Reposted by Ben PlaceYours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith @mewefree.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Geese are insane: Example #2,987,304 39796228
Reposted by Ben PlaceAlbumism @albumism.com · 08/10/2026Prince released ‘Dirty Mind’ 46 years ago on October 8, 1980 | Listen to the album + revisit our tribute here: album.ink/PrinceDrtyMnd 47823
Reposted by Ben PlaceDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026If you would like to bypass Substack, you are welcome to donate directly here:donate.stripe.comStripe Checkout 152
Reposted by Ben PlaceEbony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026One of the best things about being a Michigander is that we don’t have capital punishment here. In fact, it is part of our state’s identity. 2765
Reposted by Ben PlaceSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Ha ha that’s gross and should make everyone uncomfortable, anyway, Rahm presided over a Chicago police black site, lied about what it was and then I sued the Chicago police for its records that proved it:theguardian.comHoman Square revealed: how Chicago police 'disappeared' 7,000 peopleExclusive: Lawsuit exposes scale of detention at off-the-books interrogation warehouse while attorneys describe find-your-client chase ‘from a Bond movie’ 9147831744
Reposted by Ben PlaceHeather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Ctrl-F “Laquan McDonald” <Not found>nytimes.comRahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 PlayThe longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about 2028. 28980199
Ben Place @bp313.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Maybe MAGA’s not doing so well in Michigan? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comMichigan CEO loses job after posting AI-made image of her family in ‘Lake America’ sweatersJane Smith reportedly used ChatGPT to edit photo to show name Trump ordered US agencies to use for Lake Ontario amid trade war with Canada 010
Reposted by Ben PlaceSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We can’t allow this man to get within striking distance of a viable presidential candidacy. 12748721145
Reposted by Ben PlaceJen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ICE stole a Detroit Mom away from her 4 year old kiddo w autism and sent her up to Baldwin. 💔🤬 Neighbor of a Twitter mutual who is heartbroken. Please help if you're able, not even at $400 for legal costs yet, if you can't please share. gofund.me/7507fc4dd Thank you. ♥️ Fuck ICE. 11013
Reposted by Ben PlaceBill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026As a pragmatic centrist, I read the Niemöller poem differently. After each group mentioned I pencil in what percentage of the population they are, and if it’s a small number I cross off their names as disposable. Poetry is fine but math wins elections!! 152545621
Reposted by Ben PlaceAmanda Hiber @amandahiber.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I fucking love riding Amtrak. While waiting for the bathroom, had a delightful convo with an elderly white dude wearing an Abdul for Senate pin; at every stop, the little girl in front of me loudly asks “ARE WE THERE?”; and the conductor just came on the mic to wish “Miss Naomi” a happy 9th birthday 021
Reposted by Ben PlaceJesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 14/09/202625 years ago today, Barbara Lee cast the House’s love vote against the Afghanistan AUMF, to this day perhaps the most courageous act I have ever seen an elected official perform. 333255
Reposted by Ben PlaceDavid Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I’m sorry but the idea that Democrats will prosecute people later over actions they won’t even loudly criticize now is absurd. 1217049
Reposted by Ben PlaceAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Mike Rogers left his home in Florida to try to get to Michigan and somehow ended up in Dallas...let's help him out!comehomemike.comCome Home, MikeHelp Mike Rogers find his way from Florida back to Michigan. He hasn't managed it yet. 903588962
Reposted by Ben Placesharonpoppyseed.bsky.social @sharonpoppyseed.bsky.social · 10/09/2026So frustrated with news media. Why is R convention “above the fold?” It isn’t news. Where is Senator McConnell? Who’s paying for the ballroom? Is Congress doing anything? News, please, not amplification. 011
Reposted by Ben PlaceStrictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Remembering Michael K. Williams 💙🕊(November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021) #5Years 216771
Reposted by Ben PlaceGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 04/09/2026Let me say as loudly as I can to all the Europeans on here who have been rightly appalled watching the Trump regime’s third-country removals: Your government has been watching, too, and they like what they see. 82476863
Reposted by Ben PlaceAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The only reason DTE gets away with failing us like this while raising our rates EVERY year is because they buy off corrupt politicians like Mike Rogers. In his case, it’s $64,000.mlive.comOver 347K without power across Southeast and Mid-MichiganA severe storm brought winds up to 60 mph, knocking out power to over 347,000 homes and businesses across Southeast and Mid-Michigan, with DTE and Consumers Energy deploying thousands of workers to re... 8139841454
Reposted by Ben PlaceA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Lake America. So weak. Absolute loser shit. So embarrassing and small and foolish. The sort of idea a drunk asshole has right before he falls off the roof and onto a picket fence. 361198166
Reposted by Ben PlaceAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/08/2026So Mike Rogers can be just like daddy🌴 2256052972
Reposted by Ben PlaceJamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026It's amazing how quickly the revisionism starts after someone's death. 143184
