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I’m as green as spinach and as thin as Alice’s Aunt Emily.
More scoop on the Detroit area ICE “detention center” -
www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/...
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ICE confirms detention facility plan at Romulus warehouse, touts $150M economic impact
The federal agency conducting controversial immigration arrests around the country has confirmed it bought a suburban Detroit building for a new detention center. In a statement, a U.S. Immigrati...
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/ice-confirms-romulus-detention-facility-plan?utm-content=article1-readmore&utm_source=morning-10&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20260217&utm_term=
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Detroit area residents: This Monday evening at Romulus City Hall. Protest the ICE Concentration Camp. DHS has already purchased the building and plans to hold up to 500 detainees -
mobilize.us/s/xgzszN
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NO ICE FACILITY IN ROMULUS PROTEST · Indivisible: Downriver United 734
🚨 MASSIVE NO ICE FACILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY PROTEST 🚨 📍 Romulus City Hall 🗓 Monday, February 23 ⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM We have learned that DHS (ICE) has reportedly purchased a warehouse on Cogswell Road in ...
https://mobilize.us/s/xgzszN
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Week of action in honor of Alex Pretti, RN and all others killed by ice
Join National Nurses United RN members in a week-long series of actions to honor Pretti and all who have been murdered by ICE, as well as demand that Congress vote to immediately abolish this violent,...
https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/week-of-action-in-honor-of-alex-pretti-rn-and-all-others-killed-by-ice?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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This Weekend, We Ride in Remembrance of Alex Pretti (+ Event Map)
Bike shops and groups across the United States are hosting memorial rides this weekend for slain bikepacker Alex Pretti...
https://bikepacking.com/news/alex-pretti-memorial-rides/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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Prepare. Inform. Share. February 5th training with Indivisible. And p.s. - Another No Kings scheduled for March 28th
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Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · Indivisible
On 1/24/26, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in ...
https://mobilize.us/s/WkJM7F
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HCR from today:
m.youtube.com/shorts/DekIP...
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It’s Too Late to Say You Didn’t Know
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/DekIPuM-41o
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Tell the Smithsonian: Reject demands to whitewash history
The Trump regime’s campaign of whitewashing US history has reached the halls of the Smithsonian museums, with exhibits dealing with slavery, the civil rights movement, and other struggles against oppr...
https://act.indivisible.org/sign/smithsonian/?utm_source=email&source=email_20250829&t=9&akid=120078%2E3949527%2Enz7aQ_
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Local Organizing Is Leading The Fight For Abortion Access
Reclaim Project is a Michigan based abortion fund.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-171577602
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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You know how people called women hysterical for predicting the right wing would take down Roe v. Wade (which they've done) and then attack access to birth control (which they're doing)? Hear me when I say that women's very right to vote is next.
www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...
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Hard no. Having worked in tech, this is another dystopian nightmare just waiting to happen. This is not about healthcare or convenience. It’s about surveillance, power, control and money.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump administration is launching a new private health tracking system with Big Tech's help
The Trump administration is pushing for Americans to upload personal health data to new apps run by private tech companies.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ai-rfk-jr-health-tech-fa73703bd1fd557c787ef0b590e151f1
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7 months ago
Gotta read
@manishakrishnan.bsky.social
on the Trump South Park episode
www.wired.com/story/paramo...
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Paramount Has a $1.5 Billion ‘South Park’ Problem
The White House says the show is “fourth-rate” after it showed Trump with “tiny” genitals. The controversy comes just as the FCC has greenlit Paramount’s merger with Skydance and promised to end DEI.
https://www.wired.com/story/paramount-has-a-south-park-problem/
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Trump and the Catholic Church Fight a Law Requiring Clergy to Report Child Abuse
Washington state’s new law forcing clergy to report child abuse becomes a constitutional test, facing challenges from churches and the Trump admin.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-catholic-church-child-abuse-law-clergy-priests-1235388032/
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Catholics lead march to Detroit ICE office in protest for immigrants
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
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Catholics lead march to Detroit ICE office in protest for immigrants
Led by Catholics, hundreds march to Detroit ICE headquarters to deliver letter asking for better treatment of immigrants.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2025/07/14/catholics-march-to-detroit-ice-headquarters-in-protest-for-immigrants/85194462007/
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Needed my dose of Heather before bed -
m.youtube.com/shorts/r2yLk...
