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Michigander. Metro Detroiter. Liberal. Episcopalian. Gay. ©1966 Day: bean counter at a software firm Night/weekend: running, symphony, art enthusiast Always: coffee, subscribe/donate to strengthen journalism/democracy

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Fabulous! I wouldn't want to live in it, but I'd have new smile/laugh lines from a day or two with it.

24.02.2026 06:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We should be reducing other taxes and fees to lean on the fairest tax: progressive income tax.

24.02.2026 06:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hart Plaza, Detroit protest had 200-300 turn out in rain/snow mix today. Unfortunately, our left-wing friends had trouble focusing and rambled on about Venezuela, Israel, health care, every other issue. Seemed disrespectful to Renee Nicole Good.

10.01.2026 22:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ice Out For Good DETROIT · Indivisible Wednesday, January 7th, Renee Good, an American citizen was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This killing is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violen...

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09.01.2026 17:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

40 years ago, my car payment was about $200/mo. $1k/mo compared with that isn't horrible (minimum wage $3+/hr vs $13+/hr today). But the rush for SUVs and pickups is absurd when something like a Ford Fiesta or Honda Fit would do the job well for most of us; better for our wallets and the planet.

09.01.2026 06:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Instead of talking like Trump, maybe you can be more civil, more respectful when disagreeing with the minority leaders. They may or may not be the best people for their positions, but they're dealing with far more than most of us could handle.

04.01.2026 09:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

In the last 25 years, two claims equal a little more than one year's premium. In other words, I pay in over 10x what I get back. To me, that means I'm ridiculously assessed as a risk, or we're all being taken to the cleaners.

23.12.2025 21:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Can the State Treasurer unilaterally decide or the Senate unilaterally vote to put House Republicans pay into an escrow account until they stop playing games?

11.12.2025 05:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

How about we stop payment on their salaries?

11.12.2025 05:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

He's the reason I already have a Benson bumper sticker on my car.

30.11.2025 21:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Surely DTE can handle a 25% increase in demand. This morning my power was out for 1½ hrs. Looking at texts, previous outages this year: 10/18, 9/21, 9/5, 8/25... No worries, mate.

03.11.2025 05:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is why we need strong newspapers, why I subscribe to four.

28.10.2025 05:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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NO KINGS Northville · Mobilize **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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08.10.2025 02:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A month since your last post. Have you given up?

04.10.2025 22:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It is, by far, the world's greatest city--the center of the universe. Just stop with the skyscrapers!

24.09.2025 05:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I hope she's on our national ticket in 2028, or when she feels the time is right.

15.09.2025 02:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Given the opportunity, they won't stop with our Trans friends.

11.09.2025 23:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Did Michigan Republicans do anything when our Governor was found to have been in danger? Did Michigan Republicans do anything when Minnesota legislators were gunned down. Any death is tragic, but Charlie who?

11.09.2025 23:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Are all six abstentions/absences Democrats?

05.09.2025 01:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'd like to see a road funding plan that tackles conservation (gas tax) while protecting those in the bottom two fifths from additional expense. I don't know a way to do it, but I can afford and would rather pay more gas & income tax to raise K-12 & roads funding than continue the neglect.

05.09.2025 01:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Love your posts, but white pants/shoes after Labor Day? No.

02.09.2025 05:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This year, the only thing she seems to excel at is getting attention (while not doing her job).

29.06.2025 05:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We've bombed the hell out of you. Now we call for peace. Brilliant!

Bombing for peace is like f***ing for virginity.

22.06.2025 01:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wow! A rational, eloquent speech! I'm staying in the suburbs with real Democrats (pragmatists working for real change) next time. I barely tolerated 1½ hours of the nonsense in Clark Park.

17.06.2025 04:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Unfortunately, the US & Israel somehow elect unpopular clowns who kill. I'll never understand how either country elected them over fantastic opponents. (Yes I can already hear my absolutist friends on the left clamor about how awful Clinton, Harris, Biden, Livni, Lapid, etc. are, so save it.)

17.06.2025 04:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

How often do we need to reinvent the wheel? Repeatedly, without exception for over a century, the evidence points to better outcomes if we have fluoride in our water.

13.06.2025 21:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

What a clueless jerk. Even when confronted with the fact that he's been extraordinarily fortunate, he plays the victim card. And the absolute nonsense about Democrats (or even any other Republican) being as corrupt as Trump. The lack of empathy and the level of narcissism astound.

10.06.2025 00:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Someday, it'll be nice not to have an administration responsible for me thinking "what an (your expletive here)" a few dozen times a day.

10.06.2025 00:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm a bit surprised with how little you've said about K-12 education.

09.06.2025 18:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm not an absolutist or against pragmatism, but are you sure you won't offend too many people by hanging out with us degenerates?

(Yes, you've pissed off--and pissed on--a good number of us.)

08.06.2025 21:20 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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