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This interview with a sitting sheriff in Michigan is absolutely wild.
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A conservative “news” site reports catching a man wheeling in “suspicious” equipment to the Detroit convention center, implying it was used to steal ballots.
The “ballot thief” was my photographer. He was bringing down equipment for our 12-hour shift.
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In response to a homophobic tweet by
@MIGOP
@CoChairMeshawn
calling Pete Buttigieg a “weak little girl,” the Transportation Secretary responds:
“I’m raising a little girl and little boy, and I’m going to raise them with better values than the chairwoman.”
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Dr. Anthony Fauci is greeted by deafening applause at
@UMich
’s graduation ceremony, delayed two years by the pandemic he has fought.
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This sign is taped to the office door of State Rep. Steve Carra, a Michigan Republican currently running for Congress.
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Blatant homophobia from the co-chair of the
@MIGOP
targeting the Secretary of Transportation, a Michigan resident.
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The video was shot by Kellye SoRelle—a Texas attorney and member of “Lawyers for Trump.”
I’m hoping she’s a better lawyer than she is a detective.
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NEW: Wayne County Commission Chair Alisha Bell confirms that county lawyers are researching whether Monica Palmer and William Hartmann can be removed from their positions on the canvassing board.
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“I tell my daughters, ‘If rape is inevitable, you should just lay back and enjoy it,’” says Robert Regan, the favorite to represent MI’s 74th district in the state house.
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Throughout his career, Detroit police sergeant Jason Tonti has been suspended for 77 days, disciplined 29 times, hit with 56 citizen complaints and been in 9 vehicle crashes.
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And here is the President’s son tweeting absolute garbage.
WATCH: Suitcases and Coolers Rolled Into Detroit Voting Center at 4 AM, Brought Into Secure Counting Area
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A third of Detroit's City Council has either been charged by the feds or is currently being raided by them.
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Attorney General
@dananessel
says forgery charges could be in store for Matt and Meshawn Maddock (and 14 other Republicans) for signing a certificate that falsely claimed Donald Trump won MI’s electoral votes.
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BREAKING: Shelby Township’s chief of police on administrative leave after Tweets surface glorifying police brutality.
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“Every state should be following Michigan’s lead right now.”
Dr.
@ashishkjha
says pausing indoor dining, in-person college and high school classes is “absolutely essential.”
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Actually, you *can* make it up.
This clip—circulated by MI’s GOP co-chair—is about 6 years old. The hosts are talking about Donald Trump, not Elon Musk.
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After accidentally recording himself buying drugs and using the n-word on duty, deputy Greg Marohn's career in law enforcement appeared over.
Then a small Michigan police department offered him a badge.
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Sen. Whitmer (2013) doesn’t sound like a supporter of confidentiality clauses.
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This man insists that people carrying Confederate flags at today’s protests are paid to be there simply to make protestors look bad.
Behind him is a sign depicting Governor Whitmer as Adolf Hitler.
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Turnout in Detroit could *exceed* 2008 levels. Officials estimate 175,000 absentee ballots were cast and another 75,000 in person.
Could push turn out as high as 55%—the highest in 30 years.
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MSU's president literally interrupted a sex abuse survivor to tell her that her "time is up."
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Across four Michigan police departments, Officer Mark Aldrich would be accused of dishonesty, road rage, engaging in sex acts with a woman he’d arrested and destroying evidence. But it didn't stop him from finding work.
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57 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a march down Woodward Avenue.
Detroiters heard his “I Have a Dream Speech” at Cobo Hall, weeks before it was delivered in Washington, DC.
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BIG: In-person voting in Detroit is expected to eclipse absentee voting--a surprise to election officials.
More than 87,000 are projected to have voted in-person, bringing total turnout to about 36%.
Earlier in the week, officials projected no higher than 33%
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Before a Detroit police sgt. was hit with a $10 million lawsuit, he was nearly fired by DPD.
But after 2 vehicle accidents, 1 DUI, 61 citizen complaints, domestic abuse and use of the n-word…he was given a “last chance” in 2020.