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Everyone Needs to Recognize What's Happening Right Now in America
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/r2yLk9QPx5g
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Michigan utility aided sabotage of Covid lockdown policies, documents reveal DTE Energy had denied involvement in dark money non-profits, but court documents show a $100,000 donation
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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If you’re craving some much needed doom scrolling this evening, look no further-
pestakeholder.org
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Private Equity Stakeholder Project PESP
https://pestakeholder.org
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Jessica Valenti
8 months ago
This is the fallout over today's Planned Parenthood SCOTUS ruling that no one is talking about:
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Journalists, I double dog dare you.
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Trump’s FTC Places Condition on Omnicom’s $13.5 Billion IPG Acquisition That Would Bar Agencies From Boycotting Media Based on ‘Political or Ideological Viewpoints’ -
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Welp. And to think us ad kids thought we’ve seen it all.
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Juneteenth Explained To White People
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bFIwDWV8xok
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Fucking-A. Joshua is demanding donor lists, internal communications, financial docs, etc related to protests, demonstrations, or mobilization efforts in Los Angeles or elsewhere relating to immigration enforcement.
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Hawley Launches Investigation into Organizations Bankrolling LA Riots - Josh Hawley
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, sent letters to multiple organizations launching an investigation into the funding beh...
https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-launches-investigation-into-organizations-bankrolling-la-riots/
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What’s up? Um, 🤭
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Trump PARADE turns into DISASTER as NO ONE SHOWS
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TJtnLOky0-Q
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WATCH: Thousands rally in Ann Arbor for No Kings protest
Thousands of people gathered in Ann Arbor on Saturday afternoon for a No Kings protest, one of thousands of protests happening all over the country.
https://www.wxyz.com/news/watch-thousands-rally-in-ann-arbor-for-no-kings-protest
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Tomorrow evening (6/10) at 7 p.m. ET - ACLU Know Your Rights Training via Zoom
act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-t...
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Know Your Rights Training: Get Ready for June 14
Take action with ACLU People Power!
https://act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-training-2
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Of course. “President Trump's historic victory last year showed that Michiganders are sick of extreme policies that have made our communities unsafe, our schools fail and our state too expensive to raise a family…” - Ronna McDaniel
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DeVos family launches new political group, names McDaniel CEO
The wealthy DeVos family has launched a new political organization to boost Republicans, Michigan Forward Network, which will be led by former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-policy/devos-family-launches-new-group-names-ronna-mcdaniel-ceo
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I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Bridge Take-Over Visibility” - sign up now to join me!
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Bridge Take-Over Visibility · Indivisible
This a local Indivisible event!
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/791957/?referring_vol=10178553&rname=Lisa&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky×lot=5328416
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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑
9 months ago
Attorney Rachel Cohen (who quit Skadden rather than collaborate with fascism), has a genius plan to make lawyers who sold out the American People face serious backlash.
Bit.ly/baddecisionmakers
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How to make lawyers who collaborate with Tr*mp face backlash
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
https://youtu.be/DDSEob48jW8
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta
9 months ago
Last night in Doylestown, I had the joy of moderating a conversation with my dear friend, State Senator Mallory McMorrow — part of her book tour for ‘Hate Won’t Win’ and a fundraiser for the Doylestown Dems. We talked about faith, family and the courage to tell the truth in this moment. Fun times!
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Distill Social
9 months ago
“Politics is about improving peoples lives….Get off the pot, grow a damn spine & start punching.” - Ken Martin DNC chair in Detroit today speaking at the Michigan Democratic Women’s Caucus Luncheon. This is the energy we need—no more tiptoeing around injustice.
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Teen Vogue
9 months ago
"Everywhere at [the Moms for Liberty Convention], parents are urged to submit open records requests, inspect instructional materials for any hint of critical race theory (CRT), threaten legal action. In short, it’s a school administrator’s nightmare." Read the full story here ⤵️
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I Went to a Moms for Liberty Convention. Here’s What I Saw.
Everyone seemed to be trying to make a buck.
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/moms-for-liberty-public-schools-christian-education
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Jessica Valenti
9 months ago
A brain dead woman in Georgia is being kept 'alive' against her family's wishes because of the state's abortion ban. They don't see us as human beings. (Clip via 11 Alive in Georgia.)
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Distill Social
9 months ago
BREAKING NEWS: Michigan Court of Claims judge has ruled the 24-hour waiting period for abortion is unconstitutional. It "burdens and infringes upon patients’ rights to reproductive freedom," judge rules. This is a huge win for Michigan women.
