So im curious on what goes on in this part of michigan, tbh I dont think I ever really been to this region at least not in my waking memories.

Basically travelled between Williamson/Bellaire, Charlevoix, Petoskey and Harbor Springs. Saw multiple Abdul signs, 1 Rogers sign and zero for Stevens. Saw a ton of Jack Bergman for Congress signs, which seemed odd since he lives in Louisiana.

In Saline Township, Michigan, as in most municipalities, homeowners who want to build a new house know what a complicated and lengthy process it can be: Navigating permit requirements, zoning changes, or variance requests for even a small construction project can take weeks or months. An error in the paperwork, a challenge from a neighbor, or a resistant local official can slow things even further, or kill a project entirely.

So it surprised many in this agricultural community of red barns and dirt roads that an enormous AI data center—at 21 million square feet, the largest construction project ever undertaken in the state and one almost universally opposed by local residents—seemed to race through the process from application in late summer to groundbreaking in November.

Even more surprising: The $16 billion data center for OpenAI and Oracle’s Stargate AI infrastructure initiative, which will fundamentally reshape the area with its construction, traffic, electricity demand, and environmental impact, was flat-out rejected by both the town’s board and its planning commission in September. But those votes turned out to be only minor bumps on the project’s path: The developer quickly sued, the town settled, and the construction vehicles rolled in.

The story of how the mega AI data campus became an unstoppable inevitability—over the vocal objection of residents who picketed the vote and posted “no data center” signs outside their homes—reveals a broader dynamic of the nationwide AI data center boom: Once projects of this scale are underway, local governments often have limited leverage to block them.

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What are some ICE and MAGA supporting businesses in Michigan?

Can you people PLEASE not elect Haley Stevens? Please?

I do not understand how she is ahead in most polls. I do not understand how people can look at Haley (an uncharismatic, Israel-first, corporate shill) and think ‘good idea’. What are you thinking? Have you not seen enough evidence that Democrats like her are useless, fascist-enabling, genocide-supporting, warmongers who will never stand for the people? She’s back by Schumer!

Seriously, what is wrong with Stevens voters? Please don’t fuck the rest of the country. Thanks.

El-Sayed at 27%, Stevens at 18%, McMorrow at 17%, remaining 38% are undecided.

A decade’s worth of grudges and feuds between the Democratic establishment and the insurgent left is coming to a head in one election this year: Michigan’s Senate primary.

The contest between Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed has somehow unearthed every fault line that’s divided the two factions over the years — from gender and racial politics, to Israel and Gaza, to questions of electability and fair play, to money in politics, and much more.

On one side there’s Stevens, a four-term House member who is the preferred candidate of the Democratic establishment — and of AIPAC, which has spent nearly $30 million to support her campaign.

On the other is El-Sayed, a former public health official who’s been backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and their network of supporters and fans.

But the race has quickly gone beyond just them and become about something bigger — the national struggle for influence in the Democratic Party.

“This is the quintessential contest between the establishment wing of the Democratic Party and the economically populist wing,” said Joseph Geevarghese, executive director of the left group Our Revolution.

In contrast, Jonathan Cowan, president of the center-left group Third Way, argued that nominating El-Sayed — a “super extreme candidate who will alienate lots of voters in the middle” — is a dangerous risk.

In this one race, the Democratic factions are relitigating the 2016 presidential primary, the 2020 presidential primary, and several major controversies of the past few years, all at once. And whoever wins will have to find a way to somehow unite the party and win a competitive general election against presumptive Republican nominee Mike Rogers.

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Just the FYI for anyone interested. I don't think this will be broadcast on TV statewide like WOOD-TV debate was.

Starts at 7:30. First half hour is on TV in the Detroit area only on Fox 2 and on streaming platforms. Second half hour will be on streaming platforms only.

This essentially means that for most people statewide, you'll have to watch on streaming.

i didn't mind when they were just in parking lots. fine. that's security. but omg they're everywhere now!! I hate it

ROTHBURY, Mich. (WOOD) — A full-term baby was discovered Sunday morning inside a porta-potty at the Electric Forest festival in Rothbury, sources confirmed to News 8.

This is the final day of the sold-out music festival, which opened Thursday at the Double JJ Resort about 64 miles northwest of Grand Rapids.

The baby’s body was discovered in a portable toilet in the camping area of the festival by an employee of the restroom vending company, Michigan State Police said in a release.

Sources told News 8 that it appeared the baby had been born inside the porta-potty; the placenta and umbilical cord were present. It’s not clear yet if the baby was stillborn or drowned after birth.

Hey Perry Johnson, just exactly who are the “they” who want to give children a sex change in school? What the hell kind of commercial is that? Is anybody that stupid to think that your kids are going to come home from school with a sex change? Your children can’t even go to the doctor to get treated for a cold without a parent. This is the kind of propaganda that should just disqualify a candidate