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Michigan Tea Party has links to Democrats - Detroit Free Press

Not that this news comes as a surprise by now but it is about time that the dead-tree media acknowledge it, given their view of themselves as the premier font of truth, wisdom, and right here in Michigan. Snark aside, I'm still glad they finally are drilling down into the muck about this obvious false-flag operation.

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Ex-University of Michigan president Lee Bollinger is a statist asshole - Wall Street Journal

Some in Ann Arbor were sad when Lee quit the U of M for Columbia. Me, I couldn't have been happier. And now the statist thug has written a muddle-headed op-ed advocating that the US gov start subsidizing newspapers, websites, and other media outlets. And as we all know by now, who pays the piper calls the tune. Isn't the mainstream corporate media enough of an outlet for the ruling classes Lee? Do we have to pay for them with tax money too? And who is gonna read or watch that dreck any way? Ever been to a government website?

Why does every middle-aged woman think HER holiday seducer is the real deal? - Daily Mail

A different take on sex tourism. (via Althouse)
How astro-turf organizations put together flash-mobs for their demonstrations - Megan McArdle
They hire unemployed temps for minimum wage and give them signs, t-shirts and scripted slogans to chant for the news cameras. Sheesh. What would Marx say? I know what Lenin would say. Heh.

NY passes law to destroy "stop & frisk" police info if the friskees aren't arrested - NY Times

Go outside for a smoke at this Michigan hospital and they may deem it a " a voluntary discharge" - WUOM radio

Allegiance Health Center (nee Foote Hospital) in Jackson, MI. It is sad to see those folks in hospital gowns and IV rigs standing outside the hospital on Michigan Avenue huffing on cancer sticks, but this kinda lacks compassion. But still...it kinda is a waste of resources to treat them if they get to continue on with their addictions too.

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Feds had undercover agent inside Hutaree 9 group say the Associated Press & Ann Arbor.com.

Based on what the news stories say the Feds don't seem to have much else except for an undercover snitch and a pissed off ex-wife. So we'll see what the Feds really have (other than the Obama administration's need to find a bogeyman to scare people) in the way of evidence against them if and when this whole mess goes to trial. And despite the mass media propaganda campaign not everyone thinks this case is a slam dunk.

And, just to poison the well further, it is reported that one of Hutaree 9 may have shot a feral cat. Anyone who'd kill a wild cat in cold-blood is definitely a danger to national security, you see.