@edmuir.bsky.social
My own thoughts on unions, education and public finance.
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As usual, @bgodar.bsky.social has some very useful analysis here.
To learn more about states’ powers in this moment, check out our checks on federal overreach pieces, including on state prosecutions of federal officials and on DOJ’s efforts to access state voter rolls (which Bondi raised in her MN letter yesterday) statedemocracy.law.wisc.edu/research-exp...
Exploring State Checks Against Federal Overreach
Published: August 8, 2025 Updated: January 21, 2026 States have many tools to help counter federal abuses of power. Facing a torrent of controversial federal government actions, states today are pursu...
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January 26, 2026 at 3:13 PM
As usual, @bgodar.bsky.social has some very useful analysis here.
For my gov, @govwesmoore.bsky.social, I think your statement with Gov Stitt on behalf of NGA misses the moment and lets the govs who formerly acted like 2nd and 10th amndt heroes off the hook. I'll point to this, from a pastor in MN as having clarity the moment demands. 1/? bsky.app/profile/anam...
Statement from the Minnesota Timberwolves team chaplain with alt text (ht @gregolear.bsky.social)
January 26, 2026 at 12:28 AM
For my gov, @govwesmoore.bsky.social, I think your statement with Gov Stitt on behalf of NGA misses the moment and lets the govs who formerly acted like 2nd and 10th amndt heroes off the hook. I'll point to this, from a pastor in MN as having clarity the moment demands. 1/? bsky.app/profile/anam...
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Statement from the Minnesota Timberwolves team chaplain with alt text (ht @gregolear.bsky.social)
January 25, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Statement from the Minnesota Timberwolves team chaplain with alt text (ht @gregolear.bsky.social)
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This is really well done and worth your time
January 23, 2026 at 9:37 PM
This is really well done and worth your time
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Cannot see the end of it.
January 23, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Cannot see the end of it.
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They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
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Minneapolis workers are the best among us. Facing freezing temps to peacefully stand for truth, freedom, and calling for ICE to leave Minnesota is true solidarity in action.
Live: Scores of Minnesota businesses close in protest of ICE enforcement
Restaurants, museums, schools and nonprofits closed their doors as part of an “ICE Out” demonstration. Despite the frigid weather, a crowd of protesters gathered in downtown Minneapolis.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Minneapolis workers are the best among us. Facing freezing temps to peacefully stand for truth, freedom, and calling for ICE to leave Minnesota is true solidarity in action.
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Many, many thousands of people gathered in The Commons in downtown Minneapolis to march against ICE right now.
January 23, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Many, many thousands of people gathered in The Commons in downtown Minneapolis to march against ICE right now.
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It's still freezing in Minneapolis, and crowds are streaming into downtown. Spontaneous anti-ICE chants breaking out on the sidewalk.
January 23, 2026 at 8:18 PM
It's still freezing in Minneapolis, and crowds are streaming into downtown. Spontaneous anti-ICE chants breaking out on the sidewalk.
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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Current temp in Minneapolis: -12°F (-24°C), -28°F wind chill (-33°C)
Thousands of people are congregating downtown for today's General Strike march against ICE. Thousands more are on their way.
Of course we are going to win.
Thousands of people are congregating downtown for today's General Strike march against ICE. Thousands more are on their way.
Of course we are going to win.
January 23, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Current temp in Minneapolis: -12°F (-24°C), -28°F wind chill (-33°C)
Thousands of people are congregating downtown for today's General Strike march against ICE. Thousands more are on their way.
Of course we are going to win.
Thousands of people are congregating downtown for today's General Strike march against ICE. Thousands more are on their way.
Of course we are going to win.
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Greetings! I’m here in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Despite -9 Fahrenheit degrees, a huge crowd is here marching against federal immigrant detainments downtown.
January 23, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Greetings! I’m here in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Despite -9 Fahrenheit degrees, a huge crowd is here marching against federal immigrant detainments downtown.
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Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
The biggest boosters of charter schools in NYC are the Post. Flexibility and freedom are important concepts in education when you can use them as wedges against unions, but that only goes so far
Murdoch's NY Post started all this and now these kids- including Renee Good's orphaned son- can't go to school because of vile threats.
"The threats to Southside Family Charter School came after New York Post articles describing the school’s social justice focus"
sahanjournal.com/education/mi...
"The threats to Southside Family Charter School came after New York Post articles describing the school’s social justice focus"
sahanjournal.com/education/mi...
School of Renee Good’s son targeted by right-wing attacks
Threats to Southside Family Charter School in Minneapolis came after New York Post articles and a series of social media posts from right-wing commentators.
sahanjournal.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:12 PM
The biggest boosters of charter schools in NYC are the Post. Flexibility and freedom are important concepts in education when you can use them as wedges against unions, but that only goes so far
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This hits on something that a friend said to me that I think is absolutely right: people who are not grasping the gravity of the situation & meeting the moment, where politicians have utterly abandoned us, are doing it because of the fear of confronting that there are no guardrails anymore.
Good summary of “don’t give him what he wants” from relatively comfortable white liberals.
