Dex Anderson
@dexanderson.com
I've written a few books, and I like to rant about gender and hyperlocal Minneapolis politics. Thorn in the side of the DFL: abetterdfl.org. Cat Dad. They/them.
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it's systemic versus individual thinking, which is why we get weirdos who think cursing out trans people online for being mad about stuff is "activism"
it's systemic versus individual thinking, which is why we get weirdos who think cursing out trans people online for being mad about stuff is "activism"
People who claim this always want the issue of Trump to be a bunch of individual failures instead of a systemic failure on the part of Democrats and our democracy to put roadblocks in front of autocrats like Trump.
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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it's systemic versus individual thinking, which is why we get weirdos who think cursing out trans people online for being mad about stuff is "activism"
it's systemic versus individual thinking, which is why we get weirdos who think cursing out trans people online for being mad about stuff is "activism"
So why, then, should we play into their hands by prioritizing "party unity" over any and all criticism? Why should we care at all because no matter what the hell we do, that's what they're gonna say?
Sure. Because how did we get here again? Do you know what EVERY republican says about Harris? "I didn't like that she didn't have a fair democratic process to make her the nominee"
The enemy doesn't care. They will use everything we say in bad faith as propaganda to convince other people.
The enemy doesn't care. They will use everything we say in bad faith as propaganda to convince other people.
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
So why, then, should we play into their hands by prioritizing "party unity" over any and all criticism? Why should we care at all because no matter what the hell we do, that's what they're gonna say?
i'm tired of this.
"this is how we got trump" doesn't fucking matter anymore because we have him now and the Dems in the Senate are doing fuckall.
the question is what are we doing NOW not scolding about some future election (like come on).
"this is how we got trump" doesn't fucking matter anymore because we have him now and the Dems in the Senate are doing fuckall.
the question is what are we doing NOW not scolding about some future election (like come on).
And this is how we get Trump. Do. Not. Split. Even when you're furious. Especially when we're furious. Understand the gravity of the moment. We're not supporting him. We're supporting the fight against masked agents pulling people off of the street and children starving to death.
I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
i'm tired of this.
"this is how we got trump" doesn't fucking matter anymore because we have him now and the Dems in the Senate are doing fuckall.
the question is what are we doing NOW not scolding about some future election (like come on).
"this is how we got trump" doesn't fucking matter anymore because we have him now and the Dems in the Senate are doing fuckall.
the question is what are we doing NOW not scolding about some future election (like come on).
can someone get Lydia to do this because her signs are still EVERYWHERE.
If your candidate or candidates aren’t picking up their signs or accepting drop offs, you can sign up to have LWV volunteers pick them up for recycling.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
can someone get Lydia to do this because her signs are still EVERYWHERE.
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I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
this sounds like he went to a thesaurus to find "smart" words for his "critique"
late to this but i feel like an underrated part of the musk meltdown over joyce carol oates accusing him of not reading is this musk reply that makes it clear he has never read anything by joyce carol oates
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
this sounds like he went to a thesaurus to find "smart" words for his "critique"
If you want to do this in Minnesota specifically for your LGBTQ+ siblings, might I recommend ABetterDFL.org in this trying time?
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
If you want to do this in Minnesota specifically for your LGBTQ+ siblings, might I recommend ABetterDFL.org in this trying time?
working from home is like "sorry i'm a couple minutes late to the meeting. I had to wait for the high note in Defying Gravity"
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
working from home is like "sorry i'm a couple minutes late to the meeting. I had to wait for the high note in Defying Gravity"
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Wait do I have it correct that Joyce Carol Oates said Musk was a shell of a man with no joy in his life and he totally saw it and said "No I'm not" and now he's searching the titles of different movies he likes and replying "great movie"
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Wait do I have it correct that Joyce Carol Oates said Musk was a shell of a man with no joy in his life and he totally saw it and said "No I'm not" and now he's searching the titles of different movies he likes and replying "great movie"
i told my friend i'm going to rent an AirBnB for my 40th birthday and host a murder mystery party but i might just get them in, lock the doors, and go "surprise mother fuckers we're watching Sinners."
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
i told my friend i'm going to rent an AirBnB for my 40th birthday and host a murder mystery party but i might just get them in, lock the doors, and go "surprise mother fuckers we're watching Sinners."
i found this out YESTERDAY and i'm boggled
I remember it blowing my mind when I learned that Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sounds for all the world like a baleful 19th-century shanty at least tonally and lyrically, was about something that happened the year before
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
i found this out YESTERDAY and i'm boggled
i learned last week that @jimmyhoke.com thought "landslide" was originally by The Chicks so I just sent them a 500 word email so they could have full appreciation when watching the Silver Springs 1997 live performance
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
i learned last week that @jimmyhoke.com thought "landslide" was originally by The Chicks so I just sent them a 500 word email so they could have full appreciation when watching the Silver Springs 1997 live performance
oh fuck everything my costs are nearly doubling which means if our COLA is anything under 3%, I will actually be making less money next year than I did this year. 3% is status quo.
it's open enrollment time which is the reminder that this system of having your health care tied to your employer fucking sucks
i might have to switch docs because i can't tell if my current doc takes our new insurance? I hate everything.
i might have to switch docs because i can't tell if my current doc takes our new insurance? I hate everything.
