Minnesota GOP convention just voted to stand for and hold a moment of silence for… killer cop Derek Chauvin. Can’t make this up.

Do you ever think about how Trump's posting was this wild new thing in 2015 and now it's just background noise in politics? I think about this a lot. So I read all his posts this year and analyzed them because THE PRESIDENT IS SAYING A LOT OF STUFF YOU AREN'T READING. www.npr.org/2026/05/08/n...

You do not hate the DOGE people enough. Boys with toys breaking things they were too arrogant and lazy to understand.

This story is WILD. Juan Orlando Hernandez, the Honduran ex-president pardoned by Trump for narcotrafficking, seemingly caught on tape in dozens of conversations (if true), discussing plans with GOP and other figures to attack left-wing governments, and saying Israel paid for his pardon from Trump.

faux liberalism (ezra klein) vs actual liberalism (mill)

Stop making up restaurant history on the fly. Dogs in restaurants were extremely common until recently. Please enjoy this picture of ZhaZha Gabor leading her best life.

When we look back 20 years from now, this seemingly obscure little development is going to appear more significant than most of the stuff dominating headlines.

It was not that long ago when conservatives had a chokehold on every branch of Wisconsin government, piles of Koch and Uline money, and seemed unstoppable. People worked FUCKING HARD to change that shit and now look at em. Change is always possible and never ever easy.

Facing the reality that brutality and cruelty also have tradeoffs and are not a secret weapon that facilitates an easy victory, they are furious at being embarrassed by their lessers and seeing their theory of the world publicly discredited (not that they would ever acknowledge that)

Donald Trump and Mikhail Gorbachev * ruined global superpowers * made Pizza Hut ads

Heads up for those interested

Just gotta throw out there that it is deeply fucking gross to see a rent relief fundraising email from People Serving People the day after they signed onto Frey’s veto of extended eviction notice. Gotta keep people homeless so you still have a mission I guess, huh?

The Times study found that “300 billionaires and their immediate family members donated more than $3 billion — 19 percent of all contributions — in federal elections in 2024, either directly or through political action committees.”

Okay first of all third spaces are increasingly uncommon in our society so check yourself

The killing of Iranian children during an illegal war is an impeachable offense (not to mention a grave crime) and Congress should really act like it. 15 Republicans in the Senate could end this nightmare before it somehow gets even worse.

So, so instructive to compare media response to Afghanistan withdrawal -- months of hysterical garment-rending & catastrophizing, relentless criticism of the admin -- with the response to an unprovoked, unmotivated, illegal war of aggression, ie, "some critics say maybe Trump should have reasons."

Trump has launched an illegal regime change war. As someone who has survived the horrors of war, I know military strikes will not make us safer; they will inflame tensions and push the region further into chaos. When we abandon diplomacy, we choose destruction.

Re: Minnesota I think it's important to both recognize they're lying about a full retreat and recognize it as a victory that they're cognizant enough of the PR disaster to feel the need to lie.

Maya is one of my favorite spots. Amazing food, kind people. Their storefront being dark these past weeks has hurt. But tonight, there was a light on Central. The smell of something incredible in the air. They’re opening tomorrow for the first time in weeks. Let's show up for them.

@reckless.bsky.social I have been trying to buy a parking lot from the Catholic Church for 10 years. Buddy let me tell you it’s not easy. Core to the issue was that the priest was morally opposed to a capitalist transaction exchanging a thing of value for another

I am obsessed with every single pair of sunglasses that appears in season two of the Night Manager

Look if Minnesota is the hub then it's a Purple Revolution.

My New One at @slate.com on the 50th Anniversary of the Buckley v. Valeo Decision: “One Supreme Court Case Is Most Responsible for Our Oligarchy. It’s Not the One You Think.” slate.com/news-and-pol...

Yes, one underreported part of this is the economic loss for cities as the result of federal occupation. Talked to some great folks at North Star Policy Action about that, who said, "It’s an economic and social dead zone. It’s worse than the pandemic." prospect.org/2026/01/28/m...

Don't just read the headline. This essay is my lengthy ode to the hard-fought, hard-won successes of the communitarian movement in the Twin Cities, which has been the scourge of fascists and put the most cracks in Trump's fascist front. Nonviolence has achieved much, and will do more still.

“There can be no talk of “winning” until ICE and Border Patrol have completely left the streets of Minnesota. That’s the rock-bottom condition. To tolerate anything less would be an insult to the people of Minnesota.” www.thebulwark.com/p/this-photo...

Fire Kristi Noem. Fire Stephen Miller. Fire Tom Homan. Prosecute every last one of Trump's thugs who are murdering Americans and terrorizing our communities.

The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.

I personally don't tell people who have been fighting their hearts out daily for weeks not to celebrate wins of any size. I certainly don't do that when I've been nowhere near the place where the fight has been happening and have done little more than make some donations from miles away.

if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.

Seppuku?

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country. As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.

like, "this wouldn't have happened if protestors were violent" is just flatly untrue and is an extremely foolish thing to say.

I don't want to secede from the union, I want these evil motherfuckers out of my union

I have lost all patience with self-proclaimed cynics desperate to pretend that their quisling cowardice in the face of evil is wisdom.

Frey needs to send MPD down there right now, secure the crime scene, kick ICE out, and collect evidence. We KNOW they want to kill any investigations into wrongdoing

This is objectively correct

Democrats needing to message on affordability as the country endures a brutal authoritarian takeover is tragic. Take it from someone who lives in occupied Minneapolis. Our problems go deeper than prices.

I've been here 24 hours, but already with what I've seen, well, I genuinely believe we're going to win. People here are well aware that what happens here impacts the entire country, that it sets the tone for resistance. ICE is angry, ICE is terrified, of how deeply unpopular it is.

My teenager and I were one block from the intersection where Renee Good was shot in the face, an hour before it happened. What happens when you love that your kid wants to fight for her community, but you’re also desperate to keep her safe? trib.al/R8akYV2

As Homeland Security’s siege on Minneapolis enters its third week, locals are volunteering for patrol shifts, protesting in the streets, and keeping one another up to date in group texts. Read more from @scottmeslow.bsky.social in Minneapolis:

really have no patience for criticism of Walz. A lot of the suggestions for what he supposedly should be doing lay bare the actual problem from the beginning: Bsky users expect Dems to be Sinn Fein or the Hamas political wing, not an actual opposition party

FYI I am part of the network

WHY are news stations reading DHS statements out loud as if they have ANY credibility at all? They literally murdered a woman in cold blood LAST WEEK and are still lying about what happened, even though we can see what happened. That any credibility would be given to their statement is insane

This is NOT symbolic. If Dems adopt this position as a caucus, ICE get reined in. Full stop. Not after Trump, not after the midterms - NOW. Call your Dem rep and senators and tell them to back this play today.

Indeed, even this is not really an exaggeration at this point. The United States of America Except When The Mad King Decides Otherwise?

This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."