Bill Emory (he/him)
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WNY—> MSP
WNY—> MSP
This is a great example of how Hennepin County as an institution is governed by the Hennepin County Board but the Sheriff is independently elected and HCSO doesn’t report to the County Board in any meaningful way.
This is good… but the Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt instructed/authorized officers to assist ICE with crowd control when they took two people from Karmel Mall on Monday 😢
December 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This is a great example of how Hennepin County as an institution is governed by the Hennepin County Board but the Sheriff is independently elected and HCSO doesn’t report to the County Board in any meaningful way.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
LET’S GO!!!
December 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
LET’S GO!!!
Hands off my neighbors! Hands off my friends! Hands off my community!
Who will get these violent brown-shirted thugs out of my neighborhood? Any takers?
Fuck ICE. And fuck anyone who enables them.
Who will get these violent brown-shirted thugs out of my neighborhood? Any takers?
Fuck ICE. And fuck anyone who enables them.
December 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Hands off my neighbors! Hands off my friends! Hands off my community!
Who will get these violent brown-shirted thugs out of my neighborhood? Any takers?
Fuck ICE. And fuck anyone who enables them.
Who will get these violent brown-shirted thugs out of my neighborhood? Any takers?
Fuck ICE. And fuck anyone who enables them.
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Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Pass it on.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Pass it on.
December 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Pass it on.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Pass it on.
2025 has been a year full of sentences I never thought I would see in writing.
For example, “ICE agents pepper sprayed a baby in Minnesota today.”
For example, “ICE agents pepper sprayed a baby in Minnesota today.”
December 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
2025 has been a year full of sentences I never thought I would see in writing.
For example, “ICE agents pepper sprayed a baby in Minnesota today.”
For example, “ICE agents pepper sprayed a baby in Minnesota today.”
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Jfc. Senator John Hoffman reports ICE took the owners of crumbs and coffee in BP this morning and left the building unlocked with money on the counter.
December 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Jfc. Senator John Hoffman reports ICE took the owners of crumbs and coffee in BP this morning and left the building unlocked with money on the counter.
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Friends, we have some positive news tonight out of the Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules Committee re: the DFL Feminist Caucus.
The TL;DR of it is the entire feminist caucus leadership has to either undergo extensive training, or resign within 10 days.
The TL;DR of it is the entire feminist caucus leadership has to either undergo extensive training, or resign within 10 days.
December 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Friends, we have some positive news tonight out of the Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules Committee re: the DFL Feminist Caucus.
The TL;DR of it is the entire feminist caucus leadership has to either undergo extensive training, or resign within 10 days.
The TL;DR of it is the entire feminist caucus leadership has to either undergo extensive training, or resign within 10 days.
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Vote Yes for Jess for Minnesota State House in District 43B. Join us and donate to my campaign at votejesslewis.com (Minnesotans can get up to $75 refunded through the state Political Campaign Refund program!) 🗽
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Vote Yes for Jess for Minnesota State House in District 43B. Join us and donate to my campaign at votejesslewis.com (Minnesotans can get up to $75 refunded through the state Political Campaign Refund program!) 🗽
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Ilhan Omar is my friend.
Donald Trump is a pedophile.
Donald Trump is a pedophile.
December 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Ilhan Omar is my friend.
Donald Trump is a pedophile.
Donald Trump is a pedophile.
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Sahan Journal’s reporting on this is very good (and makes SPPD’s behavior look even worse). I feel so badly for everyone who is enduring these violations.
Family of man swept up in St. Paul raid say agents had no warrant
A day after an immigration raid outside an East Side home devolved into clashes with protesters, family members of a second man swept up in the operation say they were taunted and humiliated during a ...
sahanjournal.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Sahan Journal’s reporting on this is very good (and makes SPPD’s behavior look even worse). I feel so badly for everyone who is enduring these violations.
Twin Cities law enforcement stop enabling fascists.
Challenge level: impossible.
Challenge level: impossible.
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Twin Cities law enforcement stop enabling fascists.
Challenge level: impossible.
Challenge level: impossible.
We should tax billionaires until there aren’t any billionaires anymore.
