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Detroit one million is a local journalism project about the next generation of Detroit. [email protected]
Joined February 2016
kids in michigan dressed up as Ben Wallace for halloween for like five years straight man.
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7-year-old Breonna Taylor holds her sister Ju’Niyah Palmer at Muskegon Beach on Lake Michigan in 2001.
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Mike Copeland has been delivering mail in Detroit for 45 years
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Michigan’s first Black House Speaker is Rep. Joe Tate, a Democrat from Detroit.
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only one way to find out
how illegal is it to kayak across the detroit river to canada.
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Shawn Fain: “Trump is president because we have candidates in this party who can’t decide who the fuck they want to represent.”
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I met a mixed race 21-yr-old kanye fan yesterday wearing a vultures 1 short sleeve shirt and gloves who told me he hasn’t listened to college dropout or late registration because “those are woke”.
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Read this unbelievable statement from a @FerrisState professor placed on administrative leave Monday. He touches on everything from his use of the n-word, to the legitimacy of the moon landing. “The entire world has fallen under the spell of a satanic, globalist elite.”
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Ann Arbor Council Member Linh Song, who co-chairs the Reproductive Freedom for All ballot initiative: "Nearly 800,000 signatures have been gathered, the most of any ballot effort in the history of the state of Michigan.".
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Detroit.
Where is the perfect place to live and not worry about natural disasters?.
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Apologize for the delay. Police arrived as Proud Boys retreated to a parking garage nearby the Raddison HotelI. I was arrested and charged with impeding traffic while reporting live on Facebook for @MLive.
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Beyonce appears to be holding back tears while performing Halo. I still can’t believe this isn’t a bad dream. #KobeFarewell
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Fox 2’s Charlie Langton to Republican VP nominee JD Vance: “What makes you smile? What makes you happy?”
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Michigan Democrats control Lansing for the first time in 40 years as of 12pm today.
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Here’s the moment Michigan House members passed SB 4, which protects LGBTQ+ residents under the state’s Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act. Passed 64-45, eight Republicans joined Dems.
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“Even if Biden’s dead, he’s still better than the alternative,” a Democratic voter just told me.
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Complex shared my photo of Detroit mail carrier Mike Copeland on Instagram.
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Downtown Kalamazoo: First Congregational Church is hosting a vigil at Arcadia Creek Festival Place after rumours spread that the Proud Boys, a white nationalist group, were holding a rally. Right now, members of an anti-fascist group are the only ones here. Stay tuned. @MLive
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Stephen A. Smith in Detroit: “I’ve always loved this city. It’s just that your team stinks. That’s not my fault.”
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The “Vote no on Prop 3” sign put up in Ypsilanti didn’t last very long.
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Pastor of First Congretional Church of Kalamazoo Nathan Dannison thanked Carlos and the residents who are currently live at Arcadia Creek for allowing him to ask the city for a permit to hold today’s counter vigil. Right before we spoke he handed out five pizza’s to residents.
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Late Registration turns 14 today. Here’s Adam Levine and Maroon 5 performing “Heard ‘em Say” with Kanye West on MTV’s now defunct 45th at Night:
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Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud tells me this morning outside Hanini Outreach and Community Center that voting uncommitted in the Michigan primary today isn’t an Arab or Muslim issue, “it’s an issue of morality.”
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It’s worth noting the obvious Q anon influence in physical science professor Thomas Brennan’s statement. He’s using the exact same language.
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Here’s the announcement video for Democratic health official Abdul El-Sayed’s U.S. Senate campaign
News: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is endorsing Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed to replace Sen. Gary Peters’ seat in Congress.
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I asked UAW president Shawn Fain if he’s considering a run for US president: “Never say never, but I’m pretty happy with the job I have now.”
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The 25-year-old whale mural is visible again on downtown Detroit’s Broderick Tower after last night’s storm damaged Phil Simpson’s smiles mural, which Rocket Companies installed in 2021.
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Interesting pronunciation of “Michiganders” by Obama here
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What a story. @Reuters finds more than 100 political elites are direct descendants of slave owners, including Michigan’s Democratic Senators @SenStabenow and @SenGaryPeters. Neither responded to information provided by Reuters.
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yzy gap hoodies came today in rolled up paper bags. quality is nice, it’s heavy. i’d go a size up if you like looser fit.
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Saw my first Trump yard sign in Detroit today. Cass Corridor.
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Pastor Dannison addresses the crowd, asks people to commit themselves to nonviolence this afternoon:
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I interviewed William Null, one of the men arrested in the plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer, on June 27 in Allendale at a protest over a Civil War statue. “We’re peaceful,” Null told me. “We’ve never harmed anyone. Groups like (BLM) have.” . Full video coming to @MLive later.
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Michigan officials send letter to Homeland Security Noem calling for the immediate release of activist Mahmoud Khalil, whose wife is from Flint. Detroit officials on letter include U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, state Sen. Stephanie Chang and City Council’s Gabriela Santiago-Romero.
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If you’re complaining about downtown parking in DETROIT MICHIGAN I have bad news.
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“He should be so Goddamned lucky,” narrator in new Harris ad says of Trump suggesting the entire country will be like Detroit if the vice president is elected.
Less than 24 hours after Trump's Detroit remarks, Kamala Harris' campaign is out with a 60-second ad about it. Kind of buries the lede, though:
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Rashida Tlaib on Shri Thanedar: “While he is busy posting memes, his residents are calling my office asking for my assistance because he is absent from doing his job.” @nannburke
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My former employer is framing a fundraising email as a scoop.
SCOOP: Trump is told in an internal memo by his chief pollster (Subject line: "PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ON THE VERGE") that he's in a radically better position than he was right before the 2020 election, @mikeallen reports.
