Amy Hemmeter

So sorry for the late reply! I don't often get much of a response on Bluesky - the meeting ended around 7

So far I haven't heard any definitive support from anyone else!

City council budget meeting is this Monday! Meet by the Spirit of Detroit for a demonstration in support of #DoubleDDOT at 4PM (optional) and then public comment happens in the council meeting at 5 PM. We've already got some support from some council members, time to make it unanimous!!

Federal transportation funding order may hurt Detroit A new federal directive prioritizing transportation funds to cities with high marriage and birth rates could have a "devastating" impact on Detroit.

That DOT order about granting funds by marriage and birth rates will be especially bad for Detroit: www.bridgedetroit.com/why-detroits...

Mauna Loa Observatory’s Lease May End Because of NOAA Cuts NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.

Shutting down Mauna Loa CO₂ observations while atmospheric CO₂ keeps skyrocketing is like turning off a fire alarm because you don’t like the noise

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...

*transit

We had a great lobby day in Lansing yesterday! We have to keep the pressure up but over 100 people came to Lansing to support more funding for buses!

Join our Transit Day at the Capitol: March 12! - Transportation Riders United Michigan legislators are deciding in the next few months how to spend $6-9 billion on transportation. They need to hear from you on how they should spend it. TRU and allies from all across Michigan wi...

Today is the LAST DAY to register for our March 12th lobby day for public transportation in Lansing! Sign up, and ask a friend who cares about transit to join you! www.detroittransit.org/lobbyday/

This book was essentially just this Jack Handy quote

Join our Transit Day at the Capitol: March 12! - Transportation Riders United Michigan legislators are deciding in the next few months how to spend $6-9 billion on transportation. They need to hear from you on how they should spend it. TRU and allies will be bringing 100 transi...

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Tell your legislators you support transit funding in the MI Road Ahead plan, which includes $250M annually for public transportation. It takes 30 seconds! secure.everyaction.com/MAdOma0m7UyJ...

Transit Day at the Capitol RSVP Form Join TRU and other transit supporters on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, from 10 am to 3 pm, at the state capitol in Lansing. Let's come together and show our policymakers just how essential transit invest...

Registration link for the Transit Lobby Day in Lansing on March 12th! We're looking for people from all over the state to join! Don't worry if you've never lobbied before, this is a great opportunity for first timers! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Short answer: Yes

"Using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers life satisfaction."

doi.org/10.1016/j.tb...

The Drilled List: A Running Tally of Trump’s Climate Impacts What Trump is doing and un-doing about climate policy in his second term.

In an effort to keep tabs on climate stuff happening during the second Trump term, we've got a running tally going. Please send updates and tips if you've got em!

drilled.media/news/trump2

Ok, so we're going to do weekly-ish video updates on what's going on at the Michigan Capitol. Here's the first one -- 5 updates from the week!!

Should we call them "Staying in touch with Stephanie"? "Stand up with Stephanie"? "Stepping in with Stephanie"??

www.instagram.com/reel/DFiDkwt...

Or maybe State of the State with Stephanie if you really want to push it to the limit

I like Staying in Touch with Stephanie!

I see you got fancier with the suit for them! NYC exceptionalism indeed. Is there a recording available, will this be issued in podcast form? Would love to see it!

People in and around Detroit loved that show, I'm so glad it's getting another boost after people loved ITSYL. I used to work in the building where they do the Quicken Loans pitch.

A whole bunch of my neighbors and I are getting our lead service line replaced in the next week, thanks to funding from the Biden administration. 🎉

Cool, cool cool cool

As I am often saying, if in this age of climate change the professionals are struggling to grow as much food, why do I think I would do any better at feeding myself?

The Greater Detroit Chapter I'm a part of meets with Rep John James's office often as part of our bipartisan lobbying strategy. We're clearly making inroads with protecting IRA investments!

Rail Passengers Association Rail Passengers Association is the leading voice for the more than 40 million rail passengers in the United States. We are a non-profit organization fighting for a modern and robust national rail netw...

Important rail projects have been affected by the pause on IIJA investments. Write to your federal reps with this 30-second tool from @railpassengers.org! action.railpassengers.org/Default.aspx...

1000% this. Public libraries are actually pretty radical--free to all, and based on the idea that info should be available to all. Get a library card! Use your library! Those numbers often play into their funding.

More evidence he thinks "asylum" is a synonym with "insane asylum"

You spend years platforming and agreeing with Nazis and the next thing you know people are not charitably interpreting a hand gesture

My strategy is to blindly trust the person at the running store

Tl;dr analysis of the energy and climate EOs: bad for your wallet, bad for your lungs, bad for the climate.