The most patriotic celebration I attended this weekend wasn’t at Freedom 250 michiganadvance.com/2026/06/29/t...

Senior Reporter @bensolis1.bsky.social doing a great job here, running down all the angles, dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s, all in pursuit of getting it right.

Judges block Trump push for Michigan voter info, setting up possible Supreme Court fight michiganadvance.com/2026/06/24/r... From @jonshorman.bsky.social

A deep dive by Michigan Advance Senior Reporter @bensolis1.bsky.social that is worthy of your time. Appeal to Michigan’s governor is the last chance for Temujin Kensu at freedom michiganadvance.com/2026/06/22/a...

“The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” ~Neil deGrasse Tyson. Image: Jessica Koscielniak/Reuters.

Why is a pool of algae-filled water drawing more “gee whiz, that seems wrong” vibes from MAGA-adjacent Americans than shooting citizens in the street?

They should give the reflecting pool some Ivermectin.

This is akin to walking into a funeral home and trying to revive a cadaver. 60 Minutes, and CBS News writ large, are dead insofar as being journalistic outlets. They are mouthpieces now. It is done.

Michigan House candidate alleges anti-trans targeting; rival rejects accusation  michiganadvance.com/2026/06/19/m... By @jonkingnews.bsky.social

There’s a saying passed down from earlier generations of Black Texans who were there for the first Juneteenth: “It was not a piece of paper that freed the slaves, but the men with the guns.”

At least Chamberlain bought a year with his appeasement

Wait until 2015 Trump finds about 2026 Trump

Staying is not an act of heroism. It is collaborating with a regime oriented toward propagandizing rather than journalism.

Nice follow-up from @kdailey.bsky.social who has been keeping track of the ShotSpotter program in Detroit.

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If ever Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer needed a folder to hide her face, it was Monday. Commentary from Michigan Advance Editor-in-Chief @jonkingnews.bsky.social michiganadvance.com/2026/06/02/w...

WHO IS IOWA US SENATE DEM NOMINEE JOSH TUREK? An Iowan who "had the wrong color lunch ticket, who was born with my disability of spina bifida due to my father’s exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam, who had 21 surgeons before the age of 12." Read more 👇 iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/06/02/r...

Pretty sure U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers believes Joseph Stalin is about to invade.

Not every band is backing out of Freedom 250.

If only we had some sort of US-based agency for international aid

Former U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer looks like he’s ready to front a Wilco cover band. Photo from @roththereporter.bsky.social

At Mackinac conference, calls for common ground meet political reality michiganadvance.com/2026/05/27/a...

TL;DR: yes.

No lies detected

My new house is 95% built. All it needs is walls, floors, and a roof.

The NY Times apparently thinks fairness in journalism means having no values at all. Trump assaults one of the key factors in America's rise to global leadership — immigration — and the best the Times can do is call it a “risky pivot.”

In this week’s episode of the Stories from the States podcast, you’ll hear from Michigan Advance reporter Kyle Davidson, @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social, who has been monitoring how state officials are using AI to read food assistance applications and where lawmakers are trying to regulate AI elsewhere.

Coming soon: tornado siren alerts on Netflix.

THE LONG HOT MIDTERMS SUMMER: Republicans’ miniscule U.S. House majority remains at high risk, despite a GOP rush to redistricting in Southern states this spring. A strong report from @jonshorman.bsky.social & @fischler.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/sagg...

U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Bay City) is banning all staff, including herself, from betting using prediction markets.

You get the government you deserve.

No lies detected

Great column here from my colleague in Ohio @daviddewitt.bsky.social “Our time will be known to posterity as a generation that did not plant trees of liberty and justice for all, but struck them down.”

CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸 (From @andertoon.bsky.social )

Planned Parenthood once had a fighter in Gov. Whitmer. This time she folded michiganadvance.com/2026/05/14/p... Commentary from Michigan Advance Editor-in-Chief Jon King @jonkingnews.bsky.social

Corporate sponsors of this Sunday's Christofascist carnival in Washington include Deloitte, Mastercard, SAP and United Airlines. Spend your money elsewhere.

My mother gave me an intolerance for casual cruelty and injustice. She also gave me my sailor’s vocabulary. ❤️

“And the Lord struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.”

Superpower suicide

When the headline tells the story

A tale of two endorsements:

Following Democrat Chedrick Greene’s win in the 35th Michigan Senate special election, Republican state Rep. Angela Rigas of Caledonia posts on Facebook: “It's weird to me that one could serve our country and be a democrat.” Greene is a former US Marine.

BREAKING: Republican Jason Tunney has conceded the Special Election for Michigan’s 35th Senate District, leaving Democrat Chedrick Greene as the winner, and keeping Democrats in control of the chamber through 2026.

Republican Jason Tunney has conceded the Special Election for Michigan’s 35th Senate District, leaving Democrat Chedrick Greene as the winner, and keeping Democrats in control of the chamber through 2026.

A tale of two realities: Michigan elections vs. GOP misinformation michiganadvance.com/2026/05/05/a... Commentary from Michigan Advance Editor-in-Chief Jon King @jonkingnews.bsky.social

In a world of Bari Weiss’ - be Sharyn Alfonsi

Downtown Lansing

Throughout the @michleague.bsky.social policy forum, @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social reports speakers grappled with the United States’ long history of systemic exclusion, and how individuals barred from exercising the same power as the men who founded the U.S. can reshape that system for the good of all.