Jeff Gaynor

Other than here, MAGA voices are louder than ours now. We can't sit back. Big protests (i.e. Oct 18) are important, but we have to be out on the streets every day. 10-minute protests at 7pm * Every day - Everywhere - Everyone! Please share.

GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: · John Lewis Actions Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lie...

As part of the "Good Trouble Lives On" national protests on July 17, not seeing one in #AnnArbor, I set one up, at 7pm, to be held at several sites around town. Sign up at: www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...

More specific info now at: www.facebook.com/events/11018...

I was hoping for 10,000. A marshal near the end of the march said his estimate was 6,000. It's all good.

I heard 10,000 for Lansing. 3,500-4,000 in Ann Arbor, 2,000 in Ferndale (!). 2.3 to 5 million nationwide.

The Detroit March on the sidewalks of Woodward Ave. stretched for 2 miles! Number I heard was 6,000+

CRUELTY IS THE POINT

Shame on them.

Did you notice? The Left part of Congress is sitting on the right. The White part is sitting on the left.

It was way oversubscribed. Couldn't get in. But that's a good thing.

Tillis, Shaheen Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Ukraine on Third Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion

This was 4 days ago. What does Tillis and the other spineless, shameless Republicans say now? www.tillis.senate.gov/2025/2/tilli...

Tillis, Shaheen Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Ukraine on Third Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion

www.tillis.senate.gov/2025/2/tilli...

Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement to step down Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement, a Republican nominee willing to sometimes go against the wishes of her party, plans to resign by the end of April. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will ap...

Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement plans to resign by the end of April.
Clement was a Republican nominee who was sometimes defied the wishes of her party. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, will appoint her successor.
www.mlive.com/public-inter...

Wait - Trump assures us that Musk will judge any conflict of interest. What are you worried about?

A bit of reality testing. Let's keep informing.

6 more senior attorneys resigned rather than carry out that order.

The Republican budget resolution:
* $4.5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations;
* Cuts of $2 trillion, including Social Security and Medicare;
* $150 billion in cuts to supplemental nutrition programs;
Cut food aid for 40 million
* An increase of $4 trillion in the debt ceiling.

Hmnm.. I can see your comment, but not the post you replied to. (Still getting the hang of BlueSky)

1968 > 1969!

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YouTube video by Senator Patty Murray Murray Joins Colleagues in Holding Senate Floor All Night to Warn Against Russ Vought Confirmation

@pattymurray.bsky.social joins #StopVought — tells us “Vought says we live in a post-Constitutional world.”

We need every Dem and every citizen to fight NOW. Make your voices heard in the Senate, the House, in the streets. It’s time for civil disobedience. youtu.be/8B-2O-WMKTI?... #StopTheCoup

Trump May Wish to Abolish the Past. We Historians Will Not. Commentary from the heads of two prominent historical associations on Trump’s recent executive order on “radical indoctrination” in schools.

“Data from a recent survey undertaken by the American Historical Association indicates that people need and desire good, critical history, especially as a buoy in our polarized political culture. “ newrepublic.com/article/1912... via @newrepublic.com

Wait until you learn that ICE investigates itself when a person dies in custody or a detained person is sexually assaulted….

Trump threatens to cut U.S. aid to South Africa over land law Trump’s comments waded into a sensitive racial issue and deepened already sharp divisions between the United States and South Africa.

Since 1994, the SA government has sought to redistribute land based on a voluntary “willing-seller, willing-buyer” system and by paying compensation. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Of course Rubio has it totally wrong what SA is doing.

"Since 1994, the government has sought to redistribute land based on a voluntary “willing-seller, willing-buyer” system and by paying compensation." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

‘Frankly Insane’: Trump’s Plan to Ship Migrants to Guantanamo Could Quickly Collapse A reality check from a top lawyer who knows Guantanamo.

The current shock and awe - Guantanimo and Gaza and tariffs and all - is mostly bluster, though it all must be combatted.

This law professor gives legal and practical reason to warn against this idea - not that the führer cares about either - but as a case study it's a fascinating read.

Thanks, Eli. I've been waiting for this - unsure that it would happen though. We've come down that far.

"But what Trump did “with Colombia is a prime example of how the United States is going to lose ground further in Latin America to Chinese influence there,” Manuk said. “Because it’s a great way for China to say, ‘You want all these things? We’ll help you out. You can’t trust the United States.’”

It negotiated a free trade agreement that built on earlier U.S. efforts to help foster jobs in legitimate trade areas such as cut flowers and coffee production." (cont.)

Trump got what he wanted with Colombia. But his tactics could come back to bite him. Stoking confrontations to show strength, the president risks alienating allies and aiding China.

U.S. - Colombia relations; Then and Now:

"The United States spent decades nurturing the trade relationship with Colombia as part of its efforts to bring peace and stability to a country ravaged by violence and the international drug trade. (cont. in comments)