Tag Archives: Michigan

MI Gov Activates National Guard Ahead Of Protest

The Michigan Advance reports: A spokeswoman for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer confirmed Friday morning the Michigan National Guard has been activated in advance of expected right-wing protests in downtown Lansing this weekend. Lansing Police Department (LPD) Chief Daryl Green is warning people who work in downtown Lansing between Jan. 17 and 20. “The event is a 2nd Amendment event so you …

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MI Bans Open Carry In Capitol Amid FBI Warnings

The Guardian reports: Michigan banned the open carry of guns inside its Capitol building on Monday, following mob violence last week at the US Capitol and last year’s storming of the Michigan statehouse. The Michigan ban came as reports detailed FBI warnings about possible violence at state capitols and in Washington in the run-up to the 20 January inauguration of …

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MI Supreme Court Swats Down Another Cultist Suit

The Washington Examiner reports: The Michigan Supreme Court rejected a Wayne County resident’s bid to revisit the certified electoral outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Robert Davis, a Detroit-area activist who previously sued former Gov. Rick Snyder, claimed Michigan Secretary of State Joyce Benson exceeded her legal purview by mailing absentee ballot applications to all residents. In a 6-1 ruling …

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MI AG To Trump: Stop Obsessing, You’re Not Our Type

Click On Detroit reports: President Donald Trump has once again taken aim at Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Twitter early Sunday morning — and she was not having it. Early on Dec. 27, Trump tweeted that he disapproved of Nessel’s move to sanction the GOP attorneys who pushed falsehoods in court while backing the president’s attempt to overturn the …

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Hand Tally Confirms MI Dominion Machine Count

The Detroit Free Press reports: An audit conducted Thursday of the votes cast in the November presidential election in Antrim County, the heart of a conspiracy theory about Dominion Voting Systems, affirmed the outcome with a net gain of 12 votes for Republican President Donald Trump, out of 15,962 votes cast, officials said. The hand tally of every vote cast …

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Michigan Republicans Punish Rep After He Suggests A Violent Disruption Of Today’s Electoral College Process

The Detroit Free Press reports: Michigan Republican legislative leaders pulled a GOP lawmaker from his committee assignments Monday after the lawmaker hinted he was part of a group that sought to disrupt or otherwise undermine the Electoral College vote slated to happen at the Capitol this afternoon. Rep. Gary Eisen made the comments Monday morning during an interview with radio …

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Threats Close MI Capitol Ahead Of Electoral Vote

The Washington Post reports: “Credible threats of violence” ahead of the state’s electoral college vote Monday — a pivotal step in cementing the swing state’s votes for President-elect Joe Biden — have forced Michigan’s top lawmakers to close all legislative offices in Lansing. Gideon D’Assandro, a spokesperson for state House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R), confirmed on Sunday to The Washington …

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Federal Court Tosses Election Suit By Michigan Sheriff

Law & Crime reports: Michigan’s most infamous sheriff can now add another bullet point to his résumé: losing an election lawsuit in federal court. Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf gained nationwide notoriety in early October when he defended one of the men who allegedly conspired to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) over her stay-at-home order and other efforts aimed …

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MI Sheriff Claims Election Fraud In Federal Lawsuit

The Detroit Free Press reports: A Michigan sheriff who suggested the men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer may have been attempting a citizen’s arrest has filed a federal lawsuit alleging voter fraud and seeking to preserve records related to the Nov. 3 election. Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf alleges in the lawsuit filed Sunday, without providing evidence, …

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Court Boots Kraken’s MI Suit: The People Have Spoken

Forbes reports: A Michigan lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s election results led by former Trump advisor Sidney Powell was dismissed in federal court Monday, as the judge denounced her conspiracy theories based around Dominion voting machines as “nothing but speculation and conjecture,” marking the first of Powell’s battleground state lawsuits to fail in court and the latest in a …

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Armed Cultists March On Home Of MI Sec Of State

The Washington Post reports: Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson had just finished wrapping string lights around her home’s portico on Saturday evening and was about to watch “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” with her 4-year-old son when a crowd of protesters marched up carrying American flags and guns. About two dozen protesters chanted “Stop the Steal” and accused Benson, …

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MI Rep Posts Death Threat Voicemails From Cultists

The Detroit Free Press reports: One caller told state Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson, D-Detroit, that she should be “swinging from a … rope.” That echoed another call received by Johnson, who is Black, that predicted the lawmaker would be lynched, according to multiple voicemails Johnson posted on her Facebook page. The calls are some of many threats received by Democratic …

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Giuliani Proclaims “BIG WIN” In Michigan Case (Court’s Ruling Involves Unrelated Local Marijuana Proposal)

The Detroit Free Press reports: A judge issued a preliminary order Friday requiring Antrim County to preserve its election records and allow forensic photos to be taken from 22 county precinct tabulators used in the Nov. 3 election, but the case is not related to the disputed presidential contest. Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, claimed on Twitter Friday …

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Michigan Pastor: Get COVID And “Get It Over With”

The Holland Sentinel reports: A Holland pastor’s comments on COVID-19, shared on Facebook late last week, were condemned by residents who said the comments were “irresponsible.” During a sermon, Bart Spencer, senior pastor of Lighthouse Baptist Church, encouraged his congregation to contract the virus to “get it over with.” “COVID, it’s all good. Several people have had COVID, none have …

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Michigan Appeals Court Tosses Yet Another Trump Suit

The Detroit Free Press reports: The Michigan Court of Appeals has rejected an appeal from the Trump presidential campaign challenging Michigan’s election results, in the latest in a series of court defeats for the president. The 2-1 decision, the court chastised the campaign for dragging its feet on the appeal, said the certification of Michigan’s election results by the Board …

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VIRAL VIDEO: Giuliani Tries To Shush Crazy Witness

The Daily Beast reports: One of the witnesses the Trump legal team presented on Wednesday night—the second day of hearings—was Melissa Carone, who claims she worked as a contractor for Dominion Voting Systems. Despite struggling to coherently explain her job duties during her first day of testimony, Carone was brought back by the Trump team—and again had trouble articulating what …

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Giuliani’s MI Witness Says “All Chinese Look Alike”

The Wrap reports: The Michigan state legislature held a wild hearing on Wednesday evening as Trump campaign lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis continued their crusade to defy the will of the American people by overturning Joe Biden’s election victory over Trump. One of the witnesses, a naturalized American citizen from India, served as a Republican poll watcher at the …

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Michigan Board Of Canvassers Certifies Win For Biden

Michigan Live reports: The Board of State Canvassers certified Michigan’s November general election results in a 3-0-1 vote Monday. The board, made up of two Republicans and two Democrats, met Nov. 23 to make the vote count official after all 83 Michigan counties certified their election results, which include Joe Biden’s 2.8% statewide victory over President Donald Trump. The state …

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RNC Seeks Audit Of Votes In Majority Black MI County

Reuters reports: The Republican National Committee and the Michigan Republican Party wrote to Michigan’s state board of canvassers on Saturday asking it to adjourn for 14 days to allow for an audit of ballots in the state’s largest county. The board, which includes two Democrats and two Republicans, is due to meet on Nov. 23 to certify election results and …

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Michigan Group Sues Trump For Voter Suppression

Politico reports: A group of Michigan voters has sued Donald Trump and his reelection campaign, asserting the president’s legal challenges to the 2020 election violated the rights of Black voters. In a lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court Friday, the group alleged the Trump campaign is attempting mass voter suppression — particularly among Black voters — by pressuring election officials …

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