Bruce MacDonald<p>Michigan thought attractive. (Hard to argue against, having three 3 Great Lakes among its attributes.)</p><p>Freep: "Michigan is beautiful," said McMorrow, 38, an industrial designer who moved into the state years ago after making regular vacation visits. …</p><p>McMorrow recalled how, after researching online how best to run for a seat following Trump's first election in 2016 and defeating Republican former state Sen. Marty Knollenberg in the 2018 election, voters she met at their doors told her "You remind me a lot of my daughter who left and went to name-the-place" and "What can we do to bring my kids back?"<br><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/04/02/mcmorrow-runs-for-us-senate-as-michigan-race-gets-first-big-name/82759009007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">freep.com/story/news/politics/</span><span class="invisible">elections/2025/04/02/mcmorrow-runs-for-us-senate-as-michigan-race-gets-first-big-name/82759009007/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/mipol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mipol</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
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Jay Thurber Show<p>Explain to me how Pete Buttigieg, who couldn't win a statewide race in Indiana and doesn't think he could win a statewide race in Michigan, thinks he could win a nationwide election for president. </p><p>Explain it to me like I'm 12</p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/MIPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MIPol</span></a></p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/MIPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MIPol</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> </p><p>From AP.com: Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice announces she is stepping down </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/michigan-supreme-court-chief-justice-stepping-down-74419883f0e462d73f07825d31e559a7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/michigan-su</span><span class="invisible">preme-court-chief-justice-stepping-down-74419883f0e462d73f07825d31e559a7</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GaryPeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GaryPeters</span></a> doesn’t have plans for after he leaves the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Senate</span></a>, but a teaching job in academia or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>policy</span></a> work at a think tank fit his interests. He wants to continue to play a role in developing public policy, he said, particularly around ensuring <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equitable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>equitable</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/access" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>access</span></a> to changes in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>technology</span></a> like <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“He went to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VA</span></a> because he knew something was really bad, & the VA said, ‘Well, you're suffering from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PTSD</span></a> as a result of your service in Afghanistan, but because you have a bad paper discharge, we can't treat you,” Peters recalled. </p><p>His 2016 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>legislation</span></a> allowed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>veterans</span></a> like that individual to get their status changed so they can get care or educational benefits from the VA. </p><p>“He's now getting the treatment that he certainly earned & deserves,” Peters said. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A bill that was meaningful to Peters personally, he said, was one to help <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>veterans</span></a> who were given a less-than-honorable discharge from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>military</span></a> due to behavior resulting from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PTSD</span></a> or undiagnosed Traumatic Brain Injury [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TBI</span></a>] conditions.</p><p>The idea for the bill came from a homeless veteran in Grand Rapids who fit that description, Peters said. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The panel also passed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>legislation</span></a> to protect people's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>privacy</span></a> & protect systems from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ransomware</span></a> & other attacks. A 2022 bill by Peters required that the owners of critical <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> like banks & electric grids promptly report to federal ofcls major <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cyberattacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cyberattacks</span></a> or ransomware payments.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A 2018 legislative provision authored by Peters created the National Center of Expertise for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GreatLakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GreatLakes</span></a>, located at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste Marie & at the Great Lakes <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Environmental</span></a> Research Lab in Ann Arbor. The center’s mission is to do research & training activities to prepare the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CoastGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CoastGuard</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OilSpills" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OilSpills</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/freshwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>freshwater</span></a> or ice-laden environments.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>More recently, Peters wrote parts of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CHIPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CHIPS</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> Act to ensure the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>legislation</span></a> supported not just the domestic manufacturing of top-of-the-line computer chips but also the “legacy” chips used in automobiles.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>While in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>House</span></a>, Peters sat on the conference panel that finalized the sweeping 2010 Dodd-Frank <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/reforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>reforms</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WallStreet</span></a> & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>banking</span></a> system. During his House days, Peters was also intimately involved in the federal rescue of General Motors Corp & Chrysler LLC when the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Michigan</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/automakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>automakers</span></a> were hit by the 2008 financial crisis.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…Peters said he’s most proud of his record of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bipartisanship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bipartisanship</span></a> while in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Senate</span></a>. The nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking ranked him the No.1 senator for effectiveness in the 116th & 117th <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congresses" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Congresses</span></a>. In the 117th, he had 19 measures signed into <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a>, …& 10 in the 116th.</p><p>…”every bill that I've got passed is because I've actually walked over to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>House</span></a>, I've set up a meeting w/the Republican leader in that cmte, & I'll sit down & first build a relationship.….”