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Radio/podcast lifer. Host of on . MI/OR/OH. living on Anishinaabeg land. See also . Alignment: Lawful Bowie
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Okay post 40-minute panel on @KQED regarding farmworker labor conditions and the violence in Half Moon Bay I feel like there’s more context needed as to why the focus of the panel was on the labor sector of the victims and crime. So a thread on the politics and layers:
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Want to immediately feel 50 yrs older? Do something dumb, like standing on a stool to re-hang a heavy 96” fluorescent lamp bc you’re too lazy to drag a ladder over 20 ft, then fall on the concrete floor and bruise a rib.
I now have the groans and sighs of a much much older man.
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People of SE Michigan!!! Tonight: we’re doing this! At writer Stephen Markley talks to me about his ripping enviro-politico-psycho-drama #TheDeluge and I am having trouble limiting my Qs to allotted time. Come hang out!
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Couple weeks ago, published a story about big wins across the state for conservative majorities on local county and school boards. The results aren’t limited to rural red parts of the state. Thanks
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Iggy Pop is the voice in my head. Do with that information what thou wilt.
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If you could have any celebrity now be the voice in your head, who would you choose?
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My my my my my. And guess who's going to be at #IssuesandAle tonight w/ + ? House floor leader Bryan Posthumus. You better not miss it. Link (free event) in the replies #MIpol #Election2024
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This is how our Michigan GOP lawmakers are spending their/OUR time. Flying to FL to “recruit” tRump-lite. I guess they have to find creative ways to spend their time now that Dems hold the power.
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First I complained because I was carrying around a 900 page #novel on #climatechange Then I complained because I could not put it down. It’s >so< crazy good. Join me + Stephen Markley for convo at in #AnnArbor this Saturday night #books
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Twofers: you should definitely check this out online tonight. Maria’s book is fantastically inventive and full of heart….
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Tonight! @MariaDongWrites discusses LIAR, DREAMER, THIEF with @gracedli, who calls it "a brilliant, brutal debut that's also deeply thoughtful in its examination of family, mental health, and diaspora." Free. 8pm ET. Purchase copies and tune in: literatibookstore.com/event/home-lit
Now, if only we could get our Mets on some Tylenol (h/t who can tell you some stories about disinvestment in children’s healthcare)
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New boss is a bit of a baller
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Unless Oakland is still in play? 
This is looking good, but I require more Giancarlo Esposito #Mandalorian
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…is how an uncomfortable living space — too hot, too cold— if not life-threatening, robs us of sleep. That in turn affects every aspect of how we go about our days. It feels like a human rights violation.
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….and we have piles of housing in dire need of basic repairs, to say nothing of the need for energy efficiency upgrades. Still though, the thing I think about the most… 3/
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…we still rely on a lot of coal/nat gas and residential oil is still very much a thing. I also know more than I wish I did about how tough collections are on people with delinquent bills in our major metro areas…. 2/
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Talk, please, on #MLKDay2023. about inequality in your community re: climate. I’ll start:
I worry about people facing high heating/cooling costs in Michigan, since we get the business end of both summer and winter. Statewide we’re lower than the national average but… 1/
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This one’s for you, nieces and nephews
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I’m still super new to journalism, but when I was desperately job hunting this time last year, I really needed some advice that I didn’t get. So here goes:
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Who shall not love this?
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Close out the weekend by checking out Evie and the Helsings, now on Kickstarter!
Evie Van Helsing is the last in line of a family of monster slayers. The trouble is, all she wants to do is rock.
A comic about vampires, rock-n-roll, and destiny.
EvieAndTheHelsings.com
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Reader, he refrained.
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So @aprilbaer says, "We have snack-sized peanut butter-filled pretzels."
And I wonder, Can I eat a whole box full of bags of snack-sized peanut butter-filled pretzels?
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Ottawa Co is neither the biggest, nor the most populous county in Michigan, but boy their county commission meetings this year have been… interesting.
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I 👏loved 👏 this 👏 book. Some daring things happening with perspective and representation. Today's the publication date. Congrats 🥂
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Looking for a suspenseful winter read? Try Southwest MI writer @MariaDongWrites’s “Liar, Dreamer, Thief,” a layered, fantastical thriller that’s one part “Severance,” one part “Gone Girl.”: bit.ly/3IA1b6j
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This as Michigan prepares to elect a replacement for Sen. Stabenow.
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Personal news: I’m returning as @DSCC Chair for the 2024 election cycle.
I’m looking forward to working with Vice Chairs @TinaSmithMN and @AlexPadilla4CA to protect and strengthen our Senate Democratic majority— so that we can continue standing up for hard working Americans.
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We're talking with today about Justice Richard Bernstein's insistence that a colleague's staffer resignbecause of a felony record.
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A clerk hired by new Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden resigned Thursday after facing backlash for his past criminal record.
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One more. This is so great.
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Beats the hell out of Collinsworth...Morning #OnePride twitter.com/sportingnews/s…
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That’s one of the best plays I’ve ever seen
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