Dan Burns
@danburns0212.bsky.social
Left/progressive, esp. rural and environmental issues. Antiquated blogger at MnPPAnnex and LeftMN.
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Did you also know that MPR's board is made up entirely of finance types, corporate honchos and random billionaires? Not ONE working person or journalist on the board
www.mpr.org/about/board
www.mpr.org/about/board
MPR Board of Trustees | Minnesota Public Radio
As of 12/4 2025
www.mpr.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Did you also know that MPR's board is made up entirely of finance types, corporate honchos and random billionaires? Not ONE working person or journalist on the board
www.mpr.org/about/board
www.mpr.org/about/board
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Drinking Liberally - Minneapolis meets tomorrow evening, Dec. 11th, from six to nine at the 331 Club in Minneapolis, 331 - 13th Avenue, N.E. More deets in the ALT text. (You have to click on the text to see it all.)
Reposts appreciated.
Reposts appreciated.
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Drinking Liberally - Minneapolis meets tomorrow evening, Dec. 11th, from six to nine at the 331 Club in Minneapolis, 331 - 13th Avenue, N.E. More deets in the ALT text. (You have to click on the text to see it all.)
Reposts appreciated.
Reposts appreciated.
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Gotta ask WHY did #MN01 #RepFinstad decide NOT to sponsor #HR9990, the ROAD to Housing Act of 2024 which was designed to lead to more affordable choices for America’s homeowners and renters.
The Senate included their version in #FY26NDAA but in the conference committee, the House stripped it out
The Senate included their version in #FY26NDAA but in the conference committee, the House stripped it out
Yet House Republicans just killed the first comprehensive (and bipartisan!!) housing package of the last few DECADES
More than 75% of homes across the U.S. are unaffordable, study finds
Homeownership can feel like a luxury when only a sliver of the country's housing market is affordable for most Americans, Bankrate analyst says.
www.cbsnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Gotta ask WHY did #MN01 #RepFinstad decide NOT to sponsor #HR9990, the ROAD to Housing Act of 2024 which was designed to lead to more affordable choices for America’s homeowners and renters.
The Senate included their version in #FY26NDAA but in the conference committee, the House stripped it out
The Senate included their version in #FY26NDAA but in the conference committee, the House stripped it out
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As a kid, a penny could get you gum or other small treats, especially from vending machines
Now, the #TrumpAdministration has stopped minting pennies
Yeah "affordability is a scam" which explains why the #FinancialCmte subcommittee will be holding a hearing on #HR1761 Donald Trump $250 Bill Act
Now, the #TrumpAdministration has stopped minting pennies
Yeah "affordability is a scam" which explains why the #FinancialCmte subcommittee will be holding a hearing on #HR1761 Donald Trump $250 Bill Act
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
As a kid, a penny could get you gum or other small treats, especially from vending machines
Now, the #TrumpAdministration has stopped minting pennies
Yeah "affordability is a scam" which explains why the #FinancialCmte subcommittee will be holding a hearing on #HR1761 Donald Trump $250 Bill Act
Now, the #TrumpAdministration has stopped minting pennies
Yeah "affordability is a scam" which explains why the #FinancialCmte subcommittee will be holding a hearing on #HR1761 Donald Trump $250 Bill Act
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Dec 10 2025
#MN01 #RepFinstad writes to the #TrumpAdministration that the "time to act is now" for grants for domestic vitamin manufacturing
#TrumpTariffs are increasing the costs since America is dependent upon other countries to produce nutrients.
www.oklahomafarmreport.com/okfr/2025/12...
#MN01 #RepFinstad writes to the #TrumpAdministration that the "time to act is now" for grants for domestic vitamin manufacturing
#TrumpTariffs are increasing the costs since America is dependent upon other countries to produce nutrients.
www.oklahomafarmreport.com/okfr/2025/12...
Republicans Urge Trump to Act to Protect US Vitamin Supply, Food Security - Oklahoma Farm Report
This afternoon, over a dozen Republican members of Congress sent a letter to President Donald Trump, highlighting concerns about the United States’ overreliance on China for the supply of its vitamins...
www.oklahomafarmreport.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Dec 10 2025
#MN01 #RepFinstad writes to the #TrumpAdministration that the "time to act is now" for grants for domestic vitamin manufacturing
#TrumpTariffs are increasing the costs since America is dependent upon other countries to produce nutrients.
www.oklahomafarmreport.com/okfr/2025/12...
