COVID, insurrection, global warming. Kyle Melinn on the gubernatorial race and MIRC
Update: 2021-08-10
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Michigan Policast for Tuesday, August 10 2021
- COVID COVID COVID
- The Big Lie, MAGA Insurrection, voting rights, and GOP obstruction
- Kyle Melinn of MIRS on the gubernatorial campaign
- Political notes
Folks to follow on Twitter:
- @melinnky
- @MIRSnews
- @sjdemas
- @MichiganAdvance
- @LavoraBarnes
- @MichiganDems
- @tateformichigan
- @SecGranholm
- @DonnaLasinski
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- Segment one: COVID COVID COVID
- Segment two: The Big Lie, MAGA Insurrection, voting rights, and GOP obstruction
- Segment three: Kyle Melinn of MIRS on the gubernatorial campaign
- Segment four: Political notes
- Comments
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COVID COVID COVID
- Poll: Ron DeSantis approval rating sags as COVID-19 rages
- Judge allows cruise line to temporarily require proof of vaccination in Florida. – The New York Times
- Vaccinated people who returned to normal are angry at the unvaccinated in their way – The Washington Post
- Axios-Ipsos poll: The blame game begins over the Delta coronavirus variant – Axios
- Vaccine mandates increase among Michigan employers. What you need to know. | Bridge Michigan
- Wayne State University issues vaccine mandate; Central Michigan requires masks | Bridge Michigan
- Michigan spent $5M on vaccine lottery, still well shy of 70 percent goal | Bridge Michigan
- With schools opening soon, DHHS issues updated COVID-19 guidance ⋆ Michigan Advance
- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urges Michigan schools to mask up, stops short of mandate | Bridge Michigan
- Mask and vaccine mandates urged as schools reopen across the country – The Washington Post
- Bridge Michigan coronavirus dashboard
- State Modeling Update
- Covid in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count – The New York Times

For too many years, we've been afraid of offending those who spew ignorance and have been told that people can separate facts from B.S. Now we let knuckle-draggers dictate health policy during a deadly pandemic. Enough. Me, in the @MichiganAdvance. https://t.co/gIHoI6qlvI
— Susan J. Demas <img alt="🏔" class="wp-smiley" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/72x72/1f3d4.png" s
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