Mariellen Jacobson
@mariellenmpls.bsky.social
Christian, retired techie & IT manager, French hornist, fan & cook of French cuisine, serial non-profit enthusiast and board member, Paris fan, Minnesotan.
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JUST IN: Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is canceling a $68 million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet services in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.
“Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy,” Ford said.
“Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy,” Ford said.
February 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
JUST IN: Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is canceling a $68 million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet services in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.
“Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy,” Ford said.
“Ontario won’t do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy,” Ford said.
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After this week, I want House Democrats to do something like this.
January 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
After this week, I want House Democrats to do something like this.
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Halting spending approved by Congress.
Firing independent inspectors general from federal agencies.
Replacing civil servants with loyalists.
All plans pulled from Project 2025.
Remember when Trump denied knowing about the playbook and the media gave him a pass?
Firing independent inspectors general from federal agencies.
Replacing civil servants with loyalists.
All plans pulled from Project 2025.
Remember when Trump denied knowing about the playbook and the media gave him a pass?
January 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Halting spending approved by Congress.
Firing independent inspectors general from federal agencies.
Replacing civil servants with loyalists.
All plans pulled from Project 2025.
Remember when Trump denied knowing about the playbook and the media gave him a pass?
Firing independent inspectors general from federal agencies.
Replacing civil servants with loyalists.
All plans pulled from Project 2025.
Remember when Trump denied knowing about the playbook and the media gave him a pass?
The land of the free and the home of the brave. Not.
Applicants for the federal government are now being asked to prove when they had their moment of “MAGA revelation.”
Career civil servants are being interrogated about who they voted for.
Career civil servants are being interrogated about who they voted for.
Loyalty tests and MAGA checks: Inside the Trump White House's intense screening of job-seekers
Job-seekers hoping to join the new Trump administration are facing a series of intense loyalty tests.
apnews.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The land of the free and the home of the brave. Not.
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Setting quotas of arrests per day. You know what happens when you have a quota to meet? Scoop them up and let the court sort it out. They will be grabbing anyone they can. No proof of citizenship on your person? Too bad. That’s an arrest. Look “illegal?” Explain it to the court someday.
January 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Setting quotas of arrests per day. You know what happens when you have a quota to meet? Scoop them up and let the court sort it out. They will be grabbing anyone they can. No proof of citizenship on your person? Too bad. That’s an arrest. Look “illegal?” Explain it to the court someday.
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Trump's FTC chair Andrew Ferguson, whose first act was to "end DEI" at the agency, has shut down public comments on predatory pricing and other shady corporate tactics.
The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder.
The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder.
'Unthinkable': Trump FTC Chair Shuts Down Public Comments on Corporate Pricing Tactics | Common Dreams
"Chairman Ferguson could have done any number of things to actually lower the cost of living and create opportunities for American businesses and workers," said one Democratic FTC commissioner. "He…
www.commondreams.org
January 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump's FTC chair Andrew Ferguson, whose first act was to "end DEI" at the agency, has shut down public comments on predatory pricing and other shady corporate tactics.
The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder.
The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder.
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The Department of Justice has just DELETED its four-year-old webpage on the US Capitol riot investigations.
January 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Department of Justice has just DELETED its four-year-old webpage on the US Capitol riot investigations.
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President Trump’s executive order to suspend funding for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is not good for MN or our economy. Dems and Reps worked together to provide funding to fix roads, bridges, and water systems across the country.
We need to continue this work, not stop it.
We need to continue this work, not stop it.
January 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
President Trump’s executive order to suspend funding for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is not good for MN or our economy. Dems and Reps worked together to provide funding to fix roads, bridges, and water systems across the country.
We need to continue this work, not stop it.
We need to continue this work, not stop it.
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Youch! ⚡️
🚨 House Speaker Mike Johnson’s aide warned GOP lawmakers not to subpoena Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6—because it could expose sexually explicit texts they sent her.
Johnson aide advised against Hutchinson subpoena over concerns about lawmakers’ ‘sexual texts’
The move was intended in part to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent Cassidy Hutchinson.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Youch! ⚡️
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Since Monday, Trump has:
-Halted civil rights investigations
-Suspended public health advisories
-Frozen infrastructure spending on roads and bridges
-Rescinded an executive order prohibiting discrimination by federal contractors
How does this help working people?
-Halted civil rights investigations
-Suspended public health advisories
-Frozen infrastructure spending on roads and bridges
-Rescinded an executive order prohibiting discrimination by federal contractors
How does this help working people?
January 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Since Monday, Trump has:
-Halted civil rights investigations
-Suspended public health advisories
-Frozen infrastructure spending on roads and bridges
-Rescinded an executive order prohibiting discrimination by federal contractors
How does this help working people?
