Dr Michigan Christie
@profclbrown.bsky.social
Aspiring badass. Books, Detroit, judgment/decision research, social change, history, comparative religion, POTTERY, football/basketball, music/theatre/opera, historic clothing. Newly-retired UM professor. Your mom, if your mom swears like a sailor.
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This is not deporting people. Literally. Legally. There is a deportation process and this isn't it. This is rendition. This is disappearing people.
US has deported more than 25,000 people under secretive agreements with 35 countries to take migrants with no ties to those nations, according to an investigation published Monday
u.afp.com/Sj9Z
u.afp.com/Sj9Z
September 23, 2026 at 3:28 AM
This is not deporting people. Literally. Legally. There is a deportation process and this isn't it. This is rendition. This is disappearing people.
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"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline.
Comic book villainy.
Comic book villainy.
Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
www.wsj.com
September 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline.
Comic book villainy.
Comic book villainy.
#MICHIGAN I voted! It is a great pleasure to vote right at the clerk’s office and drop the absentee ballot right in the box. No mail or disenfranchisement shenanigans may now occur
September 24, 2026 at 5:34 PM
#MICHIGAN I voted! It is a great pleasure to vote right at the clerk’s office and drop the absentee ballot right in the box. No mail or disenfranchisement shenanigans may now occur
September 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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Fox 2 is hosting the first Senate debate for this year's general election in Michigan and Mike Rogers simply did not show up. Not only is this cowardly, it's disrespectful to the citizens of Detroit and Michiganders as a whole.
September 15, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Fox 2 is hosting the first Senate debate for this year's general election in Michigan and Mike Rogers simply did not show up. Not only is this cowardly, it's disrespectful to the citizens of Detroit and Michiganders as a whole.
Honestly if you don’t show up for a debate, Mike Rogers, it hardly seems as though you want the job.
Not showing up gives 100% of the airtime to @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, which—we can see you are skeered—letting him speak without contradiction just seems like giving Usain Bolt a headstart.
Not showing up gives 100% of the airtime to @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, which—we can see you are skeered—letting him speak without contradiction just seems like giving Usain Bolt a headstart.
September 15, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Honestly if you don’t show up for a debate, Mike Rogers, it hardly seems as though you want the job.
Not showing up gives 100% of the airtime to @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, which—we can see you are skeered—letting him speak without contradiction just seems like giving Usain Bolt a headstart.
Not showing up gives 100% of the airtime to @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, which—we can see you are skeered—letting him speak without contradiction just seems like giving Usain Bolt a headstart.
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Mathematicians out here saying it is not the proof that matters, but the human understanding of the proof.
We are all humanists now.
We are all humanists now.
September 14, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Mathematicians out here saying it is not the proof that matters, but the human understanding of the proof.
We are all humanists now.
We are all humanists now.
I admire this greatly!
"The University of Chicago’s undergrad social-sciences division will go “analog” this fall, implementing a blanket policy banning technology in class and AI assistance on coursework across the division’s core courses."
www.chronicle.com/article/u-of...
www.chronicle.com/article/u-of...
U. of Chicago Bans Tech, AI in Social Sciences Core Courses
The new restrictions apply to students and faculty members.
www.chronicle.com
September 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I admire this greatly!
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ok but that's a crazy name for a kid
Lady Gaga and her fiance Michael have welcomed their first child, Page Six reports.
September 12, 2026 at 5:51 AM
ok but that's a crazy name for a kid
Make a band edible:
They Might Be Pinenuts
(That’s ok, I’ll show myself out.)
They Might Be Pinenuts
(That’s ok, I’ll show myself out.)
Make a band edible:
The Rolling Scones
The Rolling Scones
Nine Inch Snails
September 12, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Make a band edible:
They Might Be Pinenuts
(That’s ok, I’ll show myself out.)
They Might Be Pinenuts
(That’s ok, I’ll show myself out.)
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The absolute desperation of “I’ll pay you for your vote…”
It’s also illegal.
It’s also illegal.
September 10, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The absolute desperation of “I’ll pay you for your vote…”
It’s also illegal.
It’s also illegal.
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The messaging is so weird, that the federal government has enough money to just issue every American $5,000 today if the president wants to, BUT ALSO, no, he doesn't want to right now (only if the GOP wins).
September 10, 2026 at 5:35 AM
The messaging is so weird, that the federal government has enough money to just issue every American $5,000 today if the president wants to, BUT ALSO, no, he doesn't want to right now (only if the GOP wins).
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I saw a meme today that said that books are proof that strangers can meet across centuries and still understand each other.
That really resonated.
That really resonated.
September 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I saw a meme today that said that books are proof that strangers can meet across centuries and still understand each other.
That really resonated.
That really resonated.
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AOC responds to JD Vance calling Abdul El-Sayed, whom she endorsed, “very, very evil.”
“Sounds like he’s quite intimidated by Mr. El-Sayed.”
