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Joe LaBeLLe

@rollingjoe77.bsky.social
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Sports and politics: the two worlds I live in 🏟️🗳️ | Gophers, Lynx, Wolves | Vikings, Twins, elections, media, and local scene | Bot-free community 🤖

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: "I am incredibly skeptical of Florida, but I still think people should give money to Angie Nixon. It's a really tough race, but she's doing the work…She is an all-out grinder and she's also pretty funny. She's a good, charismatic candidate."
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Bob Cesca @bobcesca.bsky.social · 22h
This poverty rate statistic he keeps mentioning was released in March of 2025, so it had nothing to do with Donald Trump. And the poverty rate has only been measured since 1959, so it's only the lowest since then and not all time.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Eric Schmitt is what happens when a state becomes so red that you don’t need to be a talented politician to become a US Senator. And to be fair, there are examples of this in blue states too. Iron sharpens iron.
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Post 1 of 3 Around the #WNBA and the basketball world, some people are very happy that the #Minnesota #Lynx were the first overall number-one seed to lose to an eighth seed in this playoff format, and we got beat pretty badly. 1/3 #WNBAplayoffs #NewYorkLiberty #WNBASky 
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Bob Cesca @bobcesca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Come on liver disease!
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terryhorstman @terryhorstman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Passive aggressive dig, “which I do knowing MY MIDWESTERN SPORTS” followed by a demand that someone apologize may be the most Minnesotan thing that has ever happened in those chambers.
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Post 1 Huge props to #CherylReeve on winning #WNBA Coach of the Year for the fifth time! 🏆 Given everything the team lost over the winter in free agency and the expansion draft, nobody expected the #Lynx to perform at this level. # #WNBASky 1/3
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026
Wow! Pissed-off Trump voter says America is not great again, and she regrets her vote for Trump.
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 29/09/2026
Trump is going to ban the export of diesel. Here's why that is a nightmare for you.
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.startribune.com/olivia-miles... Post 1/3 #WNBAsky  Congratulations to #OliviaMiles on winning #WNBA Rookie of the Year! She is going to be a generational player. 🏀✨
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Olivia Miles is the WNBA Rookie of the Year. These moments defined her historic Lynx season.
From a historic debut to a rookie scoring record and plenty of highlight-reel plays in between, the No. 2 pick in the 2026 WNBA draft delivered a first season to remember.
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Post 1 (1/3) Wishing #JJMcCarthy and his family all the best moving forward. I always thought the kid had real potential, but let's be honest—it’s hard not to feel like we just don’t know how to develop a QB here. #Minnesota #NFL #Vikings #Skol #NFLSky #Giants 
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Post 1 of 3 #SkiUMah #RTB #BigTen #Gophers snap their five-game road skid with a hard-fought 27-24 win over Washington! The offensive line dominated upfront, and having Darius Taylor back was huge; he led the ground attack with 20 carries, 71 yards, and 3 touchdowns. 🏈🔥
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi... 1/4. #Ballpark #Baseball If true, #MLB should be deeply ashamed for even talking to the Trump administration about building or hosting a ballpark in a national park. What is #Trump getting involved with #MajorLeagueBaseball like that for, anyway?
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 26/09/2026
With polls showing President Trump’s approval rating continuing to slide, a growing number of Republicans in competitive races in Minnesota and across the country are taking steps to distance themselves from Trump.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Post 1 Manufacturing jobs aren't leaving because of vehicle standards—they're leaving because of tariffs that drive up material costs and hurt American competitiveness. Blaming efficiency standards misses the real culprit. #Manufacturing #Economy #Policy #Trump #Republicans
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
Trump is attending the Tennessee-Texas football game in Tennessee and was introduced to the crowd by the PA announcer. Here's how that went.
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Post 1 #Republicans #Trump  I can’t believe a US president has this much time to constantly post on his own social media account. What president has his own Truth Social account anyway? What kind of president even does that?
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Post 1 Corporate media outlets like #CNN heavily amplified #Trump’s campaign in 2015, arguably helping propel him into office. Only now, as the democratic fallout becomes impossible to ignore, are those same outlets aggressively reporting on the damage. 🧵 (1/2) ##Republicans #Trump #Media
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
NEW: Trump’s approval rating drops to 37% in a WSJ poll, the lowest of any president heading into a midterm election in Journal polls dating back to 1990
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
The MAGA bromance is over… A new Cygnal poll finds Trump underwater with men 18–30, Republicans at -9 favorability, and among the young men most determined to vote, Democrats lead 57%–40%. Turns the cost of living hits harder than MAGA memes and culture wars.
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Donald Trump's ICE has detained more than 6,200 children. Michele Tafoya believes ICE is treating those children "really, really well." No child should worry about coming home to an empty house or sitting next to an empty desk at school.
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Adam Mockler @adammockler.com · 25/09/2026
China Wanted More Press Coverage Than Trump Did
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump calls Democrats communists, attacks Canada & NATO, then rolls out the red carpet for China's communist dictator. Go back to sleep, MAGA bro's. Your ruler is brilliant and you're not gullible suckers at all. And hey; invest in some crypto while you’re drowsy.
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
1/3 The #Lynx put on a defensive masterclass, shooting the lights out while holding their opponent to 34.2% from the field and an icy 15.6% from deep. A suffocating performance reminiscent of their best defensive stretches! 🏀🔥 #WNBA #WNBASky #IndianaFever 
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Bye!
