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#A2Council the "Pause the Plan" misinformation campaign is the first instance in local politics I've seen of heavy use of AI by activists (e.g., to generate fake podcasts and political cartoons mocking fellow residents). This can and will get worse. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/28/i...

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Overcast morning in Ypsilanti.

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On August 5th, Ann Arbor will decide if @aadl.org adds the surface of the lot next door to its project to bring a new Downtown Library with housing above to the community. This summer, we want to see Your Dream Library on both sites. It just takes 4 LEGO plates to get started: aadl.org/node/642536

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Last night’s sunset from Beulah, Michigan. Looking west over Crystal Lake.

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If you are looking for a low key parade tomorrow, look no further than Ypsilanti.

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If you lost your retainer, it’s on the beach in Beulah.

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I cannot believe the mainstream media is not covering this Bigfoot sighting in Monroe County. www.bfro.net/GDB/show_rep...

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The 10’ 6” bridge got another one.

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Cloudy and cool this morning in Ypsilanti. Bonus closeup of my boy Demetrios Ypsilantis.

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The deep satisfaction of unclogging a stormwater drain.

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#a2council Nice NBC News segment on middle housing and affordability: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3LT...

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It's #a2Council night in Ann Arbor. Here's your preview: www.damnarbor.com/2025/05/ann-... OOPS all resolutions! Seriously, there are only two consent agenda items, one public hearing, and one ordinance first reading. Then there are 18 resolutions, including the FY26 budget.

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New angle for today’s water tower pic.

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#A2Council Anti-Comprehensive Plan scaremongers have been trying to make the case that there is no housing shortage. Meanwhile, anyone who wants or needs to move here has this reaction www.reddit.com/r/AnnArbor/c...

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CALL TO ACTION: 1. Write to [email protected] and voice your support for Budget Amendment 2 for safer streets 2. Go to the rally at city hall on Monday at 630PM. 3. Go to the #a2council meeting on Monday at 700PM. Demand funding for safer streets.

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it’s 517 Day in Lansing Michigan USA!! come see us downtown at Devils Day Tattoo and help support the Refugee Development Center! Big Gretch says you should come get some ink!

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"Choosing to highlight a single, hotly contested, unfinished, contrarian finding is not an effort to see understanding through social science but to opportunistically use research for some other ends." #a2council

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Good news! Ann Arbor Housing Commission confirmed it's building 330 units containing a mix of one and two bedrooms with 100% of the units reserved as affordable for individuals and families with an average income between 30% to 80% of the Area Median Income. They are going to go fast! #A2Council

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New from Dad Arbor, Damn Arbor's boutique parenting imprint. YPT presents Shrek the Musical this weekend at the Power Center. www.damnarbor.com/2025/05/dad-...

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#A2Council Fresh population growth estimates for 23-24. Ypsilanti, Saline, Scio Twnshp, and Pittsfield Twnshp all grew by more than 3%. Ann Arbor (city) +0.2% Our current land use policies encourage sprawl. Make Ann Arbor welcoming. Legalize housing. www.bridgemi.com/quality-life...

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Lol: #a2Council

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Muggy morning in Ypsilanti.

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I’m seeing a lot of cormorants flying between Ford Lake and the Huron River most mornings.

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The “Pause the Plan” campaign isn’t about better planning. It’s about stopping Ann Arbor from growing. 🧵 #a2council

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This so much.

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Controversial take: I think tree peonies are underrated.

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Shouting from the rooftops though I am not able to make/watch the meeting today: I AM A HOMEOWNER AND I FULLY SUPPORT ENDING SINGLE FAMILY ZONING #a2council

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If you live in a $1m+ house, perhaps you should not speak against the new comp plan. #a2Council

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THE @robbinsa.me ?!?! From Bluesky? #a2Council

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For so many people Ann Arbor's "Character" refers exclusively to the external envelope of houses. It bums me out man. #a2Council

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You don't get to buy a house and insist nothing change for 5 decades. #a2Council.

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I know short notice but the "pause the plan" nimbys are trying to pack planning tonight to demand that we stop all progress, and it'd be nice to show some friendly faces in favor of solving the housing crisis. 5:30pm in #a2council chambers. Even showing up just for a little while is helpful.

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Happy baby pal leaf season. Black oak (Quercus velutina), northern red oak (Q. rubra), white oak (Q. alba).

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Cheese question: I’ve noticed recently when I get blue cheese and the little mold nodules will be pale yellow and almost invisible. After I unwrap it and let it set out for a bit, the mold nodules will gradually turn blue. Is this oxidation, or is the mold awakening? Pictures below are 30 min apart.

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#3: Carla, Cherokee Road "A Welcoming City (until you try to move here)." #a2council

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