Minnesota transplant. Beard appreciator (moustache envier). I HAD A DOCTORATE IN INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY BUT ON JULY 1ST 2024 I BARGAINED AWAY MY KNOWLEDGE FOR MADNESS AND A VARIETY OF SILLY COSTUMES AND I HAVE YET TO REGRET THIS EXCHANGE.
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Everything I've seen about Democrats' version of Project 2029 is far too modest and weak-kneed. Democrats need to look at the precedents Trump is setting (and shattering) and figure out how a progressive can maximally wield the power that this administration is concentrating in the executive branch.
In an exciting change of pace, I actually DO know who needs to see this. IT'S YOU. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbN...
The next Democratic president should declare that the National Emergencies Act and Article II of the Constitution allow him to: •admit D.C. and Puerto Rico as states •abolish ICE •grant citizenship to any immigrant •disband the 5th Circuit •expand the Supreme Court Seriously: Why the hell not?
Every day should be Labor Day. Talk to your coworkers about conditions in the workplace and in the country. Stop accepting scraps and don’t move through the world with resignation. We can have a better future and no one is going to save us but ourselves.
I considered it basically impossible for the admin to do what it claimed to be doing with these deployments without violating the PCA, so this comes as no surprise. That being said, I am sure this will come as cold comfort at this point.
We keep trying to grow community in soil that has been strip mined and salted by capitalism and then blame ourselves when nothing takes root. You're not a failure, you're fighting a system designed to seperate us. keep fighting. however you can.
If you're anti-vaccine, you're anti-science, and you're anti-life. GTF out of the way. You're taking away people's right to protect themselves from death, disease, and sequelae. Your voice has no place in public discourse.
PLEASE TELL ME YOU SANG THEM THE SONG. YOU KNOW THE ONE: www.tiktok.com/@ukbeetleman...
The U of MN could make so much money if they set up a stand at crop art pick up and drop off where people could place seed orders
Getting yelled at on the internet is not what turns people into fascists.
As with EMAILS etc., the reason we were so skeptical of all the wagon-circling & angry retorts that we didn't understand journalists' professional obligations to cover Joe Biden's age & mental/physical acuity 24/7 is that the devotion to those obligations had the shelf life of Liz Truss' lettuce.
AND GOT SICK THAT ONE TIME youtu.be/BgwsvPiD6YM?...
I wish people would stop blaming COVID mitigation policies for the acceleration of right wing extremism, and instead acknowledge the fact that we endured a mass casualty and mass disabling event that was mismanaged by narcissistic authoritarians who shifted the blame to marginalized communities
You are using past tense for Covid, which is a deadly thing to do in and of itself, doc. We "endured" fuck all. Covid is everywhere, killing and disabling, a mass disabiling event in all publicly shared air. Your past tensing is super fucking dangerous. WEAR A RESPIRATOR!!!
Exactly, the entire argument for this narrative is that kids rarely die of COVID. That’s true, but it wasn’t the justification for the policy. Teachers *do* die of COVID and kids *do* spread COVID. Some studies find school closures were the most effective intervention for preventing cases!
The GOP embrace of vaccine denial is very much a part of the sorting of pro-social beliefs, behaviors, and people into the Democratic Party and anti-social beliefs, behaviors, and people into the Republican Party.
why can't the democrat messaging on trans people be "no, we are not going to force children to undergo genital inspections in order to play sports"
State governors should declare that any ICE agent with no badge, no warrant, who tries to arrest someone should be arrested to stare or local police for violating due process and attempted kidnapping. Start arresting people for committing violence to get their jollies when they are denying the law.
the "purity" argument is such bullshit and it pisses me all the way off because it suggests they offered us 99% of what we want and we walked cause we demanded 100%. The reality is we asked for 1% of what we wanted and they told us to eat shit and fall in line
Where are we on this, @governorwalz.mn.gov ????
If yall start cosplaying as us so you can be safer while you’ve spent the last 3 years screaming at us to stay home, die, shut up, move on, realize it’s over and CONTINUE TO ENDANGER US I am going to lose my very considerable temper.
