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From Frostbite Falls. Graduated from Wassomtta U.
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The New Republic
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Weiss’s ascent provides a lesson in how liberal institutions can sometimes place such value on proving that they’re open-minded that other liberal values, like standing for actual liberal things in the world, get tossed aside.
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Why The New York Times Is Wholly Responsible for Bari Weiss’s Rise
She was at The Wall Street Journal and should have spent her career there. But the Times decided she was … interesting. Why do liberals do this?
https://trib.al/iJugaJv
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸
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Flesh-eating screwworms confirmed in Texas. 👇
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Ricky Davila
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The Albanian people have been massively protesting for several consecutive days against slumlord crook Jared Kushner and Crimestress Ivanka seizing land in their country to the sum of billions of dollars to build a trashy resort. I hope they don’t stop until their evil corrupt deal is reversed.
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Mynameis...Miro
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Over 80% of All US Voters Support Ending Dark Money’s Grip on Democracy
www.commondreams.org/news/end-dar...
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Over 80% of All US Voters Support Ending Dark Money’s Grip on Democracy | Common Dreams
American voters overwhelmingly support anti-corruption measures, including a constitutional amendment to limit money in politics.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/end-dark-money-poll
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Jason Meisner
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JUST IN: As the "Broadview Six" scandal grows, the defense is seeking evidence the White House put pressure on the U.S. Attorney's Office to indict. They're asking for communications about the case, including from Aakash Singh, a top deputy under acting AG Todd Blanche.
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Brant Reeves
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You see how little this administration cares about you, my fellow Americans….
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Corruption is rampant.
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Rachel Shelden
3 days ago
Wrote a little thing about why expanding the number of justices is a time honored tradition* that used to facilitate the Supreme Court’s legitimacy for
@inquirer.com
(gift link!) *not sure about this headline, though—folks often used “court packing” as an epithet even in the 19th c.
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Supreme Court “packing” isn’t radical. It has deep roots in American legal tradition.
In the 19th century, Americans expected Supreme Court justices to represent and even travel around circuits and engage with citizens. Staying in D.C. is a more recent development.
https://share.inquirer.com/gy2ILf?utm_source=social&utm_campaign=gift_link&utm_medium=referral
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Boycott CBS and its fascist management.
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Fired Scott Pelley breaks silence with bombshell claim: CBS ordered him to put lies on air
Scott Pelley, the veteran CBS News correspondent fired this week after publicly accusing network leadership of "murdering" 60 Minutes, issued a formal statement Tuesday night detailing what he says dr...
https://www.rawstory.com/cbs-scott-pelley-new-statement/
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Arrogant Dems are a problem.
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Sources: Sen. Amy Klobuchar threatened to leave DFL convention during challenge from left • Minnesota Reformer
While backstage at the Democratic-Farmer-Labor convention Friday night, Sen. Amy Klobuchar loudly declared her frustration and said she was going to abandon the convention after delegates nominated a ...
https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/sources-sen-amy-klobuchar-threatened-to-leave-dfl-convention-during-challenge-from-left/
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Time to be bold. No more corporate representatives.
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Flanagan wins DFL Senate endorsement but faces primary challenge
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is the DFL-endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate after winning support from delegates in Rochester.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/30/flanagan-wins-dfl-senate-endorsement-but-faces-primary-challenge
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Theft.
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Trump Admin Is Letting Reflecting Pool Renovation Contractor Make an Unusually High Profit on Project, Analysis Finds
The contractor renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being paid a higher-than-usual profit margin, per a National Park Service analysis. The successful bid from Atlantic Industrial Coatin...
https://people.com/trump-reflecting-pool-renovation-contractor-making-bigger-profit-than-usual-analysis-finds-11985251
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF
10 days ago
I don't watch any of these, so this is easy for me. I'm an avid reader or an occasional Netflix watcher.
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Charles Ornstein
10 days ago
“The call came from the White House: We have to get this done,” the person said. About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Donald Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.
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The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.
About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-vulcan-deal-white-house
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James Talarico
11 days ago
Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America. He embodies the broken system we’re running against. It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton
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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸
15 days ago
Nothing to see here, move along.
