of Sterling Heights, announced Friday he is endorsing U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Twp.) for reelection. Taylor said Peters has a track record of working across the aisle to get things done for Michigan. Taylor backed John James,...

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  • August 28, 2020

Follicular justice warriors at Michigan Capitol on Wednesday, likely armed. Because defying a stay-at-home order to propagate a viral contagion is patriotic, something, something. Darn those 77-year old rebels. Neck-beards ruin the surgical mask look. Last month, a whole bunch of people gathered in Madison, Wisconsin for a lockdown protest. Just...

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  • May 16, 2020
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So this photo has been circulating on Twitter: https://twitter.com/prettyjanice888/status/1256411621536215040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Scott Bixby at The Daily Beast highlights why I can’t go on Twitter: But the woman in the photo is definitely, without a doubt, not Reade. pic.twitter.com/sMbQZ78kQ3 — UsHadrons (@ushadrons) May 3, 2020 The image and its imitators have exploited Twitter’s...

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  • May 7, 2020

Above is a photo of a protest crowd today at Olympia, WA.  Trump says he watched the protests (not specifically this one), and… “I watched the protest and they were all six feet apart,” Trump said at Sunday’s coronavirus task force briefing. “It was a very orderly group of people.”...

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  • April 20, 2020

This article first appeared on Up North Progressive on April 15, 2020 Today the sheriffs of four counties in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan issued a press release stating they would pick and choose when and if they would enforce Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s executive orders. “While we understand her desire to...

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  • April 18, 2020

Oh, Wisconsin. Just when I start to feel a little pride in my home state, you snatch it away from me. I grew out of the rich loam and manure of the Badger State, and I encountered many a beer-spattered, fromage-festooned troglodyte along the way, so this doesn’t really surprise me...

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  • April 17, 2020
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With yesterday’s big news about impeachment, I wanted to highlight another big thing that happened yesterday: Hundreds of veterans of Barack Obama’s campaigns and administration have signed on to endorse Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president, as multiple Democratic presidential candidates compete to claim the popular former president’s political coalition and legacy. With the Iowa...

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  • December 19, 2019

The Constitution and the emoluments clause are not phony, but dozens of websites pretending to be local newspaper sites are:   Lansing State Journal “LANSING — Dozens of websites branded as local news outlets launched throughout Michigan this fall, with monikers like Lansing Sun, Ann Arbor Times, Thumb Reporter and...

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  • October 22, 2019

Show Solidarity: Join a picket line near you ! Photo from a report in the Hill. In solidarity,  Scott Houldieson – Autoworker, activist and former Vice president of UAW Local 551 – PDA chapter leader – Calumet Region – Northern Indiana Stand With Striking Workers!   This from PDA Chapter...

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  • October 1, 2019

Progressive Democrats of America An Open Letter to the Congress and People of the United States As economists, we understand that a single-payer “Medicare for All” health insurance system for the U.S. can finance good-quality care for all U.S. residents as a basic right while still significantly reducing overall health...

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  • May 21, 2019

Some good news today out Michigan courtesy of EPIC-MRA’s latest poll: Democrat Gretchen Whitmer has an eight-point lead over Schuette, according to the poll from EPIC-MRA of Lansing. Other recently published polls have shown Whitmer, the former Senate minority leader from East Lansing, with a double-digit lead over Schuette, of...

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  • September 27, 2018

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in support of Gretchen Whitmer’s (D. MI) gubernatorial campaign: Garlin Gilchrist (D. Mi) & Gretchen Whitmer (D. MI)   I don't need to tell you why it's important that we elect Gretchen Whitmer to be Michigan's next governor. You...

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  • September 26, 2018

Some very good news today out of Michigan: Democrat Gretchen Whitmer holds a comfortable lead over Republican Bill Schuette in the Michigan governor's race and is doing a better job attracting critical independent voters, according to a new statewide poll conducted last week.   The survey of 600 likely Michigan...

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  • September 11, 2018

Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in support of Gretchen Whitmer’s (D. MI) gubernatorial campaign: Gretchen Whitmer (D. MI)   Michiganders know what's at stake when it comes to education. When Donald Trump picked Betsy DeVos to be Secretary of Education, the people who knew her...

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  • August 29, 2018

How are pig bones like public schools? Dick and Betsy know! Just in time so everyone would be too busy peeling potatoes and baking pies to notice, Donald Trump tapped wife and daughter of Dominion Christianity Michigan Billionaires, Betsy Prince DeVos. The wife of Dick DeVos and sister of Erik...

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  • November 24, 2016

Cross posted from​ Eclectablog.com. At the Michigan Nurses Association conference taking place in Lansing this week, residents of Flint got up to talk about the ongoing catastrophe happening in their city – the so-called “Flint Water Crisis”. Calling this situation a “crisis” is, in fact, understating the problem. The women who...

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  • September 30, 2016

Dear Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan: I realize the state of Michigan is out of your jurisdiction, but I wanted to bring to your attention that one of your citizens has been in our state for nearly four years and frankly, we're really sick and tired of him. Illinois resident...

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  • September 13, 2014

Have you heard the wonderful news? Today the state senate in the great state of Michigan passed a bill that would provide religious freedom in schools! That's right, now everyone is free to express their religious beliefs in many ways that we couldn't before, because of the big bad government...

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  • December 13, 2013

Proposal 1 was defeated in Michigan on Tuesday. This is good news (for now) for the state. Rick Snyder has already promised to draft a new Emergency Dictator law and decreed the zombie law PA 72 is now in force. The only problem with this is PA 72 was repealed...

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  • November 8, 2012

Today, June 5th in the state of Wisconsin the most important election of the year to date will take place.  The people of Wisconsin will have the choice to elect a new governor who stands with the voice of the people of Wisconsin, or keep the Koch brothers-funded, corruption riddled...

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  • June 6, 2012
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