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Lucy Rehm @lucyrehm.bsky.social · 9d

"Don’t tell me that guns aren’t the problem, people are. I’m sick of hearing it. The darkness first takes our children who then kill our children, using the guns that are easier to obtain than aspirin. We sacralize death’s instruments and then are surprised that death uses them."

~Bishop Flores

Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 17d

Cardinal Dolan’s days in New York are numbered after he compared Charlie Kirk to St. Paul over the weekend.

Pope Leo is widely expected to replace him with a pro-immigrant border bishop, Daniel Flores.

Outgoing NYC Cardinal Dolan Faces Unprecedented Catholic Backlash After Comparing Kirk to St. Paul

Pope Leo stays measured, while Dolan’s likely successor — Bishop Daniel Flores — prepares to bring a very different voice to New York.

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 10d

The nuns are clapping back at Cardinal Dolan for comparing Charlie Kirk to St. Paul.

Nuns Rebuke Cardinal Dolan’s “St. Paul” Praise for Charlie Kirk

After Dolan’s Fox News canonization of Kirk, nuns clap back: “These prejudicial words do not reflect the qualities of a saint.”

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Lucy Rehm @lucyrehm.bsky.social · 10d

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered and participated in Carver County DFL's Blue Wave Rising Gala. We are stronger together and together we are rising.

A big THANK YOU to LG Peggy Flanagan and Rep. Angie Craig for joining us! #BolderBetterBrighter #mnleg @mnhousedfl.bsky.social

A full room of energized DFL change-makers at the Blue Wave Rising Dinner

Grecia gave a powerful speech on Human Rights.

Two "Shine On Gilbert" bracelets were part of the Carver County DFL Gala's silent auction. A photo of Melissa Hortman with her beloved Gilbert was featured prominently.

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Lucy Rehm @lucyrehm.bsky.social · 10d

Thankful to be a part of the DFL team that passed Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) into law last biennium.

ERPOs aka Red Flag Laws work. They prevent suicides, homicides and mass shootings. ERPOs save lives.

#GunReform #MNDFL #BolderBetterBrighter

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How Minnesota law enforcement turns to ‘red flag' law - MinnPost

Use of the year-old statute is on the rise following training. Law enforcement’s broader safety concerns about the law have not come to pass.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 27d

I’d like the guy to be caught and it is concerning to me that they appear to have no idea what they’re doing, no solid leads, and are instead making up bullshit based on bullet casings and leaking it to right wing outlets

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27d

NBC News: "Is it your understanding that [Charlie Kirk's shooter] may be close by or still in Utah?"

The commissioner of Utah’s Department of Public Safety: "We have no idea"

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Lucy Rehm @lucyrehm.bsky.social · 27d

Here's a summary of the gun violence prevention laws that passed recently.

It also explains why #mnleg was not able to pass an assault weapons ban.

Passing any gun legislation during a special session will require BIPARTISAN support.

#GunReform

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Why didn’t Minnesota Democrats ban assault weapons when they controlled the Legislature? • Minnesota Reformer

Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers entered the 2023 legislative session with a majority in both chambers and a pair of gun control bills high on their list of priorities: universal background checks fo...

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 28d

Acts of political violence aren’t acceptable. Non-political school shootings aren’t acceptable. Sacking the legislature isn’t acceptable. Military occupation of peaceful American cities isn’t acceptable. Abductions conducted in courthouse hallways by masked agents of the state aren’t acceptable.

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 28d

The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.

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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 28d

Watch for these moves in the coming days:

1.) Instant sanctification by the leader
2.) Rituals that migrate into rallies
3.) Attribution-before-evidence
4.) Policy ratchet tied to grief: calls for emergency powers, campus purges
5.) Merchandising the memory,

When Tragedy Becomes Theatre - Don’t Let Them “Horst Wessel” Charlie Kirk

The warning isn’t about equivalence; it’s about a tactic. Authoritarians turn death into myth, grief into mobilization, they are experts at turning funerals into furnaces. Resist the myth-making

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Lucy Rehm @lucyrehm.bsky.social · 28d

The MN Republicans who voted against a 2023 safety bill that included “red-flag” provisions, "which permit the state to temporarily confiscate firearms from individuals deemed to be a threat to others or themselves" need to hear from their constituents now.

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Lucy Rehm @lucyrehm.bsky.social · 28d

It's the guns.

Too many easily accessible guns leading to too many lives changed or ended by gun violence.

Congress needs to reinstate the federal ban on assault weapons and we need laws to end this "pandemic of arms".

Be good to your loved ones & put some kindness back into the world today.

Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28d

Speaking of uncontrolled guns.

