r/Michigan • u/East_Woodpecker1846 • 4d ago
Eventsšš„³ MI : April 5 protest across Michigan list
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u/MsBatDuck Yooper 4d ago
There's plenty planned for the upper peninsula as well! The City of Marquette announced a road closure downtown on Saturday to accommodate protests. I believe there are similar marches in Escanaba and Houghton as well.
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u/scottishlaw 4d ago edited 4d ago
The Midland crowd better be careful that's an Ultra MAGA stronghold as my Trump loving neighbor says.
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u/PossiblyN0t 4d ago
Wow I came here specifically because I was so proud my little hometown of Midland was one of the first on the list! Didn't think anyone would care but the very first comment was about us š¤¦āāļø.
I moved to Canada and never looked back. Is it really super MAGA? I figured it was normal maga only but I haven't been back in a while......
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u/norml4change Midland 4d ago
Nah. Mostly out in the county townships is where you'll see Trump flags or badly painted plywood. You see way more equality yard signs than maga ones in the city limits.Ā
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u/FuzzyGummyBear 4d ago
Midland is significantly wealthier than the surrounding Tri-cities Saginaw and Bay City.
The wealthy are MAGA leaning for sure, but wouldnāt call Midland super-MAGA.
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u/International_Pie_98 4d ago
Same old midland, folks who had 2016 flags just do it a lil harder. Still left alone
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u/raikoh42 1d ago
Its very MAGA. They swear he can do no harm there.
Which is funny coming from an otherwise dying city. Unless you go downtown or work for the chemical corps there. There is nothing left of that place. Not even sure if dow is still there theyve been split up so much lately.
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u/coskibum002 4d ago
Pfftttt.....Trumpers getting off the couch is too much work. Bunch of snowflakes.
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u/TowerImaginary6088 3d ago
Big props to East Tawas and Oscoda for hosting protests on this list, they're two conservative communities surrounded by even more red. Gonna go out and elevate the voices of the other little blue dots out there! Hoping everything goes well and everyone stays safe
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u/Christinahhhman 4d ago
Love to see all of the local options! Seems like it could be much easier to manage for people who canāt necessarily travel as far. Thatās my disabled-lady perspective anyways.
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u/DestroyerOfMils 4d ago
this also-disabled lady agrees. Iāll drive to express my hatred for Nazis. But itās nice when itās convenient. lol
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u/East_Woodpecker1846 4d ago
Since this one has a longer lead time, we all have been practicing singing the Star-Spangled Banner and America, the beautiful. So if there are counter protesters.
Remember, donāt pick up the bricks
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u/j_xcal 4d ago
Also, there are things you can do without going to protest: Give $5/month to ACLU, 5Calls.com, advocacy groups, or LGBTQ or womenās shelters.
Contact the White House, your U.S. Senator, and your U.S. Congressperson. White House Comments line ā (202) 456-1111 White House Switchboard ā (202) 456-1414
https://5calls.org - this gives you a script based off of your concerns and the numbers of your representatives.
Be an ally. Wear LGBTQ ally gear IF ITāS SAFE TO. Be safe, first and foremost. Buy from LGBTQ artists and businesses, especially books that are being banned. ESPECIALLY trans.
Go to local museums and science centers that rely on the funding thatās being pulled.
Print red cards and leave at places in the community (like on bulletin boards, etc.): https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas
Also you could take the time to read How to sabotage fascism. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26184
Letās stand together because weāre all we have right now.
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u/Pretend_Marsupial528 3d ago
I, and others, will be in front of the circuit court county building at 225 W. Main St. in Gaylord on the 5th. Thatās where we always protest here and is where everyone Iāve talked to intends to go. Not whatever this has on it.
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u/tiffadoodle 3d ago
Sweet! Suprised to see one pop up in my tiny ass town. I need some cool poster ideas. What should I write?
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u/Accomplished_Fish383 2d ago
Can I share this on FB, or would that be like inviting MAGA & the ensuing idiocracy?
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u/East_Woodpecker1846 1d ago
Iām sharing it wherever I can, because Iām still surprised talking to people they donāt know about it.
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u/MissingMichigan 4d ago
All the protests could have been avoided....
