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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 4d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 4d

My 7y/o just said “Trump is worse than Mayor Humdinger!”
#elementaryschoolzinger #IYKYK

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 10d

“Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.”

“The bishop advised Catholics considering joining ICE that ‘you can never attempt to turn off your conscience.’”

religionnews.com/2025/09/12/c...

Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm'

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.

religionnews.com

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 11d

90° in Minneapolis today too. And it’s Twin Cities Marathon weekend 🥵

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 11d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 12d

The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

bit.ly

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 12d

My 7y/o got off the bus today and immediately exclaimed, “Mama isn’t it fall?? IT’S STEAMING! We had extra recess and I felt like a hot dog!”

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Minnesota Senate DFL @senatedfl.bsky.social · 13d

Minnesota will remember Kari Dziedzic as one of the most productive members of the legislature our state has ever seen. This bridge honors her legacy of service, and dedication to her neighbors, the city of Minneapolis, and Minnesota.

Plaque that reads: MINNESOTA SENATE MAJORITY LEADER
KARI DZIEDZIC
MEMORIAL BRIDGE
THIS BRIDGE IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF KARI DZIEDZIC
MINNESOTA SENATE MAJORITY LEADER: 2023 - 2024
MINNESOTA SENATOR (DISTRICT 60): 2012 - 2024
THE REHABILITATION OF THIS BRIDGE IN 2020 - 2021 IS THANKS TO SENATOR DIEDZIC'S YEARS OF ADVOCACY AND HER DEDICATION TO IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH SUPPORTING
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
DEDICATED: June 10, 2025

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Minnesota Senate DFL @senatedfl.bsky.social · 13d

Kari Dziedzic connected neighbor to neighbor, city to state, legislator to legislator. She believed deeply in public service, worked tirelessly to improve the lives of everyone around her, and spent years advocating for this very bridge that will now carry her name.

Plaque on a bridge that says: MINNESOTA SENATE MAJORITY LEADER
KARI DZIEDZIC
MEMORIAL BRIDGE
THIS BRIDGE IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF KARI DZIEDZIC
MINNESOTA SENATE MAJORITY LEADER: 2023 - 2024
MINNESOTA SENATOR (DISTRICT 60): 2012 - 2024
THE REHABILITATION OF THIS BRIDGE IN 2020 - 2021 IS THANKS TO SENATOR DIEDZIC'S YEARS OF ADVOCACY AND HER DEDICATION TO IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH SUPPORTING
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
DEDICATED: June 10, 2025

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 13d

We said the same yesterday! And she helped make the new seal possible, too! 💜

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

Warren: "Knock 15 million people off their coverage, drive up the cost for everyone else, close rural hospitals -- that's the Republican plan, because you know what the real heart of it was? They gave away a trillion dollars to the billionaires. That was the part that matters to them."

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 15d

I wish I still had that voicemail but I can hear her say it anyway. Always to the point, dryly hilarious, and kind. I miss her.

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 15d

Well, I went into labor at 11am and by 2pm I had given birth, nearly in the car. Kari called me at 2:30. It went to voicemail, obviously, and she left a message saying,

“I bet you’re in labor. Don’t call me back, you’re on maternity leave!”

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 15d

Quick Kari Dziedzic story that came to mind today, my youngest’s birthday.

The week of my due date Kari and I kept playing phone tag, but we really needed to talk! We were in the middle of hiring her a new LA. I called her at 10 AM and it went to voicemail, she texted that she’d call me back.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 15d

It’s only Tuesday. Have you heard about this? Shocking

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 15d

Imagine having a governing trifecta and letting the government shut down.
Couldn’t be me!

(And couldn’t be Kari Dziedzic, Melissa Hortman and Tim Walz leading the Minnesota Democratic trifecta in 2023 🤷🏻‍♀️).

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 15d

Minnesota! I feel your pain!

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Minnesota Senate DFL @senatedfl.bsky.social · 15d

The Senate DFL has been working to find compromises to prevent gun violence and protect our communities. We need Republicans to come to the table. #specialsession #gunviolenceprevention #mnleg

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 15d

Hmm. I am in Minnesota, lol.

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 15d

Same, lol. They’re in after school care so I conveniently walk by it every day. I found a sweatshirt of my sons there on the second day of school.

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 15d

Bingo!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15d

pete hegseth, who you will recall has been accused of domestic abuse and sexual assault, has announced a new policy by which you cannot file anonymous complaints of mistreatment. sex criminal solidarity.

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 15d

The school lost and found is well stocked!

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 16d

irl lol