Jeff Herbstman
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Data scientist based in SW Detroit. I want to pet all the dogs
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Soundtrack to life right now:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=o22O...
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Angie McMahon - Making It Through (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Angie McMahon
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o22OmUo-kd4&pp=ygUfbWFraW5nIGl0IHRocm91Z2ggYW5naWUgbWNtYWhvbg%3D%3D
over 1 year ago
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Mar Hicks (supposedly)
15 days ago
look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly (@ wildheartrescue on TT)
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Wolverinethad (Boo Thad)
about 1 month ago
CONFIRMED: ICE is at the Honey Bee Market in Detroit's Mexicantown, Bagley and 17th Street. Eight agents. Please share.
#ICEout
#ICEalert
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Alejandra Caraballo
about 2 months ago
THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY. I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
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Stephanie Chang
about 2 months ago
This morning I am reflecting this fact: So many of the people my team and I are trying to help who have been detained by ICE are seeking legal asylum after fleeing instability or violence. š§µ 1/3
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Stephanie Chang
2 months ago
<<<FIVE THINGS YOU CAN DO>>> We're at a pivotal moment. And we cannot give up our hope that things can change.
#iceoutofourcommunities
#momsky
#alexfretti
#reneegood
#keepfamiliestogether
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Stephanie Chang
3 months ago
Here is my op-ed on the inhumanity of the mass deportation and detention effort, connecting the dots between immigration and criminal justice, and urging us all to go deeper.
#reneenicolegood
#keepfamiliestogether
#iceoutofourcommunities
www.freep.com/story/opinio...
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Renee Nicole Good was killed by ICE. That's where Trump policy leads. | Opinion
The deadly cost of Trump's dehumanizing policies grows by one more: Renee Nicole Good, killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2026/01/09/renee-nicole-good-trump-ice-shooting-minneapolis-immigration/88092456007/?fbclid=Iwb21leAPOM3xjbGNrA84zaWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHi2ZFLE5CEUl1SMsF5vymWKA1VMh9LX1kiXgq-ZHGyqzAGWyLmIMhIq3_5ZX_aem_ybzr2rjnzXYpZd5wM1Qmzg
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This is what happens when you elect a criminal as president. He keeps committing crimes. Impeach. Remove. Convict.
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Aaron Mondry
10 months ago
The TheÄhĆČila Collective hoped to buy lots from the Land Bank for its listed price of $7,000. But months after the group expressed interest the Land Bank raised the price of the parcel by nearly 2,000% to $136,500.
www.bridgedetroit.com/thechi%c8%9f...
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Detroit land bank raises price after TheÄhĆČila Collective seeks plot
After the TheÄhĆČila Collective submitted an inquiry to the land bank for a lot priced at $7,000, the authority raised the price to $136,500.
https://www.bridgedetroit.com/thechi%c8%9fila-collective-detroit-indigenous-land-bank-property/
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Jaye
11 months ago
Good adviceā¦ā¦
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Jenny Gross
11 months ago
Once drawn to the U.S. as a haven, some int'l students find it is not the bedrock of free speech they expected. āThat respect in the American system has kind of faded away and been replaced with this bitter animosity." w/ the wonderful
@holpuch.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
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For Some International Students, U.S. Dreams Dim Under Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/world/europe/us-international-students-college-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Hk8.zHtv.DZU3IQlowbF2&smid=url-share
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Darlene McDonald
11 months ago
Another media fail. Bribes are factored into the cost of doing business in many parts of the world. In the United States it is illegal and unconstitutional. Article II, Section 4, makes this an impeachable offense, but since we donāt have a legitimate third branch of government, itāll just āļø by.
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CNN
12 months ago
Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Spanish Nobel Prize-winning author whose work focused on the evils of totalitarianism, has died at age 89, according to his family.
cnn.it/43R9Mw7
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Michigan Democrats
12 months ago
Since taking office Trump has launched an all-out war on kids, from slashing funding for research into childhood cancers, to proposing cuts that would take school lunches, SNAP support, healthcare, education and more away from children in every community.
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The Trump Administration Has Launched A War On Kids
Trump has positioned himself as the leader of the "pro-family" party. But he's been attacking kids since his first day in office.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-administration-war-on-kids_n_67e4271ee4b05205243a591d
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Jake_Vig
about 1 year ago
Not being allowed to hand water to people in line to vote no matter who they are voting for, while being allowed to hand people million dollar checks to get their vote, is the most American thing ever.