I’m going to say this louder this time: if you are lying about having a high-risk condition to get a Covid vaccine, all good, do what you want to do BUT show some actual goddamn respect for people who *actually* have that condition and start masking.
A willingness to act in even the smallest capacity magnifies your number. If you are active then you're worth a hundred people who just sit there no matter what their convictions are. Even a phonecall a day makes the difference because there's a lot of us.
Taking one or both chamber may be enough to slow down, let alone stop, the consolidation of authoritarianism. But if GOP holds... then, all else equal, democracy is fucked. It'll also really matters that Ds do well at the state level. The fewer states that are laboratories of autocracy, the better.
This consensus is correct. But I don't think enough people have actually internalized the implications. That is, they're perfectly happy to point out that too many Dem officials don't understand this, but they haven't updated their own understanding of what this means for taking the country back.
🧵 Authoritarianism, Democratization, and Coalition Politics. The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
More on prescription requirements: bsky.app/profile/eliz...
But know what’s behind him is the source of his evil. “ he” has been just the sharpie , not the “ brains” . The authors of 2025, the 1% ers, those are the ones we need to stop. Cold.
I don't think people realize that the biggest fight is still coming. You'll need to fight the people behind him because he is just the front man. If he dies during this term, the next man is even worse and more planned. I hope you guys down there don't relax your stance if trump dies.
We need to act and not like a bunch of pussies. We can't lay down and let them walk all over us!!
Image caring more about stopping a memorial for people killed in a mass shooting than stopping mass shootings. #Priorities
I prefer countries that don't pay domestic terrorists' families 5 million dollars, give them condolences from the Pentagon, and bury the terrorist with full military honors. I prefer countries who shoot domestic terrorists dead and bill the survivors for the bullet.
I’ve heard from a couple of messaging strategists now that people shouldn’t post so much about COVID19 vaccines because it’s “divisive”. I am here to say that I do not give a damn what is popular. I will never ignore scientific evidence for the sake of expediency, and neither should anyone else.
Saying they’re unconstitutional but leaving them in place anyway pretty much sums up everything from the last 8 months
The Republican Congress is going to try to rewrite the history of RFK Jr.’s confirmation as HHS Secretary. “We didn’t know” “Nobody told us” “He promised he wouldn’t…” This thread will be about the warnings from thousands of scientists and HCW who loudly and publicly opposed his confirmation.
When It Happens, blast any Democrat who "looks forward to working with Vance" directly into the sun. Democrats need to make it clear from minute one that they have this guy's number, know he doesn't have the juice, and that they're going to make his life a living hell from the moment Trump drops.
In the same vein, I am a big believer that the easiest restriction (from a purely technical side of things) is to go right for semi-automatic actions. With some very niche exceptions (I hear that wild boars are pests and vicious), if you think you need semi-auto functions... ... no, you don't.
I am delighted to report that The Satanic Temple (TST) already does this. No need to reinvent the wheel!
If you know her, speak up!
And to those who would use this tragedy to attack our trans neighbors, shame on you. We must stand united against hate in all its forms and ensure that every Minnesota child, family, and community never again experiences the grief we’re all feeling in the wake of this shooting.
it shouldn't be easier to get a gun in America than the covid vaccine
1. My newest Anti-Trans Legal Risk Map is here. Risk has increased sharply for youth in many states as clinics shutter under Trump and state AGs refuse to enforce civil rights laws. For adults, some increases in risk. Nationwide risk remains extreme. Subscribe to support my journalism.
I cannot cosign your weather relief strongly enough! I got to go to the state fair last Sunday and - by virtue of the temperatures alone - it was the best one I've ever attended.
Trump take LEGO www.404media.co/lego-stops-s...
So 1) You're lying, and you aren't praying to stop this madness, or 2) You're praying, and God said, "No, I'm ok with this as-is." (some ineffable BS), or 3)You're praying, and God doesn't exist. Regardless, your prayers are not effective, you cosplay Christian.
