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Jeff Herbstman

@jherbstman.bsky.social
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Data scientist based in SW Detroit. I want to pet all the dogs

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/08/2026
tl;dw: the job of the dem majority over the next two years, should it materialize, is to make life hell for the white house, not find points of cooperation
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What Democrats can learn from Mitch McConnell
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Jeff Herbstman @jherbstman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Next to The Grand Porter cafe in SW Detroit, they have installed a Grand Porter-potty 🤣
A portapotty next to The Grand Porter cafe in glorious morning sunshine
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Outlier Media @outliermedia.org · 14/07/2026
Detroit has just one city-run public outdoor pool, and it’s closed for the summer. Recreation experts say that’s unusual for a city this size. Cleveland has 22 public outdoor pools. Indianapolis has 14. Should the city invest in more public pools? The latest from @brianarice.bsky.social:
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Detroit’s only city-run outdoor public pool is closed for the summer
Detroit only has one city-run outdoor public pool — and it’s closed this summer for renovations.
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👻 Spooky Cat War 👻 @eternalcatwar.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
just FYI I’m gonna get real loud about this tomorrow- OMB under Russell Vought and the Heritage Foundation is going to try and kill the entirety of American scientific research, it will push us into an economic disaster and a new dark age if these fuckers win. Tomorrow’s the last day to comment.
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Aaron Mondry @amondry.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A group convened to help shape regulations for data centers is drawing criticism from environmental advocates who say the process favored industry voices, happened largely out of public view — and could lead to policies that prioritize data centers over Detroiters. outliermedia.org/data-center-...
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Group shaping Detroit data center regulations draws transparency concerns
Detroit Councilmember Scott Benson’s proposed data center sidelined critical voices, environmental advocates say.
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The Detroit News @detroitnews.com · 01/07/2026
Over the past 10 days, state health officials have recorded more than three times as many cases of the parasite than it normally records annually.
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Michigan tracking 'sudden and large' spike in illness caused by parasite
Over the past 10 days, state health officials have recorded more than three times as many cases of the parasite than it normally records annually.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Trans rights are human rights always and forever.
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Pure Michigan History @michigan-history.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Marshall, Michigan — population 7,000 today — once helped force a U.S. Senate compromise on slavery and then sheltered the man who would burn Harpers Ferry. A thread about two winters, twelve years apart, and how a small town tugged on a national thread. ⬇️
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Jeff Herbstman @jherbstman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
It feels like the rules of society are falling apart
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 09/04/2026
Trump is NOT fit to be Commander-in-Chief and everybody knows it. He must be removed.   Whether it's the 25th Amendment or Republicans in Congress standing up, now is the time.
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Rep. Jared Huffman @rephuffman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
There is a madman in the White House. Trump threatened to commit war crimes in Iran and declared “a whole civilization will die tonight.” This is insane and horrific. What more will it take for Republicans to join us and put an end to this?
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 08/04/2026
Deeply relieved that the bombs will stop—for now. But threatening the destruction of an entire civilization has repercussions. Republicans must call Congress back NOW, pass a war powers resolution, & stop this unauthorized war. And Trump must be removed from office immediately.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Donald Trump must be removed from office for threatening war crimes and genocide. Speaker Johnson: bring the House back into session. Invoking the 25th Amendment and impeachment must be on the table, but Congress should also move on a War Powers resolution to stop Trump.
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The Isaac Who Came In From the Butler @isaacbutler.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This went as predicted. But also really fucking ruined my day
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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The President is openly threatening genocide. A crime against humanity. He must be removed from office. The 25th Amendment must be invoked. If not, Congress has to do our damn job. Speaker Johnson, call us into session. War powers & impeachment. Remove this man from office.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 07/04/2026
Donald Trump is deranged. He must be impeached and removed from office. Republicans who don’t stop him will have blood on their hands, and anyone who carries out an order to bomb civilian targets will be complicit in war crimes and will be held accountable.
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 07/04/2026
Donald Trump threatening the destruction of an entire civilization is madness. He is completely unfit to serve as President of the United States. Invoke the 25th Amendment. Or Republicans must stand up with us to impeach him. We cannot allow him to set fire to the world.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 07/04/2026
About 5 hours remaining until President Trump says “a whole civilization will die tonight” if the Strait of Hormuz isn’t reopened. This is a war crime. Full stop. Watch the full video and subscribe to my Substack page here: www.adamkinzinger.com/p/a-whole-ci...
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Absolute Death Star stuff
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
look at this baby beaver and feel better briefly (@ wildheartrescue on TT)
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Wolverinethad (Boo Thad) @lettersfromthewasteland.org · 26/02/2026
CONFIRMED: ICE is at the Honey Bee Market in Detroit's Mexicantown, Bagley and 17th Street. Eight agents. Please share. #ICEout #ICEalert
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/02/2026
THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY. I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
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Stephanie Chang @stephanielilychang.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
This morning I am reflecting this fact: So many of the people my team and I are trying to help who have been detained by ICE are seeking legal asylum after fleeing instability or violence. 🧵 1/3
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Stephanie Chang @stephanielilychang.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
<<<FIVE THINGS YOU CAN DO>>> We're at a pivotal moment. And we cannot give up our hope that things can change. #iceoutofourcommunities #momsky #alexfretti #reneegood #keepfamiliestogether 🧵 1/8
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Stephanie Chang @stephanielilychang.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Here is my op-ed on the inhumanity of the mass deportation and detention effort, connecting the dots between immigration and criminal justice, and urging us all to go deeper. #reneenicolegood #keepfamiliestogether #iceoutofourcommunities www.freep.com/story/opinio...
