hey so this is insane

What are we doing

💔 Fred Guttenberg whose daughter died in the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

Well this was buried amidst other news… courtesy of @danpfeiffer.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/messageb...

It’s easier to purchase an assault rifle in the U.S. than it is to get a COVID19 vaccine. But food dyes and wearable fitness monitors are going to fix everything.

If you’re not already subscribed, I suggest you do yourself a favor and sign up for @outliermedia.org ‘s newsletters. They’re concise and accessibly written, a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Detroit outliermedia.org/newsletters/

“‘I did a favor for Kristi ― for Kristi Whitmer. A good favor I think, with the China Carp’” 🤦‍♀️ @freep.com 'Kristi' Whitmer? Trump misidentifies Michigan governor during Oval Office ceremony www.freep.com/story/news/l...

Michiganders: if you haven’t signed a petition for ranked choice voting yet, find a place to do so! rankmivote.org/where-do-I-s...

need people to understand that accepting or conceding that he has the authority to do these things is tantamount to giving him the authority, and so your preemptive dooming is actively counterproductive

Let’s all remember to do our research in the next election that includes races for public universities’ Boards of Governors/Trustees

Action happening tomorrow: www.mobilize.us/fightthetrum...

We’ve built an exceptional urbanism and city-building community here on Bluesky. The best on any social media platform in my opinion. Thank you, please share this, and please help this keep growing every way you can. #UrbanistShoutOut #UrbanismOnBluesky

Kicked off another busy @aejmc.bsky.social conference day bright and early this morning by joining a women and non-binary group ride (organized by @sfbike.org) through Golden Gate Park and along the beach. Beautiful!

Subtle activism at the STL airport, I like it #booksky #readbannedbooks

Finished this morning: of the coolest puzzles I’ve checked out from my library @ferndalelibrary.bsky.social

Just cited this article in a column for the forthcoming @aejmc.bsky.social Community Journalism Interest Group (COMJIG) summer newsletter. It’s well worth the read!

More of this, please! “‘The DOJ doesn’t get to know everything about you just because they want to,’ said Secretary Bellows, pointing out that Article I of the Constitution places the states in charge of our elections, not the federal government.”

Would be interested to hear this discussed on @dailydetroit.bsky.social www.metrotimes.com/news/duggans...

Today should’ve been Emmett Till’s 84th birthday. There’s a thought in many American’s minds that our history of racial oppression was long ago. That’s simply not true. There are people who will vote in our next election that were born before Emmett Till. Think about that.

Meta is trying to sidestep a new EU rule requiring online political ads to reveal if they're paid for by political groups and whether personal data was used for targeting. www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

Listening to water flowing through the rain chain this morning

UN's top court says healthy environment is a human right in historic ruling: A "clean, healthy and sustainable environment" is a human right, if countries fail to take "appropriate action to protect the climate system", they could be in violation of international law www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...

What a great tool, @alexbhill.bsky.social!

This looks like a great way to find and support the public media stations that will be hit hardest by the recissions package #savepublicmedia adoptastation.org

My paternal grandma was born Betty Lou Stone, and I learned last night that I am related to Lucy Stone, a fascinating person en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_St...

If you, like me, needed this today

Thanks @joshshepperd.bsky.social for giving this interview on my local (favorite) NPR affiliate station! #savepublicmedia

Another way the big beautiful bill favors the wealthy… “The impact of rising premiums for individual market plans will be greater for some than others, due to the expiration at the end of this year of extra Healthcare.gov subsidies for low and middle-income earners.” www.freep.com/story/money/...

In the race to develop artificial intelligence, tech giants are building data centers that guzzle up water, creating problems for those living nearby. https://trib.al/t6uceuq

i give it a year tops before some administration account is tweeting pro-slavery propaganda

I'm so sad to learn that Andrea Gibson has died. Their written poetry but especially their spoken word performances have meant so much to me ever since I first saw them in this rendition of "maybe I need you" years ago. Thank you, rest in peace. youtu.be/g20xeqjt6bA?...

A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."

Nice quotes here, @maxresnik.bsky.social !

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NEW from me — FEMA staffers say the response to the Texas floods is horrifyingly slow, and it may be because of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's recent increased control over how the agency spends money. "If this is how they are going to do a major hurricane response, people are fucked.”

Why? Why don't they know? Whose responsibility is it to ensure they know, how are those mechanisms failing, and what can we do to repair or replace them? Those are the questions those who believe in journalism as public service should be asking ourselves. Because 48% is a failing grade.

So glad we all get to experience the Most Ironic Independence Day In American History.

See what happens when you take the humanities out of the schools, kids? If patriotism is the first refuge of the scoundrel, “I’ve never heard it that way” is the second.

I’ve often found myself trying to stand in the shadow of the bus stop sign to get some partial relief from the sun- it can be pretty brutal

um, that wasn’t the question

Final vote. 50-50. VP breaks the tie. One single GOP Senator could have stopped this abomination. Saved millions of parents from watching their child go hungry. Saved the lives destroyed when Medicaid disappears. They will all live forever with the horror of this bill.

Hmm maybe I’ll attempt to get into Detroit basketball

M and I were just talking about this- all these lawmakers who profess to be people of faith, I don’t understand how they reconcile that with their actions

Madeline Miller’s next book is apparently about Persephone. I’m VERY excited.

Picked up “Holler” by @denalisai.bsky.social from my library’s staff recommendations shelf this week. I love true stories with not-so-happy endings that still leave you with a sense of hope. Also, very inspiring that a climate activist opted to choose the graphic novel format for their first book!

"when voters learn what it would do — even Republican voters — they recoil from it." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o... My friend is a pollster and finds this all the time. When you explain to Republican voters what is in the actual bill or law, they are horrified.

I think it’s a problem that the largest universities in the state aren’t required to comply with zoning regs, that they don’t even have to share plans with local officials @planetdetroit.org planetdetroit.org/2025/06/univ...

This is interesting- anyone know of other local news outlets doing something similar? www.freep.com/story/entert...