Ben Baglio
@benfrommn.bsky.social
Husband, twin dad, & stepdad. AK-born, PNW-raised Minnesotan. Public policy pro and advocate, supporting union nurses in their fight for a healthcare system that puts #PatientsBeforeProfits #mnleg
Kind of feels like maybe next session is finally the time for #mnleg to talk about privatization and why Minnesota has, for so very long, decided to outsource such a plethora of services that could be administered by local or state government, with greater oversight, and by using union workers!
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Kind of feels like maybe next session is finally the time for #mnleg to talk about privatization and why Minnesota has, for so very long, decided to outsource such a plethora of services that could be administered by local or state government, with greater oversight, and by using union workers!
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A reminder that CBS is owned by Paramount.
Paramount’s CEO is David Ellison.
David’s father Larry Ellison is the third-richest person on Earth and a major Trump donor.
Paramount’s CEO is David Ellison.
David’s father Larry Ellison is the third-richest person on Earth and a major Trump donor.
December 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A reminder that CBS is owned by Paramount.
Paramount’s CEO is David Ellison.
David’s father Larry Ellison is the third-richest person on Earth and a major Trump donor.
Paramount’s CEO is David Ellison.
David’s father Larry Ellison is the third-richest person on Earth and a major Trump donor.
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“Now is not the time” has been the mantra of the Democratic Party elite for literally the entire time I’ve been alive - and the prominence of that mantra has coincided with Dems destroying their New Deal coalition, losing power, and handing the government over to MAGA
December 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“Now is not the time” has been the mantra of the Democratic Party elite for literally the entire time I’ve been alive - and the prominence of that mantra has coincided with Dems destroying their New Deal coalition, losing power, and handing the government over to MAGA
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why is it every time I see some crypto nft ai scam fuck on tv it's because they're talking to a dumbfounded jimmy fallon going "whoaa that's crazy"
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
why is it every time I see some crypto nft ai scam fuck on tv it's because they're talking to a dumbfounded jimmy fallon going "whoaa that's crazy"
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Looked it up, both United and Anthem (now called Elevance) cover more than 44m people. Have they driven down those prices by sheer might Rand? Idiot.
Rand Paul on his healthcare plan: "What if you could join Costco? Costco has 44m members and if one person negotiated for all 44 and they bought a group plan like Toyota or General Motors does, they would be the largest collective entity in the country. They would drive prices down by sheer might."
December 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Looked it up, both United and Anthem (now called Elevance) cover more than 44m people. Have they driven down those prices by sheer might Rand? Idiot.
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Won’t be crossing the Starbucks picket line for a plastic bear cup…. Cmon people 🤦♀️
If you missed out on the viral Bearista cups, you'll now have another chance to get one - without having to line up in stores.
Starbucks "Bearista" cups are back: How to get your hands on one
If you missed out on the viral Bearista cups, you'll now have another chance to get one - without having to line up in stores.
www.kare11.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Won’t be crossing the Starbucks picket line for a plastic bear cup…. Cmon people 🤦♀️
Just gonna say it: voting yes on the Laken Riley Act but then going on to post about how you oppose what ICE is doing to refugee communities in your state is….disgusting-level pandering.
December 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Just gonna say it: voting yes on the Laken Riley Act but then going on to post about how you oppose what ICE is doing to refugee communities in your state is….disgusting-level pandering.
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This was disgusting
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This was disgusting
St. Paul Police going from “we didn’t help ICE” to “we were called to assist” the feds in less than 24 hours. Ridiculous.
November 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
St. Paul Police going from “we didn’t help ICE” to “we were called to assist” the feds in less than 24 hours. Ridiculous.
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Schumer may have voted no but people are tired of the DC dance.
✅ The 8 senators admit they kept him in the loop
✅ The 8 senators that voted yes are not up for reelection
✅ His No. 2 voted yes
We need a new politics with new faces for working people.
✅ The 8 senators admit they kept him in the loop
✅ The 8 senators that voted yes are not up for reelection
✅ His No. 2 voted yes
We need a new politics with new faces for working people.
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Schumer may have voted no but people are tired of the DC dance.
✅ The 8 senators admit they kept him in the loop
✅ The 8 senators that voted yes are not up for reelection
✅ His No. 2 voted yes
We need a new politics with new faces for working people.
✅ The 8 senators admit they kept him in the loop
✅ The 8 senators that voted yes are not up for reelection
✅ His No. 2 voted yes
We need a new politics with new faces for working people.
