#Detroit News

[detroitlib]

View of Martin Luther King, Jr. at Ford Auditorium in Detroit, Michigan. Stamped on back: "By Detroit News staff photographer Seiter. Reporter: Pete Lochbider. Finished by: [blank]." Handwritten on back: "Rev. Martin Luther King at Ford Auditorium."

Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

[iww-gnv]

DETROIT (AP) — Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tentative contract agreement reached with the company. Members of Local 900 at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, west of Detroit voted 81% in favor of the four year-and-eight month deal, according to Facebook postings by local members on Thursday. Two union officials confirmed the accuracy of the percentage Thursday. Neither wanted to be identified because the vote totals had not been made public. About 3,300 United Auto Workers union members went on strike at the plant Sept. 15 after the union’s contract with Ford expired. They remained on the picket lines until Oct. 25, when the union announced the tentative deal with Ford. Production workers voted 81% to ratify the deal, while skilled trades workers voted 90% in favor. Voting at Ford will continue through Nov. 17.

[gurlbesimpin]

just. connor.

[thundergrace]

[detroitography]

Map: Illegal Sign Removal in Detroit 2023

This map comes from reporting by Sarah Rahal about the abundance of signs placed by local and regional businesses all across the city. The City of Detroit seems to be implementing its “sign ordinance” against unapproved commercial signage along with enforcement. In total, 16,000 signs have been removed in 18 months. The city’s Blight and Remediation Team has removed 615 signs from Shaw’s…

[cpntredbeard]

This is the End Goal of Capitalism

I have had strong visions of the need for a specifically geriatric care orientated fast response team for evictions,.

[suiheisen]

the h in nhl stands for homoerotic

bonus intricate rituals:

[nottodayjustin]

April 2nd 2024 best hockey tweet of the day

[crow-the-unknown]

something about how trades really do affect players. how it's not just us as fans being crazy or reading too much into it. it's real and it's painful. erik johnson has lacked the hutzpah he once had ever since leaving colorado, as if he could bear landeskog's injury but the second he was forced to leave it all came crashing down. sidney crosby has lost much of the joy he once carried and it's because he had the human, golden embodiment of that joy in jake guentzel torn away from him when he needed it most. dylan larkin shed genuine, heartfelt, distraught tears when tyler bertuzzi was traded away. the penguins still welcome marc-andre fleury to pittsburgh every time he plays there because, no matter where he is, that is his home. pk subban could never return to the same player he was after he was taken from price. trevor zegras is seemingly incomplete without drysdale at his side. brandon duhaime is lacking his connor dewar. bowen byram no longer has his alex newhook to lean on and laugh with. travis koneckny and nolan patrick may never even get the chance to play another game with or against one another. and who could imagine kuznetsov as anyone but a capital? do you really think of pavelski in the green of the stars or do you see him proud in teal beside thornton and marleau? did shea weber ever really stop being a nashville predator? and what about beauvillier, horvat, compher, dumolin, burakovsky, kadri, yamamoto, hornqvist, eberle, o'rielly, barrie, jost, gaudreau, karlsson, carter and richards, martin, and so many others? even wayne gretzky himself went to three teams post trade, searching for that spark he had in edmonton after they made him leave. jagr had eight after pittsburgh. you are not crazy for grieving, in some small way, a player you lost. and they aren't crazy for feeling distraught either. these teams are family. and family is everything, even if it gets ripped apart so easily.

[detroitlib]

From our picture files: "Their names in lights - the signs of the city"

[iww-gnv]

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its walkout against Detroit’s Three automakers, shutting down Ford’s largest factory and threatening Jeep maker Stellantis. In a surprise move Wednesday night, 8,700 members left their jobs at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant in Louisville. And Thursday morning, union President Shawn Fain hinted at further action against Stellantis. “Here’s to hoping talks at Stellantis today are more productive than Ford yesterday,” Fain wrote on X, formerly Twitter, without saying what might happen.

[gurlbesimpin]

sweet as honey {a short valentines day story}

Ever since this boy set his eyes on you, his processors ran wild.

Even Hank noticed, constantly teasing the poor android about his new found emotions towards your beautiful smile, face, laugh- everything really.

Connor couldn’t quite put his finger on why or rather how he caught feeling for a human, but he did anyways and to this day, he is convinced that you are partly responsible for his deviancy. 

After a few months of him harcore crushing on you, Hank finally made the first move for his poor boy; approaching you and hinting about how his son feels towards you. 

After work said day, you asked Connor out and let me tell you, his cheeks were bluer than the tranquil river flowing through detroit <3

You took him out for a nice walk, your hank slowly snaking to hold his in an act of intimacy.

“Y-you knew that i liked you?”

Connor is a straightforward guy, he won’t hesitate to just ask

“I- Hank told me connor”

You whispered with a slight blush as the distance between your faces grew ever so smaller until finally, he leaned in to kiss your plump lips.

The next morning you’ll arrive at work to see roses and chocolate on your desk, with a little card reading:

“Thank you for yesterday, 

i think we should see each other more often,

I’ve never felt this- human before

Happy valentines day!

I love you <3

-Connor”

[mfdragon]

So… funny story…

I was watching TFA season 2 and I saw the pattern of “all spark fragment goes in thing; thing becomes new bot” and I thought

“Gee imagine if it went in a train, we could officially get Astrotrain. But wait, he wouldn’t be a triple changer…. Unless….”

And so Blitzwing now has a son. Enjoy!

Bonus:

[reportwire]

Once again, judge rules Michigan prosecutors cannot enforce 1931 abortion ban | Michigan News | Detroit

Once again, judge rules Michigan prosecutors cannot enforce 1931 abortion ban | Michigan News | Detroit

click to enlarge Marc Klockow Supporters of abortion rights rally in Detroit. The fight over reproductive rights in Michigan continues to unfold like a never-ending soap opera. On Friday, a Michigan judge ruled county prosecutors cannot enforce the state’s outdated abortion ban from 1931. Oakland County Circuit Judge Jacob Cunningham issued a preliminary injunction on the abortion law following…

[don-lichterman]

Rep. Tlaib takes on streaming music services, calls for mandatory royalty payments to musicians | Politics & Elections | Detroit

Rep. Tlaib takes on streaming music services, calls for mandatory royalty payments to musicians | Politics & Elections | Detroit

click to enlarge Phil Pasquini / Shutterstock.com U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib. U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib has built a reputation fighting for civil rights, climate justice, and universal health care. Now the Detroit Democrat is using her influence to support musicians. Tlaib plans to introduce a bill that would create a new mandatory streaming royalty that would be paid directly to musicians. The…

[epicqtefail]

When the fridge door won't shut (🔊)

(loosely rotoscoped from the yt vid under here!)