MI Department of Ed. would like to inform you of a multistate lawsuit filed today by Michigan AG Nessel and AG’s in 18 other states challenging the U.S. Department of Ed’s threat to withhold federal funding from state & local agencies refusing to abandon diversity, equity, inclusion in pre-K-12.

Michigan's State Board of Education is calling for mandatory limits on class sizes to be implemented by the 2030-31 school year. The resolution comes after an investigation by The @detroitnews.bsky.social that published in April. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

The People’s Republic of Bay City strikes again 🫡

Abdul El-Sayed understands the economic struggles working class families face because he's been fighting on the front line for years. From healthcare, to housing, to fair wages, he's the champion Michigan needs in the U.S Senate and I'm proud to endorse him."

Bay City Commissioner Chris Runberg: "As a public servant in Bay City, I know how urgently our communities need leadership in Washington that's grounded by people, not politics.

I'm proud to announce the endorsement of Bay City Commissioner Chris Runburg. Commissioner Runburg is a public servant in his community, he knows what it takes to deliver real change. I'm honored to have his support in this fight for Michigan's future.

🎉 Congratulations to Daniel Atonna, elected to the Poughkeepsie Common Council, Ward 8! A community organizer, Daniel has fought tirelessly for housing security, safe water, and working-class priorities—bringing people-powered, progressive leadership to City Hall.

State Board of Education President Pamela Pugh! midmichigannow.com/news/local/p...

Over in Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer finally scheduled the special election for #SD35 last week. The seat had sat vacant since January when State Senator Kristen McDonald Rivet resigned it to become MI-08 Congresswoman. Despite the district backing Harris by 1, the Dems should hold it.

My predictions (just throwing numbers out there tbh): NYC MAYOR: 🟦55% Mamdani 🟪32% Cuomo 🟥12% Sliwa NJ GOV: 🟦53% Sherrill 🟥45% Ciattarelli VA GOV: 🟦57% Spanberger 🟥43% Earle-Sears VA LG: 🟦55% Hashmi 🟥45% Reid VA AG: 🟦51.5% Jones 🟥48.5% Miyares Could see Zohran getting up to 57-59% though.

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2026 Special Election Endorsement! MI List is proud to endorse Pamela Pugh for the Michigan State Senate. Pam is running to fill the vacancy for District 35 in Mid Michigan. The primary is on February 3rd and the general is on May 5th. You can learn more about Pam's campaign at www.pugh-michigan.com

The same people crying about party unity are the ones pulling rank for a manchurian candidate to stop the more electable progressive with an actual record.

This is a big one! The Michigan affiliate of @emilyslist.bsky.social, MiList, which aims to elect pro choice women right here in Michigan, has endorsed Dr. @pamelapughmi.bsky.social for State Senate!

13 We shouldn't have to rely on crowdsourcing food for others we pay taxes to cover; but federal leadership is unwilling to do it. I want to thank State House minority leadership for bringing forward an attempt to stopgap the issue, however I fear it's not going to get a passing vote on the floor.

12 Food banks already took a hit after the USDA cancelled a $1b/month bulk purchase and distribution network earlier this year and those factors are catching up to us locally and around the country.

11 It's not an answer that is revolutionary, it's not one that solves all the problems we have both old and new, but it keeps people who are already working from having to resort to more desperate measures.

10 All that has to be done is for Republicans to keep healthcare costs for millions of *American Citizens* a semblance of affordable and these issues mostly go away for the time being.

9 The feds have collected an extra 3 SNAP costs per month in tariff revenue over the past four months or so but that's not paying for it. Our military members had to get a paycheck from a billionaire friend of the president instead of taxpayers because of this.

8 Meanwhile we've recently given 5 months worth of SNAP cost to Argentina to prop up their government and help their current administration win their election. We've increased the amount we've spent on immigration enforcement by about 1.2 SNAP cost per month and that's still going.

7 We're taking plans seeing increases of $1k+/month without credits, mostly those over the age of 50 but under Medicare age. Heck I think there would be enough support from Dems in congress to look at reforming SNAP to reduce what could be bought if it meant getting dollars into hands at this point.

6 But the leadership of the majority has shown no interest in doing that. And what's their excuse for not doing so? A lie that hinges on substantially increasing healthcare costs for millions of *Americans* and *only* Americans.

5 SNAP overall costs the feds about $7.8 billion a month. It's not pocket change. But the SNAP contingency fund the USDA has is currently sitting at $6 billion, enough for at minimum a partial payment; and Congress could jump in with a quick bill to float it.

