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Posts by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

2April 4, 2026The ruling by the Kent County Prosecutor to not charge the cops that killed Da’Quain Johnson was expected, because the carceral state always protects their own

0April 3, 2026The unedited response from the mother of Da’Quain Johnson when the news media asked what she thought of the decision by the Kent County Prosecutor to not charge GRPD cops

0April 2, 2026Researching ICE contracts in the greater Grand Rapids area found millions worth of contracts

0April 1, 2026Responses from Grand Rapids City officials on the matter of the GRPD killing of Da’Quain Johnson and sanctuary policies

0April 1, 2026Rep. Scholten merely wants ICE to act the way they did under Obama and Biden, which arrested, detained and deported millions of immigrants

0March 31, 2026When are we going to show up with pitchforks? Why we need to actively resist the electric utility rate hike that was just given to Consumer’s Energy in Michigan

0March 30, 2026In an invitation only State of the City address Mayor LaGrand praised the GRPD, but said nothing about how the GRPD killed Da’Quain Johnson

2March 29, 2026An invitation to allies and accomplices to show up for the May 1st march in Grand Rapids organized by Movimiento Cosecha

0March 26, 2026Some things to think about before you attend a No Kings rally this Saturday in Grand Rapids

0March 25, 2026Monitoring the Rich and Powerful in Grand Rapids – Segment #10: Riverfront development and hosting far right speakers