Politics and commentary for Northern Michigan
On April 1, 2026, a man named Jonathan Cowan sent a letter to US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. The letter, bearing Third Way letterhead, threatened El-Sayed not to attend rallies on Michigan university campuses alongside a Twitch streamer named Hasan Piker. The letter demanded that Abdul El-Sayed answer a list of loaded questions concerning things […] The post The Money Behind the Third Way…
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GEO Group once again activated the prison located in Baldwin, Michigan, for the fifth time. Unlike the previous four failed activations, this one occurred quietly. The prison is up and running now and receiving detainees kidnapped by ICE. GEO Group has a less-than-positive relationship with the community. Originally a facility for juvenile offenders, the “punk […] The post Two Anti-ICE and GEO…
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For-profit “punk prison” North Lake Correctional Facility, owned by GEO Group, announced today that they have a shiny new federal prison contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, aka ICE. The prison corporation that had maxed out its contributions to the Trump campaign by February 2024 received its payoff. The 1,800-bed facility, located just north […] The post Here We Go Again: GEO…
March 6, 2025, will go down as a busy day for Republican State House Rep Tom, a two-year or five-year fight Kunse. In typical Republican fashion, ole Tommy Boy sent mixed messages about supporting Michigan public schools and students. The day began with an article in the local paper that Kunse was holding an art […] The post Tom Kunse Voted To Defund Michigan Schools Today: Here’s An Art Contest…
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Last month, GEO Group contested a property tax assessment with the Michigan Tax Tribunal, demanding that the value of their sole Michigan prison be significantly reduced. The assessed property is the shuttered North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan. The facility was built 26 years ago with the approval of the Lake County Board of […] The post Maxed-Out GOP Donor GEO Group Demands…