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Officer Lemuel Sims, accused three times of domestic violence, was promoted to detective in May.
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For years, they were the four most feared words in Detroit: Steve Wilson is here.
As
@wxyzdetroit
celebrates its 75th anniversary,
@mattfrieds
reminds us why Detroit's most confrontational investigative reporter was a boon for the PR business.
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No Detroit cop has racked up more citizen complaints (93) than Sgt. William Zeolla.
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“It’s not a razor thin margin. It’s 154,000 votes. You got to let those votes stand,” GOP Rep. Fred Upton says. “There’s no issues of fraud anywhere. … It’s over.”
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Deputy Greg Marohn was forced out by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office after accidentally recording himself buying drugs and using the n-word on duty.
A year later, the Holly Police department gave him a badge.
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He's a Detroit cop who's amassed a staggering 85 citizens complaints, including multiple allegations that he used the N-word.
DPD moved to fire him in '18 after he was untruthful about firing his weapon. Instead, he was promoted three months later.
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People screaming voter fraud in Michigan said William Bradley was proof that the dead rose on election day.
But Bradley, who they said died in 1984, is very much alive--and not too pleased to be roped into a baseless conspiracy.
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This Michigan father has searched for 13 days to find a psychiatric bed for his son in crisis. He was told: no beds available.
This doesn’t happen if you have a heart attack. Why does it happen if you have a mental illness?
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MSU trustees Rema Vassar and Dennis Denno were secretly recorded telling student groups how to “terrify”, “publicly embarrass” & “crucify” the school’s interim president.
Denno offered to pay for
#NOTASPARTAN
shirts, but told students to “keep (his) name out of it.”
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MSU Trustee Joel Ferguson says board will never fire Lou Anna Simon "...because there are so many more things... than just this Nassar thing." Curious what he’d consider more important than this.
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The margin is razor-thin, but Gary Peters has overtaken John James, according to
@nytimes
.
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Churches were never closed. Schools were already open. Factories briefly closed on their own and reopened months ago.
We just got a BIG win for the people of Michigan. Open up your Churches and your Schools. Auto companies pouring in and expanding (thank you Mr. President!). Have fun!
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One of Nassar’s 15-year-old victims stares him down: “You will never see another woman again, except one holding a taser, a gun and a billy club.”
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Wickedly funny. Supremely smart. Always, always kind. We did not deserve a talent like Jamie Samuelsen, who was blessed in everything but years.
I am so sad and sorry to pass this along, at the family's request. Jamie Samuelsen, the best damn friend you could ever have, a tremendous broadcaster on
@971theticketxyt
passed away tonight at 48. He was surrounded by his wonderful family, and he went peacefully.
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Moments after saying: "I don't back down very easily," Sen. Shirkey exited through a back staircase to avoid reporters' questions.
Sen. Shirkey left the Senate chamber this morning through the back stair case and walked into his office a floor below, avoiding the media gathered in front of the Senate.
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Biden wins Michigan, according to a CNN projection.
Historic turnout in Detroit made this possible.
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Michigan State University is home to the largest institutional sex scandal in history. Its President would rather talk about ESPN.
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This racially-charged robocall reaching Detroiters falsely claims that voting by mail allows:
-police to track you down for old warrants
-credit card companies to come after you for old debts
-the government to ensure you receive mandatory vaccines.
It is garbage.
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Calling Tucker Carlson a useful idiot “is unfair to useful idiots,” Chris Wallace says.
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If Mel Tucker is trying to prove the phone sex he’s admitted to was consensual, nothing in the 106 pages he released this morning accomplishes that.
Only two people know what happened on that call. It would serve reporters everywhere well not to get out over their skis.
Whether or not you think Mel Tucker should’ve kept his job or not, there appears to be strong evidence that he was FALSELY accused of sexual harassment.
Trevor Bauer was FALSELY accused of sexual assault and hasn’t pitched in MLB since the accusation.
Matt Ariza was FALSELY…
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He didn’t always like my stories, but Benny Napoleon never shied away from them. Always took my calls, never ducked an interview. He held people accountable and didn’t hide when it was his turn.
