Lisa
@mamabear64.bsky.social
Loving heart, healing hands, emotionally honest, strong language. Progressive as fuck. I do not suffer fools gracefully. Not for the faint-of-heart. Proud Minnesotan. #TwinCities
Today, for the first time in New York City history, 2,000 two year-olds received offers for FREE 2-K. A big step for those who take baby steps. A big step towards a City every New Yorker can afford.
From wildfires to snowstorms, the Minnesota National Guard is always ready to protect our neighbors. Great to see progress on a new training facility in Arden Hills that will ensure our guardsmen are even better equipped to answer any call that comes their way.
Donald Trump dodged the draft but is happy to post photos of himself in uniform while he sends our kids to die in his war.
AG nominee Todd Blanche tells faith leaders he will take action to restrict abortion drug access. Not surprising. azmirror.com/2026/08/04/r...
AG nominee Todd Blanche tells faith leaders he will take action to restrict abortion drug access | Arizona Mirror
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche is one step closer to confirmation after the Republican Judiciary Committee voted to advance his appointment on a party-line vote on Tuesday, and based on pro...
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Bessent: "Here at the Treasury, I had $168 billion of tariff revenues that we're gonna have to refund. So when the Democrats scream, "Oh, the refunds should go back to the American people!', well, the American people had it, it was in the Treasury and it was paying down the debt."
The Reflecting Pool saga is a perfect diorama of how right-wing media turns Trump’s fantasies into public reality, and then tries to quietly conceal the wreckage once the facts catch up.
Jeanine Pirro's Reflecting Pool reckoning
The former Fox News star couldn't sustain Trump's fantasy. Her downfall is classic MAGA tale
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Fascinating interview with Robert Kagan, where he says that the biggest mistake of the Iraq war was that it permanently crippled the American public's conceptualization of their country's role in the world, and then admits that America is exceedingly Islamophobic and this informs foreign policy.
Robert Kagan: Sometimes US intervention is worth blowback
In a wide-ranging interview with RS, the hawkish historian talks primacy, neoconservatives, and why he opposes the war in Iran
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El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
The climate scientists Trump fired set up their own nonprofit climate science website. givebutter.com/climate-for-...
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As residency questions swirl, Mike Lindell shifts from MyPillow role to focus on governor bid
The Minnesota Republican Party chair raised doubts about Mike Lindell’s eligibility to run in a letter seeking state clarification. It escalates the party’s effort to head off Lindell in the governor’...
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RFK Jr's CDC reportedly scaled back foodborne disease tracking last year, removing cyclospora from mandatory reporting. The CDC also lost roughly 3,000 employees since 2025. Now a cyclosporiasis outbreak has killed 2 and sickened thousands across 45 states. "Make America Healthy Again."
BLITZER: Why is Israel, another country, your red line right now, rather than a domestic issue that impacts Americans' everyday lives? FETTERMAN: Yeah, absolutely. And I agree with a lot of Democrats too. I called trash Platner.
Last year’s Republican budget megabill is devastating rural Virginia. Twelve clinics and hospital services have closed since it passed all in rural communities that can least afford to lose care. This is what happens when your rural health care is gutted to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake just endorsed Jon Ossoff for Senate in Georgia. "Character matters. And I want someone in that seat who takes the institution seriously and will protect the institution."
Former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake backs Jon Ossoff, saying ‘character matters’
The Arizona Republican has been one of the loudest critics of President Donald Trump. He says Ossoff's character outweighs any policy disagreements they might have.
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