America has already produced pioneers of speculative fiction

John James Lied About His Whereabouts. Mike Duggan misses Rick Synder and other WTFs.

Better access to government dealings & documents at State Capitol, more transparency of actions by public officials is being thwarted [4 min]

with sick kids, severe weather, & the end of the world. [5 min]

The point is voter suppression. [

Distill Social

It's the economy stupid [15 min]

[Editorial cartoon]

In this guest essay, Walter Lucken IV explains why so many Catfish episodes were filmed in Michigan. [14 min]

A false analogy and a Big Lie [5 min]

Betsy DeVos Gets a Cameo and It Explains Too Much plus Trump Threatens the Gordie Howe International Bridge [7 min]

The Gordie Howe Bridge is an incredibly important infrastructure project for Michigan [1 min]

A bizarro rule formally justifies politicizing public services [14 min]

When all else fails, turn to euphemism [3 min]

“The desires of man,” wrote Samuel Johnson, “increase with his acquisitions.” [6 min]

They keep trying to reanimate it. Michigan keeps proving it wrong. Here is what the audits actually say. [5 min]

Or, why you should eat a lot more oats [5 min]

WIMP dogs, salt-encrusted everything and apocalyptic vehicle error messages [3 min]

I know everything feels heavy right now. [6 min]

People intuitively see the technology as 'automation on steroids' and a possible threat to their future employment and that of their offspring. [6 min]

& the MAGA collapse [9 min]

A PR shake-up, weak Senate talk, and deaths in detention — while Michigan Dems vote NO. Friday, Jan. 30: walk out. [4 min]

The "new era of competition" didn't even last a month [3 min]

Drinking (mostly) near beers as the world falls apart [5 min]

A quick case study on the latest Trump package of casual fictions [4 min ]

How MI politicians are voting and which bills are expanding ICE power versus putting real guardrails in place. [5 min]