wags-mn.bsky.social
@wags-mn.bsky.social
Robbinsdale City Councilmember | he/him | IT worker | Steward | MAPE Local 802 | Twin Cities DSA | Opinions my own (duh)
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why do grown adults need to be told it’s rude and dismissive to say someone else’s job shouldn’t exist? like no one would say this about their own job, or accept it said about their own job. especially facing a possible recession! but you’ll say it about uber and lyft drivers so easily?
it's very easy to say that "jobs shouldn't be the end all" when it's not your job on the line, though, isn't it? like i have never heard someone whose job is actually threatened by new technology dismissively say "jobs aren't everything."
December 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
why do grown adults need to be told it’s rude and dismissive to say someone else’s job shouldn’t exist? like no one would say this about their own job, or accept it said about their own job. especially facing a possible recession! but you’ll say it about uber and lyft drivers so easily?
be wary of a doomsayer that is owned by someone who benefits from said doomsaying
Exclusive: Amazon has long been USPS’s top customer, providing over $6 billion in annual revenue in 2025.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
be wary of a doomsayer that is owned by someone who benefits from said doomsaying
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Do you support ICE kidnapping our residents here in Minneapolis? All I’ve seen you do is vote for the Laken Riley Act and strip away due process from immigrants.
You didn’t stick up for Minnesotans. In fact, your vote is impacting our Somali and immigrant communities heavily.
You didn’t stick up for Minnesotans. In fact, your vote is impacting our Somali and immigrant communities heavily.
I’ve got news for you, Mr. President: in Minnesota, we stick up for our neighbors. And our Somali community isn’t going anywhere.
Your dangerous attacks on immigrants in my state and across the country are putting lives and families at risk.
Your dangerous attacks on immigrants in my state and across the country are putting lives and families at risk.
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Do you support ICE kidnapping our residents here in Minneapolis? All I’ve seen you do is vote for the Laken Riley Act and strip away due process from immigrants.
You didn’t stick up for Minnesotans. In fact, your vote is impacting our Somali and immigrant communities heavily.
You didn’t stick up for Minnesotans. In fact, your vote is impacting our Somali and immigrant communities heavily.
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These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.
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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
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Join us for our Winter Membership Drive! As more and more people become socialist-curious, this is a great way to get involved and make an impact! Training before we start so if you haven’t phone banked, all you need is a computer and your phone.
Registration: buff.ly/8jN8yvN
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November 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Join us for our Winter Membership Drive! As more and more people become socialist-curious, this is a great way to get involved and make an impact! Training before we start so if you haven’t phone banked, all you need is a computer and your phone.
Registration: buff.ly/8jN8yvN
Registration: buff.ly/8jN8yvN
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I am a citizen and so are majority of Somalis in America. Good luck celebrating a policy change that really doesn’t have much impact on the Somalis you love to hate. We are here to stay 💁🏽♀️
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I am a citizen and so are majority of Somalis in America. Good luck celebrating a policy change that really doesn’t have much impact on the Somalis you love to hate. We are here to stay 💁🏽♀️
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
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A group of Chicago-area clergy is suing the Department of Homeland Security, saying it's violating their religious rights by blocking them from ministering inside an immigrant processing facility.
Chicago clergy sue DHS over blocked access to immigrant facility
A coalition of Chicago‑area clergy say their First Amendment and religious‑rights were violated when DHS barred them from entering the Broadview immigrant processing site.
www.axios.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
A group of Chicago-area clergy is suing the Department of Homeland Security, saying it's violating their religious rights by blocking them from ministering inside an immigrant processing facility.
Thomas Paine was highlighted in last night's episode of The American Revolution by Ken Burns, which reminded me of this very good article about him:
jacobin.com/2015/03/thom...
jacobin.com/2015/03/thom...
Reading Paine From the Left
Though embraced by the likes of Glenn Beck, Thomas Paine was the American Revolution's most radical figure.
jacobin.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Thomas Paine was highlighted in last night's episode of The American Revolution by Ken Burns, which reminded me of this very good article about him:
jacobin.com/2015/03/thom...
jacobin.com/2015/03/thom...
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EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
November 16, 2025 at 3:57 AM
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
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TCDSA showed up in solidarity to two picket lines today: the Starbucks Worker’s United Red Cup Rally on the 1st day of their open-ended strike & the UNITE HERE local 17 informational picket at Indeed Brewing!
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
TCDSA showed up in solidarity to two picket lines today: the Starbucks Worker’s United Red Cup Rally on the 1st day of their open-ended strike & the UNITE HERE local 17 informational picket at Indeed Brewing!
big W for Seattle progressives
Breaking News: Katie Wilson, a socialist newcomer, will be Seattle’s next mayor after the incumbent, Bruce Harrell, conceded.
Katie Wilson, a Political Newcomer, Is Elected Mayor in Seattle
Ms. Wilson, a self-described socialist, joined the race after Mayor Bruce Harrell opposed taxing high-income residents to finance construction of new housing.
nyti.ms
November 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
big W for Seattle progressives
broken clock etc...
