Free donuts!? 👀

Hasn’t the weather been lovely recently? You should get outside! Volunteer to help whip a greenhouse into shape. Take a Black history-themed walking tour of downtown. Or, fix your wheels at a bike pop-up shop so you can ride all summer long. Here’s how to *not* spend your summer in the house.

who called it the United States engaging in self-harm by forcing Americans to only buy worse US-made cars and not auto-asphyxiation

This is a really cool project. Worth following if you want to know what's going on in council meetings (and more!)

Detroit area people!! 🌸 If you want to sign the Michigan Money Out of Politics petition, they have it at Walking Lightly in Ferndale until the 13th! This is an effort to stop DTE Energy from buying politicians!! More opportunities to sign by the 13th here: mopupmichigan.org/action/find-...

Sad to learn that the incomparable Bobby Murray has passed away. He was probably best known as Etta James' guitar player of 20 years, but the local Detroit music scene knows him as one of the kindest people on the planet. I'll miss seeing his smiling face around town, but I'll always remember.

The most sane response to EV discourse today:

Don't get it twisted, "Bobby Romeo" is about the furthest thing from Detroit rock. I used to run into him + posse at 5th Avenue in royal oak watching real Detroit musicians. He was always a pompous pos

Every time a storm blows in, we have to worry about power being cut off. Michigan has one of the worst rankings for utility reliability in the US. Accountability legislation went nowhere. But $$$ did go to our politicians. Let's get DTE and Consumers out of MI politics. MopUpMichigan.org

I took some classes this past semester after a 6 or 7 year hiatus. It's a little nutty how pervasive ai use has become with both professors and students (each side having its own notable amount of resistance). This post really put into words a feeling I hadn't been able to

It's a bit funny (derogatory) that Trump can't stay awake and the result is "Joe Biden" is currently trending #1 on bsky because of the hypocrisy.

The Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority approves a 12-month moratorium on supplying water to data centers, blocking service to facilities including a planned $1.2-billion University of Michigan project. @planetdetroit.org

Campus police doing mad libs That or everyone reading this is in danger

Fed up with AI boosterism on our campus, my colleague Tim Donahue and I wrote this Teaching Tip for our Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. www.oakland.edu/cetl/teachin...

Will my gen z teammates get the reference if I title a section of our final paper based on team communication: "Alright Stop, Collaborate and Listen: A Story of Team Growth"? Probably not... but i think I'll leave it for my own amusement (and maybe the professor's)

One hopes images like this, when paired with the knowledge that everything we burn ends up in that tiny slice of gasses, would help contextualize why we need to move away from energy sources we set on fire. One hopes. Climate communicators should make some hay of this.

Unable to reply, so I'm quote posting... It seems like there's a common misconception that homes build wealth because of appreciation, and while that's true in some cases, the real reason is more about building equity (accomplished by decreasing mortgage debt and/or improving the property.)

If you figure out the secret sauce, please CC me. Detroit is ground zero for car-brain and they're actively forcing us all to pay more (for everything) for less (of everything) because they're incapable of imagining anything different, regardless of otherwise irrefutable evidence

This seems like a good thing for someone more capable of stomaching it than I

If there are any journalists who follow me & are interested in the upcoming MI07 primary, would you consider an interview w @wewill2026.bsky.social? He's really setting himself apart from both the incumbent & the other primary candidates. I can direct you to the person who can schedule the interview

"Bad actors get a pass"

Lol, some rando crypto/ai proponent just added me to their "techno-pessimist" moderation list. I've got my entire house "smart" controlled. I have multiple linux servers running across a prosumer network. I use and train _ML_ models. I'm not a techno pessimist. I'm concerned with privacy.

Lots of mango and banana making the list, but it makes me wonder if these people have ever tried a paw paw, which I describe as a mixture of the two in both texture and flavor. (You will not find these at the grocery.)

The three Democrats vying for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat agree that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has grown increasingly brutal under President Donald Trump, but they are sharply divided over how to fix it.

Oh no... I just realized one of my classmates is using, as far as online ai checkers are concerned, "100% likely" Ai generated responses for graded assignments. Not my problem... except that I was just put into a group with this person for the final project 😳

#Trump says new Gordie Howe Bridge between Detroit and Windsor won't open without Canadian concessions www.freep.com/story/news/p...

I'm so tired of Bobby Romeo "Kid rock" being associated with Detroit. He's everything this city isn't. A real loser... and always has been

www.fox47news.com/news/state/m... The tool enables Michiganders to report and document concerns about actions taken by federal immigration officers in their neighborhoods. Nessel said the platform collects details, photos and video of those events.

"Jeffrey Epstein likened bankrupt Detroit to a petri dish primed for monetary experimentation ... and separately was accused of involvement in a Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded the city’s general retirement system ..." 🤨

“They will tell you they are keeping America safe, but they are ripping families apart.”

I upset my girlfriend when I jumped from the couch saying, "Ooo! I'm going to have a MAHA breakfast!" "David! Don't give them credit for eating healthy!" Laughing, "I'm making a cheesesteak..."

Check if your earbuds are on this list. If they are, update with the device app / software to protect against this new attack vulnerability The first buddy I texted has some on the list. Most people don't check for firmware updates or even know they exist whisperpair.eu

🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.

If we're going to build these things, I want it in writing that the companies will also build renewable infrastructure within the same grid/region that matches or exceeds their energy consumption.

Proud of my Deeetroit neighbor featured here, less so of Ford for hosting this guy

Heads up! As of March 2026, DTE will begin charging $2.99 per transaction for accounts paid with a credit card. Best to avoid that if possible

People must be real assholes at Costco gas pumps because I did a very simple and seemingly regular thing and I had both the attendant and another customer go out of their way to thank me for my "courtesy." Probably the same people who don't return their carts

@thewaroncars.bsky.social this dude you reposted is so car-brained that this is how he responds to "trains and walkable cities would make everyone safer"

Silver is over $60 an ounce today. Just heard from a buddy of mine that he found a buyer for his pre-1964 coins, which have a face value of $400... selling for $16,000 👀 Have you been picking out the silver coins from your change dish?

Someone had said something like "at least ICE hasn't been too active in Michigan yet." They've been active this entire time, it just isn't part of the DHS media blitz so it doesn't get the same kind of coverage. Another example of someone "doing it the right way" getting swept up in this nonsense:

Wudupdoe? ⓘ This user lives in Detroit

Nation-wide, but here are the details for the Detroit event www.falloffreedom.com

On the flip side, I've yet to travel to anywhere else that feels more like home than New Orleans.

Oh wow, the Belle Isle Zoo is coming down starting tomorrow Fond memories... but it's been sitting abandoned long enough

Oh no! I just learned People's Restaurant Equipment Co is going out of business. GOOD time to drop in and stock up your kitchen accessories 2209 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48207

"...it's hard to justify a bridge by the number of people swimming across a river." - Brent Toderian Really liked this quote and I can imagine it being useful going forward, so I'm posting it for posterity

It was only supposed to be a 20min drive from my favorite pizza place in northern Michigan to a family cabin. GPS instead took me down an ATV trail through a State forest, where I subsequently got a flat tire on the 1 day I neglected to bring my tire change tools.

I feel seen

Hey folks. DIA workers are working to unionize! Sign the letter of support below + follow IG DIAworkersunited. My Grandpa did one of the jobs in the Riviera mural, my Dad would always point it out. I get how it's inspirational. Good on em and let's get their back. www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-d...