Rest in peace, Sheriff.
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MSU President Satish Udpa will publish a magazine acknowledging the school’s horrific failures.
A magazine that former President John Engler had killed.
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Man, this is a really bad 82 seconds for James Craig.
Michigan’s leading GOP candidate for governor, who’d be tasked with certifying 2024 results—>
NBC: Would you tell [Trump] that you would have certified Biden as winner of 2020 election in Michigan?
James Craig: “I don’t know if I would have told him I would have certified.”
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Plenty will debate whether Kilpatrick’s 28 year sentence was too much. That debate is warranted.
What can’t be debated is the depth of his corruption. He stole from needy children. He stole from senior citizens. He drove a broken city further into ruin and never apologized.
Trump is also expected to grant clemency to Kwame Kilpatrick, per a White House official, the former Detroit mayor.
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Objectively,
@GovWhitmer
has been one of the most aggressive Governor's since the outbreak took hold. As recently as Saturday, with cases soaring,
@realDonaldTrump
said: "We are doing great. It all will pass."
Failing Michigan Governor must work harder and be much more proactive. We are pushing her to get the job done. I stand with Michigan!
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Longtime GOP insider Matt Marsden welcomed the dawn of dark money in Michigan. Then he saw it up close.
"That's not the way Lansing used to work."
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The Senate called MSU Pres. John Engler to Washington. About 80 of Larry Nassar’s survivors followed him here.
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As one senator told me today,
@SenLTheis
’s broadside against
@MalloryMcMorrow
should be classified as an in-kind contribution.
@kylegriffin1
It’s now up to $250,000 from more than 5,500 donors. It’s the largest single day sum in Michigan legislative history. I can’t think of a more powerful rebuke than that.
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Some of the most powerful interviews require the fewest questions. Masterful work here by
@WLNSKiyerra
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MSU’s 2018 saw criminal charges for its longtime president, dean & coach, the repeated revictimization of countless sexual abuse survivors and the largest lawsuit settlement of its kind.
Let’s hope that a once proud university gives us reason to cheer in 2019.
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572 Detroiters have died from COVID in the last five weeks.
In the previous two years combined, 533 died from homicide.
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‼️RIGHT NOW: Approximately 200 vaccine doses (Pfizer) available at the Ford Field vaccination site.
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Spartan fans dismissed it, but the ESPN reports on sexual assaults involving student athletes were today nominated for a Peabody Award and, separately, awarded one of the highest honors in investigative reporting.
.
@OTLonESPN
/
@E60
’s investigation of sexual assault and abuse claims involving young women and athletes broke through the oft-held defense that the problem was just one bad actor.
#IREAwards
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No reporter was a bigger thorn in Kwame Kilpatrick's side than Channel 7's Steve Wilson. Tonight on
@wxyzdetroit
at 6, hear the former reporter's reaction to Kilpatrick's commutation.
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Trump supporters called for a "Hail Mary" in Michigan today. They didn't get it.
The state's 16 presidential electors have officially cast their votes for Joe Biden.
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Amidst a flurry of voices in Detroit, a 16-year-old's rose above the rest. Stefan Perez pushed for peace on the 4th night of protests, and peace won out.
@MayorMikeDuggan
called to thank him.
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Sen.
@JeremyAllenMoss
has tried at least six times to have June declared Pride month in Michigan. The GOP-controlled senate hasn’t let it happen.
So today Moss said this.
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Detroit City Council members were livid when they learned the city had forgiven a controversial landlord’s back taxes and blight tickets. Tonight on 7 Action News at 6, we'll show you what else he received.
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John Engler says it took 8 days to apologize to a sexual assault survivor because he was focused on building his new house.
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A Flat Rock police sgt. drove to a crime scene with alcohol on his breath. He showed up wearing Crocs, a witness said he was stumbling and vomited twice and he was observed struggling to put his gun back in his holster. He wasn't breathalyzed by his fellow officers.
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Under extremely tight security, Governor Whitmer has arrived at Michigan’s Capitol.
