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JUST IN: The remaining employees at the General Services Administration are being warned that their work will be heavily monitored, from their swipes into the office to what they type on their computers.

submitted 23 days ago • 326 comments

Minnesotans have no tolerance for fraud. That's why we created a state law enforcement unit to investigate and hold people accountable for these crimes, and why I'm calling on the legislature to pass our comprehensive anti-fraud package.

submitted 24 days ago • 108 comments

NEWS: Donald Trump announces massive tariffs, takes on the media, and JD Vance lays the groundwork for a constitutional crisis. Just another Sunday. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

submitted 25 days ago • 27 comments

Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the CDC but then abruptly vanished.

submitted 28 days ago • 149 comments

We’re focused on feeding our kids. Investing in our schools. Making sure child care is affordable. Regardless of the chaos unfolding in Washington, we’re making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up.

submitted 29 days ago • 1754 comments

BREAKING: A Reagan-appointed federal judge in Seattle has issued a nationwide injunction blocking Trump's executive order, which sought to strip birthright citizenship from Americans born to two undocumented parents.

submitted 28 days ago • 260 comments

I’ve got the morning shift. This guy is dangerous and unfit to serve and I’m about to explain why. Tune in: www.senate.gov/legislative/...

submitted 28 days ago • 2228 comments

Breaking News: The Trump administration is laying off nearly the entire staff of USAID, people with knowledge of the plans said. Follow live updates.

submitted 28 days ago • 153 comments

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

submitted 31 days ago • 1699 comments

Notre Dame Cathedral has been closed to the public since a fire damaged the landmark in April 2019.

submitted 96 days ago • 252 comments

The Texas Maternal Mortality Committee is skipping review of maternal deaths after the Dobbs decision and not enough people are talking about it. My latest with @meidastouch.bsky.social: meidasnews.com/news/texas-m...

submitted 96 days ago • 291 comments

BREAKING: RFK Jr. called Trump supporters idiots and compared Trump to Hitler in a new unearthed video. The latest from @meidastouch.bsky.social: meidasnews.com/news/unearth...

submitted 105 days ago • 159 comments

I see how that works, yes. Do you?

submitted 105 days ago • 645 comments

Walmart CFO to CNBC: Look, as we have said before, our goal is to be the low price leader...but increased tariffs will increase prices for our customers.

submitted 107 days ago • 724 comments

Democrats won a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court by about 600 votes. Democrats are leading in California's 45th by 300 votes. Democrats are down in California's 13th by 227 votes. Never say your vote doesn't matter.

submitted 106 days ago • 42 comments

Welcome to the Derp State.

submitted 108 days ago • 1972 comments

The point of bringing in Hegseth, Gaetz and Gabbard is to burn it all to the ground. Senate: You must recognize this and stop it.

submitted 109 days ago • 727 comments

I, like many of you, have been contemplating our predicament since election night. We are in a losing war for our democracy and I'm not sure we collectively know who our true adversary is. It's not the voting blocks...white women, Latinos, Gen X. It's not MAGA. It's not even Trump. 🧵

submitted 115 days ago • 1785 comments

daily reminder to support your local library, even if that’s just by checking out ebooks! 📚

submitted 109 days ago • 368 comments

NEWS: A top Trump official and Elon Musk had a blowup at Mar A Lago. Musk is really rubbing people in Trump world the wrong way. www.axios.com/2024/11/18/t...

submitted 108 days ago • 201 comments

Both things can’t be true at once. Perception is quite different than reality. And disinformation is a helluva drug.

submitted 108 days ago • 430 comments