Kim Insley
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Former TV news, current public relations. Amplifying the positive where I can. Please vote. It’s important.
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Yesterday Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and the U.S. Women's hockey team brought me tears of joy. And now this!! What a great week.
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Supreme Court rules that Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he unilaterally imposed sweeping tariffs across the globe, a striking loss for the White House on an issue that ...
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February 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Yesterday Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and the U.S. Women's hockey team brought me tears of joy. And now this!! What a great week.
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What's happened at my alma mater? They'd better shut down the history departments, the LBJ School of Public Affairs, Poli/Sci classes. Even science can be controversial. This devalues critical thinking and devalues a degree from the University of Texas.
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University of Texas regents OK limits on controversial subjects
Opponents warned the policy’s vagueness could push professors to self-censor and leave students less prepared for the workplace.
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February 20, 2026 at 3:10 PM
What's happened at my alma mater? They'd better shut down the history departments, the LBJ School of Public Affairs, Poli/Sci classes. Even science can be controversial. This devalues critical thinking and devalues a degree from the University of Texas.
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The statement from King Charles was swift, and stark. The authorities have “our full and wholehearted support and co-operation,” it read, and “the law must take its course.”
King Charles distances himself from Andrew, but Britain’s royals face biggest crisis since death of Diana | CNN
The statement from King Charles was swift, and stark. The authorities have “our full and wholehearted support and co-operation,” it read, and “the law must take its course.”
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February 20, 2026 at 1:30 AM
The statement from King Charles was swift, and stark. The authorities have “our full and wholehearted support and co-operation,” it read, and “the law must take its course.”
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The husband of U.S Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Clackamas County anesthesiologist Dr. Shawn DeRemer, has been banned from the department’s Washington, D.C. headquarters after staff told officials he sexually assaulted them, The New York Times reported Thursday.
Report: Husband of Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Banned from Office Over Assault Allegations
Andrew Schwartz
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February 20, 2026 at 1:32 AM
The husband of U.S Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Clackamas County anesthesiologist Dr. Shawn DeRemer, has been banned from the department’s Washington, D.C. headquarters after staff told officials he sexually assaulted them, The New York Times reported Thursday.
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The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency, overturning years of legal and immigration safeguards.
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New DHS order could lead to detention of thousands of legal refugees in the U.S.
The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency, o...
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February 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency, overturning years of legal and immigration safeguards.
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ICYMI: Copilot spills the beans, summarizing emails it's not supposed to read
Copilot spills the beans, summarizing emails it's not supposed to read
Data Loss Prevention? Yeah, about that...
The bot couldn't keep its prying eyes away. Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat has been summarizing emails labeled “confidential” even when data loss prevention policies were configured to prevent it.…
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February 20, 2026 at 1:35 AM
ICYMI: Copilot spills the beans, summarizing emails it's not supposed to read
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Cristian and Karen DeLeon are out of money and ready to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for their five El Sazon restaurants unless aid and customers arrive soon.
Many Twin Cities small businesses are in the same boat after the ICE surge.
Many Twin Cities small businesses are in the same boat after the ICE surge.
ICE drawdown may be too late for small businesses like El Sazon
Operation Metro Surge kept many people of Latino and East African descent home, afraid to go to work or out to shops and restaurants. This caused a drastic drop in revenue for small businesses, which are now seeking aid.
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February 19, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Cristian and Karen DeLeon are out of money and ready to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for their five El Sazon restaurants unless aid and customers arrive soon.
Many Twin Cities small businesses are in the same boat after the ICE surge.
Many Twin Cities small businesses are in the same boat after the ICE surge.
Good call out. I can't think of a single media outlet that wouldn't be jumping all over this daily if it involved any other president - or presidential candidate.
Ted Lieu: “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there are highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children … of Donald Trump threatening to kill children. So I encourage the press to go look at these allegations.”
February 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Good call out. I can't think of a single media outlet that wouldn't be jumping all over this daily if it involved any other president - or presidential candidate.
Nice: Pointing out the regime is actively working to make Americans less healthy and possibly dead due to politics apparently DOES work:
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f... via @statnews.com
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f... via @statnews.com
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
The FDA reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday.