Breaking News: America’s Roman Catholic bishops issued a rare statement rebuking the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign.
Catholic Bishops Rebuke Trump’s Immigration Tactics in Rare Statement
“We feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity,” they said in the statement.
nyti.ms
November 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
broken clock etc...
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Breaking News: America’s Roman Catholic bishops issued a rare statement rebuking the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign.
Catholic Bishops Rebuke Trump’s Immigration Tactics in Rare Statement
“We feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity,” they said in the statement.
nyti.ms
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Breaking News: America’s Roman Catholic bishops issued a rare statement rebuking the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign.
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my life in ward 7 has been 13 years of lisa goodman, 2 years of katie cashman, next up: 4 years of something worse than goodman: elizabeth shaffer
fuck it. i have no plans to leave this ward so i joined DSA lmao. RADICALIZED
fuck it. i have no plans to leave this ward so i joined DSA lmao. RADICALIZED
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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With Trump’s massive tax cuts for the wealthy currently exploding the deficit, and now this, Trump and his oligarch cronies want to make us debt slaves from birth to death while truly owning nothing, while they buy bigger yachts and more mansions.
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
With Trump’s massive tax cuts for the wealthy currently exploding the deficit, and now this, Trump and his oligarch cronies want to make us debt slaves from birth to death while truly owning nothing, while they buy bigger yachts and more mansions.
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For my part, I'll be looking to get more involved with TCDSA moving forward. Outside of maybe some of our unions, I don't know that we have a stronger base-building organization right now?
I'm also hoping to organize an Aurin-aligned volunteer/social group here in Ward 12 to help keep us engaged.
I'm also hoping to organize an Aurin-aligned volunteer/social group here in Ward 12 to help keep us engaged.
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
For my part, I'll be looking to get more involved with TCDSA moving forward. Outside of maybe some of our unions, I don't know that we have a stronger base-building organization right now?
I'm also hoping to organize an Aurin-aligned volunteer/social group here in Ward 12 to help keep us engaged.
I'm also hoping to organize an Aurin-aligned volunteer/social group here in Ward 12 to help keep us engaged.
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Remember: no matter who is in the Oval Office, you can always fight for change at the state and local levels.
Just look at New Mexico.
Just look at New Mexico.
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Remember: no matter who is in the Oval Office, you can always fight for change at the state and local levels.
Just look at New Mexico.
Just look at New Mexico.
Michael is a friend that I met through DSA. A year ago he told me he was considering a run for Park Board and asked for my thoughts. I encouraged him and have been in awe since he launched. No one in the race worked as hard as he did. I am proud of him and his team for running a visionary campaign.
I am so proud of the work we have done on the campaign trail, and incredibly grateful for all the relationships we built along the way. Together, we set a new standard for park board campaigns and political campaigning city-wide.
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Michael is a friend that I met through DSA. A year ago he told me he was considering a run for Park Board and asked for my thoughts. I encouraged him and have been in awe since he launched. No one in the race worked as hard as he did. I am proud of him and his team for running a visionary campaign.
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What I love most about Jason Chavez’ campaign is how they worked—and succeeded!—at increasing turnout.
They also spent resources on not just election literature, but on ensuring residents are armed w/info to protect ourselves and our neighbors in this terrifying era. One example of campaign lit:
They also spent resources on not just election literature, but on ensuring residents are armed w/info to protect ourselves and our neighbors in this terrifying era. One example of campaign lit:
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
What I love most about Jason Chavez’ campaign is how they worked—and succeeded!—at increasing turnout.
They also spent resources on not just election literature, but on ensuring residents are armed w/info to protect ourselves and our neighbors in this terrifying era. One example of campaign lit:
They also spent resources on not just election literature, but on ensuring residents are armed w/info to protect ourselves and our neighbors in this terrifying era. One example of campaign lit:
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I am so proud of the work we have done on the campaign trail, and incredibly grateful for all the relationships we built along the way. Together, we set a new standard for park board campaigns and political campaigning city-wide.
November 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I am so proud of the work we have done on the campaign trail, and incredibly grateful for all the relationships we built along the way. Together, we set a new standard for park board campaigns and political campaigning city-wide.
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I’m sad to deliver the news that we unfortunately did not win our campaign for re-election. I have called the new Council Member-elect and wished her well. My term will be ending at the end of December this year, and I plan to use the next two months to do as much as I can for Ward 7 residents.
November 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I’m sad to deliver the news that we unfortunately did not win our campaign for re-election. I have called the new Council Member-elect and wished her well. My term will be ending at the end of December this year, and I plan to use the next two months to do as much as I can for Ward 7 residents.
Growing up in Bachmann's (now Emmer's) district made me a leftist. The disdain MAGA MN leaders have for the working class would radicalize any decent person who believes in basic human rights.
Emmer: "Pro-terrorist, Marxist radicals are now the left's mainstream."
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Growing up in Bachmann's (now Emmer's) district made me a leftist. The disdain MAGA MN leaders have for the working class would radicalize any decent person who believes in basic human rights.