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🚨 Tim Kaine is saying the quiet part out loud - underscoring why anyone shouldn't be satisfied with any of the "no" statements or posts from Dem Senators.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
🚨 Tim Kaine is saying the quiet part out loud - underscoring why anyone shouldn't be satisfied with any of the "no" statements or posts from Dem Senators.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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This capitulation to Trump is nothing short of a betrayal to the Americans who will lose their healthcare as prices skyrocket. Since we're getting nothing else out of this travesty, we sure as shit better get a new minority leader.
As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote.
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
This capitulation to Trump is nothing short of a betrayal to the Americans who will lose their healthcare as prices skyrocket. Since we're getting nothing else out of this travesty, we sure as shit better get a new minority leader.
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Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
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Fox gives Trump a platform during their NFL broadcast to peddle his absurd lies about "prices are coming way down", "we inherited a mess," and "our country has over $17 trillion being invested in it." Absolutely shameful for all involved.
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Fox gives Trump a platform during their NFL broadcast to peddle his absurd lies about "prices are coming way down", "we inherited a mess," and "our country has over $17 trillion being invested in it." Absolutely shameful for all involved.
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we simply do not have a union anymore if the president is using troops from one state to invade others entirely on the basis of political disagreements
UPDATE: Hegseth today called up 400 members of the Texas National Guard, with Gov. Abbott's apparent permission, to be deployed "where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
we simply do not have a union anymore if the president is using troops from one state to invade others entirely on the basis of political disagreements
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They’re bullying Minnesotans because I had the AUDACITY to ask to negotiate a deal to help my constituents afford to live in a broken health care system.
October 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
They’re bullying Minnesotans because I had the AUDACITY to ask to negotiate a deal to help my constituents afford to live in a broken health care system.
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The Department of Homeland Security has threatened to prosecute journalists or citizens filming and posting videos of ICE agents as they disappear immigrants as an act of “violence.”
Here's the story, co-published with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
prospect.org/justice/2025...
Here's the story, co-published with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
prospect.org/justice/2025...
DHS Claims Videotaping ICE Raids Is ‘Violence’
The expanded definition has justified assaults on journalists who have documented detentions of immigrants.
prospect.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Department of Homeland Security has threatened to prosecute journalists or citizens filming and posting videos of ICE agents as they disappear immigrants as an act of “violence.”
Here's the story, co-published with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
prospect.org/justice/2025...
Here's the story, co-published with @exposedbycmd.bsky.social.
prospect.org/justice/2025...
I don’t think any Democrat deserves to go back to Congress if they don’t either introduce their own legislation of this sort, or sign on to an existing proposal to do so. SCOTUS, like much of the federal government right now, is broken, corrupt, and untrustworthy. Time to act.
September 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I don’t think any Democrat deserves to go back to Congress if they don’t either introduce their own legislation of this sort, or sign on to an existing proposal to do so. SCOTUS, like much of the federal government right now, is broken, corrupt, and untrustworthy. Time to act.
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Of course Harrison Butker pushed it too far to the right.
September 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Of course Harrison Butker pushed it too far to the right.
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Teens calling Idaho's suicide hotline are being told they can't proceed with the conversation without parental consent. Many of the callers are then hanging up.
Idaho approved a strict parental consent law last year.
idahocapitalsun.com/2025/08/29/i...
Idaho approved a strict parental consent law last year.
idahocapitalsun.com/2025/08/29/i...
September 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Teens calling Idaho's suicide hotline are being told they can't proceed with the conversation without parental consent. Many of the callers are then hanging up.
Idaho approved a strict parental consent law last year.
idahocapitalsun.com/2025/08/29/i...
Idaho approved a strict parental consent law last year.
idahocapitalsun.com/2025/08/29/i...
September 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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I am sounding the alarm on the real crisis we face today.
Donald Trump’s overreach is what our founders warned against – it is unprecedented, unwarranted, and un-American.
There’s no emergency here that calls for military intervention.
Donald Trump’s overreach is what our founders warned against – it is unprecedented, unwarranted, and un-American.
There’s no emergency here that calls for military intervention.
August 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I am sounding the alarm on the real crisis we face today.
Donald Trump’s overreach is what our founders warned against – it is unprecedented, unwarranted, and un-American.
There’s no emergency here that calls for military intervention.
Donald Trump’s overreach is what our founders warned against – it is unprecedented, unwarranted, and un-American.
There’s no emergency here that calls for military intervention.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act into law 90 years ago this month. For the first time, workers in the United States had the right to organize unions and bargain collectively.
Riot guns and revolution: How a bloody 1934 workers strike in Minneapolis catalyzed the nation
A landmark 1934 Minneapolis strike made the city a union town and influenced national labor law. It was an outcome that seemed all but impossible in the first part of the decade.
www.mprnews.org
July 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act into law 90 years ago this month. For the first time, workers in the United States had the right to organize unions and bargain collectively.