This should be a big year for Michigan Democrats. But their "endorsement convention devolved into a mess, with more than a hint of antisemitism. But what does this mean for the election? See my substack column, and I'd be honored if you subscribed.
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I'll analyze the somewhat surprising results of the Michigan Democratic Party's "endorsement convention" soon. But the day before, an inspiring figure from an unusual place told Democrats how they can win. What we don't know is if they were listening.
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It's fashionable to sneer at social media, or to worry people are spending far too much time staring at screens. Those are valid concerns, but used properly, social media can be a big plus, perhaps especially to seniors. See my Substack today.
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Do you remember Bob Carr, a longtime congressman from the Lansing area? There's a new interesting little book about him, and the post-Watergate area that was once so bright with hope.
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It's perfectly clear to anyone sane and informed that the Republican Party has become a thoroughly corrupt cheering section for a lying, mentally ill autocrat. But after he goes, could it ever be saved? Please see my Substack column today:
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I often run into people who've been the victim of phone or email scams, but were too embarrassed to report it. Well, you aren't alone. I mentioned this last week, but here's a fuller treatment in my substack column today:
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Yesterday I spoke at SOAR about the upcoming midterms. For those who couldn't make it, here's an excerpt from my speech, or rant, depending on your point of view. Thanks for reading and subscribing!
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Decent people all over the world were delighted and surprised when the Hungarians threw Donald Trump's pet ferret out of office Sunday. They were right to be happy, but shouldn't have been surprised. See my substack today:
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In the last day or so, Donald Trump's fascist buddy Viktor Orban was thrown out and Trump responded by insulting and possibly the pope. But what about the midterms? Tomorrow, I'll be speaking about this in Farmington Hills, and hope to see you there.
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Some vice-presidents become famous (LBJ) some infamous (Spiro Agnew) and some total nonentities (Alban Barkley). But in my Substack column today, I tell an amazing VP story that happened on an April 12 long ago.
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Some think we are all online-savvy now. We aren't, as an elderly friend's experience this week shows. Please check out my substack today, and keep having fun, or avoiding bullets and bullies:
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Okay. Unless you have been trapped in a barium mine for a year and a half, you know that our country is in extreme peril, and that a senile narcissist may well get us destroyed. So why isn't anyone doing anything about it? See my substack today:
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Today is the anniversary of Robert W. Lee's surrender to Ulysses Grant, the event that essentially ended the Civil War. But now some say we are facing a new civil war. Are we really? See my substack today, and please consider subscribing.
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Back in the 1960s, while Bob Dylan got more notice, no one skewered the establishment better than Phil Ochs. We could really use his brilliance and guitar today, but, hard as it is to believe, he's been gone 50 years. Remembering him today on Substack
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So... nobody much likes the Electoral College. But can we fix it or abolish it? See my Substack column today. The answer may surprise you.
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The other day, a reader asked me "just why do we have and need the Electoral College anyway?" and I realized that of course, most normal people don't know. Today's Substack offers an explanation. Thanks for reading, and hopefully subscribing!
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Happy Easter, if you celebrate, and in any event, it's spring. Some thoughts about that in my Substack today, and here's to forsythia where you are.
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Here's a suggestion: There's been a lot of focus on Gaza in the Michigan Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate. What about talking about how they can help MICHIGAN instead? Please see my Substack today:
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If you were surprised that the most corrupt attorney general in history was fired yesterday, don't be. The truth about Pam Bondi in my substack column today: jacklessenberry.substack.com/p/dont-you-d...
If Social Security isn't fixed in the next six years, we're facing an unimaginable world of hurt. To see what and how it can easily be fixed, see my Substack today, and thanks for reading and hopefully subscribing!
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We can't get the monster who is destroying democracy out of the White House, at least not yet. But we can and must get his tentacles out of our brains, or we will all be April fools.
See my Substack today, and happy detoxing.
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President Trump is still whining, falsely, that the 2020 election was stolen from him. But there is a man who was counted out in an election he really won, and today is his birthday. See my Substack column today, and may you dodge the raindrops.
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Saturday's No Kings protests drew an estimated eight million people, the biggest mass protest in American history. But millions more not only didn't protest, they didn't even know what was going on. See my reality check on Substack today, and subscribe:
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The other day, I was musing that the "New Left" of Jerry Rubin and the SDS, etc. which we boomers had to grapple with seems as dead as the last Ankylosaurus. Then, I got an invitation to join the Old Left. Wonder how I'd do on a collective farm?
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Some thoughts for the first No Kings Day of 2026. The best one, of course, must come in November.
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For many years, Democrats have charged that Republicans wanted to get rid of Social Security. They never really tried, because they knew they couldn't get away with it, But now they think they can, and that's what's coming next. See my Substack today:
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While there's been a lot of attention to the races for governor and U.S senator in Michigan, there are many other races for you might not even know about, which will be heavily affected by the Duggan campaign. See my Substack today for the inside story.
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This is the anniversary of the imaginary day the hobbits overthrew Sauron by destroying his ring. What if we do eventually get rid of Trump? The aftermath might be more complicated than it seems. See my Substack, and please consider subscribing. jacklessenberry.substack.com/p/like-sauro...
