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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 8d

this is the third time Donald Trump has shut down the government while his party controls both houses of Congress

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Micah @rincewind.run · 8d

there's this assumption by the admin that there is an infinite supply of buff KKK members ready to fill the ranks of the military and ICE and I have bad news for them both about the overall number of KKK members and their general fitness level

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 8d

Something our glorious Secretary of War does not seem to have considered is that the reason military PT and grooming standards, plus policies for EEO and abuse reporting, are the way they are is because they're necessary for recruitment and retention

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Sierra Club MN North Star Chapter @sierraclubmn.bsky.social · 13d

Sierra Club endorses Dewayne Davis @dewayneforminneapolis.com as our first choice for Minneapolis Mayor!

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15d

“Lucrative”?

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 19d

I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition.

www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...

In her recommendation, Bagdasarian stated,
"Any person over the age of six months without contraindication who has not received a dose of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved or-authorized 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine may be considered to have an underlying condition that puts them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 and is thus eligible to receive an age-appropriate dose."

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 21d

Exactly this

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 23d

Here’s what Democrats need to be saying about the Trump regime’s attack on the rights of the political opposition:

The Trump administration want to make it so they can never lose elections—no matter what happens with the cost of living. They want to make it illegal to oppose their corruption.

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Brian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · Jul 27

Mourning—but also celebrating!—the life and work of the amazing Tom Lehrer, who died yesterday at (*gasp!*) age 97! He was around and working long enough to entertain and educate several generations – for Gen X, I think we’ll always remember him for teaching us how to cry in a library…

Tom Lehrer - "L-Y"

YouTube video by Edgar Aldrett

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Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social · Jul 25

Agreed. It's so bad. They decided that some research and some sciences are a threat to them, so they would attack research and science across the board. It's insane.

Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social · Jul 25

But after my prepared comments, I also shared how Minnesota will keep moving forward thanks to MN Legislators. State & local action has never been more important. Proud to be a Minnesotan! (2/2) #mnleg

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Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social · Jul 25

At @repilhan.bsky.social's invitation, I described how the Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill will drive up our energy bills, kill jobs, and increase pollution. And how this will only benefit the fossil fuel executives who donate to their campaigns...‬ (1/2)

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Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social · Jul 23

This is why Trump wanted Matt Gaetz to be his Attorney General #ReleaseEpsteinFiles

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Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social · Jul 2

Even though it hurts their constituents, Republicans only needed one reason to vote for the bill: “Because daddy asked them to”

Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · Jul 1

Before the election, energy analysts said that repealing renewable energy tax credits was an "extreme" and "unlikely" scenario.

Many Democrats said the same, because Republicans would never willingly harm their own districts and constituents, who were benefiting from subsidies.

Here we are.

This is exactly what Project 2025 proposed

Analysts called it "extreme" and "unlikely." Now, it's almost reality.

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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · Jul 1

Before the election, energy analysts said that repealing renewable energy tax credits was an "extreme" and "unlikely" scenario.

Many Democrats said the same, because Republicans would never willingly harm their own districts and constituents, who were benefiting from subsidies.

Here we are.

This is exactly what Project 2025 proposed

Analysts called it "extreme" and "unlikely." Now, it's almost reality.

heated.world

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Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social · Jun 30

2. the Chinese Communist Party, who would dominate our energy future.

Anyone represented by a Republican can tell them this bill is "Corruption first, America last." Terrible sections of the Big Ugly Bill have been removed, so let’s keep pushing! (2/2) @sierraclub.org @sierraclubmn.bsky.social

Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social · Jun 30

People are calling to stop Friday night’s atrocity: new handouts to Big Coal and new taxes to kill our clean energy industry. These would be huge gifts to two groups: 1. Fossil Fuel CEOs who would raise our energy bills (and their profits) (1/2)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/c...

Surprise Tax in G.O.P. Bill Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power

www.nytimes.com

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Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social · Jun 29

These two groups LOVE Trump's bill because it would kill our clean energy industry: 1. Fossil Fuel CEOs who will raise our energy bills and their profits, 2. the Chinese Communist Party, who will dominate our energy future. Trump's bill is "Corruption first, America last."

Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · Jun 28

This is exactly right. Anyone voting for the spending bill is voting for higher energy bills and blackouts.

Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · Jun 28

If this Senate language on solar passes, I think we’re in a full-blown national energy crisis within 2 years.

Forecasting after the cliff is even worse, but project pipelines will dry up, supply chains will convulse...and cost of new additions will soar. Assuming we can even meet demand growth. 🔌💡

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Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social · Jun 29

We’re in the basement despite the weather app warning us folks in “East Hennepin” to take shelter

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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · Jun 21

A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.

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Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social · Jun 16

We recorded this before Speaker Hortman was stolen from us. Now I can hear what we took for granted. We shared a short example of her leadership and it seemed like a given. It’s not. Nobody could have handled a tied House like she did. We owe her so much. #mnleg podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

The 2025 Legislative Wrap-up

Podcast Episode · Streets.mn Podcast · 06/16/2025 · 58m

podcasts.apple.com

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Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social · Jun 15

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jun 14

And there it is. The Minnesota assassin who shot Democratic lawmakers “voted for Donald Trump and was a strong Trump supporter,” according to his best friend.

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Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social · Jun 14

Elon and the MAGA trolls claim the assassin is a leftist. They are desperate. It's repulsive. www.wired.com/story/shooti...

Suspect in Minnesota Shooting Linked to Security Company, Evangelical Ministry

The alleged shooter is a 57-year-old white male; according to his ministry's website, he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer.”

www.wired.com

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Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social · Jun 14

While we Minnesotans reckon with the horrific assassination of our Speaker Emerita Hortman, the right-wing media ghouls are spinning that someone whose target list includes Democrat lawmakers & abortion rights advocates is somehow a secret leftist. This guy: pguards.net/leadership-t... Disgusting.

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Peter Wagenius @peterwagenius.bsky.social · Jun 14

I was assuming it was Willet, because I don't know any other "anti-YIMBY comedians". I hope it's a small genre.

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