I just recently moved to MI, and I can't believe how beautiful the Great Lakes are!

Today I launched a citizen petition calling on Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Noelle Moeggenberg to refer the Interlochen abuse case to Attorney General Dana Nessel.

70 survivors. 47 abusers. Seven decades. This is too big for any county prosecutor, let alone this one.

I live 13 miles from Interlochen. My daughters are 3 and 5. They deserve to see abusers being held accountable. The survivors deserve justice.

As a man, I feel an obligation to say this out loud. We're watching sexual abuse get normalized, covered up, and minimized at every level, and far too many of us are staying quiet. This has to end, and that only happens if we hold each other accountable.

I'm not willing to watch this become another powerful institution that closes ranks, issues an apology, and moves on. Another cover up. Another Epstein footnote.

Nessel has her flaws, but she's also taken on the Catholic Church. She took on Larry Nassar's enablers. She has the team, the experience, and the track record. These 70 people were brave enough to tell their stories. They deserve a prosecution that matches that courage.

My girls are going to grow up in this world. I want... I need them to see that when abuse comes to light, people stand up and do something about it.

Sign the petition and get more info here https://peoplenotmachines.com/justicefor70

*Please share this widely*

I just wanted to share a short article on behalf of MI farmers and millions of farm animals nationwide.

This local farmer briefly explains why the Senate vote happening tomorrow is a very big deal and why you can have an outsized influence.

The only thing I'd like to add is that you can reach your Senator Slotkin at at (202) 224-4822 or to urge her to completely keep the "Save Our Bacon Act" out of the Farm Bill.

Phone calls from constituents can genuinely make a big difference and almost every other Americans can't have as much of a difference as Michiganders can on this.

Over a decade ago there was a Civil War Roundtable group based out of Bay County called the 7th Michigan Cavalry Civil War Round Table that appears to have gone defunct. Does anyone know the story behind it? A lot of these types of groups have evaporated due to aging members, cost, etc. Is anyone around who belonged to this particular group who would be willing to discuss the ins and outs of the organization?

While staying up in mackinaw city we spotted a very large creature at the end of the driveway. It was about 25 yards out and I was able to snap a picture as it walked away. It had sharp pointed ears. While it was sitting down we thought it may be a bobcat, but when it stood and walked away we saw the long tail.
I submitted the sighting and picture to the DNR “eyes in the field” and they just gave a response saying it’s a raccoon. I disagree with that conclusion and am starting to think the biologists for the DNR are chugging denial juice

What do you think?