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Minnesota GOP state Senate candidate Austin Peterson endorses government officials signing NDAs for data centers. "There's a reason why there's NDAs out there." (h/t Aaron Rupar)

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Minnesota GOP state House candidate William Beck channels Alex Jones, claims chemicals in the water are turning frogs gay and "changing sexes." (h/t Aaron Rupar)

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"Our constitutional rights matter now more than ever ... Today, it may be someone else; tomorrow, it may be you." Lawyers for Renee Good’s family issue a sharp warning as they file civil lawsuits over her shooting death by an ICE agent during Operation Metro Surge.

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“Legislators need a little time to warm up to new concepts ... It might take two or three sessions to get through for everyone to get socialized to it.” CAP’s Tom Moore talks with Patti Vasquez about the patience required when passing new corporate power reform laws.

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“There are probably going to be 30 states that are considering corporate power reset bills in their sessions starting in 2027.” Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Tom Moore joins Patti Vasquez to discuss the growing states movement to curb corporate political power.

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"States create corporations, and they give them all their powers." @americanprogress.bsky.social Senior Fellow @thmoore.bsky.social speaks with Patti Vasquez about how states' laws created corporate power and how they can reclaim it.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 30/09/2026

Four years after Dobbs, pushback on reproductive rights is expanding. :rotating_light: From strict state bans to “life begins at conception” bills, @kleinman.bsky.social explains how new proposals jeopardize IVF and effective family planning options.

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"He's got a kind of populist message that I think appeals to a lot of people ... It's not left versus right, it's top versus bottom." Texas political commentator @ryangeddie.bsky.social joins Patti Vasquez to break down why James Talarico is connecting with young voters.

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Josh Wabaunsee, a Prairie Band Potawatomi member and Haven Watch volunteer, shares a heartbreaking reality facing immigrants: "Those people are now making decisions that wherever they came from is better than here, is safer than here. I’m so ashamed of that."

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“What we have found is that the government's allegations often fall apart very quickly when they are tested by competent counsel…” Laurie Ball Cooper, VP of Legal Programs at IRAP, calls out how flimsy government claims against refugees often crumble in court under Operation Parris.

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Minnesota Children were not shielded from harm during Operation Metro Surge, says immigration attorney Yleana Roman. “Operation Metro Surge did not occur in isolation. It unfolded alongside a broader effort to narrow humanitarian protections across our immigration system.”

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“Minnesota deserved better than to be treated as an occupied territory ... Every American deserves better from the federal government that purports to act in its name.” Former Associate AG Vanita Gupta addresses federal overreach and commends MN for standing up to defend their community and rights.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 28/09/2026

"Derrick Van Orden voted to close a rural hospital ... And for what? For tax breaks to the wealthy? To provide a subsidy for data center build-outs?" @wisdems.org Chair @devinremiker.bsky.social slams U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) and other state Republicans' priorities with Patti Vasquez.

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"Two out-of-state billionaires have chipped in over $35 million to the Republican Party committees..." @wisdems.org Chair @devinremiker.bsky.social warns @pattivasquez.bsky.social about the unprecedented wave of out-of-state billionaire money flooding Wisconsin.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 26/09/2026

During a Minnesota state House debate, Republican candidate Aaron Paul asks DFL incumbent Brad Tabke if his local organizing made the community safer during the ICE occupation. The crowd answers for Tabke: “Yes!”

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 26/09/2026

Immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch cleared up misleading reports about Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, the 28-year-old shot by ICE on Sept. 20: “He had a valid driver's license. So he was out driving DoorDash, and he was allowed to be driving with that driver's license."

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 26/09/2026

Michigan State Sen. Chedrick Greene (D) tells @chewsviews.bsky.social that it's imperative that Democrats retake the state House so they can stop "one of the most ineffective legislations that there have been in the state of Michigan" under Republican control.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 25/09/2026

Michigan State Sen. Chedrick Greene (D) warns of efforts to dismantle education by targeting local school boards and uni. boards of regents. "You know what's the easiest way to cut educational things is you can start from the inside. And that's not at the federal level, that's at your local level."

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 25/09/2026

Human rights lawyer @qasimrashid.com joins Richard Chew to fire back at his critics trying to disbar him over his opinions. "I'm going to double down, I'm going to continue to speak truth to power. And do your worst."

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 25/09/2026

Even with the midterms approaching, @chewsviews.bsky.social is looking ahead to the 2028 presidential election: "Who is your pick right now to be the 2028 Democratic presidential candidate and ticket? I wanna hear from you guys."

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 19/09/2026

"He asked our governor... to help him out and getting one more seat out of the state of Missouri, and our governor called a special session... with the hope of doing that." MO State Rep. Mark Boyko (D) on how Trump pressured Missouri leadership to redraw maps mid-cycle

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 18/09/2026

Illinois GOP lieutenant governor candidate Aaron Del Mar doubles down after Fox 32 Chicago uncovered audio of him calling George Floyd "one of the grossest human beings ever": "I think Floyd's behavior shouldn't be sanitized because of the fashion in which he passed."

