Tag Archives: scandals

International Village, the final chapter

By Mark | April 9, 2018

Remember how, back in October, Ypsi City Council voted unanimously to pursue a formal investigation into the circumstances surrounding a trip to China taken by elected officials and City staff? Well, the investigation, which was conducted by Edward Plato of The Plato Law Firm, has now been concluded, and you can read all about the […]

Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amanda Edmonds, Amy Xue Foster, Beth Ernat, business class, China, CSSA, Darwin McClary, economic development, Edward Plato, John Barr, local press, Metro Times, Nicole Brown, The Plato Law Firm, Tom Perkins, Tony DeGiusti, Water Street, Wayne State University Chinese Student and Scholar Association, Ypsilanti City Council | 54 Comments

With the Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem having left the room, Ypsi City Council votes unanimously to pursue a formal investigation into their recent trip to China

By Mark | October 4, 2017

At tonight’s Ypsilanti City Council meeting, as you might imagine, people were anxious to discuss the most recent scandal swirling around the International Village development. Unfortunately, those in the best position to comment didn’t seem to want to talk about it. Mayor Amanda Edmonds, who just last night returned from 10-day trip to China, which […]

Posted in Local Business, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged affordable housing, Amanda Edmonds, American Center for Mobility, Amy Xue Foster, being tired, Beth Ernat, Brian Robb, China, Community Benefits Agreement, Dan Vogt, Darwin McClary, EB-5, economic development, ethics, gentrification, growth, independent investigation, international travel, International Village, John Barr, Lee Tooson, Lois Richardson, Nicole Brown, participatory design, Pete Murdock, Shanghai, Sustainability, Tony DeGiusti, transparency, Water Street, Wayne State, Wayne State University Chinese Student and Scholar Association, Willow Run, Ypsilanti City Council | 61 Comments

Celebrating the firing of Comey by inviting Kislyak, Kissinger and the Russian press into the White House

By Mark | May 10, 2017

Trump must be trolling us, right? I mean who in their right fucking mind, on the day immediately after he fires the man heading the investigation into whether or not his campaign team colluded with the Russians to steal an election, not only invites into the White House the very Russian Ambassador who’s widely thought […]

Posted in Politics, Rants, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bantu, birther, Donald Trump, election hacking, FBI, Henry Kissinger, independent investigation, James B. Comey, James Comey, Kenya, Melik Kaylan, Obama, political theater, psy-ops, psychological warfare, Richard Nixon, Russia, sanctions, Sergey Kislyak, special prosecutor, treason, trolling, Vladimir Putin | 24 Comments

With the race tightening in Michigan, it’s time to make a stand against Trump and everything he stands for

By Mark | November 2, 2016

A few weeks ago, I mentioned here that I might spend some time working on behalf of the Clinton campaign in either my birth state of Kentucky, where the Republican Governor said not too long ago that patriots may need to shed blood in order to “reclaim” the U.S. if Trump loses, or our neighboring […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2016, Donald Trump, elections, email, enthusiasm gap, FBI, Hillary Clinton, James B. Comey, Kentucky, Ohio, polling, Presidential politics, Pussy Grabber, the black vote | 31 Comments

Homeless students share their stories, a Flint mother tells about the poisoning of her family, and a local business owner divulges details of his rock and roll past… on episode 36 of The Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | January 19, 2016

HOMELESSNESS AMONG STUDENTS IN WASHTENAW COUNTY… After kicking things off with the awesome into song written by our recent guest Frank Allison, we jumped right into things with Eastern Michigan University student Ramone Williams, the subject of a recent investigative piece on homelessness among Michigan’s college students. Williams told us about the circumstances that lead […]