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Posts by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

0June 24, 2026Most recent GRPD assault demonstrates once again that we need to invest in community care, not cops

0June 24, 2026The Sheriff’s Office locked the doors to the public entrance of the jail to deter people demanding an end to ICE holds in Kent County

1June 22, 2026Grand Rapids City Manager picks Joe Trigg to be the next Chief of Police, because he is “someone who loves justice?”

0June 22, 2026Deconstructing memes: Why are people sanitizing US Presidents pre-2025?

2June 21, 2026Resisting the narratives about Grand Rapids from the DeVos dominated GR A250 committee

0June 18, 2026The Devil is in the details: Grand Rapids committee appointments and contracts that we shouldn’t ignore

0June 17, 2026Channel 8 story on campaign to get the City of Grand Rapids to adopt 6 sanctuary policies is inaccurate and primarily relies on comments from the Mayor

1June 17, 2026Doug DeVos is endorsing a new book, which tells us exactly what he really believes in

0June 16, 2026Congress votes for $70 billion to further criminalize immigrants, but imagine if we spent that much money supporting immigrant families

0June 16, 2026Rep. Scholten announces she fought to get $3.8 million for Bethany Christian Services while ignoring that organization’s discriminatory policies