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 18/09/2026

Minnesota State Rep. Bidal Duran (R) says he opposes free school lunch for kids because he has "yet to hear of one." One week later, he is calling for people to "hold state politicians accountable."

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 18/09/2026

"We have to communicate with the same brazen confidence that what we're doing is popular ... [with] the same punch, the same strength that MAGA does." MI-11 Dem candidate Jeremy Moss presses Democrats to stand firm for equal rights and gun safety on The Gaily Show.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 17/09/2026

"We are up against messages that are just much more emotionally powerful." @davidpakman.bsky.social, author of "Pay Attention," breaks down on @chewsviews.bsky.social how right-wing propaganda thrives on social media by prioritizing fear and anger over complex truths.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 17/09/2026

"Much like a lot of kids when they watch TV, they're not able to distinguish between programming and advertising, and the stuff that's trying to sell them something." @davidpakman.bsky.social breaks down children's unique vulnerability to social media algorithms on @chewsviews.bsky.social.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 16/09/2026

"All of those areas of agreement basically are pushed to the side because they don't generate engagement. And what generates engagement online is the areas where we disagree." @davidpakman.bsky.social exposes the toxic incentives of modern social media platforms on Chew's Views.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 16/09/2026

FACT CHECK: Ads fault Minnesota state senators Hauschild, Kupec on fraud vote they later backed heartlandsignal.com/2026/09/16/fact…

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 16/09/2026

"I’m determined to go to Congress ... and dismantle this agency altogether. I think there is a rot in it from the top to the bottom. It has lost public trust." Michigan Dem congressional candidate @jeremymoss.bsky.social explains his plan to abolish and replace ICE on The Gaily Show.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 15/09/2026

"It is rare to cite a moderator as a reason not to want to face an opponent." FOX 2 Detroit anchor Roop Raj sets the record straight after Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers backed out of a debate with Abdul El-Sayed, alleging media bias over a Hasan Piker compliment.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 14/09/2026

"He seems curious about what unions could mean ... about what it could look like to buy a lot of folks out of the current predicament when it comes to health care." Michigan's @abdulelsayed.bsky.social discusses finding common ground with GOP senators like Josh Hawley to pass Medicare for All.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 14/09/2026

"If you're kind of tired of dodging lettuce in the United States of America, I think we all could agree we probably need a public health senator right about now." Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed speaks with Michigan State University students.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 13/09/2026

MI-10 Dem candidate @christinahines.bsky.social on the need for bipartisan solutions to make health care more affordable: "People are really, really struggling with the cost of living ... We have to come to bipartisan solutions on how we're going to make sure every single American has access..."

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 12/09/2026

"Bowing down to Donald Trump was not the answer ... Democrats also need to stand up to people in their party that are doing the wrong thing at any given turn." MI-10 Dem candidate @cbhines586.bsky.social calls for holding both parties accountable to move past Trumpism on @chewsviews.bsky.social

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 12/09/2026

"Had we not gone into Iran ... and spent $50 billion, we would have had money for the next three years to maintain the SNAP program." U.S. @jonathanjackson.house.gov (D-IL) highlights the direct consequences of Donald Trump's Iran war on local communities with @joanesposito.bsky.social.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 12/09/2026

"I will work with anyone to get this done ... I know for a fact that seniors are splitting their pills in half here just to get by ... This is a matter of life and death." On @chewsviews.bsky.social, MI-10 Dem candidate @cbhines586.bsky.social discusses the urgent need for health care solutions.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 11/09/2026

"This isn't about partisanship. Whoever hurt a child, let us find out. Why is the Justice Department holding back on 3 million documents that Congress already said release?" On with @joanesposito.bsky.social, U.S. Rep. @jonathanjackson.house.gov (D-IL) demands the full release of the Epstein files.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 11/09/2026

Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate @abdulelsayed.bsky.social calls out GOP opponent Mike Rogers' 9/11 record: "He voted not once, but twice against giving them health care. Literally told a first responder who had part of his foot amputated, 'It's a New York problem.'"

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"His [Trump's] donors, some of whom have paid $100,000 a pop for these ticket packages so they can spend two days celebrating themselves. And this is happening as the American public is struggling." U.S. Rep. @robertgarcia.bsky.social (D-CA) blasts the gilded GOP midterm convention.

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"That's where I think the confusion started, where people thought local law enforcement was either participating with Border Patrol or with ICE, or [if] they weren't." Richfield Police Chief Jay Henthorne addresses the fallout of unannounced federal raids during Metro Surge.

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"My job is to make children feel safe... and I had absolutely no idea what to tell him." Columbia Academy Principal Leslee Sherk recounts the heartbreak of consoling Liam Conejo Ramos' older brother after ICE detained his father and younger brother.

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