Micheline Maynard
@mickimaynard.bsky.social
I’m a business journalist, author and podcaster, based in Ann Arbor.
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Skubie got his payday.
I hope he gets more down the road even if we lose him.
I hope he gets more down the road even if we lose him.
February 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Skubie got his payday.
I hope he gets more down the road even if we lose him.
I hope he gets more down the road even if we lose him.
Has anyone pinpointed the moment when Jeff Bezos went from benevolent owner to dismantling the WP?
I can’t believe this is P&L related. As others have noted, he could Venmo the money needed to run the paper, and not miss it.
I can’t believe this is P&L related. As others have noted, he could Venmo the money needed to run the paper, and not miss it.
February 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Has anyone pinpointed the moment when Jeff Bezos went from benevolent owner to dismantling the WP?
I can’t believe this is P&L related. As others have noted, he could Venmo the money needed to run the paper, and not miss it.
I can’t believe this is P&L related. As others have noted, he could Venmo the money needed to run the paper, and not miss it.
Not the pitcher on whom I would have spent money.
As @jeffpassanbot.bsky.social and @feinsand.bsky.social have reported, Tigers are in agreement on a 3-yr, $115 deal with Framber Valdez pending physical, per sources. Tigers moved aggressively once Valdez pivoted towards a short-term, high-AAV contract. Detroit's rotation is stacked for 2026.
February 5, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Not the pitcher on whom I would have spent money.
Once the Tigers’ rookie of the year.
February 5, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Once the Tigers’ rookie of the year.
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But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
The irony, among many sad ones today, is that Posties were some of the highest paid people in daily journalism. They generally made much more than NYT staff, and people sometimes jumped there for raises.
February 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The irony, among many sad ones today, is that Posties were some of the highest paid people in daily journalism. They generally made much more than NYT staff, and people sometimes jumped there for raises.
Closing Sports.
Closing the Book Section.
Metro and International shrink.
Closing the Book Section.
Metro and International shrink.
Breaking News: The Washington Post began sweeping layoffs that were slated to shrink the scope of the publication.
Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
The layoffs are slated to shrink the newsroom by hundreds of journalists, cutting into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage.
nyti.ms
February 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Closing Sports.
Closing the Book Section.
Metro and International shrink.
Closing the Book Section.
Metro and International shrink.
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Jeff Bezos has enough spare change under the seat cushions of his rocket to keep this newspaper afloat. Can't he just pretend that the Washington Post is, like, a $75 million vanity documentary
Breaking News: The Washington Post began sweeping layoffs that were slated to shrink the scope of the publication.
Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
The layoffs are slated to shrink the newsroom by hundreds of journalists, cutting into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage.
nyti.ms
February 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Jeff Bezos has enough spare change under the seat cushions of his rocket to keep this newspaper afloat. Can't he just pretend that the Washington Post is, like, a $75 million vanity documentary
The Tarik Skubal arbitration hearing will be Wednesday in Phoenix, per @theathletic.com
I hope he gets every dime.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
I hope he gets every dime.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
Tigers, Tarik Skubal square off in precedent-setting arbitration hearing Wednesday
The two-time Cy Young Award winner and his team face off this week over the player's salary. The outcome could create a new benchmark.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The Tarik Skubal arbitration hearing will be Wednesday in Phoenix, per @theathletic.com
I hope he gets every dime.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
I hope he gets every dime.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
I watched this and teared up. RIP, dear Catherine. youtu.be/UKTIziMILYM?...
Catherine O’Hara Eugene Levy/Mitch &Mickey/AKiss At The End Of The Rainbow/Oscars/A Mighty Wind 2004
YouTube video by Schitts Crack
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I watched this and teared up. RIP, dear Catherine. youtu.be/UKTIziMILYM?...
Ron Lauder, Kevin Warsh’s FIL, has been a full-on proponent of taking over Greenland.
