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This actually involves more planning than I believe is actually going into this war.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Friday condemned as a clear act of antisemitic violence an incident in which a gunman attacked a synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, saying it reflects a broader rise in hate targeting Jewish communities. From @jonkingnews.bsky.social

A key permit from state energy regulators approving Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project sat before the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices heard two cases arguing the permit should be sent back to the Michigan Public Service Commission for further review. From @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social

While the City of Detroit has spent $7 million on the gunshot detection system, response-time data shows mixed results. michiganadvance.com/2026/03/09/a... From @kdailey.bsky.social

As a U.K.-based company pitches a data center to local officials in Lansing, a former member of the city planning commission is helping the company make its case to the public. From @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social

Faculty, students and staff at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids on Friday sent a letter to the university’s Board of Trustees expressing concerns about financial decisions, saying they see the university “drifting away from our decades-long tradition of student-centered stewardship.”

The U.S. military’s assault on Iran has ignited a sharp debate over presidential war powers in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District race, drawing comparisons to the Iraq War, as President Trump argued it was intended to prevent the nation from obtaining nuclear weapons. By @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social

“The relationship between foreign war and domestic authoritarianism can take two basic forms: 1) we must all rally because there is a war and everyone who oppose the war is a traitor; 2) we must hold elections under specific conditions favorable to the party in power.”

My latest for @michiganadvance.com

“ICE cannot be reformed,” said State Rep. Dylan Wegela (D-Garden City), whose district includes parts of Romulus. “ICE agents don’t need more training, they don’t need body cams, they need a different job.” From @kdailey.bsky.social

In a speech with anti-foreigner rhetoric, as well as anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ messages, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth decried foreign influences and what he called “godless leftists” at a Christian media convention in Nashville on Thursday. From @jhollymc.bsky.social

You know, I sometimes wonder, how much longer can John Roberts actually keep up his Principled Institutionalist act? Are Supreme Court pundits going really going to keep buying this stuff? And then I see something like this, and, well, I guess the answers are "a while longer," and "yes."

The subheadline on this NYT piece is going to turn me into the Joker. Like... this... is exactly what trans people have been saying was going to happen for years.

I hope John Roberts signed all his mortgage paperwork correctly

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Friday she intends to seek a rehearing with the U.S. Department of Energy over what she called an “arbitrary and illegal” order requiring continued operation of a West Michigan coal plant beyond its scheduled retirement. From @jonkingnews.bsky.social

As they have each month since the University of Michigan’s statewide hospital network halted gender affirming care for minors, parents of trans children addressed the university’s board of regents this week to reconsider that decision. Story from @jonkingnews.bsky.social

And that blocked content? “hate speech, pornography, and child sexual abuse material” So there’s that.

Christian Nationalists are treating the Epstein files like they treat their Bibles and our Constitution: They are *ignoring* them.

Chasing Anderson Cooper from CBS (and freeing him from state-sponsored media) might be the only good thing Weiss has done.

1 in 3 Michigan residents qualify as adherents or sympathizers of Christian nationalism, placing the battleground state squarely in the center of the national divide over the influence of religion over politics, per a survey by the Public Religion Research Institute. By @jonkingnews.bsky.social

More protest art please. This stuff is powerful, and it records and fights injustice. It helps others see that pushing back is possible and right.

Mike Duggan may not have gotten the UAW endorsement, but I’m sure this one from Matt Hall will do wonders

That’s not the first dog this turd has ever kicked.

“The rules are skewed so heavily in favor of the prosecutor that it’s almost comical. But the public is essentially saying, ‘We do not trust you. We are skeptical of you.’”

Trump roils Israeli politics by calling Herzog "disgraceful" for not pardoning Netanyahu. Traditionally in Israel pardon decisions come only after conclusion of a trial, which in Netanyahu's case is still ongoing. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/w...

I wonder if we can learn anything from the increasing resemblance between reality and comic books around supervillains being two-dimensional avatars of malevolence while going unpunished by The Law

Love this Mark Twain quote @jonkingnews.bsky.social included in today's @michiganadvance.com "Weekend at a Glance" newsletter. "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."

I had a few things to say about Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall.

The big names in Michigan’s Republican 2026 must-watch election field each received large political contributions through the years from the family that operates the privately-owned Ambassador Bridge crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. From @bensolis1.bsky.social

I’d say they’re not sending their best, but it’s not a statement I’d be assured is correct

Thoroughly embarrassing

#GordieGate ™️

The Moroun family, which owns the only other bridge crossing, was lobbying the Trump administration, including meeting with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, just hours before the president went off on the bridge and used it as a new negotiating platform. From @bensolis1.bsky.social

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to block the opening of the long-awaited Gordie Howe International Bridge, turning up the heat on a simmering trade dispute with Canada while also drawing swift criticism from Michigan’s Democratic lawmakers. Story from @jonkingnews.bsky.social

This headline is devastatingly perfect.

In case you missed the moment. Art is powerful

If a concentration camp is being built near you, fight it with every NIMBY tool in the shed. For starters.

Bezos will do neither. This was the desired outcome. Legacy journalistic outlet neutered ✅

He came to destroy a journalist flagship. So basically, mission accomplished.

Brett Ratner is the Michael Bay of Leni Riefenstahls

If only he’d never stepped up…

A morning chuckle from @zachgorchow.bsky.social

Not all media. michiganadvance.com/2026/02/06/r...

No

The enemy of my enemy and all that…

Alarm bells are ringing after U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin publicly demanded written assurances from top U.S. intelligence leaders that spy agencies are not targeting American citizens for political reasons — pushing for transparency and protections of civil liberties amid rising concerns.

Well gee, when you put it that way…

ICYMI - Perry Johnson’s Super Bowl ad touting TPUSA’s “All American” halftime show, reinforcing the racist notion that Bad Bunny isn’t American despite being from Puerto Rico (a US. territory), uses footage from a music festival in the Dominican Republic, which last I checked isn’t part of the U.S.