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The @MIGOP Racism Problem in Michigan is Much Bigger than Tom Eckerle
Friday , 7, August 2020 COVID_19, MAGA, Trumpenreich Leave a commentUPDATE! Tom Eckerle will resign his seat to the Leelanua County Road Commission on Monday, August 10, 2020 On Thursday, August 6, 2020, The northern Michigan county of Leelanau found the eyes of the world trained on them as the news broke that two days before, Tom Eckerle of the Leelanau County Road Commission, proudly […]
Pro-Trump Boogaloo Gun Nuts Cancel 5/31/2020 Trump Rally At Capital: “We will not be associated with political terrorism”
Sunday , 31, May 2020 Community, MAGA, Michigan Republicans Leave a commentIn their own words: Michigan United For Liberty, a grassroots organization of over 9,000 members in Michigan, has canceled its Michiganders’ Marketplace “Sunday Funday” freedom celebration at the Michigan Capitol, which had been scheduled for 1pm on Sunday the 31st. The decision was immediately made when the group was informed that another group of demonstrators […]
The Internet Pushes Dog Whistle Racism Mainstream and the @GOP and @MIGOP Embrace It
Sunday , 28, October 2018 Election 2018, Sad! Leave a commentI promise you that I’m much smarter than Jonathan Leibowitz – I mean Jon Stewart @TheDailyShow. Who, by the way, is totally overrated. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 24, 2013 Not even 24 hours after the MAGAbomber was captured in Plantation, Florida, an antisemite in Pittsburgh walked into a synagogue and murdered 11 people […]
Wexford-Missaukee Right to Life is Sexist and Racist
Monday , 9, October 2017 Michigan Women, Religious Fundamentalism 3 CommentsDrive along any main road in Wexford and Missaukee Counties and you will see wooden billboards covered with rosy-cheeked, Caucasian infants and toddlers looking out to the road accompanied with slogans like “Had an abortion? There is forgiveness in Jesus” or, “Abortion – the ultimate child abuse.” The images and messages are designed to intimidate […]
The Indianapolis Star published this cartoon, then pulled it after many complaints. Because there were no undocumented immigrants at the first Thanksgiving.
Children-Hating Vassar Makes National News And The Rest of Michigan Cringe
Friday , 11, July 2014 Community 4 CommentsOn Wednesday, July 9, 200 citizens of Vassar, Michigan, held a meeting to discuss the possibility of a closed detention center being opened to house 120 immigrant children being held on the southwestern border of the United States. Wolverine Human Services would run a program at the facility that would last a month and help […]