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Michigan June 14th protest planning is expanding. Now planned in Detroit, Ferndale, Wyandotte, Adrian, Benton Harbor, Petoskey, Escanaba and Ironwood ✋🏼🇺🇸
add a skeleton here at some point
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Indivisible ❌👑
10 months ago
No crowns. No thrones. No kings. Those are principles America was founded upon. On June 14, let’s stand together again to remind Trump and all of our fellow Americans that we don’t do kings in this country:
www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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For those in metro Detroit, No Kings Ferndale coming soon 🚫👑
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NO KINGS Ferndale · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/784633/
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May Day protests. Detroit always showing up and fighting the good fight.
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Detroit joins nationwide May Day protests against Trump, Musk government overreach
Detroit joined nationwide May Day protests in Roosevelt Park to rally against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's government overreach.
https://www.freep.com/videos/news/local/2025/05/01/detroit-donald-trump-may-day-protests-roosevelt-park/83395719007/
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Protesters amass against Trump outside Macomb Community College for visit
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Protesters amass against Trump outside Macomb Community College for visit
Different groups took part, including Friends of Bernie Sanders, We the People Dissent, Michigan League of Conservation Voters and Michigan United Action.
https://fox2detroit.com/news/protesters-amass-against-trump-visit-outside-macomb-community-college-ahead-visit
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Distill Social
10 months ago
Reminder: Two of the guys smiling with Trump at Selfridge voted AGAINST millions in funding for the base before. Now they’re trying to take credit for the jets. Michigan sees you 🤡.
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Michiganders show solidarity, rally with Canadians at major bridge crossings
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
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Michiganders show solidarity, rally with Canadians at major bridge crossings
The event was set up in response to the recent tariffs and President Donald Trump's rhetoric on making Canada a state.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/04/26/michigan-canadian-bridge-crossing-trump-protest-rallies/83300559007/
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I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Michigan Legislators Explain How Laws Are Made” - sign up now to join me!
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Michigan Legislators Explain How Laws Are Made · Indivisible
If you have you ever wondered how the Michigan Legislature really works, then join Michigan State Representative Phil Skaggs and State Senator Mallory McMorrow for a virtual workshop on Monday, April ...
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/764034/?referring_vol=9975920&rname=S&share_context=schedule-event-chaining-modal&share_medium=bluesky×lot=5236198
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Chris Murphy
10 months ago
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you. The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
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At Southfield Target, protesters call for boycott after retailer rolls back DEI
After Target undid its DEI programs, activists began to boycott the retailer. On Saturday, they encouraged would-be shoppers to reconsider.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2025/04/12/target-rolls-back-dei-metro-detroit-boycott/83062474007/
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Or simply chose not to fly with Avelo.
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Sign the Petition
We won't fly Avelo until they stop ICE flights! ¡No volaremos con Avelo!
https://www.change.org/p/we-won-t-fly-avelo-until-they-stop-ice-flights-no-volaremos-con-avelo
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Border activism coming up again
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"Bridging Our Friendship" Rally - Detroit
Sat 26 Apr, 1:00 PM - 1:00 PM [EDT]: It's the next wave of LOVE and SOLIDARITY!!! LET's DO THIS!!!!!!! Ambassador Bridge, 1 Hart Plaza, Detroit. Bring your signs, friends, hearts & Canadian flags. Con...
https://tockify.com/miresistevents/detail/69/1745686800000
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Georgie Girl
11 months ago
Whoopsie! I thought it posted.
redwine-blue.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Reality of Project 2025 with Heather Cox Richardson and Rep. Jasmine Crockett. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining th...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Reality of Project 2025 with Heather Cox Richardson and Rep. Jasmine Crockett. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining th...
https://redwine-blue.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s3eMWmDDTOGMpldcneYjHg#/registration
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Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family
Dearborn lawyer says feds tried to seize his cellphone at Detroit Metro Airport as he returned from spring break trip with his family.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2025/04/07/lawyer-for-u-m-protester-held-at-airport-refused-to-give-feds-his-phone/82978891007/
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Rachel Maddow
11 months ago
This is well worth reading: "Whatever dam of despair that kept so many Americans quiet or despondent has now broken..."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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A Bright Spot Is Emerging Amid All This Trump Chaos
The point of mass protest is not to stage a perfectly organized, fully realized one-time event.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/04/donald-trump-elon-musk-protests-hands-off-resistance-doge-tariffs.html
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You can stop asking where the mass opposition is. It's everywhere.
People poured out to protest not only what Trump has done—but what they fear he will do next.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/hands-off-donald-trump-fear-new-york-city/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-04-07-2025
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