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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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God I love my state.
"Rep. Willy Chotzen unveiled the "Recourse Act" Wednesday in Salem, a bill allowing Oregon to withhold payments to the federal government."
youtu.be/C0XV4kP-TbE?...
"Rep. Willy Chotzen unveiled the "Recourse Act" Wednesday in Salem, a bill allowing Oregon to withhold payments to the federal government."
youtu.be/C0XV4kP-TbE?...
Oregon lawmaker proposes bill to withhold federal payments amid funding dispute
YouTube video by KGW News
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
God I love my state.
"Rep. Willy Chotzen unveiled the "Recourse Act" Wednesday in Salem, a bill allowing Oregon to withhold payments to the federal government."
youtu.be/C0XV4kP-TbE?...
"Rep. Willy Chotzen unveiled the "Recourse Act" Wednesday in Salem, a bill allowing Oregon to withhold payments to the federal government."
youtu.be/C0XV4kP-TbE?...
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🛡️ 🛡️ Urgent! Take Action Now!
Protect Oregon families. Oregon legislators will meet soon for the legislative session. Oregon can recover over $700 million by rejecting Trump’s tax giveaways.
1️⃣ Contact Your Legislators (5 minutes)
👉 Send a message: https://bit.ly/45Dzbt6
#orleg
Protect Oregon families. Oregon legislators will meet soon for the legislative session. Oregon can recover over $700 million by rejecting Trump’s tax giveaways.
1️⃣ Contact Your Legislators (5 minutes)
👉 Send a message: https://bit.ly/45Dzbt6
#orleg
January 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM
🛡️ 🛡️ Urgent! Take Action Now!
Protect Oregon families. Oregon legislators will meet soon for the legislative session. Oregon can recover over $700 million by rejecting Trump’s tax giveaways.
1️⃣ Contact Your Legislators (5 minutes)
👉 Send a message: https://bit.ly/45Dzbt6
#orleg
Protect Oregon families. Oregon legislators will meet soon for the legislative session. Oregon can recover over $700 million by rejecting Trump’s tax giveaways.
1️⃣ Contact Your Legislators (5 minutes)
👉 Send a message: https://bit.ly/45Dzbt6
#orleg
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A ban on police face coverings has been one of the most talked about policy proposals in the first two days of Washington’s legislative session, with lead lawmakers and the governor lining up in support. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/13/p...
Proposed ban on police face coverings gains momentum in WA Legislature • Washington State Standard
A ban on police face coverings has been one of the most talked about proposals in the first two days of Washington’s legislative session.
washingtonstatestandard.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM
A ban on police face coverings has been one of the most talked about policy proposals in the first two days of Washington’s legislative session, with lead lawmakers and the governor lining up in support. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/13/p...
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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As the NFL playoffs begin, here’s a reminder: publicly funded stadiums for billionaire sports team owners are a scam. https://youtu.be/vLkyULxrWiE?si=yOBm-M2Y7pcokmRO
The Sports Stadium Scam | Robert Reich
Billionaires have found one more way to fleece the public: sports stadiums.And if we don’t play ball, they’ll take our f
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January 10, 2026 at 11:01 PM
As the NFL playoffs begin, here’s a reminder: publicly funded stadiums for billionaire sports team owners are a scam. https://youtu.be/vLkyULxrWiE?si=yOBm-M2Y7pcokmRO
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If you agree its time to impeach and remove Kristi Noem, heres how you can make your voice heard:
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 10, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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A federal judge in Washington state on Friday permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a 2025 executive order that sought to require voters prove citizenship and that all ballots be received by Election Day. buff.ly/C4H7kgS
Federal judge blocks Trump election order, siding with Oregon, Washington • Oregon Capital Chronicle
A federal judge in Washington state permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a 2025 executive order.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:09 AM
A federal judge in Washington state on Friday permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a 2025 executive order that sought to require voters prove citizenship and that all ballots be received by Election Day. buff.ly/C4H7kgS
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Multnomah Country, Oregon, has posted warnings to residents that ICE agents are impersonating utility workers.
You read that right. ICE is now impersonating utility workers in order to gain access to people's homes and businesses without a warrant.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
You read that right. ICE is now impersonating utility workers in order to gain access to people's homes and businesses without a warrant.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
ICE officers impersonating utility workers, Oregon lawmaker says
NW Natural issues notice telling public how to ID its employees and contractors.
www.oregonlive.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Multnomah Country, Oregon, has posted warnings to residents that ICE agents are impersonating utility workers.
You read that right. ICE is now impersonating utility workers in order to gain access to people's homes and businesses without a warrant.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
You read that right. ICE is now impersonating utility workers in order to gain access to people's homes and businesses without a warrant.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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IMO, discussions, tactics, and strategies must keep this in mind: you need to convince half this country that non-violent undocumented immigrants love and can contribute to this country. If undocumented immigrants spend the next 40 years in legal limbo, this is hardly a win.
January 8, 2026 at 1:04 AM
IMO, discussions, tactics, and strategies must keep this in mind: you need to convince half this country that non-violent undocumented immigrants love and can contribute to this country. If undocumented immigrants spend the next 40 years in legal limbo, this is hardly a win.
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There are only three possible outcomes for undocumented immigrants in this country: mass deportation, amnesty, or legal limbo (i.e., status quo for last 40 years). The first causes violence in communities and harassment of citizens. The third quietly ruins people's lives, as opportunities pass them.
January 8, 2026 at 1:04 AM
There are only three possible outcomes for undocumented immigrants in this country: mass deportation, amnesty, or legal limbo (i.e., status quo for last 40 years). The first causes violence in communities and harassment of citizens. The third quietly ruins people's lives, as opportunities pass them.