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Thousands of Detroiters are protesting President Donald Trump and Elon Musk on Woodward Avenue. It’s tough to capture the full size of the crowd. Cars honk in support in the majority Democratic city. Some protestors were union members, restaurant workers, students and teachers.
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I can’t believe that NYT image of Gretchen Whitmer is real.
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Incredibly sad news to share with the WMU community: . Our campus lost a great leader. Bassey Offiong, Renaissance graduate and WMU chemical engineering major, passed Saturday. Bassey was selfless; a man of faith and guy who would do literally anything for anyone— including me
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Community members are interacting with members of the anti-racist group; they don’t talk to media but did tell me some of them are Kalamazoo residents and some are from out of town. The group has an armed perimeter around the area.
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It’s true, I’m joining the @freep team through the election!. If you find inaccurate information about the election (in races big or small) online, in campaign materials or hear a politician say something that isn’t true, let me know and we’ll correct the record.
Thrilled to welcome freelancer @samueljrob to the @freep Polteam's mad dash toward Nov. 5 🎉. He'll be focusing on election misinformation and helping set the record straight this cycle. Spot something fishy? Let him know or submit it to our tracker➡️
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@SportsNet_USA The video is from @KamalaHQ, I didn’t edit it myself. What else did he say?.
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“There’s gatling guns in here and missile launchers. God bless America.”.
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Kamala Harris asked Detroiters to “break records” during her visit to SW Detroit to celebrate the city’s first day of early voting. They have. Detroit broke its single-day turnout record for in-person early voting in consecutive days this week.
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Imagine a Michigan/Detroit where all the talented graduates never left.
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Eminem tweeting to an audience of 22.7 million about the ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Michigan’s constitution.
As a father it pisses me off that women have fewer rights 2day than just a few days ago… we r fuckin goin bckwards. Here’s how 2 help in MIchigan.
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Democratic fracture captured here as Rep. Debbie Dingell introduces Attorney General Dana Nessel. Pro-palestine faction of district caucus boo Nessel. Dingell says anger should be focused on Musk and Trump
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Views of the new Gordie Howe bridge from Detroit. Once finished, it will provide uninterrupted freeway traffic flow between US and Canada by linking I-75 in Michigan with Highway 401 in Ontario.
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“I don’t give a fuck — you’re lucky I don’t beat your ass.”. Ladies and gentlemen, the general manager of your 10-53 Detroit Pistons.
Troy Weaver got INTO it with a heckling fan at LCA. Troy: “You’re lucky I don’t beat your ass.”. The fan was kicked out. Via: psharma112 on Tik Tok
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It’s official: Charlie LeDuff has been terminated from the Detroit News.
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Community members in Dearborn are mourning the death of resident Haj Kamel Jawad, reportedly killed by an Israeli air strike while aiding hospitals in his family’s hometown. Jawad was a US citizen who had spent his entire life in America. He leaves behind four children.
Today, my friend, Kamel Jawad of Dearborn, Michigan was murdered by an Israeli air strike in Lebanon. Israel killed an American citizen with weapons provided by the US government. One of the kindest and most generous humans I ever met . إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
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Volunteers for the Harris campaign in Michigan are on track to knock over 250,000 doors today, spokesperson says.
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Pro-Palestine activists are currently outside U.S. Sen. Gary Peters’ house in Bloomfield Township urging him to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
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I’m losing my job Friday! Oh well. If you’re a staffer I’ve been working with: Please send all campaign stuff/press releases to samueljrobinson@icloud.com after Friday. I’ll still be posting On Here. If you’re an employer and want to help me pay my rent soon, message me.
NEW: Axios is laying off 50 people across the company. CEO @JimVandeHei just sent out this note — which says the layoffs are because of “changes in the media business”
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More than 100 community members and activists are meeting at a Southwest Detroit church to strategize how to protect undocumented residents from ICE raids. “We don’t have time to waste, we don’t have time for interviews in the media. We need community defense.”
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Dearborn resident Hassan Balhas voted uncommitted and won’t vote for Biden in November. He tells me at this point he’d rather have Trump. “Republicans and Democrats are the same. I work two jobs right now — I’ve never had to before under any president.”
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“For the next 10 days she’s out of state for fundraisers,” Rosanne Ponkowski, Kristina Karamo’s campaign manager told me on Monday.
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Tbh Midtown Detroit is probably one of America’s best neighborhoods right now.
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Pistons are giving away these “fashion glasses” from Hutch’s Jewelry at their game Friday
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A real Biden-Harris campaign statement I received an hour ago
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I’ve seen enough from the sports gambling app as the TV partner. It’s time for Detroit sports teams to take control of their broadcasts.
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A Trump voter and 2A advocate from Southeast Michigan with 170K followers: “Reagan was dogshit and Bush is a war criminal.”.
@samueljrob Modern day conservatives know that Reagan was dogshit and Bush is a war criminal, so it's great to see Democrats picking up the scraps we tossed off the side of the truck.
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BabyTron is doing the halftime show for tonight’s Pistons game.
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Netflix is filming scenes for the 2023 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley movie around downtown Detroit. The production crew anticipates simulated car crashes, smoke effects and sparks.
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Detroit is the only U.S. city to lose one million residents.
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Michigan Democrats have been calling for legislation to curb gun violence long before tonight’s mass shooting in East Lansing. Gov. Whitmer wants universal background checks, safe storage policies and laws allowing a judge to issue an extreme risk protection order.
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The exterior of Bedrock’s 685-foot Hudson’s Tower appears complete. It’s the second largest building in Michigan and the first new downtown Detroit skyscraper in 30 years.
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