Reposted by Ben PlaceAmanda Hiber @amandahiber.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I took notes during last week’s Detroit Board of Police Commissioners meeting for @detdocumenters.bsky.socialdetroit.documenters.orgBoard of Police Commissioners Meeting - August 20, 2026 | Documenters.org 031
Reposted by Ben PlaceAlbumism @albumism.com · 25/08/2026Prince released "I Wanna Be Your Lover" as the lead single from his eponymous second studio album 'Prince' 47 years ago on August 24, 1979 album.ink/Prince1979 1025446
Reposted by Ben PlaceGary4362 @gary4362.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Today is African Landing Day — marking the 1619 arrival of the first enslaved Africans at Point Comfort, VA. As that history faces active erasure in classrooms and public life today, we recommit to telling it truthfully, on stage and off. #AfricanLandingDay #BlackHistory 001
Reposted by Ben PlaceRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Chauvin was, in fact, the cause of Floyd’s death. He used a technique that MPD and most other agencies have banned, specifically because it causes death. And the crime for which he was convicted is unintentional second-degree murder, which by definition does not require intent to kill. 18169551384
Reposted by Ben PlaceProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 20/08/2026People need to have realistic set of options explained that moving in descending order: (a) possibilities for the House in 2027; (b) possibilities for the House and Senate in 2027; and (c) possibilities for a trifecta in 2029. And, (c) is only possible if the Democrats do (a) and (b) well. 33914
Reposted by Ben PlaceDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Republican Rep. Tom Barrett running an ad decrying "politicians cozying up with Big Tech billionaires to force data centers on our communities" shows how toxic the politics of this issue have become. But he can't escape voting for data center tax breaks and AI regulatory relief. From me:prospect.orgMI-07: Tom Barrett Scrambles to Bury His Data Center Past - The American ProspectThe Republican incumbent voted for massive tax breaks for data centers in the Big Beautiful Bill. Now he’s saying Washington shouldn’t decide on the facilities. 6265111
Reposted by Ben PlaceAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026universities are not run by leftist profs they are run by corporate profiteer board members siphoning public $$ to tech partnerships "An Inside Higher Ed analysis of SEC filings turned up dozens of presidents paid handsomely for sitting on corporate boards." www.insidehighered.com/news/governa... 221978664
Reposted by Ben PlaceFantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026SCAM ALERT: Do not order from www.fantagraphics-us.com, it is not a legitimate website! They have cloned our real website and are stealing people’s credit card information. If you want to order directly from us, please do so at www.fantagraphics.com. 1421471882
Reposted by Ben PlaceGrant Tanaka @granttanaka.bsky.social · 15/08/2026still think daily about the time I was at Arby's and the person in front of me asked what the "healthy option" was, and the cashier responded "leaving" 136262958
Reposted by Ben PlaceGhoulnemer @guynemer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026PUT LOU IN THE HALL OF FAME YOU COWARDS 2132
Reposted by Ben Placematthew @pahuski.com · 10/08/2026The ads alone are worth the price of The Onion’s print edition 6298451364
Reposted by Ben PlaceAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Tales of everyday corruption. Pete Hegseth cancelled the $400,000 contract for making uniforms for the Blue Angels on the grounds that the contract with "The Sewing Box" was DEI since the firm is Black-owned. Instead, he awarded it to a Trump donor for $1,690,000, a 325% price increase! 34766173251
Reposted by Ben PlaceMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/08/2026A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election… 1393355775547
Reposted by Ben PlaceJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 05/08/2026This is just rank Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, based on the bigoted idea that there is something inherently scary about a president with the last name "El-Sayed." It is incumbent on all of us to call it out. 872113474
Reposted by Ben PlaceTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting. 325414890
Reposted by Ben PlaceTW @twesq.bsky.social · 05/08/2026On this day 3 years ago a man sent up a call for aid and his neighbors answered, giving us the greatest video of the decade. Happy Chairteenth to all who celebrate. 9435106
Reposted by Ben PlaceTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Rather absurd framing when you consider the results up and down the ballot, and where expectations were before just the last few weeks. 511010147
Reposted by Ben PlacePhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 05/08/2026WASHINGTON (AP) — Donavan McKinney wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Michigan's 13th Congressional District. 7840119
Reposted by Ben PlaceAnnalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Imagine being a 12 year-old girl, forced to allow a male sports doctor to "examine" your genitals to determine whether you can play softball. Horrifying. 1414138
Reposted by Ben PlaceJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 31/07/2026Chaperoning a preschool trip to the aquarium and one of the other dads who is vaguely familiar with what I do comes up to me and goes “man I sure hope we get some Nuremberg-style trials at the end of all this” 1184827522
Reposted by Ben PlaceSoraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 31/07/2026"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG 24886592482