COMMENTARY: I’m an American Jew, and my political loyalty is not to Democrats or to Republicans.  It is to American democracy. Full stop. michiganadvance.com/2026/08/07/a...

As an American Jew, my first political loyalty is to American democracy • Michigan Advance

I’m an American Jew, and my political loyalty is not to Democrats or to Republicans.  It is to American democracy. Full stop. That shouldn’t be controversial, but for some people, a Jew saying that th...

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Honored that Joan Esposito of Heartlandsignal.com/AM820 and @heartlandsignal.bsky.social had me on her show Wednesday. I know you’ll find this shocking, but we talked about @abdulelsayed.bsky.social and his squeaker of a win in Michigan.

WCPT 820 Interview: Jon King of Michigan Advance - Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive

MICHIGAN VOTERS REJECT BIG MONEY, DEMAND FOCUS ON COST OF LIVING  Jon King gives Joan Esposito a recap of Tuesday's Michigan primary election results. King is editor-in-chief for Michigan Advance, a...

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RFKJr claims Lyme disease was created by scientists,which is the closest he’s come to admitting that science exists. Meanwhile, Ötzi the Iceman, who died more than 5.3K years ago, had Lyme disease. Apparently prehistoric humans are part of the conspiracy. Get me off this timeline

“MAHA isn't a wellness movement. It's a suicide pact, run by people who are either sociopathically indifferent to the death toll or willfully blind to it.” From @sjdemas.bsky.social

We Learned All the Wrong Lessons from COVID. This Week’s Fauci Hearing Proves It.

MAHA isn’t a wellness movement. It’s a suicide pact, run by people who are either sociopathically indifferent to the death toll or willfully blind to it.

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Michigan isn’t just another swing state. @jonkingnews.bsky.social of @michiganadvance.com stopped by Lincoln Square to sit down with @sjdemas.bsky.social to unpack how Palestine swayed the 2024 election —and what it means for the primary. https://bit.ly/4vXOas2 Subscribe to watch First Draft!

questions we're pondering here in Michigan that folks may wish to keep track of as 2028 comes closer... (thx for this @jonkingnews.bsky.social) "[Is] Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ... still governing for the coalition that elected her — or for the powerful corporate interests with money and influence"?

Three licks and a question: Who is Gretchen Whitmer governing for? • Michigan Advance

Three decisions in the course of a week have left organized labor, environmental advocates, and grassroots progressives wondering whether Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is still governing for the coalition tha...

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Saw that tour at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit with Earl Slick on guitar. Still one of the best damn concerts ever.

The 70s Guy@stevenw888.bsky.social · 3w ago

At the height of David Bowie's superstardom following the release of his album 'Let's Dance,' he went on the Serious Moonlight Tour & played some of the biggest global venues at the time. On 2nd July 1983, Bowie played a show at Milton Keynes to a crowd of 75,000. #BowieForever

The longer Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear fails to find out what’s happening or what happened with Mitch McConnell—and act—the more Beshear looks utterly incompetent and weak.

Trump doesn't ask Americans to sacrifice for their country—he asks them to sacrifice for him. https://bit.ly/4fdERPP Become a Lincoln Loyal Member to watch @sjdemas.bsky.social & @eisendrath.net’s latest weekly sit-down— only on Lincoln Square!

Just a few hours back on Twitter (or whatever the hell it is) reminded why the hell I got out of there. #NoThanks

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“How many betrayals does it take to get to the center of what many progressives now see as a corporate sellout? Just like the old 1970s Tootsie Pop commercial, the answer seems to be three.” COMMENTARY from Michigan Advance Editor-In-Chief @jonkingnews.bsky.social

Three licks and a question: Who is Gretchen Whitmer governing for? • Michigan Advance

Three decisions in the course of a week have left organized labor, environmental advocates, and grassroots progressives wondering whether Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is still governing for the coalition tha...

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No lies detected

Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹@alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 3w ago

The same people who want to sanction Canada for the wildfire smoke have killed federal regulations so they can load the atmosphere with deadly pollutants while cutting cancer research and reducing access to healthcare.

A lot of people don’t realize the dust bowl wasn’t a natural phenomenon. It happened when agrobusiness interests dramatically transformed the plains without regard for drought, and created vicious dust storms that choked whole families to death. That’s what I think of when I read about data centers.

Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez make electability case for El-Sayed Lansing rally underscores a central challenge for the progressive candidate — convincing Democrats he can win beyond the primary. By @bensolis1.bsky.social michiganadvance.com/2026/07/19/s...

Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez make electability case for El-Sayed • Michigan Advance

Questions of electability have loomed large for Abdul El-Sayed as he inches toward the finish line in a tight Democratic race for the U.S. Senate — both as a progressive candidate against a more estab...

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Preventing some Iranian villagers from getting drinking water does nothing to prevent the IRGC from firing missiles and drones. Water is a red line. I know those of you who hate the US military and US foreign policy won’t care about the difference, but it’s significant, with very bad implications.

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More war crimes: In its fourth strike on water infrastructure, the US has destroyed two water tanks in Sirik, Iran, completely cutting off water distribution in all villages of the Bemani district and the city of Kohstak, the Hormozgan Water and Sanitation Authority says.

Always nice to wake up to the smell of the planet on fire.

The situation in the US right now

CPJ condemns Trump DOJ’s subpoena of NYT journalists cpj.org/2026/07/cpj-...

CPJ condemns Trump DOJ’s subpoena of NYT journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) demands that the Trump administration withdraw subpoenas targeting several reporters from The New York Times after the news outlet reported this week on secu...

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Maybe live your life so that people don’t cheer when you’re gone.

I was speaking with Mitch McConnell by phone for twenty minutes when he said, "hey, what's Lindsay Graham doing here?"

Things to ponder while you’re juggling paying for childcare and wondering if you can afford health insurance for your kids. Per @politico.com

McMorrow suspends U.S. Senate campaign michiganadvance.com/2026/07/05/m... By @jonkingnews.bsky.social

McMorrow suspends U.S. Senate campaign • Michigan Advance

Democratic state Sen. Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat on Sunday, leaving the Aug. 4 Democratic primary race a two-way contest between U.S. Rep. Haley Steve...

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“The outcome of these elections will determine which future Israel will pursue: will it be a messianic, theocratic-autocratic, apartheid, insecure pariah state, or will it reaffirm its embrace of the liberal-democratic Jewish tradition to be a member of the Western family of liberal democracies?”

Dana Milbank: Israelis Need to Understand that America Is About to File for Divorce

We know from the new Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan book that President Trump threatened Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu last year with “divorce.” “Everybody’s sick of you, Bibi,” Trump told the Israel...

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The most patriotic celebration I attended this weekend wasn’t at Freedom 250 michiganadvance.com/2026/06/29/t...

The most patriotic celebration I attended this weekend wasn’t at Freedom 250 • Michigan Advance

As we near our nation's 250th birthday, I spent the weekend at one of the most patriotic events I've attended in years, renewing my appreciation for this country and its freedoms.

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Senior Reporter @bensolis1.bsky.social doing a great job here, running down all the angles, dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s, all in pursuit of getting it right.

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El-Sayed-aligned Super PAC says ‘medical debt collector’ donor attack is case of mistaken identity michiganadvance.com/2026/06/25/e... By @bensolis1.bsky.social

Judges block Trump push for Michigan voter info, setting up possible Supreme Court fight michiganadvance.com/2026/06/24/r... From @jonshorman.bsky.social

Judges block Trump push for Michigan voter info, setting up possible Supreme Court fight • Michigan Advance

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled the Department of Justice isn’t entitled to access the sensitive personal data of Michigan voters, a setback in President Donald Trump’s push to assert power...

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A deep dive by Michigan Advance Senior Reporter @bensolis1.bsky.social that is worthy of your time. Appeal to Michigan’s governor is the last chance for Temujin Kensu at freedom michiganadvance.com/2026/06/22/a...

Appeal to Michigan's governor is the last chance for Temujin Kensu at freedom • Michigan Advance

Temujin Kensu, a Michigan inmate serving a life sentence for a murder that he and his advocates see as a glaring wrongful conviction, has exhausted nearly all of his avenues of getting out of prison.

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“The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” ~Neil deGrasse Tyson. Image: Jessica Koscielniak/Reuters.

Why is a pool of algae-filled water drawing more “gee whiz, that seems wrong” vibes from MAGA-adjacent Americans than shooting citizens in the street?