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tcase.bsky.social @tcase.bsky.social · 8h

no shit

A clip of the article in the quoted post, with a highlighted quote reading "Put simply, only the extremely wealthy appear to be benefiting from all of this"

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Dave Zaffrann @dzaffrann.bsky.social · 9h

That’s Ward 3 energy

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Dave Zaffrann @dzaffrann.bsky.social · 9h

There was a Facebook post today that said it is moving to St. Paul.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 10h

Slow clap

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 13h

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 10h

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Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 13h

How to design safer intersections:

1. Near-sided signals. Placed before the bike/ped crossing, they prevent drivers from creeping into the path.

2. Pavement differentiation. High-contrast, colored crossings (like this red asphalt) clearly establish priority and command driver attention.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 17h

after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging

little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.

www.consumerreports.org

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1d

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 10h

Our grocery and utilities prices rise through the roof while Trump shovels tens of billions in bailout money to Argentina. Absurd

CNN @cnn.com · 11h

The Trump administration has finalized plans to provide a $20 billion lifeline to Argentina, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Additionally, the US “directly” purchased Argentine pesos, Bessent said, a move that marks the latest step in an attempt to stabilize the country’s financial market.

Bessent says US purchased pesos and finalized framework for $20 billion lifeline for Argentina | CNN Business

The Trump administration has finalized plans to provide a $20 billion lifeline to Argentina, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday via social media. Additionally, the United States “directly”...

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12h

Second threat walked back after a couple days.

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 19h

this is very rambling and mashed together, because i am not a writer, just someone who pays attention and has lived in loring park for 15 years, but i couldn't get over elizabeth shaffer's comments about 311 at the LWV ward 7 forum - taylordahlin.com/f/311-stop-s...

311, Stop SLUMLORDS, Landlord Money, and the Ward 7 race

At the League of Women Voters Ward 7 forum on September 15th, candidates Katie Cashman and Elizabeth Shaffer were asked about 311 and accountability:

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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 1d

Without provocation, masked federal agents indiscriminately shoot peaceful protesters with rubber bullets from the rooftop of the Portland ICE facility.

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Dave Zaffrann @dzaffrann.bsky.social · 20h

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 21h

It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 21h

This is why I think the next Democratic president needs to use the EXACT tools that SCOTUS has handed Trump. Don't leave room for any distinctions.

Impound funds for deportation. Give ICE the USAID treatment. Refuse to collect government-backed debt. Purge MAGA loyalists from the executive branch.

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Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 22h

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 1d

I teach in my undergrad class on the history of the US jury system that the institution's roots are in colonial juries serving as a counterweight to abuses of imperial power. The American jury has problems for sure but still can serve that roll. Don't blow off jury service.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach

A grand jury Tuesday night declined to indict two protesters in the...

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d

The artificial intelligence and robotics being developed by multi-billionaires will allow corporate America to wipe out tens of millions of decent-paying jobs, cut labor costs and boost profits.

What happens to working class people who can’t find jobs because they don’t exist?

AI Could Wipe Out the Working Class | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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Minneapolis for the Many @mplsforthemany.com · 22h

The stakes of this election couldn’t be clearer. Are we going to bring back the progressive majority on city council and finally elect a mayor who will stand with renters?

Or will Brian Fitterer and his landlord pals funnel enough money to candidates like Frey, Millard and Shaffer to get their way?

Title text: "Frey, Millard, Shaffer and Trump Donor Brian Fitterer" above a screenshot from the Star Tribune reading, "In July, IPG agreed to a settlement in which the ompany must pay back more than $5 million in relief to tenants. Speakers on Tuesday pointed out Fitterer's ties to President Donald Trump. In 2020, Fitterer had donated over $500,000 to Trump's campaign, The Salt Lake Tribune reported at the time. He's also the owner of the swimwear company Kandy Wrappers, which had previously sponsored a Miss US contest that had been owned by Trump."

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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 1d

It’s a shame that @naomikritzer.bsky.social won’t give us her real opinions

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 1d

landlord john wall, minnetonka resident who caucuses and votes in ward 2 minneapolis and held a role on credentials committee that ousted the 80+ robin wonsley supporting delegates at the convention, found in violation of renters' rights voting law and fined

taylordahlin.com/f/landlord-j...

Landlord John Wall Found in Violation of Voter Rights Law

This morning, the Minnesota Court of Administrative Hearings found landlord John Wall of the Wall Companies in violation of Minnesota Stat. § 211B.20 on 3 occasions, assigning a penalty of $1,450, for...

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 1d

POWER GRAB: 6-5 majority of commissioners on this work group say council shouldn't get a confirmation vote for mayor's picks for directors of public works, community planning/economic development, civil rights, health, emergency management, regulatory services, assessor.

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 1d

🧵 Trump is criminally invading states under false pretenses. His supporters are trying to instigate violence by dressing as antifa and committing crimes.

In this clip from Portland, Joey Gibson of "Patriot Prayer" and his fiancée, Lindsey Nichols, tried to cause trouble before being forced away.

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Dave Zaffrann @dzaffrann.bsky.social · 1d

Can you clarify what A, B, and C options were?

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 1d

Kaohly Her is makign the same mistake that previous St. Paul political candidates have done, overestimating the Summit Avenue bikelash and playing coy / being condescending around public works process. That tactic has failed every time so far, and will here too. www.twincities.com/2025/10/07/s...

St. Paul’s mayoral candidates diverge on Summit Ave. bike trail

State Rep. Kaohly Her questioned the planning around the bike trail, but said she was not ready to cancel it.

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