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The WCDP is an all-volunteer county Democratic party. Real change starts locally. Real change starts with you. We create the Voter Guide and mivoter.org.

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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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MIvoter.org @mivoterdotorg.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
You're voting in the primaries in 8 days, right? RIGHT? www.mivoter.org
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Join us tonight, July 8th from 7pm - 8pm for a conversation about public power. We're asking the critical questions - is municipalization right for Ann Arbor? Join to watch and submit your questions: program@washtenawdems.org Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
MICivics Episode 1: Aidan Sova, President of the Ann Arbor District Library Board of Trustees, talks about serving as an elected official in Ann Arbor, Michigan. #micivics #mivoter.org youtu.be/8mLPtsIZxBc
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MICivics with Aidan Sova, President of Ann Arbor District Library Board of Trustees #mivoter.org
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
That sheet of papers purporting to show WHITE GENOCIDE in South Africa was 1) a printed out blog post 2) from…The American Thinker 3) about a country that is NOT South Africa.
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Jfc
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Okay
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
It’s happening.
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Indiana state leg just crushed IU, ending faculty governance, trashing tenure, promising to close sm humanities majors, taking over the IU board, & gutting the budget. Surprise legislation. Passed late night of last legislative day. The MAGA GOP will not stop. www.indystar.com/story/news/p...
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'Complete takeover': Lawmakers exert control over university policy in 11th hour
They appeared near the bottom of the 220-page budget bill Wednesday evening, and rose to the forefront of the heated debate Friday morning.
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
International student visas being restored! The Trump regime reversed course b/c: 1) Judges ruled against him all over the country, and 2) Americans oppose Trump's immigration and deportation nightmare Resistance works! Stay loud and stay in the streets! www.bridgemi.com/talent-educa...
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Donald Trump restores student visas after revoking 70-plus in Michigan | Bridge Michigan
Government lawyers said the federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after lawsuits across the country, including in Michigan.
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Putting an alcoholic Fox News bingo caller in charge of the Pentagon seemed like a great idea on paper, but... apnews.com/article/hegs...
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Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer.
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Ya think? The Trump regime and all the MAGA GOP supporting it are destroying this country. www.bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...
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Travel from Canada to Michigan plummets amid tariffs, border scrutiny | Bridge Michigan
Border crossings from Canada to Michigan have dropped significantly, especially by car, amid heightened security and a Canadian travel boycott sparked by US tariffs.
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Regular people, your friends and neighbors, who made a wrong turn off of I 75. This is not the country we used to live in. outliermedia.org/rashida-tlai...
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Rashida Tlaib says 213 immigrants detained at Ambassador Bridge
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib says she learned more than 200 immigrants were detained in about three months at the Ambassador Bridge.
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Executive orders are NOT “legislation“ dipshit.
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Can’t figure out what the hell is going on with tariffs, because the Mad King keeps changing them every damn day? Well, some people are trying to keep track. God help us all.  www.bloomberg.com/graphics/tru...
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Tracking Every Trump Tariff and Its Economic Effect
Keeping up with what goods are being targeted by US tariffs and what the economic impacts are
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Trump and his billionaire cronies want to steal your Social Security so they can rent it back to you at a steep markup. It’s what they do. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Long waits, waves of calls, website crashes: Social Security is breaking down
A flood of cuts led by Elon Musk has sent the agency into chaos as a new commissioner prepares to take charge.
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
The Trump regime really hates Michigan and Michigan farmers. www.bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...
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Michigan farmers facing ‘uncertain future’ amid funding freezes, tariff tensions | Bridge Michigan
Escalating trade tensions, federal funding freezes for agricultural grant programs and other uncertainties have Michigan farmers tightening their belts and shoring up for a turbulent year.
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 24/04/2025
May I see it meme from the Simpsons
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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
It is absolutely fucking bonkers that Trump won more of the vote than he ever had less than half a year ago and now he is less popular than he’s ever been, all on the strength of shit he was promising loudly to do when people elected him.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23/04/2025
"Musk has been so prone to error that he has sought to turn it into a virtue—a manager with the capacity to admit flaws!"
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The Art of the F*ckup
So much for the “more professional” team in Trump 2.0.
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
So the MAGA GOP is Maoist now? Jfc.
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Axios is reporting that Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent got into a shouting match in the White House last week about who would lead the IRS: “Two billionaire, middle-aged men thinking it was WWE in the hall of the West Wing." This administration is a D-list reality show.
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
AHHHHHHHH
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Um, that’s not how the tourists see it.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
"Ukraine must withdraw troops from four regions to end the war." - Peskov. Seems like he’s got it all mixed up — it’s actually the Russians who need to leave Ukraine, from all the territories they’ve occupied.
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Trump: “not a big deal”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/04/2025
Robert Wolf on Fox News: "I've been in finance for 40 years. This is probably the biggest manufactured crisis I've seen with a bunch of unforced errors. The execution of 'liberation day' was pathetic."
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
“Bizarre and false”
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Good. Bye.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
small but scary story and of a piece with the whole ICE MO open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...
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The courage to be decent
The Trump administration wants to make us too afraid to look out for one another. Don't let them.
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OldDudeFella 🚫👑🤴⛔️ @olddudefella.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Our country is already being run by criminals
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/04/2025
Who withdraws 3 grand in cash for this?
“DHS spokesperson confirms to Scripps that Sec Noem had a large amount of cash on her that was stolen because her entire family was in town and she was using the withdrawal to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts.”
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Michigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Michiganders have been looking for ways to get active and fight back, and it just got easier thanks to the Washtenaw Dems. Check out this new tool they built to keep you informed of all events, protests, and meetings taking place across the state. MIvoter.org
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Michigan Jill @whitchmi.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
This is awesome! Thanks to @washtenawdems.bsky.social for this great tool! Sharing away............!
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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Hey hey hey good MI peeps!! Looks like the @washtenawdems.bsky.social have created an amazing tool for all of us to use!! @charlevoixdems.bsky.social @leelanaudemocrats.bsky.social @nomiindivisible.org @eupic.bsky.social @kentdems.bsky.social @benziedems.bsky.social @houghtondems.bsky.social
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
"Protect our libraries!"
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/04/2025
WOW: Massive crowds in New York City right now for the 50501 National Day of Action against the Trump regime.
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Starts in less than an hour! See you in Chelsea at noon!
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Right here in Washtenaw County people are standing up and speaking out. How have you fought the Trump regime today?
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Join your friends and neighbors to protest the federal chaos impacting people in western Washtenaw, and share action steps for fighting back. #HandsOff #FiftyFityOne Join us! 📆 Sat, Apr 19 🕰 Noon - 1pm 🗺 Pierce Park, 851 S. Main St., Chelsea
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Do you like to read books? The Trump regime hates your guts and wants your local library to stop helping people get access to the truth. www.bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...
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Michigan rural libraries brace for hit from Trump order targeting spending | Bridge Michigan
The Republican administration is targeting a little-known agency that funds a loan system that brings books to far-fledged corners of Michigan. The agency is one of the smallest in the federal governm...
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Sovereignty lies with the people, ours is a government of limited and enumerated powers and the officers of our government are bound by law. Trump believes none of this. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/o...
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Opinion | Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional (Gift Article)
Where all this goes is still up to us.
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Washtenaw Dems @washtenawdems.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Michigan will feel the pain of tariffs earlier, and worse, than many other states. The Trump regime and their Michigan MAGA allies do not care. michigandems.com/release-mich...
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RELEASE: Michigan Dems Condemn GOP Agenda Hurting Michigan Farmers - Michigan Democratic Party
Today, following an oversight hearing on agriculture in the state House, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Curtis Hertel released the following statement:  “Republicans are continually trying to ...
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 18/04/2025
If you think you can't make a political issue out of "people shouldn't be grabbed off the street and put in a foreign gulag forever," maybe consider getting out of politics/punditry. And these aren't technical slogans: they appear in the Declaration of Independence and in the Constitution (twice).
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 18/04/2025
Nothing to see here. www.cnbc.com/2025/04/18/r...
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More rich Americans are opening Swiss bank accounts fearing U.S. risks
Swiss banks say they have seen a surge of interest and business from high-net-worth Americans opening investment accounts in recent months.
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THX•1138 @ithx1138.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
For Our American Friends It's not You... It's HIM‼️ www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Nearly 900,000 fewer people went to the U.S. in March as cross-border travel plummets | CBC News
The number of cross-border travellers going from Canada to the U.S. dropped by nearly 900,000 in March compared to the same month last year, according to the latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
So much damage
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
This Administration is trying to erase a human being. Don't allow it. We are all connected.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 17/04/2025
Mass deportations, no due process, suppressing the media and bulldozing Congress and the Judiciary. Fascism isn’t coming, it’s here. New Episode of The Breakdown tonight at 7 PM EST: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_JB...
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
You’ve probably seen people mention the 3.5% Rule. But do you know what it really means? 1/
White text on black background with a big 50501 logo at the bottom. The 50501 logo is a blue circle within a white circle within a red circle. The blue circle has "50" over another "50" and a big "1" to the right of those 50's. The blue circle also has a ring of white start near its outer edge. Text at the top reads: "What really is the 3.5% Rule?"White text on black background with a small 50501 logo at the bottom. Text reads: What is the 3.5% Rule? Political scientist Erica Chenoweth (they/them) studied over 300 violent and nonviolent campaigns. They found that when 3.5% of a population joins in a “peak” action, movements have been highly likely to succeed at “maximalist” goals, such as removing a national leader. The 3.5% rule helps us imagine what’s possible. In the U.S. that’s about 11.7 million people or about 107 people in every city and town. We don’t need everyone. We just need enough. Source: Erica Chenoweth, “Questions, Answers, and Some Cautionary Updates Regarding the 3.5% Rule” (2020)White text on black background with a small 50501 logo at the bottom. Text reads: The 3.5% Rule; Maximalist Goals; Historically, when 3.5% of a population has joined together in non-violent action, success at achieving “maximalist” goals has often followed. Maximalist goals are the most ambitious demands a movement can make such as removing a national leader from office, ending an occupying force, or achieving territorial independence. These goals seek to change who holds power or control, rather than making policy reforms within the existing system. Source: Erica Chenoweth, “Questions, Answers, and Some Cautionary Updates Regarding the 3.5% Rule” (2020)White text on black background with a small 50501 logo at the bottom. Text reads: The 3.5% Rule; 3.5% is based on peak participation, not cumulative participation; Many people mistakenly think the rule refers to everyone who ever joined the movement. Chenoweth’s statistic is about how many people were involved at the movement’s largest moment of visible, act of resistance. The rule is descriptive, not prescriptive; Chenoweth only noticed the 3.5% pattern after the fact, when asked how many people it takes to win. The number was not part of the original hypothesis or a forecast; it emerged from the data. Source: Erica Chenoweth, “Questions, Answers, and Some Cautionary Updates Regarding the 3.5% Rule” (2020)
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