#SoggyGreens in sad places are going to bring #democracy back. No one wants to live in dreary towns, except those who do, and immigrants willing to build them back. #ManchesterUK? #DearbornMI? Greens' electoral wins arent outliers. They are people who live there, deciding to champion themselves.

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Racists converge on Dearborn, protesters and community fight back

Dearborn, MI – On November 18, 20 protesters met at the Arab American Museum in Dearborn to confront a hate march put on by right-wingers who called for end to “Islamification.” Islamophobic marchers managed to gather a group of 30 people. The march was initially spearheaded by Anthony Hudson, an “America First” gubernatorial candidate who tried to recant his claims that Dearborn was under “Sharia law” – only to still face the protest anyways.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/racists-converge-on-dearborn-protesters-and-community-fight-back

#OTD (Sep 29) in 1930, Joe #Marino of #DearbornMI dies of gunshot wounds suffered when he resisted arrest.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#OTD (Sep 27) in 1930, Joe #Marino of #DearbornMI, believed to be a top lieutenant of Chester #LaMare, is fatally shot at his home.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

Michigan: National Lawyers Guild honors the work of Palestine Solidarity Grand Rapids

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Michigan: National Lawyers Guild honors the work of Palestine Solidarity Grand Rapids

Dearborn, MI - On Saturday, May 17, approximately 150 movement leaders, including lawyers, legal observers, community organizers and el...

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'“I have a resident who lost over 80 family members, all killed by American-made bombs and weapons,” [Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud] said. “There’s no way [Biden] is going to win back this individual in November.”'

#USpol #MIpol #DearbornMI #FreePalestine

https://slate.com/human-interest/2024/04/donald-trump-joe-biden-2024-election-michigan-muslims.html

Are Arabs in Michigan Really Prepared to Hand the Presidency Back to Donald Trump? In a Word: Yes.

Michigan has the power to unravel a second Biden presidency. It just might.

Slate
Opinion | I’m the Mayor of Dearborn, Mich., and My City Feels Betrayed

I worry Biden will be remembered not as the president who saved American democracy but as the president who sacrificed it for Netanyahu.

The New York Times