Andrew O'Neill ❌👑

Perfect example of how nothing is ever a real position. Everything is a little commentary about messaging and strategy that way you never have to take a real stand on anything meaningful.

Ah great, it appears that hadn't been added to this thread yet when I replied. I'm glad they've added it!

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A key test for reading comprehension this week will be understanding that voting for a war powers resolution is not the same thing as voting for an authorization for the use of military force, and has precisely the opposite effect

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

Weird to repost this today without sharing the updates about her response to the initial story? Maybe this was simply a scheduled post, but bad look to not include the new information and let your audience form a more complete picture.

An important statement from @repyassansari.bsky.social. Her loved ones have experienced this repressive Iranian regime first hand - and she knows that Trump's reckless bombing and warmongering will not bring peace, security, or self-determination to the Iranian people.

this is the only possible path to disincentivize this clearly corrupt concentration of power, and following through on this promise is essential to the total societal rebuild we will need

Headline: Moskowitz, Gottheimer oppose Iran war powers resolution, breaking with most Dems. (official portraits of Moskowitz and Gottheimer). Subhead: They should just rename it the Ayatollah Protection Act because that’s what it does Rep. Jared Moskowitz said

If you don't want a vote on matters of war and peace, gtfo of congress, because that's literally your job.

If you think it's better to leave those matters to the likes of Trump and Hegseth, gtfo of Democratic politics.

Minnesota’s economic outlook improves with $3.7 billion near-term surplus, though uncertainty looms Lawmakers got an update on what’s on the horizon for Minnesota’s budget and economy. The forecast is complicated by in-limbo tariffs and impacts of surged federal immigration action.

I'm glad we have a surplus, and the economic policies of the Walz team have been really solid. Now, time to use some of those dollars to keep our neighbors fed and in their homes. Rent is due.
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So I just got a statement from California AG Bonta's office:
"Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal. These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review"

They’re committing horrifying atrocities, and they are also living large on our dime. Kash going to the Olympics, Noem buying herself luxury jets. They want to be famous celebrities.

Retired CFPB Union Member Alexis Goldstein explains why she stood up to DOGE (and was fired for it). #stopvought #savecfpb

Border Patrol dumped a blind man at a Buffalo donut shop A nearly blind Burmese refugee has been missing since Thursday after Border Patrol dropped him off at a Buffalo Tim Hortons.

Nurul Amin Shah Alam should be alive.

the earlier reporting, seen here, demonstrates that DHS is just discarding people thoughtlessly. How many have died like this?

also seems like buffalo police detective Richard Hy is a real piece of work!
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we've seen this for months here in MN with ICE releasing people from Whipple into freezing temps in the middle of the night. They've dropped people off miles from where they live, without their phones or possessions. Entire aid networks have been constructed to just keep these neighbors alive.

Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol dies in Buffalo. A nearly blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol miles from his home dies in Buffalo after having been missing for nearly a week.

a horrifying story. This regime is killing people in point blank murders, but also though the violence and cruelty of carelessly throwing people in a system designed to treat them as less than human.

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Glad he’s stepping down. Even though the emails in question were strictly about business, why did he send so many of them even after Epstein’s initial conviction and prison sentence

So roughly still 6X pre-surge, down from 16X, and planning for 3X long run.

This was Trump’s last state of the union speech. A Democratic speaker can simply not invite him to do another one, and that’s just table stakes at this point.

That is not the main reason to retake the House, but it sure is a nice addition.

While everybody’s online for SOTU, please consider taking a moment to support this incredible effort to feed folks in the Twin Cities.

The work (that doesn’t just feed vegans, that’s just the organizing entity!) is more important than ever. The need isn’t decreasing, and your support is a lifeline.

avoiding unforced errors seems like good advice. Easy way to do that is to simply not go to a 3 hour speech from the wannabe king.

The People’s SOTU is starting now:

www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...

Trump, Bovino, Homan, Noem, Miller. All world historic villains. But it cannot go unstated the extent to which MN GOP actively solicited this horror, invited the wickedness into our homes, & bear full moral culpability for our kidnapped neighbors, our traumatized children, and our dead loved ones.

Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement After Department of Justice Withheld Epstein Files, Includes Allegation President Donald Trump Sexually Abused a Minor | The U.S. House Committee on Oversight The Official U.S. Congressional website of The Democrat Oversight Committee

more and more they're calling him the pedophile president
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This is the singular legacy of the Biden administration, the failing that preceeded all subsequent failings. What good there was (and there was real tangible good!) will have to be excavated from a legacy of failing while in power to punish the plotters and beneficiares of an attempted coup.

Jewish Democrats alarmed about whether their party will remain welcoming Former Democratic Rep. Kathy Manning: ‘There is no doubt that we are living through very difficult times for American Jews’

this article features an incredibly offensive choice of photo and fifteen different quotes from Israel hawks complaining about how unfair it is that their actions have had consequences jewishinsider.com/2026/02/jewi...

I’ve been to Trump’s State of the Unions before and really don’t need to go again.

He uses his speeches to pillory his political enemies and spread lies – not to mention they're long and boring.

We have no idea what tear gas does to kids' health - MinnPost Chemical irritants can cause chest tightness, coughing and shortness of breath. For kids, there’s more potential for serious side effects.

“How is it, then, that it’s OK to use unregulated chemicals on a broad range of civilian populations, especially when these chemicals are banned in war?” via @19thnews.org

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have the In Covid’s Wake guys said a single word about the trauma, learning loss, negative health effects, or really anything at all about what’s been inflicted upon my neighbors by an out of control federal government?

Anybody who thinks they can quietly cut a deal with this regime is either a rube or a collaborator. And we can’t tolerate either.

The only thing that has worked is full opposition, clear public demands, and calling them out on their bullshit.