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Shelby Twp.'s Police Chief blamed "keyboard warriors" for how he's been portrayed on social media.
A reminder: he used an anonymous Twitter account to endorse "errant baton swings," call those reporting police brutality "Libtards" and encourage violence on American streets.
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The spokesman for MSU's president is tweeting a blog written by a fan who says ESPN's reporter is a "pathological liar incapable of acknowledging that she is wrong."
All Spartans should read this analysis of the ESPN hit piece against MSU. It is extremely well documented
#MSU
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A sign outside a restaurant in Sanilac County, Michigan (where 35% of COVID-19 tests come back positive) says customers without a mask are still welcome.
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A year ago, this punch in Detroit’s Greektown made headlines. Now we know the officer will not face criminal charges, according to Wayne County’s prosecutor.
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Teal pinwheels outside the MSU administration building represent the 332 known survivors of Larry Nassar’s abuse.
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In July, 2 Warren cops pulled a truck driver out of his semi, threw him to the ground and repeatedly tased him. He was charged with nothing.
City officials were so alarmed by what officers did, they paid the man $400k just 33 days late, but kept the officers' conduct secret.
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Michigan State has a lot of problems these days. As
@BFQuinn
points out, ESPN isn’t one of them.
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Chris Wallace is a master journalist, in part, because he always has command of his interviews.
Tonight, he’s been steamrolled.
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WATCH: Rep. Matt Maddock, a Michigan House Republican, suggested “Civil War” was on the horizon less than two months ago.
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Exceedingly proud that
@wxyzdetroit
's investigation into DPD misconduct has been named a finalist for the duPont-Columbia award. I could not be part of a better team.
@columbiajourn
@EWScrippsCo
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Speaking exclusively to
@tvnewzguy
on
@wxyzdetroit
, Dr. Anthony Fauci says Michigan's COVID surge means it's "very likely" we opened up too early.
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A day before he enters the governor's race, I asked James Craig about something he said back in 2014.
He was upset only half the city's homicides were being cleared and set a goal to clear 70% going forward.
DPD never came close and today, Craig didn't remember saying it.
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BREAKING: Interim Chief James White announces that Sgt. Stephen Kue has been taken off patrol and placed on administrative duty. White is launching an investigation into his conduct, promising to personally review each of the 85 complaints against him.
He's a Detroit cop who's amassed a staggering 85 citizens complaints, including multiple allegations that he used the N-word.
DPD moved to fire him in '18 after he was untruthful about firing his weapon. Instead, he was promoted three months later.
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In this video clip from his deposition, Mark Dantonio is alleged to have not been truthful about who attended a recruiting trip.
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Wayne Co. ballots cast: 867,409
Wayne Co. registered voters: 1,406,355
More votes than people, and that is the least of it!!!
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Two years since fostering the largest sex abuse scandal in sports history, Michigan State continues to put reputation over truth. Brand over everything. They have learned nothing , and that should frighten us all.
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MSU resisted firing this man until a month ago.
UPDATE: William Strampel accused of inappropriately touching student, storing nude photos of female students on work computer.
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And tonight, by a vote of 5-2, the township voted to suspend, not fire him.
BREAKING: Shelby Township’s chief of police on administrative leave after Tweets surface glorifying police brutality.
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Joel Ferguson laughed. “This isn’t Penn State,” he said. And he’s right. Jerry Sandusky had about 30 victims. Larry Nassar has five times that.
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Sen. Tom Barrett has accompanied Sen. Mike Shirkey to DC.
It’s not clear if he’ll be joining the Majority Leader at the White House.
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A nurse blocks the way of an anti-lockdown protestor today in Denver.
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This is false.
Per order from
@GovWhitmer
, people in Michigan are now banned from purchasing a new baby car seat in stores.
This is dangerous and this order needs clarification immediately.
#migov
#mileg
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A 7-year-old sat for 23 days in a Detroit ER because no psychiatric hospital would take him.
Children languish like this all the time in Michigan because Lansing lawmakers allow it to happen.
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