SD51dfl
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The DFL (Democrats for farmers and labor, and, of course, people-based democracy) of SD51 in Minnesota. More details at https://www.51DFL.org
Your Senate District gets to send twice as many resolutions to state #DFL as their number of delegates & no limits on the number each precinct caucus or person can submit. Remind your neighbors to our West in @sd50dfl.bsky.social our North in @sd63dfl.bsky.social and NE in @sd64.bsky.social
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February 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Your Senate District gets to send twice as many resolutions to state #DFL as their number of delegates & no limits on the number each precinct caucus or person can submit. Remind your neighbors to our West in @sd50dfl.bsky.social our North in @sd63dfl.bsky.social and NE in @sd64.bsky.social
Yet another reason to join your precinct caucus tomorrow evening and make sure it isn't settling for the least Democratic Democrats and resolutions. #DFL #SD51MN #CD3MN #CD5MN #MNleg
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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The Columbia Heights school district canceled classes Monday after what school officials are calling a “credible threat.” The district didn’t release further details about the nature of the threat. It said the move to cancel classes was out of an abundance of caution.
Columbia Heights schools closed Monday due to ‘credible threat’
The Columbia Heights school district canceled classes Monday after what school officials are calling a “credible threat.” The district didn’t release further details about the nature of the threat. It...
www.mprnews.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
The Columbia Heights school district canceled classes Monday after what school officials are calling a “credible threat.” The district didn’t release further details about the nature of the threat. It said the move to cancel classes was out of an abundance of caution.
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'No, That Is Not Your Job,' Say Critics After Schumer Claims 'Job' Is to 'Fight for Aid to Israel'
'No, That Is Not Your Job,' Say Critics After Schumer Claims 'Job' Is to 'Fight for Aid to Israel'
"Seventy-five percent of Democratic voters oppose sending Israel more military aid, as do 66% of independents and 60% of Americans overall," noted one domestic policy expert.
www.commondreams.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
'No, That Is Not Your Job,' Say Critics After Schumer Claims 'Job' Is to 'Fight for Aid to Israel'
Environmental Caucus's supported resolutions for examples how to fill out the form. dflec.org/2026-resolut...
2026 Resolutions | DFL Environmental Caucus
dflec.org
January 31, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Environmental Caucus's supported resolutions for examples how to fill out the form. dflec.org/2026-resolut...
4 days until the 2026 #SD51MN #DFL precinct caucuses on Tuesday Feb. 3 at 7pm. A cold weekend is an excellent time to stay inside and write resolutions to add to our platform so #MNleg knows what to work on for us. The form to complete for your precinct caucus and share: dfl.org/wp-content/u...
dfl.org
January 31, 2026 at 7:59 PM
4 days until the 2026 #SD51MN #DFL precinct caucuses on Tuesday Feb. 3 at 7pm. A cold weekend is an excellent time to stay inside and write resolutions to add to our platform so #MNleg knows what to work on for us. The form to complete for your precinct caucus and share: dfl.org/wp-content/u...
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Rural Minnesota isn’t staying silent.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
Rural Minnesotans Stand Up to ICE
As federal agents descend on small towns in Minnesota, residents are uniting to protect their immigrant neighbors.
inthesetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Rural Minnesota isn’t staying silent.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
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National media picking up on undercovered Minneapolis invasion aspect: the economic siege. Bloomberg on retaliatory audits of @mischieftoy.com & Hennepin Health. DHS claims active investigation of Mischief “unrelated to political views” - yeah right: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... (gift link)
Minnesota Businesses Resisted ICE, and Now Face DHS Audits
Employment records of at least two Minneapolis-area businesses are being audited by the Department of Homeland Security, in what state and local officials describe as retaliation over the fallout from...
www.bloomberg.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:15 PM
National media picking up on undercovered Minneapolis invasion aspect: the economic siege. Bloomberg on retaliatory audits of @mischieftoy.com & Hennepin Health. DHS claims active investigation of Mischief “unrelated to political views” - yeah right: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... (gift link)
5 days until the 2026 #SD51MN #DFL precinct caucuses on Tuesday Feb. 3 at 7pm. We can still use conveners. Check/search your email for SD51. It will be from Dan @dnord.com . News, updates, locations, and contacts are also on our site: 51dfl.org/news/2026-df...
