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He/Him. (OMG - He’s got pronouns in his bio!) #transrightsarehumanrights Editor-in-Chief w/ @MichiganAdvance.com https://michiganadvance.com/author/jonking/ https://substack.com/@jonkingnews
The U.S. military’s assault on Iran has ignited a sharp debate over presidential war powers in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District race, drawing comparisons to the Iraq War, as President Trump argued it was intended to prevent the nation from obtaining nuclear weapons.
By @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social
“The relationship between foreign war and domestic authoritarianism can take two basic forms: 1) we must all rally because there is a war and everyone who oppose the war is a traitor; 2) we must hold elections under specific conditions favorable to the party in power.”
28.02.2026 16:48 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0My latest for @michiganadvance.com
27.02.2026 01:45 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
“ICE cannot be reformed,” said State Rep. Dylan Wegela (D-Garden City), whose district includes parts of Romulus. “ICE agents don’t need more training, they don’t need body cams, they need a different job.”
From @kdailey.bsky.social
In a speech with anti-foreigner rhetoric, as well as anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ+ messages, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth decried foreign influences and what he called “godless leftists” at a Christian media convention in Nashville on Thursday.
From @jhollymc.bsky.social
The Supreme Court’s Declaration of Independence The court’s rejection of President Trump’s tariffs program is the latest in a series of clashes between him and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. By Adam Liptak, chief legal correspondent at the NYT
You know, I sometimes wonder, how much longer can John Roberts actually keep up his Principled Institutionalist act? Are Supreme Court pundits going really going to keep buying this stuff? And then I see something like this, and, well, I guess the answers are "a while longer," and "yes."
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With New Momentum, Republican States Push Broader Limits for Trans Americans In states that once focused mainly on health care and sports for transgender minors, debates now revolve around the validity of transgender identity.
The subheadline on this NYT piece is going to turn me into the Joker.
Like... this... is exactly what trans people have been saying was going to happen for years.
I hope John Roberts signed all his mortgage paperwork correctly
20.02.2026 22:57 — 👍 20076 🔁 2893 💬 557 📌 170
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Friday she intends to seek a rehearing with the U.S. Department of Energy over what she called an “arbitrary and illegal” order requiring continued operation of a West Michigan coal plant beyond its scheduled retirement.
From @jonkingnews.bsky.social
As they have each month since the University of Michigan’s statewide hospital network halted gender affirming care for minors, parents of trans children addressed the university’s board of regents this week to reconsider that decision.
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And that blocked content?
“hate speech, pornography, and child sexual abuse material”
So there’s that.
Christian Nationalists are treating the Epstein files like they treat their Bibles and our Constitution: They are *ignoring* them.
17.02.2026 22:30 — 👍 6739 🔁 1765 💬 210 📌 74Chasing Anderson Cooper from CBS (and freeing him from state-sponsored media) might be the only good thing Weiss has done.
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1 in 3 Michigan residents qualify as adherents or sympathizers of Christian nationalism, placing the battleground state squarely in the center of the national divide over the influence of religion over politics, per a survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.
By @jonkingnews.bsky.social
More protest art please.
This stuff is powerful, and it records and fights injustice. It helps others see that pushing back is possible and right.
Mike Duggan may not have gotten the UAW endorsement, but I’m sure this one from Matt Hall will do wonders
17.02.2026 00:02 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 1That’s not the first dog this turd has ever kicked.
16.02.2026 09:20 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
“The rules are skewed so heavily in favor of the prosecutor that it’s almost comical. But the public is essentially saying, ‘We do not trust you. We are skeptical of you.’”
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Trump roils Israeli politics by calling Herzog "disgraceful" for not pardoning Netanyahu. Traditionally in Israel pardon decisions come only after conclusion of a trial, which in Netanyahu's case is still ongoing. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/w...
15.02.2026 21:43 — 👍 86 🔁 26 💬 15 📌 1I wonder if we can learn anything from the increasing resemblance between reality and comic books around supervillains being two-dimensional avatars of malevolence while going unpunished by The Law
15.02.2026 21:32 — 👍 242 🔁 31 💬 4 📌 1
Love this Mark Twain quote @jonkingnews.bsky.social included in today's @michiganadvance.com "Weekend at a Glance" newsletter.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."
I had a few things to say about Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall.
13.02.2026 13:39 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
The big names in Michigan’s Republican 2026 must-watch election field each received large political contributions through the years from the family that operates the privately-owned Ambassador Bridge crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
From @bensolis1.bsky.social
I’d say they’re not sending their best, but it’s not a statement I’d be assured is correct
11.02.2026 18:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thoroughly embarrassing
11.02.2026 16:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#GordieGate ™️
11.02.2026 14:58 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The Moroun family, which owns the only other bridge crossing, was lobbying the Trump administration, including meeting with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, just hours before the president went off on the bridge and used it as a new negotiating platform.
From @bensolis1.bsky.social
President Donald Trump threatened Monday to block the opening of the long-awaited Gordie Howe International Bridge, turning up the heat on a simmering trade dispute with Canada while also drawing swift criticism from Michigan’s Democratic lawmakers.
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