Reposted by Betsy BakerAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/10/2026Jake Bauers went back to baseball for healthcare coverage for his pregnant wife. Don’t get me wrong, I love sports. But having to return so you won’t go bankrupt for having a baby is insane. 742670458
Reposted by Betsy BakerChicken WingDings 🇵🇸 @ebridget.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Ms Rachel from the top ropes 58113403006
Betsy Baker @betsycbaker.bsky.social · 12/10/20264 No Kings: Vote Early Events in St Louis Park, MN! All are from 11am to 1 pm on Saturday October 17. 010
Reposted by Betsy BakerIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 12/10/2026For a decade, Trump has targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar with grotesque, racist rhetoric that has fueled threats against her. This federal raid on her home is a dangerous escalation. Rep. Omar has done nothing to warrant this kind of intimidation. 16851302
Reposted by Betsy BakerJon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Elon Musk was violating his visa when he started his first business here and very likely obtained his U.S. citizenship through fraud. Where is that investigation? 372248550
Reposted by Betsy BakerHoarse Whisperer @therealhoarse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Today seems like fitting day to point out that Trump’s great grandfather was a fugitive and his mother overstayed a “vacation” as an immigrant. His grandfather was a crook and so was his father. If we want to clear the country of corrupt immigrant families, he should be first. 10460104
Reposted by Betsy BakerSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Just thinking about this as the state harasses Ilhan Omar over 40 year old paperwork.washingtonpost.comElon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegallyInvestors in Musk’s first company worried about “our founder being deported” and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa. 13374892570
Betsy Baker @betsycbaker.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The intent to intimidate voters. We Minnesotans will NOT be intimidated. It might even have the opposite effect. 000
Reposted by Betsy BakerRhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 12/10/2026It pays to have a reporter's daily commute take him past your protest messages. Thank you, @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social! 214423
Reposted by Betsy Baker❌👑 Indivisible NE Minneapolis @indivisiblenempls.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Andrew Zimmern makes an excellent point. 094
Reposted by Betsy BakerProPublica @propublica.org · 12/10/2026ProPublica designed a reporting experiment to demonstrate how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. We succeeded in opening two schools. No credentials or background checks required.propublica.orgHow ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 HoursThe reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required. 161569658
Reposted by Betsy Baker🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 12/10/2026It's like if Benghazi was what Republicans pretended it was, but times about 12. 71038213
Reposted by Betsy BakerMei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence. 50169075541
Reposted by Betsy BakerThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11/10/2026Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Here's another example of the cruelty: they have decided to livestream the execution of another human being. That's how they do it in North Korea, not the United States. We are better than this." 40592114
Reposted by Betsy BakerGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10/10/2026One key point @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social makes here is that if Dems win the midterms (and win in 2028), deploying congressional power creatively to unwind Elon Musk's sway over the government (contracts, etc) will be essential to any reconstruction: www.ms.now/opinion/elon...ms.nowOpinion | Oligarchs like Elon Musk are tightening their grip on the PentagonA new initiative named Project Meridian is just one way GOP donors’ influence over defense policy is increasing. 892128592
Reposted by Betsy BakerPeggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026A vote for Michele Tafoya is a vote for Donald Trump. A vote for me is a vote to put a check on his corruption. 527373
Reposted by Betsy BakerDavid Brauer @dbrauer.net · 08/10/2026I wonder how nice Lisa Demuth & Michele Tafoya feel about the president inciting a pogrom on my neighbors. Will the Strib political desk look up from its civility politics and push them, noting Demuth effectively invited ICE here before or will they just accept an email from Tafoya’s human shields? 516935
Reposted by Betsy BakerClimate Elf @climateelf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Thank you Mark for all you do to fight for our democracy! Vote every Republican out in midterms. 13014
Reposted by Betsy BakerNick Benson @ottergoose.net · 07/10/2026Twenty people were flown out of Minneapolis by ICE today. If you may have had a loved on board, full footage can be seen here: youtube.com/watch?v=xYA0I6s7fKw 34624
Reposted by Betsy BakerChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me. 10332571186
Reposted by Betsy BakerKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The latest “rigged election” strategy from the Trump administration involves producing a series of strategically timed arrests of non-citizens for alleged voter fraud & promoting those events to feed the false narrative that non-citizen voter fraud is widespread. uwcip.substack.com/p/federal-fr...uwcip.substack.comFederal Fraud Charges Resonate With Debunked Non-Citizen Voting NarrativesA flurry of recent charges and press conferences amplifying alleged non-citizen voting make a small phenomena seem bigger 10426188
Reposted by Betsy BakerChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war. 23447212172
Reposted by Betsy BakerCatDaMaMa @catdamama.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Here is some great Democratic messaging created by a group of activists that designed signs in red with simple and yet devastating anti-Republican messaging. You can order the signs on-line. 20251174
Reposted by Betsy BakerMoth @walkingminnesota.com · 05/10/2026What if we had a Minneapolis spooky bike parade 1021317