2026 DFL Precinct Caucuses on Tue. Feb. 3 — Senate District 51 DFL
Precinct Caucuses are nearly here. This is a reminder that Precinct Caucuses will be held on Tuesday February 3rd, 2026. If you plan on volunteering for caucuses we ask you arrive at 6pm. Registration...
51dfl.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 PM
5 days until the 2026 #SD51MN #DFL precinct caucuses on Tuesday Feb. 3 at 7pm. We can still use conveners. Check/search your email for SD51. It will be from Dan @dnord.com . News, updates, locations, and contacts are also on our site: 51dfl.org/news/2026-df...
6 days and dropping to the 2026 #SD51MN #DFL precinct caucuses on Tuesday Feb. 3 at 7pm. Moved and not sure what Minnesota Senate District you're in anymore? Find your caucus location using the official Minnesota Secretary of State tool at caucusfinder.sos.mn.gov. #MNleg
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January 29, 2026 at 1:37 PM
6 days and dropping to the 2026 #SD51MN #DFL precinct caucuses on Tuesday Feb. 3 at 7pm. Moved and not sure what Minnesota Senate District you're in anymore? Find your caucus location using the official Minnesota Secretary of State tool at caucusfinder.sos.mn.gov. #MNleg
Yet another reason to be at your #DFL precinct caucus this year. We have a new #SD51MN Senator to elect to help guide and propose bills for #MNleg. That, and we'll also be endorsing & electing a new Governor this year. This is how you can vote early and often. Details: 51dfl.org/news/2026-df...
January 28, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Yet another reason to be at your #DFL precinct caucus this year. We have a new #SD51MN Senator to elect to help guide and propose bills for #MNleg. That, and we'll also be endorsing & electing a new Governor this year. This is how you can vote early and often. Details: 51dfl.org/news/2026-df...
1 way to keep the Doomsday Clock from advancing further is to vote early & often by attending your local #DFL precinct caucus in 7.5 days, next Tuesday here in #SD51MN and every other district in Minnesota. We have a new #MNleg Senator to endorse & a new Governor. Being a delegate gives you a vote.
The Doomsday Clock now stands at 85 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been. When the New START treaty expires next week, there will be nothing stopping a new nuclear arms race. Trump and Putin could agree today to stick with New START limits. We can turn back the clock.
January 27, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Alex Pretti's younger sister issued a statement Monday memorializing her big brother’s kindness and criticizing “disgusting lies” told in the wake of his death.
Sister of Alex Pretti says he was kind, generous and lit up every room
The younger sister of Alex Pretti issued a statement Monday memorializing her big brother’s kindness and criticizing “disgusting lies” told in the wake of his death.
www.mprnews.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Alex Pretti's younger sister issued a statement Monday memorializing her big brother’s kindness and criticizing “disgusting lies” told in the wake of his death.
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Immigration officers in Minneapolis are now using a weapon that’s unfamiliar to many protesters: grenades that spew a noxious green gas.
These grenades contain worrisome chemicals.
These grenades contain worrisome chemicals.
What's the deal with that scary-looking green gas ICE is using in Minneapolis?
There are toxic ingredients in all of this stuff, but looks may be deceiving.
www.motherjones.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Immigration officers in Minneapolis are now using a weapon that’s unfamiliar to many protesters: grenades that spew a noxious green gas.
These grenades contain worrisome chemicals.
These grenades contain worrisome chemicals.
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"So what does moral clarity look like in Minnesota this MLK Day? It looks like refusing to confuse quiet with peace, and refusing to treat fear as normal."
