Reposted by cshammerPeggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 5mTrump’s war in Iran has cost taxpayers over $40 BILLION (yes, with a B!) and skyrocketed the price of gas and groceries. But Michele Tafoya is still all in for it. 185
Reposted by cshammerMatt McNeil Show @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social · 4hAnd this does not factoring in the Republicans' planned massive health care cost increase, which was passed in their signature One Big Beautiful Bill, which intentionally made the biggest increases happen AFTER the midterm elections. minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/01/d...minnesotareformer.comDouble-digit health insurance increases will hit individual and small group plans in 2027, again • Minnesota ReformerHundreds of thousands of Minnesotans are facing significantly more expensive health insurance next year. The average increase for individual and small group insurance plans is 17% for 2027, the state’... 196
Reposted by cshammerMS NOW @ms.now · 1hFirst on MS NOW: Two protesters detained outside an immigration detention center last year are suing MAGA podcaster Benny Johnson for falsely portraying them as "terrorists" as he broadcast their detainment. Read more from Brandy Zadrozny:bit.lyMAGA podcaster Benny Johnson sued for defamation over ICE ride-along videos calling protesters ‘terrorists’Johnson accompanied top DHS officials last year to an ICE protest, where he pointed out “left-wing terrorists” for his millions of followers across social media. 3033397
cshammer @cshammer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What's with the "discover " Upstream server responded with a 503 error 000
cshammer @cshammer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Ice overloaded the judicial system . The judges spoke out and now the most corrupt DOJ is going after them.youtu.beBREAKING: DOJ accuses all but one MN federal judge of misconduct for NYT interviewYouTube video by MS NOW 010
Reposted by cshammerdharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads www.commondreams.org/news/donald-...commondreams.orgImpeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads | Common DreamsDemocrats in Congress demand answers and accountability for Trump's misuse of taxpayer dollars for "illegal" ads. 341608658
Reposted by cshammerPeggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Minnesotans have seen the consequences of re-electing Donald Trump. We won’t give him another vote in the Senate. 319462
Reposted by cshammerMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026FREE LIVE STREAM: Join me at 6:30ET for an urgent update on how Trump and his DOJ are now attacking free and fair elections and what we are doing to fight back. www.youtube.com/live/269vb3e...youtube.comALERT: Trump's DOJ Is Now Taunting Judges to Rule Against ThemYouTube video by Democracy Docket 9597225
cshammer @cshammer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is her if you need it. Please read this thread and pass it on . 000
Reposted by cshammerMatt McNeil Show @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Stealing cars is bad and wrong and illegal. Tragic how some people are cheering and celebrating the deaths of these people. The giddiness of some is…disturbing. www.startribune.com/3-killed-and...startribune.comCar in crash that killed 3 of 7 teens near U of M was stolenThe ages of the occupants in the car, which crashed into a semi that had just exited I-35W, ranged from 15 to 19. 1187
Reposted by cshammerJules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Jack Smith told the truth about the darkest certification of votes we have ever seen. Republicans continue to live in denial and support Trump lies to this day. The President of the United States is the enemy within! 24718321
Reposted by cshammerGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 30/09/2026Minnesotans have not forgotten the violence that the Trump Administration brought to our streets. We will continue to seek accountability and justice. 261085252
Reposted by cshammerJules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 29/09/2026ICYMI: The White House claimed this was a service announcement.😒 23769353
Reposted by cshammerPeggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 30/09/202610 months later, Minnesotans are still feeling the effects of Operation Metro Surge. Kids are still scared to go to school. Parents are too afraid to take their kids to the doctor. The federal government laid this on our doorstep – now, they must fix what they broke. 313838
Reposted by cshammerKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026WSJ Exclusive: The Trump admin used federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security to finance those controversial pro-Trump ads that started airing on TV. The taxpayer money used to fund the ads came from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.wsj.comExclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television AdsWhite House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law. 831190611
Reposted by cshammerMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the 2020 presidential race was stolen. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comElection denier Kurt Olsen leaves DOJ after failing to find evidence of stolen electionA prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the... 481774698
Reposted by cshammerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Elon Musk is sitting right by Trump 1651090298
Reposted by cshammerPeggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’m against Trump’s illegal war. Michele Tafoya is for it. We are not the same. 112943
Reposted by cshammerKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW: The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals declined "to immediately block sanctions against lawyers for Donald Trump" after a federal judge found that the attorneys misused the court system in "settling" his IRS lawsuit. www.reuters.com/world/us-app...reuters.comAppeals court declines to pause sanctions against Trump lawyers in IRS settlementA US appeals court declined on Tuesday to immediately block sanctions against lawyers for Donald Trump who a judge accused of misusing the court system in settling a lawsuit the Republican president... 532160765
Reposted by cshammerAmy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 29/09/2026With energy costs soaring nationwide, I’m pushing for federal heating assistance funding, which helps thousands of Minnesota families cover their heating costs during winter, to be released as quickly as possible. During a Minnesota winter, heating your home is a necessity, not a luxury. 56917
