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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the US

Michigan

The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in Michigan’s news is Elections and democracy (12.9%, 2.8× the US). The news sounds brighter than usual.

Michigan’s zeitgeist, by theme

Each theme’s share of its news this week · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted

Top stories in Elections and democracy

  1. Young voters overwhelmingly backed Democrats this year. The question is whether they'll staywtop.com
  2. US anti-trans ballot wins pose challenge for Democrats ahead of 2028ksevradio.com
  3. Republicans' anti-trans attacks backfired in 2026 midtermsadvocate.com
Headlines via GDELT

Elections and democracy 11Big sports moments 8Education and skills 6Another theme 27

Mood

How the news sounds, and how people say they feel

What each theme makes the news feel

Elections and democracyNegative −2.2

Mostly fear, 1.8× the average

  • Anxiety1.3×
  • Fear1.8×
  • Anger1.0×
  • Sadness1.3×
Leaders and great powersMixed −1.2

Mostly fear, 2.0× the average

  • Anxiety1.3×
  • Fear2.0×
  • Anger1.1×
  • Sadness1.2×
Wars and securityNegative −3.7

Mostly anger, 2.4× the average

  • Anxiety1.1×
  • Fear1.1×
  • Anger2.4×
  • Sadness1.2×
AI everywhereMixed −1.2

Mostly anxiety, 1.4× the average

  • Anxiety1.4×
  • Fear0.9×
  • Anger0.8×
  • Sadness1.0×
Faith and meaningMixed −0.9

Mostly fear, 1.3× the average

  • Anxiety1.2×
  • Fear1.3×
  • Anger1.2×
  • Sadness0.9×
Music and live eventsPositive +2.2

Mostly fear, 1.3× the average

  • Anxiety0.3×
  • Fear1.3×
  • Anger0.5×
  • Sadness0.6×

Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.

How the news sounds

Brighter than usual

Tone −0.57 · usual −0.92

  • Anxiety0.9× usual
  • Fear1.1× usual
  • Anger0.9× usual
  • Sadness1.1× usual
News · 10.6k · Solid

Michigan · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Abdul El-Sayed

    765 stories

  2. Donald Trump

    624 stories

  3. Chuck Schumer

    240 stories

  4. Chris Van Hollen

    14.1× last week

    212 stories

  5. Bernie Sanders

    209 stories

  6. James Talarico

    209 stories

  7. Mike Rogers

    174 stories

  8. The White House, Public domain

    Stephen Miller

    New

    151 stories

  9. Van Hollen

    New

    146 stories

  10. Hakeem Jeffries

    146 stories

Organizations

  1. Democratic Party

    340 stories

  2. Republican Party

    169 stories

  3. The New York Times Company, Public domain

    New York Times

    166 stories

  4. Supreme Court

    161 stories

  5. College Football Playoff

    3.8× last week

    106 stories

  6. Electoral College

    2.8× last week

    71 stories

  7. Washington Post

    62 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

Michigan

New startups and businesses

Just filed to raise money

Companies under five years old that told the US SEC in the last 30 days they are raising money privately, under $10M so far, newest first

  1. SSM Exchange Inc.

    $25K raised

    filed 13 Nov

  2. Wave Lumina Inc.

    $250K raised

    filed 12 Nov

  3. Krabby Co Inc.

    $166.5K raised

    filed 6 Nov

  4. Evenergi Labs Inc.

    $4M raised

    filed 4 Nov

  5. Idaptiq Trials Inc.

    $2.8M raised

    filed 2 Nov

  6. Modal Motors Inc.

    $1M raised

    filed 27 Oct

  7. StrikeArc Labs Inc.

    $500K raised

    filed 16 Oct

  8. Motaris Inc.

    $50K raised

    filed 16 Oct

Filings: SEC EDGAR (Form D) · All filings

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