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mainstreetmn.bsky.social @mainstreetmn.bsky.social · 19h
#FinstadWatch Have you seen the commercial in which Gerald Woodley who served as #BradFinstad's campaign chair and supported his campaigns for over two decades, says he is NOT voting for #RepFinstad ? WHY ? Trump trade war with Canada is war on U.S. businesses www.nydailynews.com/2026/08/31/t...
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Trump trade war with Canada is war on U.S. businesses
Having dynamited trade talks with Canada — in part due to the intervention of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick — Donald Trump has now imposed 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods, with Canada immedi...
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FinstadWatch: But have no fear, the Republicans are fleshing out their concept of a plan and you’ll see rates drop on Day One. minnesotareformer.com/2026/10/01/d...
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Double-digit health insurance increases will hit individual and small group plans in 2027, again • Minnesota Reformer
Hundreds 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’...
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FinstadWatch: Besides the Minnesota Farm Bureau PAC, Congressman Finstad received PAC money from these other state’s Farm Bureau PACs: California, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina and Texas. Plus the National Farm Bureau Federation . . .And the Chamber of Commerce.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FinstadWatch: Remembering the late Congressman Joseph Resnick, member of the House Agriculture Committee who said that the Farm Bureau is “a perfect sewer-line for transporting right-wing ideology.” Cong. Finstad received PAC money this cycle from eight different Farm Bureau PACs.
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mainstreetmn.bsky.social @mainstreetmn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Amazing commercial from #FinstadForCongress ... throwing down a ten spot at a bar ... giving #MN01 viewers the impression that he is NOT a multi-millionaire instead he is just one of the boys ... so why is #RepFinstad afraid to hold in person open-to-the-public #TownHalls ? x.com/BradFinstad/...
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Brad Finstad (@BradFinstad) on X
Our first ad is up and running across southern Minnesota. I believe you should keep more of your hard earned money. That is the difference in this race.
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BloomBitch @sarasmartass.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Finstad runs away from his actual constituents who have questions. I know because he dis it to me once. Southern MN doesn’t need a chicken shit rep.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Another set of PAC contributions of interest are the AIPAC entries which are either mis-reported or illegally high. In Finstad’s 2025-26 reporting period there are 36 contributions from AIPAC totaling over $40,000. Is this bad reporting or did they really make that many contributions?
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
FinstadWatch: “Sugar” PACs contributing to Cong. Finstad this cycle cont: United States Beet Sugar Association, Western Sugar Cooperative. And maybe the National Sorghum Producers are also in this group. Who knew that there were so many different “Sugar” interests in the political arena? [3 of 3]
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
FinstadWatch: “Sugar” PACs contributing to Cong. Finstad this cycle continued: American Sugar Cane League, Florida Sugar Cane League, Michigan Sugar Company Growers, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Sugar, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Growers, Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida. [2 of 3]
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Of the Ag-related PAC contributions to Finstad, some are odd. There are 11 different PACs with “Sugar” in their name that contributed to Finstad in the current election cycle: Amalgamated Sugar, American Crystal Sugar, American Sugar Beet Growers. [1 of 3]
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Browsing through Cong. Finstad’s contribution data at the FEC web site is instructive. Almost 25% of the contribution entries (2025-26) for Finstad totaling over half of dollars are from PACs of various kinds. Many are ag-related since Finstad sits on the Agriculture Committee.
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mainstreetmn.bsky.social @mainstreetmn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today, on my television, was an "Incredible Deal" infomercial on #DataCenters that mentioned #RepFinstad. Similar commercials are running in #Iowa #ZachNunn #IA03 , #Wisconsin #DerrickVanOrden #WI03, #Michigan #TomBarrett #MI07, #JuanCiscomani #AZ06, & #RobWittman #VA01 youtu.be/LJnLXpVRNQE?...
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Incredible Deal (MI-07, 30s)
YouTube video by League of Conservation Voters
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mainstreetmn.bsky.social @mainstreetmn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#FinstadWatch Before the GBAO poll was released, the #FinstadForCongress was already pleading for more donations and acknowledging "This race is closer than many people realize" and that @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social is within 3 points, so #RepFinstad wants #MN01 to vote early and send $. #OustFinstad
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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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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Cong. Finstad’s latest newsletter again avoids mentioning Trump or any Republican accomplishments, but instead focuses on his visits with groups in the district. These groups are usually safe spaces where Finstad won’t be asked hard questions about all his cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.
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mainstreetmn.bsky.social @mainstreetmn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Finstad now wants another term after giving tax breaks to billionaires What happened to the guy who who was focused on the national debt that was being pushed onto our children and grandchildren ?
