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Posts by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

1April 25, 2026Salsa shutdown brings attention to ICE terrorism in Grand Rapids and the boycott campaign against one of Mayor LaGrand’s businesses since he refuses to adopt sanctuary policies

0April 23, 2026Former Grand Rapids 1st Ward Commissioner Drew Robbins once again has the endorsement of the GRPD union, this time as a candidate for the State House

1April 22, 2026West Michigan Foundation Watch: The Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation

1April 22, 2026No Detention Centers in Michigan organized a protest in solidarity with detainees who began a hunger strike at the detention center in Baldwin

0April 22, 2026Proposed Aquarium in Grand Rapids is a microcosm of how power functions in this city

0April 20, 2026Merely observing the violence committed by ICE in Grand Rapids is not solidarity, it is performative white liberal feel good nonsense

0April 19, 2026The DeVos family is throwing their money in with 3rd Congressional candidate Terri DeBoer

0April 19, 2026115 years ago people resisted the oligarchy in Grand Rapids: The 1911 Furniture Workers Strike

0April 16, 2026The Van Andel Arena is a perfect example of the values of the Grand Rapids and the 250th anniversary of the founding of this country

0April 16, 2026Mayor LaGrand earned the $2000 campaign contribution from the GR Chamber of Commerce by endorsing Josh Lunger for the Grand Rapids Housing Commission