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@jenelaina.bsky.social
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She/Her Michigander with narcolepsy. Environmental non-profit comms etc., equivalent of tweets here my own. Team #GreatLakes #MIvoting #FreePalestine #DisabilityJustice #ImmigrantsWelcome #TransRightsAreHumanRights. Speramus meliora resurgent cineribus.

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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Rad O'Brien, Chief Engineer @radobrien.myatproto.social · 30/09/2026
If you want to know how stupid everyone is being in ireland right now
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Raseel was sleeping in her tent in Al Mawasi.. when witnesses say she was hit by an Israeli attack.. her 9 year old sister was killed.." Part of a report by Emir Nader on a 6 year old Palestinian girl, Rassel.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Each one of us could be attacked by Israeli settler terrorists, who are attacking Palestinian communities at the rate of 30 places a day.. your house could be burned, you could be shot & killed.." Mustafa Barghouti on conditions facing Palestinians in the occupied West Bank
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I didn't walk around Dally holding a mop for you to not click and get involved in getting money out of politics in Michigan. Kidding. Kind of. #YesOn2 #MopUpMichigan
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Dekalog is a series of 10 films released for Polish TV in the 80s by Krzysztof Kieslowski, loosely based on the 10 Commandments. In Dekalog 1 a father & son rely on a computer to tell them when ice on the lake is thick enough & safe. Anyway, this seems accidentally perfect for an AI site pic.
From Roger Ebert's review:

Kieslowski deliberately avoided everyday facts of life in Poland because he thought they were a distraction–the rules, the laws, the shortages, the bureaucracy. He deals with those parts of life that are universal. In “Decalogue One,” for me the saddest of all his stories, he tells about the love between a smart father and a genius son. Together they use computers to calculate the freezing rate of a nearby pond, so they will know when the ice is thick enough to skate safely. But ponds and currents cannot always be studied so simply, and perhaps the computer is a false god.
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Past $1000 ♥️ $3500 more and she can bond out and be with her son who needs her again ($20k but $4.5k gets a monthly payment plan). They still need help with legal $ but that's huge. Get her out of Baldwin. Please help if you're able and share. Thank you. Fuck ICE. www.gofundme.com/f/ayudame-a-...
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Donate to Ayúdame a reunir a mi sobrino con mi hermana, organized by Yelitza Leal
Hello, my name is Yelitza Gonzalez, sister of Yesica Gonzalez, who was arres… Yelitza Leal needs your support for Ayúdame a reunir a mi sobrino con mi hermana
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Update: she got a bond! But it's set at 20k. They can upfront $4500 plus monthly payments and get her home to her kid though. PLEASE donate if you're able - even a few dollars kicks up the visibility - and share. Thank you. ♥️ Fuck ICE.
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Party in Ann Arbor Tuesday folks! We're getting the good Buddy's pizza and there may or may not be a DTE pinata (working on it). www.mobilize.us/mmop/event/1...
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Money out of Politics House Party in Ann Arbor · Michiganders for Money Out of Politics
Join us for food, friends, fun, and finally getting money out of Michigan politics! Come join your neighbors to learn about Proposal 2, the Michiganders for Money out of Politics Proposal that will b...
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/09/2026
Look goddamnit It's entirely possible To eat a plum And not make a poem about it The one I just ate Wasn't even in the Goddamn refrigerator Or anything Sometimes a plum Is just a plum You can just eat it And go on with your life WHAT Why are you looking at me What'd I do now (looks) oh GODDAMNIT
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ICE 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.
Tweet @emeliyeehaw

ICE arrested our neighbor 😡 took her away after she dropped her son at school. FUCK ICE.

her sister is taking care of her son now and she came to ask us and other neighbors to write bond support declarations. we cried together. im crying again.

Tweet our neighbor was abducted by ice after dropping off her 4yo son at school. they dont have many people to ask for help with legal funds so im sharing this in as many places as possible. my heart is breaking for their family, please help if you can or share:Go fund me screenshot they've raised $395 of $2.4k. English next pic.