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Renee Nicole Good was killed by ICE. That's where Trump policy leads. | Opinion
The deadly cost of Trump's dehumanizing policies grows by one more: Renee Nicole Good, killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
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Jeff Herbstman @jherbstman.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
This is what happens when you elect a criminal as president. He keeps committing crimes. Impeach. Remove. Convict.
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Aaron Mondry @amondry.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The Thečhíȟila Collective hoped to buy lots from the Land Bank for its listed price of $7,000. But months after the group expressed interest the Land Bank raised the price of the parcel by nearly 2,000% to $136,500. www.bridgedetroit.com/thechi%c8%9f...
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Detroit land bank raises price after Thečhíȟila Collective seeks plot
After the Thečhíȟila Collective submitted an inquiry to the land bank for a lot priced at $7,000, the authority raised the price to $136,500.
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Jaye @jaybird54.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Good advice……
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Jenny Gross @jggross.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Once drawn to the U.S. as a haven, some int'l students find it is not the bedrock of free speech they expected. “That respect in the American system has kind of faded away and been replaced with this bitter animosity." w/ the wonderful @holpuch.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
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For Some International Students, U.S. Dreams Dim Under Trump
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Darlene McDonald @darlenemcdonald.com · 21/05/2025
Another media fail. Bribes are factored into the cost of doing business in many parts of the world. In the United States it is illegal and unconstitutional. Article II, Section 4, makes this an impeachable offense, but since we don’t have a legitimate third branch of government, it’ll just ✈️ by.
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CNN @cnn.com · 14/04/2025
Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Spanish Nobel Prize-winning author whose work focused on the evils of totalitarianism, has died at age 89, according to his family. cnn.it/43R9Mw7
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Michigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Since taking office Trump has launched an all-out war on kids, from slashing funding for research into childhood cancers, to proposing cuts that would take school lunches, SNAP support, healthcare, education and more away from children in every community.
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The Trump Administration Has Launched A War On Kids
Trump has positioned himself as the leader of the "pro-family" party. But he's been attacking kids since his first day in office.
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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Not being allowed to hand water to people in line to vote no matter who they are voting for, while being allowed to hand people million dollar checks to get their vote, is the most American thing ever.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 31/03/2025
China, Japan, and South Korea agree to “closely cooperate” in response to U.S. tariffs
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Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Right now @booker.senate.gov is filibustering on the senate floor “for as long as [he is] physically able.” Grateful to see Dems with some fight in them! This part about John Lewis is particularly meaningful. Check it out and then go find Senator Booker live on every platform!!
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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Senate Democrats will launch a war room Tuesday dedicated to fighting back against the Department of Government Efficiency's cuts to Social Security.
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Scoop: Senate Dems to launch Social Security war room
The war room will serve as a central hub for Senate Democrats to plan messaging, create content, provide oversight, make field visits and host town halls to pummel the GOP on the issue.
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
NOAA’s office of Oceanic Atmospheric Research has had IT and other support contracts canceled in the last day or so that will fundamentally affect its operation. One source there said “It will seriously hurt our ability to improve weather forecasting and climate projections.”
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Bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
One reason they won’t bring any of these people back is they don’t want them around to testify to what’s happening
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Jill Filipovic @jillfilipovic.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Treating American democracy like Publishers Clearinghouse
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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Household income needed to be considered middle class in the US ranges from $36k (Mississippi) to $200k (Massachusetts), depending on your state Middle class in this graph is defined as earning between two-thirds and double the median household income. (February 2025)
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Tiffany Baxter - MCM London F-19 @tiffbaxter.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Why fear death Be scared of living [Ophelia Hawke]
An illustration in a limited palette of muted red-browns, dark greys, white and greens of my custom female Hawke from Dragon Age 2. She is hugging her arms to her body and looking down. Behind her grow daisies.
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Dutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 31/03/2025
Where do you park 12,500 bikes? In Utrecht, the answer is: underground, right beneath the train station. The Netherlands leads the world in bike parking infrastructure, treating it as an essential part of the cycling journey.
underground bike parking
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Trump: ‘I couldn’t care less’ if auto prices rise because of tariffs www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if auto prices rise because of his tariffs
President Donald Trump expressed confidence that his tariff policy would prompt more Americans to buy cars made in the U.S.
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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Trump and Musk have cancelled more than $4.2 million in food assistance for Michigan families—more than 2 million meals. And our weak and fearful GOP congressmen have just let them, instead of standing up for families in their districts. www.freep.com/story/news/l...
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Feds cancel $4.3M worth of poultry, cheese, eggs to Michigan food banks
The government's decision to cancel the food shipments has caught food banks off guard, and could lead to shortages.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
It is utterly fucking bonkers that the VP of the United States held a press conference on the soil of another country, declared his intent to take over that country, and implicitly threatened military force if that country didn’t comply.
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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
This is not the Republican Party of Reagan or Romney. This is the MAGA party. We need Democratic leadership who understand that, and who are ready to fight back.
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bridgedet313.bsky.social @bridgedet313.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
USDA cancels $4.3M in poultry, cheese, eggs to Michigan food banks The government's decision to cancel the food shipments has caught food banks off guard, and could lead to shortages.
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USDA cancels $4.3M in poultry, cheese, eggs to Michigan food banks
The government's decision to cancel the food shipments has caught food banks off guard, and could lead to shortages.
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