Amanda Siggins

Art of sailor moon with the words 'my tummy hurts and I'm mad at the government'

morning mood

I understand that it is distressing to our neighbors to witness the public struggle that our homeless neighbors endure. It is even more distressing to be homeless. If we truly wish to end homelessness the solution is not to hide homelessness from view, rather the proven solution is to move beyond our own discomfort and help our homeless neighbors. Most of us claim compassion and grace for the poor as core values. Criminalizing, shaming and casting out our most vulnerable neighbors only makes us hypocrites. Homelessness is not simple. Most residents of Lansing are one crisis away from homelessness, with homelessness representing anything from couch surfing to living on the street. Homelessness can result from unemployment, PTSD, mental health struggles, discrimination in housing, addiction, domestic violence and more. Many of these circumstances are both a cause and a symptom and make utilizing shelters traumatic. Clearing encampments does nothing to get to the root of homelessness. Best practices recommend wraparound services at the site of an encampment to get to the root of homelessness and create stability while we transition our neighbors to permanent housing. Seizing what few personal belongings our homeless neighbors carry, uprooting them on repeat, and breaking up the communities they have built only makes it harder to break the cycle of homelessness and build stability. State Representative Emily Dievendorf 77th MI House District Chair, Legislative Bicameral Poverty and Homelessness Caucus

Please see my statement on Encampment Sweeps:

Wishing all my comrades a merry protest tomorrow!
🎉🌈♥️

F U C K D.T. 🤗 #NOKINGSDAY
#Lansingmi #fdt #michigan #june14

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I'm gonna guess the guy behind him is making fun of him. That text and pic of SpongeBob is usually used to mock.

Imagine if the government went after human traffickers as hard as they are going after "immigrants". #fdt

A long metal raised bed in the foreground, brimming with mustard, spinach and onion plants. Another raised bed is behind it, planted with cucumber and brussel sprouts plants. These are two of 14 raised beds, of this style, on our property. There is a white arch in the background. Under the arch are some wood bases that will be moved soon - we are building cold frames that we plan to use this fall/winter.

🌱 Growing a vegetable to garden is an act of #resistance. Shop from your own #garden. #Zone8b

We had our first MDP State Central Committee Meeting today in Taylor, MI. City animals are so random and adaptable. They always freak me out how they can live anywhere. This one made a nest in the middle of the parking lot.🪿🪺 #mdpruralcaucus #midemocrat #ruraldemocrat #cityanimal

It only takes 4 Republicans in the House, or 4 in the Senate to stop this.

Reminder that words matter. You can’t “deport” a US citizen. You might be kidnapping, disappearing, exiling, expelling, illegally removing, etc., but you’re not “deporting” a US citizen.

Stop calling it deporting, so MAYBE more Americans will get it. "Deporting" is sending someone back, after due process, to the country they came from, where they arrive a free person. This is human trafficking to a foreign torture prison for the rest of their lives. GET THE LANGUAGE RIGHT.

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#knowyourrights #ruraldemocrat #michiganmom

For the first time since 2016, my snowbird neighbors returned to their house and have NOT put up their Trump flags and signs, including the "my governor is an idiot".
Usually its the first thing they do. 🤷‍♀️
Do you think they've changed their minds? 🤣
#Trump #maganeighbors #ruraldemocrat #michigan

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Congressional cowards 😑 Literally getting walked on by a wanna be king. I thought we were in a democracy with checks and balances, but I guess they don't have spines to defend it. #cowardlycongress

We are nearing the end.

When it's take your grandma to Lobby Day!

Housing FOR community,
NOT for corporations!

#housingfirst #michigan
#homelessnessisnotacrime #therentistoodamnhigh

I never thought to ask my grandmas what values she gave her vote to, but I'm going to make sure my grandkids know mine. It's them. The people they love. Our community. Our elders. Our future protected from corporations. It's love. Making sure we all have what we need.🫶
#midemocrat #michiganmama

Lots of stuff happened lol. I'm really bad at checking social media messages because I have notifications turned off. Probably best to text. But essentially the messaging i heard is that we need to go after those who didn't vote in the last election and repubs who are fed up with Trump's bullshit.

The We The People Action Fund, Traverse City Housing Justice Team, made the news this morning from our protest at the County commission meeting yesterday. Two of our community leaders made public comment and they used Audrey's statements. #michiganunhoused #mi
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Dems from over 50 Michigan counties are turning out at this weekend’s Rural Summit in Sault Ste Marie!

Crimes against humanity

Rural Summit 2025 in Sault Saint Marie! #mdp #mdpruralcaucus #ruralstrong

I just want to go in my yard and garden 😩

So if we have Tswift and they have Carrie Underwood does that make Carrie Underwood Temu Tswift? 🤔

I'm not sure who was running the zoom meeting that night, but I'll find out the next time we meet.

Thank you Mr. Chair.

I’m a Historian. I See Reason to Fear—And to Hope. We can’t assume that all will be fine in the end, but history shows us that times of unrest are opportunities, too.

#2025 #areyoureadyforit
😜 A true Democracy requires hard work.

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