Jeff Gerst
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Tuesday saw the resignations of several high-profile federal prosecutors amid pressure from Justice Department leaders to investigate the widow of Renee Good.
Among those who left was more than a century of combined prosecutorial experience.
Among those who left was more than a century of combined prosecutorial experience.
What a wave of resignations means for Minnesota’s highest-profile federal cases
Veteran prosecutors have left Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office amid DOJ pressure, raising questions about who will handle major fraud cases and how the office moves forward.
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Tuesday saw the resignations of several high-profile federal prosecutors amid pressure from Justice Department leaders to investigate the widow of Renee Good.
Among those who left was more than a century of combined prosecutorial experience.
Among those who left was more than a century of combined prosecutorial experience.
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United's CEO is the highest paid CEO in the industry, while their flight attendants are paid the least – by far.
That's not right.
No CEO should make 1,173 TIMES what a first year flight attendant makes.
I'm standing with @afacwa.org. They deserve a fair contract now.
That's not right.
No CEO should make 1,173 TIMES what a first year flight attendant makes.
I'm standing with @afacwa.org. They deserve a fair contract now.
January 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
United's CEO is the highest paid CEO in the industry, while their flight attendants are paid the least – by far.
That's not right.
No CEO should make 1,173 TIMES what a first year flight attendant makes.
I'm standing with @afacwa.org. They deserve a fair contract now.
That's not right.
No CEO should make 1,173 TIMES what a first year flight attendant makes.
I'm standing with @afacwa.org. They deserve a fair contract now.
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I spoke at a Congressional hearing in St. Paul this morning about the chaos and fear ICE is creating in our state. Instead of de-escalating, the administration is doubling down—putting public safety at risk and making it harder for local law enforcement to do their jobs.
January 16, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I spoke at a Congressional hearing in St. Paul this morning about the chaos and fear ICE is creating in our state. Instead of de-escalating, the administration is doubling down—putting public safety at risk and making it harder for local law enforcement to do their jobs.
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Today marks 15 years since Gabby Giffords was shot at a constituent meeting, in an attack that killed 6 and wounded 13.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Today marks 15 years since Gabby Giffords was shot at a constituent meeting, in an attack that killed 6 and wounded 13.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
I am proud to cosponsor a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to honor the victims and their families today, and recommit to ending gun and political violence.
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For decades, cops have been trained not to shoot at moving vehicles.
But the federal agents enforcing Trump’s mass deportation campaign seem not to be following this rule, and are taking a far more dangerous path.
But the federal agents enforcing Trump’s mass deportation campaign seem not to be following this rule, and are taking a far more dangerous path.
Cops are taught not to shoot into cars. ICE keeps doing it anyway.
Immigration agents have shot at least nine people since September. All of them have been in cars.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
For decades, cops have been trained not to shoot at moving vehicles.
But the federal agents enforcing Trump’s mass deportation campaign seem not to be following this rule, and are taking a far more dangerous path.
But the federal agents enforcing Trump’s mass deportation campaign seem not to be following this rule, and are taking a far more dangerous path.
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The FBI must work with the professionals at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer yesterday.
This has to be about justice, not politics.
This has to be about justice, not politics.
January 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
The FBI must work with the professionals at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer yesterday.
This has to be about justice, not politics.
This has to be about justice, not politics.
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The bishops of Kentucky and Wisconsin have joined similar efforts by bishops in a growing list of states to affirm the human dignity of migrants amid debates over immigration policy.
Kentucky, Wisconsin bishops issue statements affirming dignity of migrants
The bishops of Kentucky and Wisconsin have joined similar efforts by bishops in a growing list of states to affirm the human dignity of migrants amid debates over immigration policy.
www.ncronline.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The bishops of Kentucky and Wisconsin have joined similar efforts by bishops in a growing list of states to affirm the human dignity of migrants amid debates over immigration policy.
A "day of love" ... only in Donald J. Trump's mind.
Five years ago tomorrow, thousands of the president's supporters stormed the Capitol.
Trump has since dubbed Jan. 6 a "day of love."
Scroll through @propublica.org's massive trove of parler videos -- organized by time and location -- from that day and judge for yourself:
Trump has since dubbed Jan. 6 a "day of love."
Scroll through @propublica.org's massive trove of parler videos -- organized by time and location -- from that day and judge for yourself:
What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol
ProPublica sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
projects.propublica.org
January 5, 2026 at 10:36 PM
A "day of love" ... only in Donald J. Trump's mind.
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Vance in May: "We had a long experiment in…nation-building and meddling in foreign countries' affairs…What we're seeing from President Trump is a generational shift in policy."
January 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Vance in May: "We had a long experiment in…nation-building and meddling in foreign countries' affairs…What we're seeing from President Trump is a generational shift in policy."
Sad indeed.
This is sad.
Inbox: the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board has voted to dissolve the organization following Congress pulling its federal funding
January 5, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Sad indeed.
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“There’s a lot of money to pay for this. It doesn’t have to be US taxpayer money,” Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz claimed about Iraq in March 2003.
That wasn’t the case, and just like what would happen in Iraq, the military campaign in Venezuela is likely to have steep costs.
