Michigan

Robot fruit-pickers, cereal Roundup and a raw, bloody veal heart + this day in history w/the raid of the Camden 28 and our song of the day by Cat Power & Lana Del Rey on your Morning Monarchy for August 22, 2018.

There was no primary or special election in North Carolina yesterday and the Democratic candidate, Dan McCready, is a Blue Dog who will be voting frequently with the GOP when he gets into Congress-- Blue Dogs always do. But with the existential danger of Trump hanging over us, with have to hold our noses and hope congressional candidates like McCready win. And in this case, we probably don't have to hope too hard, because he's very likely to win.

As you know, Blue America raises money for progressives running for office, primarily for the House, but also for the Senate, for a handful of

Unsafe treatments, cat poop parasites and stealing sharks + this day in history w/the Texas Tower shooting and our song of the day by the Dirty River Boys on your Morning Monarchy for August 1, 2018.

Unsafe treatments, cat poop parasites and stealing sharks + this day in history w/the Texas Tower shooting and our song of the day by the Dirty River Boys on your Morning Monarchy for August 1, 2018.

(ZHE) — Michigan officials declared a state of emergency on Sunday after high levels of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) were discovered in Kalamazoo County tapwater, reports Mlive.com. The declaration was made by Lt. Gov. Brian Calley (R), several days after the toxic compound was found in the water supply of Parchment and Cooper Township. “This declaration will allow the state […]

When extreme partisan gerrymandering is dealt with-- as it was in Pennsylvania this year-- it can make a tremendous difference. The partisan makeup on Pennsylvania's congressional delegation will likely go from 12 Republicans and 6 Democrats to 8 Republicans and 10 Democrats. How's that for a swing? The Republicans are screaming like stuck pigs.Michigan is another horribly gerrymandered state.

This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: Trolling for good deeds on Twitter; French kids dump cell phones, win World Cup; And countries are already dropping their terrible "anti-fake news" laws.

This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: Trolling for good deeds on Twitter; French kids dump cell phones, win World Cup; And countries are already dropping their terrible "anti-fake news" laws.

Michigan's 6th district is a swing district that Obama won against McCain (53-45%) and that Trump won against Hillary (51-43%). The PVI is R+4. And the incumbent is Republican hereditary multimillionaire and Trump stooge Fred Upton. In the 2016 primary Bernie beat Hillary in the district (and got more votes in the primary than Trump did).