Simon D. Schuster
            
            @Simon_Schuster
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              Reporter @BridgeMichigan. Not a publisher. Posting first on Вlυе Ѕку @ https://t.co/QId4hz7Yfa 📧: [email protected] or text me: (517) 247-4949
              
              Lansing, MI
            
            
              
              Joined April 2009
            
            
           This morning, I was briefed by Director Patel on the thwarted potential terrorist attack in our state . As details continue to develop, I am grateful for the swift action of the FBI and MSP protecting Michiganders. 
          
                
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             Also worth noting that money to food banks goes father to buy food than when SNAP recipients get food at retail cost from grocers, so it's not an apples-to-apples cost comparison. 
          
                
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             For context: $4.5 million equates to one day's SNAP benefits for less than 800,000 of Michigan's 1.4 million SNAP recipients. Policymakers said the grant is intended to ensure food banks are supplied for another two weeks at the level of demand they're expecting. 
          
          
                
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             Michigan GOP governor candidates vow to end MEDC as John James skips debate 
          
            
            bridgemi.com
              Republicans running for governor blast Michigan's economic development approach in a debate skipped by John James, whose campaign called him a favorite in the 2026 race.
            
                
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             Inbox: Democrat Mallory McMorrow has been endorsed by US Sen Martin Heinrich of New Mexico #MISen
          
          
                
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             Hudson said Ted Nugent agreed to be director of the Department of Natural Resources if he's elected governor 
          
                
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             First line of the night that drew any applause from this crowd is from Anthony Hudson: "No more indoctrinating our kids. Your son can stay your son, your daughter can stay your daughter. And if you have a furry, they can stay home. We don't allow pets in public schools." 
          
                
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             Per @xcolinjacksonx, there's 162 seats at the GOP primary debate and they've just announced they sold out. Standing room only crowd 
          
                
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             In Sparta for a GOP gubernatorial primary debate tonight, where Aric Nesbitt’s campaign has brought some table centerpieces 
          
                
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             Who needs a longstanding nonprofit experiment in collaborative human knowledge when you can have posts from an AI controlled by one dude with no oversight? The advantages are clear! Humans: biased, weak AI: infallible, divinely impartial (trust me bro) 
          
            
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              Elon Musk has launched Grokipedia, a crowdsourced online encyclopedia that the billionaire seeks to position as a rival to Wikipedia.
            
                
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             Who’s funding Michigan ballot campaigns? Dark money flows from out of state 
          
            
            bridgemi.com
              Michigan campaigns to require proof of citizenship to vote, tax the rich to fund schools and limit corporate political spending are all at least partially funded by dark money groups from other...
            
                
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             U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib is endorsing Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist for Michigan governor 
          
                
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             PSA: The amount of shit in Michigan politics/government cheekily named with "MI" in place of "my" is nearing epidemic levels. The pun is so worn. It's time for a moratorium. 
          
                
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             BREAKING: Melissa has come ashore in southwestern Jamaica as the MOST INTENSE HURRICANE TO MAKE LANDFALL on record in the Atlantic. The Category 5 storm crossed the coast at 1p near New Hope, Jamaica. 
          
                
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             RT @FrankLuntz: A rising phenomenon in politics is the high-profile announcement of lawsuits, regardless of their merit. It gives the imag… 
          
                
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             GOP hopeful pumps millions of own money into Michigan governor’s race 
          
            
            bridgemi.com
              Former Attorney General Mike Cox puts another $2M of his own money into the Michigan governor’s race as John James, Mike Duggan and Jocelyn Benson raise most from donors.
            
                
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             I had to reprogram the whole bot for this only to find out the state was posting the wrong numbers some of the time, please clap 
           Today's a campaign finance deadline in Michigan, and I'm very happy to announce the bot has returned! The state's new campaign finance portal makes it harder to view reports, so the folks at @BridgeMichigan and I were compelled to bring it back. 
            
                
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             Hollier bringing over $244k from his failed congressional campaigns. 
          
                
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