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Nick Harper, he/him
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Nonprofit political law & policy attorney. Proceduralist & anxious, jealous guardian of democracy. Tweets are mine, not my employer's. Minneapolis. Idealist w/ weltschmerz. I’m on Signal. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nharpermn/
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Nick Harper, he/him @nharper.bsky.social · Nov 8
Timeline cleanse: a Coping & Morale Kit that I built for myself that others are welcome to use.

Everything on the list is free or extremely low cost. No “go to the cabin” or “get a massage” advice here. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Coping & Morale Kit
Coping & Morale Kit Do quick meditation using an app like Insight Timer or a YouTube video. Do a muscle/mindful body scan check-in and then use MuscleWiki stretches for tense areas. Use aromatherap...
docs.google.com
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saralovesyou.bsky.social
Because I like looking at the policy, this looks like it violated multiple in the sections on p. 7-8.
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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drkatemarvel.bsky.social
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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mollymckew.bsky.social
Pretty cool way to launder money to seditionist militias right out in the open tho
dell.bsky.social dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 10h
NEW: ICE has torn up its $180M cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program and is now guaranteeing private surveillance firms at least $7.5M each, with potential payouts reaching $281M per vendor. The change signals a shift from “pilot” to full-scale outsourcing of street-level investigative work.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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bobazar.bsky.social
I am Bluey PJs!
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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dbrauer.net
Strib: look at those unruly protestors
MPR: one of the cops shot us
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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mauratwit.bsky.social
I want to point out a new resource page on Monarca website.

Small (or large!) businesses can post signs saying ICE/CBP must have a warrant to enter premises.

Also Know Your Rights signs for targeted people.

PDFs of signs and KYR cards. Plaster these puppies everywhere.

monarcamn.org/resources
Resources — Monarca
monarcamn.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
nharper.bsky.social
There is no reforming this profession.

Nuremberg them all.
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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bettesays.bsky.social
I have to wonder how much local LE/politicians/news orgs are kind of counting on the coming weather + holiday drowning this story out. Sharing this video at your Thanksgiving table might be an important thing you can do in the next couple of days.
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
nharper.bsky.social
Strib will never change. At least not in the foreseeable future. Cancel your subscription, folks.
dbrauer.net David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 10h
You: feds are kidnapping people in St. Paul
Strib: Get a load of these protestors acting out www.startribune.com/protesters-c...
www.startribune.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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juke-box85.bsky.social
MPR reporter had to be taken by ambulance after SPPD shot them with 40mm rounds.
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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kjephd.bsky.social
Imagine getting this kind of material from SCOTUS
mjsdc.bsky.social Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 10h
When liberals secured a majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2023, they changed internal procedures—over the objection of the conservative chief justice, who claimed they were taking away her power. Today the justices released MESSY details about the affair...
www.wicourts.gov/sc/rulhear/D...
BRIAN HAGEDORN, J. (concurring). The Wisconsin Supreme Court is composed of seven justices who are supposed to be members of the same team. Unlike trial courts, when we act, we do so collectively. To accomplish this, over the last 175 years, this court has established various practices and traditions, both formal and informal. These practices ensure all voices are heard, create clear lines of decision-making authority, and establish consistent and neutral processes to govern our case-deciding and administrative work. Some of these are reflected in formally adopted Supreme Court Rules, and some in our Internal Operating Procedures. But the true currency of a court like ours is trust. When trust is broken like it has been here, every aspect of our work suffers. ¶2 This all began in the summer of 2023 when four justices wished to make significant changes to how this court functions. Fair enough. These modifications could have been pursued through a process built on collegiality and mutual respect. Instead, my colleagues pursued a more destructive path. ¶3 The morning our then-newest justice was sworn into office——August 1, 2023——my four colleagues at that time set off to reshape our court and the operation of the court system. They had apparently engaged in significant discussions in the months prior and decided to force through these changes during our summer recess, and to do so via email with or without the input of their other colleagues. They issued a press release triumphantly announcing that these changes were all about transparency, accountability, and inclusivity. This was true in the same way Pearl Harbor was a strike for peace in the Pacific. I will not rehash every detail (Justice Ziegler's excellent writing recounts much of the history), but the reader deserves a taste. ¶4 The first shot sounded when my four colleagues fired the Director of State Courts, who functions as the CEO of administrative matters for the entire judicial branch. Without following any established process, one of my colleagues sent an email proposing that we fire our Director and install a new, preselected interim Director in his place. This happened through email, over the course of two business days, while the Director was out of town on state business, during our summer recess. He never received a performance review indicating concerns; he was simply told his employment was over. This came just months after some of these same colleagues emphasized the importance of having all justices participate in hiring key staff. ¶5 Later that same week, my colleagues proposed dramatic changes via email affecting both our case-deciding and administrative responsibilities. The email invited justices to attend a new, unscheduled meeting of the court later that week to discuss the proposals. One justice said she could not be there; another objected to the meeting as outside our court calendar. The meeting would go forward no matter what, we were told. I implored my colleagues to reconsider, to treat their fellow colleagues with the respect they would want if circumstances were reversed. They refused. The meeting went on as expected, and with only four members present, they voted to fundamentally remake our court. ¶7 Among their changes, my colleagues radically altered the role of the chief justice. They created a new, three-person administrative committee (on which the chief justice would ostensibly sit) to take over nearly all of the chief justice's most important administrative duties. And they did so in the face of serious objections that these changes violated the Wisconsin Constitution, which says the chief justice "shall be the administrative head of the judicial system." Wis. Const. art. VII, § 4. One justice who in the past championed the constitutional role of the chief justice suddenly changed course. Again, these actions stripping the chief justice of powers she had exercised for as long as anyone could remember were proposed via email, and were voted on a few days later during an unscheduled meeting of just four justices during our summer recess. Not exactly transparent, accountable, and inclusive. ¶8 Another significant series of amendments to our internal rules involved modifying the way we consider certain kinds of cases, essentially making it much easier for this court to expedite cases coming to us outside the normal appeals process. Why the change? As everyone understood, my colleagues had the not-sosecret goal of swiftly hearing particular politically charged cases. This was all by design. ¶9 And how did this experiment go? Not well. Administratively, it was not clear who was in charge. We experienced significant breakdowns in communication amidst a lack of clarity about who was doing what. Our staff was often caught in the middle of a court that did not have established lines of communication and authority. And when the Director of State Courts was unceremoniously fired for what many perceived as political reasons, it sent a shockwave through the system. Furthermore, my colleagues' changes were not one and done. Throughout the past two years, they continued to modify the court's procedures in a similar ad-hoc fashion, often after realizing problems with their earlier ill-considered changes. This only added to the confusion. ¶10 Finally, at one of the court's internal conferences this past June, my colleagues shifted course. One of the four announced she was "withdrawing" her prior votes from the past two years (which, by the way, is not a thing) with the idea that every disputed change was now, all of a sudden, reversed. What changed? Again, it was no mystery. My colleagues wanted to take power away from then-Chief Justice Annette Ziegler. Such a move ensured that my colleagues would run the court through the administrative committee. Following the April 2025 election, they concluded they would have the votes to elect a chief justice of their choosing and have a block of votes to support her, so they no longer needed to seize those powers. This is not a cynical take. It is exactly what happened. ¶11 What's past is past, however. I have no desire to hold this against my colleagues, and I am grateful they have changed course. In fact, I was happy to work collaboratively on many operational changes reflected in this order, most of which I
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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charliearchy.bsky.social
NEW: Meta has been paid $3.2 million to promote Tucker Carlson, the company's ad data reveals. www.theredoubt.net/meta-has-bee...
Meta has been paid $3.2 million to promote Tucker Carlson
The parent company of Facebook is helping a right-wing influencer promote conspiracy theories about 9/11.
www.theredoubt.net
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
can anyone who understands finance lingo tell me if this is a good or bad sign??
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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mattprivratsky.bsky.social
Can't remember the last time I was this angry.

