David Erickson
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Sr. Director of AI & Emerging Technologies, guitarist, MN Vikings & Twins fan, curious customer.
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#ProtestSong
They call truth the enemy and flood our feeds with lies, Ban books our children read, redraw lines to shrink our size; Trumpist rallies, strongman pomp, a counterfeit parade; We link our arms, we meet the dawn, still here, undismayed. 🧵 1/8
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Call your state's US Senators and tell them to oppose DHS funding in the appropriations bill. 🧵👇 1/6
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Wedge LIVE!™
4 months ago
You know the fascist police state has gone too far when WCCO anchors are stunned.
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Minnesota Star Tribune
4 months ago
Hundreds of people gathered in Whittier Park to denounce the Border Patrol killing of a Minneapolis man earlier Saturday. 📸: Katio Galioto
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Timothy Snyder
4 months ago
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
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Chris Uggen
4 months ago
We're mourning yet again in Minnesota — and struggling to square the gut-churning video of Alex Pretti's final moments with official accounts. I'm teaching techniques of neutralization this term, so I made this quick slide on the DHS statement. Share if it's useful.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
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Radley Balko
4 months ago
This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
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MrBuckBuck
5 months ago
Doc Rivers: "What happened in Minnesota was a straight-up murder"
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Alex Schieferdecker
5 months ago
They hate Minnesota because we are a people who believe that "we all do better when we all do better." Minnesota is one of the wealthiest, safest, and cleanest states in the country *because* of our openness and generosity. Our quality of life is a direct challenge to their zero-sum worldview.
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Mark Hamill
5 months ago
Google the video & see for yourself. This is not law enforcement. This is murder. Sickening.
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Mueller, She Wrote
5 months ago
Her vehicle's right front panel cleared the ICE agent who didn't open fire until after he was at the side of her vehicle. He used deadly force on a fleeing individual, which is against DHS policy. This is murder. He needs to be arrested.
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No Ho Ho Ho (#Christmas In DC) Santa’s done playing nice. 🎅🔥 Trump’s economy has Santa cutting corners. He’s checked his naughty list: There will be no Christmas in DC this term. 🧵
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This election guide for the Southwest Metropolitan suburbs of the Twin Cities,
#MN
includes candidate listings for Mayoral, City Council, and School Board races, as well as referenda on the ballot. Check it out if you live in the Southwest suburbs. Also includes a Rank Choice Voting explainer.👇
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Southwest Metro MN November 4, 2025 Elections
Southwest metro election information & a Rank Choice Voting explainer
https://swcrier.substack.com/p/november-4-2025-elections
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Emily Baker-White
8 months ago
New from me: TikTok ignored repeated questions about whether and how they share data with ICE. Also, earlier this year, they quietly updated their policies about what happens when law enforcement asks for your data. 1/
www.forbes.com/sites/emilyb...
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TikTok Won’t Say If It’s Giving ICE Your Data
Changes to TikTok's policies make it easier for the company to share users’ personal information with governments. TikTok did not respond to questions about the changes.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2025/10/21/tiktok-wont-say-if-its-giving-ice-your-data/
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Bill Kristol
8 months ago
In the midst of a government shutdown, and in the face of fundamental challenges to the rule of law and to democratic accountability, the House of Representatives--the people's house, the heart of our democratic republic--hasn't cast a vote since Sep. 19. An extraordinary failure of responsibility.
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#ProtestSong
They call truth the enemy and flood our feeds with lies, Ban books our children read, redraw lines to shrink our size; Trumpist rallies, strongman pomp, a counterfeit parade; We link our arms, we meet the dawn, still here, undismayed. 🧵 1/8
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Good point 👇
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If you live in the Southwest Metro
#Minnesota
, Chaska is the location for the longest-lasting weekly pro-democracy rally. Every Saturday, 1-2 pm at the corner of Hazeltine Blvd and Highway 41. 🧵 1/3
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Kevin Elliott
9 months ago
Biggest story in the world, told in the mainstream press perfectly well: AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT
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Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent
Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trumps-moves-against-media-outlets-mirror-authoritarian-approaches-to-silencing-dissent
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MeidasTouch
9 months ago
Pulte should resign
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This is a very insightful piece by Kahlil Greene explaining why Gen Z isn't buying the canonization of Charlie Kirk.👇
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Millions of Gen Z’ers Don't "Feel Bad" About Charlie Kirk's Murder. Here’s Why.
The online reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination reveals a generational (and partisan) disconnect on issues of gun violence, systemic injustice, and the nature of political hatred.
https://open.substack.com/pub/historycanthide/p/thousands-of-gen-zers-dont-feel-bad?r=1xuen&utm_medium=ios
9 months ago
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Max Boot
9 months ago
Matt Bai: To put a happier, less discomfiting spin on the exhibits in this museum would make us more like Russia or China or North Korea, or any other country where history becomes a strongman’s self-serving fairy tale that no one outside the country believes.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | What the Smithsonian taught me about Trumpism
Trying to sanitize the American story is the antithesis of what makes the country exceptional.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/26/smithsonian-african-american-history-trump-museum/
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Didn't that magazine make a loud statement about how it would never bow to trump?
