The #NIMBY versus #YIMBY battle came to my old hometown of #AnnArbor. Previously sleepy local elections were flooded with money from out-of-town. The YIMBYs won every seat on the city council as well as the mayor's office, they currently have an unchallenged monopoly. Glad to be watching from a distance! #USA #Michigan #Politics #RealEstate https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/21/landlords-are-rebranded-as-house-hackers-and-capitalism-is-sanitised-once-again

#Hillsdale #Michigan #USA #Politics Only a few years ago Hillsdale County and Hillsdale College were known as enclaves of small-government libertarianism. They're now embracing far-right nationalist tyranny. The shift appears to be have been swift and extreme. Or perhaps the two ideologies were never so far apart in the first place. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/far-right-republican-groups-surge-swing-state-michigan-2023-02-17/

Far-right Republican groups surge in swing state Michigan

Far-right Republican groups are making inroads across the state, sidelining moderate voices, risking relationships with major donors and complicating the state party's efforts to rebuild after their worst election results since 1984.

No, we cannot accept this. Ban the guns. Expand the healthcare. Do not let the butchers win. #America #USA #Michigan #Politics #GunViolence #HealthCare https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/15/gofundme-michigan-state-university-shooting-guadalupe-huapilla-perez/69905933007/

Tote nach Schüssen an Universität in Michigan | DW | 14.02.2023

An der Michigan State University hat ein Mann an zwei Orten des Campus um sich geschossen und mindestens drei Menschen getötet. Der Schütze flüchtete und erschoss sich dann offenbar selbst.#USA #Michigan #Universität #Waffengewalt
Tote nach Schüssen an Universität in Michigan | DW | 14.02.2023

Tote nach Schüssen an Universität in Michigan | DW | 14.02.2023

An der Michigan State University hat ein Mann an zwei Orten des Campus um sich geschossen und mindestens drei Menschen getötet. Der Schütze flüchtete und erschoss sich dann offenbar selbst.

#Michigan #UFO Some foos and a few fighters 👽 👍 😁 https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/13/michigan-ufo-sightings/69898235007/

#AnnArbor #Michigan My hometown. Yes, it's very nice. It's also bloody expensive and a bit snooty. IMHO next-door #Ypsilanti is more down-to-earth and better bang-for-the-buck. Come pay us a visit sometime, aight? ;-) https://www.mlive.com/life/2023/02/michigan-college-town-ranked-the-no-1-best-place-to-live-in-america-in-2023.html

Michigan college town ranked the No. 1 best place to live in America in 2023

Ranking just behind the number one city were Raleigh, Huntsville, Fayetteville and Colorado Springs.

He spent $7,000,000 of his own money running for governor of #Michigan and didn't even make it to the primaries. But if at first you don't succeed, aim higher and make an even bigger damn fool of yourself LOL 🤣 #Politics #Democracy #Election2024 https://www.mlive.com/politics/2023/02/perry-johnson-preparing-a-presidential-run-buys-super-bowl-ad-time.html

Perry Johnson, preparing a presidential run, buys Super Bowl ad time

The former gubernatorial candidate announced he's laying the groundwork for a campaign via press release, and that involves 60-second Super Bowl commercials in Iowa.

#Warren #Michigan My old hometown. Dude has been mayor since before his girlfriend was born. Ewwww!!! 🤮 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2023/02/06/warren-mayor-fouts-seeks-fifth-term-vows-to-keep-battling-council/69875304007/

“Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.” -- Proverbs 10:14 #Michigan #Covid #Antivax #Politics https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2023/02/9-republican-lawmakers-lead-anti-vaccine-rally-at-pfizer-headquarters.html

9 Republican lawmakers lead anti-vaccine rally at Pfizer headquarters

Claims that Pfizer is mutating the COVID-19 virus led to a sizable rally on Monday.

#Ypsilanti #Michigan: “The shelter will operate Monday through Thursday with as many as 20 beds available. The opening of the shelter comes at a crucial time as the unhoused population is on the rise in #Washtenaw County.” #WEMU #Church #Episcopal #Poverty #Shelter #SocialJustice #EconomicJustice #Justice https://www.wemu.org/wemu-news/2023-02-06/ypsilanti-church-opens-its-doors-as-citys-first-overnight-homeless-shelter

Ypsilanti church opens its doors as city's first overnight homeless shelter

When city officials were looking to create Ypsilanti’s first overnight homeless shelter, a local church stepped up. They will open their doors to those in need for the first time tonight. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

Snowfall + Snowfell. #Michigan, yesterday + today 🌨️ ❄️ 😁 #MyPhoto

#Michigan #Politics #CampaignFinance "Political action committee, or PACs, remain the dominant force in legislative fundraising, and their financial footprint has grown significantly over the last decade. They are accounts created for groups representing particular issues, industries or even individual businesses. PACs can donate 10 times as much as individuals, and many incumbent legislators create PACs as a means of wielding influence with their colleagues." https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2023/01/who-funded-michigan-campaigns-for-nearly-every-legislator-it-wasnt-the-folks-they-ran-to-represent.html

Who funded Michigan campaigns? For nearly every legislator, it wasn’t the folks they ran to represent.

