Up North Progressive
Politics and commentary for Northern MichiganMonthly Archives:
Why Facts Are Useless With @realDonaldTrump or Any Conservative in the 21st Century
Monday , 28, November 2016 Trumpenreich 2 CommentsElliott Lusztig on twitter posted this about Donald Trump’s lie that millions voted illegally for Hillary Clinton. It’s a lie that has been repeated by Trump staff and Trump supporters since he originally posted the lie to social media. Remember this with Republicans: They never make statements of fact. They make statements of intention. The […]
Pig Bones and Public Schools: Betsy DeVos and That Shfela Thing
Friday , 25, November 2016 Religious Fundamentalism, Section 16 4 CommentsYesterday Up North Progressive shared an audio recording of Betsy DeVos and her husband Dick answering questions at The Gathering in 2001. The Gathering is a right wing religious organization that rakes in about a billion dollars a year to fund Dominion Christian causes, such as infiltrating government and turning the United States into a […]
Thankgiving Greetings and Wishes of Abundance for All
Thursday , 24, November 2016 Candidates Leave a commentPig Bones and Public Schools: Meet Betsy DeVos, Our New Education Secretary
Wednesday , 23, November 2016 Religious Fundamentalism, Section 16 3 CommentsJust in time so everyone would be too busy peeling potatoes and baking pies to notice, Donald Trump picked Betsy Prince DeVos for Education Secretary. The wife of Dick DeVos and sister of Erik Prince(founder of Blackwater mercs for hire), this princess of Dutch Reformed Ada Township has made a career of using her family […]
The Up North Progressive has been quiet since the election, and for good reason. As the election night returns came in, and it was obvious the most unqualified bigoted moron to ever run for the office was about to win over the most qualified, progressive candidate to run for the office, a phrase repeated over […]
Something To Think About Today and Tomorrow
Monday , 7, November 2016 Candidates, Elections Leave a commentStill undecided if you’re going to vote or not on Tuesday? One third of our country is literally OK and about half of those are CHOMPING AT THE BIT to vote for a president who literally has to have his Twitter taken away so he won’t post something about Mexicans being able to vote. If […]
With Your Help Geoff Malicoat Will Win on November 8
Friday , 4, November 2016 Candidates, Elections Leave a commentGeoff Malicoat is the Democratic Party candidate running for the 98th district in the Michigan State House. His opponent is the ever noisome and unethical tea party incumbent Gary Glenn. The good news is Malicoat and Glenn are tied in the polls going into the general election on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. This means there […]