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
oh fuck everything my costs are nearly doubling which means if our COLA is anything under 3%, I will actually be making less money next year than I did this year. 3% is status quo.
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This is why they were in downtown Chicago today.
"one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”"
Nuremberg Trials are the moderate stance
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
"one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”"
Nuremberg Trials are the moderate stance
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is why they were in downtown Chicago today.
"one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”"
Nuremberg Trials are the moderate stance
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
"one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”"
Nuremberg Trials are the moderate stance
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
9am meetings on a monday should be illegal
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
9am meetings on a monday should be illegal
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Bernie endorsed @peggyflanagan.bsky.social for MN Senate and you can be sure as hell that Peggy would've fought for the shut down with her dying breath and Angie Craig would've been the first to fold www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Sanders Looks to Flex the Left’s Power With Senate Endorsement in Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Bernie endorsed @peggyflanagan.bsky.social for MN Senate and you can be sure as hell that Peggy would've fought for the shut down with her dying breath and Angie Craig would've been the first to fold www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
#6 is so accurate. I either feel nothing or I'm having a heart attack
3. Most underrated Minnesota perennial blossom: liatris
4. Second most: prairie smoke
5. Most overrated: there is no perennial blossom that’s overrated, flowers are a miracle
6. No THC beverage company currently in Minnesota has consistent THC in their products
7. Mr. Autumn Man was right
4. Second most: prairie smoke
5. Most overrated: there is no perennial blossom that’s overrated, flowers are a miracle
6. No THC beverage company currently in Minnesota has consistent THC in their products
7. Mr. Autumn Man was right
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#6 is so accurate. I either feel nothing or I'm having a heart attack
it's open enrollment time which is the reminder that this system of having your health care tied to your employer fucking sucks
i might have to switch docs because i can't tell if my current doc takes our new insurance? I hate everything.
i might have to switch docs because i can't tell if my current doc takes our new insurance? I hate everything.
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
it's open enrollment time which is the reminder that this system of having your health care tied to your employer fucking sucks
i might have to switch docs because i can't tell if my current doc takes our new insurance? I hate everything.
i might have to switch docs because i can't tell if my current doc takes our new insurance? I hate everything.
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This involved a LOT more than just the folks showing hands - Schumer and Durbin HAVE to go. You cant consign millions to suffering and death, in exchange for nothing, and get to keep going.
@markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov if you arent pushing them out, you're working with them. #mapoli
@markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov if you arent pushing them out, you're working with them. #mapoli
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
This involved a LOT more than just the folks showing hands - Schumer and Durbin HAVE to go. You cant consign millions to suffering and death, in exchange for nothing, and get to keep going.
@markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov if you arent pushing them out, you're working with them. #mapoli
@markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov if you arent pushing them out, you're working with them. #mapoli
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This is interesting coming from our DNC member who lists herself as being a member of every DNC caucus and council caucus except the LGBTQIA+ caucus in her email signature.
Just something I keep my eye on as Stonewall DFL Chair.
Just something I keep my eye on as Stonewall DFL Chair.
latonya reeves on "Advancing LGBTQ+ Equality and Transgender Rights" for her CD5 run
another stunning victory for ilhan omar!
another stunning victory for ilhan omar!
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 AM
This is interesting coming from our DNC member who lists herself as being a member of every DNC caucus and council caucus except the LGBTQIA+ caucus in her email signature.
Just something I keep my eye on as Stonewall DFL Chair.
Just something I keep my eye on as Stonewall DFL Chair.
the most embarrassing thing about this is that john thune gets to declare victory here
JOHN THUNE
JOHN THUNE
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
the most embarrassing thing about this is that john thune gets to declare victory here
JOHN THUNE
JOHN THUNE
you just stopped fighting though????
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
you just stopped fighting though????
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Tina Smith should be the first to call for replacing Schumer since she's already not running again. And if she's not up to the task of breaking senatorial congeniality for the greater good then she should resign and allow Walz to appoint someone who can actually fight for the next year.
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Tina Smith should be the first to call for replacing Schumer since she's already not running again. And if she's not up to the task of breaking senatorial congeniality for the greater good then she should resign and allow Walz to appoint someone who can actually fight for the next year.
my friend posted a photo in our discord of a dog with two different colored eyes and another friend replied "he's got heterophobia in his eyes" and i literally have tears in my eyes from laughing
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
my friend posted a photo in our discord of a dog with two different colored eyes and another friend replied "he's got heterophobia in his eyes" and i literally have tears in my eyes from laughing
well goddamn! That was GREAT.
Tonight's movie night with friends: FRANKENSTEIN (the new one!)
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
well goddamn! That was GREAT.