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No longer the leading Michigan expert on bluesky. Getting better at legislation and gardening. Opinions my own.
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Socialists must lead! Join Metro Detroit DSA’s socialists in office @dylanwegela.bsky.social & @mikalgoodman.bsky.social as they deliver the democratic socialist response to Gov. Whitmer’s State of the State tomorrow Wed. 2/26 9pm at Central United Methodist Church 215 N Capitol Ave, Lansing, MI.

we finally did it boys. we got our own freedom fries 🥲

no dude that cube is bad vibes

NYT reporting mass immigrant ICE raids have begun in Chicago. I'm an immigrant & Chicago based human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, actions to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate. No paywall. Please share widely. www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...

“With literally minutes left in his presidency, Joe Biden on Monday granted clemency to Leonard Peltier, the ailing Native American rights activist whom the U.S. government put in prison nearly 50 years ago after a trial riddled with misconduct and lies.” www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-bi...

Quick everyone livetweet the news or else you’re complicit

U.B. Funkeys are due for a HUGE comeback

Happy opening day! #MiLeg

I wonder how much of it is informed by getting frozen/premade versions of restaurant/fastfood stuff. Like, it still is cheaper to get premium frozen pizzas, a side, and drinks, but nowhere near as cheap making dough etc

When do we get out Winnipeg folk scene movies. Where are their flowers

I'm hoping this cultural moment means I can get james justin johnson to play each of the traveling wilburys in my upcoming project

I will do my part

This year, we worked swiftly to save legacy media sites Vice.com and MTVNews before decades worth of valuable journalism could be erased. These sites are now searchable on the Wayback Machine! Help us in saving these resources:: https://archive.org/donate/?origin=blsky-eoy2024

wait I am definitely making everyone watch @hundredsofbeavers.bsky.social at both christmases tomorrow

for sale: toaster strudels, never frosted

Again, this is 100% false. the employee-based private health insurance system was specifically created by the AMA, Corporate America, and Madison Ave ad men in the 1930/40s to to weaken the push for an NHS-like system. See the history here: artsandculture.google.com/story/GwXxFH...

Rep. Kringle has introduced a controversial bill revising naughty list parole

I love when Wikipedia editors make visualizations of fictional stuff

Congress Threatens To Leave D.C. Unless New Capitol Is Built theonion.com/congress-thr...

I've seen so many right handed gloves abandoned today

just thought of a funny lansing thing- wokemos

i never knew this lmao?

His favorite gum is back in style

a useful thing to ask is how specifically does a rule or regulation or order go from issuance to implementation. for instance, trump has said that he will issue an executive order denying birth certificates and SSNs to the children of undocumented immigrants. okay. what happens next?

> countries > two IGOs

All day, every day. Nonstop scams.

I'm in the Rally's drive thru with prompt injections that make my passengers scared

Alex was so charged up with static electricity she hit me with a bolt of lightning

I'm not on twitter anymore, but this tweet from 2 years ago is sadly more accurate than ever

these are the songs episode one writes

Please support the work of @solitarywatch.bsky.social

concept: seltzer keg

the CJ of SCOTUS has no issue with properly gendering a trans advocate whereas some lower court judges have twisted themselves into knots avoiding doing the same with respect to litigants, one going so far as to say that *properly* gendering a party could suggest *bias* on the underlying issue

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a costco guy

listen. I do not report on Korean politics. I'm out here because my (drunk) freelancer requests received a "can't do" so I just set off on my own. this is genuinely the most clumsy scene report possible. I really want to be honest about that.

Sarah Jeong is accidentally reporting on the autogolpe in the ROK, worth tuning into

1209 me: I gotta go talk to the baron's payroll people, I think I was supposed to get 100 pence this week www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-pol...

alpen parents: we need something to these damn kids in line the humble protomelas krampus:

*Burning Down the House voice* Turning down for what

inadvertently having a very @themountaingoats.bsky.social birthday this year

Actually I was only lost in the woods for around 24 hours. I didn't really "survive" on berries. i just ate some berries

I don't think y'all are ready for this year's labels