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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-26

26 Aug

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-19

19 Aug

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-12

12 Aug

  • @govgranholm rocking it at Center for Am Progress now. Check out the livestream (Gov tweeted link earlier this am) #
  • Hooray for Justice Kagan! #
  • Congressman Dingell on Daily Kos http://bit.ly/9xILPD #
  • @CharlieCurve @zackstanton Thanks for the #ff in reply to CharlieCurve #
  • Bill Simmons’ “Book of Basketball” — worth picking up. #
  • @VZWSupport @VZWMichelle My Moto Droid screen shattered from 3 ft fall off nightstand. No ins., contract started in Jan. What r options? #
  • Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” only $3.99 on Amazon’s MP3 store — get it http://amzn.to/akGMOF (h/t @AllisonRockey) #
  • Under Mandate to Get Results, Minerals Service Led Way Into Deep Water Drilling http://nyti.ms/bksMif #
  • David Boies is tearing up Tony Perkins from the Family Research Council on Face the Nation right now. #
  • Ilitch wants Pistons and to move them to Detroit http://bit.ly/cqatmi #
  • I’m in Remus, MI, at the Remus Tavern. Good perch. #
  • I’m in John Engler’s hometown, Beal City! #
  • I’m at The Bird! #
  • Leaving Isabella County, loving the new Arcade Fire album. #
  • YouTube: The Other 130 Greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes http://bit.ly/8YBy2V #
  • Introducing The NEW Sharpie LIQUID PENCIL http://bit.ly/cOPPk7 #
  • Ex-Piston Rasheed Wallace to retire after Celtics waive him (thanks for the memories, Sheed) http://bit.ly/9fCzkB #
  • Ex-Piston Rasheed Wallace to retire after Celtics waive him http://bit.ly/9fCzkB (thanks for the memories, Sheed) #
  • @NYTimes Editorial — Jon Tester, the Well-Grounded Senator http://nyti.ms/9Z8Mgw #
  • RT @MichiganRadio: GM’s Q2 results will be better than its Q1 results http://bit.ly/cBYNe8 #
  • Video: Putin fights wildfires with water bomber http://bit.ly/bJkP2q (had to tweet it for the title alone) #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-05

