#At Michigan

[ostdrossel]

Oh my goodness, the woodpecker 😆 (other two are Oriole and female Grosbeak)

[zegalba]

Weiner dog wearing armor at the Michigan Renaissance Festival (2002)

[hellenhighwater]

Whereabouts do you live, roughly speaking, and what drew you to that place in particular?

I'm in Michigan, and that's as specifically as I will answer that question! We have really lethal lakes.

[blowery]

[sayruq]

The goal of the #uncommitted campaign was just 10,000 votes to send a message

[briargeese]

The sun is down, leaving gorgeous colors behind at Lake Michigan.

[swordandstars]

Friends!

Are you feeling hopeless in the face of the oncoming MAGA-pocalypse? Want to do something fast, easy, and free that will make a difference?

If you're in Michigan, keep reading! If you're not, signal boost this to your Mitten State Mutuals!

Michiganders, it's time to contact your state reps and tell them to vote YES on HB 6034 and HB 6035. Together, these two bills comprise the Freedom to Read Act and they severely limit the ability of assholes to ban books in the state of Michigan.

Want to read the bills for yourself? Click here:

https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Search/ExecuteSearch?sessions=2023-2024&docTypes=House%20Bill,Senate%20Bill&contentFullText=%22freedom%20to%20read%22

Tl;dr? Here's an article and video summarizing the Act from CBS News:

Not sure how to contact your Michigan state representatives? Text RESIST to 50409 and Resistbot will walk you through it.

It's easy, it takes about 5 minutes, and you can do it from your couch/bed/puddle of despair.

Tips for contacting elected officials:

1) If you're asking them to vote YES or NO on something, say that in the first line. Bonus points if you can tag the actual bill (HB/House Bill) number.

2) Only include ONE issue per communication.

3) 1&2 are because these are being skimmed by interns who keep a running tally of what each communication is about. One communication = one point.

3a) Don't be a dick to the interns. Their lives are hard enough.

4) Keep it short. One sentence very clearly stating what you want. One or two sentences about why they should care about what you want ("As a resident of your district, I know you agree that SOMETHING SOMETHING FREEDOM, SOMETHING SOMETHING LIBERTY, SOMETHING SOMETHING THINK OF THE CHILDREN.") Appeal to the person they claim to be in their campaign ads. Get it, give them clear instructions, get out.

5) No profanity.

6) No threats.

7) No memes/ slang/ sarcasm/ lols. You are cosplaying as someone who thinks salt is too spicy and whose greatest joy in life is sorting their collection of plain white socks.

8) 5, 6, & 7 are because anything you communicate to an elected official will become a matter of public record. It goes into a file. And if anyone ever pulls that file, you want to be on record as the most boring, conscientious, polite, non-threatening motherfucker who ever lived.

Now go forth and make your voice heard!

(Hey @unpretty and @official-michigan-posts, can you help get the word out?)

[thoughtportal]

Michigan "I Voted" sticker contest

[kayleerowena]

TRUE LOVE IS POSSIBLE ONLY IN THE NEXT WORLD, FOR NEW PEOPLE / IT IS TOO LATE FOR US

a redraw of an old piece! 💀 tip jar | patreon | print shop

[twinsfawn]

photos from one of my dad’s old hunting books that i used to flip through as a kid

[zackisontumblr]

the northern lights came out to play in Michigan tonight

[ostdrossel]

They can be overwhelming at times but I totally adore baby Blue Jays. They have begun to emerge in the yard, and they are almost old enough to fend for themselves. But they are still begging for food every so often and play-fight with their siblings.

[zoozki]

[lichtensteining]

I’m in love with a woman. She’s big and breathtaking and beautiful and cold and also a little scary sometimes. Her name is Lake Michigan

[catfindr]