Michigan

Rumor I hear is that if I haven't got the email yet I'm safe. Let's hope so.

You can’t spell “cultural phenomena” without “cult.”

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27896795

Paywall - archive.ph link here

Excerpt:

If President Trump’s trade war has a physical battleground, it is Michigan, where companies and workers are already feeling the beginning of an onslaught that could blow a hole in the state’s economy.

Nearly 20% of the economy is tied to the auto industry, which has become increasingly dependent on parts and vehicles from Canada, Mexico and China—imports Trump hit with steep tariffs in recent weeks. This trade has grown so large that Michigan ranks fifth in the nation by the size of its imports and exports, even though its total economy ranks 14th.

Detroit’s automotive executives have shifted into battle mode. They are stockpiling imported components, wrestling with suppliers over price increases and setting up war rooms to figure out how to cut costs.

Workers at the state’s biggest auto factories are tightening their belts, too, in case tariffs spark layoffs by causing a spike in vehicle prices and a drop in demand. Some early moves have added to their jitters. Hours after the latest tariffs took effect last week, Jeep parent Stellantis temporarily laid off about 900 workers in Michigan and Indiana who supply parts to factories in Canada and Mexico that the company idled at the same time.

One auto executive early last week darkly predicted “Chernobyl” if tariffs broadly hit imported parts, which they’re scheduled to do next month. Industry executives and analysts later said what the administration outlined Wednesday was worse than they expected.

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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/4500663

Seven Indigenous nations have withdrawn from discussions over an oil and gas liquids pipeline in Michigan, citing federal agencies’ failure to adequately engage with tribal governments during the process.

The move is expected to trigger lawsuits the tribes hope will block the controversial Line 5 project, a 645-mile pipeline that carries over half-a-million barrels of crude oil and natural gas liquids per day and runs between the United States and Canada. Enbridge, the company behind Line 5, has proposed a tunnel under the Great Lakes in order to replace a section of the 72-year-old pipeline.

The tribal nations have been involved with the permitting process since 2020, when Enbridge applied to build the underground tunnel for the pipeline, but have grown increasingly dissatisfied with negotiations they say ignored tribal expertise, input, and concerns, and undermined treaty rights.

“Tribal Nations are no longer willing to expend their time and resources as Cooperating Agencies just so their participation may be used by the corps to lend credibility to a flawed [Environmental Impact Statement] process and document,” they wrote in a March 21 letter to the corps.

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“I can’t do what she [AOC] does, because we live in a purple state and I’m a pragmatist.“

= compromise with the Nazis to keep your position

“Everyone you mentioned has a lot of words, but what have they actually done to change the situation with Donald Trump?”

Uh gee maybe if the rest of y’all got on the same page instead of impeding them and folding to the Republicans then we could actually have some sort of defense against him and his cronies?

Their names:

Rep. Alabas Farhat, D-Dearborn Rep. Peter Herzberg, D-Westland Rep. Tullio Liberati, D-Allen Park Rep. Denise Mentzer, D-Mt. Clemens Rep. Reggie Miller, D-Van Buren Twp. Rep. Will Snyder, D-Muskegon Rep. Angela Witwer, D-Delta Twp. Rep. Mai Xiong, D-Warren

If you're in their district or have time call their office and let them know you disagree

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/24260962

Pictured: “Grand Rapids Police Sgt. Jeff Dionne directs Emerson Wolfe, the safety organizer for the march, to step out of the street onto the sidewalk as they lead demonstrators down Ottawa Avenue toward Rosa Parks Circle on Saturday, March 8, 2025 during the “Unite and Resist” march for International Women’s Day in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich.”

Several organizations gathered to table and rally at Women's March-led rally and march on Saturday.

Additional coverage:

• WoodTV8: ‘Encouraging’: Crowds gather in Grand Rapids for Women’s March
• MLive: Women’s Day march draws 100s of demonstrators to downtown Grand Rapids
• Fox17: 'This is what democracy looks like': Thousands march in Grand Rapids on International Women's Day

“They truly are a coiled menace,” McClinchey said. “The moment you take your foot off of them, they spring back.”

This statement is also true about the lampreys.