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No Jack, the Upper Peninsula will not freeze when Governor Whitmer shuts down Line 5
Saturday , 2, January 2021 COVID_19, Enbridge Line 5, Environment, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentSelf-declared thorn in Governor Whitmer’s side Jack O’Malley (R – It’s really complicated!) in a matter of hours went from declaring full and complete investigations into all alleged election fraud in Michigan to declaring full and complete support of keeping Enbridge Line 5 open else the Upper Peninsula will become a frozen wasteland. Jack even […]
Friske Farm Market Forced to Stop Exposing Their Staff and Customers to COVID-19: Up North Progressive Suggests a Royal Alternative
Monday , 21, December 2020 COVID_19, MAGA, Sad! 2 CommentsOn December 11, 2020, Rich Friske of Friske Farm Market in Ellsworth released a video statement declaring they are at war for their freedom to disseminate false information about a killer disease and the freedom to continue spreading it to their staff, customers, and everyone else who comes into contact with them. The state of […]
Gary Eisen Punished by the Michigan Legislature for Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud
Monday , 14, December 2020 Election 2020, Gun Reform, MAGA, Michigan Republicans, Sad!, Vote by Mail 1 CommentMeet Gary Eisen. Gary is a Michigan State Rep from St. Clair. Gary likes guns. He likes guns. He really likes guns. Gary Eisen is a Michigan State Representative for the 81st State House District. The St. Clair Township resident enjoys welding enormous gun lockers for his wife and teaching CCW and Kung Fu classes. […]
“I was only following orders” Didn’t Work at the Nuremberg Trials and it Doesn’t Work Now @GOPChairwoman Ronna ROMNEY McDaniel
Monday , 30, November 2020 COVID_19, Election 2020, Sad! Leave a commentGOP Chairwoman Ronna ROMNEY McDaniel admitted what we’ve known all along. She lied for four years because that’s what Pants Shitter in Chief Donald Trump wants her to do. ICYMI: Per @TimAlberta, RNC chair Ronna McDaniel privately told “multiple confidants that she doubted there was any scalable voter fraud in Michigan.” But she said she […]
Watch the Michigan Board of Canvassers Live
Monday , 23, November 2020 Election 2020, Elections, MAGA, Sad! Leave a commentHow to Create a Constitutional Crisis While Drinking Dom Pérignon: MI GOP Grasps the Last Straw
Sunday , 22, November 2020 Election 2020, MAGA, Sad!, Trumpenreich Leave a commentUp North Progressive has been pretty quiet lately. That’s because the Up North Progressive volunteered on the campaign staff of a state house candidate. It was a great learning experience, but there was so much writing to do about one candidate, it made writing about anything else happening up north difficult. The best part of […]
Up North Public Schools are COVID-19 Super-Spreader Sites and It’s Time to Shut Them Down
Tuesday , 27, October 2020 COVID_19, Section 16 Leave a commentIf there has ever been a more irresponsible act during the COVID pandemic it’s attempting to keep Michigan public schools open. The Republicans successfully stripped the Governor of her executive authority to keep the citizens of Michigan safe and cases are on the rise. People refuse to wear masks in enclosed spaces and social distancing […]
Lets School The Friske Family About What is a Red Herring
Wednesday , 2, September 2020 COVID_19 1 CommentUp North Progressive loves reader comments, even the critical ones. From Gary Glenn complaining about the cropped image of him used with an article with a famous person, to former employees of convicted felon Dr. Steve Ingersoll sharing their experiences working in his for-profit charter schools. Sometimes reader comments are too good to be left […]
What the Hell is Going On With Jack O’Malley’s Website
Sunday , 16, August 2020 Candidates, Election 2020 1 CommentRemember a while back when we visited Jack O’Malley’s website and among the poor grammar, stock images, and not much of anything else, we found this? Well, there’s more! Just reading a few lines makes it plain whoever developed this website English is not their first language. Nothing wrong with that, but it helps if […]