5 Aug

  • @detnews videographer Max Ortiz did an exceptional job with the video in this (also very well-done) story on #riveroil http://bit.ly/aRB9QW #
  • Learn more about the Kalamazoo River Superfund Site and find a map here: http://bit.ly/9a27uP #riveroil #MIoilspill #
  • Boom? Skimmer? Huh? Check out Todd Heywood’s helpful visual guide to oil spill on @MichMessenger http://bit.ly/cUW13y #riveroil #MIoilspill #
  • No dispersant to be used on Calhoun County oil spill #MIoilspill #riveroil http://bit.ly/dzvP0Y #
  • Just left Derwood Boyd’s memorial service, now off to the Joint Incident Command in Marshall. What a week this has been. #
  • @katesegal is one of my favorite elected officials. She really cares about the people of Calhoun County. #mioilspill #riveroil #
  • Firing up Seesmic for the first time after using the Twitter web client for most tweeting. What client do you use? Anything new & good? #
  • Who do you predict to win the Michigan Republican and Democratic gubernatorial primaries? #
  • Really enjoying @Rdio as a streaming music-in-the-cloud app (better than Grooveshark or Rhapsody). DM me if you want an invite — 4 left. #
  • @JRWStormy Going to try Echofon. @JPowers155 & @jeremypeters both use Hootsuite, but it never grabbed me. What do u both like most w it? in reply to JRWStormy #
  • @JRWStormy I just dled the Mac vers which I have used — never the Firefox version. I’m a Safari/Chrome guy usually, but will check it out in reply to JRWStormy #
  • @JRWStormy The new version of Safari supports extensions and the few that are out seem to function well — hopefully Echofon makes 1 for it in reply to JRWStormy #
  • The top 10 stupid comedies for smart people #movies http://bit.ly/azC3fD #
  • (noted socialist) Alan Greenspan: Extending Bush Tax Cuts Without Paying For Them Could Be ‘Disastrous’ http://huff.to/bMIX1s #
  • Big #Oil Apologist Haley Barbour Raises More Than $2 Million In Oil Money For @The_RGA http://bit.ly/cH1Urw #
  • Falling Off a Cliff: Judicial Confirmation Rates Have Nosedived in the Obama Presidency — “completely unprecedented” http://bit.ly/btFMkt #
  • @jeremypeters I think I’ll probably stick with Seesmic but I’ll need to spend more time with Hootsuite and try TweetDeck again. in reply to jeremypeters #
  • I just ousted Tim K. as the mayor of Governor’s Office on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bhpnsT #
  • @Jacob_Pratt Yes, tomorrow is primary day in Michigan. in reply to Jacob_Pratt #
  • @HeyTebay I like it! in reply to HeyTebay #
  • @sunstrumn Check new albums by: Arcade Fire, The National, LCD Soundsystem, Matthew Dear, Gorillaz, Beach House, (I 2nd Pratt on) Black Keys in reply to sunstrumn #
  • #BP #oil well spilled out 205.8m gallons, new numbers reveal (previous record spill — 1979: Ixtoc I — 138m gallons) http://bit.ly/dB9VJJ #
  • @sunstrumn No problem! Glad you like it. Did you get the new album? in reply to sunstrumn #
  • Mike Cox’s election night party is at the same place — Laurel Manor — as my high school prom. #
  • Didn’t see one political yard sign in Kalkaska. #
  • What are we hearing electionwise tonight? I’ve been on the road for the last few hrs, but am now here in Traverse City. #
  • RT @umichdems: Blog Update: Photo of the Day: Rep. Dingell Votes http://ow.ly/18q3Xt #
  • The last time I was at the Park Place Hotel in TC was for a Cherry campaign event last fall. Now, watching MI primary returns here. Strange. #
  • Congratulations to Deb Cherry on her Genesee County Treasurer win! http://bit.ly/cJ3N2M #
  • Good morning! Happy birthday President Obama! I am still so glad he is our president. #
  • David Cole: @govgranholm has always understood the importance of the auto industry #
  • @govgranholm “This is the first year since 2000 that the domestic auto industry has hired people” #
  • With @govgranholm at TV 7&4 studios in Traverse City http://twitpic.com/2bl6fh #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-29

29 Jul

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-22

22 Jul

  • Sitting at the bar at New Holland Brewing Company in Holland. Nice place. Cell phone out of juice. #
  • Holland’s “America’s Best Value Inn”: poorly named. #
  • RT @ProgressMich: Intrepid tweeter Graham at security scene in Holland for Obama battery factory groundbreaking http://yfrog.com/06w9mj #
  • Waiting for the President in Holland… through security and ready for the show. #
  • President Obama is speaking now http://twitpic.com/25jn6o #
  • Shook the President’s hand again today. I think he’s doing a great job. http://bit.ly/cpttA1 #
  • Look at all the beers on tap at Hopcat in GR! The number 3 beer bar in the world according to Beer Advocate http://twitpic.com/25mvpk #
  • This is a photo of @dholtz, taken as he was tweeting a photo of me on the @ProgressMich acct this am. How meta. http://twitpic.com/25nxo6 #
  • @wxyzdetroit is blowing up on Twitter tonight. Someone needs to get beloved former WXYZ anchor Bill Bonds on Twitter. #
  • I’m on a boat. #
  • This bar I am at is like something out of the movie “True Stories”. Country karaōke. John Goodman will sing “People Like Us” any time now. #
  • RT @MLB: Stephen Strasburg now 4–2 with 2.03 ERA after throwing 6 scoreless with 7K | #nats 4 #marlins 0 http://is.gd/dv9pM #
  • In a Push for Jobs, Obama Touts Benefits of Battery Technology — ABC News http://j.mp/c6oN1A #
  • Republicans divided on the importance of an agenda for midterm elections http://j.mp/agOtRV #
  • Political Times: Beneath Divides Seemingly About Race Are Generational Fault Lines http://j.mp/cpZqqV #
  • Mississippi Public Broadcasting Explains ‘Fresh Air’ Ban: Terry Gross Is Too Sexy http://j.mp/ad4w2g #
  • Scientists baffled by unusual upper atmosphere shrinkage http://bit.ly/bjDbNZ #
  • Rethinking Advocacy Email — Sunlight Foundation Blog http://bit.ly/ckjdaG #
  • Frank Rich — The Good News About Mel Gibson http://j.mp/afJpzJ #
  • The Stupidity and Hypocrisy of the Austerity Movement http://j.mp/clAgMA #
  • RT @dpleasant: @GovGranholm is the only elected Dem I’ve seen that effectively uses Twitter to get her message out. Step up Dems. #
  • Just had great rib tips from Lark’s BBQ in Benton Harbor #
  • “… a truly visionary and remarkable man — one of the great moral forces of our, or any, era.” http://j.mp/9eb7Yu #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-15

15 Jul

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-08

8 Jul

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-01

1 Jul

  • Driving out to Plymouth. Then back to Lansing, then off to Midland for a short while tonight. http://twitpic.com/1ziw8i #
  • @tscwriter Doubtful! It’s already gone and I’m only in Northville! #
  • @GovGranholm speaking now to the Plymouth Rotary Club http://twitpic.com/1zkhms #
  • At Northwood University in Midland to debate some Republicans in front of the Boys’ State class of 2010 #
  • I really enjoy debating. That was fun. Riding back to Lansing with @mitchellrivard. Nice to have someone else drive! #
  • @aaronjbaylis I enjoyed our debate tonight and glad we were able to end on some common ground! Look forward to following your tweets in reply to aaronjbaylis #
  • Anyone have any experience with Sevylor’s Fish Hunter inflatable boats? Seriously considering buying one. http://bit.ly/bST8d8 #
  • #ff @john_dingell @DonGonyea @bradodonnell @whitehouse @govgranholm @KremlinRussia_E @VanJones68 @hope4kzoo @MichiganLCV @APStylebook #
  • “Wave of Mutilation” — good or bad name for a boat? #
  • At the Drop Anchor Tavern in Marcellus, watching the World Cup. #
  • Great profile/interview with Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird http://bit.ly/92CSz0 #
  • Northern MI’s @9and10News: first Michigan TV station with an iPad app? It works well, too — pic: http://twitpic.com/20fpex #
  • I bought a little boat. Help me name it! Photo & other people’s ideas on Facebook at: http://bit.ly/aK0iy5 #
  • Paul Krugman: The Third Depression: http://nyti.ms/ckfkCo #
  • Fyi — 127 north completely closed between Saginaw and Lake Lansing Rds. Go another way. #
  • Traffic is moving now, slowly. A Jeep hit a small car, ambulance on scene. #
  • Join me in supporting Natalie Mosher (MI-11) via @actblue http://bit.ly/6RvTFU #
  • Join me in supporting Support Mark Schauer! via @actblue http://bit.ly/9S1ilH #
  • @dillon4mi @vbernero Is tonight’s gubernatorial debate being livestreamed anywhere (or at least posted online this evening?) #
  • Good morning! #
  • The Hill: New study highlights state solutions to nurse shortage (check the MI shoutout to @govgranholm) http://bit.ly/cCMJkq #
  • Washington Post: Marquette, Mich., a Superior destination http://bit.ly/cL03HY #
  • @jjesse The 59% figure refers just to workers who were unemployed or underemployed. For more, see grafs 1 & 3 here: http://bit.ly/cBiHPB #
  • @danbjorklund @julieburtch What’s your favorite Marquette destination? I’ve only been there once, but look forward to going back! in reply to danbjorklund #
  • Hemingway: “… No place is more beautiful than Little Traverse in its autumn colors” http://nyti.ms/bjVZ6c #puremichigan #
  • AP: Coffin believed to hold Michigan’s 1st governor found http://bit.ly/bov8k9 #
  • I didn’t know Kraftwerk made a video for “Neon Lights” http://bit.ly/dbt075 #
  • “Deficits matter, but not more than economic recovery, & not more than the economic survival of millions of Americans” http://nyti.ms/95jqif #
  • “Forty-six states face budget shortfalls that add up to $112 billion for the fiscal year ending next June…” http://bit.ly/bf4ExD #
  • CAP/NELP: “Allowing benefits to the long-term unemployed to expire threatens our nascent economic recovery” http://bit.ly/csVMp3 #
  • Nationally, currently 5 workers actively searching for work for each job available — pre-Grt Recession, ratio was 1.5 job searchers per job. #
  • SF Fed: Extended UI benefits not important factor in increase in length of unemployment or high unemployment rate http://bit.ly/d3QmJv #
  • @davidshepardson Congrats on the well-deserved Loeb Award! #
  • Gretchen Whitmer, to me and @speruski at Kelly’s: “Eat your vegetables.” #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-24

