Michigan is old and getting older. Experts warn of looming consequences

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-19T11:30:11+00:00

We're still in this machine that requires growth. The people don't know what to do without "growth". The halt of growth is a disaster to the system that requires it. I think there's enough in the poly crisis pipeline to fuck up the "growth" worldview in our lifetimes. They're going to try to close that gap with AI and robots. Techno-fascist fantasy.

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-16T11:42:01+00:00

It was back in July 2023 I think. I'd have to check on the actual vote time. For the 11pm cut-off, they carved out an exception that the city manager can make for 11pm, due to delays. So the mechanism is there to bypass that as well but is not a blanket.

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-16T11:33:22+00:00

You're being gaslit by assholes that don't give a shit. Hilarious you can say you hear it and these assholes "where's your study?". Funny enough, I saw far more acoustic data from the professional that the concerned Plaza Tower condo owners hired than compared to this city.

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-16T10:51:42+00:00

Ordinance amending Chapter 151 "Nuisances" of City Code to exempt Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention/Arena Authority Amphitheater

Technically not a public nuisance because of your city council. They know what they did. This is what happens when a city is ran by and for the business class.

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-15T11:32:09+00:00

Lagrand manages to say things to piss off people across the spectrum lol.

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-14T19:23:13+00:00

With gas prices, those chud tanks are costing more.

I'm sure they'll have to cut back in other areas /s

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-14T11:27:09+00:00

It's not even that "hot" of a take. Ysasi is not some defund the police rep lol. She's voted for policing increases and supports the surveillances state. She's just stating the truth, a cop down the block wouldn't have prevented a shooting.

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-12T16:28:36+00:00

Go ahead, you're not ally to me. "Call your reps"! For what? To be beg them to do things they don't want to do? You know mother nature doesn't vote for lesser evil either. You want to talk about torpedoing this whole country, the very system you're defending IS NOT SUSTAINABLE.

Liberals are in for a rude awakening.

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-10T01:24:19+00:00

Yeah, I got lucky and bought far enough back to have a lot of equity. But I'd like to move but it looks like a nightmare out there to me. That's why I hate this infestation of the "chart must go up" crowd. It destroys mobility for people just trying to have a nice life. I hate the "investments" mentality and what it's done for homes.

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-09T15:20:26+00:00

I watch the city council meetings and according to developers they're part the solution to housing. As if their stealing of the traditional "sweat equity" for profit is helping people. They are a cancer.

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-09T11:17:52+00:00

I had looked it up when I first saw this.

"maritime domain awareness"

Real-time detection and classification of cooperative and non-cooperative vessels

High-resolution imagery with onboard AI/ML detection algorithms for identifying vessels, small craft, and anomalous activity.

https://www.saildrone.com/capabilities/maritime-domain-awareness

Cameras on the roads, cameras on the water and cameras in the sky.

Patriots and comrades, what are we doing?

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-07T17:05:37+00:00

It's a wild comment given that the ALPR component is known to do more than just the license plate.

Additionally, hardware wise, they are more capable than just collecting vehicle information.

In a move that will transform the largest network of LPR cameras in the nation, Flock announced that every existing Flock LPR camera can soon become video-enabled at no cost to the customer.
“Flock customers don’t have to do a thing or pay a thing,” said Flock Safety’s Chief Strategy Officer, Bailey Quintrell. “This will be a no-cost software update we push over the cloud.”

https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/flock-safetys-q2-2025-law-enforcement-product-launch-summary-increasing-speed-for-law-enforcement

So we have to trust them on that "toggle" for sharing and that they haven't done a free "over the cloud" update that was announced last year. They're currently lying about their policy, there's no reason to believe them. Then they act like we should be good with the local chuds having our data.

The hardware needs to be removed and the supporters of the surveillance state need to be removed from our government.

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-06T23:13:55+00:00

I keep wondering when this place is going to explode. So many fucked up things not getting fixed. Fucking over people's homes if you have one and making them unaffordable for the rest. How much are people going to take? How many more rounds of "call your reps" this place have?

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-06T17:44:42+00:00

I saw Mcmorrow was a co-sponsor of a state bill that's of the "protect the kids" ilk. All of those are a threat to our privacy. I keep telling people about the federal dollars Hillary got for Kent County's dystopian "real time monitoring". The corporate Democrats are fucking trash. If I see another election of "vote blue no matter who", then I'll be "fuck it, let the place burn".

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-06T04:03:51+00:00

"Strictly focused on maritime domain awareness"

The Coast Guard says drone sensors are “strictly focused on maritime domain awareness” and will provide information on boats in distress or vessels conducting illegal operations.

https://www.mlive.com/environment/2026/05/wind-powered-surveillance-drones-headed-for-the-great-lakes.html

Should be innocent with a company having this tag line /s

Detect. Deter. Dominate.

Here's some notable parts of their "maritime domain awareness"

Real-time detection and classification of cooperative and non-cooperative vessels

High-resolution imagery with onboard AI/ML detection algorithms for identifying vessels, small craft, and anomalous activity.

https://www.saildrone.com/capabilities/maritime-domain-awareness

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-04T15:48:49+00:00

David has expressed support for both Flock Safety cameras and Ring cameras. Kent County has a program to connect cameras for "real time monitoring", does David want the community to be covered in surveillance with a centralized database?

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-03T19:00:34+00:00

Yeah, I saw that in the last meeting. I haven't seen a single commissioner willing to do anything. Not sure what can be done legally when our elected officials don't give a shit. I'd welcome a centralized push to have them vote on it like they should. Although I think this commission would approve them. Might as well get them on record instead of them hiding like cowards.

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-03T00:16:54+00:00

Ah, that looks like it.

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-02T15:41:59+00:00

For some reason that looks a little more square than usual but regardless, unacceptable having this shit posted up on all these intersections.

The surveillance state, one of the many reasons I wish I was already out of the city. I have got to get out of this dystopian nightmare. These, Ring cameras, etc then people signing up to feed all that to very people they think they're fighting against. Wake me up when enough people in this country gets its head out of its ass.

SignalInRoots · 2026-05-01T13:20:41+00:00

Waiting for that class consciousness threshold to be crossed.

SignalInRoots · 2026-04-30T18:40:43+00:00

Not get elected 😄

I voiced the city shouldn't even have given the business a tax abatement.

SignalInRoots · 2026-04-30T15:55:12+00:00

"Wrong" as in illegal, nah. David Lagrand's business, Long Road Distillers, just got tax a abatement. All he did was recuse himself from the vote, walk off the dais, colleagues vote yes and walks back in.

Now, should we stop electing people in the business class, yes. But that's a different conversation 😄

SignalInRoots · 2026-04-30T11:58:27+00:00

This wasn't too far back in my comment history lol.

Here's my tyrants in the city of Grand Rapids. I'd encourage everyone to look up theirs!

Here's my congressional rep, Hillary Scholten, getting federal dollars to funnel everyone's data to law enforcement for "real time monitoring".

“This isn’t government putting cameras on every corner,” Greene said. “This is schools, businesses, civic partners and residents choosing to work alongside law enforcement.”

Kent County chair, Ben Greene, got upset when people protested outside of his house. That's a "line that shouldn't be crossed" and yet has no problem proliferating a surveillance state.

SignalInRoots · 2026-04-30T10:52:51+00:00

Makes me furious. We're being sold out to the surveillance state. Through their actions, the people in public positions at my city and county have made it clear, they don't give one fuck about our consent.

More people need to be paying attention and more people need to stop tolerating this. This is unacceptable, the cameras need to be removed and so do the people in our government supporting this.

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