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@chris-hhh.bsky.social
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tax policy guy 🧾 | former #mnleg -er 🏛 | @minnesotaacs.bsky.social leader ⚖️ | @swaempls.bsky.social co-founder 🪧| @dadsforalltc.bsky.social founder 🦸 opinions ≠ my employer's

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1h
New Fox poll of Texas has Talarico +7 with registered voters and +2 with likely voters. This is striking: *He's winning half of working class *In mid-60s w/Latinos *Winning 22% of non-MAGA Rs (!) The kicker: Non-MAGA Rs *disapprove* of Trump New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/2161...
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New Fox Poll—a Disaster for Trump—Rattles Fox Anchors: “Wake Up!”
They were freaking out on Fox News Friday morning over a new Texas poll. A look at the internals shows they had every reason to.
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 4h
it's policy entrepreneurship, for racists dude pulls new racist ideas from his white-nationalist bingo tumbler, reads it out with great suspense, and then moves on to the next one if it's not a winner
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 6h
✨ bidirectional causation ✨
Graph showing share of households that are millionaire households vs harris share of vote
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 7h
interesting insight... except when it comes to the politics around policing www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
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Authoritarians have a secret Achilles heel: City Hall
Mayors have become democracy’s most reliable defenders. American voters should take note, writes Alexander Heffner
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 7h
Going to be fun if France, Germany, and Brazil all turn to the dark side before the next US pres takes power
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 21h
“Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” — Frederick Douglass bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
pretty great history of the bloomberg terminal spectrum.ieee.org/bloomberg-te...
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A Brief History of the Bloomberg Terminal
It gave Wall Street traders and analysts an unprecedented window on global markets
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"For America to right itself, we need changes on the scale of Reconstruction and the New Deal. And I worry that’s not going to happen if Democrats and the broader anti-Trump left are taking their cues about what’s necessary and politically possible from the Times." newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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The Left Must Fight The New York Times’ Monopoly Too
The paper’s editorial vision is out of step with the robust liberalism needed today.
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
the places where government gets the most leeway are exactly where your rights shouldn’t depend on who you are arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant.
Reminder: The "border exemption" to your rights is real.
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
weird historical irony in that sharon sayles belton pushed for neighborhood community schools even as critics warned they would increase segregation now her niece is leading the plan to close a fourth of those schools, in part because programming isn’t equitable enough across them
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I used to work on rural childcare issues & universal childcare was interesting politically because our system is so fragile (esp in areas w fewer ppl), so *any* change seemed uniquely threatening anyway, this brief by @rooseveltinstitute.org was really good-> rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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Where States Are Innovating on Childcare: Lessons for a National Universal Childcare Policy - Roosevelt Institute
States are expanding public childcare through broader subsidies, investments in the childcare workforce, coordinated governance, capital funding, and community engagement. This brief examines Connecti...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lots of talk about defending "Western civilization" these days, so here's Richard Wright on what it means to be Western:
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Like, it feels very polycrisis-y when my wife and I are spending every night separately attending events about schools closing in our neighbood, fallout from school shootings in our neighborhood, and housing challenges in our neighborhood would be nice to just chill for a sec
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ACS MN @minnesotaacs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for ACS Minnesota’s conversation on what Minnesota can do to reduce gun violence.
Panel at eventAudience at event
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 28/09/2026
Minneapolis police officials admitted Monday that overtime has been mismanaged and abused in recent years, leading to record overspending.
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Interim Minneapolis police chief says he inherited a budget ‘mess’
Police leaders acknowledged during a City Council budget meeting that overtime was handed out too loosely in years past and said they’re now monitoring it more closely.
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Is the Ken Paxton campaign some sort of GOP satire or performance art or something Between bsky.app/profile/head... and bsky.app/profile/head... It very well could be
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
has anyone come as close to congress as stewart mills and disappeared from politics so completely? just so bizarre to see someone peace-out of everything
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 28/09/2026
For my newsletter this morning, I found a small glimmer of political hope for trans people in the US and wrote about it: www.burnsnotice.com/we-may-have-...
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We May Have Just Seen the Tides Turn on Trans Rights
Some conservative PACs have backed off from running anti-trans ads. Is this a sign of what's to come for trans people?
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 28/09/2026
mukhtar ibrahim, founder of the sahan journal, and ubah ali, a former WCCO reporter, have just launched the somali brief, an independent media outlet where somali americans can tell their own stories www.thesomalibrief.com
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The Somali Brief
The Somali Brief is a digital-first media platform covering the stories shaping Somali American life.
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 28/09/2026
Table stakes for the next Dem President should be tearing up every single 287(g) and throwing them in the trash.
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Five years ago, LVT was mostly a hypothetical idea people debated on blogs. Today, it has the most legislative momentum it’s seen in decades." www.astralcodexten.com/p/does-georg...
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Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later
A guest post by Lars Doucet
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
breaking weekend social media fast to note nyt's @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social gives ample space to rahm emanuel attacking bernie sanders and aoc but cant be bothered to mention anything about rahm's connection to police brutality vs black people. www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jaso...
