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...

Acts of political violence aren’t acceptable. Non-political school shootings aren’t acceptable. Sacking the legislature isn’t acceptable. Military occupation of peaceful American cities isn’t acceptable. Abductions conducted in courthouse hallways by masked agents of the state aren’t acceptable.

The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.

Watch for these moves in the coming days: 1.) Instant sanctification by the leader 2.) Rituals that migrate into rallies 3.) Attribution-before-evidence 4.) Policy ratchet tied to grief: calls for emergency powers, campus purges 5.) Merchandising the memory,

The MN Republicans who voted against a 2023 safety bill that included “red-flag” provisions, "which permit the state to temporarily confiscate firearms from individuals deemed to be a threat to others or themselves" need to hear from their constituents now.

It's the guns. Too many easily accessible guns leading to too many lives changed or ended by gun violence. Congress needs to reinstate the federal ban on assault weapons and we need laws to end this "pandemic of arms". Be good to your loved ones & put some kindness back into the world today.

What Trump dumped on Congress from the Epstein files. Looks like D.C. really did run out of black Sharpies. For context, this is Document 380, a motion in limine filed by Maxwell’s defense team on October 29, 2021, trying to block evidence tied to “Accuser-3” from being heard at trial.

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social

“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness

I guess she forgot “unsuccessfully tried to spirit away dozens of unaccompanied children in the dead of night with scant legal basis”

That's it👆and now,the propaganda is instantly available virtually world wide,spreading as fast as a deadly virus,people dont know who or what to trust or believe,so choose the narrative that most fits them,it becomes tribal, them V us,once the division has been set,then next comes the fall

It’s important for states like Washington to step up to protect public health, but diseases don't recognize borders. We still need a functioning and trustworthy federal health department—for that to happen, RFK Jr. must be fired immediately.

I want us all, but men in particular, to really, really hear these words. "I thought someone was going to kill me." "I thought someone was going to kill me." "I thought someone was going to kill me." "I thought someone was going to kill me." "I thought someone was going to kill me."

Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

BREAKING: Health insurance premiums are set to increase by up to 🚨26%🚨 next year because of the Trump/GOP refusal to renew portions of the Affordable Care Act. Republicans are making life more expensive for Minnesotans.

"We are the leaders we've been waiting for." I strongly believe we should have a special session to ban assault weapons, binary triggers, and high capacity magazines. And we should institute a buy back program for people who have those weapons.

"When you pray, move your feet." This advice was shared by a member of the clergy at last night's vigil for those impacted by the shootings at Annunciation Catholic Church in Mpls. Thoughts and prayers need to be accompanied by action.

Sending out a special prayer to St. Jude, the patron saint of hopeless situations & desperate causes. May we never lose hope that easy access to guns and widespread gun violence will end. May we never lose hope that one day GOP lawmakers will join DFLers in passing significant gun reform.

What will it take to make our Republican lawmakers agree to better gun legislation? My heart goes out to all those who are affected by this horrific shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Mpls. #MomsDemandAction #Enough

Thank you for the shout out, Will! @mpls.bike Everyday people are looking for more affordable & accessible transportation options, more concrete ways to fight climate change, and more positive solutions to the various challenges we face. Here's to more* for Minnesota! 🚴🏼🚴🏽‍♀️🚴‍♂️

Trump to America: Putin wants peace. Putin to America: Trump is my useful idiot.

Just saw all your comments from last night’s post and someone shared a pic, Orlando showed up and used chalk to bring the rainbow crosswalk back! We love this so much!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

C'mon, GOP, do your job! "The Constitution does not grant the president himself the power to simply tell states what to do, using an executive order or anything else." #StandUp #EpsteinFiles #NotAKing #WeThePeople www.cnn.com/2025/08/18/p...