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Micheline Maynard
@mickimaynard.bsky.social
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I’m a business journalist, author and podcaster, based in Ann Arbor.
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There are some in Ann Arbor. It never fails to make me laugh.
People where I live understand that the Republican House is not in session and may not be for the foreseeable future. This is not backwashing on the Democrats by any means.
Do you all remember when Trump was on the roof of the WH and nobody knew why? I think he was scoping out the location of the ballroom.

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'Sir, why are you on the roof?' | Trump tours White House roof
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In case you need to picture it: maps of the White House.
Here is a map of the WH, courtesy of the GW Bush Archives. Notice the location of the East Wing, adjacent to the main WH building.
There will be an adjustment but it’s worth a try. He’s a legend in college coaching and MLB players are getting younger.
I feel sorry for the cattle that dreamed of coming to America, only to be turned away due to tariffs.
Here’s a suggestion for @theathletic.com
Don’t do these stories.
TV can do them. Lazy sportswriters can do them. Bring your paying audience (because you are not free) something fresh.
They propped up the walls of the WH and built a new WH inside of it. The Trumans lived in Blair House for most of his elected term.
No! It doesn’t work that way.
TL:DR there are a whole bunch of legal steps that should have been followed. He basically issued an executive order and the bulldozers arrived.
We’ve received a lot of questions about Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing.

Here’s how the process is supposed to work:
As a former WH intern, this makes me want to cry.
The Democrats need to get a hell of a lot of cameras on the White House and plaster the photos everywhere. It's not just the brazen symbol of a megalomaniac destroying national heritage; it's happening during a government shutdown when ordinary people aren't getting paid. Make every American see it.
DC friends: If any one has a view of the East Wing of the WH, take as many photos as you can. I fear some news orgs will be pressured to take theirs down and we need documentation. Thank you from a former WH intern.
It was a football Sunday yesterday. Nobody cares, and that’s only partially sarcasm.
And “misinformation” is not the same as downright false.
The problem with Bluesky is that there is nowhere to report false information. You have to pick another reason that may not apply. At least it’s an option on Threads.
Nobody could have seen this coming.
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Farmers are struggling this fall despite a bountiful harvest. Production costs are high, crop prices are low and the trade war has closed off one of their biggest markets.
American farmers are hurting. Trump's trade war is making it worse
Farmers are struggling this fall despite a bountiful harvest. Production costs are high, crop prices are low and the trade war has closed off one of their biggest markets.
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D) The thieves probably paid numerous visits and plotted the route, aided by maps online. They knew when/if a guard was in the room.
E) The trickiest part was getting and using the cherry picker. But with construction nearby, it might not have looked that strange.
Some observations from lifetime visits to the Louvre.
A) It’s huge. It fills multiple city blocks.
B) Despite the crush of tourists around famous art, many galleries are empty at all times of day.
C) The exterior of the building is often deserted, especially when it opens.