Dan Burns
@danburns0212.bsky.social
Left/progressive, esp. rural and environmental issues. Antiquated blogger at MnPPAnnex and LeftMN.
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ATTENTION NATIONAL JOURNALISTS:
For the record all of the footage I’ve taken of ICE in MN is available for any legitimate journalistic institution, provided they obscure the identities of any other observers and take care with the identities of abductees. I’ve got a folder and will share the link to any trustworthy journalist.
Maybe find an editor you trust to make sure faces are hidden throughout? I'm sure there's plenty with experience that would be happy to help.
January 23, 2026 at 2:26 PM
ATTENTION NATIONAL JOURNALISTS:
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Fuckers
This is a 16-year old girl who was carrying documentation and was pulled over with her documented friend, also 16. This is what they did to both.
January 23, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Fuckers
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Who are you going to believe, J. Davenport Vance or you’re lying eyes?
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: JD Vance defends ICE operations in Minnesota visit as state officials decry ‘misinformation’
The vice president came to Minnesota to “tone down the temperature.”
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Who are you going to believe, J. Davenport Vance or you’re lying eyes?
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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BREAKING
Jan 22 2026
#FinstadWatch
House approves #HR7148 which REJECTED an amendment to deny funding for #Minnesota Assistance Council for #Veterans
#MN08 #PeteStauber approved funding;
#MN01 #RepFinstad and #MN07 #RepFischbach wanted to deny funding;
#MN06 #TomEmmer DID NOT VOTE
#TimeForChange
Jan 22 2026
#FinstadWatch
House approves #HR7148 which REJECTED an amendment to deny funding for #Minnesota Assistance Council for #Veterans
#MN08 #PeteStauber approved funding;
#MN01 #RepFinstad and #MN07 #RepFischbach wanted to deny funding;
#MN06 #TomEmmer DID NOT VOTE
#TimeForChange
January 23, 2026 at 4:41 AM
BREAKING
Jan 22 2026
#FinstadWatch
House approves #HR7148 which REJECTED an amendment to deny funding for #Minnesota Assistance Council for #Veterans
#MN08 #PeteStauber approved funding;
#MN01 #RepFinstad and #MN07 #RepFischbach wanted to deny funding;
#MN06 #TomEmmer DID NOT VOTE
#TimeForChange
Jan 22 2026
#FinstadWatch
House approves #HR7148 which REJECTED an amendment to deny funding for #Minnesota Assistance Council for #Veterans
#MN08 #PeteStauber approved funding;
#MN01 #RepFinstad and #MN07 #RepFischbach wanted to deny funding;
#MN06 #TomEmmer DID NOT VOTE
#TimeForChange
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BREAKING
Jan 22
#FinstadWatch
#FischbachWatch
House approves #HR7148 which REJECTED an amendment to deny funding for J-HAP (Jewish Housing) supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
How will #MN01 #RepFinstad and #MN07 #RepFischbach defend their vote to deny funding ?
Jan 22
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#FischbachWatch
House approves #HR7148 which REJECTED an amendment to deny funding for J-HAP (Jewish Housing) supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
How will #MN01 #RepFinstad and #MN07 #RepFischbach defend their vote to deny funding ?
January 23, 2026 at 5:03 AM
BREAKING
Jan 22
#FinstadWatch
#FischbachWatch
House approves #HR7148 which REJECTED an amendment to deny funding for J-HAP (Jewish Housing) supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
How will #MN01 #RepFinstad and #MN07 #RepFischbach defend their vote to deny funding ?
Jan 22
#FinstadWatch
#FischbachWatch
House approves #HR7148 which REJECTED an amendment to deny funding for J-HAP (Jewish Housing) supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
How will #MN01 #RepFinstad and #MN07 #RepFischbach defend their vote to deny funding ?