4 You then have businesses, mainly large corporations, that are doing everything in their power to eliminate those low cost jobs by adding kiosks, automation, and "AI" to eliminate entry level and processing jobs that drive wages even lower because more people are in need and less jobs are available

3 Others may include single parents who find it easier to survive by caring for young kids after they don't qualify for WIC than get a job and pay for care (~40% of parents have family to care for their child, average licensed childcare costs are about $700/mo, 56 hours of work at MI min wage).

2 So between working and disabled (unable to work) you're at 80% of total recipients. You then add in seniors who may be working even if unable to do the tasks as well as they used to and are being let go for "poor performance", or are unable to check that "disabled" box for one reason or another.

A reminder to those saying "those people losing SNAP should work, look at [insert service job here]" ~70% of SNAP recipients are already in those jobs. ~39% who benefit are aged 18 or under (including many working teens) ~20% are aged 60 and over ~10% are disabled

‼️MI SD-35 SPECIAL ELECTION UPDATE‼️ Q3 Campaign Finance Reports Are In! @pamelapughmi.bsky.social (D-Saginaw): $73,857.61 Raised - $24,597.77 Spent For a COH total of… $49,259.84 $1,164.84 in in-kind donations 1280 GRASSROOTS DONATIONS For an average contribution of… $57.70

I'm thrilled to have the endorsement of Fems for Dems! Your trust and support mean so much. Together, we"ll keep fighting for strong schools, healthy communities, and a brighter future for Michigan families. #TeamPugh #FemsforDems #SD35

We must ensure we retain our majority in the state senate and restore representation to the Saginaw Bay Region. With elections in May AND November, we need a fighter to win. @pamelapughmi.bsky.social is the only candidate that is principled, experienced AND electable. Let’s do this thing!

MIRS/Target Insyght Poll in Michigan SD-35 (open seat with special election in May)- Harris +1 district 🔵 Pamela Pugh 43% 🔴 Timmy Beson 37% 🔵 Chedrick Greene 43% 🔴 Timmy Beson 38% 🔴 Timmy Beson 50% 🔵 Grant Rivet 44%

Proud to support @pamelapughmi.bsky.social for state senate!

Schuette is bought and paid for by the Devos family. Vote for @pamelapughmi.bsky.social for state senate.

Let’s win this thing! 🙌🏽

If you're the chairman of the local Democratic Party and you've never bothered to meet the local Democratic elected official who was elected the Democratic nominee for mayor, then you are bad at your job. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/n...

Join us for another protest against the Bay City Bridge Partners August 3rd at the Bay County building, featuring guest speakers @abdulelsayed.bsky.social and @pamelapughmi.bsky.social !

#MICHIGAN #MI VOTE! Donate! Dr. Pamela Pugh secure.actblue.com/donate/314-2...

The Saginaw Bay Region has been without representation for far too long. I’m proud to support my friend, Dr. @pamelapughmi.bsky.social, in her run for State Senate. Pam is both a warrior and a watchdog...

For Michigan State Senate District Special Election, Pamela Pugh! @pamelapughmi.bsky.social midmichigannow.com/news/local/p...

El-Sayed: I know I can take on Mike Rogers for a couple of reasons. Number one: when Mike Rogers served, he served himself. Number two: the dude’s from Florida—he’s not even from here. We know who Mike Rogers is, and there’s a reason people voted against him for Senate last time

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Turns out billionaires can’t outspend the backlash. The people are wide awake.

Tired of watching democrats fold like a deck of cards when there is so much work to be done. Starting to feel like they’re just all bark and no bite.

Here’s a breakdown of cuts by MI Republicans: ❌ $5 billion cut from classrooms ❌ $1 billion cut from at-risk students ❌ Defunds transportation, pre-k, higher education and community college & more ❌ Keeps $1.7B in federal school funds out of MI ❌ No funding for school meals—kids will go hungry

Michigan House Republicans voted to gut school funding this week. Speaker Matt Hall’s message? Fuck them kids.

Only three Michigan Reps haven’t received funding from AIPAC. Tlaib, Dingell and McDonald Rivet.

Do not become numb to this genocide. Israeli airstrikes have killed nearly 100 Palestinian civilians in the past 24 hours. This, immediately after Biden sent another $650M in arms to Netanyahu, and after Netanyahu was charged with war crimes by the ICC. Horrific. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

I don’t give a shit about Hunter or precedent (honestly, consider the times in which we live and this is laughable) but there are far more deserving people who should be pardoned but sadly won’t