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Rep. Andy Smith @andysmithmn.bsky.social · Feb 26

Christian Nationalism is a real threat to American liberty.

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · Feb 26

DFL Rep. Andy Smith grew up in an evangelical family. Now, he's warning about the threat of Christian nationalism, writes columnist Rochelle Olson.

Olson: 'Exvangelical' warns: Christian nationalism a looming threat

Minnesota state Rep. Andy Smith of Rochester says religious liberty ought to supersede partisan politics.

www.startribune.com

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Rep. Leigh Finke @leighfinke.bsky.social · 3d

Don't listen to the GOP.
DFL is building a state that WORKS.

Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 3d

Just this year, Minnesota has ranked:

A top 10 state for safety.

A top 5 state to live in.

A top 3 state for jobs.

A top 3 state to retire.

The 2nd best state to raise a family.

The 2nd best state for children.

A bet against Minnesota is a bad bet.

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ISAIAH @isaiahmn.org · 3d

🧵 Last weekend, 300 neighbors in greater Rochester came together for the YES to Our Future Summit! Together, we presented our local issue agenda — shaped by small group meetings with 500 community members this summer and fall.

💪 We are stronger when we stand together!

Over 300 ISAIAH leaders sit in chairs at Mayo High School and look toward speaker at front of room

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Rep. Andy Smith @andysmithmn.bsky.social · 5d

60 votes to pass with the filibuster rule, but Republicans can change that rule at any time by majority vote.

If they want the 60 votes with the filibuster rule, than come to the table and negotiate about ACA tax deductions.

Do one or the other. They are choosing instead to cut SNAP.

Rep. Andy Smith @andysmithmn.bsky.social · 6d

Some basic facts about the Trump federal shutdown and defunding of #Snap .

#rochmn #politics #mn #foodinsecurity

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Rep. Katie Jones @repkatiejones.bsky.social · 7d

I joined a coalition of Minnesota DFL legislators in sending a letter to President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, strongly encouraging the Administration to release available funds so that SNAP benefits are not interrupted come November.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7d

yes

rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 7d

trump's invulnerability primarily functions through the consensus that he is invulnerable

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 7d

I am losing my gd mind seeing the number of people on here who are so doompilled that they cannot imagine that telling millions of people, including tons of MAGAs, that they’re out of food money and they also can’t have health insurance anymore might have any effect whatsoever on anything

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Rep. Andy Smith @andysmithmn.bsky.social · 7d

How am I using my legislative power to help with federal cuts to #SNAP benefits? #mn #politics #mnleg #organizing

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7d

[looks around for jake tapper] hey man, do you, uh, want to write about this?

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7d

Trump: AOC is low IQ. If you give her an IQ test, have her pass like the exams that I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. Those are very hard…

The first couple of questions are easy. A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe..

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Rep. Leigh Finke @leighfinke.bsky.social · 7d

It’s the last day to vote for the @victoryinstitute.bsky.social's Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award. I'm nominated and I'd love to have your vote! vote until midnight, and let your friends know!

(Had to delete and repost cuz the link was broken)

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Screenshot with image of Leigh Finke and text reading “2025 Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award Nominee”

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Rep. Andy Smith @andysmithmn.bsky.social · 15d

No Kings rallies across Minnesota!

Rep. Andy Smith @andysmithmn.bsky.social · 17d

Next line: "If it would confine itself to equal protection, and, as heaven does its rains, shower its favors alike on the high and the low, the rich and the poor, it would be an unqualified blessing. In the act before me there seems to be a wide and unnecessary departure from these just principles."

Rep. Andy Smith @andysmithmn.bsky.social · 17d

"There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses."

-Andrew Jackson.

Maybe Trump should listen more to his favorite president.

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18d

John Bolton has been indicted

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Rep. Leigh Finke @leighfinke.bsky.social · 18d

Freedom of the Press.

Screenshot of text, reading:
“STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.”

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19d

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 19d

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 19d

"In unison."

Amen.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Rep. Andy Smith @andysmithmn.bsky.social · 20d

This is the real 40 Under 40 list I hope to make one day…

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 20d

That’s right! Thanks, Fox News!
www.foxnews.com/politics/squ...

Squad 2.0: Meet America's next wave of radical Democrats shaping the party's future

Progressive Democrats, including Zohran Mamdani and Omar Fateh, have emerged as the new generation of candidates responding to President Donald Trump's second term.

www.foxnews.com

Rep. Andy Smith @andysmithmn.bsky.social · 21d

ICE isn’t making our cities safer.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21d

federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 22d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22d

Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 22d

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Rep. Andy Smith @andysmithmn.bsky.social · 25d

Who are the Minnesotans who will lose #healthinsurance because of #Trump and republicans? #politics #healthcare

Rep. Andy Smith @andysmithmn.bsky.social · 25d

Democrats are fighting so 140,000 Minnesotans and millions of Americans in other states don’t lose access to healthcare.

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Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 26d

For so many, the effort to end gun violence is not just political; it's personal.

We're collecting stories from across the state about how gun violence has impacted Minnesotans and their communities.

Please take 3 minutes to fill out our community survey here: tinyurl.com/housedflsurvey

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Rep. Andy Smith @andysmithmn.bsky.social · 28d

#Trump cancels energy grants for #Minnesota. Another example of authoritarianism hurting everyone, regardless of how you vote. #mn #politics

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State Innovation Exchange @stateinnovation.org · Oct 3

We spent the morning at Kilimo Farms with @mwfarmersofcolor.bsky.social during our @farmaid.org 40-legislator delegation and left with full hearts, fresh veggies, and a deeper understanding of what farming for justice really looks like.

A few 📸 from the visit:

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State Innovation Exchange @stateinnovation.org · Oct 3

Legislators came ready to listen and learn, and heard loud and clear that land access remains the #1 barrier for new and BIPOC farmers.

We’re proud to support leaders and lawmakers who are showing up in the field, not just at the Capitol.

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