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David Erickson

@derickson.bsky.social
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Sr. Director of AI & Emerging Technologies, guitarist, MN Vikings & Twins fan, curious customer.

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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Read the whole article: 6/6
startribune.com
Senate Democratic opposition to DHS funding raises the stakes on partial government shutdown
Both of Minnesota’s Democratic senators plan to vote against the funding.
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
His declaration came as several Senate Democrats, including a few who voted with Republicans last year to reopen the federal government, said they also would vote against more funding for the DHS after the fatal shooting. 5/6
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
“Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included,” he said in a statement. 4/6
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Schumer called the day’s fatal shooting of a man by federal agents “appalling—and unacceptable in any American city.” 3/6
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Saturday evening, Jan. 24, that Democrats will not provide the votes needed to move an appropriations bill forward in the U.S. Senate if funding for the Department of Homeland Security is included. 2/6
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Call your state's US Senators and tell them to oppose DHS funding in the appropriations bill. 🧵👇 1/6
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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 25/01/2026
You know the fascist police state has gone too far when WCCO anchors are stunned.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 25/01/2026
Hundreds of people gathered in Whittier Park to denounce the Border Patrol killing of a Minneapolis man earlier Saturday. 📸: Katio Galioto
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
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Chris Uggen @chrisuggen.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
We're mourning yet again in Minnesota — and struggling to square the gut-churning video of Alex Pretti's final moments with official accounts. I'm teaching techniques of neutralization this term, so I made this quick slide on the DHS statement. Share if it's useful. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
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MrBuckBuck @mrbuckbucknba.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Doc Rivers: "What happened in Minnesota was a straight-up murder"
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Alex Schieferdecker @alexschief.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
They hate Minnesota because we are a people who believe that "we all do better when we all do better." Minnesota is one of the wealthiest, safest, and cleanest states in the country *because* of our openness and generosity. Our quality of life is a direct challenge to their zero-sum worldview.
A photo of a protest against ICE at Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Google the video & see for yourself. This is not law enforcement. This is murder. Sickening.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/01/2026
Her vehicle's right front panel cleared the ICE agent who didn't open fire until after he was at the side of her vehicle. He used deadly force on a fleeing individual, which is against DHS policy. This is murder. He needs to be arrested.
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Listen to the song and hear alternate genres: 14/14 www.movements.rocks/publish/post...
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
No "Ho-Ho-Ho," just a "No-No-No," I’ve got one gift left before I go: It’s a mirror in a frame made of bitter, black coal, So you finally have to look... at the hole in your soul. Check the return address. The North Pole is closed. 13/14
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
You’ve destroyed our nation’s economy while disgracing our name, We all know who to point to, we all know whose to blame. So I’m taking back the pardon, I’m taking back our name, I’m leaving you with nothing but the shadow of your shame. 12/14
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
And for the “big man” in the West Wing, the one who thinks he’s god, I’m taking back the plunder and I’m leaving you the rod. The reindeer are all starving and the elves have gone on strike, I had to pawn the Christmas sleigh in exchange for a motor-bike. 11/14
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Donald Jr., Eric, and the Crypto-King regime, I’m crashing every server in your digital-gold dream. Jared, here’s a bucket of that "Oligarchal Sand," For the grift you tried to proffer over stolen #Ukraine land. 10/14
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Tulsi, here’s a nesting doll with Putin’s face inside, And a permanent vacation where there’s nowhere left to hide. #TomEmmer, take your Big Ugly Bill, your trillion-dollar heist, And make your case to the tender mercies of the antichrist. 9/14
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
#PamBondi, you’re the hunter? Well, the prey has got a list, I’m taking back the justice that you twisted in your fist. #KashPatel, you ink the files and hide the #Epstein names? I’m gifting you a spotlight that’ll expose your pathetic claims. 8/14
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
No "Ho-Ho-Ho," just a "No-No-No," I’m packing up the sleigh and I’m ready to go. You wanted MAGA? Well, I’ll give it to you straight: It’s Misery, Avarice, Greed, and Hate. I’m taking back the magic, I’m taking back the light, You’re getting what you earned on this cold, black night. 7/14
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
I’m taking back your childhood dreams of reaching for the stars, And leaving you a one-way ticket... to a cage on Mars. #StephenMiller, you’re the next; the architect of fear, I’m deporting you to "Nowhere" without shedding a single tear. 6/14
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Elon, you’re a special case, you techno-fascist clown, You dismantled #USAID and watched the world drown. You want "Efficiency"? Well, here’s a gift that’s DOGE-approved: A self-driving Cybertruck with the brakes removed. 5/14
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
No "Ho-Ho-Ho," just a "No-No-No," I’m packing up the sleigh and I’m ready to go. You wanted #MAGA? Well, I’ll give it to you straight: It’s Misery, Avarice, Greed, and Hate. I’m taking back the magic, I’m taking back the light, You’re getting what you earned on this cold, black night. 4/14
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
#RobertKennedy, stand up! You like the "natural" way? I’m taking back the polio shots I gave you in your day. No presents for your stocking, just a glass of rusted lead, And a plague of "Natural Measles" to keep you in your bed. 3/14
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
The North Pole’s melting and the soot is in my lungs, I’ve had a bellyful of lies from all your silver tongues. I’m tossing out the velvet suit, I’m burning every toy, There’s nothing left in DC for #Santa to enjoy. 2/14
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
No Ho Ho Ho (#Christmas In DC) Santa’s done playing nice. 🎅🔥 Trump’s economy has Santa cutting corners. He’s checked his naughty list: There will be no Christmas in DC this term. 🧵
Cover art for the song No Ho Ho Ho (Christmas in DC) showing an apocalyptic Washington DC and a dejected Santa dragging a bagful of coal to put in the stockings of the MAGA cronies.