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Charlotte Clymer
9 months ago
The Iowa Senate seat that Democratic candidate Catelin Drey flipped tonight has been in GOP hands for 13 years. Not anymore.
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NPR
10 months ago
An estimated 218,000 people in the U.S. are stateless or are at risk of becoming so. As a result of President Trump's aggressive policies, people without any citizenship are more vulnerable than ever.
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Living in the shadows: Why stateless people fear Trump's immigration crackdown
An estimated 218,000 people in the U.S. are stateless or are at risk of becoming so. As a result of President Trump's aggressive policies, people without any citizenship are more vulnerable than ever.
https://n.pr/3UFqpoE
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Dave Winer
10 months ago
I've been building around WordPress to create a social network based on RSS. I want to get out of being controlled by billionaire-owned sites. I have a feeling we may need a good backup given where we are now.
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Mueller, She Wrote
10 months ago
Fox News falls for it hook, line, and sinker.
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Andy Craig
10 months ago
He has kept among us in times of peace Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution & unacknowledged by our laws.
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David Erickson
11 months ago
The fun never stops... wIth the Blame Game!
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TizzyEnt
10 months ago
Des Moine, Iowa. Who is he?
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Marketplace
10 months ago
Since President Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner over a weak jobs report, we’ve been thinking a lot about the trustworthiness of U.S. economic data. China can offer a glimpse of what happens when that trust erodes. Today on Make Me Smart 👇
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China has an economic data problem. Is the U.S. next?
Marketplace's China correspondent Jennifer Pak shares her experience with unreliable government statistics.
https://mktplc.org/3Ut2A3d
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Trump cuts in the line: “Texas, deal me five more seats.” Abbott stacks the deck—thirty days, repeat, repeat. No new shuffle, same old count, switch the cards mid-hand, Move the borders, move the voters, make the House your brand.
#OneMillionRising
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Protest songs at www.Movements.Rocks
#OneMillionRising
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Ruth Delgado
10 months ago
“He said DACA was canceled, that I would stand no chance in stay in the country.” That’s the lie an ICE agent told “Edgar,” a DACA recipient, during his detainment months ago. This administration terrorizes our communities with deception. They lie because cruelty is the point.
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DACA recipient with no criminal record detained by ICE
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
https://youtu.be/Vmjzb5ebcpQ?si=3vE8vs2KQjQNnq6K
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Social Media Lab
10 months ago
Following Texas's lead, the Florida House is creating a committee on congressional redistricting. It's yet another naked attempt at using gerrymandering to stay in power after 2026.
floridaphoenix.com/2025/08/07/f...
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Florida House creating a committee on congressional redistricting • Florida Phoenix
The Florida Legislature appears to be on board with Gov. Ron DeSantis stated desire to convene a mid-decade redistricting process this year. House Speaker Daniel Perez announced on Thursday that he is...
https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/08/07/florida-house-creating-a-committee-on-congressional-redistricting/
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Erika McEntarfer
10 months ago
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
10 months ago
And here we go. The plan seems to be to go full 𝕾𝖈𝖍𝖚𝖙𝖟𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖋𝖋𝖊𝖑, to turn the nation into a military police state. They’re telling each other to be careful what they write down, but they’ve already written down too much. 🧵:
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WIRED
10 months ago
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
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How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
https://wrd.cm/4fqM8dC
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Vince Mpls
10 months ago
The original borders of Minnesota 1858. RETVRN
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geoffrey
10 months ago
jonathan capehart, subbing for an msnbc host, just used the last minutes of the show to explain his departure from the washington post, specifically citing management's insistence on an optimistic vision of america while a corrupt president flouts the law and deploys troops to march american streets
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The Washington Post
10 months ago
Exclusive: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History removed references to President Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit — an apparent change to its plans to update its collection of artifacts about the historic U.S. proceedings.
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Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum
A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/07/31/trump-impeachment-smithsonian/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Anna Bower
10 months ago
Lordy, there are tapes
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Mueller, She Wrote
10 months ago
ATTN: If you’re a DoJ employee and have knowledge of the missing minute (or 2:53) of Epstein jail video, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
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Andy Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ revkin.substack.com
10 months ago
I've loved wiggly wind-powered advertising signs since Breaking Bad but this one takes the absolute cake.
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AnnieForTruth
11 months ago
The orange buffoon said he would lower grocery prices on day one, stop the Ukraine war before getting into White House, and release the Epstein files. All more LIES from the pathological liar. 😡
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