Anita Newhouse
@nitanewmpls.bsky.social
Former teacher, current rehabilitation behavioral specialist and care coordinator, lover of wildlife and nature, restorative process practitioner, would live in the BWCA if I could swing it. Interested in politics and policy on most days. Expect typos.
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margaret anderson kelliher accidentally thanked robin wonsley instead of latrisha vetaw who had actually finished speaking. “y’all are so messy,” said vetaw. “that was so messy.” “i am messy,” MAK said. then vetaw called her by the wrong name too. MAK: “fair!”
December 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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The US has managed to evade the mantle of authoritarianism historically because of our level of both diversity and marginalized groups with the courage and drive to seek equality. Today, every act, absent anarchism that supports LGBTQ+ people and immigrants strikes at the heart of authoritarianism.
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The US has managed to evade the mantle of authoritarianism historically because of our level of both diversity and marginalized groups with the courage and drive to seek equality. Today, every act, absent anarchism that supports LGBTQ+ people and immigrants strikes at the heart of authoritarianism.
The DT skyways are a joke. Can't be accessed because bldg owners are more scared of homeless people than they are motivated to provide public access to the skyways and thus DT.
lol great ad for downtown Minneapolis
Will pedestrianizing Nicollet make people want to come downtown to get kicked out of a dead mall?
Will pedestrianizing Nicollet make people want to come downtown to get kicked out of a dead mall?
Getting kicked out by the skyways
YouTube video by John O'Sullivan
youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The DT skyways are a joke. Can't be accessed because bldg owners are more scared of homeless people than they are motivated to provide public access to the skyways and thus DT.
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I don’t really understand how people don’t grasp that capitalist competition leads to monopoly. Something wins a competition. It is a pretty obvious thing.
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I don’t really understand how people don’t grasp that capitalist competition leads to monopoly. Something wins a competition. It is a pretty obvious thing.
So tired of the complete BS this administration spouts on a daily basis. DO you think they think we actually believe it when we can do simple searches and find out the truth for ourselves?? Are they that incompetent or completely self deluded?
Hundreds of millions. Wow, that's a lot. That's more than have died in every single war combined in the entire world since 1900.
December 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So tired of the complete BS this administration spouts on a daily basis. DO you think they think we actually believe it when we can do simple searches and find out the truth for ourselves?? Are they that incompetent or completely self deluded?
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There have been reports of volunteers in TN being harassed, and those incidents have been forwarded to local authorities. Everyone deserves to participate in our democracy without fear or intimidation. If you ever find yourself in a situation that feels unsafe, don’t hesitate to reach out for help.
December 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
There have been reports of volunteers in TN being harassed, and those incidents have been forwarded to local authorities. Everyone deserves to participate in our democracy without fear or intimidation. If you ever find yourself in a situation that feels unsafe, don’t hesitate to reach out for help.
Trump is going after Walz RN because Walz has a significant polling situation to overcome as he launches his reelection push and any numbers lower than his are literally chum in the water to Trump. Funny thing is, Trump'll never recover his numbers while Walz has great potential as campaigns unfold.
December 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Trump is going after Walz RN because Walz has a significant polling situation to overcome as he launches his reelection push and any numbers lower than his are literally chum in the water to Trump. Funny thing is, Trump'll never recover his numbers while Walz has great potential as campaigns unfold.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
Need to say that the ring leader for the Feeding our Future fraud in MN is a white woman from suburbia who exploited many people. It's not a "Somali fraud ring" but as typical, one where an individual vastly oversold opportunity where experience was lacking to fully appreciate risks. Yes, fraud, but
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Need to say that the ring leader for the Feeding our Future fraud in MN is a white woman from suburbia who exploited many people. It's not a "Somali fraud ring" but as typical, one where an individual vastly oversold opportunity where experience was lacking to fully appreciate risks. Yes, fraud, but
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"political violence is never acceptable," is a phrase you don't hear politicians say after cops beat the shit out of peaceful demonstrators
September 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"political violence is never acceptable," is a phrase you don't hear politicians say after cops beat the shit out of peaceful demonstrators
theconversation.com/how-socialis... There is a long history in this country of capitalists and industrialists going to great lengths to generate fear about "socialism" even though a majority partakes of it regularly and gladly w/ Great Society or New Deal programs.
How socialism became un-American through the Ad Council’s propaganda campaigns
Bernie Sanders is a Democratic Socialist, a potential problem for the presidential candidate. A Cold War campaign to link American-ness and capitalism helped create popular distrust of socialism.
theconversation.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
theconversation.com/how-socialis... There is a long history in this country of capitalists and industrialists going to great lengths to generate fear about "socialism" even though a majority partakes of it regularly and gladly w/ Great Society or New Deal programs.
