// Vol. III · Issue 47 · Filed From Module Plant 3
BigGretchface
Long-form reviews from a retired governor who cannot stop talking about advanced manufacturing strategy. Every problem has the same solution. Battery plant.
9 reviews filed4.8% separator-film QoQ0 fishing trips taken
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◆ Featured ReviewMay 30, 2031 · 18 min read
Reviewing
Rust Belt To ASS (feat. Big Gretchface)
Bell ring. Gloves on. Silicon Valley in the blue corner. Michigan in the red corner. Let's get irresponsible.
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Subject Under Review
Silicon Valley vs. Michigan — Twelve-Round Heavyweight Bout, Domestic Packaging Capacity On The Line
Score
TKOTKO / Round 4 — HANG THE BANNER
June 18, 2031
TKOPresident Whitmer? I Like The Sound Of That: A Labor Union Accidentally Invents Industrial Policy. Again.
Most people run for UAW President because they care about contracts. Me? I'm trying to negotiate with the semiconductor supply chain. Different opponent.
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June 4, 2031
11/10The Civic Engine: I'm Not Running For Secretary of State, I'm Running For Chief Infrastructure Officer Of The Michigan Economy
Yall still think the Secretary of State is about license plates. That's adorable. That's like saying the Federal Reserve prints paper.
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The Archive
- 0310/10
The Standards Trap: We Ain't Building Drones, We Building Roads For Autonomy
Open-Loop Tandem-Wing Reference Airframe (and the dataset underneath it) · April 18, 2031 - 0410/10
MASC: How A Safety Contract Accidentally Reindustrializes America
Michigan Aviation Safety Contract (MASC) · April 2, 2031 - 052.1/10
A 4,200-Word Review Of My Neighbor's Leaf Blower
Stihl BG 56 C-E Gas-Powered Handheld Blower · March 14, 2031 - 069.7/10
The State Of The State Bird (It Should Be A Battery)
Michigan Legislative Resolution HR-4471 · February 28, 2031 - 070/10
I Was Asked To Go Fishing. A Response.
Family text thread, 6:42 PM EST · February 9, 2031 - 0811/10
Q4 Separator-Film Throughput Increased 4.8%. Hang The Banner.
Internal Production Report, Module Plant 3 · January 19, 2031
◆ Dispatch From The Catwalk
"Everybody wants innovation. Nobody wants maintenance."
— Big Gretchface, filed between shift changes
// The Editorial Position
Every Problem
Has The Same
Solution.
- Traffic?Battery plant.
- Housing shortage?Mixed-use battery plant.
- Education?Battery plant with classrooms.
- Climate change?Believe it or not, battery plant.
- Loneliness epidemic?Battery plant (with break room).
- The Tigers' bullpen?I'm working on it. Battery plant.