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Fan of dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, dark rye, dark thoughts. Slow runner. YIMBY. Pisces. FeministAF. Michigander.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
https://www.instagram.com/goattoself?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&stkn=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
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More Neighbors Ann Arbor @moreneighborsa2.org · 16/09/2026
Only a couple days until we convert a parking space on S. State at Liberty into a space for people, not cars! We'll have comfy furniture, activities, and friendly faces. Urbanism Club and Wolverines on Wheels will also have parklets. Come through! Then, find us at Green Fair on Main St. downtown!
Friday, Sept 18. 
Parking Day. State & Liberty St. 2-6pm. 
Green Fair. Main St & Washington. 5-8pm.
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McBarbA2 @mcbarba2.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hey @a2gov.org ... this could be you too. Wouldn't that be cool?
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Jake Lahut @jakelahut.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Debbie Dingell, from the logo
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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The youths!!!
a photo of mamdani and a huge “69”
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Abdul El-Sayed's unabashedly progressive campaign has won him the support of many young Michigan voters. But Frida Drost-Park, who curates a wellness space in Ann Arbor, says that some of his anti-establishment rhetoric leaves her deeply uneasy.
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McBarbA2 @mcbarba2.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A very important thought that may be lost on some people.
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McBarbA2 @mcbarba2.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I love to see people take in information, process it, and see the good that's already being done.
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a2politics.bsky.social @a2politics.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
We’re going to block housing, but in a socialist way 📢💪 #a2council
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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/07/2026
DNC Vows To Replace Graham Platner With Establishment Rapist
DNC Vows To Replace Graham Platner With Establishment Rapist
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Directing Graham Platner’s campaign
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Eastcoastitnotes @eastcoastitnotes.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Mitch mcconnells obituary is gonna be like “mitch began his career in Washington trying to get teenagers to smoke cigarettes” and then just get worse from there
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Scott Trudeau @sstrudeau.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#A2Council Why I'm supporting Christopher Taylor for mayor sstrudeau.com/posts/taylor...
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All Bullhorn, No Gavel: Why Ann Arbor Needs Taylor, Not Rabhi
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Ann Arbor Pitchbot @a2pitchbot.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The City temporarily banned street parking citywide so that plows could clear streets and make travel safer. But since they didn't send a postcard, text, and a person to move my car, I'm going to angrily post a 67 chapter book about it to every social media site. #a2council by James Q. Porkchop
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Molly Kleinman @mollyak.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Here are a few ways to support our immigrant neighbors in Washtenaw County, from the Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (WICIR). #a2council
Support Neighbors
STOP ICE
CALL
Report ICE sightings to MIRA
(734) 224-3852
Immigration-related emergency support
(734) 355-2707
GIVE
Donate to WICIR
wicir.org/donate-now/ VOLUNTEER
Sign up with WICIR
linktr.ee/wicir
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More Neighbors Ann Arbor @moreneighborsa2.org · 11/12/2025
So much going on this week, we had to make a list. Volunteer opportunities, ways to advocate, and events where you can meet neighbors and have a good time. You can peruse all our issues and join the mailing list at newsletter.moreneighborsa2.org #AnnArbor #A2Council
newsletter.moreneighborsa2.org
Neighbors for More Neighbors Ann Arbor
We stand for secure, abundant homes for everyone in Ann Arbor.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
My Sherrone Michigan head coach Moore thought he had the knack, but his 2024 victory over Ohio State only made him a one hit wonder. by Maureen Dowd
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Whether it's Joe Lieberman going MAGA or Tim Kaine caving in on ACA, both vice-presidential nominees turned out to be assholes.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 10/11/2025
Cowards die many times before their deaths, The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Adam Goodman @akgood.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
#a2council
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Readers in Arizona, Michigan, & Georgia! Your senators have been getting a LOT of dedicated pressure to end the shutdown, without fixing healthcare. If you have a minute, go ahead & give them a call! Their job is to respond to constituents & they're mostly hearing from GOP voters rn.
Screenshot of lawmakers' names & phone numbers