Hola me llamo Yelitza Gonzalez hermana de Yesica Gonzalez quien fue detenida x ice y estoy buscado manera de conseguir para su fianza y ayudarla a estar de nuevo con mi sobrino un niño con condición autista que la nesecita mucho cada granito de arena cuenta porfavor ayúdameHello, my name is Yelitza Gonzalez. I am the sister of Yesica Gonzalez, who has been detained by ICE. I am trying to raise funds for her bail so she can be reunited with my nephew—a child with autism who needs her very much. Every little bit helps; please help me.
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Clean Water Action Michigan @cleanwatermi.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Today water protectors and allies gathered at the #MackinacBridge, led by the Three Fires Confederacy, joining together in ceremony on both sides of the Straits to say: #GreatLakes waters are sacred and must be protected. #ShutDownLine5. No Tunnel.
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Clean Water Action Michigan @cleanwatermi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Whitmer administration reconsidering permit for Enbridge Line 5 tunnel @detroitnews.com #ShutDownLine5 #NoTunnel www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
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Whitmer administration reconsidering permit for Enbridge Line 5 tunnel
A recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling has the Whitmer administration reconsidering a permit for an oil pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac.
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Clean Water Action Michigan @cleanwatermi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Big news today on protecting our #GreatLakes! Thank you Gov Whitmer and EGLE for taking this step. Now to #ShutDownLine5, stop the destructive tunnel scheme, and protect our #PureMichigan for future generations to cherish and enjoy. ♥️💧 @owdm.bsky.social
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Almost a wrap folks. You know what time it is. Thank you to everyone who worked and volunteered for candidates and to make sure folks could vote. Appreciate y'all. ♥️
Simpsons meme. Class says say the Michigan line line. Bart! Bart says if you're in line when your polling place closes or in line at your clerk's office with proof of residency to register and vote by 8:00 p.m. stay in line. 

The class cheers as you do!
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Happy Saturday folks! PS please volunteer if you haven't yet! Get votes for all these folks / transit milage in Detroit Sunday and Monday, two shifts a day. Join cool people, have some great conversations, combat disinformation, let's do this! www.mobilize.us/donavanmckin... (Phone banking too!)
My dork ass self holding campaign literature for Chris Gilmer-Hill, Donavan McKinney, Abraham Aiyash, Abdul El-Sayed, and public transit
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
GOOD NEWS Y'ALL MI Supreme Court looked at the evidence and agreed, 6-1, as I think everyone should: that the MPSC Line 5 tunnel permit approval violates MI envrionmental law. Not done yet. Goes back to the MPSC, we keep going, bc our #GreatLakes are worth it. ♥️💧
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Got tired of hearing that folks are only supporting @abdulelsayed.bsky.social bc of "buzzwords". So here's a ridiculously long list that I could've made longer. If you care about Michigan's water, environment, community health, and holding polluters accountable I hope you'll take a look. TY! ♥️💧
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
ICE out in Washtenaw today stay safe folks
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
What is behind hazardous. People are going to die today because of this
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
If anyone in Ypsi needs a mask today, reply below. Don't DM I don't have notifications on bc the spam is still kinda ridiculous. But I can probably help you out with a KN or N95 at least.
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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It's still #DisabiltyPride Month & it's always a good time to show your support for disabled artists. These are my Accessibility is Traditional and Accessibility is Love in Action Tees & revamped my Disabled is Not a Dirty Word tee. I also have more designs available at www.johnniejaedesigns.store
A black tee on a white background with outdated and offensive words for disabled people crossed out with the word Disabled in bold yellow lettering to  send the message that Disabled is not a dirty word.
A light yellow tee on a white background featuring a bright pastel multicolor design with the symbols for various disabilities circling bold font reading Accessibility is Love in Action
A royal blue tee on a white background featuring a Native woman hoop dancing in a wheelchair against a circular geometric design in various shades of blue with White text reading Accessibility is Traditional
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Public comment (for all of 14 days wtf) linked below this post
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Holy fucking shit, CNN has revoked ICE's exonerative mood privileges in headlines AND used a photo of the victim provided by his son that has him happy, smiling, and celebrating a birthday. Fucking *CNN*. www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/u...
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ICE officer fatally shoots man while conducting traffic stop in Houston, agency says | CNN
A Mexican immigrant was on his way to finish construction on several Houston homes with a crew of workers Tuesday morning when he was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, h...
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
".. the US military & the US govt have refused to tell us what happened that day in February & the president is denying, doubting, deflecting" Part of a report by Mark Stone on the US bombing the Iranian school & killing 120 young children.
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Badly needed baby dolphin timeline cleanse
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This is not the end of the fight by any fucking means. We're still waiting on a Michigan Supreme Court case. EGLE has a wastewater permit still pending. But there was no fucking reason for this shit decision save greed. So I'm gonna let myself be angry and sad a bit longer. Then back to fighting.
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Clean Water Action Michigan @cleanwatermi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Today Michigan issued permits for a destructive #GreatLakes oil tunnel. Disregarding experts, every tribal nation, & 100,000 comments to EGLE and Gov Whitmer. Choosing Enbridge over protecting #PureMichigan. For shame. Our water is worth fighting for. Our fight is not over. #ShutDownLine5.
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Fuck Enbridge Fuck Line 5 Fuck Michigan DNR, EGLE, and Whitmer for choosing a Canadian fossil fuel corporation over OUR GREAT LAKES This isn't over, by any means. We are still fighting and won't stop, our water is too important. But goddamn am I disappointed and angry right now. Just pathetic.
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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 12/07/2026
People say you can’t love others if you don’t love yourself, but that’s not true Everyone has times when they can’t love themselves. Even then, you can still love someone else deeply If you can’t love yourself right now, please don’t worry One day, you’ll be able to love both yourself and others🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
“Let’s be clear: there is no support for the Trump Administration’s rule – no scientific support, no legal support, no public support." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining
Habitat destruction strongest driver of species loss, with legislation keeping 99% of listed species from going extinct
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
ICE lied because they always do. newrepublic.com/post/212915/...
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New Footage of Fatal ICE Shooting in Texas Sparks Fresh Outrage
ICE agents are claiming Lorenzo Salgado Araujo attacked them. That’s not what the latest video footage shows.
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
TAKE FIVE MINUTES TO SEND AN EMAIL LIKE TODAY or before Friday at 5 anyway Please and thank you and appreciate you! ♥️ And if you can make it to Lansing all the more awesome!
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Hi hello I was going to do a full thread on the Great American State Fair later but it seems I'm starting early: why in the fuck are PragerU, Patriot Academy, and other far right groups the ENTIRETY of the Department of Education booth
Two banners

