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puppy grandpa. real dad. social justice, diversity, former union president, veg head, climate change, human decency, accountability, well-traveled, peace, hope. my life story is like no one you’ve ever met 🫰🏻

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I love this! We were robbed of a better timeline. This timeline sucks!

07.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

mullin in many ways is a subpar human πŸ˜•

07.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

pretty sure he’d already soiled his pants

07.03.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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There are a lot of posts out there with the close-up visual of Markwayne Mullin on January 6, but this is a better perspective.

He’s not protecting others; he’s protecting himself and hiding. You can see plenty of people at the entry door, ready to take on the insurrectionists, but not Markwayne.

07.03.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 11294 πŸ” 5006 πŸ’¬ 938 πŸ“Œ 372

i do like this guy

06.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

a look at simple history will tell you this. and ppl thought we got stuck in iraq for a long time… πŸ˜•

06.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

lol and he thinks he’s a badass mixed martial artist #meow

06.03.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

crazy. i’m old enough to remember when gas in minnesota was 70 cents 😳

05.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

lesson to be learned: vote early and, when possible, vote my mail

04.03.2026 04:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

although sad, it’s not necessarily surprising. leave the homeland and naturally experience a degree of disconnect. social separation has happened with so many diasporas before this one, including a generation ago in vietnam. but, despite whatever history, one is always called back to the source 🫰🏼

03.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spotted in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood

02.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 4752 πŸ” 1326 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

sadly from the beginning of time most conscripts in other nations have also faced the same fate

03.03.2026 11:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Aside from the internment camps used to incarcerate Japanese Americans in the 1940s, such facilities have no precedent in American history..."

US Conference of Catholic Bishops statement on Trump's new mass prison camps.

Full statement at the link:

www.usccb.org/news/2026/th...

02.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 4288 πŸ” 1736 πŸ’¬ 141 πŸ“Œ 58

all well & good but what are you doing to apply the brakes & generate long-term critical thinking among those in the executive? that or building pressure to counter the levers of power that are leading us to conflict that is again not ours & distracts from trump’s real overriding issue #epsteinfiles

01.03.2026 09:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

makes sense from both an economic as well as from an environmental perspective, especially as world population growth booms and demand rises. def gives more local control

01.03.2026 09:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

sure. why not tell meat eaters to eat the hoof. wtf πŸ₯΄

28.02.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2/ and btw credibility & the inability to understand β€” are different

27.02.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

1/ we are on the same (political) side which begs the question why on earth would the 1st insult be hurled? then, after realizing such, what’s the backhanded β€œword salad” comment about? πŸ₯΄ ffs do better at detecting context cues & demonstrate some simple social skills

27.02.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

damn bill is so smooth πŸ‘Š

27.02.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ah speed of the thumb misses the simplest of grammar. yet, & as true intelligence attests, logic is the foundation & strength of the argument. certainly the world needs less grammar police & instead individuals who can form well-structured arguments to contest the other side’s concepts. try harder…

27.02.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

the clintons appearing before the senate is a masterstroke. both are smarter than a whip and will pass through the hearing unabated while setting the precedent for *the next* former POTUS & FLOTUS to take the stand in 3 short years (or less). your welcome donald & melania trump πŸ˜‰

27.02.2026 12:21 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

teachers will fight to protect their students. as they should ✊🏼

27.02.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

and this begs the question β€” where is the consequence? where is the counterbalance to knowingly and willingly flaunting the law in a way that is not merely aggressive but violent. which screams criminal

#abolishice

20.01.2026 09:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.

BREAKING: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's hearing on Trump's attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.

19.01.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 14697 πŸ” 3496 πŸ’¬ 299 πŸ“Œ 272

Clearly Trump failed to read the room. ICE is entering a place it cannot win β€” no matter how many he sends. MN will stand with its neighbor in the face of external threats

19.01.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

minnesota has a long history of grassroots n.g.o.’s that serve the disenfranchised, the less fortunate, the other. for all the heat it gets for the superficial label of β€œminnesota nice” by enlarge it is a community that stands up for their neighbor. if it wasn’t clear before it should be crystal now

19.01.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a blurry picture of a man with the words `` love is the way '' written on it . Alt: a blurry picture of a man with the words `` love is the way '' written on it .

Y'all. Stop calling people in red states stupid. Stop saying we deserve what we're getting or that we get what we voted for.

First, and most importantly, that's no way to win anyone over.

Second, it's just not true. Many of us are victims of gerrymandering& disenfranchisement.

Love is the way. 1/

18.01.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 243 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 5

#ice #iceminneapolis

17.01.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"War is what happens when government tells you who the enemy is. Revolution is what happens when you find out for yourself who the enemy is."

- Benjamin Franklin

17.01.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

mpls will take care of white supremest hooligans like jakey

17.01.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0