Congrats to the USA Women's team on pulling it out in overtime; also massive props to Canada on a well-played and hard fought game

I had a long back and forth on the Face-Space with a friend from Texas about Voter ID and the "SAVE" and "SAVE America" Acts... . A lot of people are talking about it from a place that lacks information and is just memes or talking heads from the internet... 1/15

Another reminder that the "ICE Drawdown" is not a reason for us to stop looking after our neighbors and community

Was curious how long this would take

ICE/CBP are still in Minnesota and are still causing significant detentions of US Citizens and Legal Residents and sending people to the hospital.

I can't have chicken? But the Administration told me to each Chicken, Corn Tortilla, a piece of Broccoli, and one other thing. Did they... lie to me?

The Reapportionment Act of 1911 was 2 pages & had 5 provisions. 2 of the 5 were to increase the size of the house & restrict Gerrymandering. Replacing the Reapportionment of 1929 would be a huge step to preventing it going forward & that representation would once again be (more) proportional

i'm calling it early - this is one of the greatest posts ever made on bsky dot app

I am sad that Senator Smith will not be my Senator next year, but I respect her decision. Thank you Senator for all the work you have done and continue to do.

This year the US will turn 250 & Grassley will be 93. He has been alive for almost 40% the time the country has existed. . He's been in the Senate for 44 years (since 1981) but first assumed office in 1959 (so 67 years) - 3 years after getting a masters in political science. . But "he's a farmer"

Sadly we have to level-set. Senate 64A was previously held by Kaohly Her (who was just inaugurated Mayor of St Paul). When she was elected in 2024 she won 83-16. Yes, this is a +11 improvement (after all votes were counted), but the turnout was ~2,000 compared to the usual 20-25,000

The President has attacked her and our community for years - as recently as this week.

It was -8⁰F... that was the warmest it got today

Most of the ICE agents in Minnesota are not from here; they are being paid to be here; they are chaos agents. So... based on that I guess he is correct. It is also worth noting that his district (MN-6) does not include any "meaningful" part of the Cities.

But if you dig a little deeper; this would only be a net of 2 pick-ups for the Democrats. It is a more favorable environment, but they need to make sure they lay groundwork now for 2028 and do the work in EVERY district

Listening to SCOTUS hearings from today and I want everyone to, once again, listen to Tested by CBC/NPR . Tested | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen share.google/sYaYd52tNIXs...

It is giving Sir Francis Drake

On today's @podsaveamerica.crooked.com they reaffirmed Bluesky is not going to be their new Twitter (which is fine), but I was extatic that @jonlovett.bsky.social made an offhand comment about expanding the House. Is my low-key campaign against the Reapportionment Act of 1929 finally working?

For visual reference

you will be haunted by three spirits

Again... a "Negative Decision" (one saying Trump's actions under IEPA are illegal) would simply mean that Congress would need to exercise its Article 1 power to pass a law including tariffs. Again... Republicans have majorities in the House and Senate.

Sen Ricketts (R-NE) wants NVIDA to work it out with the Gov't, because that doesn't involve him - despite him being a member of that Gov't (which he acknowledges seconds later)... note: he was appointed to be Senator in 2023 - when he ran for the post in 2006 he lost to a Democrat.

92 years ago the 21st Amendment was added to the Constitution, repealing the 18th (Prohibition). This makes the 21st my favorite, not cause of the booze, but because it shows that we can identify a mistake and correct it. I can think of 3 amendments I want reformed (none are in the bill of rights).

Listened to the new #podsaveamerica episode with #amywalters from #cookpoliticalreport today. They referenced the fact that there are so few competitive districts and how some "blue" states will lose seats following the 2030 census, but... 1/

Happy 5th birthday to this cute chunky hoarder

#perchta by #thechampagnedrops Performed by yours truly at the Minneapolis Eagle as part of #ToothandNailsDrag

#hankgreen has a new video that outlines some of the systemic structures that have caused the rise of the Boomer leadership we have had for decades He missed one in particular which is the Reapportionment Act of 1929 youtu.be/IwgzuSqb7ys?...