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#FinstadWatch
#Veterans are increasingly paying the price for the #TrumpAdministration’s decision to allow the VA to lose 40,000 employees in the past year (and plans to cut an additional 26,000 jobs in 2026)
#RepFinstad has FAILED #MN01 #Vets
#TimeForChange
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
#Veterans are increasingly paying the price for the #TrumpAdministration’s decision to allow the VA to lose 40,000 employees in the past year (and plans to cut an additional 26,000 jobs in 2026)
#RepFinstad has FAILED #MN01 #Vets
#TimeForChange
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
VA leader’s policies delaying care, destroying work force, report says
The VA has lost 40,000 employees in the past year, 88% of whom worked in the Veterans Health Administration, according to the report.
www.militarytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:23 AM
#FinstadWatch
#Veterans are increasingly paying the price for the #TrumpAdministration’s decision to allow the VA to lose 40,000 employees in the past year (and plans to cut an additional 26,000 jobs in 2026)
#RepFinstad has FAILED #MN01 #Vets
#TimeForChange
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
#Veterans are increasingly paying the price for the #TrumpAdministration’s decision to allow the VA to lose 40,000 employees in the past year (and plans to cut an additional 26,000 jobs in 2026)
#RepFinstad has FAILED #MN01 #Vets
#TimeForChange
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
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So many SD Dems got clowned hard in this piece from March.
"I think Thune is likely to draw a line in the sand”
“he respects and admires the separation of powers"
“If I’m John Thune...don’t want my legacy to be that I was a bootlicker for Donald Trump"
"I think Thune is likely to draw a line in the sand”
“he respects and admires the separation of powers"
“If I’m John Thune...don’t want my legacy to be that I was a bootlicker for Donald Trump"
Does John Thune Have a Red Line When It Comes to Trump?
The low-drama South Dakotan has arrived at the apex of power in the Senate just as Donald Trump is exerting his own executive authority. Will Thune draw a line?
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:36 PM
So many SD Dems got clowned hard in this piece from March.
"I think Thune is likely to draw a line in the sand”
“he respects and admires the separation of powers"
“If I’m John Thune...don’t want my legacy to be that I was a bootlicker for Donald Trump"
"I think Thune is likely to draw a line in the sand”
“he respects and admires the separation of powers"
“If I’m John Thune...don’t want my legacy to be that I was a bootlicker for Donald Trump"
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Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-17; John 2:14-17 say otherwise. St. Blondie is too stupid to breathe.
Thanks to my smart and funny Georgia cousin.
Thanks to my smart and funny Georgia cousin.
January 21, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-17; John 2:14-17 say otherwise. St. Blondie is too stupid to breathe.
Thanks to my smart and funny Georgia cousin.
Thanks to my smart and funny Georgia cousin.
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The pygmy Nazi is clearly compensating.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino is seen deploying a gas canister at Mueller Park in south Minneapolis this afternoon.
Video by Ben Luhmann.
Video by Ben Luhmann.
January 22, 2026 at 12:23 AM
The pygmy Nazi is clearly compensating.
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#LetterToTheEditor
Jan 21 2026
#CannonFallsBeacon
A question that many are asking :
As #Trump's chaos in Washington grows day by day, it's another good day to ask, where is #BradFinstad?
#TimeForChange in #MN01
#FinstadWatch
Copy @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social
www.cannonfallsbeacon.com/opinion/lett...
Jan 21 2026
#CannonFallsBeacon
A question that many are asking :
As #Trump's chaos in Washington grows day by day, it's another good day to ask, where is #BradFinstad?
#TimeForChange in #MN01
#FinstadWatch
Copy @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social
www.cannonfallsbeacon.com/opinion/lett...
Letter to the Editor: Where is Brad Finstad?
As Trump's chaos in Washington grows day by day, it's another good day to ask, where is Brad Finstad?
www.cannonfallsbeacon.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:33 PM
#LetterToTheEditor
Jan 21 2026
#CannonFallsBeacon
A question that many are asking :
As #Trump's chaos in Washington grows day by day, it's another good day to ask, where is #BradFinstad?
