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The goal of the #uncommitted campaign was just 10,000 votes to send a message
#yemen#jerusalem#tel aviv#current events#palestine#free palestine#gaza#free gaza#news on gaza#palestine news#news update#war news#war on gaza#michigan#genocide joe#gaza genocide#genocide#uncommitted
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Michigan Summer Beer Festival is going to happen from the 21st of July to the 22nd of July, sampling hundreds of fresh, local Michigan beers. Guests can enjoy delicious food with live music from a variety of Michigan bands. It takes place rain or shines in the lovely outdoor setting of Ypsilanti's Riverside Park in historic Depot Town. Hurry! get your ticket now.
#summer beer festival#beer festival#beer fest#beer#craft beers#craft beer events#craft beer festivals#beer lovers#beer for life#michigan events#michigan#united states event#us
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Dino+Dragon Stroll @ Canterbury Village
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May 27th was me and my wife Skyrah’s 7 year wedding anniversary and we are both HUGGGGGGGE dinosaur fans so we gladly signed up to go on the Dino+Dragon Stroll at Canterbury Village and it was the most magical experience, honestly! There was such good and positive vibes, it wasn’t overcrowded, and the animatronics were great :) it was fun to get somewhat of a sense of what some of the dinosaurs might have looked like! My fave ones were the giant bird-dinosaurs with feathers and wings or the furry ones like this guy, the Troodontidae!
Isn’t it crazy to think that alligators, crocodiles, and many birds like chickens are being scientifically proven to have descended from dinosaurs, or at least extremely close relatives to the dinosaurs. Really puts things into perspective.
The was my first time going to see any animatronic dinosaurs, and even as an adult, it was truly magical and captivating in every single way! They were HUGE, they moved, and even made sounds! I felt connected to them in a way I’ve never felt before and it was amazing to feel like if I closed my eyes I could imagine being back in time and hanging out with the dinosaurs like it was normal everyday life! 😂😂
The village wasn’t too crowded, they sold tickets for certain time slots so the crowds weren’t overwhelming, and it was honestly really nice. My wife and I don’t have kids, and we were a little nervous before coming out that we might be the only adults there, but thankfully that wasn’t the case. There was people of all ages and cultures and backgrounds, it was truly beautiful to see everyone coming together to enjoy and marvel about something more ancient and giant than us and our human lives.
I’ve been obsessed with dragons and dinosaurs ever since I was a little kid! I played with my little Dino and dragon toys probably more than any other toys I had! That pure sense of wonder and imagination of what it would be like to be a dinosaur or dragon captives my imagination still to this day!
Halfway through the stroll, we stumbled upon an amazing little shop inside of Canterbury Village called Down The Rabbit Hole, and I just have to say, it instantly gave me a whole VIBE! I saw the word “fairies” in the window and just knew I had to go in! As soon as I walked in, I was instantly moved by how beautiful and ethereal the essence of the shop was. There was something magical, beautiful, or unique at every twist and turn! My fave were the black fairies, there’s a huge lack of diversity in the fairytale community, more so throughout history, but black folks are beginning to reclaim fairy tales for themselves by retelling them with black characters, themes, and stories, and I’m HERE👏FOR👏IT!
#BLACKFAIRIESMATTER
The shop owner, Amanda, was extremely kind, thoughtful, and helpful while my wife and I browsed around. We ended up connecting over our shared love of fairies, fairy gardens, and fairy tales, and I’ll be interviewing her soon for a deep dive on the Down The Rabbit Hole gift shop!
At the end of the Dino & Dragon Stroll there were tons of really cool vendors and artists that sold various goods including dinosaur and dragon themed goods- lots of 3D Printed dragon art sculptures which were amazing! I even got myself this adorable 3D printed dragon wand that looks like Spyro the Dragon!
I can’t wait to come back next year, and maybe even be a vendor with my weird dinosaur dolls, custom painted minis, customized toy castles, and dinosaur fairy gardens! Who knows- the future is MAGICAL! ✨✨✨✨🦖🦕🦖🦕🦖
May The Dinos & Dragons Bless You,
Alex the FairyFindr
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Michigan just gave us the rhetorical weapon that could push Biden and the DNC to turn their backs on Israel.