Reposted by Betsy BakerIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/10/2026The next No Kings Day is almost here. Let’s make it clear that We The People won’t let the fascists sabotage the midterms: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... 9493212
Reposted by Betsy BakerSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 04/10/2026There are a bunch of specific things I like about our permitting bill, beyond the big important stuff — that it will lower electric costs and emissions, and lift wind, solar and battery power (BIG lift for battery), and add LOTS of good jobs.🧵 1226173
Reposted by Betsy BakerNick Benson @ottergoose.net · 03/10/202640 people on today's ICE flight out of Minneapolis, 38 men, and two women. If a loved one may have been aboard, full footage of the loading can be seen here: youtube.com/watch?v=UaNQj8rTpJo 37640
Reposted by Betsy BakerNick Benson @ottergoose.net · 03/10/2026Of recent interest here in Minnesota is that ICE is releasing detainees to satisfy Habeas requests, and then immediately detaining again. This really ought to be national news. 313781
Reposted by Betsy BakerRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026All Republicans have to offer voters in the midterms is failure, lies, corruption, cover ups, fear mongering, name calling, enrichment of oligarchs, christian nationalism, racism, data centers everywhere, flock cameras, higher prices, new wars and fake bribes. Hell of a platform. 21541321314
Reposted by Betsy BakerJenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026DHS is simply buying local cops’ support with our tax dollars. Like I’ve been saying, they own a lot of these cops. www.wsj.com/us-news/immi... 0439174
Reposted by Betsy BakerSen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 03/10/2026The administration is threatening access to historical and irreplaceable records, including closing down one facility in California that is home to countless photos and family heirlooms. Congress must exercise its oversight power to save decades of regional and national history. 15551171
Reposted by Betsy BakerSteven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I got back home a bit ago from Tennessee's execution of Christa Pike. We sat in the witness room for nearly 2 and a half hours as she received two rounds of pentobarbital. She was taken away in an ambulance shortly after that and I can't say for sure if she is dead or alive at this moment. 17472107
Reposted by Betsy BakerIndivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Well said and well done. Worth 2 minutes before heading to the polls. Vote early! MNVotes.gov 0156
Reposted by Betsy BakerThomas HD @degolierthomas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Oh, she might be going for Senate insteadaxios.comAOC test-runs a Senate bid in upstate New YorkShe says her goal is to "transform the state." 3250754
Reposted by Betsy BakerSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@citizensforethics.org are you on this? 21493152
Reposted by Betsy BakerPeggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Trump’s illegal war may be happening over there, but we're paying the price right here. My TV ad on rising prices is premiering during the Vikings game today. I hope you’ll tune in. 8433123
Reposted by Betsy BakerNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The headlines on the SCOTUS SAVE ruling are doing Trump's PR for him. 2 things they skip No mass voter purges before the midterms. The law bars them 90 days out & we're in that window Noncitizen voting? FL, IN, IA & OH ran voters through SAVE & found almost NOTHING -TNdemocracydefendersaction.orgThe Big Lie aka La Gran MentiraThis analysis exposes Donald Trump and his allies’ disinformation campaign around immigrants and voting. 32986424
Reposted by Betsy BakerPeggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It’s a good day to reject corporate PAC money. 538047
Reposted by Betsy BakerPhilo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The folk protest music scene is back 281275471
Reposted by Betsy BakerDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/09/2026⚠️ Tens of thousands of Texas voters are missing from the voter rolls after the state failed to process their voter registration applications properly. But it doesn’t mean they won’t be able to vote in the midterms: demdock.com/46PkXFM 10434337
Reposted by Betsy BakerChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Every taxpayer, no matter your party, should be outraged by this. Your money is being used to fund campaign ads for Trump. It’s totally completely illegally. He’s stealing your money for his campaign. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.com‘Love Me’ Ad Promotes Trump With Public Money Ahead of the MidtermsA disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law. 25237191386
Reposted by Betsy BakerIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 25/09/2026Millions of Americans will take action on October 17 to make it clear to the regime that we won’t sit by while they threaten to sabotage the midterms. Join a No Kings event to drive massive early voting and recruit tons of volunteers to help protect our elections: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... 20997440
Reposted by Betsy BakerTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 25/09/2026This is why messaging for each Congressional race should be simple: "[Republican] supports the war in Iran, which has cost two dozen American lives, 50 billion of your tax dollars, and sent gas prices through the roof. [Republican] stands by Donald Trump and together they've made life worse for you" 1429252
Reposted by Betsy BakerMinnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We’re at MSP Terminal 1, across from bag claim 10 until 9pm tonight! Stop by to grab a magnet, pin, and chat about ICE flights and the complicity of Delta Airlines. 0396
Reposted by Betsy BakerMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026With 11 days until voter registration ends in Texas, election officials in counties across the state are scrambling to update voter rolls, a burdensome task during their busiest time of year. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comTexas election workers scramble after registration snafu leaves thousands of voters off rolls“I don’t know if they feel confident. Some counties are more confident than others,” Chris McGinn, executive director of the Texas Association of County Elections Officials, said. “Right now what we’r... 771990909