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- Harry Truman, 1952
August 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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One risk of desperately trying to get people to pay attention to your fraud committee is that someone might actually realize that the MNGOP doesn't have solutions to problems facing us, just performative hearings, blaming Dems, and justifying Trump's cuts
Star Tribune Column, text reads: Olson: Minnesota Republicans’ waste, fraud and abuse committee gets stuck in the mud There’s little confidence this panel will help overwhelmed county employees and cut red tape, both of which would combat fraud. By Rochelle Olson The Minnesota Star Tribune Text reads: Robbins is supposedly a rising GOP star, a bona fide soccer mom who said Tuesday that she will announce soon whether she plans to run for governor or the U.S. Senate in 2026. Given such ambition, she should use her committee assignment to demonstrate that Republicans are capable of organizing more than a two-car Tesla parade and are not merely content with a clown-car shtick of blaming and shaming. Don’t hold your breath. Robbins said the oversight committee will convene for monthly meetings before the February start of the 2026 legislative session. Those meetings begin in September; the oversight committee is on vacation in August.
July 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Appreciated this thoughtful response from a St. Paul schoolteacher in today's Strib. Hitting back on the ridiculous anti-universal school meals piece I read a while ago.

Gift link: www.startribune.com/counterpoint...
Myth No. 5: That universal programs feed bureaucracy The author paradoxically criticized universal programs as bureaucratic while advocating for means testing, a system requiring unelected officials to determine eligibility. These systems are definitionally more bureaucratic than universal programs put in place by democratically elected leaders.
June 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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NYT is doing a Top Films of the 21st Century List, here are my picks though there were some brutal cuts made to get a top 10
June 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Absolutely devastating. Melissa Hortman deserved to enjoy the stronger, better, and kinder Minnesota she worked so hard to build. We will continue to benefit from the results of her bold leadership for decades to come, and we won't forget her legacy.
June 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Seems like we may have our first AI Candidate for Minnesota Governor. Kohler is allegedly a former MMA fighter from Champlin, but his website is just AI photos and text.
April 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Words can’t fully express how proud I am of my friend and our next DFL Treasurer @unionlindy.bsky.social She’s so smart, driven, compassionate, and fully committed to helping build a stronger DFL. Yay Lindy!
Lindy Sowmick speaking to the DFL Business Conference after her nomination
March 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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At a time when the federal government is abandoning all efforts to protect its citizens, states will have to be the last line of defense. 2/2
March 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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GOP is proposing rolling back Minnesota’s landmark PFAS prevention law today in #mnleg

@reprickhansen.bsky.social explains the cycle of how corporations make profit poisoning us and leave the public with the cost of clean up. 1/2
March 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Best Adapted Screenplay
Should win: Conclave - Peter Straughan
Should have been nominated: Nosferatu - Robert Eggers
March 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Best Original Screenplay
Should win: The Substance - Coralie Fargeat
Should have been nominated: I Saw the TV Glow - Jane Schoenbrun
March 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Best Supporting Actress
Should win: Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
Should have been nominated: Elle Fanning - A Complete Unknown
March 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Best Supporting Actor
Should win: Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain
Should have been nominated: Adam Pearson - A Different Man
March 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Best Leading Actor
Should win: Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Should have been nominated: Daniel Craig - Queer
March 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Best Leading Actress
Should win: Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here
Should have been nominated: Natasha Lyonne - His Three Daughters
March 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Best Director
Should win: Sean Baker - Anora
Should have been nominated: Denis Villeneuve - Dune: Part 2
March 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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SRK Oscars Thread 🧵
Best Picture
Should win: Conclave
Should have been nominated: Sing Sing
March 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Rep. @aishagomez.bsky.social doing some important level setting in #mnleg committee after a budget presentation by the Koch-funded right wing "Center of the American Experiment"
February 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM