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Thanedar blames hack for social media post that called Israel a ‘terrorist state’
The initial post prompted some to question whether the Detroit Democrat has once again changed his position on Israel
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Hacked, social media, Twitter, X, Shri Thanedar, Congress, Hamas, Israel, Palestine
‘Bimbo’: Text messages reveal internal outrage over Michigan State Police’s ‘Barbie’ post
Metro Times obtained messages from top MSP leaders about a deleted social media meme that some officers found controversial
Tags: Michigan News, News, Media, Politics & Government, Barbie, Michigan, Michigan State Police, movie, women, texts, Freedom of Information Act, social media, Twitter, Facebook
Lizzo gets hit with another lawsuit by a former employee
Asha Daniels alleges she was denied breaks during 20-hour shifts and members of Lizzo’s team called Black performers ‘dumb,’ ‘useless,’ and ‘fat’
By Randiah Camille Green
Tags: Music News, Music, Labor, Lizzo, Lizzo lawsuit, Asha Daniels, Music News
‘Verified’ account spreads misinformation on X, claiming to be ‘Detroit News’ fact-checker
The user behind the imposter account blamed a spelling mistake on his bowel movement
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Twitter, X, social media, Detroit News, Detroit, fact-checker, media, Elon Musk
Lizzo calls lawsuit from former dancers ‘outrageous’ and ‘sensationalized’
Meanwhile, others have also come forward with toxic workplace allegations
Tags: Music News, Labor, Music, Lizzo, Lizzo lawsuit, Music News
Lizzo’s former dancers sue for sexual harassment, weight shaming, and a hostile work environment
The lawsuit alleges bizarre behavior like encouraging dancers to eat bananas from performers’ vaginas at a strip club outing
Tags: Music News, Music, Labor, Lizzo, Lizzo lawsuit, Music News
Lizzo sweeps Detroit Music Awards
The ‘Special’ singer won all four awards she was nominated for
Tags: Music News, Music, News, Detroit Music Awards, Lizzo, Music News
Jack White deactivates Twitter after Musk’s ‘asshole move’ to restore Trump’s account
And really, who can blame him?
Tags: Music News, Music, Music, Jack White, Twitter, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, social media
Lizzo bounces back to give us the performance we need at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena
Lizzo and openers Saucy Santana and Latto remind us it’s OK to be your wonderful, beautiful, boss bitch self
Tags: Local Music, Concert Reviews, Lizzo, Little Caesars Arena, The Special tour, Local music, concert review, music, Slideshow
Lizzo performs while sick at private Detroit Saint Andrew’s Hall gig before heading to Little Caesars Arena
The 34-year-old singer battled congestion during the set, but that didn’t stop her from twerking and playing the flute like a boss
Tags: Local Music, Concert Reviews, Lizzo, Saint Andrew's Hall, SiriusXM, SiriusXM Small Stage Series, local music, concert review
Here’s how to score tickets to Lizzo’s invite-only SiriusXM show at Saint Andrew’s Hall in Detroit
You’ll have to subscribe to SiriusXM or enter by mail for a chance to attend the Oct. 5 show
Tags: Concert Announcements, Music, Lizzo, Saint Andrew's Hall, SiriusXM Small Stage Series, Concert Announcements, Music
Gucci shuts down unauthorized Detroit store tweets and The Peterboro shuts its doors: The top 10 Metro Times headlines of the week
Here's what our readers clicked on the most
By Alex Washington
Tags: ICYMI, ICYMI, Gucci, Trump, Twitter, headlines, top ten, metro times, icymi
Lake Superior is trending on Twitter for defending women’s rights with savage clap-backs
You know it’s a shame when the social account for a lake has more sense than the U.S. Supreme Court
Tags: Culture, Abortion Rights, Lake Superior, Roe v. Wade, abortion rights, Twitter
Lizzo announces Detroit date at Little Caesars Arena
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Concert Announcements, Lizzo, Detroit, Little Caesars Arena
MIGOP Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock calls 1st Black lieutenant governor a ‘scary masked man’
By Susan J. Demas, Michigan Advance
Tags: Twitter, Politics, Michigan GOP, Michigan Democrats, Garlin Gilchrist, CNN
How social media drives a ‘regression to the extremes’
By Abdul El-Sayed
Tags: The Incision, social media, Facebook, Twitter
Michigan woman won’t be charged for outing anti-mask nurses on Twitter
Tags: Livingston County, Livingston County Sheriff's Office, Livingston County Prosecutor's Office, Kasey Helton, Mike Murphy, COVID-19, masks, anti-maskers, social media, Twitter, first amendment
Trump-supporting Michigan sheriff wants charges filed against woman who criticized anti-maskers
Tags: First amendment, masks, COVID-19, Howell, Twitter, social media, free speech rights, Livingston County, sheriff Mike Murphy
AG Dana Nessel apologizes for being 'human' after getting wasted at a UM-MSU tailgate
By Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: News Hits, AG Nessel, tailgate-gate, MSU, UM, Ann Arbor, Bloody Marys, Twitter, Facebook, apology, Whitmer
Comedian Amy Miller will spread her proud self-loathing at Hamtramck's Independent Comedy Club
Tags: The Scene, Amy Miller, comedy, Last Comic Standing, Viceland, Twitter, Hamtramck, Independent Comedy Club
Now that it’s lit up, people seem to like Detroit’s new I-94 sign
Michigan communities are raking in benefits of legalized weed
Detroit’s City Winery music venue aims for 2025 opening