#TimeForChange in #MN01
#FinstadWatch
Copy @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social
www.cannonfallsbeacon.com/opinion/lett...
Jan 21 2026
#CannonFallsBeacon
A question that many are asking :
As #Trump's chaos in Washington grows day by day, it's another good day to ask, where is #BradFinstad?
#TimeForChange in #MN01
#FinstadWatch
Copy @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social
www.cannonfallsbeacon.com/opinion/lett...
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QUERY for #RepFinstad
As a father of seven children, what advise do you have for parents to explain what happened to the children taken by #ICE?
Ref: Minnesota school district says students in multiple school districts have been detained by ICE
#TimeForChange in #MN01
youtu.be/tODuaarqMQo?...
As a father of seven children, what advise do you have for parents to explain what happened to the children taken by #ICE?
Ref: Minnesota school district says students in multiple school districts have been detained by ICE
#TimeForChange in #MN01
youtu.be/tODuaarqMQo?...
Minnesota school district says four students detained by ICE
YouTube video by NBC News
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 2:19 PM
QUERY for #RepFinstad
As a father of seven children, what advise do you have for parents to explain what happened to the children taken by #ICE?
Ref: Minnesota school district says students in multiple school districts have been detained by ICE
#TimeForChange in #MN01
youtu.be/tODuaarqMQo?...
As a father of seven children, what advise do you have for parents to explain what happened to the children taken by #ICE?
Ref: Minnesota school district says students in multiple school districts have been detained by ICE
#TimeForChange in #MN01
youtu.be/tODuaarqMQo?...
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#FinstadWatch
Has #MN01 #RepFinstad, who sits on the House #ArmedServices Committee, commented on #Military police at Fort Bragg being put on standby for deployment to Minnesota ?
Good use of our troops ? Cost ?
#TimeForChange in #MNCD1
Copy @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social
youtu.be/T4Owa7MukhU?...
Has #MN01 #RepFinstad, who sits on the House #ArmedServices Committee, commented on #Military police at Fort Bragg being put on standby for deployment to Minnesota ?
Good use of our troops ? Cost ?
#TimeForChange in #MNCD1
Copy @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social
youtu.be/T4Owa7MukhU?...
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon orders soldiers at Fort Bragg to prepare for possible deployment to MN
YouTube video by MS NOW
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 2:26 PM
#FinstadWatch
Has #MN01 #RepFinstad, who sits on the House #ArmedServices Committee, commented on #Military police at Fort Bragg being put on standby for deployment to Minnesota ?
Good use of our troops ? Cost ?
#TimeForChange in #MNCD1
Copy @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social
youtu.be/T4Owa7MukhU?...
Has #MN01 #RepFinstad, who sits on the House #ArmedServices Committee, commented on #Military police at Fort Bragg being put on standby for deployment to Minnesota ?
Good use of our troops ? Cost ?
#TimeForChange in #MNCD1
Copy @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social
youtu.be/T4Owa7MukhU?...
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This is good reporting from StarTribune. A reminder that it's important to distinguish individuals working in mass communication organizations from the organizations themselves
www.startribune.com/the-trump-ad...
www.startribune.com/the-trump-ad...
The Trump administration calls them the ‘worst of the worst.’ Here’s what we found.
The federal government has identified only a fraction of the immigrants it has detained. Many have violent criminal records, but few were wanted by police.
www.startribune.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:18 PM
This is good reporting from StarTribune. A reminder that it's important to distinguish individuals working in mass communication organizations from the organizations themselves
www.startribune.com/the-trump-ad...
www.startribune.com/the-trump-ad...
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Just ignore the Church Lady from Cold Spring - LeftMN
Living in the Upside Down
left.mn
January 20, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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FYI, #MN03 @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social has sponsored #HR4998 Safeguarding the Use of the National Guard Act to provide for congressional oversight of domestic use of the #NationalGuard and the cost of the operation.
