We saw it with big tobacco, we saw it with the fossil fuels industry. When their own internal research showed the harm from their product, the defunded the research and attacked independent researchers coming to the very same conclusions. #ScienceUnderSiege

Israel Strikes Beirut, Breaking a Ceasefire—Again trib.al/QUbaAje

Stonewall DFL’s 2026 Endorsement Interest Form is LIVE! Candidates running for federal, state, or local office in Minnesota and who align with the DFL are encouraged to fill out the form linked below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

KYUK is the only public radio station in remote Alaska that regularly broadcasts in the Yugtun language, providing a crucial lifeline to Indigenous communities in the area. After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive. The latest from our friends at @revealnews.org:

Important to recognize that this is a small town in CD6, which is best known for voting for Trump and Trump-like Republicans the last 2+ decades, Bachmann & Emmer. Corruption and abuse of power is to be expected there. If you want power over government there, vote progressive. #OurRevolution #DFL

House Progressives have pledged to vote no on the Senate bill to reopen the government without a guarantee on healthcare. "Make no mistake, people will die from these skyrocketing healthcare costs," said Rep. Ilhan Omar.

Democrats Just Realized They Have a Winning Climate Message: Energy affordability propelled Mikie Sherrill and several others to victory on Tuesday. #DFL via @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2028...

Mamdani Thumped New York’s Billionaires and The New York Times: Maurice Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party, says Mamdani’s victory was so impressive because he faced not just Andrew Cuomo but also New York’s media and financial titans. newrepublic.com/article/2027...

Turkey issues ‘genocide’ & “crimes against humanity” arrest warrants against Netanyahu and dozens of other Israeli officials, including Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, and military chief Eyal Zamir. #Gaza #flotilla www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/m...

My favorite thing as a writer is when I start ranting about something on Bluesky, get it all out of my system, and then turn it into a real piece of writing. On that note: hey, it’s me, heckling centrist Dems in the New Republic! newrepublic.com/article/2023...

Maryland’s public pension fund raised its Israeli bond holdings to $74 million in 2024. truthout.org/articles/mar...

ilhan omar says at the omar fateh door knock that PACs are coming after robin wonsley so hard because she fights for people who deserve fighting for, saying f you to predatory landlords and greedy corporations and developers because she knows who she represents & why she’s at city hall

Sorry, Trump can hate all he wants. I’m not going anywhere. 👋🏽

Still trying to decide which candidate is right for you? You can take our Meet Your Mayor quiz right now and see how your opinions and values line up with your mayoral candidates in both Minneapolis and St. Paul!

A 3-3 split between liberals and conservatives at the state’s largest school district has led to gridlock over issues including the budget and state social studies standards. Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social

Among those who favor increasing taxes on the rich are 86 percent of Democrats, 62 percent of independents and 38 percent of Republicans. #WealthTax #DFL thehill.com/business/eco...

A clever new study "confirms that the country’s tax code is regressive, not progressive, at the very top," @annielowrey.bsky.social reports. American billionaires "pay lower tax rates than many middle-class professionals":

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar endorses Sen. Omar Fateh for Minneapolis mayor.

Dear @ag.state.mn.us, with the site down, bombed by Trump's Dept. of War, or capitulated, could you help us with what's on www.ag.state.mn.us/Election/Res...? Do you interpret www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cit... as candidate volunteers need the candidate next to them, which they don't at houses?

Sen. Warnock called Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program “the real waste, fraud, and abuse.” “This report shows that Pathways is incredibly effective at barring working people from health coverage and making corporate consultants richer.”

The way that housing co-ops work in Switzerland may seem foreign to many. But the central idea is simple: What if homeownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? Advocates say their model could reshape how the world thinks about affordable housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...

Senator Bernie Sanders says Kennedy’s policies threaten Americans’ health and future.

It is inexcusable to overturn the DFL endorsement from Omar Fateh. A small group, a majority living outside Minneapolis, met privately to overturn the will of Minneapolis delegates who volunteered, organized, and participated in a months-long DFL process. Unacceptable www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

Not the first study to show this www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2...

Here’s last night’s story about deferred prosecution agreements, or DPAs, and how they’re helping corporations avoid prosecution for serious crimes. It’s also about things like NPAs at places like UBS, and the larger question of how many acronyms John can say in one episode. youtu.be/xNo8Ve-Ej6U

What are states doing with their tax codes this year, as a cloud of uncertainty hangs overhead? Some are smartly raising money by taxing their rich. Others are digging a deeper hole through regressive cuts to income and property taxes. itep.org/state-tax-ac...