#MN01 #RepFinstad writes to the #TrumpAdministration that the "time to act is now" for grants for domestic vitamin manufacturing
#TrumpTariffs are increasing the costs since America is dependent upon other countries to produce nutrients.
www.oklahomafarmreport.com/okfr/2025/12...
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Climate change accounted for "33 to 82% to observed burned area in the western United States from 1992 to 2020. Such climate change also accounts for nearly half of surface smoke PM2.5 concentrations from 1997 to 2020 and explains 58% of the increasing smoke trend from 2010 to 2020."
Large role of anthropogenic climate change in driving smoke concentrations across the western United States from 1992 to 2020 | PNAS
Wildfire activity has increased dramatically in the western United States over the
last three decades, having a significant impact on air quality a...
www.pnas.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Climate change accounted for "33 to 82% to observed burned area in the western United States from 1992 to 2020. Such climate change also accounts for nearly half of surface smoke PM2.5 concentrations from 1997 to 2020 and explains 58% of the increasing smoke trend from 2010 to 2020."
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In this Ohio diner, Pete still means Rose, not Hegseth. But they do know this: Firing missiles at Venezuelan boaters is the best way to teach them the grit and hustle that you need to get ahead in life.
December 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In this Ohio diner, Pete still means Rose, not Hegseth. But they do know this: Firing missiles at Venezuelan boaters is the best way to teach them the grit and hustle that you need to get ahead in life.
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This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is a time in our nation's history that will be remembered for all the broken fools who needed so much attention.
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Some folks are saying—presumably accurately—that Stevens is only doing this to help her in the Senate primary.
I don't see why that's a problem.
I don't see why that's a problem.
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Some folks are saying—presumably accurately—that Stevens is only doing this to help her in the Senate primary.
I don't see why that's a problem.
I don't see why that's a problem.
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Has #MN01 #RepFinstad objected to the #TrumpAdministration deciding to "invest" $1 BILLION for airports children’s play areas or exercise areas?
#FinstadFailed to deliver $2.1 Million in funding for #Mankato #MN01 Regional Airport
#FinstadWatch
#TimeForChange
www.transportation.gov/briefing-roo...
#FinstadFailed to deliver $2.1 Million in funding for #Mankato #MN01 Regional Airport
#FinstadWatch
#TimeForChange
www.transportation.gov/briefing-roo...
December 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Has #MN01 #RepFinstad objected to the #TrumpAdministration deciding to "invest" $1 BILLION for airports children’s play areas or exercise areas?
#FinstadFailed to deliver $2.1 Million in funding for #Mankato #MN01 Regional Airport
#FinstadWatch
#TimeForChange
www.transportation.gov/briefing-roo...
#FinstadFailed to deliver $2.1 Million in funding for #Mankato #MN01 Regional Airport
#FinstadWatch
#TimeForChange
www.transportation.gov/briefing-roo...
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Totally. They've already begun with the bogus "abundance" propaganda
The owner class seriously looked at Joe Biden as a radical threat because he ushered in worker empowerment & went all in for Trump.
A risk we face is: that class sees the blue wave coming and invests heavily in a soft centrist landing for them and we are going to have to defeat that in primaries.
A risk we face is: that class sees the blue wave coming and invests heavily in a soft centrist landing for them and we are going to have to defeat that in primaries.
December 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Totally. They've already begun with the bogus "abundance" propaganda
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This is an entirely unsurprising statistic.
Polling from the health care policy nonprofit KFF found that 72% of Republicans enrolled in ObamaCare plans support extending the enhanced subsidies. The report found that in some of the most competitive congressional districts, those on marketplace plans could be enough to swing a close election:
December 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This is an entirely unsurprising statistic.
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Trump’s smear was to Leavitt so epic,
Slander is very copacetic,
By defaming Omar,
It’s the MAGA lodestar,
To most of us: just an emetic.
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
Slander is very copacetic,
By defaming Omar,
It’s the MAGA lodestar,
To most of us: just an emetic.