#RepFinstad of the House ArmedServices has NOT held a hearing & is NOT a sponsor
#RepFinstad of the House ArmedServices has NOT held a hearing & is NOT a sponsor
threatening the Insurrection Act, and putting 1,500 active duty Army paratroopers on alert for a potential deployment to Minnesota.
When will Minnesota’s Congressional Republicans finally stand up to this administration and protect the people of our state?
When will Minnesota’s Congressional Republicans finally stand up to this administration and protect the people of our state?
January 21, 2026 at 4:53 AM
FYI, #MN03 @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social has sponsored #HR4998 Safeguarding the Use of the National Guard Act to provide for congressional oversight of domestic use of the #NationalGuard and the cost of the operation.
#RepFinstad of the House ArmedServices has NOT held a hearing & is NOT a sponsor
#RepFinstad of the House ArmedServices has NOT held a hearing & is NOT a sponsor
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Jan 12, 2026 #MN08 #RepPeteStauber introduced
Jan 21, the House will vote on #HJRes140 which impacts approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System (Rainy River Watershed, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness) allowing leases for the exploration for minerals and geothermal energy.
Jan 21, the House will vote on #HJRes140 which impacts approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System (Rainy River Watershed, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness) allowing leases for the exploration for minerals and geothermal energy.
🚨🚨🚨 We just learned that the House is going to be voting TOMORROW on H.J.Res 140: the single largest threat posed to the Boundary Waters to date.
This bill would *permanently* open the Boundary Waters up to mining, and prevent all future administrations from protecting these public lands.
This bill would *permanently* open the Boundary Waters up to mining, and prevent all future administrations from protecting these public lands.
January 21, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Jan 12, 2026 #MN08 #RepPeteStauber introduced
Jan 21, the House will vote on #HJRes140 which impacts approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System (Rainy River Watershed, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness) allowing leases for the exploration for minerals and geothermal energy.
Jan 21, the House will vote on #HJRes140 which impacts approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System (Rainy River Watershed, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness) allowing leases for the exploration for minerals and geothermal energy.
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House to vote this week on #HR7147 #HomelandSecurity #FY26 appropriations
None of the funds may be used to prevent a US Senator or Representative from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility in the US used for the purpose of maintaining custody or otherwise housing
None of the funds may be used to prevent a US Senator or Representative from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility in the US used for the purpose of maintaining custody or otherwise housing
DHS did not allow my colleagues and me into the ICE processing center over "concerns for our safety or worry for ICE agents."
That's BS. It is deeply disturbing to think about what ICE is hiding when they are actively denying members from conducting their oversight duty.
That's BS. It is deeply disturbing to think about what ICE is hiding when they are actively denying members from conducting their oversight duty.
January 21, 2026 at 6:09 AM
House to vote this week on #HR7147 #HomelandSecurity #FY26 appropriations
None of the funds may be used to prevent a US Senator or Representative from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility in the US used for the purpose of maintaining custody or otherwise housing
None of the funds may be used to prevent a US Senator or Representative from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility in the US used for the purpose of maintaining custody or otherwise housing
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#FinstadWatch
Did you think that the US Army's 11th Airborne Division, which has approximately 12,000 active-duty soldiers, would deploy 1,500 to #MN ?
Good use of personnel ? of taxdollars ?
#MN01 #RepFinstad, sits on #ArmedServices Committee
(507) 577-6140
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
Did you think that the US Army's 11th Airborne Division, which has approximately 12,000 active-duty soldiers, would deploy 1,500 to #MN ?
Good use of personnel ? of taxdollars ?
#MN01 #RepFinstad, sits on #ArmedServices Committee
(507) 577-6140
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
Army readies 1,500 soldiers for possible Minnesota deployment: sources
Two infantry battalions of the Army’s 11th Airborne Division have been given prepare-to-deploy orders, defense officials said.
www.militarytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:22 AM
#FinstadWatch
Did you think that the US Army's 11th Airborne Division, which has approximately 12,000 active-duty soldiers, would deploy 1,500 to #MN ?
