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This Week…
Could It Be That She Just Wants To Be With Her Friends?
Kyle Melinn/Lansing City Pulse
Trump and Republicans push ‘hate and chaos’ with
anti-trans ads, advocates say
The Guardian 10-11-2024
The Trump Ads That Pushed Transgender Rights to
Center Stage In a Presidential Election
Wall Street Journal 11-7-2024
Trump and Vance make anti-trans
attacks central to campaign
AP News 11-1-2024
In the News
Video: “Merry Christmas to all, and to Donald Trump, good night”
The Daily Show
Trump’s 11 Most Senile Moments This Year
The New Republic
Michigan Politics and Policy
- Michigan MAGA Senate Candidate Mike Rogers Mocks Americans’ Affordability Fears | MeidasTouch News
- Mike Rogers justifies Trump’s tariffs with return of manufacturing jobs, which are decreasing – WCPT Radio
- Michigan Republicans may try to impeach Attorney General Dana Nessel | Detroit News
- Michigan families facing higher heating bills, concerns about economy
- Long lines at the food pantry: Inflation tests Trump’s base in Michigan | Reuters
- Debbie Dingell: Republican bill raises energy costs for Michiganians | Detroit News
- Bankole Thompson: Lawmakers in Lansing need to show more empathy | Detroit News
- Vail: Skyrocketing hospital costs worsen affordability crisis | Detroit News
- Guide to competitive Michigan Senate special election in 35th District | Detroit Free Press
- AI videos in key Michigan race could test new law on deepfakes | | Detroit News
- Michigan OK’s ticket bot ban as Legislature quietly ends 2025 | Bridge Michigan
- Michigan lost billions in climate-related investments in Trump’s first year | Bridge Michigan
- Data centers raise electricity prices, economists warn | Detroit News
- Marijuana group appeals Michigan court order upholding 24% wholesale tax | Detroit News
- First Two Bills Authored by Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet Signed into Law | Representative McDonald Rivet
- Protesters fear new MSU investment panel will stifle dissenting voices | Detroit News
Assorted Trump Outrages
- The Nine Worst Trump Scandals of 2025 | The New Republic
- 25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin | Ron Filipkowski/Meidas+
- ‘Very Stable Genius’ Once Again Demonstrates Wide-Ranging Ignorance | Lincoln Square
- Another Mass Staffing Purge at the VA | The American Prospect
- Trump’s Education Department is Ignoring Discrimination Against Black Students | ProPublica
- How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? | The New York Times
- How Trump and DOGE cuts have transformed climate change science | The Washington Post
- Trump’s war on windmills showcases a broken government | MS NOW
- Editorial: Trump’s pause on offshore wind leases is ominous for permitting reform | The Washington Post
- American Academy of Pediatrics sues Trump administration over halted grants | The Hill
- Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled amid Trump name addition | AP News
- Donald Trump’s attempted takeover of DC golf courses sets off controversy | The Hill
- Wage garnishment for defaulted student loan borrowers to start in January, Trump administration says | CNN Politics
- Here’s What Happens Now That We’re Going Over the Obamacare Cliff | The New Republic
- New Class of Warship to Be Named After Trump | Wall Street Journal
- The Immanent Joy of Detrumpification | The New Republic
Grift, Lies, Corruption and Incompetence
- Opinion: Trump’s First Year Back, in 10 Charts | Steven Rattner/New York Times
- ‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women | The New York Times
- Donald Trump calls NY Times a ‘serious threat’ after Jeffrey Epstein coverage | The Hill
- Fifty Shades of Black Marker | Michael Cohen/Meidas+
- Jeffrey Epstein letter to Larry Nassar: Was Donald Trump was mentioned? | USA Today
- Members eye ‘inherent contempt’ against Bondi after incomplete Epstein disclosures | Maddow Blog
- Trump’s 10 Biggest, Most Shameful Billionaire Toadies | The New Republic
- Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office | The New York Times
- Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions | AP News
- Jim Beam halts bourbon production at Kentucky distillery for a year | AP News
- How Kash Patel Ordered Himself a New Fleet of BMWs With FBI Money | The New Republic
The Resistance
- US labor unions gear up to fight against Trump’s ‘Billionaire First’ agenda | The Guardian
- Democrats spy rare opening in rural America – POLITICO
- The destruction of CBS News | MeidasTouch
- 60 Minutes Staff in Uproar After CBS Kills Story on Trump Deportations | The New Republic
- Katie Couric Unloads on New CBS Boss: ‘What a Disgrace’ | Daily Beast
- The Media’s Price on Morality | Lisa Senecal/Lincoln Square
Across the Nation
- Takeaways from an eventful 2025 election cycle | The New York Times
- The 2028 Democratic presidential contenders, ranked | The Washington Post
- MAGA Is Eating Itself Alive | Mother Jones
- Turning Point showcases the discord that Republicans will need to navigate | AP News
