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Michigan Jill @whitchmi.bsky.social · 49m

Trump's actions are deliberately harming the US auto industry & its workers.

Killing clean energy grants and incentives helps no one except our enemies, who will progress quickly while the US lags further behind. He wants to destroy any competitive advantage we have in the world–to protect Big Oil.

Distill Social @distillsocial.bsky.social · 9h

Donald Trump is threatening to strip more than $1 billion in federal grants from GM and Stellantis, funds meant to modernize factories and keep Michigan at the center of the EV revolution. The cuts are a part of a wide variety of proposed reduction in Federal support for clean energy projects.

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Distill Social @distillsocial.bsky.social · 9h

Donald Trump is threatening to strip more than $1 billion in federal grants from GM and Stellantis, funds meant to modernize factories and keep Michigan at the center of the EV revolution. The cuts are a part of a wide variety of proposed reduction in Federal support for clean energy projects.

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Distill Social @distillsocial.bsky.social · 7h

Metro Times posted a scathing exposé on MI Rep. Josh Schriver that let us know he's not as pure as he claims to be. And in Kalamazoo, US Rep. Bill Huizenga still doesn't want to appear in public.

open.substack.com/pub/distills...

Hypocrisy and Hideouts: Michigan’s Purity Patron Exposed and the GOP Congressman Who Can’t Show Up

Josh Schriver's history tab is full of fetish sites and Bill Huizenga still can't face his people.

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Distill Social @distillsocial.bsky.social · 3h

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) delivered a powerful and compassionate message during the government shutdown, emphasizing the severe human cost of the political stalemate, particularly on essential federal workers like air traffic controllers.

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Michigan Jill @whitchmi.bsky.social · 1h

I heard about Stephen Miller's accidental statement earlier. It IS terrifying. These people are planning a political purge, torturing and killing anyone who speaks or acts against the regime.

They want to silence us with fear, especially with No Kings coming up.

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LiberalPatriot @bsky.social @liberalpatriot.bsky.social · 3h

Please read the Substack that clicking on the image will open. It’s scary as hell.

Michelle P @arrogate2013.bsky.social · 3h

The most ominous utterance yet made by one of Trump’s henchman
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...

The most ominous utterance yet made by one of Trump’s henchman

Because I have appeared on television thousands of times I know what happened during this live interview between Boris Sanchez and Stephen MiKKKer:

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 4h

🚨 This is protecting the American people. “Full force” is not defined by the military. More of this!

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 7h

We need people at the Defense Department who will stand up to illegal orders. This is not a hypothetical exercise:

During protests in 2020, President Trump wanted the 82nd Airborne sent to Washington, D.C., to, in his words, “shoot them in the legs."

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 7h

Vibes? Perfect. Thanks for all the women who came out last night to our Vino & Vibes meet and greet in Utica.

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Michigan House Democrats @mihousedems.bsky.social · 6h

Latinas who work full-time, year-round & part-time earn only 54 cents for every $1 earned by a white male. Earlier this year, House Dems introduced a pay equity bill package to provide tools and requirements for MI employers to ensure all #Trabajadoras are compensated fairly.

A dark blue graphic with an ornate-designed gold border and accents for Latina Equal Pay Day from Equal Pay Today. Large bold text reads, "Make it make cents!" Smaller text underneath reads, "Latina workers are paid an average 54 cents per $1 paid to white men."

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Michigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 5h

"People are getting their premium bills for their health insurance. Those bills are set to double and triple in some cases.” The GOP is about to let your healthcare costs skyrocket. Democrats like Rep. McDonald Rivet are fighting for you. www.wnem.com/2025/10/06/c...

Congresswoman McDonald Rivet calls on peers to reverse Medicaid cuts, extend ACA premium tax credits

Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet was in Saginaw, calling on her peers to reverse trillion-dollar cuts to Medicaid and to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits set to…

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 4h

You deserve to feel safe in your neighborhood. Kids deserve to feel safe in their schools.

And that means getting serious about gun violence prevention.