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We should tax billionaires until there aren’t any billionaires anymore.
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Update:
Katie just called me. She is being held by Homeland Security at the Whipple Federal Building down by the airport.
They have not told her anything. No word on release, no word on charges. Nothing. Ridiculous. But she is fine and in good spirits.
Her attorney is en route there right now.
Katie just called me. She is being held by Homeland Security at the Whipple Federal Building down by the airport.
They have not told her anything. No word on release, no word on charges. Nothing. Ridiculous. But she is fine and in good spirits.
Her attorney is en route there right now.
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Update:
Katie just called me. She is being held by Homeland Security at the Whipple Federal Building down by the airport.
They have not told her anything. No word on release, no word on charges. Nothing. Ridiculous. But she is fine and in good spirits.
Her attorney is en route there right now.
Katie just called me. She is being held by Homeland Security at the Whipple Federal Building down by the airport.
They have not told her anything. No word on release, no word on charges. Nothing. Ridiculous. But she is fine and in good spirits.
Her attorney is en route there right now.
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When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
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A retroactive Senate provision could hand eight GOP senators million-dollar payouts. House leaders say they will hold a standalone vote to remove the section.
A hidden clause in the government shutdown bill could give 8 senators at least $1M each
A retroactive Senate provision could hand eight GOP senators million-dollar payouts. House leaders say they will hold a standalone vote to remove the section.
www.kare11.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A retroactive Senate provision could hand eight GOP senators million-dollar payouts. House leaders say they will hold a standalone vote to remove the section.
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Hi Minnesotan Bluesky:
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hi Minnesotan Bluesky:
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
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the state DFL are holding a listening tour with chair richard carlbom next month and their only minneapolis stop, at the downtown central library, is already at capacity
why aren't we using an MPS school for this like we do our conventions? they have big auditoriums and free parking too
why aren't we using an MPS school for this like we do our conventions? they have big auditoriums and free parking too
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
the state DFL are holding a listening tour with chair richard carlbom next month and their only minneapolis stop, at the downtown central library, is already at capacity
why aren't we using an MPS school for this like we do our conventions? they have big auditoriums and free parking too
why aren't we using an MPS school for this like we do our conventions? they have big auditoriums and free parking too
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It’s one of those hard truths that Obama’s use of drone strikes to do extrajudicial murder in the name of the global war on terror set the stage for trumps extrajudicial murder across the global south and his plans to do the same domestically against those seen by republicans as domestic enemies
October 26, 2025 at 4:08 AM
It’s one of those hard truths that Obama’s use of drone strikes to do extrajudicial murder in the name of the global war on terror set the stage for trumps extrajudicial murder across the global south and his plans to do the same domestically against those seen by republicans as domestic enemies
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This is one of the main reasons I don't want Jacob leading this city anymore. The common denominator in these broken relationships across the board is him and his obstinance. He is not a collaborator.
Minneapolis needs a mayor capable of developing strong working relationships with other elected officials serving the city. Especially in these uncertain times. After 8 years in office, Jacob Frey has no endorsements from the Mpls legislative delegation or county commissioners serving the city.
October 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This is one of the main reasons I don't want Jacob leading this city anymore. The common denominator in these broken relationships across the board is him and his obstinance. He is not a collaborator.
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There are more reasons Minneapolis needs a new mayor, but lying about police reforms, acting in ways that undermine trust in police reforms, and an inability to partner with other elected officials to promote and deliver on our city’s needs make it clear we need a new mayor.
October 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
There are more reasons Minneapolis needs a new mayor, but lying about police reforms, acting in ways that undermine trust in police reforms, and an inability to partner with other elected officials to promote and deliver on our city’s needs make it clear we need a new mayor.
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Minneapolis needs a mayor capable of developing strong working relationships with other elected officials serving the city. Especially in these uncertain times. After 8 years in office, Jacob Frey has no endorsements from the Mpls legislative delegation or county commissioners serving the city.
October 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Minneapolis needs a mayor capable of developing strong working relationships with other elected officials serving the city. Especially in these uncertain times. After 8 years in office, Jacob Frey has no endorsements from the Mpls legislative delegation or county commissioners serving the city.