(What SPPD officers said about our current Mayor Melvin Carter while breaking the local separation ordinance this morning during a federal raid 👇)
usestransit.bsky.social Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 10h
A SPPD officer named T Sand said they don't have to listen to him cause he's not their boss anymore
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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jeisinger.bsky.social
The Republicans are standing up to the power of Big Emergency Brake

www.wsj.com/business/aut...
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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sgadarian.bsky.social
Just a reminder that as a speaker, you can ask who the other speakers are and not participate if there are no women
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14h
groundbreaking.
speakers and moderators for a semafor event, all six are white men
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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twesq.bsky.social
lol sign worked
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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kylegriffin1.bsky.social
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
nharper.bsky.social
oh no, paid leave, how terrible for him
moreperfectunion.bsky.social More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 11h
Campbell Soup Company has now placed the executive who reportedly mocked its "poor" customers and said the company's meat "came from a 3D printer" on leave.
Image of campell's chicken noodle soup cans
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
nharper.bsky.social
One thing about growing up is learning that Ivy League education doesn't mean jack shit for intelligence, and if anything, is probably a red flag.

(I said what I said)
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
nharper.bsky.social
"Why, yes, there's human error. That's why we need even more-error-prone robots driving instead!"

The bright minds at U MN Law, folks. And this man has Harvard education.
Minnesota needs this technology. We recorded more than 400 traffic deaths in 2024 and have already seen 337 through November 2025, with over 20,000 DWI arrests through September alone. Most of these tragedies result from human error, distraction and impairment — exactly the problems autonomous vehicles address.
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
nharper.bsky.social
Apparently even two-thirds of "constitution-first Republicans" are living in alternate reality where they think Joe Biden lost the 2020 election.

The uncomfortable reality is that almost all Republicans are radicals living under mass delusions, even if they do share some common Rule of Law values.
How confident are you that Joe Biden was the lawful winner of the 2020 presidential election? Percent saying they are confident or very confident Democrats - 96% Independents - 56% Trump First Republicans - 9% Constitution First Republicans - 32% Party First Republicans - 12%
November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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darinself.com
Send them all to the Hague
davidjbier.bsky.social David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 13h
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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mauratwit.bsky.social
Per MIRAC & Monarca.
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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mauratwit.bsky.social
Ice has a legit warrant for the action on Maryland Avenue in St. Paul.

Leave the area. Document sppd action and fight like hell for them not to participate in future federal activities.
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM