Cool Rick JD
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Cool Rick JD
@coolrickjd.bsky.social
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Attorney. Songwriter. Sad Dad. Crotchety Husband. Horrified American. Here are some no frills versions of my songs https://youtube.com/@rickmortensen2?si=8iy4866puIjsRQcp Stay tuned for more frilly versions.
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Minnesota is home to innovative companies like Donaldson, where they’re solving the world's most complex filtration and contamination challenges - and creating great jobs!

I’m proud that we rank as a top state for business.
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A married couple earning $85,000 per year will pay $15,000 more next year for health care if Republicans in Washington won’t act.

Minnesotans can’t afford this.
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The White House's new McDonald's™ Epstein™ Ballroom™ appears to have been designed on free software.
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Imagine how bleak your life has to be to make you find me online and send me this email. Sad!
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We need to win the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia to get us ready to win in 2026. Period.
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District Judge Jeremy Daniel ruled in Ruben Torres Maldonado's habeas case yesterday. Though Daniel found Torres Maldonado's detention was unlawful, and ordered a bond hearing by 10/31, the judge cited "constraints" he said the court had to act within and did not order Torres Maldonado released.
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This isn't national leadership. This is a tantrum of wounded and bitter men. Its simply division, cynicism and a civil war in slow motion. This administration is willfully and with every action destroying a union of states that is our republic.
I'm starting to think maybe we shouldn't have voted this guy in as President of Earth
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You can literally watch Reagan’s words side-by-side with Canada’s ad.

They didn’t misrepresent anything.

Trump is lying. Again. As usual.
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Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.
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Let’s be clear. If a completely immature & unhinged maniac is allowed to do this kind of thing out of toddler-level spite when President’s DON’T EVEN HAVE THE POWER TO UNILATERALLY LEVY TARIFFS, then there simply IS NO LEGITIMATE TRADE RELATIONSHIP between the United States & Canada or any country.
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I haven’t seen anyone talk about how Jane Doe - an Epstein survivor - just sued the Bank of New York Mellon for funding Epstein and failing to file a Suspicious Activity Report. A Mellon heir is the one who gave $130M to pay the troops. Seems bribey to me.
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Instead of doing his job, instead of addressing the healthcare crisis and reopening the government, Donald Trump is skipping town.
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Illinois has now achieved its 10th credit rating upgrade since I took office.

It reflects our continued growth in financial standing and speaks volumes to our state's commitment to fiscal discipline.

With each upgrade, it means saving Illinoisans millions of dollars.
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Donald Trump's masked agents believe that their actions are immune from investigation or accountability — they're not.

I've signed an Executive Order today establishing the Illinois Accountability Commission to create a public record and capture the impact on our communities.
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Donald Trump's administration is treating the people of this country as an adversary.

It's pushing the boundaries of its authority, terrorizing our communities, and disregarding all accountability.

We will not meet intimidation with fear — we will meet it with truth.
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Trump’s agents have detained innocent American citizens and residents, from children asleep in their homes to an Alderman’s staffers.
 
All demanding proof of citizenship, without probable cause, with only the victim’s skin color as a reason.
 
This isn't about crime or safety.
Border Patrol Agents Detain 2 City Employees During ‘Lawless’ Little Village Raids, Ald. Rodriguez Says
“These federal agents are operating lawlessly, demonstrating utter disregard for our constitutional rights,” Ald. Mike Rodriguez (22nd Ward) said.
news.wttw.com
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Public Collectors publication #105 combines almost a year of my Bluesky posts about self-publishing, some messy studio photos, and the text from Why Self-Publish Under Fascism? This just came back from the printer and is available to order. Just $6.00 + shipping halfletterpress.com/PCpublic-pub....
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All morning was spent chasing ICE out of my neighborhood in Chicago (Avondale) and meeting other neighbors who were out patrolling on foot, on bikes, and in cars. A caravan of ICE SUVs got within a half block of my house. I finally had to use my whistle. It works. It drew others out to the street.
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Please do not defend Nazi tattoos in the mentions of Black people. Or Jewish people. Or in my case, Black Jewish people. Enough is enough. Honestly