First banner reads:

Welcome to the Great Experiment

250 years of American invention - a story still in the making

Two hundred and fifty years ago, America made a bet: that ordinary people with extraordinary ideas could build a nation unlike any before. That bet is still paying off.

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention presents this exhibit in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Commerce - home of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the institution that turned creative freedom into economic fuel.

At the Cade, we believe so deeply in thinking and acting like an inventor that we gave it a name: Inventivity.® This exhibit is brimming with it.

The race is well underway, but it's never too late to jump in. So gear up, strap in, and take a lap

GEORGE WASHINGTON April 30, 1789 - March 4, 1797

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefito, and humbly to implore his protection and favor

SERVICE

"Let me serve voluntarily; then I will, with the greatest pleasure in life, devote my services to the expedition without any other reward, than the satisfaction of serving my country"

RELIGION

"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports."

CHARACTER

"To the distinguished Character of Patriot, it should be our highest Glory to add the more distinguished Character of Christian."the journey continues from here" with QR codes to Wallbuilders, the American Journey Experience, Patriot Academy, PragerU, and AmericanMinute.comStickers with a QR code to sign up to be a constitution coach with Patriot Academy
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Dave Dildine @dildinedave.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Direct hit from Dupont Circle.
A cloud-to-ground lightning bolt behind the Independence Day fireworks in DC.
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Got Tragically Hip on the family fireworks playlist as a gesture of goodwill towards our Canadian neighbors/neighbours. It was preceded by Party In The USA. (My Dad: "you're sure this is the Hip?" Me: "Dad they just name dropped Bobby Orr in the lyrics") youtu.be/KC4tjdQiaTM?...
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The Tragically Hip - Fireworks (Audio/2023 Remastered)
YouTube video by TheTragicallyHipVEVO
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
America.
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Happy Birthday America.

Let America be America again.
Let it be the dream it used to be.
Let it be the pioneer on the plain
Seeking a home where he himself is free.
 
(America never was America to me.)
 
Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed—
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above.
 
(It never was America to me.)
 
O, let my land be a land where Liberty
Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath,
But opportunity is real, and life is free,
Equality is in the air we breathe.
 
(There's never been equality for me,
Nor freedom in this "homeland of the free.")
 
Say, who are you that mumbles in the dark?
And who are you that draws your veil across the stars?
 
I am the poor white, fooled and pushed apart,
I am the Negro bearing slavery's scars.
I am the red man driven from the land,
I am the immigrant clutching the hope I seek—
And finding only the same old stupid plan
Of dog eat dog, of mighty crush the weak.
 
I am the young man, full of strength and hope,
Tangled in that ancient endless chain
Of profit, power, gain, of grab the land!
Of grab the gold! Of grab the ways of satisfying need!
Of work the men! Of take the pay!
Of owning everything for one's own greed!I am the farmer, bondsman to the soil.
I am the worker sold to the machine.
I am the Negro, servant to you all.
I am the people, humble, hungry, mean—
Hungry yet today despite the dream.
Beaten yet today—O, Pioneers!
I am the man who never got ahead,
The poorest worker bartered through the years.
 
