#ArrestSnyder Demo in Flint, Friday 1/8 4:40 PM (& other MI news)
Yesterday, the US Department of Justice announced that it was opening an investigation into the Flint water calamity. [Thanks to Lennon Beatific for the diary yesterday, Michigan Governor Declares...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread: POWDER DAY!!
Here in Colorado, there is a thing called a “Powder Day!”. The exclamation point is always included, as it is pronounced with exuberance. Today was a Powder Day! It describes a day when, upon waking,...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread
THIS IS THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 10th This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics a...
View Article#ArrestGovSnyder: Rally/Protest Mon 1/18, 4PM downtown AA (+ Meetup, DIA,...
Governor Rick Snyder of MI might not have thought through his recent decision to move from his house in an exclusive gated community on the north side of Ann Arbor to a downtown condo. There’s been a...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread - 1/13/16
What are y’all doing this coming Monday to celebrate Martin Luther King’s birthday? Now I could go into a long history of who the man was, where he came from, what he means to African Americans in...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread
THIS IS THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 17th This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics a...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread for January 19, 2016: The Pikes Peak Region Story:...
When we last left the Pikes Peak Region’s story, General William J. Palmer had left the principal scene, and we had yet to move beyond him and what he did.The next phase of this story, and the leaders...
View ArticleMichigan Weekly Open Thread: Who's Here & What're You Doing? (People's...
I mean, electorally, what are you working on? And in terms of activism, what are you doing? What groups do you work with? Where do you spend your time, money, and energy?I’m a little burned out this...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: 2/14 Raleigh Action
THIS IS THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 24TH This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics a...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: Mass Moral March on Raleigh 2/13
THIS IS THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 31st This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics a...
View ArticleMichigan Weekly Open Thread: How Are We Holding Up? Calls to Action; Calls to...
At this time of year, Michigan is usually not a great place to live, unless 1) you like snow and 2) you actually have some snow on the ground. (FTR: I do like snow, and no, we don’t have any at all...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread: A Freeway Runs Through It... But Should It?
Tonight—in fact, right now— CDOT is holding the third of two public meetings about their proposal to revamp a portion of east I-70 in North Denver. Third of two? Snow caused the cancellation of last...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: Super Bowl Edition
THIS IS THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, february 7th This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics a...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread - the Upcoming Caucuses
Where are you caucusing? Are you sure? I’m going to chance risking copywrite violation because, for some reason, I think, I think they’ll approve that this gets posted.From the Colorado Democratic...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread: Marching and Connecting
THIS IS THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14th. Happy Valentines Day!This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in...
View ArticleMichigan Weekly Open Thread: Meetup On! Saturday 2/20, 5 PM, Ypsi (+...
Weekly Protests in front of Snyder’s Condo Still Ongoing—see story photo from last week’s Michigan Weekly Open Thread. 2thanks has made a good suggestion, namely that protestors try to create a...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread for February 17, 2016: A Very Short Diary (for...
Today’s Colorado State Open Thread Diary is very short. There’s a reason for that. Kossack LKH has published a Diary, entitled Open Letter to Senator Cory Gardner, which is critical for every...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Open Thread
THIS IS THE NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21st. This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. We hope this regular platform will give readers interested in North Carolina politics...
View ArticleMichigan Weekly Open Thread: Winter Storm Edition (updated)
Not quite the first heavy snow of the season, though the other one we’ve had here was so early you might be forgiven for forgetting it.I have to put this post up as a placeholder for now, sorry. I’ll...
View ArticleColorado State Open Thread - Colorado in the media
First off — I know this may come as a surprise to you, but Colorado’s caucuses will be held in less than a week. If you still want information on what the process is, how to participate (if you’re a...
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