Democrats have held the 5 major statewide offices in Michigan (Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and both Senate seats) since the 2018 election.

Democratic state House and Senate candidates got higher percentages of total votes cast than their Republican opponents in most elections since 2000. GOP control of both houses of the state legislature was really a function of gerrymandering.

A 2018 citizens’ initiative, however, successfully depoliticized Michigan’s election maps. Using fair districts, the 2022 election flipped both houses of the legislature to Democrats, far better reflecting the will of the voters.

Democrats are the good government party. They believe in public service and the ability of government to improve people's lives. The focus is on what they can do for people, not to them.

Michigan Democrats’ agenda: abortion, unions, LGBTQ rights. and more-
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2023/2/9/23591330/michigan-democrats-whitmer-legislature-midterms

1983: "If you want to know something, your best bet is either a friend or a library."

2003: "If you want to know something, your best bet is a well-formatted Google search."

2023: "If you want to know something, your best bet is either a friend or a library."

I see all these people saying, "Hey, the Twitter refugees are coming, try to act normal."

When the Twitter refugees came to Tumblr, Tumblr invented a Martin Scorcese-produced film about the Russian Mafia in Italy.

Let's see Mastodon try to outdo that.

I have eaten
the planet
that was in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for your grandchildren

Forgive me
it was delicious
so sweet
and so profitable

Stellar Wind-Shaped Nebula RCW 58

Image Credit & Copyright: Mike Selby & Mark Hanson; Text: Natalia Lewandowska (SUNY Oswego)

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230208.html #APOD

achievement unlocked: in an effort that has spanned almost 10 months, I have gone through our ~1500 #books, cleaned the edges with Absorene, and made sure they were entered into libib.com, including correct images of the covers.

~1300 have reasonable LCC numbers entered, I'll get the rest at leisure.

Most of them are SF/F mass market paperbacks... well, maybe half.

anyhow. I finished a Thing.