Okay so this is amazing news. Michigan was going to be a key state in the push to get Biden, and the DNC as a whole, to start pressuring Israel, and they have just proven that they have that power.
Background: Michigan is a swing state, and it has 16 votes in the electoral college. Winning Michigan was a major factor in Biden's win back in 2020, and much of that rested on the Arab-American vote. It was also a major factor in Hillary Clinton's loss to Donald Trump in 2016. She lost the state by ten thousand, seven hundred votes.
Praxis: For obvious reasons, Arab-Americans are incredibly upset with Biden's support for Israel, and support in that demographic has gone from 59% in the 2020 election to less than 17% now. As a form of protest, Arab-Americans in Michigan started a campaign to get voters to check "uncommitted" in the Democratic primary. This is an actual box that can be checked, though some less-organized pushes also suggested writing in 'ceasefire' like New Hampshire primary voters did.
The goal was to get at least 10,000 'uncommitted' votes, as that is how many Hillary lost by.
As Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, the first Arab mayor of this majority-Arab city, said:
"We're not sizable enough to make a candidate win, but we're sizable enough to make a candidate lose."
(Source: NPR, 2/25/24)
Result:
As of 10:49 PM EST, 2/27, there are thirty-nine thousand uncommitted votes, according to CNN, which is doing live coverage.
NPR was reporting 30k at 10:14.
As a caveat, New York Times is saying that each of the last three Michigan Dem Primaries had about 20k uncommitted votes, so the 35k isn't all the push for pro-Palestine stances in Congress, but that's still a jump of almost 20k, which is way, way more than the goal.
And they aren't done counting the votes yet. Barely 30% of votes are in. The goal has been blown out of the water.
Other states are reaching out for advice on how to replicate the results.
This is big news.
So can we relax?
Fuck no.
Do what Michigan did. Vote in the Dem primary, and vote uncommitted or write in "ceasefire."
But on a more daily basis, if you have a Democratic candidate, lean on this.
Tell them it will be repeated elsewhere.
This could very well lose the election for Biden and more. The Democrats can't afford another four years of Trump, and they know it. The loss of Michigan can and will tank this election for them, especially since other states that helped Biden win, like Georgia, were also won on demographics that are growing increasingly upset by the situation in Gaza.
Go to the Michigan section of this post and use that in your calls and emails.
But remember. Call your reps. Call your senators. Call your governor, if you'd like. And if they're a Democrat, you bring this up. Be polite, the staffer isn't making these decisions. They might just be an intern. But bring it up and tell them that we are going to lose the presidency if we do not sanction Israel and actually pressure them into not only pulling out of Gaza and the West Bank, but paying reparations.
#michigan#united states#michigan primary#primary voting#democratic primary#current events#phoenix politics#voting#praxis#politics#pro palestine#gaza#palestine#israel#2024 election
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#politics#us politics#government#Michigan#labor#unions#working class#workers#the left#progressive#current events#news#good news
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Damn, guess voters were too smart to fall for the ol’ “I’LL AIRDROP AID so i don’t have to stop giving israel weapons lol”
#us politics#usa news#usa#politics#Israel#Biden#joe biden#president biden#free palestine#palestine#gaza#free gaza#current events#save the children#israel is committing genocide#usa are supporting genocide#stop genocide#stop funding genocide#stop funding israel#obviously#michigan#georgia#👍
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"According to the study, average arsenic and cadmium concentrations were nearly twice as high in imported rice compared to Haitian-grown product, with some imported samples exceeding international limits."
"Nearly all imported rice samples exceeded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recommendation for children's consumption. The study did not evaluate levels of toxins in other importing countries."
"The study, which attributed the dominance of imported rice to lower import tariffs and long-term contracts signed during political turmoil in the late 1980s and 1990s, said Haiti imports nearly 90% of its rice, almost exclusively from the U.S."
"Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, who helped push subsidies of U.S. rice to Haiti, later called the move a "mistake" saying it had battered local production capacity."
"The report called for an ethical investigation into U.S. rice exporters, measures to strengthen Haiti's agricultural sector and flagged a "dire need" to boost the country's food safety regulations."