Chicago Protesters Demand Mayor’s Resignation Over Police Brutality
Hundreds of protesters took the streets in Chicago after Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday apologized for the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Dems need a media and social media strategy to combat their -- and civil society's -- structural disadvantage It's not enough to bicker w far-right bots on a fascist social media platform or debate your white nationalist opponent on FoxNews
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ethnic cleansing.
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After 1.5 years of meetings and planning, we kicked off our first meeting of "community oriented tax do-gooders" today In a world where there are so many folks w fancy suits shaping tax policy at the mnleg, it's *massively* inspiring to convene orgs working on behalf of folks who need a voice
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Dads For All - Twin Cities @dadsforalltc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Dads for All is excited to co-host @minnesotaacs.bsky.social 's upcoming conversation on gun policy. Building stronger, safer communities for kids is at the heart of what we’re trying to do—and gun violence is part of that conversation. Join us Monday: getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/ev...
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ACS Minnesota Presents: What Can Minnesota Do About Gun Violence?
What can advocates, lawmakers, lawyers, and legal experts do now to reduce gun violence in Minnesota?
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
ethnic cleansing
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Great piece from @pemalevy.bsky.social and @ariberman.bsky.social on the Redemption-Era evils the Roberts Court has resurrected www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.
The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026
I don't have time to write more, but ICE is working to remove people to third countries in violation of D.V.D. v. DHS. I've been up since 5:20 A.M. working with two other attorneys to prevent our client from being shipped out. If you rep someone at risk of third country removal, check on them NOW
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
aaron lol 2025
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'll be there! You should be too! Nothing is as inspiring as @swaempls events 👍
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In an Uber that has turn-by-turn directions w some AI filter that announces them as if I'm escaping the city in an action movie
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Full trailer for You Can See Everything is out www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvW_...
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You Can See Everything | Official Trailer HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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X-Files: I Want To Believe!
ALT: X-Files: I Want To Believe!
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026
whenever i hear some variation on "but what if trump does X or Y or Z" i think of this ulysses s. grant remark to a subordinate during the wilderness campaign.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
15/ ProPublica is revealing the existence of the case for the first time. We reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and thousands of pages of legal records, and have independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. This is the first piece of an ongoing series:
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is not great
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ACS MN @minnesotaacs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
What can Minnesota do now to reduce gun violence -- especially in the coming legislative session? Join us on Sept. 28 at UMN Law for a conversation bringing together perspectives from law, policymaking, and community organizing. 6 p.m. | Register: getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/ev...
getinvolved.acslaw.org
ACS Minnesota Presents: What Can Minnesota Do About Gun Violence?
What can advocates, lawmakers, lawyers, and legal experts do now to reduce gun violence in Minnesota?
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Why do white men become white nationalists? Interesting new empirical results in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
ere we show with three national surveys of non-Hispanic white adults (conducted from 2021 to 2025) that support for white nationalism is (1) higher among white people encountering personal hardship and local social distress, consistent with strain theories3,16; (2) unrelated to local racial composition or recent demographic change, complicating status threat accounts4,17,18; and (3) elevated among white people with close friendships primarily online, consistent with theories of extremism driven by online mobilization7,10,19.
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ethnic cleansing
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Doing errands while visiting family near Green Bay -- it will never stop being weird to see folks suddenly stop what they're doing to look at the TV, like there's a national emergency Must be what it's like to visit MN the first Wed of the month
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If you're a Dem who thinks you'll gain something by going anti-trans, look at Gallup's "most important problem" and Fox News' "most important issue" polling and see where trans issues rank. Whoever told you going anti-trans is a savvy or necessary move spends too much time on X and should be fired.
Gallup polling. "LGBTQ rights" moves between 0 and 1%.Fox news polling. Wokeness/transgender issues at 0%.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A billionaire dictator who'll lose everything if the opposition replaces him on Jan. 20, 2029 is stockpiling killer drones and high-powered rifles on towering monuments and ballroom roofs I'm sure it's nothing to worry about
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
youtu.be/EDyDz8WeiM4?... saved u a click
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"SHINE ON ME" Music Video by CHRIS DANE OWENS
YouTube video by Chris Dane Owens
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump banning media outlets from the WH over their coverage is unlikely to affect their reporting much, but it is yet another example of how the right wing definition of “free speech” is that they can say what they want and you can say what they want. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Speak at Your Own Risk
Donald Trump’s attacks on the First Amendment
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
AI is unpopular. The public overwhelmingly supports aggressive AI regulation; it overwhelmingly opposes further investment in AI infrastructure. Naturally, Dems are telling frontline members to ̶d̶o̶ ̶p̶o̶p̶u̶l̶a̶r̶i̶s̶m̶ curl into the fetal position to appease the mean tech men. There is another way.
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A.I. Risk And The End Of The Neoliberal Style In Politics
You can’t make pragmatic compromises with predatory counterparties.
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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I wrote a letter about the MPS school closure proposals.
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Readers Write: Potential closure of Minneapolis schools, Waymo
Show your work, Minneapolis Public Schools. Families don’t trust you.
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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What is happening on the ground per reports for the GOP seems nothing short of an apocalyptic event Nobody wants to canvass from Michigan to Florida. The people who do are meeting angry voters and support evaporating
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Chris @chris-hhh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Phoebe Bridgers rocked ... lucky to be one of apparently only 5 dudes who got tickets 😅
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