Some days, those who would ~~command~~ ~~govern~~ represent us just make it too easy for, among other things, finding "post fodder."

In the shadow of Michael William Nash's demonstration of his 2^nd^ Amendment rights on Saturday, according to The News…

Twelve Michigan House Republicans have sponsored a bill this month to the name the AR-15 "the official rifle of this state," drawing criticism from opponents who labeled the proposal unserious and inappropriate.

For those who don't know, the AR-15 is a semi-automatic rifle. Bear that in mind when reading the following.

State Rep. Brian BeGole, R-Antrim Township, a former Shiawassee County sheriff, was the primary backer of the AR-15 measure and said in a statement issued Tuesday that thousands of people in Michigan own an AR-15. […] “This distinction recognizes these law-abiding gun owners who are often vilified just for having a firearm as a hobbyist or to keep their homes and families safe," BeGole said.

That's some hobby. Keep their homes and families safe. Safe from the government BeGole has represented most of his life, according to the oft-debated 2^nd^ Amendment.

However, Ryan Bates, director of End Gun Violence Michigan, said BeGole's bill was about "worshiping the rifle that is the preferred weapon of mass shooters." […] Bates noted that on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on bump stocks, a rapid-fire gun accessory that was used in a mass shooting at a music festival Las Vegas in 2017.

"That shooter used 23 AR-style rifles modified with bump stocks to kill 58 people and injure nearly 500 in mere minutes," Bates said. "We now live in a world where any deranged person can turn an AR-style rifle into a machine gun capable of firing 400-800 rounds per minute, a level of firepower that quite simply overwhelms law enforcement."

We all know that rabbit and pheasant can get pretty mean. And who doesn't like their venison pre-ground? To quote my favorite philosopher and thinker, myself…

It’s forever High Noon in this nation of cowboys.

Ah, almost forgot! Use it everyday!

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If you can't see the crazy person on the bus, it's you.
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If you can't see the crazy person on the bus, it's you.
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Reader JimboDHimbo@lemmy.ca remarked (facetiously, I hope) in a past post that…

I’ve been listening to Sting since I was literally a fetus (mom would put her headphones on her belly)[…]

…which got me thinking about the music we've heard since childhood that made its mark on our psyches, like the Ludovico Technique's imprinting of Ludwig Van…but in a positive way.

Hence today's post…kind of. This track nor the album it comes from weren't part of my early childhood but from that time we music fans start branching out from whatever our adolescent peers are listening to and investigating yet-unexplored musical avenues. That's when I discovered today's album, The Quintet: Jazz at Massey Hall, featuring the legendary line-up of jazz giants: Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, and Max Roach.

Today it's considered Jazz 101, possibly Jazz 102 depending on your "school curriculum"; post-Bebop but just antecedent Cool. Nevertheless, this album did its imprinting all right. As Charlie Parker(?) says at the beginning of the track, "We sincerely hope you do enjoy Salt Peanuts."

Compare-And-Contrast BONUS:

• Diz and His Orchestra - Salt Peanuts (ca. 1946)

Remember…Parma spelled backwards is AMRAP!
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Are you up for the down stroke, CC?

Free-You-Mind BONUS:

• Parliament - Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)

Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy!
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From BridgeMichigan's Paula Gardner, having truckloads of cash and no real vision adds up to circa one billion US dollars in hemming, hawing and broken promises…

The spending so far is roughly half of the $2 billion-plus Michigan has pledged since 2022 to five companies: Ford Motor Co., Gotion Inc., LG Energy Solution and Our Next Energy for battery factories, and General Motors Corp. for a battery factory and expanded EV production.

[Gov Gretchen] Whitmer announced the companies would invest $16 billion total and create 12,000 jobs. But all the projects are behind schedule and two have downsized, reducing best-case job expectations by 13%.

And records refute claims from state officials that companies won’t receive money unless they meet hiring goals. “[…]the money hasn’t gone out the door,” Quentin Messer Jr., CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and a member of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s cabinet, told Bridge in late May.

Bridge used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain records showing that Michigan has already given $51 million in loans and spent at least another $600 million on utility hookups and factory equipment, in addition to the land purchases for two of the five battery megadeals, Ford and Gotion. GM has received at least $468 million of the state’s combined $600 million incentive promise for a battery factory in Delta Township and an expanded EV factory at Orion Assembly in north Oakland County.

Originally expected to open this year, both remain under construction.

GM won’t say when either factory may run at full capacity.

Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy!
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Mach-Schau! BONUS:

• Paradoxically, a truer rendition than the original(!) - I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys

• Piccadillys Are Go! - Complete Control

Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts. -- Gautama Buddha
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Joan-As-Relationship-Therapist Bonus:

• The French Song

• Secret Love

Workers of The World...Relax!
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Found this over at one of our regular sites, Michigan Advance, but honestly, it reads like a (not-very) covert ad for author Dave Liske's new book The Flint Coney. Flint Coney?!

That said I'm linking to the updated PBS video from which this comes from which plays less like one big book plug.

Moar Coney! BONUS:

• the original 2015 Made In Detroit broadcast about Detroit's coneys

Tell me you're not craving a couple of dogs now. What's that? You say you're vegetarian? Vegan? Well then…

• Velvet Peanut Butter!, with one of the greatest logos in the modern world ever! "Fresh! Pure! Delicious!"

What We Want Now
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Attention: SE-Michigan-specific content: I'll still respect you in the morning.

Reporter Susan Smiley at The Macomb Daily tells of the many firsts in steps toward recognition and acceptance in suburban(ish) Macomb County…

Warren activist Monica Papasian has wanted to see a Pride celebration in Warren for a long time. When a friend asked her to help plan something earlier this year, Papasian created a Facebook page and asked for volunteers. “Within a couple of days, I had 50 people wanting to help,” she said. “We have a core group of about 15 people who have really put in a lot of time, but I’m so excited about the response and we still have people reaching out to be part of the event.”

The first-ever Warren City Pride event will be Saturday, June 29 from 11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. The day kicks off with a parade that will feature floats, marchers and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who is also scheduled to speak. Staging is at Cousino High School and the parade route will travel west on Common Road to City Hall.

Well, well. I guess every now and then we can have nice things. The cities of Mt. Clemens, Eastpointe and Sterling Heights are also hosting events in recognition of Pride. 100% snark-free: however difficult that road at times may seem, love is always the answer.

Totally off-topic: why is the sky always flat and cloudy along M-97? I mean, always? ☁☁☁

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Child-Star BONUS:

• Glüme and Sean Ono Lennon - Brittany

Free your mind and your ass will follow…
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