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Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. (via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)

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The American federal government has fallen so low that I don’t know if I will ever again respect a president. The power-mad, frantically insecure despot has activated the National Guard without agreement of the state governor. The first time in our history since 1965.

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Even in Texas.

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I have seen ICE and HSI raids in full gear with their acronym emblazoned, helmets, protective gear and no face covering. Then I have seen videos and pictures and heard stories of raids with black vans, men in all black with face masks. Are those fake stories? Why the difference?

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So it turns out Pete Hegseth lied. And Michael Waltz lied. And Tulsi Gabbard lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And John Ratliffe lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth. This is why journalism matters.

submitted 86 days ago • 376 comments

Wow- in response to questioning from Sen. Jack Reed, Tulsi Gabbard just testified that she was overseas while participating in the signal chat on bombing Yemen. He followed up by asking whether she was using a personal phone for the conversation and she refused to answer. Seems bad!

submitted 86 days ago • 200 comments

I had legit completely forgotten this.

submitted 86 days ago • 1676 comments

A really powerful WWII era "don't be a sucker" piece, that explains how authoritarians have to separate and destroy groups of people so they can take power. I don't usually watch anything this long (22 min) but couldn't stop watching once I started this.

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Insanity in last 48 hrs- DOGE stops buying food for TSA K9s, after Trump celebrates K9 day; Trump stops agency that supports libraries; EPA director changed EPA mission to “making running business and buying cars easier”; main place on globe to measure atmosphere, Mauna Lea observatory, being sold

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Let this sink in—the head of the EPA has now labeled climate science as “religion”, and reframed the purpose of the EPA to “lower the cost of buying a car… and running a business”—the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY! That’s where we are now. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...

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Every day it gets more surreal. The President. Of the United States. Doing a Tesla commercial. Using marketing notes. And getting paid $100M from Elon Musk. So commonplace not one of the top three headlines today.

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Someone asked if I reread. Yes. A) to slow my book-buying addiction (yes I know about library apps); B) waiting for ambien to kick in because I can’t sleep because I think my daughter hates me; C) to break my doomscrolling addiction (HE DID WHAT?) D) because books have taken the place of woobies.

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DT is pushing deforestation, mining, overriding endangered or protected species. How? There’s an override: a 7-member committee led by Sec of Interior plus Sec’s of Agriculture and Army, admins of EPA, NOAA and chairman of Council of Economic Advisers. Affected states also get a fraction of a vote.

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

Within all the shock and awe tactics of this administration is the EO to cut our national forests. As usual this president has put the worst candidate possible in charge. Tom Schultz, previously a vice-president of Idaho Forest Group, which sells wood, will be the next Forest Service chief

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

Cruelty is the point Trump plans "to revoke temporary legal status for about 240,000 Ukrainians who fled Russia’s invasion of the country, Reuters reported Thursday, following weeks of an escalating feud between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy." www.forbes.com/sites/tylerr...

submitted 105 days ago • 1 comment

Trump needs to be impeached.

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

Keith Self at his town hall said Medicaid will be cut but only “able bodied people that should be working”. Found how? Those with debilitating mental health disease trying to live independently? Folks with cancer treatment no longer covered after withdrawn grants. Anyone who identifies as non-white?

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

When I attended Keith Self’s town hall, he admitted Medicaid would be cut but only “able bodied people that should be working”. How will they will they find out who’s able bodied? The active military who can’t live on their salaries with the current inflation (they were at the town hall, asking). 1

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

Some are saying Democrats shouldn't attend Donald Trump's State of the Union. I disagree. They should attend. And the minute he starts speaking, start getting up, one-by-one, and solemnly leave the chamber. It will be all anyone talks about the next day. And will drive Donald crazy.

submitted 109 days ago • 1423 comments

Just came from a town hall with Rep Keith Self of Texas. The venue was packed. People were orderly. EVERY QUESTION wanted to know why did he/ republicans / House / government - support DOGE, approved budget HR 14, support US treatment of Ukraine, support making enemies of NATO, support nazi salutes

submitted 110 days ago • 1 comment

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” ― Elie Wiesel

submitted 111 days ago • 26 comments

RFK Jr 2/19/25: ““We’re going to work together to launch a new era of radical transparency,” 2/28/25: “The Department of Health and Human Services … is rescinding the policy on Public Participation in Rule Making.” Public feedback in place since 1971. Another Trumpian taking US back to Dark Ages.

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From article by a farmer: DOGE eliminated an $8.2 million USDA contract to implement programs administered under Biden’s climate-smart initiative …. the majority of the climate-smart grants supported the same “soil health/regenerative ag” mantra that RFK Jr. is purporting. Right hand meet left.

submitted 111 days ago • 0 comments

Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens in Texas. Our kids deserve better. It's time for common-sense gun laws to protect our future. #TexasGunSense #GunSenseMajority

submitted 112 days ago • 3 comments