Trump has the unfortunate effect of making white older men seem repulsive generally. And many of those repulsive older white men support Trump, so yeah.
I remember a time (not too long ago) that we had the collective moral decency to agree, that if a politician spoke this way to a female reporter, that would be the end of their political career.
November 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Trump has the unfortunate effect of making white older men seem repulsive generally. And many of those repulsive older white men support Trump, so yeah.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o... Well formed case for real regulation.
Opinion | I Led Product Safety at OpenAI. Don’t Trust Its Claims About ‘Erotica.’
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o... Well formed case for real regulation.
So it turns out that Epstein's actual business was Intelligence and sex trafficking was a component of building and maintaining his networks. Which in and of itself is less shocking than the idea of a stand alone international sex trafficking ring. Trafficking's been tied to Intelligence globally.
November 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
So it turns out that Epstein's actual business was Intelligence and sex trafficking was a component of building and maintaining his networks. Which in and of itself is less shocking than the idea of a stand alone international sex trafficking ring. Trafficking's been tied to Intelligence globally.
At the DFL listening session @ Sabathi. Hoping to hear from those in attendance but Richard is sucking up all the time. LET PEOPLE TALK.
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
At the DFL listening session @ Sabathi. Hoping to hear from those in attendance but Richard is sucking up all the time. LET PEOPLE TALK.
Stuck in an airport due to the shutdown? There's an answer but it will take political will and grassroots work. High speed rail, like that in other developed and less developed countries alike would diversify our transportation system, be far less polluting and provide options we need like yesterday
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Stuck in an airport due to the shutdown? There's an answer but it will take political will and grassroots work. High speed rail, like that in other developed and less developed countries alike would diversify our transportation system, be far less polluting and provide options we need like yesterday
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In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.
As we move forward and it becomes real to more people that there will never be a return to "normal", the evolving methods of politics will land on a new normal. People will be unhappy and uncomfortable but always remember: it was the GOP who first threw out the rules and set aside laws for power.
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
As we move forward and it becomes real to more people that there will never be a return to "normal", the evolving methods of politics will land on a new normal. People will be unhappy and uncomfortable but always remember: it was the GOP who first threw out the rules and set aside laws for power.
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No idea if this is the case here, but a city council member in my suburb said that our many vacant downtown storefronts were due to a tax law that allows landlords to write off losses from vacant properties, so if they don't get the rent they want, they can make more money by letting it sit empty.
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
No idea if this is the case here, but a city council member in my suburb said that our many vacant downtown storefronts were due to a tax law that allows landlords to write off losses from vacant properties, so if they don't get the rent they want, they can make more money by letting it sit empty.
There were no "winners" with the deal to end the shutdown. All Americans actually lost because ultimately, republicans had no way out of the mess they created in American's lives with their shutdown. Some democrats acted to stop the suffering but after 40 days, nothing was gained by either side.
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
There were no "winners" with the deal to end the shutdown. All Americans actually lost because ultimately, republicans had no way out of the mess they created in American's lives with their shutdown. Some democrats acted to stop the suffering but after 40 days, nothing was gained by either side.
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Until the end of the government shutdown, our campaign will be donating $2,500 a month to a food pantry in the Ninth District.
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Until the end of the government shutdown, our campaign will be donating $2,500 a month to a food pantry in the Ninth District.
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:
Dear Trump supporters: did you know you were expendable? When Trump campaigned on cutting government did you not believe that meant the programs you rely on to live?. Now you're starving so he can win. Sadest thing is that he convinced you you're expendable so he can win.
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Dear Trump supporters: did you know you were expendable? When Trump campaigned on cutting government did you not believe that meant the programs you rely on to live?. Now you're starving so he can win. Sadest thing is that he convinced you you're expendable so he can win.
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I’ve never seen an American elected official fight so hard to starve people.
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I’ve never seen an American elected official fight so hard to starve people.
The so called party of family values are now starving families-their own supporters-under Trump's direction because Trump wants to win. Who's winning under total republican controlled governance? Are you? Is your family? Is your community? Did you vote for this?
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The so called party of family values are now starving families-their own supporters-under Trump's direction because Trump wants to win. Who's winning under total republican controlled governance? Are you? Is your family? Is your community? Did you vote for this?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u... Are people really so lacking in imagination that we can't see how this is taking out the level of competence that could and would put down a junta should Trump admin attempt a coup rather than relinquish power? Where is Congress?
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u... Are people really so lacking in imagination that we can't see how this is taking out the level of competence that could and would put down a junta should Trump admin attempt a coup rather than relinquish power? Where is Congress?