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
This election guide for the Southwest Metropolitan suburbs of the Twin Cities, #MN includes candidate listings for Mayoral, City Council, and School Board races, as well as referenda on the ballot. Check it out if you live in the Southwest suburbs. Also includes a Rank Choice Voting explainer.👇
swcrier.substack.com
Southwest Metro MN November 4, 2025 Elections
Southwest metro election information & a Rank Choice Voting explainer
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Emily Baker-White @ebakerwhite.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
New from me: TikTok ignored repeated questions about whether and how they share data with ICE. Also, earlier this year, they quietly updated their policies about what happens when law enforcement asks for your data. 1/ www.forbes.com/sites/emilyb...
forbes.com
TikTok Won’t Say If It’s Giving ICE Your Data
Changes to TikTok's policies make it easier for the company to share users’ personal information with governments. TikTok did not respond to questions about the changes.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
In the midst of a government shutdown, and in the face of fundamental challenges to the rule of law and to democratic accountability, the House of Representatives--the people's house, the heart of our democratic republic--hasn't cast a vote since Sep. 19. An extraordinary failure of responsibility.
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Heart the song: 8/8 www.movements.rocks/p/we-the-mig...
movements.rocks
We, The Mighty Tardigrade [Protest Song]
They redraw the lines, they ban the books, they try to shrink our world. But we endure. We adapt. We rise. Like the tardigrade, we cannot be destroyed. This is our anthem of defiance — “We, The Mighty...
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
We are the many. We are the strong. We are not afraid. We are the mighty tardigrade, We are the mighty tardigrade, We are the mighty tardigrade, The mighty tardigrade. 7/8
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
No crown above the law, no bully on the stage; Throw your storms at us, we answer just the same. Freedom! (say it loud) Liberty! (pass it ’round) Equality! (all around) Democracy! (hold the ground) 6/8
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
They’d police our bodies, closets, marriages, our names, Stack the bench, strike the match, and fuel the flames; Rights Americans bled to win will not be trespassed, We defend them daily, from street to ballot cast. 5/8
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Try to suppress the vote and muzzle who has a say; We organize, we show up, we will not go away. We are the many. We are the strong. We are not afraid. We are the mighty tardigrade, We are the mighty tardigrade, We are the mighty tardigrade, The mighty tardigrade. 4/8
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Smash our norms and jeer the courts, they menace counting sites, Crave power over all, excuse the trespass, bless the spite; MAGA ignores every rule, guardrails smashed and frayed, We hold the line and raise our voice: we won’t be unmade. 3/8
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
No crown above the law, no bully on the stage; Throw your storms at us, we answer with a wave. We are the many. We are the strong. We are not afraid. We are the mighty tardigrade, We are the mighty tardigrade, We are the mighty tardigrade, The mighty tardigrade. 2/8
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
#ProtestSong They call truth the enemy and flood our feeds with lies, Ban books our children read, redraw lines to shrink our size; Trumpist rallies, strongman pomp, a counterfeit parade; We link our arms, we meet the dawn, still here, undismayed. 🧵 1/8
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Thanks for coming out! Every Saturday, 1-2 pm, same place.
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Get your No Kings Day playlist of protest songs to inspire & motivate on October 18: www.movements.rocks/p/no-kings-d...
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Get your No Kings Day playlist of protest songs to inspire & motivate on October 18: www.movements.rocks/p/no-kings-d...
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Get your No Kings Day playlist of protest songs to inspire & motivate on October 18: www.movements.rocks/p/no-kings-d...
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Good point 👇
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
And it will be the location of a huge #NoKings Day rally on October 18. Last June, 2,300 people showed up. This October will be much larger. (Sound on!)👇2/3
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David Erickson @derickson.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
If you live in the Southwest Metro #Minnesota, Chaska is the location for the longest-lasting weekly pro-democracy rally. Every Saturday, 1-2 pm at the corner of Hazeltine Blvd and Highway 41. 🧵 1/3
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Biggest story in the world, told in the mainstream press perfectly well: AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent
Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...
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