It’s been quite some time since we checked in with Detroit Lions fans regarding their opinion of general manager Brad Holmes. The last time we polled our audience was almost exactly a year ago, following the team’s 2025 NFL Draft. Unfortunately, those poll results were lost to time (and a migration to a new content management system at SB Nation).
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DAVID MARCUS: Trump awarded PolitiFact's 'Lie of the Year,' but site skips Biden's Iie of the century
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According to readers and editors at PolitiFact, an organization which claims to be a neutral arbiter of truth in politics, the biggest lie of 2024, surely a competitive category, was Donald Trump suggesting that cats and dogs were being eaten by Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio.
But I think we can all remember a much, much bigger one.
On Thursday, June 27th of this year, Joe Biden and Donald Trump participated in a presidential debate that not only changed the fate of the country, but exposed the lie of this century, namely that octogenarian Biden was fit as fiddle.
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It was with pure shock that America watched its sitting president, life all but drained from his cold visage, barely capable of coming up with words. And at that moment, years of lies about Grandpa Joe’s mental fitness utterly collapsed.
There had been signs of Biden’s decline, even though he was hidden as much as possible. But we were assured by the White House that behind closed doors Joe had the stamina of a 20-year-old and recited Aquinas’ proofs of God in Latin while doing jumping jacks.
On the Mount Rushmore of political lies, “Biden is fine” will be right up there between Richard Nixon’s “I am not a crook,” and Bill Clinton’s “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.”
Back in February, after Joe Biden told a story about how had recently talked to French President Francois Mitterand, who, um, died in 1996, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about Biden’s fitness. Here is the exchange:
“I’m not even going to go down that rabbit hole with you, sir,” KJP said.
“Why is it a rabbit hole?!” Doocy asked.
“You saw the president in Vegas, in California,” Jean-Pierre replied. “You’ve seen the president in South Carolina. You saw him in Michigan. I’ll just leave it there.”
They should have left Biden there.
So, not only was Jean-Pierre lying about Biden’s mental state, she basically accused anyone who dared to question it of being a tin foil hat wearing conspiracy theorist.
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Even when Mumbly Joe was caught on camera enduring an episode or two, the White House told us those videos were “cheapfakes,” despite the fact that they were not manipulated at all.
On the Mount Rushmore of political lies, “Biden is fine” will be right up there between Richard Nixon’s “I am not a crook,” and Bill Clinton’s “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.”
However, instead of choosing the White House’s triple whopper of blatant prevarication regarding Biden’s ability to serve, the geniuses at PolitiFact say that the top lie is Trump saying pets are being eaten by migrants in Springfield.
First of all, we do not actually know that reports of Haitian migrants eating pets in Ohio are, in fact, lies. In September, I travelled to Springfield and spoke to multiple people who had heard accounts of the pet eating practice, and believed them.
Even if those accounts are false, the purpose of highlighting them as Trump did was to draw attention to the very real crisis brought to that community by settling 15,000 migrants in the small city of 60,000 souls in just 2 years.
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I heard directly from the citizens there about the havoc wrought, overcrowding in schools, rents soaring, and public safety at risk. Even if Trump did get the details wrong in terms of the pets, he was at least pointing to something very real.
Conversely, the pernicious lies that hid the true, decrepit state of the man supposedly running the nation served absolutely nobody’s interests except for Biden himself, and his band of lying flunkies.
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Politico would have you believe that Trump was engaging in dangerous, racist attacks against the migrants by platforming the plight of Springfield’s natives, but in Springfield I found no racism, no threats to migrants.
What I did find was raw anger at the Biden administration and local government who the people think threw their beloved city under the bus.
Ultimately, Joe Biden’s lie of the century blew up in his face, leaving him to limp out of his single term as president in disgrace.
Meanwhile, Trump, fresh off of his convincing win in November, is poised to finally help the desperate people of Springfield, whether that includes saving cuddly animals or not.
