Kate Baxter-Kauf
@kbaxterk.bsky.social
Class action & privacy lawyer at Lockridge Grindal Nauen. Abortion, debate access, & Central HS / St. Paul neighborhood volunteer. Lover of books, the West Wing & Feminist T-Shirt Friday. she/hers
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Kate Baxter-Kauf
@kbaxterk.bsky.social
· Dec 10
Hey, I bet you thought I was done with election blogging for the year but NO. Here's my post about the special election in 64A which is happening in ONE WEEK. (The primary is in one week, but that's the real election.)
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Special Election 2025, State House 64A
“Where’s your gift guide?” It’s coming, I promise, but first and somewhat more urgently there is one more election this year. Saint Paul Mayor-Elect Kaohly Her was a State R…
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This is a great writeup. Here's why I think folks in 64A should vote for @megl.bsky.social (not campaign-affiliated, I've just known her forever and she's my friend) 🧵:
1. Meg is exceptionally well-qualified to start legislating and leading on day 1 because she’s been doing the work now.
1. Meg is exceptionally well-qualified to start legislating and leading on day 1 because she’s been doing the work now.
THIS IS SO GROSS. It is just continually devastating to watch the cavalier and disgusting sexism, over and over and over again, by pretty much all dudes, often in the name of "helping" that is actually much more nefarious.
Honestly, this should be something that leads to a professor’s termination. And no, piss off if you’re going to try to say he was exercising "academic freedom."
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
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This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 PM
THIS IS SO GROSS. It is just continually devastating to watch the cavalier and disgusting sexism, over and over and over again, by pretty much all dudes, often in the name of "helping" that is actually much more nefarious.
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Something I want to point out to every single Republican or MAGA asshole attacking Biden's "weaponization of government" is that the Biden DOJ had the emails of Musk planning private trips to Epstein's island and Musk still felt comfortable spending hundreds of millions to get Trump elected
January 31, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Something I want to point out to every single Republican or MAGA asshole attacking Biden's "weaponization of government" is that the Biden DOJ had the emails of Musk planning private trips to Epstein's island and Musk still felt comfortable spending hundreds of millions to get Trump elected
Not for nothing, I could do without the fact that the current situation leaves me with the attention span of a freaking guppy to get my actual job done.
January 28, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Not for nothing, I could do without the fact that the current situation leaves me with the attention span of a freaking guppy to get my actual job done.
Meg!!!! Debate people using numbers to recognize the awesomeness of other debate people’s performance. 💙💙 @megl.bsky.social
although here’s some variance in special election swings, notable that this performance is above average for dems
Trump received 13% of the vote in 2024 in the Minnesota district (in St Paul) that held a legislative race tonight, losing it by 71%.
Today, the GOP nominee got 4%, losing the race by 91%.
Today, the GOP nominee got 4%, losing the race by 91%.
January 28, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Meg!!!! Debate people using numbers to recognize the awesomeness of other debate people’s performance. 💙💙 @megl.bsky.social
If you can’t win with 95% of the vote what are you even doing? 💙💙💙
Congratulations to your other newest state representative, Meg Luger-Nikolai!
January 28, 2026 at 4:11 AM
If you can’t win with 95% of the vote what are you even doing? 💙💙💙
THIS, and also @megl.bsky.social is legit great (as I'm sure the 47A person is too!) and she deserves all the votes in the land. <3
"The DFLer in 47A is unopposed, can't I skip?"/ "64A is a super blue district, do I really need to worry about this one?"
GO VOTE OUT OF SPITE.
GO VOTE TO SHOW THAT OUR STATE VOTES NO MATTER WHAT.
GO VOTE OUT OF SPITE.
GO VOTE TO SHOW THAT OUR STATE VOTES NO MATTER WHAT.
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 PM
THIS, and also @megl.bsky.social is legit great (as I'm sure the 47A person is too!) and she deserves all the votes in the land. <3
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One of the first lessons I learned in organizing is that you celebrate victories as they come, even if they’re incomplete. Border Patrol being pulled off our streets is a massive victory for and by the people of Minnesota. It doesn’t make our work less urgent or needed, but it’s a big-ass win.
January 26, 2026 at 9:18 PM
One of the first lessons I learned in organizing is that you celebrate victories as they come, even if they’re incomplete. Border Patrol being pulled off our streets is a massive victory for and by the people of Minnesota. It doesn’t make our work less urgent or needed, but it’s a big-ass win.