“Sounds like he’s quite intimidated by Mr. El-Sayed.”
September 3, 2026 at 1:38 AM
AOC responds to JD Vance calling Abdul El-Sayed, whom she endorsed, “very, very evil.”
“Sounds like he’s quite intimidated by Mr. El-Sayed.”
“Sounds like he’s quite intimidated by Mr. El-Sayed.”
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If Paxton is too chicken to debate @jamestalarico.bsky.social why should Texans think he will do anything for them in the Senate?
September 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
If Paxton is too chicken to debate @jamestalarico.bsky.social why should Texans think he will do anything for them in the Senate?
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PabloReports: What do you make of Trump saying Americans who oppose data centers are backwards and poor?
AOC: I mean, how about we put one in Mar-a-Lago? I love that. Let’s put a data center at Mar-a-Lago, and we’ll see how backwards and poor he is in response to that.
AOC: I mean, how about we put one in Mar-a-Lago? I love that. Let’s put a data center at Mar-a-Lago, and we’ll see how backwards and poor he is in response to that.
August 31, 2026 at 11:06 PM
PabloReports: What do you make of Trump saying Americans who oppose data centers are backwards and poor?
AOC: I mean, how about we put one in Mar-a-Lago? I love that. Let’s put a data center at Mar-a-Lago, and we’ll see how backwards and poor he is in response to that.
AOC: I mean, how about we put one in Mar-a-Lago? I love that. Let’s put a data center at Mar-a-Lago, and we’ll see how backwards and poor he is in response to that.
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Dolly broke me in early to her raucous self deprecating sense of humor
when we began steel magnolias rehearsals 
i asked her - how long does it take to do a hair do like yours?
Dolly - no idea, i’m never there when they do it!
i started taking Dolly-isms notes on the back of my script after that
when we began steel magnolias rehearsals 
i asked her - how long does it take to do a hair do like yours?
Dolly - no idea, i’m never there when they do it!
i started taking Dolly-isms notes on the back of my script after that
August 25, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Dolly broke me in early to her raucous self deprecating sense of humor
when we began steel magnolias rehearsals 
i asked her - how long does it take to do a hair do like yours?
Dolly - no idea, i’m never there when they do it!
i started taking Dolly-isms notes on the back of my script after that
when we began steel magnolias rehearsals 
i asked her - how long does it take to do a hair do like yours?
Dolly - no idea, i’m never there when they do it!
i started taking Dolly-isms notes on the back of my script after that
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BREAKING: Everton Blair Jr. wins runoff for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, meaning he will be the first Black openly gay Congressman from the South.
Congrats to Everton Blair Jr. on his victory.
Congrats to Everton Blair Jr. on his victory.
August 26, 2026 at 12:57 AM
BREAKING: Everton Blair Jr. wins runoff for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, meaning he will be the first Black openly gay Congressman from the South.
Congrats to Everton Blair Jr. on his victory.
Congrats to Everton Blair Jr. on his victory.
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Whatever you call it, you just made all the goods we buy that come across our border more expensive.
Michigan, he’s asking us to pay for his vanity trade war with our money.
Michigan, he’s asking us to pay for his vanity trade war with our money.
August 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Whatever you call it, you just made all the goods we buy that come across our border more expensive.
Michigan, he’s asking us to pay for his vanity trade war with our money.
Michigan, he’s asking us to pay for his vanity trade war with our money.
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Absolutely accurate.
They are reactionaries.
Extremists.
NOT conservatives.
They are reactionaries.
Extremists.
NOT conservatives.
They are NOT "conservatives." STOP calling them "conservatives." They are extremists. They are reactionaries. They are right wingers. "Conservatives," they are NOT. So friggin' stop using that word. Not for SCOTUS justices. Not for elected reps. Not for maga voters. Not for Fox News. STOP doing it.
August 25, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Absolutely accurate.
They are reactionaries.
Extremists.
NOT conservatives.
They are reactionaries.
Extremists.
NOT conservatives.
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If you can find common ground with Jared kusher, but not zohran mamdani, you shouldn't be in democratic leadership
“Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, met privately in recent weeks with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and top outside adviser, and discussed potential areas of common ground, according to five people with knowledge of the meeting.”
BRUH.
BRUH.
August 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM
If you can find common ground with Jared kusher, but not zohran mamdani, you shouldn't be in democratic leadership
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the average well-off DSA organizer is basically organizing to pay higher taxes the rest of their life and in a society where that level of selflessness is pretty rare I don't think anyone should be giving them shit for it
August 23, 2026 at 4:41 AM
the average well-off DSA organizer is basically organizing to pay higher taxes the rest of their life and in a society where that level of selflessness is pretty rare I don't think anyone should be giving them shit for it
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He’s going to…bomb the bond market?
Reporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.?
Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.
Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.
August 21, 2026 at 10:11 PM
He’s going to…bomb the bond market?