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Netflix Stock Up As Elon Musk's Anti-Trans Boycott Fails To Materialize

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 1d

The Election Administration Commission is requesting public comments on a petition to add documentary proof of citizenship to the federal voter registration form.

Submit your comments before October 20th, at www.regulations.gov/commenton/EA...

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UltraViolet @ultraviolet.bsky.social · 1d

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Last week, conservatives tried to cancel Netflix to force the carrier to remove transgender characters.

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 1d

Rep Omar and Senator Tina Smith have introduced “No Shame at School Act”

“In the richest country in the world, ending school lunch shaming should be a no-brainer.”

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Ilhan Omar: Minnesota doesn’t lunch-shame kids. That should be the national model.

"Imagine being a hungry child at school, only to have your hot lunch tray taken away and replaced with a cold sandwich in front of your classmates," U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar writes.

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 1d

“government officials will use influencers as a means to legitimize either the information they’re spreading or the actions they’re taking…influencers are now used to create the illusion of popularity for particular ideas to manufacture consensus around those ideas.”

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Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It

The Trump administration has built its own content mill to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda.

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 2d

More than 130 immigration judges have been terminated, transferred, or departed voluntarily since Trump returned to office. Instead of empowering the courts to process more cases, the administration appears to be eviscerating the system to potentially undermine legal proceedings altogether

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

“I know some judges who had packed up their offices in anticipation of being fired.”

The Trump administration’s push for more deportations is upending immigration courts. Recently terminated judges fear the changes imperil due process.

“Fired for no reason”: Former immigration judges speak out against Trump’s assault on the courts

The Trump administration’s push for more deportations is upending immigration courts. Recently terminated judges fear the changes imperil due process.

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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 3d

Commentary: With the feds looking to approve dangerous mining in the watershed, it’s up to Minnesota to protect the Boundary Waters minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/08/i...

It’s up to Minnesota to protect the Boundary Waters • Minnesota Reformer

Just when we were in the homestretch for permanently protecting canoe country, the Trump administration vowed to greenlight sulfide-ore copper mining in its headwaters.

It's true: The internet skews the reality of women (and men) in the workforce

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 3d

The researchers analyzed over half a million images from Google search, in which women consistently appeared younger than men. Online data is used to train AI, so ChatGPT assumed women were younger and less experienced and rated resumes from older men the best.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3d

“If you have biased data going in, you will in all likelihood replicate the bias. And we see this again and again.”

The internet is skewing the reality of women (and men) in the workforce, a large new study confirms.

Age and gender biases are baked into what we see online, a large new study confirms.

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Emergency Relief Sought to Protect Upcoming Elections From Trump-Vance Administration Plot to Facilitate Illegal and Inaccurate Voter Roll Purges | League of Women Voters

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 3d

New location - The Commons

Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 3d

NO KINGS TWIN CITIES UPDATE:
The flagship location for Minnesota protests on 10/18 is now confirmed to be The Commons, located at 425 Portland Ave S in Downtown Minneapolis. We hope to see you out there!

“No Kings Twin Cities.”
At the center is a graffiti-style crown crossed out in red, with bold text reading “NO KINGS TWIN CITIES.”
A yellow circle on the right says “Rally begins at 1PM, march after rally.” Event details below: “Saturday, Oct 18, 1PM, The Commons - 425 Portland Ave S, Downtown Minneapolis.”

Sponsored by Indivisible Twin Cities, Minnesota 50501, Women’s March Minnesota, and Minnesota AFL-CIO.

League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 3d

This administration’s attempt to manipulate federal data systems to unlawfully target its own citizens and purge voters is one of the most serious threats to free and fair elections in decades

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The League of Women Voters, along with three individual plaintiffs, asked a court for emergency relief in a class action lawsuit that seeks to stop the Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful creation o...

League of Women Voters Denounces Federal Militarization of Illinois Communities | League of Women Voters

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lwvmpls.bsky.social @lwvmpls.bsky.social · 5d

It’s been 5 years since the murder of George Floyd drew attention to systemic problems within the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). Join us for a Lunch & Learn
Free & Open to the public!

⏰Tuesday, October 7 noon – 1pm
📍via Zoom: tinyurl.com/fwvf5vhy
📚Learn more: tinyurl.com/y6zmh2td/

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 5d

There is no war zone in Chicago or anywhere else in Illinois unless federal troops are bent on creating one.

