Tim

wife guy. data guy. minnesota guy.

[Propaganda Tre @StabilityBoiler]

Vocal critics of the Trump administration’s “immigration operation” hit the streets

Jacob Frey hit the talk shows

[Tim @TimRobinsson]

@burgessev @nicholaswu12 Does it seem certain that Klobuchar will wait until she’s in the Governor’s office for the appointment? (Rather than have Walz appoint her choice in order to jump the line of freshman for seniority?)

[Julian Andreone @JulianAndreone]

Democrats fail to call for a recorded vote and GOP passes its bill that cuts veteran disability benefits and forces veterans to pay more to use VA home loan benefits … on Veterans Day

This is the type of thing that would ideally be paid attention to and handled by party leadership. In this case, that would be Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Whip Katherine Clark.

This is less than 24 hours after they failed to whip members on a vote to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, which failed by a 210-204 vote margin with 11 absent Dem members.

[Juliegrace Brufke @juliegraceb]

The back-to-back days of vote chaos for House Dems is kind of wild.

[Tim @TimRobinsson]

@zacharywefel @joeydaniewicz Zach, you’re the guy that ran for Ward 1 and got ~10 votes at the convention after doing zero campaigning and huffing about how delegates should be coming *to you*.

Can we please not pretend like you have any idea how campaigns work or what a well-run one looks like?

[Briana Rose Lee 🌹☮ @BrianaRoseLee]

Why yes. I can.
Team Ilhan sent canvassers to support other candidate’s door knocks multiple times per week. We sent other candidates thousands of dollars to pay for ads Ilhan wasn’t even in. We designed and paid for the sample ballot lit piece and mailers that drove turnout for other candidates but not always for her. We organized for turnout to the big DFL events.
I’m so sick of this “Ilhan doesn’t help” narrative driven entirely in bad faith by people who already don’t like her. It’s just a flat out lie.

[Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand]

A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers Wednesday after some in the group laughed and talked near the solemn memorial following a Veterans Day ceremony. https://t.co/MMDfZ31pPP

[Tim @TimRobinsson]

@kpottermn Probably! But also widespread use would absolutely trash their systems and their pricing algorithms I would imagine, in ways that would eventually cause them to crack down on consumers even worse. Agents could increase system load 100x+ easily, not to mention canceled bookings.

[Tim @TimRobinsson]

@KateAronoff This says it will lower demand for natural gas, but won’t it do the opposite in the short-term? New off-grid data center construction would outpace transmission buildout and interconnection in the beginning, right?

[bravenew1 @bravenew1]

He’s literally the boss of MPD who collaborated with ICE by providing an escape route for Murderer Jonathon Ross, firing massive amounts of chemical weapons to provide “ crowd control” after the murder of Alex Pretti. Surveilled crowds at both memorials. Anyone can say GTFO.

[Sam Robinson @samueljrob]

Customs and Border Patrol agents in Detroit are giving out these commemorative challenge coins referencing last year’s Minneapolis ICE operation, not Detroit police.

[Tim @TimRobinsson]

@bslotterback @robinsonmeyer Best guess, in terms of change attributable to BAAJA, what looks different in summer/fall 2028 if the bill passed as is?

Marginal increase in data centers under construction and some stories of tribes/conservation groups who have lost recourse? Too soon for transmission, right?

[taylr @taylr]

"Not just ICE, not just Border Patrol, militarized troops coming into the city," Frey said. "How the hell do you deal with that?"

this happened in 2020 and 2021 in minneapolis repeatedly when tim walz would send in the national guard, who had live ammo. they even SHOT AT a car being driven by a guy using military-style assault rifles and they were cleared of wrongdoing for it

[Tim @TimRobinsson]

@samueljrob That shit doesn’t even make sense. They’re not even referencing the actual goal of Metro Surge, they’re just commemorating arresting protestors? Weirdo behavior

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Today idols arise and demand our worship: success at any cost, money, an obsession with appearance, popularity, or the unrestrained pursuit of pleasure. Sometimes, in order to win the approval of others, we may go so far as to lie, betray, or humiliate someone on social media. Do not bow down before anything that cannot give you life. And if you have ever fallen, get back up. Do not allow anything or anyone to take away the freedom God has given you. #ApostolicJourney #Argentina

[Ben Rhodes @brhodes]

Democrats not showing up for the Hegseth impeachment vote is a giant warning sign. Forget Republicans - did Democrats and their leaders watch the election results last week?

[Prem Thakker @prem_thakker]

Split screen at Capitol Hill today:
Hakeem Jeffries is arguing that he should be the leader of the Democrats — and then, as the current leader, he couldn’t get enough Democrats to show up to impeach Pete Hegseth

[Riley Rogerson @riley_rogerson]

I asked Hakeem Jeffries about attendance appearing decisive in the Pete Hegseth vote. (11 House Dems did not vote tonight.)

He told me and reporters: "I haven't had a conversation with anyone on the floor team about what may or may not have happened in terms of the Hegseth resolution, but this is not the end of it. It's just the beginning."

[Max Jordan Nguemeni @MaxJordan_N]

Hakeem Jeffries and Jim Clyburn are responsible here. Jeffries’ job is to know how everyone is going to vote and Clyburn’s job is to whip up the votes. 11 absences leading to a no vote means leadership does not mind Hegseth in leadership and probably does not mind the war. Shame!

[Tim @TimRobinsson]

@OneNoels @zeDotenator @dvderek12 @stephen_neukam and holding vulnerable seats is absolutely a component of building a new majority, not to mention all the rallies Bernie did in north carolina and texas.

even if schumer *could* engage in the election at that level, he's one of the least popular politicians in the country!

[Tim @TimRobinsson]

@OneNoels @zeDotenator @dvderek12 @stephen_neukam okay but if schumer deserves all this credit, why is sherrod the only new senator that's supporting him as leader?

more than half the new folks literally *ran on not voting for him*, the others refused to commit. not like Annie Andrews and Adam Hamilton are singing his praises