This is how it's done. Fight it out in the primary, and then link arms to defeat the common enemy in the general. Great demonstration of post-primary leadership from @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social.
Thank you, Michigan. I love you from the bottom of my heart!
Paul Wellstone was outspent 7:1. Minnesotans proved that organized people can beat organized money. And we’re going to do it again.
One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterdayBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
Probably would've been nice to know this before the 2024 election, but sure
@GottaLaff@gottalaff.bsky.social · 2d agoABC has picked it up now. "Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'"
He serves in the branch that the Constitution specifically charges with the duty of removing the President for criming.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
🔥 Here's Whitehouse's entire remarkable speech opposing Blanche: "What's left of this committee when we don't demand straight answers? How many times has DOJ been asked what became of the $50k that the FBI reported it handed to Homan? ... our R colleagues see no evil, hear no evil, & speak no evil."
Whitehouse on Blanche: "Today is a sad and embarrassing day"
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"Today, I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee. As it looks like on a party-line vote, we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general of the United States." Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
"The Army has used up 'virtually all' of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts"
EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say
The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about th...
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Maybe I'm missing something but shouldn't somebody have benn watching the Ukraine War and, you know, taken notes?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday"The Army has used up 'virtually all' of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts"
On August 11, Minnesotans have the opportunity to say no to the status quo in Washington that’s working for billionaires and corporations. www.startribune.com/us-senate-ra...
Jim Jordan is a total joke. Pressed on CNN about Todd Blanche’s nomination, Jordan admitted he went to law school but never took the bar exam. That explains why the House Judiciary Chair doesn't grasp basic law. He is legally clueless. Stop letting MAGA fraudsters run the government.🤦🏾♂️
In case anyone needs a quote from me about this: "I'm still not tired of winning." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump DOJ loses bid for New Jersey voter rolls, now 0 for 18
The ruling arrived one day after New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) formally rejected a new DOJ request for personal information about people mistakenly registered through a software failure.
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Yo Senate folks - If you're looking for who thoroughly botched the COVID response, you're grilling the wrong octogenarian.
Anthony Fauci is a physician. Peter Navarro has zero health expertise. Not a tough one to sort out.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Peter Navarro: "I had a million doses of hydroxychloroquine in warehouses as the defense policy coordinator that I was trying to distribute to hospitals. And Fauci got the FDA stop me from doing that."
If you happen to know someone at Harvard who’d like to take my creative nonfiction workshop this fall, here’s the application. Part of what’s fun is I can accept students from any part of the college, undergrad and graduate students: hms.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
"Who Do You Think You Are?" A Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop
Application for 2024 Fall course.
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Weird he can’t bring this kind of energy towards his colleague who is accused of beating up his daughter.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is demanding Mitch McConnell prove he can still serve or resign after 43 days away from the Senate.
Beshear Issues Ultimatum to Missing Mitch McConnell
The Kentucky governor says McConnell must prove he can still serve or resign
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Absolutely heartbreaking letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after his murder by ICE agents. How is it possible that we still haven’t seen even a hint of justice for such a heinous crime?
Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.
Yes. www.startribune.com/new-mn-paid-...
Opinion | Everyone benefits from paid leave, including new fathers
One of the most interesting — and hopeful — lessons from paid leave programs is about new fathers. Before 1994, 29% of women but only 4.5% of men used paid parental leave. Since then, though, men have...
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I worked at Disney a while ago. Do you know why theme parks are so safe? Because OOSHA reps can walk the track on any ride at any time and any safety violation they see is a $10,000 fine. Each. Theme parks are not safe because the company cares. They're safe because it's cheaper to comply.
Jon of The North@krauza.bsky.social · last wk.Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.
Donald Trump cut fire prevention to give Elon Musk a tax break. www.startribune.com/report-doge-...
Report: DOGE delayed fire-prevention plan for Echo Trail near Ely
Washington Post reporting supports the allegations of a former Forest Service ranger now running for the Legislature.
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GM CEO Mary Barra is introducing Trump at his rally. Something to keep in mind if you're in the market for a vehicle anytime soon.
Good, harsh @mjtoma.bsky.social takedown of Ken Martin fiasco: "A party chair, when his party doesn’t control the WH, has two jobs. Raise money is far and away job one. But job two is...to be a very public attack dog. Martin seems to have failed operatically at both" newrepublic.com/article/2135...
Is This Guy the Worst Party Chair in the History of the United States?
Ken Martin once seemed like a promising leader of the DNC. But his reign has been disastrous—and the time has come to turn to the man he defeated.
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tell me more about conservatives and small government. trump administration now demanding that hospitals hand over "personally identifiable medical records of all patients who seek help at their emergency rooms..." www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/h...
Trump administration demands hospitals share emergency room records | CNN
A tiny federal agency tasked with protecting the public from injuries caused by lawn mowers and coffeemakers is demanding that some of the nation’s biggest health systems turn over detailed, personall...
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- Craig was already going to have tough sledding to explain her constant dabbling with Republicans and entanglements with cryptocurrency/health insurance companies/AIPAC in a state that goes solid blue for federal office, but the Laken Riley vote was the nail in her coffin. She is despised for that.
I need put some Minnesota Senate race thoughts into a post that I can reference for out-of-state folks who keep getting this wrong: - Angie Craig is to the right of state DFL and was even before her Laken Riley vote - This is not establishment vs. insurgent. Peggy Flanagan is a two-term Lt. Governor