The Great Lakes State

The vote to confirm RFK Jr. as secretary of H&HS is this Tuesday.

I don’t have X or Facebook so I don’t know what Peters’ and Slotkin’s thoughts are on Bobby’s anti-vaxx controversy.

Additionally I already sent both messages last Friday through their website not to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as DNI but I guess I’ll bug them again just in case they didn’t see my plea.

Michigan imports more than $50b annually from Canada. A significant amount of that is auto related. 25% tariffs is a tax over $12b a year on Michigan companies. Bucket up folks. How soon do you think it will take for Michigan to get rocked?

Yo! I'm on the lakeshore and never, ever make it over to Lansing, and I have to go to the capitol on Feb 5th. Where abouts should I aim to park? Thank you!

Here's a baker's dozen of the promises Trump made while campaigning in Michigan that helped him secure the state and earn the presidency:

1. Pledged to cut energy prices by 50% within 12 months. (Oct. 18, Detroit)

2. Promised to cut taxes, reduce regulations, curb wasteful spending, unleash energy production, and rapidly drive prices down, including lowering grocery bills. (Oct. 10, Detroit)

3. Promised to create "the greatest job boom the world has ever seen" and ensure that "everyone will prosper, every family will thrive." (Oct. 3, Saginaw County)

4. Vowed to bring back auto manufacturing to its former prominence and create more jobs than Michigan has ever had. (Sept. 27, Walker)

5. Proposed making interest on car loans tax-deductible. (Oct. 10, Detroit Economic Club)

6. Promised tariffs on products made outside the U.S. to benefit Michigan’s auto industry and reduce the national deficit. (Oct. 3, Saginaw Valley State University)

7. Committed to a "stunning rebirth" for Detroit, calling it the "Michigan miracle." (Oct. 10 and Oct. 18, Detroit)

8. Promised to eliminate taxes on tips for restaurant and hospitality workers. (June 15, Detroit)

9. Promised to eliminate taxes on overtime pay. (Nov. 1, Macomb County)

10. Promised to eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits. (June 15, Detroit; Nov. 1, Macomb County)

11. Vowed to massively cut taxes for workers and small businesses. (Nov. 1, Macomb County)

12. Promised to remove 10 old and burdensome regulations for every new regulation implemented. (Oct. 3, Saginaw County)

13. Promised government or insurance company funding for in-vitro fertilization to encourage more births. (Aug. 29, Potterville)

Based on his first two weeks, do you think any of these promises will delivered upon?

If you voted for Trump and very little of this happens during the next four years, how would that make you feel?

Exactly as said. I'm really trying to find hope Our president and Canada's Prime Minister reach an 11th hour deal to prevent a trade our that could hurt our auto industry. I'm really trying to be optimistic here. For Michigan's sake, for America's sake. I just want everything back to normal

If trump and musk succeed in dismantling the entire United States government and we have to form a new federation of some kind:

Will Michigan and Wisconsin end up joining with Minnesota, Illinois, etc in alliance with NY and California? Or will we go with Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky etc with allegiance to Florida and Texas?

I’m curious to see which way we end up sliding

Update (To be completely honest, I don’t blame or have any hard feelings towards those of you who are still in denial or don’t understand what’s been happening this weekend. Even if you find the hard news on the events in DC, it’s so bizarre that it doesn’t seem real yet.)

I have reached out and not received a reply. I'm wondering if anyone else has had better luck?

My wife loves Mexican food, sushi, chocolate dipped strawberries. Is there any dinner date ideas you guys may recommend that's within 30 miles or less of Livonia? Would love some unique ideas, especially hidden gem restaurants etc.

Edit: btw it could be multiple different places like eat here for dinner then get dessert at another place

Last edit: need to have drinks (ie: she loves margaritas)

Sorry if this doesn’t belong here, idk where else to turn. My child’s father is currently incarcerated at Wayne county jail.. I want to purchase a hygiene package for him, but the website only shows care packages of food items, and one “legal care pack” with no image or description… does anyone know the contents of this package?

The Kalamazoo County Democratic Party passed a resolution on Feb 1 2025 encouraging the Michigan Democratic Party to help repeal or replace Article 1 Section 25 of the Michigan State constitution, which limits marriage to “one man and one woman.”

While currently ineffectual due to the 2015 Obergefell decision by the US Supreme Court, if Obergefell were overturned by the current US Supreme Court, same-sex marriage would be immediately outlawed in Michigan. The party seeks to remedy this as soon as possible to ensure marriage rights for all same sex couples in Michigan.

Source: I submitted the resolution to the county party which will now go to the state party for review.

Has anyone else noticed in the following years how fucking BRIGHT headlights are getting?? Driving home past dark is like the rapture. Especially trucks. This is likely due to the switch to LED lights instead of traditional bulbs, but shouldn’t there be something mandating this?? Not to sound like a Karen, but goddamn!!

I live in Southwest Michigan. Found these awesome gummies at the country store a few miles from my rural home.

Title kind of says it all. Trying to sell my old car and realized my title is still stamped as under lein but I have the release letter from my bank. Paid off about 3 years ago. Can I send these documents with the buyer or will I have to go to SoS and have my title signed?

I always said if I had to stay in MI, I had to be in the woods... This pair is a mom and adult child. I know the mom by her limp (old back leg injury) and I watched this doe grow up from a fawn over the last 2 years. They come by every few days and bed down behind the shed.

I don't have a passport (and since I'm trans, who knows if I'll ever be able to in the foreseeable future) but I do have a Michigan enhanced ID that is supposed to work like a passport to Canada and Mexico. It's hard to keep up with the big fascist's decrees these days so I'm unsure if these IDs are still being honored. Has anyone used one and been able to leave and come back recently? (Bonus points if you're trans.)