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IS POLICE STATE IMMINENT? NEW POLL SAYS MAYBE

January 20, 2022 by tbreport 12 Comments

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans, particularly Democrats, have become comfortable with the idea of authoritarianism. A recent Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports survey found that when it comes to the treatment of unvaccinated Americans, 55 percent of Democrats support fines, 59 percent support house arrest, 45 percent support internment camps, 47 […]

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MICHIGAN’S NEW MAPS — HOW GOOD ARE THEY? AND DOES ANYBODY CARE THAT THE STATE SQUANDERED $8.5 BILLION?

January 6, 2022 by tbreport 2 Comments

Question 1): MIRS newsletter this week quoted the late, great George Bernard SHAW this way: “If all the economists were laid end to end, they’d never reach a conclusion.” MIRS imagined that Shaw may have considered making a similar observation about attorneys, but probably didn’t want to get sued. So, let’s consider the Michigan Independent […]

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THREE MICHIGAN POLITICAL QUESTIONS, & A CHEEKY LIST

January 3, 2022 by tbreport 6 Comments

Question 1): Last week, the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission finally released its maps for Michigan’s 13 Congressional Districts, 38 state Senate seats, and 110 enclaves in the state House of Representatives. How has the ICRC done so far, and will the maps hold up? Answer 1)): Obviously, holding closed-door meetings, only to be told by […]

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BANISH THESE PHRASES, SAY WORDSMITHS

December 31, 2021 by tbreport Leave a Comment

‘Wait, what?’ quip lead list of words, phrases to banish in 2022 THE DETROIT FREE PRESS from the Associated Press Dec. 31, 2021 SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The judges of a Michigan university’s cheeky annual “Banished Words List” have a message for texting and tweeting Americans: Your “wait, what?” joke is lame. The phrase […]

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DANA NESSEL’S TERRIBLE PRE-CHRISTMAS WEEK

December 27, 2021 by tbreport 4 Comments

New post on Biggs Works and More Thoughts for the Day, December 22, 2021: AG Nessel is having a bad week. by Thomasdbiggs The week before Christmas was not a good week for Attorney General Dana Nessel.  On Tuesday, Dec. 21, a three-judge state Court of Appeals panel vacated the conviction of former MSU gymnastic coach Kathie Klages, […]

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2021 FROM THE BALLENGER REPORT!

December 22, 2021 by tbreport Leave a Comment

  Happy Holidays from The Ballenger Report!  

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IS THE ECONOMY COMPLETELY RECOVERED? IF SO, WHITMER IS A CINCH FOR RE-ELECTION, RIGHT?

December 20, 2021 by tbreport 9 Comments

Question: According to University of Michigan economic experts, Michigan will experience a ‘nearly complete recovery’ from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the coming weeks and months, the Republican-controlled Legislature will send billions of dollars in federal COVID relief money to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her signature. Added to that, The House, Senate and Governor’s office have […]

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FOUR MORE QUESTIONS ON MICHIGAN POLITICS

December 13, 2021 by tbreport 3 Comments

Question 1): What, if anything, will be the political ramifications of the Oxford, Michigan, School District shootings? Answer 1):  Legislatively, we can only hope there will be some bipartisan, common sense, incremental steps taken to address some of the obvious mistakes that were made, including what seems to amount to almost criminal negligence by Oxford […]

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HOW IKE STOPPED ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AT THE BORDER

December 10, 2021 by tbreport 6 Comments

Removing illegals from the nation: Ike showed us the way Exclusive: Brent Smith touts ‘Operation Wetback,’ which caused extensive self-deportation By Brent Smith WND/Daily Angle December 9, 2021 Putting aside those who are freely crossing into our country expressly to do us harm – i.e., terrorists (yes, they still exist) – there are untold amounts […]

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: CAN REDISTRICTING BE SAVED?

December 6, 2021 by tbreport 6 Comments

Question:  Michigan’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) has pushed back against demands that it release a pair of briefing memos on the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA), prepared by its legal counsel, which opt to classify the documents as privileged attorney-client communications that cannot be shared with the public. The ICRC has been under pressure […]

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