January 17, 2026 at 6:43 PM
This hits on something that a friend said to me that I think is absolutely right: people who are not grasping the gravity of the situation & meeting the moment, where politicians have utterly abandoned us, are doing it because of the fear of confronting that there are no guardrails anymore.
Sometimes I learn from Tom, but this overstates what ocurred. There are 7,383 state leg seats. In 1990 there were 4428 Dem state legislators and in summer of 2025 there were 3273. A loss of 1214 seats, or 71 seats per biennium on average since 1990. So we can agree that something bad happened. 1/?
One of the most drastic mistakes American liberals made over the past 30 or 40 years was to focus almost entirely on presidential elections, when so much power was right there to be taken in state houses.
Neat! We are winning at the local levels that the Repubs/MAGA used to win. People are pissed.
January 15, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Sometimes I learn from Tom, but this overstates what ocurred. There are 7,383 state leg seats. In 1990 there were 4428 Dem state legislators and in summer of 2025 there were 3273. A loss of 1214 seats, or 71 seats per biennium on average since 1990. So we can agree that something bad happened. 1/?
Note for my overly pro-crypto senator, @alsobrooks.senate.gov, this from Kashkari is right.
Fed Kashkari still hating on crypto: "It's still basically useless for consumers. I mean, there's, there's nothing you can do with Bitcoin or a stablecoin that you can't already do with Venmo or with your traditional banking products, other than circumventing banking regulation."
January 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Note for my overly pro-crypto senator, @alsobrooks.senate.gov, this from Kashkari is right.
Calling out bad actions is good. But we shouldn't be creating pathways to legitimacy and acceptability for people who have already shown they are beyond the pale
Rep. Lieu: “Greg Bovino last night made a post that essentially called protesters, ‘cannon fodder.’ He needs to delete that post, or he needs to resign…If Greg Bovino and the administration doesn't turn down the rhetoric, it's going to cause more people to get killed.”
January 13, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Calling out bad actions is good. But we shouldn't be creating pathways to legitimacy and acceptability for people who have already shown they are beyond the pale
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I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
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A sharp explanation of why Oster's recent NYT column is so painful.
January 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
A sharp explanation of why Oster's recent NYT column is so painful.
State law enforcement starting to investigate ICE crime, potential use of MN guard to interdict ICE, are starts of important trend. Predatory federalism is still a new thing, and all resistance will limit its impact.
January 9, 2026 at 5:38 AM
State law enforcement starting to investigate ICE crime, potential use of MN guard to interdict ICE, are starts of important trend. Predatory federalism is still a new thing, and all resistance will limit its impact.
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Emily Oster was wrong about:
-HIV/AIDS in developing countries
-COVID-19
-Most of her 2nd parenting book
AND. The revised FDA guidelines *still* say pregnant women should abstain from all alcohol -the thing she is *most famous* for questioning!
Stop listening to contrarians that are wrong!
-HIV/AIDS in developing countries
-COVID-19
-Most of her 2nd parenting book
AND. The revised FDA guidelines *still* say pregnant women should abstain from all alcohol -the thing she is *most famous* for questioning!
Stop listening to contrarians that are wrong!
January 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Emily Oster was wrong about:
-HIV/AIDS in developing countries
-COVID-19
-Most of her 2nd parenting book
AND. The revised FDA guidelines *still* say pregnant women should abstain from all alcohol -the thing she is *most famous* for questioning!
Stop listening to contrarians that are wrong!
-HIV/AIDS in developing countries
-COVID-19
-Most of her 2nd parenting book
AND. The revised FDA guidelines *still* say pregnant women should abstain from all alcohol -the thing she is *most famous* for questioning!
Stop listening to contrarians that are wrong!
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This afternoon, retired Army general Stanley McChrystal spoke at the retirement ceremony hosted by HRC for six trans service members who were forced out under Trump’s ban.
“I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.”
Full remarks:
“I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.”
Full remarks:
January 8, 2026 at 11:39 PM
This afternoon, retired Army general Stanley McChrystal spoke at the retirement ceremony hosted by HRC for six trans service members who were forced out under Trump’s ban.
“I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.”
Full remarks:
“I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.”
Full remarks:
For @alsobrooks.senate.gov and @vanhollen.senate.gov, please support this and apply idea to State and War at least until we aren't looting Venezuela and sending folks to the black site in Salvador, to treasury until congressional authority is resected, and so on
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he had placed a hold on all Department of Homeland Security nominees after Secretary Kristi Noem repeatedly declined to testify before the Senate.
Republican piles on Kristi Noem by blocking all DHS nominees amid ICE shooting
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he had placed a hold on all Department of Homeland Security nominees after Secretary Kristi Noem repeatedly declined to testify before the Senate."I'd simply like the Homeland Security Secretary to respond to what are now two requests by the chairman to come before the c...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
For @alsobrooks.senate.gov and @vanhollen.senate.gov, please support this and apply idea to State and War at least until we aren't looting Venezuela and sending folks to the black site in Salvador, to treasury until congressional authority is resected, and so on