That wasn’t the case, and just like what would happen in Iraq, the military campaign in Venezuela is likely to have steep costs.
The lie of "self-financing" oil wars
Trump wages into a new war with the same mistakes that led the US into Iraq.
www.motherjones.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
“There’s a lot of money to pay for this. It doesn’t have to be US taxpayer money,” Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz claimed about Iraq in March 2003.
That wasn’t the case, and just like what would happen in Iraq, the military campaign in Venezuela is likely to have steep costs.
That wasn’t the case, and just like what would happen in Iraq, the military campaign in Venezuela is likely to have steep costs.
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Six reasons why Trump’s attack on Venezuela was very wrong:
January 5, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Six reasons why Trump’s attack on Venezuela was very wrong:
Prevost is new pope, an American cardinal committed to the reforms Pope Francis began www.ncronline.org/opinion/prev...
Prevost is new pope, an American cardinal committed to the reforms Pope Francis began
Augustinian Cardinal Robert Prevost was the least American among the American cardinals, having spent most of his ministry in Peru and Rome. The cardinals clearly wanted someone committed to Pope Fran...
www.ncronline.org
December 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Prevost is new pope, an American cardinal committed to the reforms Pope Francis began www.ncronline.org/opinion/prev...
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Under Trump, OSHA has issued the fewest amount of penalties for workplace health and safety violations since 2009.
Still believe he’s the “pro-worker” president? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARL5VvYJUe8
Still believe he’s the “pro-worker” president? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARL5VvYJUe8
How Trump’s Agenda Could Kill You
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Under Trump, OSHA has issued the fewest amount of penalties for workplace health and safety violations since 2009.
Still believe he’s the “pro-worker” president? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARL5VvYJUe8
Still believe he’s the “pro-worker” president? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARL5VvYJUe8
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Dr. Kirk Moore did not deny giving fake COVID-19 vaccine cards and throwing out vaccine doses. “All that stuff is true,” he told @sltrib.com and ProPublica.
He also repeatedly made the unfounded claim that the vaccines were “bioweapons.”
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social
He also repeatedly made the unfounded claim that the vaccines were “bioweapons.”
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social
Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that prot...
www.propublica.org
December 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Dr. Kirk Moore did not deny giving fake COVID-19 vaccine cards and throwing out vaccine doses. “All that stuff is true,” he told @sltrib.com and ProPublica.
He also repeatedly made the unfounded claim that the vaccines were “bioweapons.”
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social
He also repeatedly made the unfounded claim that the vaccines were “bioweapons.”
By @jessicamiller.bsky.social
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"One of the big reasons why a lot of us grew up as conservatives is we were afraid that if you give too much power to the government, someone bad could come in and use it for their own personal gratification and empowerment," @gtconway.bsky.social says. "And here we are. This is exactly it."
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"One of the big reasons why a lot of us grew up as conservatives is we were afraid that if you give too much power to the government, someone bad could come in and use it for their own personal gratification and empowerment," @gtconway.bsky.social says. "And here we are. This is exactly it."
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He has no idea what he's talking about.
MAGA Podcaster Gets Blistering History Lesson After Trying To Criticize Australia's Gun Laws
www.comicsands.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:58 AM
He has no idea what he's talking about.
A "slow-motion justice system" is not a just system.
NEW: Bad Evidence Got Him Indicted for Murder. He Waited 7 Years to Walk Free.
Justine Paul was accused of killing his girlfriend, Eunice Whitman. In Alaska’s slow-motion criminal justice system, he was kept behind bars even as the evidence against him fell apart.
Justine Paul was accused of killing his girlfriend, Eunice Whitman. In Alaska’s slow-motion criminal justice system, he was kept behind bars even as the evidence against him fell apart.
Bad Evidence Got Him Indicted for Murder. He Waited 7 Years to Walk Free.
Justine Paul was accused of killing his girlfriend, Eunice Whitman. In Alaska’s slow-motion criminal justice system, he was kept behind bars even as the evidence against him fell apart.
www.propublica.org
December 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A "slow-motion justice system" is not a just system.
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An unwanted reminder of the degenerate currently occupying the ‘wrecked house’. Let’s not forget the Project 2025 authors, the intelligence behind trumps insanity.
December 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
An unwanted reminder of the degenerate currently occupying the ‘wrecked house’. Let’s not forget the Project 2025 authors, the intelligence behind trumps insanity.
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When the GOP wasn't evil.
December 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When the GOP wasn't evil.
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My bipartisan bill with Senator Grassley was signed into law.
We cannot allow children to be used as hostages in war.
www.northernnewsnow.com/2025/12/19/b...
We cannot allow children to be used as hostages in war.
www.northernnewsnow.com/2025/12/19/b...
Bipartisan bill to reunite abducted Ukrainian children with family becomes law
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who co-authored the legislation, made the announcement Wednesday.
www.northernnewsnow.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
My bipartisan bill with Senator Grassley was signed into law.
We cannot allow children to be used as hostages in war.
www.northernnewsnow.com/2025/12/19/b...
We cannot allow children to be used as hostages in war.
www.northernnewsnow.com/2025/12/19/b...
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What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
Excellent question Rep. Swalwell.
December 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Excellent question Rep. Swalwell.