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The op-ed fantasizes that wages will simply rise with productivity, but in the real world, wages have trailed productivity growth.
Stronger labor market institutions
👉 like the minimum wage 👈
can help correct this.
Stronger labor market institutions
👉 like the minimum wage 👈
can help correct this.
The Productivity–Pay Gap
The huge gap between rising incomes at the top and stagnating pay for the rest of us shows that workers are no longer benefiting from their rising productivity. Before 1979, worker pay and productivit...
www.epi.org
January 7, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The op-ed fantasizes that wages will simply rise with productivity, but in the real world, wages have trailed productivity growth.
Stronger labor market institutions
👉 like the minimum wage 👈
can help correct this.
Stronger labor market institutions
👉 like the minimum wage 👈
can help correct this.
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Concerns about minimum wage increases driving price increases are exaggerated: resulting price increase are very small, and way smaller than any wage increase because labor costs at low-wage establishments are just a fraction of total costs. irle.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Concerns about minimum wage increases driving price increases are exaggerated: resulting price increase are very small, and way smaller than any wage increase because labor costs at low-wage establishments are just a fraction of total costs. irle.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
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Unsurprisingly, this WSJ op-ed gets things exactly backward.
In reality, minimum wages are one of the best ways to increase the pay of low-wage workers. Taking away their wage increases will worsen the affordability crisis.
In reality, minimum wages are one of the best ways to increase the pay of low-wage workers. Taking away their wage increases will worsen the affordability crisis.
January 7, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Unsurprisingly, this WSJ op-ed gets things exactly backward.
In reality, minimum wages are one of the best ways to increase the pay of low-wage workers. Taking away their wage increases will worsen the affordability crisis.
In reality, minimum wages are one of the best ways to increase the pay of low-wage workers. Taking away their wage increases will worsen the affordability crisis.
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visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help.
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
July 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help.
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
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Someone put together an awesome Google Doc with as much info piled together as possible
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Anti-Censorship Campaign
⊘Anti-Censorship Campaign ⊘ ⟡ Complaint Letter Template Customer Complaint Dept, This message is to lodge an official complaint about the ongoing rampant restrictions your company has placed on ...
docs.google.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Someone put together an awesome Google Doc with as much info piled together as possible
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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A sustainable mobility system is about more than its fuel source.
“Greening” just two kilometres of double-wide tramway with sedum or grass removes 10,000 square meters (one-and-a-half football fields) of asphalt; thereby improving rain retention, heat migitation, air quality, and sound absorption.
“Greening” just two kilometres of double-wide tramway with sedum or grass removes 10,000 square meters (one-and-a-half football fields) of asphalt; thereby improving rain retention, heat migitation, air quality, and sound absorption.
April 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A sustainable mobility system is about more than its fuel source.
“Greening” just two kilometres of double-wide tramway with sedum or grass removes 10,000 square meters (one-and-a-half football fields) of asphalt; thereby improving rain retention, heat migitation, air quality, and sound absorption.
“Greening” just two kilometres of double-wide tramway with sedum or grass removes 10,000 square meters (one-and-a-half football fields) of asphalt; thereby improving rain retention, heat migitation, air quality, and sound absorption.
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Sorry if it's cringe or virtue signaling or whatever but unqualified and unconditional love and support to every trans person on earth. You will win and I will help you.
February 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Sorry if it's cringe or virtue signaling or whatever but unqualified and unconditional love and support to every trans person on earth. You will win and I will help you.
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Organize. Collaborate. Find others doing the good work. Study about others who lived through this. Build. Commune. Give. Communicate. Avoid purity tests, practice acceptance. Listen. Speak up. Stand with the vulnerable, call out the powerful. Take risks. Sacrifice.
February 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Organize. Collaborate. Find others doing the good work. Study about others who lived through this. Build. Commune. Give. Communicate. Avoid purity tests, practice acceptance. Listen. Speak up. Stand with the vulnerable, call out the powerful. Take risks. Sacrifice.
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by embracing preparedness, you are building mental and physical resiliency for yourself and your community.
agency is, essentially, the opposite of trauma. creating plans and taking steps towards those plans is, in some ways, more important than actually succeeding at those plans. always be trying.
agency is, essentially, the opposite of trauma. creating plans and taking steps towards those plans is, in some ways, more important than actually succeeding at those plans. always be trying.
February 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
by embracing preparedness, you are building mental and physical resiliency for yourself and your community.
agency is, essentially, the opposite of trauma. creating plans and taking steps towards those plans is, in some ways, more important than actually succeeding at those plans. always be trying.
agency is, essentially, the opposite of trauma. creating plans and taking steps towards those plans is, in some ways, more important than actually succeeding at those plans. always be trying.
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There are a million things to be outraged about right now (this is by design). My number one is, trans people don’t have the numbers to defend themselves from all the ways these people are trying to strip them of their humanity. Feels like a “first they came for (x) and I did not speak out” moment
February 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
There are a million things to be outraged about right now (this is by design). My number one is, trans people don’t have the numbers to defend themselves from all the ways these people are trying to strip them of their humanity. Feels like a “first they came for (x) and I did not speak out” moment
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Help us stand up and protect our children. Tell Congress to urge President Trump to reinstate the protection of schools, hospitals and churches against ICE. actionnetwork.org/letters/prot...
Protect our children—all our children
As educators, we have a responsibility to the kids we teach. As healthcare professionals, we help and heal. As neighbors, friends and community members, we know that America stands for unity and oppor...
actionnetwork.org
February 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Help us stand up and protect our children. Tell Congress to urge President Trump to reinstate the protection of schools, hospitals and churches against ICE. actionnetwork.org/letters/prot...