-Halted civil rights investigations
-Suspended public health advisories
-Frozen infrastructure spending on roads and bridges
-Rescinded an executive order prohibiting discrimination by federal contractors
How does this help working people?
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
January 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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Another test for Congress on conceding powers to the all-new #ImperialPresidency.
⚠️Trump’s withdrawal from WHO is unlawful until is is approved by Congress.
The U.S. entered WHO via 1948 resolution passed by both houses of Congress. Trump WH’s unilateral action notifying the UN of US withdrawing violates US law because it does not have express approval of Congress to leave WHO.
The U.S. entered WHO via 1948 resolution passed by both houses of Congress. Trump WH’s unilateral action notifying the UN of US withdrawing violates US law because it does not have express approval of Congress to leave WHO.
January 21, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Another test for Congress on conceding powers to the all-new #ImperialPresidency.
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The hat keeps him away.
January 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The hat keeps him away.
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Trump: afraid of the cold and a tiny crowd.
The People’s March: afraid of neither.
The People’s March: afraid of neither.
January 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Trump: afraid of the cold and a tiny crowd.
The People’s March: afraid of neither.
The People’s March: afraid of neither.
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Trump hanging his supporters in DC out to dry in favor of an exclusive inauguration where only his inner circle and top donors can attend is the perfect metaphor for this administration and today’s GOP.
January 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Trump hanging his supporters in DC out to dry in favor of an exclusive inauguration where only his inner circle and top donors can attend is the perfect metaphor for this administration and today’s GOP.
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So it's dangerous for China to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps.
But it's okay for America's billionaires to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps.
Do I have this right?
But it's okay for America's billionaires to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps.
Do I have this right?
January 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
So it's dangerous for China to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps.
But it's okay for America's billionaires to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps.
Do I have this right?
But it's okay for America's billionaires to have the ability to access our data and manipulate us via social media apps.
Do I have this right?
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Canadian officials said they specifically want to focus on goods made in Republican or swing states, where the pain of tariffs would affect Donald Trump's allies. nyti.ms/3Wj7zVl
January 18, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Canadian officials said they specifically want to focus on goods made in Republican or swing states, where the pain of tariffs would affect Donald Trump's allies. nyti.ms/3Wj7zVl
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In April 2024, Trump asked Big Oil execs for a $1 billion donation in exchange for deregulation and tax cuts.
Who helped broker Trump's dealings with Big Oil?
Doug Burgum — who testified today before the Senate to be Trump's secretary of the interior.
See how this works?
Who helped broker Trump's dealings with Big Oil?
Doug Burgum — who testified today before the Senate to be Trump's secretary of the interior.
See how this works?
Trump Picks Burgum for Interior Secretary
The North Dakota governor helped strengthen ties between the oil industry and President-elect Donald J. Trump.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In April 2024, Trump asked Big Oil execs for a $1 billion donation in exchange for deregulation and tax cuts.
Who helped broker Trump's dealings with Big Oil?
Doug Burgum — who testified today before the Senate to be Trump's secretary of the interior.
See how this works?
Who helped broker Trump's dealings with Big Oil?
Doug Burgum — who testified today before the Senate to be Trump's secretary of the interior.
See how this works?
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See how your city, neighborhood or even your block voted in the 2024 election with our new interactive map.
An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2024 Election Results: Trump vs. Harris
See how your neighborhood voted on our interactive, precinct-level results map of the presidential election.
nyti.ms
January 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
See how your city, neighborhood or even your block voted in the 2024 election with our new interactive map.
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Flashback to 2020:
CA official: "If we ignore the science and put our head in the sand... we're not going to succeed together protecting Californians."
Trump: "It'll start getting cooler. You just watch."
"I wish science agreed with you."
Trump: "I don’t think science knows, actually."
CA official: "If we ignore the science and put our head in the sand... we're not going to succeed together protecting Californians."
Trump: "It'll start getting cooler. You just watch."
"I wish science agreed with you."
Trump: "I don’t think science knows, actually."
January 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Flashback to 2020:
CA official: "If we ignore the science and put our head in the sand... we're not going to succeed together protecting Californians."
Trump: "It'll start getting cooler. You just watch."
"I wish science agreed with you."
Trump: "I don’t think science knows, actually."
CA official: "If we ignore the science and put our head in the sand... we're not going to succeed together protecting Californians."
Trump: "It'll start getting cooler. You just watch."
"I wish science agreed with you."
Trump: "I don’t think science knows, actually."
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Hundreds of Mexican firefighters have arrived in Southern California to help combat the wildfires.
Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽
Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽
January 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Hundreds of Mexican firefighters have arrived in Southern California to help combat the wildfires.
Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽
Thank you, Mexico🇺🇸🇲🇽