24 Jun

  • What the hell? I get home and there’s a bird flying around my apartment! No windows broken, and no clear idea how it got in. Wtf. #
  • @taaja You study birds. What the hell happened? Why was a bird in my apt? I told you they were no good! #
  • Must watch — BP Hearing: Rep. Dingell’s Questions for Mr. Hayward http://bit.ly/cj6Nj5 #
  • Must-read post from Michigan’s Sr. Capitol Correspondent Tim Skubick: “FROM THE DESK OF: Mr SALIF ZONGO” http://bit.ly/dm7eKP #
  • Just terrible, Farmar. Just terrible. #Lakers #
  • These NBA commercials with Adam Sandler and David Spade are terrible. #
  • @tscwriter Yeah, I can’t bring myself to root for the Celtics, other than Sheed and KG. Magic played for the Lakers. in reply to tscwriter #
  • Off to Redford Twp this morning for an event at Detroit Diesel. #
  • Scoping out the Detroit Diesel plant #
  • At the First Family Habitat build site in Detroit. Those Granholm-Mulherns sure can build! Amazing progress on the home! #
  • Hot day in Detroit. #
  • Tim Skubick’s blog with yet another e-mail spam post. This time, from Dr. Safo Adamu, the head of file department. http://bit.ly/9rBAeD #
  • Off to Washtenaw CC for the Washtenaw Dems dinner. Shamelessly wearing a maize and blue tie. http://twitpic.com/1y7euj #
  • Great event with the Washtenaw Dems tonight. On my way back to Lansing. It has been a long week. #
  • Whatever happened to Craig Mack? http://bit.ly/afOtXe #
  • RIP Manute Bol #
  • On my way to Midland for this morning’s event with Vice President Biden #
  • Hello Midland, the “city of modern explorers” #
  • Waiting for the Dow Kokam Advanced Battery Groundbreaking to begin http://twitpic.com/1yqfik #
  • On my way back to Lansing. Video edited, but Tim Hortons wireless too slow to upload. Stay tuned, will post once back. #
  • Governor’s act of kindness a testament to her character (from The Oakland Press today) http://bit.ly/cbGcqI #
  • I just ousted Mike Z. as the mayor of Great Harvest Bread on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/9EE3SM #
  • On my way to Jackson, birthplace of the Republican Party. #
  • Jackson’s Cascades Park and Cascades Manor House are pretty nice. #
  • After two quick visits to Congressman Schauer’s office and Starbucks, back to our fair Capital City. Hope the storms hold off. #
  • I just ousted @platteje as the mayor of George W. Romney Building on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/byoK7o #
  • @mitchellrivard It only tweets when I become mayor somewhere. That’s not too bad, is it? No one is getting inundated with 4sq tweets from me in reply to mitchellrivard #
  • Southfield’s Zoup! ladles out growth plans (I wish we had a @zoup_soup in Lansing. What a great place.) http://bit.ly/bAVCwX #
  • RT @Meijer: How many of you rode Sandy the Pony at Meijer when you were a kid? | It’s only a penny at Meijer. #
  • @Sara_Metz It was great finally meeting you! Let me know if I can ever be helpful with anything. After @john_dingell, Schauer is the best! in reply to Sara_Metz #
  • The McChrystal story inspired me to try Bud Light Lime, the General’s favorite beer. Not surprisingly, it is terrible. #
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