My Letter to Martin Luther King Jr. and the People of Minnesota
So what does moral clarity look like in Minnesota this MLK Day? It looks like refusing to confuse quiet with peace, and refusing to treat fear as normal.
www.commondreams.org
January 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
"So what does moral clarity look like in Minnesota this MLK Day? It looks like refusing to confuse quiet with peace, and refusing to treat fear as normal."
Happy #MLK #MartinLutherKing day to #SD51MN #DFL and the Democrats in our #MNleg. Enjoy a peaceful holiday and remember to vote at your precinct caucuses 2 weeks & 1 day away on Tue Feb 3.
January 19, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Happy #MLK #MartinLutherKing day to #SD51MN #DFL and the Democrats in our #MNleg. Enjoy a peaceful holiday and remember to vote at your precinct caucuses 2 weeks & 1 day away on Tue Feb 3.
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The Minneapolis pastor had observed "ICE agents circling a young woman who appeared to be Hispanic" and insisted they take him instead of harassing her. An agent then “came, got in my face, pointed a gun at me, and said, ‘Are you afraid now?’” trib.al/CZ3Lff5
January 10, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The Minneapolis pastor had observed "ICE agents circling a young woman who appeared to be Hispanic" and insisted they take him instead of harassing her. An agent then “came, got in my face, pointed a gun at me, and said, ‘Are you afraid now?’” trib.al/CZ3Lff5
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Kelly Morrison on a Twin Cities ICE facility she & other members of Congress tried to visit: "We were told to leave. We met with 2 of the commanding officers & they told us the reason we were not able to stay & meet with detainees is because the funding for ICE came from the 'Big Beautiful Bill.'"
January 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Kelly Morrison on a Twin Cities ICE facility she & other members of Congress tried to visit: "We were told to leave. We met with 2 of the commanding officers & they told us the reason we were not able to stay & meet with detainees is because the funding for ICE came from the 'Big Beautiful Bill.'"
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You are now about 25 times more likely to be killed by an ICE agent in MN than an undocumented immigrant.
The safest thing would be for ICE to deport themselves from Minnesota.
The safest thing would be for ICE to deport themselves from Minnesota.
January 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
You are now about 25 times more likely to be killed by an ICE agent in MN than an undocumented immigrant.
The safest thing would be for ICE to deport themselves from Minnesota.
The safest thing would be for ICE to deport themselves from Minnesota.
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JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.
@zeteo.com
@zeteo.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.
@zeteo.com
@zeteo.com
Not how it should be done and not legal. That and the FBI is run by the same people running ICE. #MNleg #DFL @ag.state.mn.us @governorwalz.mn.gov please contact @govpritzker.illinois.gov for guidance.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Thursday it was told the FBI is now in sole control of the investigation around the killing of a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday by an ICE agent. The BCA has been denied access to evidence.
State agents ousted from ICE shooting probe, feds take control
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Thursday it was told the FBI is now in sole control of the investigation around the killing of a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday by an ICE agent.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Not how it should be done and not legal. That and the FBI is run by the same people running ICE. #MNleg #DFL @ag.state.mn.us @governorwalz.mn.gov please contact @govpritzker.illinois.gov for guidance.
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milkshake duck hotel edition
Hilton said Tuesday that it is removing an independently owned Minnesota hotel from its system after a location denied rooms to ICE employees.
Hilton says it is removing a Minnesota hotel from its system over ICE controversy
Hilton said Tuesday that it is removing an independently owned Minnesota hotel from its system after a location denied rooms to ICE employees.
www.businessinsider.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
milkshake duck hotel edition
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The federal ban could eliminate the most profitable market for farmers who grow hemp. (via @kcur.org)
Hemp farming is booming again. A federal ban on hemp-derived THC products puts the crop in jeopardy
A federal ban on most hemp-derived THC products is expected to go into effect in November. It could eliminate the most profitable market for farmers who grow hemp.
n.pr
January 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The federal ban could eliminate the most profitable market for farmers who grow hemp. (via @kcur.org)