We did it here in Michigan. And you can count on me to take our work to DC.

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Michigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 4h

MAGA Money ♥️ ’s Mike Duggan. Check out the new billboards we have up across Detroit 👇

photo of a billboard with a beautiful blue sky spotted with clouds behind it. Billboard has an image of Mike Duggan looking like a sellout with the text

Maga Money
(heart)
Mike Duggan

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Aghogho Edevbie @aghoghoedevbie.bsky.social · 4h

During his first term, Trump’s DOJ and his own special counsel investigated James Comey and found they had no case. Now MAGA prosecutors are taking another swing. What changed? Nothing. Except now they’ve stopped even pretending to care about democracy.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

Breaking News: James Comey, the former FBI director reviled by President Trump and targeted as part of his retribution campaign, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment. A trial is set for January 5.

Live Updates: James Comey, Longtime Trump Target, Pleads Not Guilty in Arraignment

The former F.B.I. director is appearing in federal court in Virginia. He requested a jury trial, which was set for Jan. 5.

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zensoul.bsky.social @zensoul.bsky.social · 6h

#ProudBlue This is not a surprise given as how the administration is trying to criminalized homelessness. The unhoused are easy pickings; it’s much more likely their disappearance will not be immediately noticed.

The total immorality of this administration is mindnumbing.

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 6h

in the column this week:

-advocates have confirmed/are investigating the abductions of ~25 unhoused folks by federal agents in chicago (via @katieprout.bsky.social)

-state/local leaders crack down on anti-ice protesters

-civil rights orgs ask chief judge to bar ice arrests at county courthouses

Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community

Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 4h

In a few days, you may be notified that your health insurance premiums will double, because of Republican cuts to health care. Democrats are fighting to change that before it's too late.

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Jen🇺🇸🏴‍☠️ @jen.sheshed.rocks · 6h

🔥🔥🔥🔥

CALL YOUR REP AND SENATORS: (202)224-3121
INVESTIGATE ICE
POLICE
POWER WITHOUT OVERSIGHT IS ABUSE
REFORMERS

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Jen🇺🇸🏴‍☠️ @jen.sheshed.rocks · 6h

This right here 🔥🔥

Facts ✅

Fuck ICE
#SheShed

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Michigan Jill @whitchmi.bsky.social · 3h

Federal laws should protect us from this ass wipe. And yet no laws seem to touch him thanks to SCOTUS

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

People aren’t going to want to pay for childcare and transportation to and from the office if they don’t think they’ll ever see a paycheck for the work they did during the shutdown.

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Michigan Jill @whitchmi.bsky.social · 3h

Trump and his Republican lapdogs are punishing innocent government employees doing critical work because of a shutdown they had no control over. It's pathetic. It's also Trump's shutdown. No one else's.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

And Trump’s threat not to pay backpay to federal workers is only going to make this worse‼️

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Michigan Jill @whitchmi.bsky.social · 3h

Chicago didn't need ICE/CBP officers there. Neither the governor or Chicago mayor requested help.

It's just fodder for more propaganda videos starring Kristi Noem & her goons. No way in hell does Chicago require choppers, rappelling onto rooftops, or prowling safe tourist areas. It's 100% overkill.

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 12h

“You need to take your head out of Trump’s ass..”
MO voter rips into Republican Congressman at town hall. The same town hall’s this regime wants them to stop going to. I wonder why?🤨

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 12h

I was in Chicago a year ago, a city full of joy, friendship, & community! ✨

The only hiccup was a delegate bus blockade by *checks notes* MAGA protesters. IYKYK.
We had to walk blocks to the United Center. Even so, it was peaceful.

Chicago is GORGEOUS - we can’t wait to go back! 💙

#InvestigateICE

6-Photo collage of Chicago during DNC 2024. Texas Delegate for Kamala Harris!

CALL YOUR REP AND SENATORS: (202)224-3121
INVESTIGATE ICE
POWER WITHOUT OVERSIGHT IS ABUSE

-THE REFORMERS

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