Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/10/2026Friends — It's time to defund Elon Musk. robertreich.substack.com/p/defund-m…robertreich.substack.comDefund Musk!Friends, 1091228086851 22.8K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsISAIAH @isaiahmn.org · 16/10/2026🚨 BREAKING: As the federal administration escalates attacks on our Somali neighbors, Minnesotans stood watch outside local mosques during Friday prayers, then went to vote early together. 🗳️ ✅ Make your plan to #Vote at mnvotes.org 161027274 1K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsWe Make MN @wemakemn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Adjusted for inflation, MN’s per-pupil funding formula is now $1,474 lower than in 2003. Many schools rely on local levies to fill the gap, but amounts vary widely by district, from $0 to $2,366+ per student. Our students deserve a state that fully funds schools, regardless of zip code.kstp.comSame state, different school funding: The levy gap in MinnesotaVoters will soon decide whether to pay more in property taxes to fund their local schools, but why are some districts asking for hundreds more per student, while others are seeking thousands? 186 8
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsRep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 16/10/2026I’m grateful to law enforcement in the Chicago area for preventing what could have been a mass shooting at a Hindu temple, attempted by a self-professed white supremacist who is now, thankfully, behind bars.chicago.suntimes.comGun jammed when neo-Nazi attempted mass shooting at Hindu temple in Aurora, prosecutors sayAlexandros Paporakis, 19, spent years planning a mass shooting and had been targeting the temple for two months, according to prosecutors. 110523 105
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsCool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 16/10/2026The Toronto police chief said removing the protected bike lanes is “lawful work,” which, if impeded, could lead to arrests. I don't understand how something that people know will lead to vehicular manslaughter can be considered "lawful work."toronto.citynews.caPerson in wheelchair arrested at protest as bike lane removal work underway in EtobicokeCycling advocates continued their protest of the removal of bike lanes from Bloor Street West in Etobicoke 715934 159
Colleen Bayerl Simmons @cbayerlsimmons.bsky.social · 9hwww.instagram.com/p/DeH1q9QAxP... #Minnesotainstagram.compeggyflanagan on Instagram: "Listen – I’ve got bad news. Polls are tied, MAGA Republicans are spending BIG, and flipping the Senate is on the line. Please rush …"Listen – I’ve got bad news. Polls are tied, MAGA Republicans are spending BIG, and flipping the Senate is on the line. Please rush an emergency contribution TODAY. 000 0
Colleen Bayerl Simmons @cbayerlsimmons.bsky.social · 16/10/2026NOT “Legally Blonde”‼️ 😂 #KatieZacharia #PressSecretary 000 0
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsKaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 13/10/2026 8070041922 7K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced. 14805003811752 50K
Colleen Bayerl Simmons @cbayerlsimmons.bsky.social · 12/10/2026#Distraction ….and back to the Epstein Files 200 2
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsLakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Dear world, We’d like a new “president” too. Signed, The MAJORITY of Americans 301132230 1.1K
Colleen Bayerl Simmons @cbayerlsimmons.bsky.social · 11/10/2026#Target 🎯 Corp is STILL PERMITTING ICE to stage in their parking lots. Take a stand. Speak up! @fimn 100 1
Colleen Bayerl Simmons @cbayerlsimmons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/28/m... #Minnesota RE: ALLINA/SUTTER merger. We need a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA)!minnesotareformer.comMayo charged private insurance over 4 times more than Medicare for outpatient procedures in 2022 • Minnesota ReformerMayo Clinic charged admitted patients on private insurance more than twice as much as Medicare patients in 2022, according to a RAND study from 2024 on hospital pricing. For outpatient services — proc... 101 1
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsMPR News @mprnews.org · 26/09/2026"It's ridiculous because we're Iron Rangers ourselves," said Bois Forte chair Carlos Hernandez "To think we oppose them is ridiculous when we work there. All we're asking for is for it to be done responsibly."mprnews.orgTwo Ojibwe tribes say 45-year timeline for Minntac pollution is too longA draft permit would require U.S. Steel's Minntac mine to meet Minnesota's wild rice sulfate standard for the first time but gives the company up to 45 years to comply. 1194 19
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl Simmonsdarren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 26/09/2026 447132873698 13.3K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsRep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 25/09/2026American journalists are being excluded from the White House by our own government, which then rolled out the red carpet for Chinese state-run media. Of course, not a peep from the Republicans who pretend to care about human rights. Cowards. Trump and MAGA 🤝 Xi and the CCP. 45719 57
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsRep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Trump’s presidency has been one broken promise after another. 14615 46
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsRep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Congress should be working to put safeguards on AI & address the affordability crisis. Instead, Speaker Johnson is sending his conference home to campaign. It’s disgusting. 26319 63
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsRep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Here’s my message to President Xi & Donald Trump ahead of their summit next week: Release prisoners of conscience, give us proof of life for the Panchen Lama, and let him speak if he wants to talk to his people. We must put human rights & political prisoners back on the agenda. 23915 39
Colleen Bayerl Simmons @cbayerlsimmons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Tell it like it is. Even #Minnesota was called out. I like this Rep. 👏👊👊👊 000 0
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl Simmonsamityf @amityf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I love that the health system's statement is: “A strike does not benefit anyone." That's such shit. Right up there with "we don't need a union; our workplace is like family." 4437 43
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl Simmonsamityf @amityf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Absolutely read this. The cuts to the Labor Standards would be terrible for workers. 0188 18