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Republicans like Finstad are always big on a “cutting taxes” message. Finstad’s current ad is about “cutting taxes on tips.” But most people understand that Republican tax cutting always provides a few dollars for working people, while providing a huge windfall to the already wealthy.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Have you noticed that Cong. Finstad is doing more press releases about his meetings with his “constitutents.” He’s running scared. The Democratic polling firm, GBAO, released a poll with Jake Johnson leading Finstad by 47-46. We have less than six weeks to FINISHStad.
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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
CATO Institute Study on Farm Subsidies and Why They Need To End Stunning numbers: $1.3T over the past 20 years, $9709 per household! www.cato.org/briefing-pap...
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Cutting Federal Farm Subsidies
Farm subsidies are costly to taxpayers and can distort planting decisions, induce overproduction, and inflate land values.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
FinstadWatch: The late Congressman Joseph Resnick who was a member of the House Agriculture Committee in the 1960s described the Farm Bureau as “a perfect sewer-line for transporting right-wing ideology.” The Farm Bureau is all in for big agribusiness. Cong. Finstad is squarely in their corner.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
FinstadWatch: A shorthand method for non-rural people to assess a rural politician is to look up how much Farm Bureau support they receive. The Farm Bureau is an amalgamation of right-wing interests masquerading as a grassroots farm organization. Cong. Finstad is covered with Farm Bureau support.
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mainstreetmn.bsky.social @mainstreetmn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Every time you hear #BradFinstad complain about education (i.e. test scores or reducing / eliminating the federal U.S. Department of Education), remember that at one time he was on the House Education Committee and bailed to get on the #ArmedServices Committee where their are donors with checkbooks.
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mainstreetmn.bsky.social @mainstreetmn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's one thing to upset #Farmers (you know that #RepFinstad approved another bailout #HConRes113 $12 million July 22 2026) but #BradFinstad will change his tune when #JoeSixPack goes for his/her next beer #TimeForChange in #MN01 #FinstadWatch #OustFinstad #VoteJakeJohnson youtu.be/KShWPtPIeNI?...
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High diesel prices causing breweries to raise prices
YouTube video by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
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John Doffing @johndoffing.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
SUSAN COLLINS IS CONCERNED + THE JIG IS UP + THE NEWS IS OUT "WINTER WAS HERE + WITH IT THE END OF AN ERROR . . . " "MAGA-MAGA MULLIGANS WHOOPS MAINE USA . . . " "EVERYTHING BAD WAS CONNECTED HEY. . . " "THOUGHTS *AND* PRAYERS . . . " "AND DRAIN THE SWAMPS . . . " MAINE 2026 MAGA-MAGA
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FBI Anti-Corruption Investigators Targeted Susan Collins in Bribery Probe — But Then Trump Happened: Report
The FBI was reportedly looking at Maine Senator Susan Collins in a potential bribery probe before President Donald Trump returned to office and revamped the bureau, according to an eye-opening report ...
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mainstreetmn.bsky.social @mainstreetmn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Every time I see the #MicheleTafoya commercials talking about the need to prosecute fraudsters, I am reminded of her #Jan6 comment: "We have been told one side of the narrative, but there are so many stories from the Capitol that day ... these people were so mistreated by our justice system"
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Iowa Republicans are panicking and turning against Trump. How long will it be before we hear Cong. Finstad say that he was always against Trump’s tariffs, his Iran war, his corruption, and even his Big Ugly Bill that is limiting our health care? www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Iowa Republicans turn away from Trump as midterm peril mounts
Staring down an electoral wipeout, members of Iowa’s all-GOP congressional delegation are trying to distance themselves from Trump.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
FinstadWatch: ProPublica has a damning investigative article about how defense contractor bribery worked in the case of Senator Susan Collins. The circumstances with lesser figures like Cong. Finstad are less dramatic, but he takes much defense contractor money. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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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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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: In his newsletter, Congressman Finstad piously intones that fraud shouldn’t be a partisan issue, while he and other Minnesota Republicans have been going full tilt to make it an anti-Democratic issue. And shame on the Democrats who accept the Republican framing on the issue of fraud.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: And of course, we can’t forget that #21 President Trump himself was convicted on 34 felony counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree. Although they make mistakes, for the most part, Democrats prosecute fraud. Republicans pardon fraud and elect fraudsters.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: #20 Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott doesn’t get mentioned enough when Republicans talk about Medicare fraud. Scott was CEO of Columbia/HCA and resigned after the FBI raided the business. The company pled guilty to 14 felony counts of Medicare fraud and paid a $1.7B fine.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Pardoned Fraudsters continued: #18 Bernard Kerik: The former New York City police commissioner was pardoned in February 2020 for tax fraud and false statements. #19 George Santos: The former congressman had his prison sentence for wire fraud and identity theft commuted in October 2025.