Meiselas: A lot of marginalized communities see fair-weather supporters—people who are with them when it seems cool, and then abandon them when the seasons change. I think that’s bullshit.
I think you’ve got to stand with people and be who you are.
Minnesota Republicans: Abortions "violate my rights" (?)
Today, every Senate Republican voted to restrict access to abortion for thousands of Minnesotans.
The Senate DFL was united in defeating the amendment.
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Absolutely incredible turn out at MN State Capitol! #HandsOff
Image of the white house in the background with a red overlay. The outline of Minnesota pouring dollar signs into Donald Trump's mouth. Elon Musk standing by his side with a chainsaw.
Trump’s agenda of chaos, confusion, and cruelty is hurting Minnesotans. His mass firings, reckless tariffs, and attacks on Medicaid are costing jobs and driving up costs for families.
Republicans need to decide: stand with Minnesotans or with Trump. #MNleg #TrumpChaos
Wishes for a peaceful and blessed Ramadan. 🌙✨ May fasts be easy, prayers accepted, and hearts filled with love and kindness.
Setting the record straight for Senate Republicans: The Trump administration’s plan to cut healthcare research could cost the U of M $150 million, threatening life-saving research into cancer as well as Minnesota jobs. #mnleg #nih #universityofminnesota #senatedfl
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The Park City ski patrol strike is over. The workers got every major item they wanted from Vail Resorts.
-Starting wages up by $2/hr.
-Senior workers get pay raised by as much as $7.75/hr.
-Better parental leave and professional development.
-A better wage scale and more.
We need to end answers to questions beginning with, “it’s a great question…”
Evidently the GOP really doesn’t have a problem with foreigners taking over the country.
she’s in queer media
This is hands down the most important interview I have done in a while — with Megan Garcia, who is suing @characterai.bsky.social and Google for an AI bot product that she alleges was responsible for the suicide of her 14 year old son: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
The pundits are punditting
CELEBRATE MINNESOTA HMONG NEW YEAR Background of a type of traditional Hmong clothing.
Minnesota is celebrating Hmong New Year this weekend! Our state is home to one of the largest populations of Hmong people in the United States!
This weekend communities are gathering to celebrate Hmong culture, traditions, food, and more to celebrate the new year.
Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab!
Oh look! It’s a gallery of things I must now order online because it takes 20 minutes to find the Keeper of the Deodorant Key
Celebrating the 44th Minnesota Hmong New Year with Senator Foung Hawj. What an honor to cut the ribbon and welcome the new year.
I’m committed to our continued work together for our freedom, dignity, culture, and prosperity.
Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab.
This should go without saying, but it's okay if someone you don't agree with goes on a certain show or podcast. It's okay to be exposed to dissenting opinions. It's okay to feel uncomfortable. The biggest danger for the Democratic Party moving forward is the imposition of ideological purity tests.
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE BACKBONE OF MINNESOTA'S ECONOMY Cartoon image of a person wearing an apron and holding a tablet, standing behind a table with boxes being packed and labeled.
Starting a small business is exciting, but it can be hard to know where to start. That’s why Senate DFLers invested millions in entrepreneur grants and workforce training programs to help Minnesotans turn their great ideas into thriving businesses #smallbusinesssaturday #shoplocal
Map of the TRIBAL NATIONS OF MINNESOTA
HAPPY NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY The Senate DFL is privileged to have Senator Mary Kunesh, a Standing Rock Lakota descendant, serve as a leader in our caucus. She is the first Native American woman elected to the Minnesota Senate and is a steadfast advocate for Indigenous communities, tribal-state relations, and all of Minnesota's students as chair of the Education Finance Committee.
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY EDUCATION Every student should have the freedom to observe their heritage when they come to school to learn. In 2023, the DFL protected Indigenous students' rights to do just that.
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION Language, heritage, connection. This year, the DFL passed $30 million to help Indigenous students learn Dakota, Anishinaabe, or another language of Turtle Island.
Native people have lived on these lands for thousands of years, and still live here today. On Native American Heritage Day, we celebrate their cultures and contributions, and honor the history and sovereignty of the 11 tribal nations in Minnesota. #nativeamericanheritageday
Our policies are popular in red, blue, and purple states alike. That includes paid leave, good wages, and affordable housing.
But we must reconnect our ideas to our party and to our candidates.
I regularly hear “do the work” and very rarely understand what I’m being told to do.
Tonight’s hot take: we should retire the phrase “do the work.”
It’s cliché, and completely void of any meaning at this point. 🤷🏻♂️
I feel semi-accomplished. (Don’t look at the one in the back)
Excited to see MN take a step forward in creating more transparency in our health care system with the first-ever 340B Covered Entity Report created by MN Dept of Health. Understanding program use is one step with more questions ahead to research: www.health.state.mn.us/data/340b/docs/2024report.pdf
Here’s a thing: Minnesota currently has a workforce shortage of about 95,000 workers. There are also roughly 95,000 undocumented Minnesotans. Would love to know
what Republicans’ plan for MN economy is if our workforce shortage doubles.
Good. It’s horrific how other platforms abused their reach to strangle local, independent, and national outlets alike.
I WANT to see news and actual vetted work and I WANT journalists to get rewarded for it.
Because I want to live in a thinking human world over some AI generated slop dystopia
At least one item on his wishlist has been granted: Bluesky has decided to quadruple the size of its contract workforce of content moderators from 25 to 100, the company told Platformer. The move comes in response to Bluesky’s rapid growth since this month’s US presidential election, which triggered a fresh exodus of users away from Elon Musk’s X and over the weekend took the platform past 22 million total users.
Some news: amid rapid growth and some over-enforcement of its community guidelines, Bluesky trust and safety chief @aaron.bsky.team tells me the company will quadruple the size of its content moderation team www.platformer.news/bluesky-grow...
Higher prices, here we come!
Reminder: why use a $1 word where 50¢ word will do?
Can it be about good deals at Menards.
1. I'm a leading trans journalist, and I have made my final post on Twitter.
Erin In The Morning is now making its move to Bluesky, as Twitter is no longer fit for journalistic content.
Meanwhile, this platform is soaring.
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