By Chelsea Lynn In Lansing, shelters and volunteers are doing the heavy lifting to keep people alive. Yet local government controls the levers that determine access to resources — land use, zoning, shelter policy, emergency response, and funding priorities. Individuals and nonprofits are left to absorb the consequences of systemic neglect.
By Chelsea Lynn The claim that transgender and gender-nonconforming people are a modern invention is historically false. They were not just present in early America — they were active, visible, and influential in shaping communities, culture, and social norms. Consider Jemima Wilkinson, later known as the Public Universal Friend. In 1776,
By Chelsea Lynn Much of the conversation about AI focuses on fear — fear of shortcuts, replacement, or “inauthentic” voices. Rarely does it ask the more important question: Who actually benefits from these tools — and who is harmed when they’re stigmatized? For many people, AI isn’t a novelty or
**By Chelsea Lynn** Public outrage around artificial intelligence has taken on a familiar tone: fear dressed up as moral certainty. People react not just with concern, but with disdain — often toward anyone who uses AI at all. That reaction feels righteous. It feels protective of human creativity, labor, and truth.
Chelsea Lynn December 24, 2025 It’s Christmas Eve in Lansing. Lights glitter across the streets. Families gather around tables. Holiday music fills the air. Meanwhile, the Fallen Angels encampment—a community some residents had called home for months—has been cleared. Reporters say dozens of residents were relocated into
By Chelsea Lynn Michigan is increasingly attractive to data center developers. The reasons are straightforward: relative proximity to population centers, access to transmission infrastructure, available land, and—most often cited—abundant freshwater. That final point deserves careful examination, not because data centers are inherently harmful, but because water systems operate
By Chelsea Lynn Wooton Artificial intelligence has become an easy villain — not because it has failed us, but because it has exposed us. It has revealed how deeply we tie worth to struggle, intelligence to gatekeeping, and morality to who gets left behind. AI is blamed for cheating, laziness, job
By Chelsea Lynn Wooton There’s a quiet group of people in activism who don’t talk much about why they leave. They don’t storm out. They don’t post dramatic exits. They don’t denounce anyone publicly. They just… stop showing up. Not because they don’t care—
By Chelsea Lynn Wooton December 21, 2025 In Lansing, the arrival of winter isn’t just a seasonal shift; it is a calculated deployment of administrative cruelty. As the city hangs its lights and prepares for the holidays, it is simultaneously executing a masterclass in bureaucratic evasion. The recent "
By Chelsea Lynn Wooton As Michigan towns like Mason, Lansing, and beyond face an influx of hyperscale data centers, the conversation often boils down to jobs and investment—but the real questions involve resources, infrastructure, and community control. These facilities promise economic benefits, yet they demand massive amounts of water,
By Chelsea Lynn — December 19, 2025 In the 1980s and 1990s, the United States invested heavily in a simple slogan: Just Say No. Through the D.A.R.E. program, children were taught that drug abuse could be prevented through willpower and obedience to authority. The message was clear, comforting,
By Chelsea Lynn December 17, 2025 Lansing does not lack compassion. It lacks follow‑through. That became clear in September, when city officials, law enforcement, and members of the media walked through the Dietrich Park encampment with cameras in tow. The visit was framed as concern for public health and