MUST IT, THOUGH, COBB? MUST THE COURT BE HIGHLY DEFERENTIAL? SEEMS LIKE AFTER A DECADE OF FIVE-ALARM FIRES MAYBE WE *DON'T* GO THE HIGHLY DEFERENTIAL ROUTE?
NO IT FUCKING DOESN'T OUTWEIGH THE HARM OF REMOVING SOMEONE SO THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE FASCISM, ROTH. [This is a bellow at the universe; not at Anna.]
this only goes on for so long as judges at every level are willing to accept stupid ass bullshit from DOJ attorneys. i am so goddamned sick of them letting these freaks get away with it
Why is the answer never to respect that voters are adults who make choices? The loud, repeated message is “close hospitals and nursing homes in my community, taking money from cities to pay for them makes me feel left behind.” You don’t have to agree, but have the respect to listen.
In case there is any doubt, the answer to your questions is VERY YES.
A message for RFK, Jr. from Carl Sagan.
We would also have accepted, "Elden Ring Nightreign is finally about to make you Git Gud."
Covid never eneded, even if you believe it did.
I NEED THIS TODAY AND ALSO SO DO YOU: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1kq...
Pareidolia and anthropomorphism. We see people and patterns in absolute nonsense. Frank Herbert was right - Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.
Hi, Stephen. Please recheck your facts vis-a-vis "crazy people." This is a dangerous bit of misinformation that puts folks with mental illness at risk without doing a damn thing to stop mass shootings.
It's easy to say: "Only a madman would commit such heinous crimes," HOWEVER, those challenged with severe mental health disorders do not have the capacity nor the inclination towards violence. Demonizing them pushes them further away from the treatment they need.
Let us all remind ourselves that Democratic leadership CAN do all of these things that we demand of them. They refuse to.
Thank you!
There is a massive walk out at the CDC by staff unfolding right now. It is NECESSARY. I stand in solidarity with my CDC colleagues. standing up for science and public health. It is a moral imperative.
Hi, Betty. I appreciate so much of what you do, so please consider this post in a positive voice. I beg you to retire the "mentally ill" language with respect to gun violence. It is actively harmful, and perpetuates more violence TOWARDS those with mental illness.
Accepting abuse from higher-ups while giving it to lower-downs is [QUELLE SURPRISE] one of the hallmarks of the authoritarian personality - as researched by Adorno and other in the wake of the second world war. Lick up, kick down. PLEASE CONTAIN YOUR SHOCK.
4/ Who else has made recommendations? 1️⃣ The Vaccine Integrity Project—formed in response to federal policy changes—reviewed the latest evidence on COVID-19 (and flu, and RSV) vaccines. Their conclusion: The science hasn’t changed. The COVID vaccine remains safe and effective for all age groups.
1/ Yesterday, the FDA changed the license for the #Covidvaccine. The vaccine label has been limited to everyone over 65 and for those 6 months through 64 years old with at least one condition that puts them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19. This is a deep dive to bring you up to date👇
If you’re struggling with how someone can be both an atheist & a Jew in good standing, it’s prob bc you’re assuming “Jew” and “Christian” are parallel terms. A Christian is, broadly, an adherent of the Christian religion. A Jew is a member of a people whose distinctive practices include Judaism.
He has filled the most powerful vaccine advisory board at CDC with sycophants. He has placed a man who is opposed to COVID19 vaccines in charge of their approvals at FDA Their hands are tied, and they correctly refuse to “just follow orders”.
He is manipulating data and making absolutely horrific decisions without consulting some of the best experts in the world. They have no recourse. If you wish to rage at someone, may I suggest any Republican Senator. 2/3
Dear people who are saying that the CDC directors who quit yesterday should have “stayed and fought”, With all due respect, you do not grasp the magnitude of the problem of RFK Jr. He is asking them to do unethical and immoral things that will actively harm the people of the United States. 1/3
Everyone knows about the continued Nevada cybersecurity attack that has downed all their state governmental services from the DMV to business licensing to all police offices to state departments of education to state parks for days… Right?