Good use of personnel ? of taxdollars ?
#MN01 #RepFinstad, sits on #ArmedServices Committee
(507) 577-6140
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
Did you think that the US Army's 11th Airborne Division, which has approximately 12,000 active-duty soldiers, would deploy 1,500 to #MN ?
Good use of personnel ? of taxdollars ?
#MN01 #RepFinstad, sits on #ArmedServices Committee
(507) 577-6140
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
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#FinstadWatch
Good use of personnel (and our taxdollars) for the Guard troops to stay on DC streets through 2026 ?
#RepFinstad sits on the House #ArmedServices Committee (call #BradFinstad at 507-577-6141 with your thoughts)
#TimeForChange in #MN01
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
Good use of personnel (and our taxdollars) for the Guard troops to stay on DC streets through 2026 ?
#RepFinstad sits on the House #ArmedServices Committee (call #BradFinstad at 507-577-6141 with your thoughts)
#TimeForChange in #MN01
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
Guard troops to stay on DC streets through 2026
National Guard troops will be on the streets of Washington, D.C., until the end of the year, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press.
www.militarytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:38 AM
#FinstadWatch
Good use of personnel (and our taxdollars) for the Guard troops to stay on DC streets through 2026 ?
#RepFinstad sits on the House #ArmedServices Committee (call #BradFinstad at 507-577-6141 with your thoughts)
#TimeForChange in #MN01
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
Good use of personnel (and our taxdollars) for the Guard troops to stay on DC streets through 2026 ?
#RepFinstad sits on the House #ArmedServices Committee (call #BradFinstad at 507-577-6141 with your thoughts)
#TimeForChange in #MN01
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
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The tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.
Analyzing $4 trillion of shipments, researchers found that foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases, while $200 billion was paid almost exclusively by Americans”
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Analyzing $4 trillion of shipments, researchers found that foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases, while $200 billion was paid almost exclusively by Americans”
twitter.com/NickTimiraos...
January 20, 2026 at 5:48 AM
The tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.
Analyzing $4 trillion of shipments, researchers found that foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases, while $200 billion was paid almost exclusively by Americans”
twitter.com/NickTimiraos...
Analyzing $4 trillion of shipments, researchers found that foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s U.S. tariff increases, while $200 billion was paid almost exclusively by Americans”
twitter.com/NickTimiraos...
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But this IS important reporting. This is the prime lie of Fox "News" - constantly harping about the horrible murderers and sex offenders they're arresting in Minnesota, while the criminals they said were arrested WERE ALREADY IN JAIL
First of all, this MPR headline soft pedals the actual story which states that MOST of the people on the Republicans' lists were already in jail. Second, try and find this on the MPR website - they act like they're ashamed of their reporting
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Some criminals ICE takes credit for arresting were already in Minnesota prisons
Several of the 13 “worst of the worst” criminals that the Department of Homeland Security said were arrested in Minnesota through its immigration enforcement operation were actually handed over to ICE...
www.mprnews.org
January 20, 2026 at 12:38 PM
But this IS important reporting. This is the prime lie of Fox "News" - constantly harping about the horrible murderers and sex offenders they're arresting in Minnesota, while the criminals they said were arrested WERE ALREADY IN JAIL
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"45% of respondents in a new WSJ poll said that the U.S. government was too close to Israel; 32% said the relationship is about right, while 9% said it should be closer" Legacy Jewish orgs, right-wing Jewish billionaires and the websites and publications they fund support the 9%. Democrats do not.
January 20, 2026 at 12:26 PM
"45% of respondents in a new WSJ poll said that the U.S. government was too close to Israel; 32% said the relationship is about right, while 9% said it should be closer" Legacy Jewish orgs, right-wing Jewish billionaires and the websites and publications they fund support the 9%. Democrats do not.