Mike Prosser

Principal Software Engineer at NI. I was in Triangle Fraternity at OU. I played bass guitar for Wild Tinderbox. He/Him

[Matt McDermott @mattmfm]

The Dem Govs all coordinating to dress up as Tim Walz for Halloween is the greatest thing ever.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

“Whether the women like it or not”

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians.

I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor.

My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California.

That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people.

Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime.

It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand.

I want to tune out.

But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious.

And I will always be an American before I am a Republican.

That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious.

For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing.

The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better.

It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed!

But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems.

It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful.

We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger.

That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz.

Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us.

And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. https://t.co/eHFZ723I4H

[City of Minneapolis @CityMinneapolis]

Voting early is easy, fast and convenient in South Minneapolis! Visit the South Early Vote Center, 4120 17th Ave S, and cast your ballot, open through Nov. 4. On Nov. 5, vote at your assigned polling place.

[Tim Walz @Tim_Walz]

This is the first time in modern American history that both members of the Democratic ticket are gun owners – and the Republican nominee can’t even pass a background check.

[Gwynne Shotwell @Gwynne_Shotwell]

I don’t know what to say!

[OakdaleMN @oakdalemn]

Absentee voting begins today (Friday, September 20) for the General Election. For more information on elections and voting, visit https://t.co/VkSjfqKDYL.

[Governor Tim Walz @GovTimWalz]

In Minnesota, we’re proud to have some of the highest voter turnout in the nation.

Starting today, you can vote early either in-person or by mail. Make your plan, Minnesota: https://t.co/Xb1zqMfqXZ

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Gov. Walz: Apparently Trump has ‘concepts of a plan.’ I taught high school for 20 years. Every one of my kids had a better excuse for not doing their homework than that

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Vice President Harris: I think this is so rich coming from someone who has been prosecuted for national security crimes, economic crimes, election interference, and has been found liable for sexual assault. His next big court appearance is in November at his own criminal sentencing

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Fact check: True

[Tim Walz @Tim_Walz]

No better place to be than the Minnesota State Fair.

[Nate Morris 🥥🌴 @_natemorris]

Tim Walz’s kids doing bunny ears behind him while he’s on national TV at the DNC is the most relatable, Minnesota content.

[Scot @scotwithat]

After all the transphobia, witch-hunting, and the despicable and unsportsmanlike disrespect shown by a handful of athletes - let THIS image be the one that stays with you:

After Imane Khelif won her gold medal bout her opponent, Yang Liu of China, embraced her with a smile.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Gov. @Tim_Walz signs free school meals for Minnesota children 💙

[Mark Hertling @MarkHertling]

Many followers not familiar with the military are asking me “so what’s the big deal about a command sergeant major?”

Walz joined at 18 as a private. Rose through the NCO (sergeant) ranks, each requiring extreme competence at increasingly demanding jobs with more people & responsibility at every rank.

When you reach “Master Sergeant” you are selected to serve as a First Sergeant (1SG) of a unit…if you’re good enough. Then, those 1SGTs compete for selection to Sergeant Major. Only the best Sergeant Majors are selected for Command Sergeant Major (CSM) billets.

CSMs serve as the senior enlisted person in the unit and the advisor to Commanders at battalion and above. Having served with dozens of CSMs as my unit & command “battle buddy” I will attest they were all awesome.

They know what they’re doing. They uphold standards. They speak their minds to all ranks (private to generals). They’re not afraid of getting bad news because they know how to fix things when they go wrong. And they serve the command (their commander and their soldiers) with a selfless integrity and a complete dedication.

During social events and informal occasions, they’re usually a whole bunch of fun. And they always have great stories. But they’re always professional.

So, those are my thoughts
on Command Sergeants Major. While I don’t know the details of @GovTimWalz career wearing the cloth of our country, just the fact that he volunteered to serve and wore the CSM rank tells me a lot about him.

[The Minnesota Star Tribune @StarTribune]

Harris selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate, aiming to add Midwest muscle to ticket https://t.co/LPxCwIMozW

[Best Of Minnesota @BestPixMN]

Today, August 1, new laws to protect civil rights will make Minnesota a safer, more inclusive, and welcoming place for all people and families.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Vice President Harris: As a former Attorney General and courtroom prosecutor, I took on perpetrators of all kinds. Predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, and cheaters who broke the rules. So hear me when I say, I know Donald Trump's type