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult as Spin on Mental State Flies Off Rails
As Karoline Leavitt’s defense of Trump morphs into bizarre praise for his racism toward Somalis, a former White House official explains how the saga unmasks the deeper depravities consuming Trumpworld...
newrepublic.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Trump’s smear was to Leavitt so epic,
Slander is very copacetic,
By defaming Omar,
It’s the MAGA lodestar,
To most of us: just an emetic.
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
Slander is very copacetic,
By defaming Omar,
It’s the MAGA lodestar,
To most of us: just an emetic.
newrepublic.com/article/2040...
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👇 True
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 9, 2025 at 4:33 AM
👇 True
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Here's a great chance to hear from someone who knows more about education than all the edu-vandals who regularly appear in Traditional Media combined
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Here's a great chance to hear from someone who knows more about education than all the edu-vandals who regularly appear in Traditional Media combined
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Harvesting soybeans near Mankato MN Oct 2025
YouTube video by Rob Levine
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December 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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As #MN01 families experience healthcare insurance premium increases ( #RepFinstad has NOT sponsored #HR247 Health Care Affordability Act), #BradFinstad opens his door to #CropInsurance lobbyists. In the past 29 years, taxpayers have absorbed $56,056,925,393 in losses
farm.ewg.org/cropinsuranc...
farm.ewg.org/cropinsuranc...
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
As #MN01 families experience healthcare insurance premium increases ( #RepFinstad has NOT sponsored #HR247 Health Care Affordability Act), #BradFinstad opens his door to #CropInsurance lobbyists. In the past 29 years, taxpayers have absorbed $56,056,925,393 in losses
farm.ewg.org/cropinsuranc...
farm.ewg.org/cropinsuranc...
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Before the House goes on a 21 day "break" it is likely to vote on #HR3838 / S1071 #FY26NDAA which authorizes over $1B to fight drug trafficking including $398M for Pentagon support of counter narcotics operations & $216M for National Guard counter drug programs
Will more money mean more #WarCrimes?
Will more money mean more #WarCrimes?
Pete Hegseth claims he had nothing to do with killing two survivors clinging to the wreckage of their boat following U.S. missile strikes on September 2. These actions, along with at least 20 other lethal boat strikes, are widely considered by legal and military experts to be war crimes.
Secretary-on-the-Defensive Pete Hegseth’s Dept. of War (Crimes)
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claims he had nothing to do with killing two survivors clinging to the wreckage of their boat following U.S. strikes on September 2. Thes...
www.democracynow.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Before the House goes on a 21 day "break" it is likely to vote on #HR3838 / S1071 #FY26NDAA which authorizes over $1B to fight drug trafficking including $398M for Pentagon support of counter narcotics operations & $216M for National Guard counter drug programs
Will more money mean more #WarCrimes?
Will more money mean more #WarCrimes?
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the deal doesn't include CNN or the Discovery family of channels, which are so irrelevant Netflix didn't want them
December 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
the deal doesn't include CNN or the Discovery family of channels, which are so irrelevant Netflix didn't want them
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Lying works in politics, which is why both @startribune.com & @mprnews.org have NEVER called out Trump & Republicans for their extreme lying. One Republican billionaire family owns both and runs them as Republican protection rackets - never calling out Republican systematic lying
Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
December 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Lying works in politics, which is why both @startribune.com & @mprnews.org have NEVER called out Trump & Republicans for their extreme lying. One Republican billionaire family owns both and runs them as Republican protection rackets - never calling out Republican systematic lying
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Lisa Demuth is a true coward,
Before the orange man child she cowered,
Where there should be a soul,
There’s a gaping black hole,
Voters will certainly be soured.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Before the orange man child she cowered,
Where there should be a soul,
There’s a gaping black hole,
Voters will certainly be soured.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Lawmakers react to Trump comments about Somali immigrants, ICE confirms arrests
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s recent disparaging statements about Somali immigrants, calling the remarks “vile, racist lies and slander towards our fellow Minne...
www.mprnews.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Lisa Demuth is a true coward,
Before the orange man child she cowered,
Where there should be a soul,
There’s a gaping black hole,
Voters will certainly be soured.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Before the orange man child she cowered,
Where there should be a soul,
There’s a gaping black hole,
Voters will certainly be soured.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...