Mark Kelly (AZ): DC office, 202 224 2235. Phoenix office, 602 671 7901

Elissa Slotkin (MI): DC office, 202 224 4822. Detroit office, 313 961 4330

Jon Ossof (GA): DC office, 202 224 3521. Atlanta office, 470 786 7800
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
There is an election today in the Washtenaw Intermediate School District. I think you should vote Yes on the Career Technical Education Millage: www.damnarbor.com/2025/11/elec... #a2Council #YpsiCouncil
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Election 2025: Vote in favor of the WISD millage
Gentle readers, it's election day if you are registered to vote in the Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD). The one item on the ...
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Ann Arbor Pitchbot @a2pitchbot.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Opinion | Morgan Wallen said all of the phonetic sounds of a notorious racial slur, without euphemism. #a2council by Elizabeth Nelson
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McBarbA2 @mcbarba2.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
We are so fortunate in the Fighting Five. Please empty to your pockets to keep Jenn our CM! #a2council
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Lena Kauffman @lena-kauffman.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
If you are trying to decide if it is worth coming out and voting on Tuesday as only the tech education milage that helps #a2schools is in the ballot, here is who is voting against it. #a2council #a2schoolboard Full story in the @annarborobserver.bsky.social
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McBarbA2 @mcbarba2.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
The numbers keep growing away from #visionzero. #a2council. Dexter and Maple intersection needs No Turn on Red... as a start.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 14/10/2025
A message from the frog resistance youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso
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A Message From The Frog Resistance
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Ann Arbor Pitchbot @a2pitchbot.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
I was counting my piles of cash when my nepobaby banker son turned to me gravely and asked "Daddy, why did the library buy the Observer?" And when I told him "because the AADL is run by fascists," he started crying. #a2council
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damnarbor.bsky.social @damnarbor.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
2025 is on pace to be Ann Arbor's worst year for pedestrian crashes. We talk with @crashesinannarbor.bsky.social's Peter Houk who complied these data. #a2Council www.damnarbor.com/2025/10/2025...
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2025 on pace to be Ann Arbor's worst for pedestrian crashes: an interview with Crashes in Ann Arbor's Peter Houk
Serious and fatal pedestrian crashes by year from Crashes in Ann Arbor . 2025 data is year to date. Ann Arbor has an ambitious  Vision Zero ...
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
I’m 100% sure that’s actually not the question to be asking
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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why—whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this—they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.
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NPR @npr.org · 30/09/2025
JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."
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Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'
Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."
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McBarbA2 @mcbarba2.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Yes. Nailed it. Stop trying to play it safe. We don't want it.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 19/09/2025
Democrats helped Trump sell the most successful video app in America to a bunch of his right wing zealot friends under the pretense of fixing privacy and improving national security
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Ann Arbor Pitchbot @a2pitchbot.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Special Mlive Report | Downtown businesses are struggling amid a change in A2 office occupancy, rising rents, inflation, tariff impact, and competition from national chains. So why does it feel like bike lanes killed Downtown Home and Garden? #a2council by Bryan Cranston
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NPR @npr.org · 16/09/2025
NPR is tracking the record number of lawmakers in Congress who have already announced they don't plan to run for reelection ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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A record number of congressional lawmakers aren't running for reelection in 2026. Here's the list
NPR is tracking the record number of lawmakers in Congress who have already announced they don't plan to run for reelection ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
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More Neighbors Ann Arbor @moreneighborsa2.org · 25/08/2025
Neighborhood Week 2025 registration is now open! Review the agenda, sign up to give a ⚡ talk, read the FAQ, and REGISTER for Neighborhood Week events here: MoreNeighborsA2.org/neighborhoodweek #neighborhoodweek2025 #annarbor #michigan #housing #visionzero #transportation #A2Council
Poster: Ann Arbor isn't built for everyone. Let's change that. September 14-20, 2025. Neighborhood Week. Envisioning how Ann Arbor Lives and Moves Together.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
The fact that Donald Trump has gotten away with so many crimes since becoming president is proof that Trump is right about the need to federalize law enforcement in Washington DC.
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Linh Song @lsong.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Props AB passed but it took 13 years since losing the @aadl.org bond & 12 years to build housing at Veridian. Meanwhile, median home costs increased 4x inflation, rents up 2.5x inflation. Ann Arbor NIMBYs punish current and future generations with their cynicism. Keep rejecting that fear! #a2council
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McBarbA2 @mcbarba2.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
The Fightin' Fifth Ward shows UP! Thank you, neighbors!
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Aidan Sova @aidansova.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
At twenty-three years old, I was elected to the Ann Arbor District Library Board with big goals. Just three years later, we secured a new downtown library! Proposals A and B passed — WE DID IT! #A2Council 🧵
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Cat Hadley @cathadley.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
We are going to build a bigger better library and I can’t wait! Thanks #A2council and to all the folks who answered doors to talk, helped us make this a reality, and the voters!
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Adam Jaskiewicz @ajjaskie.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
How many Summer Game points for a lump of pavement torn from the surface of the parking lot #A2Council?
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NPR @npr.org · 04/08/2025
Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.
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How a public library's summer game took over a Michigan city
Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.
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Ann Arbor Pitchbot @a2pitchbot.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
The Library: Too Confusing, Too Extreme #a2council
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Ann Arbor Pitchbot @a2pitchbot.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Food: $200 Live music: $100 AV setup: $250 Illegal political mailers: $59,000 Decadome rental: $500 someone who is good at the love economy please help me budget this. my park is dying. #a2council
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Ann Arbor Pitchbot @a2pitchbot.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
In 2018, we promised voters we would fund a park on the library lot without taxpayer dollars. Instead, we spent our 501c3's money on mailers opposing proposals that'd fund the park for free. Here's why it's everyone else's fault that the parking lot has remained desolate and uninviting. #a2council
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greg @gmatthews.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Library Grievance Conspiracy has teamed up with Pause the Plan and spent a ton of money to mail postcards full of lies about selling parkland. #A2council
Mr. "Freeze the Parking Lot in Perpetuity" teams up with a wealthy villain.
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greg @gmatthews.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
This is the grassroots YIMBY organization we've been waiting for. Join in if you haven't yet, #A2Council. 👇
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