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The League of Women Voters of Illinois and the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following joint statement in response to reports that the federal government is preparing to deplo...

Possible opening of ICE detention center in Minnesota sparks protest • Minnesota Reformer

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 8d

A state law passed in 2023 bans private prison contracts at the state level — but won’t impact the federal government’s efforts to establish a private detention facility in Minnesota.

Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 10d

Fifteen years after a 1,600-bed private prison in Minnesota shuttered, the Trump administration is considering reopening the facility as an immigrant detention center. Dozens of faith leaders and residents gathered in Appleton, MN, Tuesday to protest the plan. minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/01/p...

Fifteen years after a 1,600-bed private prison in west central Minnesota shuttered, the Trump administration is considering reopening the facility as an immigrant detention center. Internal Immigrati...

Federal shutdown furloughs thousands of Minnesota workers • Minnesota Reformer

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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 10d

Federal shutdown furloughs thousands of Minnesota workers minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/01/f...

A federal government shutdown has Minnesota’s 18,000 civilian federal workers facing furloughs, reassignments, work without pay and threats of being fired. Republicans need a handful of Democratic vot...

Minnesota health insurance rates ballooning in 2026 • Minnesota Reformer

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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 10d

Minnesotans who get health insurance on the individual marketplace are expected to face double-digit rate increases next year — and that's not counting the impact of an expiring federal subsidy. minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/01/m...

Premiums for most health insurance plans purchased on the individual market will increase by 22% on average when open enrollment for 2026 begins Nov. 1. The Minnesota Department of Commerce, which re...

Renewal of health subsidies backed by big majorities in poll, including Trump voters • Minnesota Reformer

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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 8d

Renewal of health subsidies backed by big majorities in poll, including Trump voters minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/03/r...

The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong supporters of President Donald Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their he...

Opinion | I’m a hunter and gun owner, and for the first time I’m wondering if guns are part of the problem

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 8d

“As I stood at the vigil with my son, I had to concede to myself for the first time in my life that maybe, just maybe, guns are a part of this problem…denying that they are part of the problem is just senseless and unreasonable.”

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"In recovery, the first step is admitting we have a problem," Mounds View Mayor Zach Lindstrom writes.

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 8d

The power of younger voters doesn’t come from only showing up once — it comes from building a lifelong commitment to participation in our democracy.

League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 8d

In recent elections, younger voters — especially those ages 18 to 24 — have turned out in historic numbers. In this latest Forbes article, LWV CEO Celina Stewart breaks down how nonpartisan civic engagement organizations like the League empower the future generation. bit.ly/46A4gyX

Today’s College Students Hold The Key To Our Democracy’s Future

College students who learn how to mobilize their peers today will be the organizers, poll workers, and community leaders of tomorrow.

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lwvmpls.bsky.social @lwvmpls.bsky.social · 8d

LWV Leagues across the nation are joing the call to save our democracy. LWVMpls will be raising our voices at Gold Medal Park on Oct 18th. Join us! *Be sure to register so the strength of our numbers can be accurately reported. Go to nokings.org

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 9d

Commissioner Gamache will be joining Commissioners Jeppson, Meisner and Shulte on Oct 13. Submit your questions by midnight tomorrow Oct 3 at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

EDITORIAL: DOJ request for voter info would violate state law

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 9d

We’ve gotten several messages that the Trump administration has tampered with federal employees’ email systems, making some people’s automatic Out of Office replies blame the government shutdown on the “radical left.” This was done without the employees’ knowledge.

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 9d

Minnesota Statute 201.091 Subd. 1 says in part, “The information contained in the master list may only be made available to public officials for purposes related to election administration, jury selection, and in response to a law enforcement inquiry. …”
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On June 25, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, asking how the state adheres to 14 requirements of the Help America

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League of Women Voters Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids Area @lwvabcmn.bsky.social · 11d

For over 50 years, party coordinated spending limits have been integral to reducing the corruptive impact of large contributions moving through party committees to candidates. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is challenging these limits

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Campaign Legal Center, the League of Women Voters and Common Cause Urge SCOTUS to Uphold Decades-Long Protections Against Big Money in Campaigns | League of Women Voters

The League of Women Voters and partners submitted an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court, which urges the Justices to uphold party coordinated spending limits.