Micheline Maynard
@mickimaynard.bsky.social
I’m a business journalist, author and podcaster, based in Ann Arbor.
These jobs numbers are not good and they will not look better. December is typically a time when CEOs drop bad news.
December 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
These jobs numbers are not good and they will not look better. December is typically a time when CEOs drop bad news.
Who died and made you Grace Kelly? (IYKYK)
Do whatever you are comfortable doing on social. I do a mix of text and video. I don’t like to be on camera, so I do voiceovers instead.
Do whatever you are comfortable doing on social. I do a mix of text and video. I don’t like to be on camera, so I do voiceovers instead.
i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.
December 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Who died and made you Grace Kelly? (IYKYK)
Do whatever you are comfortable doing on social. I do a mix of text and video. I don’t like to be on camera, so I do voiceovers instead.
Do whatever you are comfortable doing on social. I do a mix of text and video. I don’t like to be on camera, so I do voiceovers instead.
Topping off a dreadful weekend for news.
TMZ reporting director/actor Rob Reiner has been found dead in his home with his wife, Michele, citing unnamed "law enforcement sources." https://loom.ly/TfOtN9E
Rob Reiner, Wife Michele Found Dead in Their L.A. Home with Knife Wounds
Rob Reiner -- the legendary director -- and his wife Michele Singer Reiner have died ... TMZ has confirmed.
www.tmz.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Topping off a dreadful weekend for news.
It is almost the 10th anniversary of Obama leaving office, and his library is not finished, as everyone on the South Side knows. Biden faces a long road. He might want to give everything to his alma mater. (Gift link.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
Biden Has Raised Little of What He Needs to Build a Presidential Library
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It is almost the 10th anniversary of Obama leaving office, and his library is not finished, as everyone on the South Side knows. Biden faces a long road. He might want to give everything to his alma mater. (Gift link.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
It’s a holiday movie to watch when you want darkness at Christmas.
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 133, Clown Car Full of Raincoats. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @mickimaynard.bsky.social and Randy Dotinga. theincomparable.com/lts/133.
We recap Christmas Holiday. #TCMParty
We recap Christmas Holiday. #TCMParty
Clown Car Full of Raincoats (Lions, Towers & Shields 133)
Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Gotta be a musical, right? Actually, it’s a film noir, whose connection to Christmas is limited at best. So much misdirection, and I haven’t even told you the plot.
theincomparable.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It’s a holiday movie to watch when you want darkness at Christmas.
This is the statement from Michigan’s interim president and the key section.
“When the findings of a University investigation into Coach Moore's behavior were presented on Wednesday, we immediately terminated his employment.”
president.umich.edu/news-communi...
“When the findings of a University investigation into Coach Moore's behavior were presented on Wednesday, we immediately terminated his employment.”
president.umich.edu/news-communi...
Moving Forward with Integrity | Office of the President
president.umich.edu
December 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is the statement from Michigan’s interim president and the key section.
“When the findings of a University investigation into Coach Moore's behavior were presented on Wednesday, we immediately terminated his employment.”
president.umich.edu/news-communi...
“When the findings of a University investigation into Coach Moore's behavior were presented on Wednesday, we immediately terminated his employment.”
president.umich.edu/news-communi...
Indiana is our neighbor and we like it when neighbors act neighborly.
December 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Indiana is our neighbor and we like it when neighbors act neighborly.
A few weeks ago, there were rumors around Ann Arbor that Sherrone Moore’s job was in jeopardy. It turns out there was something to them.
www.mlive.com/wolverines/2...
www.mlive.com/wolverines/2...
Michigan fires football coach Sherrone Moore over inappropriate relationship
A school probe found Moore, 39, engaged in a relationship with a staff member
www.mlive.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A few weeks ago, there were rumors around Ann Arbor that Sherrone Moore’s job was in jeopardy. It turns out there was something to them.
www.mlive.com/wolverines/2...
www.mlive.com/wolverines/2...
The soothing song you need tonight.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRS2kbA...
www.instagram.com/reel/DRS2kbA...
Jake Shimabukuro on Instagram: "Any Kpop Demon Hunters fans here? #golden
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#kpop #netflix #livemusic #ukulele"
Golden is a classic K-Pop hit that has been reimagined in a beautiful ukulele arrangement. The talented artist's soulful voice and skillful ukulele playing bring this popular song to life in a new and...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The soothing song you need tonight.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRS2kbA...
www.instagram.com/reel/DRS2kbA...
Legally, he doesn’t have a role. But that didn’t stop him - or Biden for that matter. He resurrected the Nippon Steel deal for US Steel after Biden essentially vetoed it.
On the red carpet at the Kennedy Center Honors just now, Trump confirmed that he met with Netflix boss Ted Sarandos recently and called Sarandos "a great person," but expressed reservations about the combined market share of Netflix-Warners. Newsiest quote: "I'll be involved in that decision."
December 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Legally, he doesn’t have a role. But that didn’t stop him - or Biden for that matter. He resurrected the Nippon Steel deal for US Steel after Biden essentially vetoed it.
CFP is a joke.
December 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
CFP is a joke.
In Chicago, a city of 2.74 million, ICE arrested about 3,200 people. Many have been let go and lawsuits filed to free others.
Now, ICE aims to arrest 5,000 people in New Orleans, which has 384,000 people.
There will not be anyone left to get anything done.
Now, ICE aims to arrest 5,000 people in New Orleans, which has 384,000 people.
There will not be anyone left to get anything done.
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In Chicago, a city of 2.74 million, ICE arrested about 3,200 people. Many have been let go and lawsuits filed to free others.