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February 18, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Nice: Pointing out the regime is actively working to make Americans less healthy and possibly dead due to politics apparently DOES work:
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f... via @statnews.com
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f... via @statnews.com
Mad respect for all the Olympic athletes - and congrats to Mikaela Shiffrin on her gold medal today. However, this will likely be the top highlight from today, and definitely one of the best highlights of the games - Olympics Dog:
Olympics Dog was chasing the motorized camera they have to capture the competitors at the finish line, then decided to chase some competitors instead
February 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Mad respect for all the Olympic athletes - and congrats to Mikaela Shiffrin on her gold medal today. However, this will likely be the top highlight from today, and definitely one of the best highlights of the games - Olympics Dog:
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Ten skiers were missing and another six were stranded Tuesday after a massive avalanche in Truckee, California.
10 skiers missing after massive avalanche near site of Donner Party incident
Ten skiers were missing and another six were stranded Tuesday after a massive avalanche in Truckee, California.According to NBC News, "An avalanche was reported in the Castle Peak area near Truckee at about 11:30 a.m., which affected a group of four mountain guides and 12 other skiers, the Nevada Co...
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February 18, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Ten skiers were missing and another six were stranded Tuesday after a massive avalanche in Truckee, California.
I’m thinking of Melissa and Mark (and Gilbert) Hortman as the MN legislature gaveled in today.
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After his parents’ killing, Colin Hortman is working through grief, searching for ways to honor them
As the Minnesota Legislature prepares to honor Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, their son Colin shares in an MPR News interview how he’s coping with grief and hoping their deaths remain a c...
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February 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I’m thinking of Melissa and Mark (and Gilbert) Hortman as the MN legislature gaveled in today.
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WHEN THEY TELL US WHO THEY ARE, BELIEVE THEM!
Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
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February 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM
WHEN THEY TELL US WHO THEY ARE, BELIEVE THEM!
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This victory belongs to the people of Minnesota who have inspired all of us by transforming crisis into action and tragedy into solidarity. People power works.
The timing of this announcement — shortly before Congress votes on a DHS funding bill — is no accident.
The timing of this announcement — shortly before Congress votes on a DHS funding bill — is no accident.
Trump administration says it is ending its immigration surge in Minnesota
More than 4,000 undocumented immigrants have been apprehended since the operation began in November, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This victory belongs to the people of Minnesota who have inspired all of us by transforming crisis into action and tragedy into solidarity. People power works.
The timing of this announcement — shortly before Congress votes on a DHS funding bill — is no accident.
The timing of this announcement — shortly before Congress votes on a DHS funding bill — is no accident.
One of trump's "very fine people". Seems like the president has put more dangerous people back on the streets than anyone else in recent memory.
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A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:25 PM
One of trump's "very fine people". Seems like the president has put more dangerous people back on the streets than anyone else in recent memory.
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“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
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February 12, 2026 at 1:57 AM
“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
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The removal of a large rainbow Pride flag that flew over the Stonewall National Monument by the Trump administration drew sharp reactions from New York City residents and visitors.
February 11, 2026 at 3:18 AM
The removal of a large rainbow Pride flag that flew over the Stonewall National Monument by the Trump administration drew sharp reactions from New York City residents and visitors.
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Canada mass shooting live: At least 10 dead, 25 wounded reut.rs/4ttTP9f
Canada mass shooting live: At least 10 dead, 25 wounded
Six were found dead at a high school in northeastern British Columbia and two others at a residence believed to be connected to the shooting. The suspected gunmen is also dead in apparent self-inflicted injury, authorities said.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Canada mass shooting live: At least 10 dead, 25 wounded reut.rs/4ttTP9f
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Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
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February 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
DHS is lying to the American people and to the courts. Their agents are unprofessional, out of control and dangerous.(GIFT LINK)
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When Trump Officials’ Claims About Shootings Unravel in Court
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February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
DHS is lying to the American people and to the courts. Their agents are unprofessional, out of control and dangerous.(GIFT LINK)
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