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MS NOW @ms.now · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: MS NOW Reporter Laura Barrón-López and other journalists with MS NOW have started regaining access to the White House after being denied earlier in the day despite a judge's order to restore their access. Laura Barrón-López describes her reentry on State of Play:
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#CNN #MSNOW, and #POLITICO: Where is the rule of law and the Constitution in all this? I thought the #Republican Party supported constitutional governance and championed law, order, and free speech. The blatant hypocrisy is staggering. 1/2
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 24/09/2026
Trump is apparently fine with his gaudy ballroom being a deathtrap. Of course, he is. An architect warned him about inadequate emergency exits, fire containment, and noncompliance with building safety code. Trump’s response: “I am the code.”
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ly... The #Lynx are taking the series against the #NewYorkLiberty, but it won't be a sweep the Liberty are a formidable squad and will definitely secure one win. You always have to respect your opponent, and that's a philosophy worth sticking by. #WNBA #WNBASky
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Lynx’s WNBA playoff draw is set: Top-seeded Minnesota opens postseason vs. Liberty on Sunday
The Lynx went 1-2 against New York during the regular season. The first-round series is a rematch of the 2024 WNBA Finals, which the Liberty won in five games.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 24/09/2026
Republicans everywhere are abandoning Donald Trump. I’m just going to say what you’re thinking: TOO LATE. They kissed his ass, defended the indefensible, and helped build this monster. Now they can choke on the consequences.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The laughingstock of the world 📷: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Holy sh*t
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/09/2026
NEW: Republican congressional candidate Brandon Herrera called single motherhood “irresponsibility,” laughed as a podcast host mocked single moms seeking assistance, and then argued against government safety nets.
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“It’s Irresponsibility”— Brandon Herrera Attacked Single Moms
Herrera made the remark before arguing against government safety nets.
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The North Loop & Warehouse District show our grit. We've survived #GeorgeFloyd, COVID, & ICE attacks. We rebuild because we love our people and protect our own. 💙 #Minneapolis #Minnesota #NorthLoop (1/2)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Republican Minnesota state auditor candidate (and quack doctor) Scott Jensen: "We almost have to go back to, what did medicine look like to the pioneer days in America?"
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/09/2026
Tommy Tuberville spent nearly 20 minutes on the Senate floor demonizing trans people and ranting about flight attendants being “furries.” Because talking about that is a hell of a lot easier than explaining $6+ diesel while farmers are getting crushed by record fuel costs.
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Post 1 of 2 #WNBASky  The Minnesota #Lynx just clinched the number one seed throughout the #WNBA playoffs after the #GoldenStateValkyries fell to the expansion #PortlandFire! 🏀🔥
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Cassidy Hettesheimer @cassidyhett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Lynx's 96-77 loss to the Indiana Fever ended with the Lynx starters apologizing to their bench players. “We should be disappointed and embarrassed by the product we put on the floor tonight," Napheesa Collier said. For @stribsports.startribune.com www.startribune.com/minnesota-ly...
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Without Olivia Miles, Lynx fall to Fever, missing chance at No. 1 seed with ‘embarrassing’ effort
The Lynx could have secured home-court advantage throughout the WNBA postseason, but fell behind by 29 points and benched their starters for the second half against Caitlin Clark & Co.
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Post 1 of 2 I do not like losing to the Indiana Fever. Period. Doesn't matter if it's by 1 or 20. It was always going to be a tough battle tonight on the road without Olivia Miles, but I'm proud of how hard the bench played and the good things they showed us out there. 🐺🏀
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Cassidy Hettesheimer @cassidyhett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Welcome back PG Courtney
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Post 1 of 6 The recent unity among diverse media outlets defending #CNN & #MSNOW against White House press access restrictions highlights a core truth: the briefing room belongs to the American people, not the administration in power. Weaponizing access threatens public accountability. #Trump
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 21/09/2026
You chastised me for condemning all MAGA, Republicans & conservatives. Let's talk about it.
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GPL @gopherpucklive.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Here is @evegoe.bsky.social 2026/27 pre-season poll with article! The season starts in 11 days! gopherpucklive.com/vegoes-top-20/
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Vegoe's Top 20 - 2026/27 Preseason Poll
Minneapolis, Minn. -- Last season ended with Denver winning its 11th national championship title, the most of any men's college hockey team. The Pioneers have two more titles than Michigan's eight and...
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
As Senator, I'll be a voice for Minnesotans. Michele Tafoya will be a voice for MAGA extremists.
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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Salman Rushdie, the award-winning author who went into hiding for almost a decade after Iran’s supreme leader called for his killing over his novel “The Satanic Verses,” reflects on censorship and the state of free expression in America. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 21/09/2026
Wilber Garces Perez, the man shot by ICE in Austin today, despite being grievously wounded has been transferred in to ICE custody.
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Unlike Trump, President Obama respected the Catholic Church — even when he disagreed with it. He didn’t call the pope “terrible.” He didn’t post images mocking the deceased pope. And he most certainly didn’t depict himself as Christ. As he said at Notre Dame, the Church made Obama a better man.
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I wasn't able to watch the game, so I really appreciate all the updates on your feed. I'm glad the #Lynx snapped their three-game losing streak, and I hope our interior defense looks strong today. Go Vikings, Go Minnesota! #WNBA #WNBASky
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Joe LaBeLLe @rollingjoe77.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Post 1 of 2 This #Vikings game reminded me of when we used to play the #Bears in a smashmouth defensive game when the weather wasn't so great. It was on the road, and it got me thinking about the days when Mike Ditka coached the Bears and Jerry Burns and Denny Green coached the Vikings. #NFLSky
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