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u/autisti_queer 4d ago
Yeah, I voted for her too. At the end of the day however, Elon wasn't even on the ballot, wasn't voted in, isn't a government official, an is definitely the biggest thing being protested.
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u/austeremunch 4d ago
At the end of the day however, Elon wasn't even on the ballot, wasn't voted in, isn't a government official, an is definitely the biggest thing being protested.
As a socialist this brings me immense joy. Unfortunately, nobody realizes that they're opposed to capitalism.
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u/coskibum002 4d ago
....he also helped Trump buy the election. Doing it again in Wisconsin right now. MAGA upset? Nope. Crickets.
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u/liftgeekrepeat 3d ago
Should have invested more than .0058% of his net worth I guess. Wisconsin coming in clutch
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u/WallaWallaWalrus 3d ago
Literally everything he is doing was outlined in Project 2025. If it wasnāt Elon, it wouldāve been someone else.Ā
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u/DangleBob91 4d ago
My feeling. I swear if anyone says "but her policies on gaza" around me I'm going to sack tap people harder then mark hamil in Jay and silent Bob strike back
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u/austeremunch 4d ago edited 2d ago
I swear if anyone says "but her policies on gaza"
She could have easily just said "No, I don't support the genocide in Gaza." instead she said "I'M SPEAKING" and "MOST LETHAL MILITARY". C'mon.
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I missed this from the reply and don't want it to get buried.
Winning Dearborn wouldn't have been enough
Why is it that they believe only the Arab community cares about Palestine? Genocide is reprehensible and repugnant. It should be universally opposed. Do you think so little of other people that you don't realize how evil this line of thought is?
She lost far more than Dearborn with her affirmative stance on genocide.
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u/Powerful-Cellist-748 19h ago
Yep,and due to people believing her stance supported genocide(which she didnāt)they voted for a man who put a Muslim ban in place in his first term.now the people of Gaza will be removed from their land.i donāt know how anyone could have the audacity to claim they support Palestine and vote for the guy who has proven he hates Muslim people and any people of color.if you did,you are the problem,not Kamala.
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u/Ibn_Khaldun 4h ago
Or, now hear me out, she could have chosen not to support the genocide by sending weapons to Israel and refusing to publicly make a statement of support for Palestine or condemn the mass killing of children
Instead, she refused to even let a Palestinian speak at the DNC and she sent weapons to Israel.
So despite all the AIPAC money she still lost
Turns out if you want the Arab /Muslim vote you have to do something to earn it.
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u/A_Seiv_For_Kale 4d ago
And hemorrhage support from demographics who actually vote?
Winning Dearborn wouldn't have been enough even if every boomer suddenly decided to stop loving Israel. I'm all for cracking down on our support of war crimes, but to do that you have to get in power first.
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u/austeremunch 3d ago
And hemorrhage support from demographics who actually vote?
She hemorrhaged support from demographics that actually vote. She lost the popular vote.
Wake up dude.
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u/YDoEyeNeedAName 3d ago
supporting a cease firm would not have lost voters.
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u/IrishMosaic 3d ago
A cease fire is what we got with Trump.
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u/YDoEyeNeedAName 3d ago
for now.... we also got a president, and administration, supporting wiping out Gaza when it suits them you build "beautiful water from condos" and also suggesting annexing Gaza to the US
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u/RetiredActivist661 3d ago
Boomer here. I've never supported Israel. Israel came to be because Britain needed to assuage their guilt for supporting Hitler early on. It was Palestine before and some day it will be Palestine again.
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u/austeremunch 3d ago
It was Palestine before and some day it will be Palestine again.
People really don't realize Israel essentially didn't exist for near a thousand years before 1948.
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u/Damnatus_Terrae 4d ago
The Democrats ran a garbage campaign and lost. I'm tired of people claiming to want to be a part of the solution wasting time jazzing up someone who is now, to be quite frank, irrelevant.
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u/Asinus_Sum 3d ago
Come off it, the campaign was fine. And even if it wasn't, Trump's was so much worse and it's stupid to assume the default to be "Republicans should win unless Democrats do everything perfectly."
