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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 11h

Big oil should pay for making life more expensive in Minnesota. My op-ed in @minnpost.bsky.social today.

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Big Oil should pay for making life more expensive in Minnesota

Congress shouldn't buckle from pressure to grant Big Oil legal immunity from lawsuits that seek accountability for climate change damage.

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 8d

“It is time to be bold and brave…” on climate change and clean energy. @freshenergy.bsky.social CEO Margaret Cherne-Hendrick.

Couldn’t agree more!

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 14d

Thrilled to be recognized my MN Housing Partnership for housing policy leadership.

There is so much more work to do so that all Minnesotans can have a home they can afford in a place where they want to live.

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 23d

Just tagged along for an hour with @metrotransitmn.bsky.social TRIP agents, who are doing fantastic work improving safety and the overall experience for transit customers. They check fares, answer questions, check stations, and help people get where they want to go.

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 26d

I signed onto this statement in solidarity with Teamsters Local 320 and Farm Aid because the farm and labor movements are inseparable. We’re calling on the Univ of MN to return to the bargaining table in good faith. Let’s come together and reach a result that respects our workers and our farmers.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27d

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · 29d

Such a hard thing to do, but we have to move forward and I’m so excited to be doing it with Zack’s leadership.

Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 29d

We are proud to announce Rep. Zack Stephenson as our new House DFL caucus leader!

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Sep 1

On Labor Day, I’m proud to stand with working families, not the ultrawealthy. The richest 1% of Minnesotans own nearly a THIRD of the state’s wealth. And they just got a massive tax cut from Trump and the GOP. We need an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthiest few.

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Aug 27

I am so deeply saddened by the horrific act of violence today in Minneapolis. My heart goes out to all those impacted.

I am posting the statement from the Minneapolis delegation - we stand with you.

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Aug 7

I'm attending Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota's event, “Rally in Minneapolis with Elizabeth Warren & Peggy Flanagan” - sign up now to join www.mobilize.us/peggyflanaga...

Rally in Minneapolis with Elizabeth Warren & Peggy Flanagan · Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota

Join Senator Elizabeth Warren and Lt. Governor & U.S. Senate Candidate Peggy Flanagan for a rally in Minneapolis! Doors open at 5pm. Rally begins at 6pm. Please allow time to move through security c...

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Aug 5

Gerrymandering mid-decade as is being tried in TX to bias an election is blatantly wrong. Rs would hate it if Ds were doing it.

Can't we all agree that this kind of thing should be stopped?

TX should stop & Congress should ban partisan #gerrymandering.

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Aug 5

Powerful piece. It’s beyond time for Republicans to “choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong.”

#ReinstateErika McEntarfer

The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...

Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away

www.nytimes.com

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Jul 30

Health care is a human right. Today, on the 60th anniv of the creation of #Medicaid & #Medicare, Trump & Republicans are taking us in the wrong direction.

We should be expanding access, not kicking people off healthcare. Everyone should have access to the care & coverage they deserve.

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Jul 29

Making a decision to drive after drinking is incredibly dangerous and can lead to so much heartbreak. My heart goes out to the victims and their families & friends.

Please don't ever drive after drinking. Even a short distance.
www.startribune.com/park-tavern-...

Park Tavern driver gets 30 years for ‘senseless’ crash as survivors question DWI laws

Steven Frane Bailey was given the harshest penalty available for the deaths of Kristina Folkerts and Gabriel Harvey and injuries to several other people who were relaxing on the Park Tavern patio when...

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Jul 24

This would be like the FDA stopping the inspection of eggs right after a nationwide outbreak of salmonella from eggs.

US EPA to withdraw foundation of greenhouse gas rules, sources say www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

US EPA to withdraw foundation of greenhouse gas rules, sources say

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to reverse its scientific determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health, removing the legal foundation that underpins all major climate regulations, two sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Jul 17

Fantastic, inspiring #GoodTrouble protest today organized by the seniors at Parkshore in St. Louis Park and @indivistwincities.bsky.social. Must have been close to 200 folks!

Favorite words overheard: "Never too old to organize"

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Jul 13

Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response

“The Trump administration is leaving communities naked, without the necessary tools that could help them assess risks or reduce those risks,”

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/c...

Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Jul 4

Trump’s playbook:
- Overpromise
- Underdeliver
- Change the subject

The Pointless Triumph of a Hapless President www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...

Opinion | The Pointless Triumph of a Hapless President

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Jul 1

The Trump Reconciliation Bill is HORRIFIC. Should be called the EXPLODING DEBT for our kids bill.

☑️ National debt up by $3.5 Trillion
☑️ Climate debt up by 1B metric tons of greenhouse gases per year by 2035

All for our kids and grandkids to pay back

#unforgivable

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Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · Jun 26

Melissa, Mark, and their Golden Retriever Gilbert will lie in state on Friday, June 27 from 12-5pm. The Capitol will be open for members of the public to pay their respects. A private funeral for Melissa and Mark will be held on Saturday, June 28 at 10:30am.

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Jun 24

We need 1,000 Melissa Hortmans now

minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/20/w...

We need 1,000 Melissa Hortmans now • Minnesota Reformer

We need people to step up where she left off.

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Jun 24

“Every heatwave that is occurring today is hotter than it would have been without human-induced climate change,”

www.cnn.com/2025/06/23/c...

Heat waves are getting more dangerous with climate change — and we may still be underestimating them | CNN

The intensifying and expansive heat wave affecting around 150 million people in the United States from Wisconsin to Washington, DC, bears the hallmarks of human-caused global warming.

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Jun 22

Please tell me this is an AI fake.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jun 22

Vance: I empathize with Americans who are exhausted after 25 years of foreign entanglements in the Middle East. I understand the concern, but the difference is that back then we had dumb presidents

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Jun 16

Friday, before this happened, seems like another world ago. But now, at least, we can move forward and grieve our leader and our dear friend, Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark. My heart goes out to their children and family.

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Larry Kraft @larrykraft.bsky.social · Jun 16

I'm so heartened to hear that Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette are recovering, and wish them and their daughter the best.

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