Today, Sun 2-3pm, "Bloody Friday" Annual Strike Solidarity Memorial at 7th Ave & 3rd St N Downtown Minneapolis, a few blocks away from the Lightrail side of Target Field rem34.ampmpls.com

So to my fellow future voters, my peers who are just now stepping into the political arena: This is our moment! www.commondreams.org/opinion/yout...

Wealthy people are growing their wealth at rates that far outpace those of working people. It's a failure on our tax code when the U.S. is home to the most millionaires of any country, with more than a thousand each day, for an increase of 1.5%. www.cnbc.com/2025/06/19/u...

BREAKING: The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban.

MOSTLY TRUE: "Undocumented immigrants paid more taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM & Netflix combined." Over $40 billions in past 2 years versus only $20 billion by those corporations. www.politifact.com/factchecks/2... from @politifact.bsky.social #ProgressiveWealthTax #TaxWealth #WealthTax

Yes, Trump is a threat to democracy. But the far bigger menace is the monstrous growth in wealth concentration over five decades that made a Trump presidency possible—and maybe inevitable. https://trib.al/mCpdvJH

Let’s be clear: The 2017 Trump tax cuts failed Black women—and millions of others—the first time around. They widened inequality, rewarded the wealthy, and ignored the economic realities of everyday families. www.commondreams.org/opinion/don-...

We are starting special session right now, with the shameful act of ending healthcare access for undocumented adults. It is wrong. Healthcare is a human right.

Many of our billionaires are richer than any pharaoh or king in the history of the world, while a family lifestyle that could be comfortably supported by a single income in 1980 takes two people working full-time to maintain today. https://trib.al/X9l4PzM

The Republican's policy will continue a decades-long effort to weaken a critical tool to prevent the hoarding of wealth from one generation to the next. www.commondreams.org/opinion/gop-...

Poll after poll show Americans would rather have their tax dollars spent on public services than on Pentagon contractors, and would prefer policymakers prioritize spending on healthcare, education, housing, and infrastructure—not the military. www.commondreams.org/opinion/1-tr...

I am so honored to receive the Stonewall DFL endorsement. This endorsement is not just a show of faith in me to protect their community, but it’s a promise on my end to never waver on that commitment.  Too often we see people in power barter away the rights of those most (2/3)

Trump’s youngest son just sealed a $2 BILLION crypto deal with a firm tied to the UAE royal family that'll enrich the Trump family. This is what state-sanctioned corruption looks like and every Republican in Congress who stays silent about it is betraying their constituents.

This is your Tax Day reminder of how the ultra-wealthy use death to cheat taxes.

Today is the day Minneapolis! The DFL Caucus is happening tonight at 7pm. This is an important opportunity to make your voice heard and stand up for our progressive values. Find your caucus location here: minneapolisdfl.org/2025/caucus-... Here’s who I’m supporting: ⬇️

🚨 Congratulations Minneapolis. The entire city is a Wedge LIVE Battleground. You will decide who becomes the next Strong Mayor. Attend your DFL CAUCUS TONIGHT and become a delegate. Find your caucus site: minneapolisdfl.org/2025/caucus-...

The Pentagon has failed seven audits in a row, and Trump’s solution? Hand them a $1 trillion check like it’s Monopoly money. But sure, tell me again how we “can’t afford” universal school lunches, student debt relief, or even Medicaid. www.forbes.com/sites/willia...

Last year nearly 290,000 people in Mike Johnson’s district were enrolled in Medicaid, about 38% of the total population.

I’m deeply honored to have the endorsement of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar in my campaign for Outreach & Inclusion Officer of the Minnesota DFL.

I have been informed that Veda Kanitz, Chair Emeritus of the DFL Environmental Caucus and SD57 DFL Chair, is running for DFL First Vice Chair, making her the first challenger to incumbent Marge Hoffa. She spoke today at a candidate forum.

There is 1 Tax & Budget resolution on the DFL action platform and it needs #MNleg action @governorwalz.mn.gov @ltgovflanagan.mn.gov: Progressive Wealth Tax Supports a progressive wealth tax on incomes of $100 million or more that increases with higher levels of wealth. dfl.org/wp-content/u...

Medicare for All isn't radical. What's radical is that we are the only major country not to guarantee health care as a human right. Every other major country figured out years ago how to provide health care to all at a much lower cost. Please don't tell me we can't do the same.

If it’s our rights on the chopping block in a government shutdown fight, they won’t fight for us, and that has been made clear, writes @erininthemorning.com truthout.org/articles/wil...