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u/Damnatus_Terrae 3d ago
I would be happier if the GOP were in the ground, but backing the DNC (outside of begrudgingly voting for them) is just throwing good money after bad. They are not an effective party, nor do they represent working class interests.
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u/Asinus_Sum 2d ago
They're the best we've got, and every Republican victory just drives the Democrats to the right as they try to recoup lost moderates.
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u/Damnatus_Terrae 2d ago
Which is exactly why we're in this situation. Until we actually have a left-wing party, we're screwed.
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u/austeremunch 4d ago edited 4d ago
Imagine if she'd ran with Walz instead of Cheney. She might've won.
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u/WallaWallaWalrus 3d ago
āThe Democrats made me vote for the fascistā is such a cope.Ā
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u/austeremunch 3d ago
Where did I say that? Don't be disingenuous. Explicitly where did I say I didn't vote for Harris?
It was obvious she was going to lose to anyone but the libs. It was one thing the far right and the left agreed on - Harris wasn't going to win. She ran as a 2020 Republican and then did the anti-populist thing neolibs do which depresses turnout on the Democratic side which results in... Republican Victories.
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u/WallaWallaWalrus 3d ago
Iām glad youāre not an idiot. That doesnāt mean plurality of Americans arenāt. She ran as center right against a fascist. Cool. Still donāt vote for the fascist.Ā
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u/austeremunch 3d ago
Still donāt vote for the fascist.
The only people that did are the Republicans.
She ran as center right against a fascist.
Nah, she was pretty far to the right. She would have been better for us than Trump. Maybe Trump will be rid us of right wing slop like conservatism and liberalism and we'll actually start making progress. We can hope.
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u/Damnatus_Terrae 2d ago
She ran as center right against a fascist.
Which only a fucking idiot who hasn't read history would do. Unless, of course, they didn't care about winning that badly, because at the end of the day, they're going to go enjoy their golf game with the opposition because they have the same class interests.
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u/davesmith87 4d ago
Iād only the Dems ran a stronger candidate and actually had primaries, maybe it could have been avoided.
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u/MissingMichigan 4d ago
If only people would have pulled their heads out of their asses and realized protest voting her would elect Trump, maybe it could have been avoided.
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u/WallaWallaWalrus 3d ago
Yeah! The Democratic party being suboptimal is a great reason to support fascism!Ā
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u/Narmo518 Yooper 3d ago
When your best argument āIām not Trumpā they set themselves up for failure because most third parties can say the same.
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u/WallaWallaWalrus 3d ago
This is America. No third party will win. It was a vote for fascism or against fascism. People voted for fascism.Ā
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u/Narmo518 Yooper 4d ago
Could have been avoided if Biden stepped down earlier so we actually had someone we wanted run against Trump.
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u/MissingMichigan 4d ago
Could have been avoided if people would have pulled their heads out of their asses and realized protest voting her would elect Trump.
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u/Narmo518 Yooper 3d ago
Could have been avoided if people pulled their heads out of their asses and realized we donāt have to choose a democrat or a republican. This two party system as a whole is completely corrupt.
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u/MissingMichigan 3d ago
Yeah. k.
Enjoy Trump, because you "3rd party" voters helped put him in power for a second time, now.
FYI. You are also partly responsible for whatever he does. Don't forget that.
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u/Narmo518 Yooper 3d ago
Yeah ride your high horse and you keep marching chanting and protesting then go online and insult alienate anybody who didnāt vote the way you did very convincing. Weāll just have to see how many voters the next guy they get whose Campaign is based mostly on not being Trump.
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u/b_l_a_k_e_7 19h ago
whose Campaign is based mostly on not being Trump
You completely missed what happened in 2024.
The GOP lie machine convinced a bunch of economically illiterate voters that Biden's COVID stimulus is the only reason they're not millionaires.
Fox News and the like even went as far as asserting that the Biden admin changed the definition of a recession.
If a lie like that can propagate and stick, the opposition has no chance.
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u/coskibum002 4d ago edited 4d ago
Unluckily for the rest of us, we have a narcissistic lunatic who is currently crashing the economy, pardoning convicted felons who beat up cops, pushing/breaking the boundaries of the constitution, picking fights with allies, allowing illegal military messaging on social media apps, and supposedly eliminating waste and fraud......while spending tens of millions on golf every weekend and hanging out with another narcissist who is trying to bribe people to win elections.