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Pardoned Fraudsters continued: #16 Paul Manafort: Trump pardoned his former campaign chairman in January 2021 following convictions for bank and tax fraud. #17 Michael Milken: The prominent financier received a pardon in February 2020 after a conviction for securities and tax fraud.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Pardoned Fraudsters continued: #12 Eliyahu Weinstein: His sentence for an investment fraud scheme was commuted in January 2021 #13 Todd and #14 Julie Chrisley: The reality TV stars received full pardons in May 2025 after convictions for bank fraud and tax evasion. #15 Steve Bannon.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Pardoned Fraudsters continued: #9 Albert Pirro Jr.: Pardoned in January 2021 after a conviction for tax evasion and multiple counts of fraud. #10 Mark Shapiro and #11 Irving Stitsky: Their lengthy prison sentences for a real estate investment fraud scheme were commuted in January 2021.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Some other notable fraudsters Trump pardoned: #7 Joseph Schwartz: A nursing home executive who pleaded guilty to tax fraud was pardoned in November 2025. #8 Sholam Weiss: His massive 835-year sentence for a racketeering and insurance fraud scheme was commuted in January 2021.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: #6- Faustino Bernadett: A former California hospital owner convicted in a kickback scheme that paid doctors to admit patients for spinal surgeries billed to Medicare/Medicaid. He received a full pardon in January 2021.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: #5- Rickey Kanter: Founder of a medical supply company, who was convicted of mail fraud tied to illegal Medicare reimbursements for diabetic shoe inserts. Trump issued him a full pardon in December 2020.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: #4- Dr. Salomon Melgen: A Florida eye doctor who was serving a 17-year sentence for falsely diagnosing Medicare patients with eye diseases to bill $42 million in unnecessary procedures. Trump commuted his sentence in January 2021.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: #3- Judith Negron: The vice president of an American Therapeutic Corporation subsidiary, who was convicted of siphoning off hundreds of millions in fraudulent Medicare payments. Trump commuted her 35-year sentence.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: #2- Lawrence Duran: The owner of the American Therapeutic Corporation, who pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme. Trump commuted Duran's 50-year prison sentence to time served.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Today I’m posting the names of some of the fraudsters Trump has either pardoned or commuted sentences: #1 -Philip Esformes: A Florida nursing home executive convicted in 2019 for a $1.3 billion Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme. His 20-year prison sentence commuted in December 2020.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Cong. Finstad’s weekly newsletter “Finstad Far Afield” again leads off with “fraud” in government programs, so it’s time to provide some reminders of all the fraudsters that President Trump has pardoned. And, or, commuted the sentences of, since taking office. The list keeps growing.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FinstadWatch: CNN reported that an intelligence report, partially generated by AI almost led to the US boarding a Chinese ship because the report falsely claimed nuclear weapons were onboard. Finstad has introduced legislation asking for AI transparency at SBA -maybe the intelligence agencies next?
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Uncrewed @uncrewed.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
In 2024, the Minnesota GOP flipped the Winona-based #HD26A from blue to red. This Biden+5 seat swung to Trump+0.3, but Republican Aaron Repinski outran the top of the ticket by a healthy amount en route to flipping it red. The Minnesota Dems are hoping to flip it back this year.
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 08/10/2024
Aaron Repinski, the Republican candidate to represent House District 26A in Winona, supports restricting abortions — potentially drawing the line at the 5th or 6th week of pregnancy, he said in a recording obtained by the Reformer.
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GOP House candidate from Winona says he’s open to an abortion ban at ‘5 or 6 weeks’ • Minnesota Reformer
A Republican candidate for the Minnesota House said he believes abortion should be limited, and expressed openness to abortion bans after the 5th or 6th week of pregnancy — before many women know they...
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Nathan Coulter @nathancoulter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Dude represents one of the poorest counties in Minnesota. Republicans don’t give a sh*t. #mnleg
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
FinstadWatch: FinstadWatch: I’ll repeat myself. Do Republicans like Finstad realize that by harping on the issue of fraud in Minnesota, they also bring more attention to the Trump family fraud and grifting going on? The Minnesota fraudsters are mere pikers compared to Trump's family and associates.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
FinstadWatch: In Minnesota, absentee voting begins tomorrow. “Early voting” (where you get to put the ballot in the tabulator yourself) begins on October 16. Let’s all bank our votes as soon as we can and send all these corruption-enabling, economically-illiterate Republicans back to their caves.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
FinstadWatch: Trump yesterday: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?" This is the man that Cong. Finstad is afraid of speaking out against; a man so ignorant that it hurts.
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Stop the Oligarchy MN @seminnesota.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
IowaWatch: Yesterday’s resolution calling on Trump to cease hostilities against Iran passed by 220-204. At this point the resolution is symbolic, but it is noteworthy that two Iowa Republicans voted with the majority for the first time. Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Keep up the pressure.
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