Now, ICE aims to arrest 5,000 people in New Orleans, which has 384,000 people.
There will not be anyone left to get anything done.
Now, ICE aims to arrest 5,000 people in New Orleans, which has 384,000 people.
There will not be anyone left to get anything done.
Hopefully @npr.org is paying attention and will update this.
@npr it’s not a principle. It is a constitutional guarantee.
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
December 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Hopefully @npr.org is paying attention and will update this.
This is bad for multiple reasons.
1) There are germs right in the hospital. Newborns need all possible protection.
2) Spacing out shots means as many babies won’t get shots - and they need the full course.
3) If they get sick, it can kill them.
1) There are germs right in the hospital. Newborns need all possible protection.
2) Spacing out shots means as many babies won’t get shots - and they need the full course.
3) If they get sick, it can kill them.
This regressive move will literally kill people. It's making kids' liver cancer great again. And it's a sign of more harm to come.
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c... via @statnews.com
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is bad for multiple reasons.
1) There are germs right in the hospital. Newborns need all possible protection.
2) Spacing out shots means as many babies won’t get shots - and they need the full course.
3) If they get sick, it can kill them.
1) There are germs right in the hospital. Newborns need all possible protection.
2) Spacing out shots means as many babies won’t get shots - and they need the full course.
3) If they get sick, it can kill them.
Also, CNN isn’t ready to be sold yet. More shoes will drop.
Note: Netflix isn't buying CNN.
It made a (so-far) successful bid for Warner Brothers assets.
CNN is part of Discovery Global, to be spun off + sold separately in 2026.
The headlines are confusing.
It's explained here in @brianstelter.bsky.social CNN report on the deal
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/m...
It made a (so-far) successful bid for Warner Brothers assets.
CNN is part of Discovery Global, to be spun off + sold separately in 2026.
The headlines are confusing.
It's explained here in @brianstelter.bsky.social CNN report on the deal
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/m...
December 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Also, CNN isn’t ready to be sold yet. More shoes will drop.
Re Pantone’s color of the year: is white a color?
December 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Re Pantone’s color of the year: is white a color?
Adam’s Rib was partly filmed on location in NYC and it is fascinating to see buildings that are still there.
Posted: Lions, Towers & Shields 132, Clothes, Cars & Acreage. With @shelly.brisbin.net your host, @nathanalderman.com @djl.bsky.social and @mickimaynard.bsky.social. theincomparable.com/lts/132.
We recap Adam's Rib. #TCMParty
We recap Adam's Rib. #TCMParty
Clothes, Cars and Acreage (Lions, Towers & Shields 132)
Tracy and Hepburn do “battle of the sexes” and help Judy Holiday launch her film career. There’s a random Cole Porter song, and T & H are adorable. George Cukor directs a great script.
theincomparable.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Adam’s Rib was partly filmed on location in NYC and it is fascinating to see buildings that are still there.
Make sure you are following @notmrtibbs.com as he tracks HOF voting.
If ARod gets in, his image rehab will be complete.
If ARod gets in, his image rehab will be complete.
Ballot #6
My Hall of Fame ballot for 2026: Beltran, Pettitte, Rodriguez, Rollins, Utley. My pitch for why A-Rod is on there.
December 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Make sure you are following @notmrtibbs.com as he tracks HOF voting.
If ARod gets in, his image rehab will be complete.
If ARod gets in, his image rehab will be complete.
And now, ICE comes to New Orleans. People don’t realize how important immigrants are to keeping things rolling there. Well, they are about to find out.
December 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
And now, ICE comes to New Orleans. People don’t realize how important immigrants are to keeping things rolling there. Well, they are about to find out.
You know that Fed data showing record wealth among the top 1%? They don’t want to eat with us. And even private clubs aren’t exclusive enough for some people. My latest story for @foodandwine.com
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www.foodandwine.com/members-only...
Inside the Private Dining Club Boom Changing the Way America Eats
Private dining clubs are making a major comeback, echoing an era when exclusivity shaped America’s social life. Today they’re thriving in cities across the country as affluent diners look for guarante...
www.foodandwine.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
You know that Fed data showing record wealth among the top 1%? They don’t want to eat with us. And even private clubs aren’t exclusive enough for some people. My latest story for @foodandwine.com
www.foodandwine.com/members-only...
www.foodandwine.com/members-only...
Remember that bs about $2 gas prices? They do not exist. This is BTS own chart for November. And look at diesel prices.
December 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Remember that bs about $2 gas prices? They do not exist. This is BTS own chart for November. And look at diesel prices.
Exactly my thought: he hurled Admiral Bradley in front of a freight train. Let’s see who prevails.
Admiral Bradley can take the hit for an administration that doesn't give two shits about him or the military in general, or he can drop his retirement papers and out every single political appointee involved. We'll soon see what kind of officer and leader he is.
REPORTER: Does the administration deny that that second strike happened, or did it happen and the administration denies that Hegseth gave the order?
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
December 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Exactly my thought: he hurled Admiral Bradley in front of a freight train. Let’s see who prevails.
Michigan ends the season 9-3.
They lost to Oklahoma, USC and Ohio State.
They lost to Oklahoma, USC and Ohio State.
November 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Michigan ends the season 9-3.
They lost to Oklahoma, USC and Ohio State.
They lost to Oklahoma, USC and Ohio State.
Ohio State leads Michigan 17-9 at halftime. Snowing lightly, more on the way.
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Ohio State leads Michigan 17-9 at halftime. Snowing lightly, more on the way.