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Regional Economist at IMPLAN and Adjunct with Brandeis. Previously AAE@Wisc, Peace Corps @ Honduras. Minnesotan living in Western Mass.
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There is always a tweet.

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Unsurprisingly, Cuomo’s car has been ticketed for speeding in a school zone four times in a month howsmydrivingny.nyc/h97qmnh0

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The press is going to disappear this parade faster than an ICE agent snatching a Latino kid off the street.

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The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

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lol

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It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.

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Get in losers. We're building a popular front.

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I would like my state, every state, to mandate badges, name plates, no masks, for all law enforcement in the state. And if federal agents try to break the mandate, arrest them, then let the courts sort it out.

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Fucking hell: “Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot in their homes by a gunman impersonating a police officer.”

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Exchanged “Hey”s with J Mascis in the beer line at a Jayhawks show.

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No Kangs

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Wine Mom Liberals are the buy index funds of being right about everything in the Trump era.

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What stage of capitalism is "Taking money from cancer research to pay for military vanity parade"?

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The strategy is to do your Constitutionally-approved job and make them stop you. Make them show the world that they violate the Constitution. Make them show where they draw the lines and how they want to exercise power.

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Please Remain Civil While Resisting President Nyarlathotep’s Orgy of Nullification www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ple...

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Great post. This is essentially the story of every American city. It's a puzzle why American planners restricted neighborhood commercial areas so much in the late 20th century. Poses a challenge to the idea of rampant capitalism in American politics.

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I’m like watchman in the morning, telling the time out loud every five minutes reminding my kids it’s time to go. It’s 7:20! It’s 7:25! (time the need to be out) It’s 7:30! It’s 7:35!

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BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

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This is incredible

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Peace Corps was never charity. It was solidarity.

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Trump thinks he’s only hurting schools like Harvard with his war on international students. But as Robert Kelchen tells @washingtonmonthly.com in the latest episode of our podcast, the downstream damage will also engulf smaller schools and local economies. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/11/t...

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Yeah…but the optics are probably great for undecided voters in Wisconsin.

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Me: It doesn't feel right to go watch the World Cup in authoritarian countries. I wish it could be right here in the US of A!

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I'm worried that Trump didn't do all the mandatory HR training webinars upon taking office.

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“I want to make a special appeal to soldiers, national guardsmen, and policemen: each of you is one of us. The peasants you kill are your own brothers and sisters. When you hear a man telling you to kill, remember God’s words, ‘thou shalt not kill.’” Óscar Romero, El Salvador, March 23, 1980.

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the culprit here is variation in the size of geographic units being displayed. One possible way to try to overcome that is to interpolate to a consistent zonal system bsky.app/profile/paul... knaaptime.com/urban_analys...

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UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!

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This is the spirit of Los Angeles. This is California. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. #FreeDavidEndRaids

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A rule of thumb that will rarely lead you astray in this country is to assume that a riot was started by the people who showed up armed and dressed for a riot.

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If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options: 1-877-447-4487

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[Me to the guy in front of me on the chain gang in the gulag:] The fact that they need to resort to such extreme measures actually shows the regime is WEAK.

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I'll never forget that Linda Tirado lost an eye and is dying from TBI-induced dementia caused by a cop shooting her in the face by a rubber bullet at the George Floyd protests.

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You know when things were pretty quiet and peaceful in L.A.? Before ICE started arresting residents who were bothering no one and going to their jobs. And before DHS and National Guard troops showed up and made the situation worse. Of course Trump and Stephen Miller want the situation to get worse.

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California SB 98, passed in 2021, specifically allows journalists to remain in areas closed by law enforcement during public events. The law officers from assaulting, interfering with, or obstructing journalists. Nor can journalists be cited for failure to disperse. @knightcolumbia.org

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President Trump stumbles while attempting to board Air Force One

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On the left, residents cleaning up their streets. On the right, federalized Guard arriving to quell "violent mobs." You can see some holding their assault rifles. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

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The correct response to state violence is more protest, more people. Make it clear that a free people cannot and will not be oppressed.

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Each innovation along these lines moves me closer to teaching students with slates and pencils by oil lamp

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Similarly I'd put my mom is the ruling class. Bedtimes are tyranny.

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you may not like it but this is what 2 high agency males look like

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My Golden Retriever has more impulse control than these guys

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Nobody sees the world the way that it is, we all see the world the way that we are. And we are all different. 

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I realize that “Dynasty DC” just dropped a new episode everyone is talking about, but the deliberate erosion of economic data quality by this administration is an extremely important issue.

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