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July 6, 2026
The DeVos/Van Andel Three Towers project will now get millions in public funding after a recent Michigan Legislative vote
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July 5, 2026
The DeVos narrative of US History vs a People’s History of the US and Grand Rapids
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July 5, 2026
Free Them All was the message during the protest at the North Lake Concentration Camp on July 4th
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July 4, 2026
During the 4th of July parade Cosecha calls for ICE to be abolished, sanctuary policies for Grand Rapids and Kent County using creative street theater
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July 2, 2026
My response to a Phil Skaggs-endorsed mailer that insultingly cites GRIID to smear a campaign opponent
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July 1, 2026
Big Tech and ICE: Understanding and resisting the Surveillance State in Grand Rapids and beyond
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June 30, 2026
Recent State housing legislation benefits developers and others who control the housing market, not families who can’t afford to own or rent
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June 30, 2026
The intersection of police apologists and capitalists in Grand Rapids
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June 29, 2026
Grand Rapids Office of Oversight and Public Accountability has a new portal to promote more accountability???
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June 29, 2026
Where candidates for Michigan’s 29th District state Senate seat stand on immigration policy and ICE
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GR Chamber of Commerce continues to promote data centers and is now part of a pro-data centers coalition that wants to shove data centers down our throat
Mayor LaGrand dismissed the dozens of comments during the City Commission meeting where people said they stood in solidarity with Cosecha’s sanctuary policy demands
Grand Rapids community members overwhelmingly support a ban on Flock cameras and support for the Cosecha six sanctuary policies
With no public comment at the Public Safety Committee meeting the GRPD and Flock representatives got little pushback on what they presented
The influence of the DeVos oligarchy is palpable in Grand Rapids
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