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The government shutdown, which started on October 1, is entering its third week.

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · 6d

Attend a No Kings rally this Saturday.

October 14, 2025

Noem's South Dakota neighbors hit with an immigration audit that decimates their workforce • South Dakota Searchlight

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · 9d

Local dairies are in trouble with fewer employees than they need.

Dairy farm audits in South Dakota under the Trump administration’s escalated immigration enforcement efforts have “created unrest."

southdakotasearchlight.com

‘Tidal wave of problems’: With harvest here, Trump’s trade war pushes some US farmers to the brink | CNN Politics

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · 15d

The Boss makes the cover of Time again. He isn’t afraid to stand up to Trump.

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dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Sep 20

News on the impending farm crisis.

Farmers across the country are issuing increasingly urgent warnings that they’ll face grim consequences if they don’t get help selling this year’s bumper crop that many have begun harvesting.

Sen. Rounds calls out USPS for slow mail service in South Dakota

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dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Sep 20

Republicans have been trying to privatize the USPS for years. It’s hard to believe much of what they say.

When the Postal Service introduced the “Delivering for America plan,” the agency promised improved efficiency, but the services have become anything but efficient for many South Dakotans.

www.dakotanewsnow.com

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Sep 16

Another MAGA Republican wants a ticket to Congress.

www.keloland.com

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Sep 16

Good summary of recent events.

Trump’s $15 Billion Tantrum and the Authoritarian Roadshow

From suing the press into silence to JD Vance’s purge threats, UnitedHealthcare’s retaliation, Venezuela boat strikes, Epstein banners in the UK, and jobs up in smoke, America 2025 is a circus

Charlie Kirk was denied, but his Turning Point followers, and all the rest of us, deserve the chance to live in peace — The South Dakota Standard

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Sep 12

Wise words from Eric Muckey.

I’m a South Dakota legislator who happens to be a registered member of the Democratic Party. I’m proud to serve my community and my state, and whatever topic of the day we’re working through in Pi...

www.sdstandardnow.com

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Sep 8

Good luck Nikki!

Former USDA Rural Development Director Announces Campaign for U.S. House

Via Nikki G for SD News ReleaseDell Rapids, SD - September 8, 2025 – Nikki Gronli, small business owner and former State Director for USDA Rural Development, today announced her candidacy for South Da...

www.sddp.org

Today the social media account of President Donald J.

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Sep 7

Trump threatens to attack Chicago. Crazy behavior!

September 6, 2025

Judge says Trump administration unlawfully blocked $2 billion from Harvard | CNN Politics

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Sep 3

Harvard wins against Trump!

A federal judge on Wednesday gave Harvard University a landmark victory in its fight against the Trump administration, siding with the Ivy League school in its effort to restore more than $2 billion i...

Florida plans to end vaccine mandates statewide | CNN

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Sep 3

Foolish move by Florida!

Florida will move to end all vaccine mandates in the state, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced Wednesday.

Farmers Deserve Better Than “Wait and See”

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our members of Congress are not protecting farmers.

SD delegation acknowledges pain, offers no real relief.

It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Sep 1

Blue states are organizing and have been actively working together for a couple years.

Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.

South Dakota troops join Trump’s law and order push in Washington, D.C.

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Aug 31

Link from Lorna Jost.

Gov. Rhoden deploys Rapid City guard unit to nation's capital

Mary Geddry (@marygeddry)

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Aug 29

Worrisome times for farmers.

America’s farmers can’t sell their soybeans, firefighters get raided instead of praised, and our allies are left wondering if the Oval Office has been rented out to Moscow by the hour. Meanwhile, the ...

substack.com

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Aug 29

Trump’s revenge government working to endanger former Vice President Harris. Disgusting!

Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former Vice President Harris after Biden had extended it

President Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris. That’s according to a senior White House official.

apnews.com

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Aug 29

Public healthcare is in a crisis. Don’t ignore this disturbing development.

Analysis: Science or Trump? The impossible choice faced by the ousted CDC chief | CNN Politics

The purge at the top of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention crystalizes the dilemma facing many professional officials across the US government.

Chef Jose Andres calls Trump ‘confused’ over ‘flat out lie’ about DC restaurants

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Aug 26

Another Trump lie called out.

Andres, who launched the global charity One World Kitchen, said the president was ‘confused’ and had not once eaten outside of the White House or his own hotel in all the time he had been in the capit...

www.independent.co.uk

dwmdvm.bsky.social @dwmdvm.bsky.social · Aug 26

Good on you Governor Pritzker!

MSNBC @msnbc.com · Aug 25

"The state of Illinois is ready to stand against this military deployment with every peaceful tool we have. We will see the Trump administration in court."

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks out on Trump’s threat to send members of the National Guard into Chicago.