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Enjoy weekends? Thank a union. (Miss you, Dolly.) 10475561836 7.6K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Jennifer Welch Claps Back At Piers Morgan....... 1143168174165 16.8K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Corporate America’s playbook: 1) Exploit workers to maximize profits 2) Use profits to buy Congress 3) Use Congress to pass union-busting laws 4) Use union-busting laws to further exploit workers 5) Rinse and repeat How we break this cycle? Build back a powerful labor movement. 24274992727 7.5K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsCarole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍nytimes.comGloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large. 368182104369 18.2K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952 481192516889 19.3K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsMPR News @mprnews.org · 02/09/2026The National Archives and Records Administration announced it will close its Chicago branch, which holds records linked to Minnesota. Critics of the move worry the records will move far away, and in some cases, become practically impossible to access.mprnews.orgMinnesota genealogists, historians raise alarm about planned closure of Chicago National ArchivesThe National Archives and Records Administration announced it will close its Chicago branch, which holds records linked to Minnesota. Critics of the move worry the records will move far away, and in s... 13811 38
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsMPR News @mprnews.org · 03/09/2026Rochester math teacher Jake Johnson is waging a stiff challenge to Republican incumbent Rep. Brad Finstad. Johnson has gained national Democratic attention but still has an uphill climb to reach a seat in Congress.mprnews.orgJake Johnson hopes hustle, political conditions add up to upset over Republican Brad FinstadRochester math teacher Jake Johnson is waging a stiff challenge to Republican incumbent Rep. Brad Finstad. Johnson has gained national Democratic attention but still has an uphill climb to reach a sea... 01910 19
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsCool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 01/09/2026🎨Olena Klymenko 161888180 1.9K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsISAIAH @isaiahmn.org · 27/08/2026Shirley has been going to North Memorial Robbinsdale since the day she was born. ❤️ We’re calling on Sanford Health to: 🏥 Keep Robbinsdale open for 10 years 🏥 Make no cuts to patient care 🏥 Honor all union contracts Join us: SaveMNHealthcare.com 042 4
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I hope it’s clear to everyone who cares about the survival of our democracy that we need massive turnout and landslide margins to counteract the lies and cries of fraud that are coming after the midterm vote. 499121303983 12.1K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsMPR News @mprnews.org · 28/08/2026Magistrate Judge David Schultz heard arguments from defense attorneys Thursday, who say the additional evidence could shed light on whether the federal prosecutions of the so-called Minnesota 15 were politically motivated or designed to suppress free speech rights.mprnews.orgLawyer for anti-ICE activists makes case in court for release of more details of federal surveillanceMagistrate Judge David Schultz heard arguments from defense attorneys Thursday, who say the additional evidence could shed light on whether the federal prosecutions of the so-called Minnesota 15 were ... 13911 39
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery] 395145984943 14.6K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/08/2026You know something has gone terribly wrong when 94% of teachers have to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies while the average Wall Street employee got a bonus of $246,900 in 2025. Hello? 398132433977 13.2K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsCam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 28/08/2026Tossing out regulations and screwing over the FDA is one thing, and for sure that's entirely the current administration's fault, but how incredibly shitty are food producing corporations for them not to have safety and health prioritised over profits? "We didn't have to" is a terrible argument. 32645169 645
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsGod @thegodshow.com · 28/08/2026Remember that time South Koreans rose up and arrested their president because he tried to incite AN INSURRECTION? Be like the South Koreans! 🇰🇷 393188833843 18.9K
Colleen Bayerl Simmons @cbayerlsimmons.bsky.social · 28/08/2026@amyklobuchar.com Plz take note before taking the helm in MN. 000 0
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsInside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026🇦🇲🇷🇺 Russia and Armenia are no longer strategic allies, says Prime Minister Pashinyan. He stated that Russia was removed from Armenia's 2026-2031 government program after Moscow failed to fulfill its CSTO obligations in 2022. 515036 150
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsColleen Bayerl Simmons @cbayerlsimmons.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Former advisor gives incredibly frank interview re the trumpeter. one.npr.org/i/fis-510053...one.npr.org🔊 Listen Now: Ty Cobb once advised President Trump. Now he calls him 'evil'On Point With Meghna Chakrabarti from WBUR on NPR One | 38:56 011 1
Colleen Bayerl Simmons @cbayerlsimmons.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Former advisor gives incredibly frank interview re the trumpeter. one.npr.org/i/fis-510053...one.npr.org🔊 Listen Now: Ty Cobb once advised President Trump. Now he calls him 'evil'On Point With Meghna Chakrabarti from WBUR on NPR One | 38:56 011 1
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Bill Cassidy, who lost his reelection bid to a Trump-backed primary challenger, says he will vote to confirm Todd Blanche for Attorney General. I can't think of a more disgraceful way to close out your Congressional tenure than by rubber-stamping this dangerous Trump crony. 22740721250 4.1K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsMPR News @mprnews.org · 08/08/2026Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are asking a federal court to dismiss charges stemming from their coverage of an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul church, arguing the prosecutions violate their rights and are politically motivated.mprnews.orgDon Lemon, Georgia Fort seek dismissal of charges tied to St. Paul church protestDon Lemon and Georgia Fort are asking a federal court to dismiss charges stemming from their coverage of an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul church, arguing the prosecutions violate their rights and are... 03811 38
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsSaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths". 895298269744 29.8K
Reposted by Colleen Bayerl SimmonsRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Eric and Don Jr.’s ties to 15 companies that have received $3.2 BILLION in defense contracts. Here's what you should know about their ongoing grifts. 476158826704 15.9K