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Olga Nesterova
about 1 year ago
China, Japan, and South Korea agree to āclosely cooperateā in response to U.S. tariffs
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Eliza Orlins
about 1 year ago
Right now
@booker.senate.gov
is filibustering on the senate floor āfor as long as [he is] physically able.ā Grateful to see Dems with some fight in them! This part about John Lewis is particularly meaningful. Check it out and then go find Senator Booker live on every platform!!
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Shannon Watts
about 1 year ago
Senate Democrats will launch a war room Tuesday dedicated to fighting back against the Department of Government Efficiency's cuts to Social Security.
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Scoop: Senate Dems to launch Social Security war room
The war room will serve as a central hub for Senate Democrats to plan messaging, create content, provide oversight, make field visits and host town halls to pummel the GOP on the issue.
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/31/senate-democrats-social-security-war-room
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Dave Levitan
about 1 year ago
NOAAās office of Oceanic Atmospheric Research has had IT and other support contracts canceled in the last day or so that will fundamentally affect its operation. One source there said āIt will seriously hurt our ability to improve weather forecasting and climate projections.ā
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Bill
about 1 year ago
One reason they wonāt bring any of these people back is they donāt want them around to testify to whatās happening
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Jill Filipovic
about 1 year ago
Treating American democracy like Publishers Clearinghouse
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Laurie Loves Data
about 1 year ago
Household income needed to be considered middle class in the US ranges from $36k (Mississippi) to $200k (Massachusetts), depending on your state Middle class in this graph is defined as earning between two-thirds and double the median household income. (February 2025)
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Tiffany Baxter
about 1 year ago
Why fear death Be scared of living [Ophelia Hawke]
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Dutch Cycling Embassy
about 1 year ago
Where do you park 12,500 bikes? In Utrecht, the answer is: underground, right beneath the train station. The Netherlands leads the world in bike parking infrastructure, treating it as an essential part of the cycling journey.
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Chad Livengood
about 1 year ago
Trump: āI couldnāt care lessā if auto prices rise because of tariffs
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump says he ācouldnāt care lessā if auto prices rise because of his tariffs
President Donald Trump expressed confidence that his tariff policy would prompt more Americans to buy cars made in the U.S.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/29/trump-auto-tariffs-prices-rise/
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Josh Cowen
about 1 year ago
Trump and Musk have cancelled more than $4.2 million in food assistance for Michigan familiesāmore than 2 million meals. And our weak and fearful GOP congressmen have just let them, instead of standing up for families in their districts.
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
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Feds cancel $4.3M worth of poultry, cheese, eggs to Michigan food banks
The government's decision to cancel the food shipments has caught food banks off guard, and could lead to shortages.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/03/29/usda-cancels-4-3m-in-poultry-cheese-eggs-to-michigan-food-banks/82674058007/
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Radley Balko
about 1 year ago
It is utterly fucking bonkers that the VP of the United States held a press conference on the soil of another country, declared his intent to take over that country, and implicitly threatened military force if that country didnāt comply.
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Mallory McMorrow
about 1 year ago
This is not the Republican Party of Reagan or Romney. This is the MAGA party. We need Democratic leadership who understand that, and who are ready to fight back.
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about 1 year ago
USDA cancels $4.3M in poultry, cheese, eggs to Michigan foodĀ banks The government's decision to cancel the food shipments has caught food banks off guard, and could lead to shortages.
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USDA cancels $4.3M in poultry, cheese, eggs to Michigan foodĀ banks
The government's decision to cancel the food shipments has caught food banks off guard, and could lead to shortages.
https://www.bridgedetroit.com/michigan-food-banks-funding-cut-federal-government/
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Alexandra Witze
about 1 year ago
We polled Nature readers to ask if they were thinking of leaving the US for jobs abroad. Three-quarters of them (who said they were US-based scientists) said yes. š§Ŗ
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00938-y
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Senator Dayna Polehanki
about 1 year ago
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Mallory McMorrow
about 1 year ago
It's ok to be scared and anxious and angry about what's happening right now. But we'll get out of this. The way we do it is by showing up in our communities, using our voices, every single day.