"A violent conflict between heavily armed gangs has been spreading to Haitian farmlands, further pushing up food prices. The United Nations estimates over 300,000 have fled their homes and that some 40% of the population is going hungry."
#feminist#social justice#current events#current news#haiti#free haiti#us imperialism#us politics#fda corruption#bill clinton#food insecurity#famine#united nations#human rights violations#us goverment#university of michigan
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Upcoming Free Palestine Protests: United States
More Info:
Corvallis, Oregon
Denver, Colorado
Lansing, Michigan
Los Angeles, California (also they didn't put the time on the flyer but it's 1pm to 4pm)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Phoenix, Arizona
San Francisco, California
State Capitols: Kentucky, Texas, New Jersey, Michigan, and now Nebraska, hopefully more to come
Washington, D.C.
#palestine#free palestine#direct action#palestine protest#protest#genocide#cw genocide#current events#oregon#colorado#michigan#california#louisiana#los angeles#san francisco#kentucky#texas#new jersey#nebraska#washington dc#united states#us congress#nancy pelosi
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right now, spiritually, i am a medium-sized dog lying flat on my side on the hardwood floor in the middle of a household walkway, heaving an enormous sigh of world weary ennui
#ragsycon exclusive#the past seven days have certainly been A Week#turned 29. had to work while everyone else i knew got to see a life-changing astronomical event.#had an extremely patience-testing houseguest for several days. drove seven hours. went to a funeral for a family member i quite liked.#avoided tossing the family members i quite dislike into lake michigan. drove seven hours back.#thank you to everyone who was kind and patient with me this week. it made a very big difference
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#yemen#jerusalem#tel aviv#current events#palestine#free palestine#gaza#free gaza#news on gaza#palestine news#news update#war news#war on gaza#genocide joe#michigan#election 2024#gaza genocide#genocide
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i just learned about a social club in flint mi that’s exclusively for medical weed card holders and functions as a speakeasy for weed 😳 the guy who owns it also makes old school lebanese hash which ive always wanted to try … they accept out of state and it’s free for your first time and $5 entry every time after or $20/yr. i’ve Got To get there
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From the linked article:
"As expected, the picture statewide was more mixed. Overall, more than 100,000 people voted uncommitted. Some commentators have pointed out that that is not all that different from the 11 percent who voted uncommitted statewide in 2012. But there are significant differences between the two elections.
In 2012, the Obama campaign was actively discouraging its supporters from voting in the primary since delegates were actually awarded via the state’s caucus. Partly as a result of that, turnout was unusually low. Fewer than 200,000 people voted in the 2012 Democratic primary, compared to more than 1.2 million in 2016 and 2020, and more than 750,000 this year."
#uncommitted#protest votes#michigan#mother jones magazine#free palestine#link#current events#democratic party
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In a painful contrast to the amazing work of activists in Michigan, this portion of today's Democracy Now episode has the following claim:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has credited U.S. public support for Israel as being a key factor in allowing Israel to resist calls to end its war on Gaza. Netanyahu cited one poll that showed 82% of Americans support Israel. Netanyahu said, “This will help us continue the campaign until total victory.”
Other polls have painted a very different picture. A recent AP poll found 50% of U.S. adults said they believed Israel’s actions had gone too far. Netanyahu’s comments came after President Biden said Israel will “lose support from around the world” if it “continues on its current path.”
I say this a lot but I cannot emphasize it enough: call your elected officials. Find them here. Follow these guidelines, and here is some verbiage that includes the recent death of Aaron Bushnell.
We can do this. It won't be easy, but we can.
#current events#benjamin netanyahu#Democracy Now#news#Israel#Gaza#united states#Joe Biden#Michigan#Michigan primary#Phoenix Politics#politics
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The Great Michigan Pizza Burial
The Great Michigan Pizza Burial took place on March 5, 1973. The FDA ordered factory owner Mario Fabbrini to dispose of nearly 30,000 cheese and mushroom pizzas, because tests suggested they contained botulism. So Fabbrini decided to make the most of the situation. He organized a ceremonial burial of all the frozen pizzas in Ossineke, Michigan, and even got the governor of Michigan to speak at the ceremony. Later Fabbrini would sue the FDA when it was found there was no botulism risk, and he won over $200,000.
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