January 30, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Ron Lauder, Kevin Warsh’s FIL, has been a full-on proponent of taking over Greenland.
Honda has been making “humanoid robots” since 2000. Hurry and catch up!
The company announced it was ending production of its higher-end Model S and Model Y, and turning that production space over to making humanoid robots. n.pr/4c4Qzea
Tesla profits slumped 46% last year, as it lost its crown as the top EV seller
The company announced it was ending production of its higher-end Model S and Model Y, and turning that production space over to making humanoid robots.
n.pr
January 29, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Honda has been making “humanoid robots” since 2000. Hurry and catch up!
Middle Powers, Austin Powers’ North American cousin.
“Middle powers” with the middle finger.
@theglobeandmail.com 🇨🇦
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
@theglobeandmail.com 🇨🇦
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
January 28, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Middle Powers, Austin Powers’ North American cousin.
Hoping that @nprfreshair.bsky.social will post today’s interview with David Gelles. An excellent discussion of how the WH has wrecked environmental policy.
January 28, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Hoping that @nprfreshair.bsky.social will post today’s interview with David Gelles. An excellent discussion of how the WH has wrecked environmental policy.
Vive la France. 🇫🇷
“The French government announced that it will stop using American video conferencing platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and replace them with Visio, a French platform.”
Zoom Is the First Casualty in France's War on American Big Tech
Homebrewed video conferencing may not be a moonshot, but you gotta start somewhere.
gizmodo.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Vive la France. 🇫🇷
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Estimates of the population now in Mexico whose residence a year earlier was the US. There's been a spike in the number of *US-born* people who have moved to Mexico.
www.census.gov/newsroom/blo...
www.census.gov/newsroom/blo...
January 27, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Estimates of the population now in Mexico whose residence a year earlier was the US. There's been a spike in the number of *US-born* people who have moved to Mexico.
www.census.gov/newsroom/blo...
www.census.gov/newsroom/blo...
Serious question: what gives ICE law enforcement power outside its actual authority? It seems like grounds to challenge them in court and take it all the way to SCOTUS.
The StarTribune live blog is paywall free:
- The man shot by federal agents this morning has died
- Several witnesses have already been transported to the Whipple building.
- ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but O’Hara refused, sources said.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
- The man shot by federal agents this morning has died
- Several witnesses have already been transported to the Whipple building.
- ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but O’Hara refused, sources said.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Serious question: what gives ICE law enforcement power outside its actual authority? It seems like grounds to challenge them in court and take it all the way to SCOTUS.
Do not f—- with Belgium.
Karoline Leavitt announced that Belgium joined Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’. Belgium’s foreign minister responds.
January 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Do not f—- with Belgium.
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Final Hall of Fame election results.
59 percent for Utley and almost a 26 percent jump for Felix!
59 percent for Utley and almost a 26 percent jump for Felix!
January 20, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Final Hall of Fame election results.
59 percent for Utley and almost a 26 percent jump for Felix!
59 percent for Utley and almost a 26 percent jump for Felix!
It’s a high bar but the Hoosiers cleared it. Congrats from Ann Arbor to @mcuban.bsky.social and all the Indiana fans.
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 AM
It’s a high bar but the Hoosiers cleared it. Congrats from Ann Arbor to @mcuban.bsky.social and all the Indiana fans.
I know people see his Truth Social posts as performance art. But for better or worse, they serve as a record of this administration. I suspect at some point, they’ll be deleted since they show his progression. So, save them.
January 19, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I know people see his Truth Social posts as performance art. But for better or worse, they serve as a record of this administration. I suspect at some point, they’ll be deleted since they show his progression. So, save them.
Not to be, but what a season.
DA BEARS!
Now win this.
Now win this.
January 19, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Not to be, but what a season.
DA BEARS!
Now win this.
Now win this.
January 19, 2026 at 2:43 AM
DA BEARS!
Now win this.
Now win this.