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Michigan Democrats
about 1 year ago
We said what we said. And let us add, under MAGA Matt Hall and his extremist minions, the MI House is being run by š¤”š¤”š¤”
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Democrats say Michigan House committee is a ācircusā after platforming election deniers ⢠Michigan Advance
After Detroit-area pastor Lorenzo Sewell, an advocate of President Donald Trump, testified this week in the newly renamed Michigan House Election Integrity Committee, Republican and Democraticā¦
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/03/27/democrats-say-michigan-house-committee-is-a-circus-after-platforming-election-deniers/
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Michigan Advance
about 1 year ago
University of Michigan abruptly closes DEI offices and ends strategic plan to promote diversity
michiganadvance.com/2025/03/28/u...
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University of Michigan abruptly closes DEI offices and ends strategic plan to promote diversity ⢠Michigan Advance
A decade after taking the lead on matters of diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, at the university level, the University of Michigan announced Thursday it will cease all formal efforts in that re...
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/03/28/university-of-michigan-abruptly-closes-dei-offices-and-ends-strategic-plan-to-promote-diversity/
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Michigan Advance
about 1 year ago
Tribes, long shut out from their own health data, fight for access and sovereignty
michiganadvance.com/2025/03/28/t...
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Tribes, long shut out from their own health data, fight for access and sovereignty ⢠Michigan Advance
When Stephanie Russo Carroll, a citizen of the Native Village of Kluti-Kaah in Alaska, set out to earn her doctorate in tribal health 15 years ago, she focused her research on tribal cultural and heal...
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/03/28/tribes-long-shut-out-from-their-own-health-data-fight-for-access-and-sovereignty/
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Robyn Vincent
about 1 year ago
When I asked Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti how many students could be affected by cuts to the Department of Education, he replied: "All of them."
#Detroit
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jae holzman
about 1 year ago
i profiled the first major american environmental disaster of the trump era i would appreciate it if you shared, as the communities impacted feel deeply ignored by the mainstream media
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Jeannie Leverich
about 1 year ago
Obeying in advance.
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southpaw
about 1 year ago
Theyāll never accept it, but everyone who cast a vote for Donald Trump did real, generations-long damage to the United States and the west in exchange for essentially nothing of value.
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Stephanie Chang
about 1 year ago
Please consider making a donation to the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center here so they can continue providing legal services to unaccompanied children:
michiganimmigrant.org
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Latest Updates/ Ćltimas Novedades
https://michiganimmigrant.org/
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Michigan Democrats
about 1 year ago
Did you know that every single Michigan Republican in Congress voted to steal healthcare from thousands of Michigan kids so that they can give Elon Musk and Trump's billionaire buddies a $4.5 TRILLION tax cut? Disgusting.
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Michigan medical experts say federal Medicaid cuts could impact children's health care
A political fight is brewing in Washington over Medicaid and millions of Americans rely on it, but Republicans in Congress say cuts are needed. Democrats warn everyone will feel the pain.
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/michigan-medical-experts-say-federal-medicaid-cuts-could-impact-childrens-health-care
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Melanie DāArrigo
about 1 year ago
Reminder: In 2023, the SEC charged Coinbase with violating federal securities law. Coinbase gave Trump over $76M, and listed and promoted his meme coin on their platform, and Trumpās SEC dismissed the lawsuit. Thatās not a coincidence, itās corruption.
popular.info/p/trump-and-...
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Trump pumps eponymous meme coin
On Sunday, President Trump used his social media platform, Truth Social, to promote his eponymous meme coin, $TRUMP.
https://popular.info/p/trump-and-pump
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Sam Bagenstos
about 1 year ago
An important post from
@dandrezner.bsky.social
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open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
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The Pluralistic Ignorance of the Trump Opposition
Institutions are failing to stand up for their principles. That does not mean Americans as a whole are not resisting what is happening.
https://open.substack.com/pub/danieldrezner/p/the-pluralistic-ignorance-of-the?selection=a4e7c902-1111-464b-9e97-9c1331e0d439
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Megan Ranney MD MPH
about 1 year ago
The people who provide healthcare are being squeezed - just like the public. From the perspective of those of us who work in the ER, the collapse is already happening.
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Simon Rosenberg
about 1 year ago
So letās be very clear about this - DOGE isnāt saving America money. It is now among the costliest domestic programs in our history; and certainly the most significant wealth destroying.
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