Reposted by cshammerWays and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Oh, interesting! 36229
Reposted by cshammerThe Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hey, look at how the new America.gov answers a question about Trump's $5000 check promise. 46416
Reposted by cshammerJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Epic backfire!🔥 1601932550
Reposted by cshammerGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETaxamericasvoicecnn.substack.comCHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive. 769673319
Reposted by cshammerSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“All of a sudden—and, in my view, far too late for any version of redemption or forgiveness—rats are fleeing the sinking ship. They are jumping overboard in the vain hope that they won’t sink along with Trump.“ www.americaamerica.news/p/rats-are-f...americaamerica.newsRats Are Fleeing the Sinking ShipBut they have waited too long and are still too few in number to change the outcome of a likely Democratic tsunami 59745191
Reposted by cshammerThe Independent @the-independent.com · 29/09/2026Massive data center developer is offering $10K to residents in this small Pennsylvania community. Locals are pushing backtrib.alPennsylvania town offered $10K each to back massive data centerThe Pennsylvania dispute comes as communities nationwide push back against data centers, which power AI systems but consume vast amounts of electricity, land and other resources 72217
Reposted by cshammerℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Together, we can stand up for immigrants and all those targeted by ICE, especially children who have been separated from their families and face uncertainty while in custody, without support and representation. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comJoan Baez: 'Action Is the Antidote to Despair'Joan Baez writes for Rolling Stone about standing up to tyrants and the power of music ahead of the Power to the People Festival. 184
Reposted by cshammerCorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 28/09/2026A familiar name. A new race. Former U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown ( D ) is back on Ohio’s Senate ballot. He’ll fight for lower costs, Ohio jobs and affordable health care. The record is there. The choice belongs to Ohio voters. 🗳️Nov. 3rd & be heard💙 #Ohio #SherrodBrown #VivaHerAlliance #SheShed 24892436
Reposted by cshammerRep. Emanuel Cleaver @cleaver.house.gov · 29/09/2026The American people are fed up with the failed policies of this administration and the Republican Congress. It’s time to end the disastrous war in the Middle East, remove the tariff taxes, and provide relief to hardworking families. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/29/c...cnbc.comConsumer optimism slides sharply as fears escalate over rising prices and jobsThe Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index tumbled to 81.9, a decline of 6.7 points and a reading well below the forecast for 89. 142
Reposted by cshammerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well." 15658412108
cshammer @cshammer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sounds like the Republican Party and their henchmen can't get their facts straight on how they want Americans to vote. 000
Reposted by cshammerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Klobuchar has Schmitt dead to rights: "The game in fact was in Maryland. For a senator to have false information & imply, based on confusion about name of a team, that you were in another city & somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia & call you a 'dirtbag' deserves an apology" 20971301511
Reposted by cshammerAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Update: The Texas Tribune identified Gregory Feathers as the ICE agent who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.texastribune.orgICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identifiedThe federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte... 11434411586
Reposted by cshammerAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026Just a comment on the media. The @msnowreports.bsky.social coverage of Jack smith is terrible. Cutting away. Talking over it. Awful. 1221079178
Reposted by cshammerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026holy shit -- turns out Jack Smith went to a Hawkeyes game in Maryland but Schmitt's team is so reckless they concocted a conspiracy theory that Smith was actually in Atlanta seeing a Hawks game and colluding with Fani Willis. Klobuchar points out to Schmitt, "you have your teams wrong." 33265691422
Reposted by cshammercarpenter22.bsky.social @carpenter22.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surgetheguardian.comThree deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surgeThese men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign 032
Reposted by cshammerKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution from the President or others." 9268271578
Reposted by cshammerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 692278339518
Reposted by cshammerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 343124154609
Reposted by cshammerRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We don’t allow corporations to come up with new nuclear weapons or biological pathogens. If a product is potentially dangerous, it should be regulated and corporations should be held accountable for wrongdoing. Why would AI be any different? www.commondreams.org/news/ai-securi…commondreams.orgAI Giants Probe 'Tens of Thousands' of Security Incidents—Some Involving Government Sites | Common DreamsSecurity researchers investigate tens of thousands of artificial intelligence security incidents, fueling fresh calls fo 601594533
Reposted by cshammerAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Education Department today removed the Biden-era Title IX rule that addressed discrimination against students based on sexual orientation or gender identity.ed.govU.S. Department of Education Formally Rescinds the Biden Administration’s Illegal Title IX Rewrite, Reinstating the 2020 RegulationToday, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) formally rescinded the Biden Administration’s illegal regulation implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). 100887484
Reposted by cshammerAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it. 538159804452