Amy Klobuchar: has a record of fighting for affordable care and lower prescription drug costs. Lisa Demuth: voted AGAINST a bill to cap the cost of insulin for Minnesotans.
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Another great week at the doors! We’re building a countywide coalition, not a country club coalition. Everyone’s welcome on team Frazier! I’m proud to be the choice of DFLers and working families in this race.
Russ Vought just sent a rescissions request to Congress, signaling he intends to illegally impound funds. The $810 million highlighted in this “request” (but this is a pretext to just illegally impound the funds) is not the exhaustive list of many billions of dollars he’s impounding this year.
"This is a high bar, but Plaintiffs have met it." Overnight: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a ban on journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House buff.ly/IdkMV6I Order: buff.ly/Hhqzihm
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Trump officials to explain why the Census Bureau's parent agency cut a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy, as NPR first reported. n.pr/4d56tVL
Warren demands Trump officials explain removing a ban on interference in census data
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Trump officials to explain why the Census Bureau's parent agency cut a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy, as NPR first reported.
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Despite 1st Circuit's 9/18 ruling invalidating DHS's 3d-country removal policy, DHS claims the decision hasn't yet taken effect. Class counsel fears a flight will take class members to Burundi, Rwanda, & Central African Republic *tomorrow.* Asks 1st Cir for emergency action.
Everybody read this right now
Jesse Eisinger@jeisinger.bsky.social · 5d agoNEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
The Army awarded an artillery shell project to General Dynamics in a rushed process without the typical vetting. The result: a fiasco in a Texas factory with robots in flames and half a billion dollars in taxpayer funds that yielded no usable shells.
The Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million Fiasco
ProPublica revealed how a rushed effort to arm Ukraine with artillery shells wasted half a billion dollars in taxpayer funding. Here are the biggest takeaways from that reporting.
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The man ICE shot in Austin today is named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Per his lawyer, she and Perez’s family were run off of hospital property where he’s being treated and won’t even confirm he’s there because he’s “in ICE custody.” Actual criminals.
Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas
The person shot is in serious but stable condition, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a press conference.
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Vote YES on this year’s ballot’s school amendment supported by both Democrats & Republicans! “A question on the ballot Nov. 3 would change the state constitution to stabilize school funding ― and wouldn’t cost taxpayers a thing.” https://ow.ly/hyKg50ZPswJ
Editorial | For Minnesota students, vote yes
A question on every Minnesotan's ballot Nov. 3 would change the state constitution to stabilize school funding ― but wouldn't cost taxpayers a thing, the Star Tribune Editorial Board writes.
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Lisa Demuth stood with Trump on gutting Medicaid. She stood with Big Pharma to keep prescription drug costs high. She still doesn’t have a plan on how she would actually lower health care costs. Her record shows she’ll do anything but that.
It was a pleasure to join MPR radio to talk about my candidacy for County Attorney. I’ll always be committed to the betterment of working families, and my 100% endorsement rate with labor unions reflects that commitment.
Ossoff: Blanche is a joke and a hack. These folks are not just corrupt, they're clowns. Here you have a Kremlin connected Russian oligarch giving massive cash gifts to the president's son…
ICE agents turned up at David Streever's home over a harsh email he sent to an ICE official. Now a court order prevents the federal government from making additional threats against him. n.pr/4irNxUL
Judge blocks DHS from acting against a man over a harsh email to an ICE official
ICE agents turned up at David Streever's home over a harsh email he sent to an ICE official. Now a court order prevents the federal government from making additional threats against him.
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Voters had a good night, & Trump did not We at @DD_fund were proud to support this outstanding win for the pro-voter coalition More on the story w/ Morning Joe @ms.now, 6am ET - TN
The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w agoBreaking News: The E.P.A. is said to be planning to announce that the U.S. will no longer limit climate pollution from power plants.
Here is AOC and Mamdani laughing at the solemn 9/11 commemoration. Oh wait…
WATTERS & EL-SAYED. Watters: Do you think men should play women's sports? El-Sayed: I'm running for U.S. Senate. It's insane. I'm out here trying to take on the health care crisis and big pharma, and you're asking me about who gets to play what sports. It's silly. People can't take you seriously.
Came out to Shakopee to doorknock for @bradtabke.bsky.social . Vamos.
Brad Tabke@bradtabke.bsky.social · 2w agoVoting starts this Friday. 🤯🗳️ Great crew knocking today in Shakopee including THE @wesburdine.bsky.social!! Volunteer at -> BradTabke.com/Volunteer Donate -> BradTabke.com/Donate Lawn sign -> BradTabke.com/Yard-signs
It would cost Starbucks less than ONE DAY of sales to meet its workers demands for fair pay, staffing, and protections. Instead, they’ve spent $240M+ fighting the union. For them, it’s not about saving money. It’s about making sure workers stay in line. This is why we boycott.
Is the first ever orange man advocating for United Ireland?
I know the U says they don't have an "official" tagline, I but I kind of dig "Try Everything. Be Anything." What is amazing about the U is the scale and scope of majors that students have to choose from. Unlike states such as Iowa which splits programs between UIowa and ISU, the U truly has it all.
Minnesota can't afford a governor like Lisa Demuth who has voted against funding public schools and opposes free school meals for public school students. Schools, parents, and students need more support, not less.
I trust someone will ask Tafoya if she thinks this is a good idea
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump: "We're making a fortune. So if the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump Dividend. Congratulations."
West Wing S1E21 Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics clip
YouTube video by Philip Dido
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Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3w agoI don't know why I thought I'd find this, but I honestly haven't seen a judicial questionnaire that had to explain participation in so many exclusionary — or recently exclusionary — organizations. www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
Americans view unions favorably and recognize them as partners for building a just economy. Yet more than 50M nonunion workers would join a union but are unable to do so because our nation’s labor laws allow bosses to derail workers’ unionization efforts. www.epi.org/publication/...
U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance
Key takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining for better pay and working conditions. We estimate that employers spend roughly ...
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