Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.

We call for a deescalation of tensions from both sides, the murderers and the people being murdered

This is a good start. I support legislation that would prohibit federal ICE agents from wearing masks and put a moratorium on evictions.

Hear, Hear!

One of the stories that makes me the saddest out of this ICE invasion is one out of the Minnesota Star Tribune today about ICE agents eating at a little Mexican restaurant in the small town of Willmar, Minn, —and then, when they were done, arresting some of the workers.

New from the @nytimes.com Visual Investigations team: Detailed, second-by-second video analysis of all of the video footage of the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

Trump threatens to send federal troops to Minnesota to quell protests www.minnpost.com/national/was...

“Even after the Trump administration deployed thousands of armed, masked, and poorly trained federal agents to brutalize Minnesotans, people are responding by protesting peacefully, by organizing their communities, and by looking out for their neighbors.”

Wishing you good health, lots of delicious food, a warm home, meaningful connections with family and friends, and the ability to see the opportunity behind every challenge you face this new year. So long, 2025. Happy New Year! #BolderBetterBrighter #2026

All based on a “gotcha” video claiming that 3 daycares had no kids. One hadn’t opened yet for the day; one is actually closed. Dude arrived with no I.D. No call ahead. They DIDN’T LET HIM IN! The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.

“If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.” Timothy Snyder

Things may seem bleak lately but if you look around, you will feel a strong presence of community care being built into our neighborhoods too. Here is a good summary of the past week's events that ends with a strong message of hope. #Chanhassen #Chaska #48B open.substack.com/pub/swcrier/...

Plows pulled from highways, no travel advised across much of Minnesota amid blizzard conditions www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Thank you to everyone standing up and supporting one another during these difficult times. As a fourth generation Minnesotan and a DFL lawmaker in the MN House, I am proud to stand with and alongside our hardworking, peace-loving neighbors. ✊

We are Minnesotans and Minnesotans have each other's backs. ✊ Proud of everyone who showed up in Chanhassen today in support of our laws, Constitution, human rights and one other! Know Your Rights! ICE needs a judicial warrant to go on private property to detain someone. www.ilcm.org

It's that time of the year! Have you donated your refundable PCR amount ($75/person or $150/married couple)? #PoliticalContributionRefund #MN #grassroots

The National Park Service will offer free admission to U.S. residents on President Trump’s birthday next year but is eliminating the benefit for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth.

Dear White House Press Corps: when he insults one of you - ALL walk out, defend each other. Learn from the law firms that stuck together

The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?

Thank you to the first responders who subdued the suspect that shot two National Guard members earlier today. It’s an awful thing for a family to learn a loved one was shot while receiving mixed reports of their well being.

As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store. Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

I stand with my former colleague, Rep. Hodan Hassan, and all of my Somali colleagues, neighbors, constituents and friends. The hateful attacks and ugly divisiveness, as well as the scapegoating and fear-mongering of our immigrant communities, must stop. #ImmigrantsMakeAmericaGreat

Just watched this, and it is absolutely jaw-dropping!

And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.

Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?

3. ALLIES: We have big plans coming up.

 On 11/17, join us to hear updates from the strike line and to learn more about what you can do to support baristas' fight to end union busting and win a fair contract. RSVP here - us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

To all the volunteers and donors, THANK YOU! Your 3,886 lbs of nonperishables and $542 donated at Saturday's "Do Better, Emmer" protest broke a record! Stepping up to help your neighbors is what makes Minnesota and our communities so great. #BolderBetterBrighter #NoHungerNovember

It's a great time to donate to your local food shelf! Despite the fact that we have billions of federal $$$ in a contingency account, Trump and the GOP-led Congress will cut off SNAP benefits on 10/31/25. Many Minnesotans (children included) will need nutritional assistance. #Donate #CD6 #48B

@lucyrehm.bsky.social Kudos to Rep. Lucy Rehm for taking action to support those in our community affected by SNAP benefits expiration. open.substack.com/pub/swcrier/... Our family set up a monthly reoccurring donation to our local food shelf back in March! Let's stick together.

Seen along Hwy 5 in Chanhassen - a poster sign on the pedestrian overpass with a big red heart and the words, "HONK IF U ❤️ DEMOCRACY." #NoKingsChaska #NoKingsChanhassen

Carver County had almost 4000 proud and peaceful patriots show up at the nation-wide No Kings protests in Chaska and Waconia! www.hometownsource.com/sun_patriot/...

Huh.

In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.

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It was great to see a HUGE group of protesters show up in Chaska today (outside GOP Congressman Tom Emmer's office) to protest against authoritarianism and For Our Democracy. #WeThePeople #NoKings #48B @mnhousedfl.bsky.social

Today's NO KINGS rally outside Congressman Tom Emmer's office in Chaska, MN brought out more than 3500 peaceful American patriots! Amazing turnout!!! Democracy is worth fighting for! #48B #mndfl #CarverCounty 🇺🇸❤️

JD Vance said today on the TPUSA podcast that these guys were “just a bunch of kids in a chat room.” bsky.app/profile/blue...

It's time for Speaker Johnson to quit stalling and swear in Democrat Adelita Grijalva to secure the final vote on releasing the #Epstein files.

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

“The Republicans would prefer to shut down the government than to ensure your family has affordable health care. It is more than shameful, it is immoral and it is the kind of immorality that will hurt our country for generations to come.” Trump's shutdown standoff heads for 3rd week.

Paint on streets is *not* infrastructure.

"Don’t tell me that guns aren’t the problem, people are. I’m sick of hearing it. The darkness first takes our children who then kill our children, using the guns that are easier to obtain than aspirin. We sacralize death’s instruments and then are surprised that death uses them." ~Bishop Flores

The nuns are clapping back at Cardinal Dolan for comparing Charlie Kirk to St. Paul.

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered and participated in Carver County DFL's Blue Wave Rising Gala. We are stronger together and together we are rising. A big THANK YOU to LG Peggy Flanagan and Rep. Angie Craig for joining us! #BolderBetterBrighter #mnleg @mnhousedfl.bsky.social

Thankful to be a part of the DFL team that passed Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) into law last biennium. ERPOs aka Red Flag Laws work. They prevent suicides, homicides and mass shootings. ERPOs save lives. #GunReform #MNDFL #BolderBetterBrighter www.minnpost.com/state-govern...

I’d like the guy to be caught and it is concerning to me that they appear to have no idea what they’re doing, no solid leads, and are instead making up bullshit based on bullet casings and leaking it to right wing outlets

Here's a summary of the gun violence prevention laws that passed recently. It also explains why #mnleg was not able to pass an assault weapons ban. Passing any gun legislation during a special session will require BIPARTISAN support. #GunReform minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/05/w...