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If you're able to, please get out and vote for @megl.bsky.social in tomorrow's 64A special election. She is fantastic, earned the @dfl.org endorsement in a very competitive field, and I can't wait to see her fighting for us at the Capitol!
Meg's website: www.megfor64a.com
Meg's website: www.megfor64a.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:01 PM
If you're able to, please get out and vote for @megl.bsky.social in tomorrow's 64A special election. She is fantastic, earned the @dfl.org endorsement in a very competitive field, and I can't wait to see her fighting for us at the Capitol!
Meg's website: www.megfor64a.com
Meg's website: www.megfor64a.com
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Announcement!
Black Hart & Black Garnet Books are teaming up for Black History Month! All month long, if you come in and show a receipt from Black Garnet for a book you’ve purchased, you get 50% off a Heggies Pizza!
Black Hart & Black Garnet Books are teaming up for Black History Month! All month long, if you come in and show a receipt from Black Garnet for a book you’ve purchased, you get 50% off a Heggies Pizza!
January 26, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Announcement!
Black Hart & Black Garnet Books are teaming up for Black History Month! All month long, if you come in and show a receipt from Black Garnet for a book you’ve purchased, you get 50% off a Heggies Pizza!
Black Hart & Black Garnet Books are teaming up for Black History Month! All month long, if you come in and show a receipt from Black Garnet for a book you’ve purchased, you get 50% off a Heggies Pizza!
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"In Minnesota, we will continue to follow the letter of the law, which requires us to protect the private data of our voters.
"It is deeply disturbing that the US AG would make this unlawful request a part of an apparent ransom to pay for our state’s peace & security.*
www.kttc.com/2026/01/25/m...
"It is deeply disturbing that the US AG would make this unlawful request a part of an apparent ransom to pay for our state’s peace & security.*
www.kttc.com/2026/01/25/m...
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon releases statement in response to U.S. AG Pam Bondi letter
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has issued a statement in response to a letter written by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to Governor Tim Walz.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:49 AM
"In Minnesota, we will continue to follow the letter of the law, which requires us to protect the private data of our voters.
"It is deeply disturbing that the US AG would make this unlawful request a part of an apparent ransom to pay for our state’s peace & security.*
www.kttc.com/2026/01/25/m...
"It is deeply disturbing that the US AG would make this unlawful request a part of an apparent ransom to pay for our state’s peace & security.*
www.kttc.com/2026/01/25/m...
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DHS cannot handle Eagles fans if it cannot handle Vikings fans
imgaine getting sent packing with your ass in your own two hands by some of the nicest people in the world and then showing up in a city that is famous for booing santa claus
January 26, 2026 at 1:23 PM
DHS cannot handle Eagles fans if it cannot handle Vikings fans
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"Shut it all down until it’s safe for every Minnesotan to drive to a sports venue without being rammed, beaten, abducted or killed."
Damn, Jim Souhan.
Gift link: www.startribune.com/jim-souhan-m...
Damn, Jim Souhan.
Gift link: www.startribune.com/jim-souhan-m...
Souhan: What good are sports in times like these?
Local owners should be making a statement. Better yet, they should be taking action.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:25 AM
"Shut it all down until it’s safe for every Minnesotan to drive to a sports venue without being rammed, beaten, abducted or killed."
Damn, Jim Souhan.
Gift link: www.startribune.com/jim-souhan-m...
Damn, Jim Souhan.
Gift link: www.startribune.com/jim-souhan-m...
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these banners are printed with the coolest giant banner system ever, developed by @laborcamp on IG
the letters are cut from insulation foam and rolled with paint
the letters are cut from insulation foam and rolled with paint
January 25, 2026 at 10:26 PM
these banners are printed with the coolest giant banner system ever, developed by @laborcamp on IG
the letters are cut from insulation foam and rolled with paint
the letters are cut from insulation foam and rolled with paint
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When Mamie Till was on the stand during the trial of her son's murderers in 1955, the defense argued she had misidentified her son's body, was lying in order to claim insurance money for her son, & had staged the whole affair with the aid of Communists & the NAACP. Tills murderers walked free.
NEW: "The government didn’t just use masked, armed, unidentified agents of the state to execute a citizen on the street, in broad daylight and in front of dozens of witnesses—it lied about the victim and what happened in the most brazen manner possible."
www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
Emergency Triad: Another American Has Been Murdered by Our Government
It’s worse than it looks and it looks plenty bad.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:56 PM
When Mamie Till was on the stand during the trial of her son's murderers in 1955, the defense argued she had misidentified her son's body, was lying in order to claim insurance money for her son, & had staged the whole affair with the aid of Communists & the NAACP. Tills murderers walked free.