A first-ever examination of Michigan legislative donations found that, of the 148 legislators currently serving in Michigan, just two raised a majority of their campaign funding in 2022 from residents within their new districts.

#Detroit #Michigan #Music #Motown #ClassicRock: “By my early 20s I was traveling around the world, playing with Harry Belafonte, doing things that I never dreamed of doing. I mean, I always had thoughts of playing with the people I listened to on records, but I never really believed I’d ever find myself in that position.” https://www.metrotimes.com/music/detroit-drummer-spider-webb-weaves-a-tale-from-motown-and-beyond-in-new-doc-32182569

Detroit drummer Spider Webb weaves a tale from Motown and beyond in new doc

Webb will be appear at the Motown Museum Shop in Greektown on Wednesday to sign DVDs and meet fans

#Detroit #Michigan: An interesting approach to local broadcast news. Wishing them luck! “Because we’re always there, we’re the ones that will be able to establish relationships on a one-to-one basis with the civic leaders, the community leaders, the neighborood leaders.” https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/television/2023/01/23/detroits-cbs-affiliate-wwj-tv-news-broadcasts/69830403007/

Lange Haftstrafen wegen geplanter Entführung von US-Gouverneurin Whitmer | DW | 27.12.2022

Einen Tag nach dem Urteil gegen einen Drahtzieher der geplanten Entführung von US-Gouverneurin Gretchen Whitmer ist der zweite führende Kopf des Komplotts verurteilt worden. Er muss noch länger in Haft als sein Komplize.#GretchenWhitmer #USA #Michigan #Enrtführung #DonaldTrump
Lange Haftstrafen wegen geplanter Entführung von US-Gouverneurin Whitmer | DW | 27.12.2022

Lange Haftstrafen wegen geplanter Entführung von US-Gouverneurin Whitmer | DW | 27.12.2022

Einen Tag nach dem Urteil gegen einen Drahtzieher der geplanten Entführung von US-Gouverneurin Gretchen Whitmer ist der zweite führende Kopf des Komplotts verurteilt worden. Er muss noch länger in Haft als sein Komplize.

Lange Haftstrafe wegen geplanter Entführung von US-Gouverneurin Whitmer | DW | 27.12.2022

Er soll mit anderen Regierungsgegnern die Entführung der Gouverneurin des US-Bundesstaats Michigan Gretchen Whitmer geplant haben. Ein Gericht verurteilte den 39-Jährigen nun zu der bislang höchsten Strafe in dem Fall.#GretchenWhitmer #USA #Michigan #Enrtführung #DonaldTrump
Lange Haftstrafe wegen geplanter Entführung von US-Gouverneurin Whitmer | DW | 27.12.2022

Lange Haftstrafe wegen geplanter Entführung von US-Gouverneurin Whitmer | DW | 27.12.2022

Er soll mit anderen Regierungsgegnern die Entführung der Gouverneurin des US-Bundesstaats Michigan Gretchen Whitmer geplant haben. Ein Gericht verurteilte den 39-Jährigen nun zu der bislang höchsten Strafe in dem Fall.

Paywalled, but apparently #Michigan's Democratic Governor Whitmer said "never" when asked if she'd be running for president. I like her a lot so I'm a little disappointed, but IMHO her disdain for the national spotlight is refreshing. #Respect! #Politics #UnitedStates https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/16/gretchen-whitmer-democratic-presidential-candidate-michigan-governor/69651969007/

#Michigan: “We have to be the model other states to follow if they’re hoping to rebuild Democratic state power. Especially in the Midwest, it starts to rewrite the narrative, because Democrats have been viewed as coastal elites.” #Politics #USA #GretchenWhitmer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/09/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-governor-election/

Whitmer vaults into national spotlight with double-digit reelection win

The Michigan governor's defeat of a Trump-backed challenger has elevated her profile in the Democratic Party.

#Michigan Very blessed to have a nature preserve one block away from my workplace. A surprise ’round every corner ;-) 🍃🍂🦌👍😁 #Nature #Autumn #MyPhoto

Well, the cult is getting done ... even in Michigan

Video: https://mobile.twitter.com/paulegan4/status/1576417182925193217

Sauce: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-michigan-rally-crowd-leave-b2191280.html
#michigan #rally #trump