Missed this from White House instagram on 3/27

I’m sure farmers are thrilled with this messaging amidst collapsed markets, labor shortages, etc etc

time for buzzfeed quizzes to make a return. an are you doctor or jesus quiz would hit for about 30 seconds

Gambling addiction on the rise. Michigan does less than most states to help - Bridge Michigan The rise of online betting has led to a rise in gambling addiction, but, unlike other states that do things like prohibit credit cards on betting apps, Michigan allows gambling apps to offer bets even...

In Michigan, bankruptcy attorneys told me some clients have lost huge sums to sports betting, and few laws are in place to protect gamblers from throwing it all away. I wrote about it for Bridge Michigan:

99 tractors but I can’t fix 1

to put this in perspective, JD tractors can cost close to a million dollars, so they're settling for 99 tractors lol

A Baltimore-based thread to explain one singular, overriding reason why American journalism is incapable of compassing and explaining the astonishing misrule and the implosion of all our governing norms. To wit:

A few decades ago, as a police reporter covering the Baltimore department, a new...

VERY SPECIFIC SOURCE REQ: I'm looking to speak with someone who lives in Michigan and has struggled with online gambling or online sports betting addictions.

If you're willing to chat, my email is miles.macclure@gmail.com, signal is milesm.65

VERY SPECIFIC SOURCE REQ: I'm looking to speak with someone who lives in Michigan and has struggled with online gambling or online sports betting addictions.

If you're willing to chat, my email is miles.macclure@gmail.com, signal is milesm.65

RIP Metaverse, an $80 Billion Dumpster Fire Nobody Wanted Who could have possibly predicted this, besides everyone?

"The complete and utter failure of the metaverse is a reminder not just of the fact that the future Silicon Valley is force feeding us is not inevitable, but that quite often these oligarchs quite simply cannot relate to real people."
www.404media.co/rip-metavers...

Ok back at the airport to try this flying home thing again. The Cornhusker faithful are here as the basketball team returns

current college freshmen were born in 2007 - 2008. the more you know!

Was supposed to fly out of Lincoln this afternoon but flight was cancelled, guess I’m sticking around for some basketball

Those headphones must be marinating in sweat. I also shouldn’t be subjected to hearing someone’s headphone music in a sauna

I’ve recently starting going to the gym after, uh, several years of not. Since when did 20 yo men start wearing headphones in the sauna???Sacrilegious imo

“Witch will continue” lmao

BATTERAM HYMN OF THE POLICE WHISTLE BLOWER YouTube video by ogafroman

I laughed so hard www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM8E...

thank you!

Insane storm outside in northern Michigan, here’s some bread I made today

I'll be here if anybody needs me

My name is Marisa Kabas, and I'm an independent journalist who publishes The Handbasket. I'm reaching out about a matter that involves your team and that continues to trouble me. In June of last year, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and I filed a FOIA lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan Police Department to compel them to release body camera footage from the March 17, 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace. What followed was months of back and forth with their lawyers, arguing why it was in the public interest to release the un-redacted footage in its entirety. Though tiny segments were handed over, that wasn't enough: We wanted all of it.  On February 18, 2026, a DC judge ruled in our favor, and your reporter Mark Segraves sent a kind note of congratulations that day. Then on Monday, March 2nd, the footage was handed over to me and excitedly announced I'd received it and would be reviewing it in the coming days and sharing what I learned. When Segraves emailed me this past Thursday asking for my phone number, I didn't think much of it. But when he called me just before 2pm on Friday to let me know NBC4 Washington would be airing a segment at 5pm, I grew concerned.  Segraves said he'd obtained some of the footage via a FOIA request that week after he heard the footage had been released to me. He said he'd credit the work of RCFP and me, but it was little comfort. I asked if he'd known the day before when he emailed me for my number, why didn't he tell me then? He didn't have a good answer for that. He acknowledged all the hard work I'd done getting this footage released. I asked him if he could hold the story until Monday, to which he replied that he's "not just a blogger" (implying that that's all I am, presumably) and that he'd have to check with his editor. I said fine. Nearly an hour later he called back to say his editor refused to hold the story, but that they were happy to interview me via Zoom to add to the package, and I said I would.