Okay, Tina. I'm one of your constituents. Now's your chance: Vow to deny unanimous consent, and to shut down the government until legislation is passed to prevent this from EVER happening again. You have a power that you have thus far refused to wield. Until you apply it, these are just words.
Democrats’ response should be, “You’re a sucker if you believe a word of positive news from this administration, because they’re firing anyone that won’t lie for them.”
Well, I really hoped this piece would spark some debate, mostly because I *want* to be proven wrong! Please read the piece. My view is that Trump has made extraordinary progress on most of these items, but what constitutes an endpoint is up for debate.
ON BEHALF OF THE INTERNET I PRONOUNCE YOUR WOLVES CORRECT IN THEIR DESIRES.
The Toxic Avenger is clearing medical debt as marketing for the movie.
You don't debate people who want to question a group's right to live. You punch them.
I really, REALLY needed to know about this today. Thank you Jessica.
Everyone, the llama costume contest is live.
There will be a Candlelight Vigil for Annunciation Catholic School tonight🕯️ Tonight: Wed, August 27th, 8-9pm Lynnhurst Park (1345 W. Minnehaha Parkway) on north side of W 50th St. Hold your loved ones close. Let’s gather together to honor those lost with light and solidarity.
I am beyond heartbroken over the tragic news of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. I am praying for all the families impacted by this horrific tragedy. I will continue to closely monitor the situation and provide updates.
If you believe anything - ANYTHING - else then block me now.
When I am elected President, I will call as many emergency sessions of congress as it takes - back to back, if necessary - to begin the process of restricting firearms in the United States.
They don’t seem to understand that the red line in the sand for democracy has to be “we do not sacrifice other human beings” If you’re ok sacrificing a small group, then you’re ok with sacrificing a larger group when conditions change, and at that point you’re the other side with a different hat
Whelp writers you know what to do… Would be very interesting if some of the largest writers in the country actually did this and included the estates of dead writers used to train their models as well. Generative ai must be destroyed fully as well as its boosters.
There's a vigil tonight at 8pm, Lynnhurst Park, for victims of the Annunciation shooting. It's being organized by Moms Demand Action and Protect MN. Please share to your networks. #minneapolis #twincities #mpls
Just curious: Why do we even *have* a 25th Amendment, not to mention Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, if a mentally-diseased convicted felon can make a mockery of both with absolutely no consequences?
My biggest question is why don’t these folks believe in succession planning? If they’re so great, why not be a mentor and take on a protege who can be taught to take up the mantle? Show the future how to succeed. This is their greatest failure and absolutely ego-driven.
The presidential candidate who runs on the slogan "THERE WILL BE TRIALS!" has my vote.
Thanks for the sign-up link, Laurel! I'm Minneapolis-adjacent, so this is great to have.
If you're in Minneapolis and didn't get a text alert, maybe you aren't signed up for them. This is where you can sign up. (They use the Smart911 app/system which can include text messages.) www.minneapolismn.gov/contact-us/s...
If you’re going to be outside around the Twin Cities today—hopefully with those you love, remembering there’s a lot of beauty in the world—just know there is a small chance of rain late today. Otherwise it’s warm, mainly sunny, peaceful.
this is the second time in less than 24 hours that the hospital i work at has been under a mass casualty alert for a mass shooting from what i understand, there’s a school in this church & kids were present as the school year started there this week
MN crime reporting an active shooter call at annunciation church on 54th and lyndale in south minneapolis. a bomb may have been placed. two people confirmed dead, 20 injured
BIPARTISANSHIP? WE HAVE NOT COMPROMISING OR COLLABORATING WITH FASCISTS AT HOME, LIZ.
GRAND JURY NULLIFICATION! Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
an appropriate response to your product killing a child after months of psychological manipulation and torture is to take the product off the market before it kills again and the fact that this isn’t universally accepted right now is incredibly frightening
Council rejects homophobia, xenophobia and violence toward elected officials. We don’t reward perpetrators with hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars, unlike Frey’s administration.