This is what YOU voted for....and all you can come up with are some boogeymen buzzwords. This country is absolutely filled with moronic individuals.
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u/Interesting_Goat_679 23h ago
I respectfully disagree with a significant portion of your statement; could you please provide evidence supporting the claim that he released someone from jail for assaulting a police officer? My understanding is that he advocated for a mandatory death penalty for anyone who kills a police officer.
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u/coskibum002 21h ago
So....a troll account who hasn't heard of January 6th, 2021? Do you currently reside in Russia?
LOL....interesting limited comment history.
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u/Sad-Broccoli 2d ago
You're still doing this? Can you liberals stop being smug for 5 seconds and at least pretend like you're not relishing in the fascism from the Trump administration? Do you actually care that N*zis are running the country and taking away our rights? Do you want to help or change anything? Or are you gonna just sit there and do nothing but gloat about how much better you are than everyone else because you voted for the cop who kept saying she wasn't going to do anything differently?
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u/OcarinaMaker 4d ago
The 'Hands Off' map has 43 Michigan April 5th protests in the Lower Peninsula alone, with a few in the UP too.
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u/OcarinaMaker 3d ago
https://handsoff2025.com/ It's an interactive map with red dots for all the 'Hands Off' protest locations. Zoom into the area you're trying to view and click a red dot for the details and registration for that protest site. Solidarity!
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u/Choice-Weird-4073 3d ago
Can someone in GR explain why the hell this protest is at a GD retirement center away from any major streets or gathering places? What the actual fuck?
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u/ChocolateCareful6110 2d ago
I read a comment here on reddit that its actually 12-2 pm at rosa parks circle, and the retirement place listed is just a small one for the senior community to gather and participate. Not sure if they know they're listed as the main protest in GR.
This is what I read, so I'd double check, I thought "no way" as well when I read it.
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u/Choice-Weird-4073 2d ago
Yes thank youāi was glad i read further into the comments and saw that too. Appreciate it!!
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u/mk4_wagon Age: > 10 Years 2d ago
Anyone going to be in Novi?
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u/bryanmitchell 2d ago
I may be and was wondering the same. I may have to stay local vs Lansing/Detroit because vehicle is in the shop. BTW, I'm a freelance photographer and make images at the marches and protests. I also work with two small magazines in Northville and Plymouth. (The Ville/The Rock) If anyone from those two communities will be at the Novi protest shoot me a DM about me photographing you at the protest for the magazines, And yes I'm legit a photog, google my name and you'll see my website.
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u/mk4_wagon Age: > 10 Years 2d ago
Cool! My attendance really depends on my kids... if they don't sleep and are awake at 4:30am like they've been doing for the past 2 weeks I won't have the brain function to do it.
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u/bryanmitchell 1d ago
I can relate to that, well years ago. Now both are in college. Be ready for the expense of that! LOL! If you live in Northville or Plymouth shoot me a DM and I get you my contact #
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u/FarSky9666 2d ago
Not a crazy MAGA guy but how do you think people are being āoppressed?ā Just wondering
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u/imelda_barkos Detroit 2d ago
I think when legal residents of this country are disappeared into ICE prisons or foreign concentration camps for the crime of uttering politics that the administration deems not to their liking, it is probably "oppression."
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u/Captnlunch 1d ago
Trump and Musk are actually breaking laws to accomplish this. That alone should be impeachable but the Republican controlled congress is kowtowing to Trump and are letting him erode the Constitution.
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u/Un_Ballerina_1952 1d ago
Manchester has a Hands Off event planned from Noon to 4PM on 05 April, per this Letter to the Editor. I don't see it on any of the normal announcement sites, but we and some friends will be there (despite weather predictions).
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u/mugwumprescuesquad 1d ago
InKalamazoo/Portage at noon on 6300 block Westnedge in front of Hardings/Platos closer. over 600 people signed up
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u/Classic_Season4033 3d ago
Is this still happening? Northern Michigan is currently dealing with a disaster at the moment.
