Also, for the record, this isn't a left-liberal-center thing. Ultimately if you're doing the work it doesn't matter AT ALL what your politics are. There are many good contributors from all over the spectrum. The problem is that these networks CANNOT work well if they're closed, vetted affairs.

Great listening to @whstancil.bsky.social on The 1A this morning! It’s empowering to hear about people resisting ICE overreach on the ground, and still using their voice to tell the world what’s happening. the1a.org/segments/ice...

If random masked men are setting fires in your community, I think you should feel free to film them. Especially if dozens of other people and several national news crews are filming them. They are not "allies," they're arsonists. Grow up.

Glad I could go up and be a part of this!!

Absolutely shameful to throw your employee under the bus when they’re murdered, but that’s what happens when you’re in the dumbest cult of personality in the history of the world

This one goes out to the family and friends of Alex Pretti - a son of the watershed. Words can not express the horror of what ICE did on Saturday. May his memory guide all in changing the US federal government to be truthful, transparent & for the people #MinnesotaStrong 🌊🌊

Traverse City stands in solidarity with nurses, with children, with the people of Minnesota. Over 1,500 people came out on the coldest weekend of the year in the name of Justice. Fascist gangs have no place in America. #AbolishICE

Hey an important memorial from someone who knew him

It’s ironic that they’re like “if we do ethnic cleansing we’ll have a high trust neighborly society” and then Minneapolis is literally doing high trust neighborly society and they’re like nooooo

In other news…

Well, if they had trouble driving/walking/chasing in Minnesota they're gonna Love the U P

This is actually good, so don't listen to me, but that independents number is somewhat depressing

The Boardman River! Here viewed from the Gov Center

Awesomesauceness #iCEoutForGood #foodLoveWins

This is why the City of Traverse City decided not to hire the contractor behind this for a demolition project here, despite them being the lowest bid. It's important that work gets done right.

Spoiler - No

Glad I could be a part of this! We got a lot of positive cheers and honks from cars going past.

This surprises almost no one who was paying attention. 🤦‍♂️

A F F O R D A B I L I T Y Food, housing, healthcare, utilities, insurance - none of it has gotten any better in the last 11 months.

your "lower bound guess"? "lower bound GUESS"?? motherfucker you had months of literally unprecedented access to federal data and that's all you got lol (not new, but still)

When GOP state Rep. Jim DeSana gleefully voted along to slash $645m in spending, he managed to do something comically incompetent, he also cut about $2 million in state funds meant to fix the roof on the James R. DeSana Center for Arts and Culture, a building literally named after his own dad.

Once again: If you're going to demand that Dem candidates NOT accept corporate PAC money, that means they have to be funded SOMEHOW. Most candidates HATE having to spend hours every day begging for donations. It's humiliating & takes time away from the rest of the campagn. But it is what it is.

Heck, tree farms do an even better job of providing habitat for native plants and wildlife than crops like wheat or soybeans!

…. knowing we not alone in our steadfast belief in democracy! We even had a guy, Mitch, from Traverse City that joined us!” @mitchtreadwell.bsky.social People in northern Michigan know what is at risk & continue to stand up for what is right. @maddow.bsky.social @deanobeidallah.bsky.social

Twitter's current AI song: We Are Charlie Kirk Facebook's current AI song: Thong Song (Gospel Version) What's the BlueSky AI song?

This is disgusting.

Listening to Curtis Hertel speak at the Grand Traverse Dems' Obama Dinner!

Fun fact: Even if federal money *was* being spent on Medicaid coverage for undocumented immigrants (it isn’t), the money wouldn’t be “going to illegal aliens.” It would be going to *healthcare providers*…ie, hospitals, doctors, etc. Medicaid enrollees don’t receive the money.

to be clear the shirt very much exists

‘Big, beautiful bill’ scraps conservation projects in northwest Michigan. www.bridgemi.com/michigan-env...

This is wonderfully clever. 😃

Hypocrisy at its best…

Keep being unapologetically you! 🌈 #PrideMonth

If @indivisible.org & @50501mi.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social need a location for a massive protest here's a good place to start. What happened to "local control" & "states' rights?"🙄

🚨 NEW: The House GOP's budget bill screws Medicaid expansion enrollees twice; do I hear three times? acasignups.net/25/05/23/hou...

Seriously.

A rep from Northern Michigan is saying this?? Doesn’t he know how important the State Parks and the DNR are to our tourism and outdoor recreation???

"McDonald's Blames tRuMp 'Uncertainty" for Worst Sales since COVID" ---Janna Brancolini Daily Beast #Voices4Victory #ONEV1 Not my fix but 👇🏾 I can handle

THIS #YEET ❗️❗️

Pope Francis tirelessly centered humanity's goodness. He wasn't afraid to challenge us, to challenge tradition, to strive every day to make people feel more welcome, more seen, more heard, more understood.

A great chance to learn about the legislative process in Michigan!

Dems from over 50 Michigan counties are turning out at this weekend’s Rural Summit in Sault Ste Marie!

THIS is the energy we need to see in the US Senate. Fresh and fearless, @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social will never sacrifice her values or cower to dictators. When we talk about being Reformers, this is how we envision it! This is the type of person we choose to lead and inspire us. 👇🏼

Holly was a dear member of the Traverse City community who made us all stronger. As her son said, "A fierce warrior queen." Be at peace ❤️‍🩹 tinyurl.com/4tvjcf3j

Over 400 people came out to the #HandsOff protest in Petoskey today! Lot of great energy, especially as the area’s still recovering from the ice storm a week ago.