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…Peters’ departure would deliver another blow to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Michigan</span></a>’s clout in Washington. He’s the delegation’s most senior <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Democrat</span></a> & has secured seats on some of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Senate</span></a>’s most influential cmtes, including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Appropriations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Appropriations</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ArmedServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArmedServices</span></a> & the powerful Senate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Commerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Commerce</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Transportation</span></a> Cmte that’s important to Michigan’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AutoIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AutoIndustry</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Peters also has been a major advocate for Selfridge Air National Guard Base, leading the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Michigan</span></a> delegation in securing a new squadron of KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers & getting funding & authorization for the Macomb County base to host the new Northern Border Mission Center.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Peters' decision is likely to surprise many of his colleagues & ignite an intense scramble on both sides of the aisle for his seat in battleground <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Michigan</span></a>.</p><p>…Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GaryPeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GaryPeters</span></a> has trained much of his focus in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Congress</span></a> on issues related to Michigan's auto industry, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GreatLakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GreatLakes</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>veterans</span></a> issues, toxic <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PFAS</span></a> contamination & initiatives to make government more efficient. His annual motorcycle tour around the state has become a staple of lawmakers’ August recess.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>"I always thought there would be a time that I would step aside & pass the reins for the next generation. I also never saw service in Congress as something you do your whole life," said <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GaryPeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GaryPeters</span></a>, who was first elected to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Senate</span></a> in 2014.</p><p>"And that goes back to 2008 when I first won that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>House</span></a> seat. I thought it would be for a matter of a few terms that I would serve, & then I would go back to private life."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi29He-JpsE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Yi29He-Jps</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Donate to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JocelynBenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JocelynBenson</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Michigan</span></a> Governor</p><p>“I’m running to be the next Governor of Michigan to ensure everyone gets a fair shot.</p><p>“I'm a mom, military spouse, former teacher, and Secretary of State. </p><p>“I’ve never backed down from a tough fight or hard work. That's why I know that together, we can build the future Michigan deserves.”</p><p>– Jocelyn Benson</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Benson4MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Benson4MI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br /><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jbmi-text-p2p-st-20250122" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">secure.actblue.com/donate/jbmi</span><span class="invisible">-text-p2p-st-20250122</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In Oct 2023, a 60-yr-old man from Detroit was sentenced to 15 months of probation after threatening to kill <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JocelynBenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JocelynBenson</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Michigan</span></a> Gov <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GretchenWhitmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GretchenWhitmer</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Benson4MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Benson4MI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PoliticalViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PoliticalViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGAterrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MAGAterrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DomesticTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <br /><a href="https://apnews.com/article/whitmer-benson-democrats-michigan-threats-detroit-toepler-b962e618ddc845e945804172db3d0ef3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/whitmer-ben</span><span class="invisible">son-democrats-michigan-threats-detroit-toepler-b962e618ddc845e945804172db3d0ef3</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In Dec 2022, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JocelynBenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JocelynBenson</span></a> stated that threats from election deniers that started in 2020 had not ceased. In May 2023, she said in an interview that after the election, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> suggested she be tried for treason & possibly executed. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Benson4MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Benson4MI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PoliticalViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PoliticalViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGAterrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MAGAterrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DomesticTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <br /><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/michigan-election-chief-trump-suggested-arrested-treason-executed-rcna29406" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/2022-elec</span><span class="invisible">tion/michigan-election-chief-trump-suggested-arrested-treason-executed-rcna29406</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JocelynBenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JocelynBenson</span></a> faced numerous <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DeathThreats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DeathThreats</span></a> for her role in overseeing the 2020 election. In Jan 2020, a 72-yr-old man was arrested after evidence was found in his home related to violent threats he directed at Benson. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Benson4MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Benson4MI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PoliticalViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PoliticalViolence</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGAterrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MAGAterrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DomesticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DomesticTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <br /><a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2020/01/30/man-72-arrested-making-threats-against-michigans-secretary-state/4619077002/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">detroitnews.com/story/news/loc</span><span class="invisible">al/oakland-county/2020/01/30/man-72-arrested-making-threats-against-michigans-secretary-state/4619077002/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>On December 7, 2020, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/armed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>armed</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> supporters gathered outside <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JocelynBenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JocelynBenson</span></a>’s home, yelling threats & repeating Trump's election lies. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MAGA</span></a> mob chanted & made threatening demands to overturn <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Michigan</span></a>'s election results, accusing Benson of being part of a deep-state conspiracy against Trump. Benson had been decorating her Christmas tree with her 4 yr old son when the mob showed up at her house. No arrests were made.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Benson4MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Benson4MI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MIpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MIpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PoliticalViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PoliticalViolence</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/armed-protesters-gathered-outside-michigan-secretary-of-state-home-1100068/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics-news/armed-protesters-gathered-outside-michigan-secretary-of-state-home-1100068/</span></a></p>
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