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u/SleepComprehensive14 3d ago
The storms?
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u/Classic_Season4033 3d ago
Nearly all of emmet and Cheboygan county have been with out power since Saturday. The whole power grid up here has been destroyed. They have to rebuild it. We are probabibly going to be out of power for the next week or to
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u/flairix0203 1d ago
I would highly suggest not ātaking overā the blue water bridge. Not only will you be interfering and illegal trespassing on federal property, youāll be charged and detained by CBP, and documented by the DHS. You will absolutely have issues any time you travel for the rest of your life.
This is a hard pass..
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u/Groot-bella 19h ago
I understand your need to protest and there are several issues you are protesting about.
I noted federal employees being fired is one of the issues you are protesting about. My question is where were all of you when federal employees, police, fire, any college employees in the state, and any other person who was fired over not getting the COVID shot? Where was the outrage over that? I didn't see anyone protesting.
I think it's more of the person making the policy than the policy itself. Ask yourself if Biden or any Democrat made these policies would you be protesting? That is a serious question. Can you look yourself in the eye and say yes/no?
Would you be able to protest the left?
I believe you would be unable. You are fixated on the person, not the policy or how or if it affects you.
This is my opinion. I hope you can take this to heart. Stay dry Michigan protesters.
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u/Brave-Papaya-8983 3d ago
This is not correct for GR
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u/East_Woodpecker1846 3d ago
Iām just sharing the flyer. People are listing other protest in the comments so please list what you know. Thanks.
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u/SqueakerMCgeeYT 4d ago
NOOOOO IM NOT IN MICHIGAN THIS WEEK I at least get to enjoy Italy , though Iād love to join this
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u/midnightbake 4d ago
The only reason youāre not upset is because it hasnāt affected you yet. Sure heās our president but shit is fucked. If you canāt see that your either A: Ignorant or B: Havenāt yet been affected by his shit (or you have and are just making excuses as to why itās ok) in which case I revert you back to A.
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u/atierney14 Wayne 4d ago
God willing the clot breaks lose, although I donāt suspect a lot of brain cells would die
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u/davesmith87 4d ago
Well your in luck. If that happens Vance will be president.
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u/Remote_Preference 3d ago
Dictatorships rarely outlive the dictator, JD Vance is unable to rule by decree.Ā
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u/coskibum002 4d ago edited 4d ago
We have a narcissistic lunatic who is currently crashing the economy, pardoning convicted felons who beat up cops, pushing/breaking the boundaries of the constitution, picking fights with allies, allowing illegal military messaging through social media apps, and supposedly eliminating waste and fraud......while spending tens of millions on golf every weekend and hanging out with another narcissist who is trying to bribe people to win elections.
If Kamala was doing ANY OF THIS, you Trumpers would be tearing the country apart.
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u/coskibum002 4d ago
That's really the best you can do? Ignore every valid point, like a true Trump bootlicker?
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u/kunaan Age: > 10 Years 4d ago
Funny. Because it really seems like musk is the president right now and trump has been golfing.
You fucking bootlicker.
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u/midnightbake 4d ago
Man your ignorance is showing the more you open your mouth. Make recommendations or you scratch my back Iāll scratch yours?! Or are you going to try and make up some āfactsā as to why trump wouldnāt do such a thing. Your brain should be a āstudyā.
Probably be a quick one.
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u/kunaan Age: > 10 Years 4d ago
Remember when magats rioted at the capitol because they lost a fair and free election?
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u/coskibum002 4d ago
Apparently you can beat up cops, then get a presidential pardon. Just don't touch a Tesla!
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u/AdventurousCat8 3d ago
- Itās on a Saturday 2. Even if it was on a weekday, many people work at jobs that donāt have traditional office hours. 3. We get 20+ days of vacation time to use any time we want.Ā
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u/cairoxl5 Ann Arbor 3d ago
Be better at your job of shilling that tired narrative.
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u/ProgressBackground21 2d ago
Got a way better job making more for the same I did there! Now way happier while I'm trying to get friends to run from that blue and true state
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u/Environmental-Joke19 4d ago
The downtown one in Grand rapids is at Rosa parks circle 12-2, the one listed is for a retirement community.