https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/opinion/president-trump-speech.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage Trump’s obsession about the border, his willingness to spend billions on a wall, will only hurt our democracy & accentuate inequalities. Opinion | The Crisis Is in the Oval Office See our original post at Facebook
Flint water investigator calls for independent oversight of Michigan DEQ See our original post at Facebook
General housekeeping rules for our earth are at risk. If the planet isn’t safe, we most definitely are not safe. #people #planet #protection 78 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump See our original post at Facebook
Urgent help is needed to overturn one of the undemocratic laws passed in the Lame Duck session -Voters Not Politicians is considering collecting petition signatures for a referendum veto of HB 6595/ PA 608 until Friday. This is the law that critics say could make citizen ballot drives more difficult. Apparently, there are still legal…
https://www.brennancenter.org/democracy-reform This is a much needed article on how we can make our gov’t more equitable. Democracy Reform | Brennan Center for Justice See our original post at Facebook
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/us/politics/tlaib-impeach-trump.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage This is our homegrown representative. Rashida Tlaib’s Expletive-Laden Cry to Impeach Trump Upends Democrats’ Talking Points See our original post at Facebook
The New Congress Has A Record Number Of Women — But Very Few Republican Women See our original post at Facebook
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mitt-romney-the-president-shapes-the-public-character-of-the-nation-trumps-character-falls-short/2019/01/01/37a3c8c2-0d1a-11e9-8938-5898adc28fa2_story.html A Republican on a Republican Opinion | Mitt Romney: The president shapes the public character of the nation. Trump’s character falls short. See our original post at Facebook
Apparently, dozens of Michigan communities have opted out of recreational marijuana sales, citing issues such as school safety. This article has a listing of the registered townships. Also, cities like Troy, Pontiac, Livonia, Birmingham and Monroe have opted out but are not on the list. https://www.clickondetroit.com/…/these-michigan-communities… These Michigan communities have opted out of recreational marijuana…
A 2nd child, just 8 years old, has died while in custody. https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/8-year-old-guatemalan-boy-has-died-in-custody US says 8-year-old Guatemalan boy has died in custody See our original post at Facebook