Jack pine stand cloaked in fog (2022) <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#forest</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#michigan</a> <a href="/tags/picturedrocks/" rel="tag">#picturedrocks</a> <a href="/tags/fog/" rel="tag">#fog</a>
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<p>Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.<br>—</p><p>The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/noaa-michigan-lab-toxic-algae-blooms-great-lakes-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/noaa-michigan-lab-toxic-algae-blooms-great-lakes-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/noa</span><span class="invisible">a-michigan-lab-toxic-algae-blooms-great-lakes-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#Michigan</a> <a href="/tags/ohio/" rel="tag">#Ohio</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/noaa/" rel="tag">#NOAA</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>
<p>Big November sky <br><a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#michigan</a></p>
<p>A broader view of that great Oct. 2 sunset.</p><p>October 2, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.</p><p><a href="/tags/sunset/" rel="tag">#sunset</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#michigan</a> <a href="/tags/landscape/" rel="tag">#landscape</a> <a href="/tags/landscapephotography/" rel="tag">#landscapephotography</a> <a href="/tags/fall/" rel="tag">#fall</a> <a href="/tags/autumn/" rel="tag">#autumn</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a></p>
wool sower gall on a white oak seedling <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#michigan</a> <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#forest</a> <a href="/tags/huron/" rel="tag">#huron</a>
northern starflower in a red maple stand <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#forest</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#michigan</a> <a href="/tags/thumb/" rel="tag">#thumb</a> <a href="/tags/huron/" rel="tag">#huron</a>
oak-pine barren in Sleeper State Park <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#forest</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#michigan</a> <a href="/tags/huron/" rel="tag">#huron</a>
<p>Gretchen Whitmer’s Chance for Wide-Ranging Legacy Derailed by Botched Legislative Session<br>—</p><p>Michigan Democrats controlled all three branches of government, but party infighting and moderate policy decisions resulted in what some have dubbed “one of the least productive legislative sessions in history.”</p><p><a href="https://propub.li/3Py1xN3" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/3Py1xN3</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#Michigan</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
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<p>My Rep, stepping up. Calls and pressure WORK.</p><p><a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#Michigan</a> <a href="/tags/coup/" rel="tag">#Coup</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#Fascism</a> <a href="/tags/clearact/" rel="tag">#CLEARAct</a></p><p>"According to a press release from Scholten’s office, the Consistent Legal Expectations and Access to Records (CLEAR) Act, clarifies that temporary organizations like DOGE are subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)."</p><p>"Even if at the end of the day, that process doesn’t result in an injunction stopping Trump from doing what he’s doing, lawsuits and the process around lawsuits help to bring to light information about what’s going on. They both help to publicize what’s going on, because the fact of a lawsuit and legal proceedings will get reported by journalists and become a focal point for public discussion, but also in the process of a lawsuit, you have opportunities for courts to order the defendants to provide information to the plaintiffs,” he said."<br>-Legal guy, in the article</p><p><a href="https://michiganadvance.com/2025/02/06/scholten-introduces-bill-to-open-musk-and-doge-to-foia-provisions/?emci=38f25f1a-d0e4-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=f6319cb1-42e5-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=302644" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="michiganadvance.com/2025/02/06/scholten-introduces-bill-to-open-musk-and-doge-to-foia-provisions/?emci=38f25f1a-d0e4-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=f6319cb1-42e5-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=302644"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michiganadvance.com/2025/02/06</span><span class="invisible">/scholten-introduces-bill-to-open-musk-and-doge-to-foia-provisions/?emci=38f25f1a-d0e4-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=f6319cb1-42e5-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=302644</span></a></p>
<p>This is the visual <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> Jonathan Harris from <a href="/tags/detroit/" rel="tag">#Detroit</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#Michigan</a></p><p>The title of his work is called "<a href="/tags/criticalracetheory/" rel="tag">#CriticalRaceTheory</a>"</p><p>(his website: <a href="https://jonathanharrisart.bigcartel.com/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="jonathanharrisart.bigcartel.com/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jonathanharrisart.bigcartel.co</span><span class="invisible">m/</span></a> )</p><p><a href="/tags/blackhistorymonth/" rel="tag">#BlackHistoryMonth</a> <a href="/tags/black/" rel="tag">#Black</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#Michigan</a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@MLivecom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MLivecom</span></a></span> - Local news site for Michigan, articles from local papers</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@MichiganTypeScript" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MichiganTypeScript</span></a></span> - User group for TypeScript programming language based in Michigan</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://h-net.social/@dhatmsu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dhatmsu</span></a></span> - Digital Humanities Program at Michigan State University</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@grandrapidsnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grandrapidsnews</span></a></span> - Automated aggregator of news for Grand Rapids</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@livelakemichigan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>livelakemichigan</span></a></span> - Webcams from Lake Michigan</p><p>🧵 1/4</p>
<p>As a congressman, Pete Hoekstra once testified that tariffs were bad for business.</p><p>But as Trump's ambassador to Canada, he now champions the trade policies that are being linked to job losses in his former Michigan district.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/pete-hoekstra-michigan-canada-tariffs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/pete-hoekstra-michigan-canada-tariffs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pet</span><span class="invisible">e-hoekstra-michigan-canada-tariffs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#Michigan</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#Canada</a> <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#Tariffs</a> <a href="/tags/trade/" rel="tag">#Trade</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#Economy</a></p>
Lake Huron tansy <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/dunes/" rel="tag">#dunes</a> <a href="/tags/piro/" rel="tag">#piro</a> <a href="/tags/alger/" rel="tag">#alger</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#michigan</a>
Sable Falls <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#forest</a> <a href="/tags/waterfall/" rel="tag">#waterfall</a> <a href="/tags/piro/" rel="tag">#piro</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#michigan</a>
Random pics from Grand Sable Dunes <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#forest</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#michigan</a> <a href="/tags/piro/" rel="tag">#piro</a>
<a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#forest</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#michigan</a> <a href="/tags/huron/" rel="tag">#huron</a> <a href="/tags/mushrooms/" rel="tag">#mushrooms</a>
<p>Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started<br>---</p><p>As federal agencies review their guidance on fluoridation and the nation’s top health official calls fluoride “industrial waste,” state and local governments are pulling back on the practice, upending a decadeslong public health success story.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fluoride-drinking-water-rfk-jr-michigan-cdc-hhs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fluoride-drinking-water-rfk-jr-michigan-cdc-hhs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/flu</span><span class="invisible">oride-drinking-water-rfk-jr-michigan-cdc-hhs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#Michigan</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>Lab practices at the drug testing company Averhealth have been faulted by its own accreditor, and the company has been targeted in lawsuits and dropped by two child welfare agencies, a ProPublica investigation found.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/averhealth-drug-testing-child-welfare-michigan?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/averhealth-drug-testing-child-welfare-michigan?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ave</span><span class="invisible">rhealth-drug-testing-child-welfare-michigan?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/testing/" rel="tag">#Testing</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#Michigan</a></p>
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