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David A. Johnson, Ed.S. @notdavejohnson.bsky.social · 18h

Michigan folks especially but this is one of those accounts worth following regardless of state residence!

Joe F Spaulding 🦉 @joespaulding.bsky.social · 9d

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I'm looking to follow others in #Michigan who support bringing us #RankedChoiceVoting so we can lower the temperature and have a politics that delivers on the issues that matter to voters

Let me know if that's you!
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Rank MI Vote @rankmivote.bsky.social · 8d

At Brickworld Grand Rapids, one of our volunteers explained Ranked Choice Voting with Legos — and the kid got it instantly.

RCV is simple, fair, and voters are ready. Share this and join us: rankmivote.org/volunteer
#RankMIVote #RCV #FairElections

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Animystic 👾 @animystic.net · 9d

Tonight we sought out a location to sign the petition for Ranked Choice Voting in Michigan through the @rankmivote.bsky.social campaign.

If you live in Michigan, please sign. RCV is the best way to combat extremism and bipartisanship. It gives us stronger candidates and a stronger democracy.

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Joe F Spaulding 🦉 @joespaulding.bsky.social · 9d

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I'm looking to follow others in #Michigan who support bringing us #RankedChoiceVoting so we can lower the temperature and have a politics that delivers on the issues that matter to voters

Let me know if that's you!
🗳️🥇🥈🥉

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Joe F Spaulding 🦉 @joespaulding.bsky.social · 12d

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The most watched video on TikTok (300,000 views and counting since being posted last night) on the topic of Ranked Choice Voting is now a #Lego demonstration by a Rank MI Vote volunteer filmed at Brickworld in Grand Rapids, Michigan!

Demo at #brickworldgrandrapids using @LEGO bricks to explain #rankedchoicevoting so even a 5 year old understands it RankMIvote.org @ArtPrize

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Joe F Spaulding 🦉 @joespaulding.bsky.social · 12d

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The most watched video on TikTok (300,000 views and counting since being posted last night) on the topic of Ranked Choice Voting is now a #Lego demonstration by a Rank MI Vote volunteer filmed at Brickworld in Grand Rapids, Michigan!

Demo at #brickworldgrandrapids using @LEGO bricks to explain #rankedchoicevoting so even a 5 year old understands it RankMIvote.org @ArtPrize

TikTok video by sliqjonz

www.tiktok.com

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Joe F Spaulding 🦉 @joespaulding.bsky.social · 13d

We need to lower the temperature of our politics

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13d

MICHIGAN: “Multiple people shot at a Mormon church 50 miles north of Detroit… church on fire…” apnews.com/article/morm...

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Rank MI Vote @rankmivote.bsky.social · 14d

Our elections don't have to incentivize negativity and division. We can have a politics that rewards building coalitions around issues that matter to voters. We can put voters in front of partisan hate.

It starts with a simple change.
#RankedChoiceVoting

The 'Freedom of Speech' Norman Rockwell painting with bottom text reading "Ranked Choice Voting can lower the temperature".

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Rank MI Vote @rankmivote.bsky.social · 17d

Learn about Ranked Choice Voting and find the petition at RankMIVote.org/where-do-I-sign

Ranked Choice Voting is a simple upgrade to how we vote that will make politics less divisive, empower voters, and end the spoiler effect.

We definitely need your signature, so sign today!

#Democracy #RCV

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Joe F Spaulding 🦉 @joespaulding.bsky.social · 18d

That place sucks

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Linh Song @lsong.bsky.social · 21d

Did a thing here in my low-density city of Ann Arbor. Thanks for coming out and hearing me speak to how being neighborly can be anti-racist work, and how when we oppose density we oppose people we should know and care about.

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Joe F Spaulding 🦉 @joespaulding.bsky.social · 21d

Some communities dislike DTE more than others

Scott Trudeau @sstrudeau.bsky.social · 21d

#A2Council someone hit the utility pole at Beakes & N Main again. This is a dangerous-by-design corner for pedestrians.

Photo of utility pole with a visible amount of material removed surrounded by large splinters of wood, and tire tracks over the sidewalk at a street corner.

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Joe F Spaulding 🦉 @joespaulding.bsky.social · 21d

Do more than local! I'd be a shill for big choo-choo

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 21d

Maybe I'll run for local office on this platform.

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Build it you cowards

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Joe F Spaulding 🦉 @joespaulding.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks! Ann Arbor is a long drive from the west coast... of Michigan

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Joe F Spaulding 🦉 @joespaulding.bsky.social · 21d

If I jumped from the top of all of the money I've been accused of making and landed on the amount of money I've actually made, I would be gravely injured at best

Linh Song @lsong.bsky.social · 21d

I still have never met @joespaulding.bsky.social, which makes lies that I paid him for political work even funnier. Looking good, Joe!

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Meredith Kahn @mkahn.bsky.social · 21d

If you haven't signed the petition to bring ranked choice voting to Michigan, do it now: rankmivote.org/where-do-i-s...

Where Do I Sign | Rank MI Vote

rankmivote.org

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Joe F Spaulding 🦉 @joespaulding.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you for not burying the lede

Meredith Kahn @mkahn.bsky.social · 21d

Joe's hair looked fabulous while he explained how ranked choice voting can lead to more diverse candidate pools and more opportunities to talk about issues that matter to voters.

Joe Spaulding with his head slightly tilted and a furrowed brow.

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Meredith Kahn @mkahn.bsky.social · 21d

Our guest this week is @joespaulding.bsky.social aka our old friend Oakland Joe. (This is an #a2council deep cut. IYKYK. Hi, Joe! So good to see you!)

Off the Record panelists seated at a desk. From left to right: Tim Skubick, Rick Pluta, Jordyn Hermani, Simon Schuster, and Joe Spaulding.

Joe Spaulding. He has short, dark, curly hair, and is wearing a gray jacket with a herringbone pattern over a blue t-shirt.

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Joe F Spaulding 🦉 @joespaulding.bsky.social · 23d

There is literally no video evidence on the planet of more than two leftists staying in the same space at the same time without starting an argument with each other, and right wing talking heads expect you to believe there is a coordinated leftist infrastructure dedicated to fighting fascism

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Rank MI Vote @rankmivote.bsky.social · 24d

🎤 "Ranked Choice Voting would solve everything!"

Thanks to comedian @SteveHofstetter.bsky.social for the kind words about how Rank MI Vote is empowering voters with our petition to bring #RankedChoiceVoting to Michigan.

Find out where you can sign the petition at RankMIVote.org/where-do-i-sign

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Joe F Spaulding 🦉 @joespaulding.bsky.social · 23d

Nexstar is the company that folded like a $3 lawn chair because they want their merger to go through with the FCC.

Call their affiliates near you and tell them you will not accept this. You can find their information on Nexstar's own list:
www.nexstar.tv/stations/

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Stations

www.nexstar.tv

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Joe F Spaulding 🦉 @joespaulding.bsky.social · 23d

The FCC is now using "neighborhood character" to justify government censorship.

"Local control" is the new "states' rights".

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Rank MI Vote @rankmivote.bsky.social · 27d

Want to learn more about Ranked Choice Voting and how to bring it to Michigan?

Check out one of our events this week 👉 rankmivote.org/events

Know a group that wants to host us? Comment and let us know!

#RankMIVote #RCV #Michigan

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Rank MI Vote @rankmivote.bsky.social · 28d

🎙️ Ranked Choice Voting is a small change with a big impact — giving voters more voice, more choice, and lowering the temperature in our politics.

Thousands of Michiganders are stepping up to make it happen. Join us: rankmivote.org
#RankMIVote #RCV #BetterPolitics

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