Sorry Politifact, a year from now nobody will remember the cats and dogs of Springfield, but 100 years from now everyone will still be learning about the president who wasn’t there in their history books.
And sadly, for Joseph Robinette Biden, the 46th president of the United States, this lie of the century will be his sad and enduring legacy.
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But as you can see below, Holmes has been an extremely popular figure among Detroit sports fans for pretty much his entire career.
Although, if there was a time when Holmes’ popularity took a hit, it was likely during the 2025 NFL season, when the Lions took their first clear step back since he and Dan Campbell came to town.
Since last year’s data was lost to time, this is a good opportunity to check back in with Lions fans. While Holmes certainly deserves a ton of credit for getting the Lions back to relevancy and helping them produce four consecutive seasons with winning records, there are some serious blemishes on his resumé now. The 2024 NFL Draft class has not lived up to his high standards through two seasons, some of his riskiest picks over the last few years have all failed to pay off, and last year’s roster just wasn’t good enough to withstand the injuries.
But Holmes is also coming off a very crowd-pleasing draft. Detroit addressed their two biggest needs with their first two selections, and there were no crazy head-scratching picks or expensive trade ups. Many have categorized his latest draft as “back to business as usual,” which could have some fans he lost back on his side.
However, that is all up to you. Vote on your thoughts about Holmes’ time in Detroit below, and share your extended thoughts in the comment section at the bottom of the page.
MILWAUKEE — Saturday is the start of the food truck curfew in downtown Milwaukee. That curfew was passed by the Common Council to address safety concerns after several violent incidents.
Alma Juarez is with Tacos Almita on Water Street in downtown Milwaukee. Juarez said since the city passed the curfew, she’s had just over two weeks to adjust.
“We’re trying to think what we’re going to do,” said Juarez. “Maybe we’re going to start in another place or move the food truck after 10 p.m., but that means we have to start over again.”
She said that means she may also have to start building up a news customer base.
“Moving the truck means that… we have to struggle,” said Juarez.
Juarez is not alone in worrying about her financial future.
Last Thursday, a group of owners took their concerns to city hall. Jennifer Martinez, who’s with the food truck known as Tacos El Pastorcito Mixe, was at that demonstration. She said the late-night hours make up roughly 75% of her revenue.
“During the day, I’ve tried opening very early in the morning — 8 a.m. 9 a.m. — it doesn’t make a difference. There’s no… we don’t have much sales throughout the day,” said Martinez.
Ald. Robert Bauman represents downtown and was the sponsor of the ordinance.
Last week he told Spectrum News that he’s aware of the economic burden the truck operators are facing. However, he said safety concerns are a bigger priority.
“And MPD (Milwaukee Police Department) has said on the record repeatedly that food trucks are a major contributing cause for the loitering and disorder that takes place on Water Street,” said Bauman, who represents District 4 in Milwaukee.
He said he’s willing to take a hit on food trucks and prioritize the concerns of larger businesses.
“If they feel that downtown is not safe anymore, they’ll either not come at all, or they’ll leave as soon as their event is over with and not spend any additional money in the downtown area,” said Bauman.
But Juarez said the city shouldn’t have to do that. She said she believes food trucks aren’t the cause of the problem.
“You can see it in any places, but not here,” said Juarez. “It can happen here, but not in front of the food trucks cause they are saying that a lot of violence, a lot of the things that are going on is in front of the food truck. You can see that all the shooting happens after 1 a.m. or 3 a.m. Last shooting, it was after 1 a.m.”
Food truck owners said they hope to continue to turn a profit after the ordinance starts, but they said they face a potentially tough financial future.
Residents of a northeast Minneapolis apartment were seen evacuating the building after fire crews were called to the scene on Friday morning.
This all happened around 3 a.m. near 5th Street and 7th Avenue Northeast near Saint Anthony Park.
A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS crew says that multiple fire crews were on scene and several residents were seen evacuating.
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has reached out to Minneapolis Fire for more information.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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