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Paul "CookieMom" Ference

@paulference.bsky.social

I enjoy helping people, solving puzzles, playing games, and making cookies. I dislike fascists.

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Kat Rohn@rohnkat.bsky.social · 2d ago

One feels far more of an urgent threat than others, but it's not coincidence that the President used racist tropes, a transphobic slur, and horrific rhetoric targeting our Somali communities all in the same week. Our lives and communities are intertwined. Let's stand up to hate, together.

Molly Coleman@mollycoleman.bsky.social · 2d ago

A few quick updates: • Everybody that I’ve spoken to on the government side was caught completely off guard by this, so everybody’s scrambling. • I’ve been in touch with folks in Saint Paul, Minneapolis, Ramsey County, & the state legislature. There are a lot of people who want to save HourCar.

luna stargays 🏳️‍⚧️@stargays.bsky.social · 2d ago

I'm getting bottom surgery on December 9, two months from today!!! I've started a GoFundMe to help with recovery costs (including travel costs for my girlfriend, who'll be my primary caregiver during that time, and general living costs). Please help if you can! www.gofundme.com/f/support-lu...

Donate to Support Luna's Recovery From Gender-Affirming Surgery, organized by Luna Brekke

My name is Luna Brekke, I'm a disabled trans woman from Minnesota,… Luna Brekke needs your support for Support Luna's Recovery From Gender-Affirming Surgery

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smcgee@smcgee.bsky.social · 6d ago

If you want to be an official DFL poll challenger, the last training is 10/20. I’ve done it since Obama, happy to answer any questions!

David Brauer@dbrauer.net · 6d ago

Getting reports of bad election ideas in Signal groups. Defend democracy by shooting these down. No, you can’t show up at a precinct & be a challenger/observer. Those must be appointed by a party, nonpartisan campaign or ballot initiative. Letter must be accepted by officials. No letter, out you go.

Arienne Childrey@ari4ohio.bsky.social · 6d ago

Today, I resigned as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus. The state party expects us to be a sales team, censoring our voices when we beg candidates not to trade on trans lives. I am still a Democrat, but I will not value party approval over true, defiant advocacy. Full text below. 👇

Part 1 of an open letter of resignation by Arienne Childrey, stepping down as Vice Chair and member of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) Pride Caucus. She states that party leadership treats the caucus as a recruitment and sales team rather than a representative body. She cites an incident where the ODP censored and denied permission for the caucus to post a letter by two trans leaders addressing harmful comments made by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. The State Party Chair reportedly called the letter an "unwelcome distraction," which Childrey notes demonstrates how little party leadership values the voices and dignity of LGBTQ+ Democrats. Since that decision, every Caucus plan, every potential post, and every path forward has been filtered through a lens of strict compliance and ODP approval. That may very well be the party's rule, but following those rules right now is a dereliction of our duty to the LGBTQ+ community. For me, any rule that silences advocacy for the trans community during this time is an unjust rule, and I see no obligation to follow it. In alignment with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his Letter from Birmingham Jail: “One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” We are living in incredibly dangerous times for the trans community. We are in an era where the GOP has so thoroughly weaponized trans lives that even some formerly self-professing allies within our own party have fallen prey to the rhetoric. Looking at the national trend towards Democratic anti-trans triangulation, as well as our own internal conversations, it is clear to me that this shift is much more than a simple coincidence. We have to speak up—loudly, strongly, and unapologetically—or I fear what our 2028 choices may look like. The ODP would like everyone to believe they are a "big tent" party. However, their successful efforts to silence even the Pride Caucus—even in cases where we are simply begging our candidates not to trade on our lives for perceived electoral advantage—has proven otherwise. The tent hasn't gotten any bigger; it has simply shifted, leaving many trans individuals, progressives, and allies out in the rain. I will continue to advocate, organize, and fight for our community with everything I have. But I can no longer compromise my own moral principles by remaining part of a caucus that appears more interested in party approval than in true, defiant advocacy. Sincerely, Arienne Childrey
MPR News@mprnews.org · 6d ago

Multiple immigration detainees in Minnesota have been ordered released by federal judges only for them to be immediately re-detained by immigration officers at the doors of the Whipple Federal building.

Catch, release, catch: Inside ICE's new 'farce' tactic

Multiple immigration detainees in Minnesota have been ordered released by federal judges only for them to be immediately re-detained by immigration officers at the doors of the Whipple Federal buildin...

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@melvincarter.bsky.social · last wk.

The cyber attack, federal posturing, trash emergency, and $23M budget shortfall did pull a lot of my time from campaigning to crisis management last year. It’s easy to forget we went through all that in 2025; that fact alone makes me confident our priorities were right.