Yet I'm the one who dreamt our basic dream
In the Old World while still a serf of kings,
Who dreamt a dream so strong, so brave, so true,
That even yet its mighty daring sings
In every brick and stone, in every furrow turned
That's made America the land it has become.
O, I'm the man who sailed those early seas
In search of what I meant to be my home—
For I'm the one who left dark Ireland's shore,
And Poland's plain, and England's grassy lea,
And torn from Black Africa's strand I came
To build a "homeland of the free."
 
The free?
 
Who said the free?  Not me?
Surely not me?  The millions on relief today?
The millions shot down when we strike?
The millions who have nothing for our pay?
For all the dreams we've dreamed
And all the songs we've sung
And all the hopes we've held
And all the flags we've hung,
The millions who have nothing for our pay—
Except the dream that's almost dead today.
 
O, let America be America again—
The land that never has been yet—
And yet must be—the land where every man is free.
The land that's mine—the poor man's, Indian's, Negro's, MEWho made America,
Whose sweat and blood, whose faith and pain,
Whose hand at the foundry, whose plow in the rain,
Must bring back our mighty dream again.
 
Sure, call me any ugly name you choose—
The steel of freedom does not stain.
From those who live like leeches on the people's lives,
We must take back our land again,
America!
 
O, yes,
I say it plain,
America never was America to me,
And yet I swear this oath—
America will be!
 
Out of the rack and ruin of our gangster death,
The rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies,
We, the people, must redeem
The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers.
The mountains and the endless plain—
All, all the stretch of these great green states—
And make America again!
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
#TecTroit is absolutely awesome. Totally free good Detroit techno all ages amazing vibes Busiest I've ever seen it and that's a good thing but with room to chill still. If you're free like rn or anytime tomorrow you should check it out. And send em a bit of $ if you can, we gotta keep this going.
Panorama of TecTroit crowd at sunset
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Please send in a comment and share, folks. @lakemichigan13.bsky.social doesn't deserve this. 🥺
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Bridge Michigan @bridgemi.com · 24/06/2026
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Trump admin loses again in bid for Michigan voter rolls
A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's latest attempt to obtain unredacted voter registration information from Michigan. The case could end up before the US Supreme Court.
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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Really fascinating discussion from @marisakabas.bsky.social I'm particularly struck by the different currents of resistance feeding into each other. A court case draws public attention which helps motivate more court cases
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ICE is offloading seven concentration camp warehouses. What does it really mean?
A Q+A with Michael Wriston of Project Salt Box
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
5 hours and 44 minutes 57 good people testifying to protect our #GreatLakes. 34 shills who should be ashamed of themselves. Submit a public comment of your own before 6/30. So incredibly important. Take a few minutes or a few days. TY. www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/submit_water... #ShutDownLine5
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Submit Water Discharge Permit Comment
Enbridge is asking permission to cause irreparable damage to Lake Michigan, one of the world's most ecologically sensitive and important freshwater passages. Tell the state NO - DON'T ALLOW THIS TO HA...
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
4 HOURS STILL GOING Sign up NOW, join the Zoom, raise your hand, keep it up, and spend just a few minutes (up to 3) to protect our #GreatLakes from Enbridge digging a damn oil tunnel under the Mackinac Straits with 7 million gallons of wastewater A DAY www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/npdes_draft_...
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NPDES Draft Permit – Virtual Meeting & Public Hearing
Keep Oil Out of the Great Lakes
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
You can still join this webinar & if you care about the #GreatLakes you should! A 3 year old spoke more eloquently than many fossil fuel shills btw. Lola you're a legend. Anyway, register below hop in on the fun. If you'd like to get a text when it's open for anyone else to comment, DM your #. Ty!
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Taking bets on how long this EGLE public hearing on the Line 5 tunnel is gonna go. Personally I'm gonna take 4 hours. 103 pre-registered. Anyway, #ShutDownLine5, this bs tunnel, all the toxic wastewater that'd go in our #GreatLakes with it. Write a comment if you can't join before 6/30. 🔗 ⤵️ ty.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Great news on the Romulus ICE nonsense. Fight ain't over. That's for sure. If you're here keep doing whatever you're to protect our fellow Michiganders. Really proud of everyone who turned out and refused to let this go through. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. #AbolishICE
Tweet @miattygen

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency has decided to abandon its plans to convert the Romulus warehouse into an immigration detention center and instead will sell the facility. Read the AG's full statement and learn more at go.mi.gov/peqnb2725
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
"FBI agents on Thursday raided the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a pro-democracy organization that helps register voters in that state" www.ms.now/news/ohio-pr...
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FBI raids Ohio voting-rights organization
“Just straight up intimidation tactics”: Sources tell MS NOW agents also fanned across the state, showing up at staff members’ homes.
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Raided and arrested someone around the block from me. Fucking fascist state. If you're able to show up in Detroit at noon, please do. Thank you.
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