GroovyShelly @groovyshelly.bsky.social · 28d

At least 3 students are in critical condition after a shooting at Evergreen HS in Colorado.

This is the 47th shooting that took place at a school in the US so far this year: 24 on college campuses, 23 on K-12 school grounds. This happened less than an hour after Charlie Kirk shooting in Utah.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Sep 7

What Trump dumped on Congress from the Epstein files. Looks like D.C. really did run out of black Sharpies. For context, this is Document 380, a motion in limine filed by Maxwell’s defense team on October 29, 2021, trying to block evidence tied to “Accuser-3” from being heard at trial.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Sep 5

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility.

Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.

#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Aug 17

“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.”

(Among MANY other public benefits.)

Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane.

#CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com
#BikeLanesMeanBusiness

Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane

Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.

www.fastcompany.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Sep 5

I guess she forgot “unsuccessfully tried to spirit away dozens of unaccompanied children in the dead of night with scant legal basis”

Attorney General Pamela Bondi #© X.com
@AGPamBondi
This week, @thejusticedept took 3 key actions to advance President Trump's immigration agenda.
1. Denaturalized a U.S. citizen who was hiding his past life as a torturer in the Bosnian war
2. Sued the state of Illinois for giving tuition benefits to illegal aliens
3. Sued the city of Boston for its disastrous sanctuary policies
Our attorneys will continue to advance the President's agenda in courts across the country!

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Kassandra @kasst.bsky.social · Sep 1

That's it👆and now,the propaganda is instantly available virtually world wide,spreading as fast as a deadly virus,people dont know who or what to trust or believe,so choose the narrative that most fits them,it becomes tribal, them V us,once the division has been set,then next comes the fall

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · Sep 3

It’s important for states like Washington to step up to protect public health, but diseases don't recognize borders.

We still need a functioning and trustworthy federal health department—for that to happen, RFK Jr. must be fired immediately.

Washington, Oregon and California governors form alliance in rebuke of Trump administration

SEATTLE (AP) — The Democratic governors of Washington state, Oregon and California announced Wednesday that they have created an alliance to establish their own recommendations for who should receive ...

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · Sep 3

I want us all, but men in particular, to really, really hear these words.

"I thought someone was going to kill me."
"I thought someone was going to kill me."
"I thought someone was going to kill me."
"I thought someone was going to kill me."
"I thought someone was going to kill me."

Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · Sep 3

Why didn’t some of the Epstein survivors speak out earlier? “I thought someone was going to kill me,” one explained.

As another asked, “Why did the government work so hard to protect Jeffrey Epstein and not victims like me?”

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Lucy Rehm @lucyrehm.bsky.social · Sep 1

Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.

~Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · Aug 25

BREAKING: Health insurance premiums are set to increase by up to 🚨26%🚨 next year because of the Trump/GOP refusal to renew portions of the Affordable Care Act. Republicans are making life more expensive for Minnesotans.

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Sen Lindsey Port @lindseyportmn.bsky.social · Aug 30

"We are the leaders we've been waiting for."

I strongly believe we should have a special session to ban assault weapons, binary triggers, and high capacity magazines. And we should institute a buy back program for people who have those weapons.

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Lucy Rehm @lucyrehm.bsky.social · Aug 28

"When you pray, move your feet."

This advice was shared by a member of the clergy at last night's vigil for those impacted by the shootings at Annunciation Catholic Church in Mpls.

Thoughts and prayers need to be accompanied by action.

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Lucy Rehm @lucyrehm.bsky.social · Aug 28

Sending out a special prayer to St. Jude, the patron saint of hopeless situations & desperate causes.

May we never lose hope that easy access to guns and widespread gun violence will end. May we never lose hope that one day GOP lawmakers will join DFLers in passing significant gun reform.

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Lucy Rehm @lucyrehm.bsky.social · Aug 27

What will it take to make our Republican lawmakers agree to better gun legislation?

My heart goes out to all those who are affected by this horrific shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Mpls.

#MomsDemandAction #Enough

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Lucy Rehm @lucyrehm.bsky.social · Aug 24

Thank you for the shout out, Will! @mpls.bike

Everyday people are looking for more affordable & accessible transportation options, more concrete ways to fight climate change, and more positive solutions to the various challenges we face.

Here's to more* for Minnesota! 🚴🏼🚴🏽‍♀️🚴‍♂️

𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝 @mpls.bike · Aug 18

Really enjoyed Minnesota e-bike rebate program commentary from @lucyrehm.bsky.social, who is also the chief House author. To paraphrase: let us meet enthusiastic response by doing *more*:

www.startribune.com/mn-ebike-reb...

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