What followed was two hours of furiously writing and posting clips of the footage to Youtube so I could get something published before the 5pm broadcast, and in the midst of that, recording a quick Zoom interview with a person who was about to take credit for my work. At 4:59pm ET, The Handbasket published a piece titled "Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid." Then I tuned into NBC4 Washington via your website to catch the broadcast, and my instinct to rush to get something out first was proven right.  "It's a story you're seeing first on News4," your newscast began. "For the first time we're getting an inside look at what happened the day the Trump administration took over the US Institute of Peace. News4 obtained more than four hours of police body camera video from that day." What followed was more than six minutes of clips and commentary from Segraves, but it's not until six minutes and 21 seconds into the piece that he mentions my name (mispronounced though he asked for the correct pronunciation on Zoom), "The Handbasket blog," and the RCFP's foundational role in bringing this footage to light. I was angry, but didn't feel there was much I could do. Then I saw the version NBC4 posted to Instagram and TikTok—the video itself made ZERO mention of the RCFP or my work, only briefly acknowledging it in the written caption on Instagram, and not even bothering to do that on TikTok. An average viewer with no background on the case is lead to believe that this footage was released because of your efforts. When I saw that, I decided I couldn't let this go. It's difficult to explain what it's like to spend nearly a year working on a story only to have another reporter and outlet surreptitiously take credit for it; months of work and personal risk only to have another reporter lying in wait to swoop in. What NBC4 did was immoral, unethical, and to be frank, just truly sucked.

I just sent this email to the news director at NBC4 Washington about the unprofessional and disrespectful way they handled publishing the body camera footage of the DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace that was obtained via my FOIA lawsuit:

Look I know attacking Iran is a big deal but will this affect Nancy Guthrie media coverage

2026 comes with a new gift every day

Indiana U. won a title and lost its soul | Will Bunch Newsletter Plus, the pundits are so wrong about Dems and 2028.

Indiana University's football crown was the feel-good story of the year. Off the field...not so much

Ranked last for free speech, DEI cuts, slashing the humanities while paying its coach $13M under MAGA trustees

My column on how IU ranks No. 1 in moral bankruptcy www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

Data Centers Are Reshaping Local Politics in the Great Lakes Across the Great Lakes region, data center proposals have exploded in the past year as builders seek to tap into the region’s fresh water and reap tax breaks.

Data center proposals have exploded in the past year as builders seek to tap into Great Lakes fresh water and reap tax breaks. In response, grassroots organizers have sparked community opposition. @milesmacclure.bsky.social

barnraisingmedia.com/data-centers...

Data Centers Are Reshaping Local Politics in the Great Lakes Across the Great Lakes region, data center proposals have exploded in the past year as builders seek to tap into the region’s fresh water and reap tax breaks.

wrote about communities organizing against data centers for @barnraiser.bsky.social

How COYOTE Almost Got Slopped by AI The sordid tale of the freelancer who never was.

Aided by genAI models like ChatGPT, “writers” hoping to get paid for fake stories have become an even bigger problem for publications big and small. One such writer almost pulled one over on COYOTE — until @soleilho.com, who is a nerd, spotted a key idiosyncrasy.

New Michigan program helps farms continue by connecting buyers with sellers - Bridge Michigan American farmers are getting older and looking to retire, but fewer young people want into the business. The MiFarmLink program helps make connections to preserve agricultural land and operations.

I wrote about aging farmers and the MIFarmLink program, one of many new programs across the country that are helping facilitate farm succession plans

bridgemi.com/business-wat...

Footage taken moments before a struggle shows that the man was filming, holding a phone in his right hand, backing up. His left hand is up, visible, palm facing out, as he backs away from the area. An agent uses his right hand, on the torso of the victim, pushing him back, while the man complies.

Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.