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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · 3d

Well shit, as long as cities and states give them tax free data centers- what do they have to lose 😠

Despite the risk of a bubble, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon plan to spend billions more on artificial intelligence than they already do.

A.I. Spending Is Accelerating Among Tech’s Biggest Companies

Despite the risk of a bubble, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon plan to spend billions more on artificial intelligence than they already do.

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · 5d

You have to like a Governor that fixes a friends car door www.facebook.com/share/v/1GWw...

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · 19d

This a woman who should be an example for all - expecting nothing in return, true altruism

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19d

MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist, donated $40 million on Wednesday to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, which preserves significant sites of Black culture and history. The gift is her second contribution to the fund.

MacKenzie Scott Gives $40 Million to African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund

The gift is twice the amount Ms. Scott contributed to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund in 2021.

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · 19d

Let’s be clear crime is related to access to birth control the greater the restrictions the greater future crime

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19d

The Trump administration has targeted a federal office that oversees a $300 million family planning program for layoffs, raising fears that it is effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income women, according to people with knowledge of the events.

Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs

The layoffs have raised fears that the administration could be effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception for millions of low-income women.

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · Oct 3

Ok, you got to like Portland -

www.oregonlive.com/nation/2025/...

Suiting up for Portland's ‘emergency’ Naked Bike Ride? Here’s what to expect

Bring a buddy. Wear sensible shoes. Avoid duct tape.

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · Sep 25

If you can’t pay your student loans on a teachers salary, let alone purchase a house and have a family in the district in which you teach. My observation is teachers make a much bigger impact than overpaid C-Suite executives. #wrongpriorities

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 24

The gap between teacher pay and other college graduates’ pay is the highest it’s been in over four decades.

Is there a “teacher shortage,” or a shortage of jobs that treat educators with the pay, dignity, and support they deserve?

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Brian J Snyder @brian-snyder.bsky.social · Jul 13

…and the doors of the federal courts would be shut on the fingers of millions of citizens for whom the judiciary is often the only protector of the individual rights that are the heart of our democracy.”

Fuck. We live in Robert Bork’s America.

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · Sep 21

Truth!

Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Sep 20

Giving a bully your lunch money is only a temporary downpayment for future bullying.

We ALL need to step up for the first amendment.

By-the-way, for the record, this ex-Disney employee finds Jimmy Kimmel very talented and funny.

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · Sep 21

We cannot go back to a time where mental health is stigmatized- that is exactly what this would do. We cannot have lawyers in charge of national health policy. #impeachrfk

NPR @npr.org · Sep 21

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and Education Secretary Linda McMahon are against schools giving kids standardized questionnaires about their mental well-being. But experts say they are wrong.

RFK Jr. wants to end mental health screenings in schools. Experts say it's a bad idea

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and Education Secretary Linda McMahon are against schools giving kids standardized questionnaires about their mental well-being. But experts say they are wrong.

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · Sep 17

Congrats to @xpleeformnhouse.bsky.social. I have hope he will help keep MN a beacon of tolerance and support for our neighbors

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 17

Xp Lee, a former City Council member, was elected on Tuesday to fill the State House seat of his political mentor, Melissa Hortman, a fellow Democrat and former Minnesota House speaker who was assassinated in June.

Democrat Wins Seat of Slain Minnesota Lawmaker, Leaving State House Evenly Split

Xp Lee, a former City Council member, won a special election to replace his political mentor, former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated in June.

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · Aug 23

Hmmm - does not sound like small government to me - screw the people and enrich the oligarchs, I hate to say it, but we are turning into Russia.

U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel as Trump expands control over private sector - CNBC

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Brian J Snyder @brian-snyder.bsky.social · Jul 9

We need to start calling ICE what it is: a masked band of vigilantes harassing people of color with the blessing of a white patriarchy.

They are the Klan reimagined.

Call them by their name, ICE is the KKK.

F*** ICE. F*** the KKK. F*** Nazis. #abolishICE

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · Jul 16

@housedemocrats.bsky.social don't get sucked into various issues around things like the Epstein -- people only care about what you are going to do. Let MAGA fight among themselves and rise above with what you will DO.

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · Jul 16

I just cannot comprehend the ability of some people to just completely dehumanize their fellow humans

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jul 16

Depraved behavior. Just when you think they're at the lowest they can go...

House GOP Raises Money Off 'Alligator Alcatraz' Merch That Jokes About Alligators Eating Migrants

Absolutely depraved.

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Senator Heidi Campbell @campbell4tn.bsky.social · Jul 12

When R’s voted to open up TN wetlands to developers we ⬆️ flood risk. MAGA gutted FEMA. Prepare for TX-level disasters. Btw- those are YOUR tax dollars sent to billionaires instead of protecting YOUR fam as debt ⬆️by trillions. Nothing conservative about that.

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · Jul 12

We need to push back against trump’s use of ice as his private goon squad #resistance

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slate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · Jul 6

men will literally invent a new political party instead of saying “sorry i elected the fascist”

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · Jun 25

Keep schooling them #resistance

Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · Jun 25

Educating Republicans on their own bill is one of my least favorite parts of my job.

Tweet from Senator Smith responding to Senate GOP claims that the Big Beautiful Bill is the largest tax hike in history on middle class workers: If costs $0.00 to read your hr own bill

Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · Jun 23

Of course- the rich want exploit the peasants- this how we got unions

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jun 23

The hypocrisy...

Trump Ripped For Complaining That Americans Get 'Too Many' Federal Holidays Off Work

The hypocrisy, it burns.

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That Atheist Hussy @thatatheisthussy.bsky.social · Jun 22

Non-violent ways to shut down their transportation is GOOD TROUBLE, right? 😎

Resister Lilie @darklilli.bsky.social · Jun 21

Now, this is badass. If true, I salute all the tow-truck drivers in and around the LA area. Well done! #Resist #Persist #GetInvolved

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jun 21

Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.

Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.

Getting big money out of politics.

Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.

If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · Jun 19

I don’t buy it — I call BS

University of Minnesota not holding Juneteenth event due to ‘budget constraints’ this year www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

University of Minnesota not holding Juneteenth event due to ‘budget constraints’ this year

The University of Minnesota quietly canceled its annual Juneteenth celebration this year due to budget constraints, drawing disappointment from community partners while encouraging attendance at other...

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Mike Herrmann @bananapatch.quasma.com · Jun 18

WTF is wrong with people - kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

Burglar breaks into Rep. Melissa Hortman's home in Brooklyn Park

A person broke into House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman's home days after she and her husband were assassinated there, Brooklyn Park police said on Wednesday.

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