I don't live in Hennepin County (though I work there) and Cedrick Frazier would be my choice for Hennepin County attorney regardless (his legislature work has been impeccable and he's a friend of debate too!) but this answer is heartening.
Cedrick Frazier is running for Hennepin County Attorney, i.e. head prosecutor covering Minneapolis. He's probably the choice of most progressive folks already, and has made public statements about prosecuting ICE agents. As a caucus-goer, I got a letter with a contact number and asked him about it:
January 25, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I don't live in Hennepin County (though I work there) and Cedrick Frazier would be my choice for Hennepin County attorney regardless (his legislature work has been impeccable and he's a friend of debate too!) but this answer is heartening.
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To have this extremely unusual order in hand day-of is astonishing.
BREAKING: Judge Tostrud -- a Trump appointee — has quickly granted a restraining order, barring the administration from "destroying or altering evidence" taken from today's shooting. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 5:29 AM
To have this extremely unusual order in hand day-of is astonishing.
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It's worth noting that the population of Minnesota is about 5.8 million, so close to 1 in 100 people in this entire amazing state showed up to say #FuckICE today
50,000+ marched against Operation Metro Surge and IN FAVOR of our neighbors in 10 Degree below weather.
January 24, 2026 at 2:34 AM
It's worth noting that the population of Minnesota is about 5.8 million, so close to 1 in 100 people in this entire amazing state showed up to say #FuckICE today
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If the admin's strategic goal was to break public resistance to immigration enforcement activities, it was a tactical mistake to go to the Twin Cities.
January 23, 2026 at 5:57 PM
If the admin's strategic goal was to break public resistance to immigration enforcement activities, it was a tactical mistake to go to the Twin Cities.
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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On board with @dbrauer.net's #SpendThatShit Saturday/Sunday to support the businesses that have closed today in solidarity with the strike to get ICE out of Minnesota. If you're not local, gift cards and merch!
Where to #SpendThatShit? A list: bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
Where to #SpendThatShit? A list: bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
On board with @dbrauer.net's #SpendThatShit Saturday/Sunday to support the businesses that have closed today in solidarity with the strike to get ICE out of Minnesota. If you're not local, gift cards and merch!
Where to #SpendThatShit? A list: bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
Where to #SpendThatShit? A list: bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
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I’m watching friends succumb to doom watching what’s happening in Minnesota and I want to shake them and scream “Can’t you see the people organizing? Can’t you see them winning?”. Doom is a warm blanket of helplessness that keeps you from the fight.
doom is cope, everybody's saying it
Please don’t approvingly share absolute horseshit like this written by someone who is deeply miserable and wants you to be miserable too.
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I’m watching friends succumb to doom watching what’s happening in Minnesota and I want to shake them and scream “Can’t you see the people organizing? Can’t you see them winning?”. Doom is a warm blanket of helplessness that keeps you from the fight.
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Highlighting:
That's not the MN State flag anymore.
A major reason for the change was specifically blatant racist, anti-Indigenous imagery.
It is a specific choice to use this flag.
Minority extremists use the old flag as a dog whistle.
The Vice President is prominently dog whistling.
That's not the MN State flag anymore.
A major reason for the change was specifically blatant racist, anti-Indigenous imagery.
It is a specific choice to use this flag.
Minority extremists use the old flag as a dog whistle.
The Vice President is prominently dog whistling.
Vance podium flanked by steroidal SUV’s declaring “Protect the Homeland” and the *old* Minnesota flag.
January 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Highlighting:
That's not the MN State flag anymore.
A major reason for the change was specifically blatant racist, anti-Indigenous imagery.
It is a specific choice to use this flag.
Minority extremists use the old flag as a dog whistle.
The Vice President is prominently dog whistling.
That's not the MN State flag anymore.
A major reason for the change was specifically blatant racist, anti-Indigenous imagery.
It is a specific choice to use this flag.
Minority extremists use the old flag as a dog whistle.
The Vice President is prominently dog whistling.
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there are a bunch of big names on this list, including multiple beard award winners, and some places i never would have guessed in a hundred years (the malt shop?!) and i'm genuinely floored and delighted to see so many participants
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:09 PM
there are a bunch of big names on this list, including multiple beard award winners, and some places i never would have guessed in a hundred years (the malt shop?!) and i'm genuinely floored and delighted to see so many participants
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.