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Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏

It's always hard to pick a worst day politically, but today the president called for the death of members of the opposition party, and the administration decided that people were being too hard on the swastika

This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.

I will miss Heather in the House, but she will be an amazing Congresswoman! DFL state Rep. Heather Keeler runs for GOP-held congressional seat in western Minnesota www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Don't listen to the GOP. DFL is building a state that WORKS.

🧵 Last weekend, 300 neighbors in greater Rochester came together for the YES to Our Future Summit! Together, we presented our local issue agenda — shaped by small group meetings with 500 community members this summer and fall. 💪 We are stronger when we stand together!

Some basic facts about the Trump federal shutdown and defunding of #Snap . #rochmn #politics #mn #foodinsecurity

I joined a coalition of Minnesota DFL legislators in sending a letter to President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, strongly encouraging the Administration to release available funds so that SNAP benefits are not interrupted come November.

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How am I using my legislative power to help with federal cuts to #SNAP benefits? #mn #politics #mnleg #organizing

[looks around for jake tapper] hey man, do you, uh, want to write about this?

It’s the last day to vote for the @victoryinstitute.bsky.social's Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award. I'm nominated and I'd love to have your vote! vote until midnight, and let your friends know! (Had to delete and repost cuz the link was broken) secure.ngpvan.com/G7Tvd52Aa0yS...

No Kings rallies across Minnesota!

"There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses." -Andrew Jackson. Maybe Trump should listen more to his favorite president.

Freedom of the Press.

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

"In unison." Amen. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

This is the real 40 Under 40 list I hope to make one day…

ICE isn’t making our cities safer.

federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?

Who are the Minnesotans who will lose #healthinsurance because of #Trump and republicans? #politics #healthcare

Democrats are fighting so 140,000 Minnesotans and millions of Americans in other states don’t lose access to healthcare.

For so many, the effort to end gun violence is not just political; it's personal. We're collecting stories from across the state about how gun violence has impacted Minnesotans and their communities. Please take 3 minutes to fill out our community survey here: tinyurl.com/housedflsurvey

#Trump cancels energy grants for #Minnesota. Another example of authoritarianism hurting everyone, regardless of how you vote. #mn #politics

We spent the morning at Kilimo Farms with @mwfarmersofcolor.bsky.social during our @farmaid.org 40-legislator delegation and left with full hearts, fresh veggies, and a deeper understanding of what farming for justice really looks like. A few 📸 from the visit:

Legislators came ready to listen and learn, and heard loud and clear that land access remains the #1 barrier for new and BIPOC farmers. We’re proud to support leaders and lawmakers who are showing up in the field, not just at the Capitol.

You have now passed me on my own read-along 😂

Can’t build a bigger tent by pushing people out of it. One more thought on the Ta-Nehisi Coates/Ezra Klein conversation.

3 takeaways from the #EzraKlein and Ta-Nehisi Coates interview.

Many of us politicians are struggling with a new reality that our friends and colleagues and families are in physical danger of political violence, and the longer we serve the more likely that we will loose some of them (or more than we already have).

Don’t ever lose to your mom in fantasy football.

How am I supposed to choose between Osaka and Gauff!?!? #USOpen

I can’t believe I am watching Venus Williams at the U.S. Open right now. What a delightful twist to a mostly bad year.

I'm re-reading the majority Obergefell opinion this morning and getting a bit teary-eyed remembering when I had more hope for the future of our nation. www.justice.gov/sites/defaul...

the plan to make america great again is to make us an impoverished garrison state dominated by trump and his oligarch buddies

if your grand approach to politics is bloodless poll-testing so that you're always aligned with wherever public opinion happens to be, you've already lost

#Agriculture conference committee and what it looks like in the #mnleg #mn #politics

First meeting of Agriculture Conference Committee. The first Conference Committee of my career!

Legislative update on the morning of May 8.

As a non-catholic who has read too many Dan Brown books I'm happy to report: WHITE SMOKE! #conclavewatch

We released this last week, but certainly worth posting again. www.house.mn.gov/members/prof...

My new post about #JamesMadison on my #PresidentsBookclub open.substack.com/pub/andysmit...

What’s going on the Unemployment for hourly workers in our schools? #mn @educationmn.bsky.social #education #mnleg

Since 1997, something like this--open to an inflation-adjusted domestic $48 million+, drop 6% or less in the second weekend--has only happened 11 times, and only twice has it happened for a non-kids film or on a non-holiday weekend.

Trump Administration is arresting judges.