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16 days ago
Exactly.
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinClass
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Attorney General Keith Ellison
18 days ago
For years, I've been fighting to hold Big Oil accountable for deceiving consumers. They're scared, so they ran to Trump for help. Now Trump is suing MN to try to stop our lawsuit. Minnesotans deserve their day in court and we'll keep fighting for it.
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Minnesota should have its day in court with Big Oil • Minnesota Reformer
The Trump administration is attempting to keep our taxpayers shouldering the climate costs that Big Oil companies racked up, while blocking our state from having its day in court.
https://bit.ly/4wLao2k
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Massive theft.
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Pressing issues facing the .05 percent.
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Mamdani's New York is coming to tax your private jet. Here's how to prepare | Fortune
Here's how Mayor Mamdani's tax agenda could reach the Teterboro ramp — and which airports, ownership structures, and strategies offer the most protection.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/16/new-york-private-jet-tax-mamdani-teterboro-port-authority-elevate-aviation/
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Government for sale. Rural Republicans give rural hospitals the finger.
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Pharmaceutical lobbyists can pop the champagne: Minnesota 340B legislation fails to get House vote before deadline
The Minnesota 340B legislation was pushed hard by the hospital lobby. Hospitals make revenue off the program.
https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/05/pharmaceutical-lobbyists-can-pop-the-champagne-minnesota-340b-legislation-fails-to-get-house-vote-on-legislatures-final-day-to-pass-bills/
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This Many Years Ago
25 days ago
164 years ago, on the 13th of May 1862, Robert Smalls escaped slavery by capturing the steamboat 'Planter' and steering it through Confederate lines. The US Navy commissioned it as the USS Planter and appointed Smalls as captain, making him the first black man to command a US ship.
#otd
#history
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Not a single Democrat that supported this or abstained should be reelected. They do not deserve your vote, Minnesota.
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Funding for youth Boundary Waters program cut over anti-mining advocacy
The $1.2 million cut followed criticism of a video posted by Friends of the Boundary Waters. The program would have sent 600 students to the BWCAW.
https://www.startribune.com/funding-for-youth-boundary-waters-program-cut-over-anti-mining-advocacy/601842552
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Time saving tip of the day. When corporate media reports Trump said, turn it off. You will save time and reduce clutter in your brain.
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I stop at Trump says. It's bullshit.
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Live updates: Trump says Xi pledged not to provide military equipment to Iran | CNN Politics
US President Donald Trump is on a rare trip to China to meet with leader Xi Jinping for talks, with a second round of meetings set for Friday local time. Follow for live updates.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-china-visit-xi-meeting-hnk
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Peggy Flanagan
25 days ago
My story is a Minnesota story. I grew up on the margins, relying on programs MN invested in to get by. Now, I’m running to help Minnesotans get ahead - and avenge all that’s been taken from us.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Peggy Flanagan Is Running for the Senate to “Avenge Minnesota”
The lieutenant governor of the state is ramping up her Democratic Senate primary campaign as her state battles Trump’s brutal assault.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/peggy-flanagan-minnesota-senate/
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Christopher Webb
28 days ago
A lot has happened, but not much has changed.
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Adam Parkhomenko
29 days ago
The best argument re: Virginia decision I’ve heard. Also, even when Democrats win, we lose, because we haven’t been rigging the game like Republicans.
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Try, Republican majority of court ignores the law and slaps the voters in the face out of loyalty to the GOP.
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Court rejects Virginia redistricting in a blow to Democrats' counter to Trump, GOP
Virginia voters approved redistricting that could help Democrats pick up four House seats. Democrats said it was to counter the gains that Trump and the GOP have picked up in Republican-led states.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/08/nx-s1-5805193/redistricting-virginia-trump-midterms
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
about 1 month ago
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.
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‘Hondurasgate,’ the alleged US and Israeli interference plot to destabilize Mexico and other progressive governments
A leaked audio recording points to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, Javier Milei, and Donald Trump as attempting to create a platform to spread fake news about the administrations of ...
https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-07/hondurasgate-the-alleged-us-and-israeli-interference-plot-to-destabilize-mexico-and-other-progressive-governments.html#
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Ron Filipkowski
about 1 month ago
I think Franklin Graham is a nepo-baby charlatan who weaponizes the Bible to advance his political agenda.
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Norm Eisen
about 1 month ago
The DOJ says the SPLC was secretly funding white supremacy The SPLC that has fought white supremacy for 55 years The SPLC that shared its informant intelligence with the FBI Spoiler: that case falls apart instantly See for yourself 👇 -TN
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The Trump Regime’s Heinous Attack on a Legendary Civil Rights Organization
Publisher’s Roundup 64
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-trump-regimes-heinous-attack
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Adam Kinzinger
about 1 month ago
They changed the headlines—not the policy. ICE isn’t in the spotlight anymore… but the raids, detentions, and family separations never stopped. I break down what’s really happening
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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ICE’s Terror Campaign Now Takes Place Out of View
New DHS Head Markwayne Mullin tries to keep ICE out of the headlines, but the deportations continue
https://open.substack.com/pub/adamkinzinger/p/ices-terror-campaign-now-takes-place?r=kjv0f&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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The Tennessee Holler
about 2 months ago
BERNIE: “The time is long overdue for members of Congress to listen to the American people and end US military aid to the extremist Netanyahu government.”
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Christopher Webb
about 2 months ago
And Obama was president for twice as long.
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REMALONE
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He is crazy, and Roberts and the Republicans holding office own this.
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Aaron Rupar
about 2 months ago
I’m not sure it has broken through to the general public that the president is a megalomaniac crazy person. Hopefully posts like this help.
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Anti trumper
about 2 months ago
So in just one week, you threatened to nuke 93million people in the Middle East. Then you didn’t. Your wife declares she didn’t know Epstein but she did. You sent your best team to negotiate a ceasefire while you and Rubio watched UFC. Then you endorsed Orban who lost? Am I missing something here?
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That's what they get for trusting Republicans.
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Rural Minnesota economies under threat as feds cut safety net programs
Small, outstate communities tend to rely more on funding from programs like Medicaid that face deep cuts under the 2025 federal budget.
https://www.startribune.com/federal-benefit-cut-medicare-medicaid-social-security-snap-rural-economy-outstate-minnesota-wadena/601575507
about 2 months ago
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Gestapo is still committing crimes.
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about 2 months ago
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Amy Siskind
about 2 months ago
The Dream Team failed. Total shock. We sent two of our most mediocre real estate developers and a fraud. Who could’ve guessed this outcome?
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about 2 months ago
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So Trump says getting a deal with Iran doesn't matter. Gee, then why are we negotiating? Why is there no traffic in the Strait? Hmm, maybe because he's full of sh#t?
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US, Iran continue historic talks in Pakistan’s Islamabad
US and Iran have exchanged written texts amid first direct talks in decades in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad.
https://aje.news/ndjgyz?update=4484087
about 2 months ago
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Joyce White Vance
about 2 months ago
Incredibly important that this happen. National security isn’t sports betting.
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Rachel Maddow
about 2 months ago
“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears. "She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.” “'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."
azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...
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Christopher Webb
about 2 months ago
I’m Team Pope Leo. And you don’t have to be a practicing Catholic to think — what the hell is wrong with the Pentagon’s mouthpiece? This is repugnant.
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Jon Cooper
about 2 months ago
The two days that JD Vance spent in Hungary desperately trying to shore up support for Putin’s lapdog Viktor Orbán reminded me of what a pathetic, loathsome, lying, traitorous scumbag he is.
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Carl Quintanilla
about 2 months ago
* SOME OF LEBANON'S HOSPITALS COULD RUN OUT OF LIFE-SAVING TRAUMA KITS WITHIN DAYS AS SUPPLIES NEAR DEPLETION FOLLOWING MASS CASUALTIES IN ISRAELI STRIKES, SAYS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
@reuters.com
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Gaza Groupies helped elect Donald Trump. Where are they now?
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The Campus Protest Culture That Targeted Biden Goes Silent for Trump
Figuring out why anti-war activism seems so subdued.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/the-campus-protest-culture-that-targeted-biden-goes-silent-for-trump-iran-anti-war?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=4n67up
about 2 months ago
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