He is deeply concerned the Senate didn't change a bill that he voted for... Sounds like Seen Murkowski this summer... If he wanted a change then he shouldn't have voted for it and/or brought the House in session 5 weeks ago to work on new/ different text.

I wouldn't use the word "enemy" in half of this because of how inflammatory it can be; I think Rep MTG has been a foil/nuisance to the "Left", but she's never really wielded the influence of a real enemy. I think the second half of the statement should be "Trump made her an enemy of the Right..."

The CR is 40 pgs with 2" margins. Republicans not knowing in it is telling. Earlier this year when the OBBB passed they ALSO didn't know what was in it. Last term Dems knew what was in each bill & justified compromise. Republicans are in charge & don't know what they are doing (and don't care).

"...but we can't tariff them?" We can; congress can pass a law setting a tariff. You can't because you are not a king.

"I wish we could get things done for our party" Maybe get things done for our country? Shouldn't you want to support everyone and not just your friends? You are supposed to be a public servant - no?

Spkr Johnson "Mamdani only got a million votes in a city of 8.5M, thats 12%" The pop of NYC is 8.5M, but not all of them are eligible to vote; there are around 4M registered voters in NYC That means Mamdani got 25% of eligible & 50% of who did vote; a bigger % than Trump has gotten in an election

Would love for Speaker Johnson to listen to this. Particularly where Mara Liasson notes that Ohio had an independent Redistricting commission and Republicans just chose to ignore it Listen to: How Redistricting Could Reshape The Midterms (Live 10th Anniversary Special) - one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5587...

Remember how Pres Trump said he'd cut off funding to NYC if Assemblyman Mamdani wins? There were about 850,000 people in NYC who voted for then-candidate Trump, more than the number of people that LIVE in North Dakota.

Because of the NYC mayoral election today and my earlier post... it is worth remembering that there are 23 COUNTIES that have a Larger Land Area than RI, and a Larger GDP than VT, and a Larger population than Wyoming.

Population of 3 large elections today: New York City: 8,478,000 Virginia State: 8,811,000 New Jersey State: 9,501,000 Comparing population of certain cities to states is always a little interesting... Chicago would be the 37th most populous state LA would be the 29th and NYC the 13th

Read the article; then watch the original Robocop.

Cue Emergency Motion to SCOTUS and unexplained/unreasoned Shadow Docket order

I'm curious who the Reporter in question is and what Outlet they report for. I will say again - the CR that is being held up expires in 3 weeks; at that point something new will need to be passed. Are Republicans working on that and/or negotiating to get votes for that? No. They are not.

So the bill they waiting for the Senate to pass expires in 22 days. At that point the gov't will again be "shut down" so at that point Speaker Johnson will what? Disband the House? They should be in DC negotiating. . H.R.5371 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Bill Text share.google/K58aWFNvaE2c...

Happy Online Dating Day! May all those ghosts find each other 🍌🥔👻

I wish that during elections you could flip your ballot over and fill out a public opinion survey. Polls are great, but they require a large amount of speculation to calculate what the rest of the population looks like proportionally to respondents. This would be non-binding, but informative.

Yet we still aren't talking about unrigging the House. Rep McBride in DE has over 900k constituents while each rep in RH has only 500k. The "average" rep has 700k constituents which is more than a Senator from VT or WY. Repeal the Reapportionment Act of 1929 and look at the provisions from 1911.

It might be hard to tell... but the bar where I'm hosting Trivia is playing Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (The Gay One). This sparks joy.

As with most examples of Grok telling on itself, I suspect someone will open the hood soon

"We all do better when we all do better" - Paul Wellstone I miss Senator Wellstone and the sincerity he brought which, it seemed, people of all stripes resonated with.

I don't know what else to say

Protests come in many forms; this was how I was able to participate in #nokings yesterday

The bill they House passed has a flat expiration of 25 November meaning a new bill (or collection of bills) would need to be passed by that date. One would think Speaker Johnson would want Republicans in DC negotiating that next bill.