Sure, $12 billion will ease farmers’ pain for a bit, but the ag economy needs significant changes to build a sustainable future. — Tom Lawrence www.sdstandardnow.com/home/fixing-...

“It’s worth paying attention to this — 44.7 million acres of national wilderness areas are at risk.” www.sdstandardnow.com/home/its-wor...

“John, Mike, and Dusty, DO your job. Don’t come home until you do.” — Rick Knobe www.sdstandardnow.com/home/congres...

“I found the president to be exceptionally combative, but coming off poll numbers that show his approval ratings are barely hanging on to 40%, with several sinking below that figure, Trump has good reason to be defensive and even somewhat desperate.” www.sdstandardnow.com/home/trumps-...

“In a perfect world, every new house would go up on time and under budget. In the real world, building a house is complex, uncertain, and deeply emotional. The interest rate premium is part of the cost of turning an empty lot into a home.” www.sdstandardnow.com/home/kahler-...

“Wouldn't it be refreshing if some of our South Dakota Republican politicians were as principled as Mike Bohacek and his Indiana colleagues?” www.sdstandardnow.com/home/indiana...

“Testosterone has had its day. Our world today is as ruinous as it’s ever been. “Vote for women. Look to women to finally make a better world.” — Van Carter www.sdstandardnow.com/home/testost...

“The foundation of forgiveness is acceptance of the messiness of the human condition. Forgiveness is built on the knowledge that we normal, imperfect humans must learn through struggle and errors.” www.sdstandardnow.com/home/heacock...

“The question before us now is this: What will it take to get enough Republicans to say, ‘That’s just too much’ and stop making excuses for self-evident lies, ignorance, and incompetence? “Is anything going to be enough?” — Mike Levsen www.sdstandardnow.com/home/when-wi...

“South Dakotans deserve a budget that is honest and straightforward, not full of contradictions. The speech may sound reassuring, but the numbers tell a different story. It is time to demand clarity, honesty and consistency from our leaders.” — Dan Ahlers www.sdstandardnow.com/home/sd-demo...

“Chuck Schumer, the embattled Senate minority leader from New York, remarked that Trump’s recent statement amounted to ‘lighting a match in a country soaked with political gasoline.’” www.sdstandardnow.com/home/trump-c...

Farmers are losing money and patience as they wait for Trump’s ‘winning’ to commence, says John Tsitrian. www.sdstandardnow.com/home/trump-h...

Brian Bengs says a new poll offers evidence that only an independent candidate can defeat entrenched South Dakota Republicans. Is the Democratic brand poisonous in the state? www.sdstandardnow.com/home/bengs-w...

“Over 40 years of one-party control has NOT been good for any of us. We do some things well. But in many areas, we are either mediocre or less.” www.sdstandardnow.com/home/as-form...

“Maybe a person can’t speak, or hear, or see, or stop shaking; or walk without aids; maybe they are fat or skinny and slow to understand; maybe they need a caretaker. Can the leader of the free world temper his language and refrain from mocking others?” www.sdstandardnow.com/home/trumps-...

“Learning that South Dakota has the lowest household income in the region should serve as a wake-up call to Rhoden and the Legislature … “That ‘beacon‘ Gov. Rhoden boasted about may actually be something more like a ‘warning light.’” www.sdstandardnow.com/home/deliver...

“Farmers are getting squeezed by fertilizer costs and some think there's something more than just the Russia-Ukraine war that has something to do with it. They’re thinking that monopolistic practices in the fertilizer industry are running up prices …” www.sdstandardnow.com/home/farmers...

Why does Carl Kline detest ICE’s inhumane and unconstitutional practices? Let him count the ways. www.sdstandardnow.com/home/top-10-...

Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits

“So let’s hope that as we discovered Mozart, Bach, Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, Jelly Roll Morton, Bessie Smith, Jimmie Rodgers and Bob Wills that Gen Alpha will learn to love The Stones, Hendrix, The Doors, The Beatles and Chuck Berry.” — David Hersrud www.sdstandardnow.com/home/new-mus...

The irony is rich.

What do these corporations have in common? Netflix Ford Tesla T-Mobile Duke Energy DISH Network Metlife Dominion Energy United States Steel In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes. This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.

“I’ll never forgive these ‘leaders’ — men who claim to love and care for women — for being silent and abdicating their responsibility to make the world safer for ALL women! Calling this out should be the easiest thing they do all day.” — Emily Tupa www.sdstandardnow.com/home/while-t...

Mark Kelly is a national hero who has served his country for his entire life. Donald Trump is a felon-rapist who is taking food from hungry children. If you're attacking the former and supporting the latter, you're a lousy human and a terrible patriot. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-astron...

“First, I’m thankful, make that grateful, to the people across this state and country who organized the hundreds of demonstrations, protests and rallies.” — Rick Knobe www.sdstandardnow.com/home/there-a...

This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Trump and his minions celebrate violence. Senate Majority Leader John Thune could take a stand against that, but of course, he won’t. www.sdstandardnow.com/home/trump-m...

It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends. We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over. We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.

CNBC: My understanding is the White House said that China was gonna buy 12 million tons of soybeans from the US by January. That's approaching and they've only purchased 332,000. China has not confirmed that pledge. BROOKE ROLLINS: Your point is salient. We've got a significant way to go

“We can balance budgets without hollowing out public infrastructure. And make no mistake — the library is infrastructure. It is social, educational, cultural and economic infrastructure. When we weaken it, we weaken our community.” — Laura Armstrong www.sdstandardnow.com/home/laura-a...

“The politically and racially motivated enforcement and punishment is one of the most shameful episodes in our history. The people I have met, known and worked with were some of the best workers, and human beings, I have ever met.” www.sdstandardnow.com/home/america...

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“Every financial decision, from setting a fee to splitting a dinner check, carries an invisible emotional subtext. That’s why awareness matters.” www.sdstandardnow.com/home/researc...

“America first has been replaced by Argentina first.” — South Dakota farmer Charlie Johnson www.sdstandardnow.com/home/sddp-fa...

AMERICA FIRST? Trump has one job, and he's yet to partake in his duties as POTUS. The one thing he has done is abduct the White House and all the various amenities, cars, and planes. Kick him to the curb.

“Rhoden may be better off running as his own man and detaching himself from a governor whose approval ratings were nothing to cheer about.” — John Tsitrian www.sdstandardnow.com/home/johns-p...

He’ll spend the final few years of his life all alone in a barren room talking out loud to himself. With Fox News on in the background.

Oh my. James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists. Get this man in the Senate.

“Opinions? Sure, I’ve got them by the truckload. “Here’s a few to nod your head to, vociferously disagree with or completely ignore. Share your own so we can do the same.” www.sdstandardnow.com/home/oh-yes-...

What gutter do they find these creeps?

“If an artificial intelligence data center is proposed for your neighborhood, you may want to fasten your seat belt.” — Jay Davis www.sdstandardnow.com/home/as-ai-g...

Gosh, why and how could that be? Such an enigma!

Bill Clinton being in the Epstein files is really pissing me off. What am I going to do with my... Clinton Bible Clinton flag Clinton coins Clinton steaks Clinton phone Clinton watch Clinton signs Clinton University degree Clinton sneakers??? I'm going to lose a fortune!

Hey Pam Bondi. This is John Mitchell. Gird your loins because you actually work for the people and not the president and you will eventually find out what that means.

What a photograph. “Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…” Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...