The new State of the States report ranks Minnesota as the best state in the nation for quality of life. With world-class parks, welcoming neighbors, and excellent schools, there's room for everyone in Minnesota! https://t.co/vifoHldyYq
Israel executed Theodosia today in Qlayaa, South Lebanon.
She was on her way to take her exams.
Israel dropped a bomb on her car, killing her and her parents.
Congratulations to Minnesota’s next Lt. Governor, @benschierer ! It’s been a pleasure getting to know Ben on the campaign trail, and I am so excited to see his success has a champion for rural Minnesotans!
Faith in Minnesota is the political home for people of faith who are organizing for a people-centered politics, where everyone is in, and no one is out.
We've worked together before, and I'm ready to work together again. I'm proud to have earned Faith in Minnesota's support.
As Lt. Governor in Minnesota, Peggy Flanagan understands what workers in her state are facing right now. Growing up, her family relied on Section 8 housing, childcare assistance, and SNAP. Peggy is a fighter for families, and I am thrilled to support her candidacy for Senate.
Hussam Ebu Safieh, "İsrail'in rehineler için ölüm cezası" ile öldürülecek olan Filistinli doktorlardan biridir (diğer 95 doktor arasında).
Onu öldürmelerine izin verme. Bunu yeniden yayınlayın.
🚨🚨 Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz: “Israel is prepared to resume the war against Iran — We are awaiting a green light from the United States — first and foremost to complete the elimination of the Khamenei family and to push Iran back into a dark age. This time, the strike will be different and far more lethal, delivering devastating blows at the most sensitive points — ones that will shake and undermine its very foundations".
Our daughter, Rachel Corrie, was killed in 2003 in Gaza, while trying to protect a Palestinian home facing illegal destruction by the Israeli military. She was 23 years old. The massive, armored Caterpillar D-9 bulldozer that crushed her was operated by two Israeli soldiers and manufactured in the United States. It was the same type of militarized bulldozer that US presidents from George W. Bush through to Donald Trump have delivered to Israel.
Today, as the destruction of Palestinian homes has only become more commonplace, not to mention the horror of Israel’s genocide, Senator Bernie Sanders will force a vote in the Senate to try to end this cycle of death by banning the transfer of D-9 bulldozers to Israel. We hope he will not take this stand alone.
No policy can bring back those taken from us by these actions—children and other loved ones. But the Senate now has an opportunity to honor the memories of our daughter, other Americans, and thousands of Palestinian civilians killed, and to show that their deaths, and all the destruction, will no longer be condoned and funded. We hope those elected to represent us, the American people, understand the message that voting to block these D-9 bulldozers will send. This will not be a symbolic gesture, but a concrete step toward the protection of human life.
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•The U.S. Senate may hold a floor vote TODAY which would overturn a 20-year moratorium on sulfide-ore copper mining on 225,000 acres of Superior National Forest land in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) Wilderness in northern Minnesota. The Boundary Waters is the most visited Wilderness in the United States.
🛶 Enjoying the Minnesotan/Canadian wilderness by canoe or other lesser watercraft is one of our nations greatest available pastimes, and one I have personally enjoyed my entire life. We must protect these public lands from the rapacious capitalists threatening to turn them into a poisoned wasteland.
•This vote in Congress would open the door to copper mining at the headwaters of this entire ecosystem. This kind of mining produces toxic pollution, including acid runoff and heavy metals, that can contaminate nearby waters.
•The Boundary Waters supports a major outdoor economy that sustains thousands of jobs and generates over a billion dollars a year - built on clean water and intact public lands. But this vote would clear the way for toxic mining that puts all of that at risk. It would also set a dangerous precedent, making it easier to roll back protections for public lands across the country, including wilderness areas, national monuments, and national parks.
•This is a defining moment. If you care about clean water, public lands, and protecting places we can’t replace, now is the time to speak up.
•Protect the Boundary Waters, and vote NO on House Joint Resolution 140. Let’s save this treasured place for all of us—forever. https://t.co/JhNAR6Za2O
I got a call tonight from a constituent whose son is in federal prison
He explained that he hasn’t heard from his son in several days (which is unusual for him), that his son suffers from multiple, potentially life-threatening health conditions that are going untreated in prison, and that he needed to know whether his son was still alive
He sent me the main switchboard number for the prison in question (which is on the east coast), and I called the number
Someone answered almost immediately
I explained who I was and why I was calling, and in particular that I needed to know whether this particular inmate was alive and well
The guy scolded me three times for calling “too f***ing late” and refused to tell me anything
Only when I persisted did he agree to check his records to confirm that the inmate in question was alive and well
After checking a list briefly, he came back to the phone and said “he’s here, and he’s alive and receiving the treatment he needs”
(His parents assure me that that’s simply not true)
I asked politely if someone could leave the inmate a message asking him to call his parents in the morning
He said, “it’s too late”
I responded, “I don’t mean now, I mean in the morning”
He scolded me again for calling too late, and then told me I’d have to call tomorrow and track down the inmate’s counselor
I asked him if he could relay the note to the counselor for me
He scolded me again for calling too late and asked me to call back tomorrow to track down the inmate’s counselor
I asked for the guy’s name
He refused to answer
I asked for his name again
He hung up on me
That’s not okay
Sadly, this is not the first time I’ve had this experience when talking to people from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons on behalf of constituents with an incarcerated family member suffering from a severe medical condition
And each occasion, I’ve been treated at best with dismissiveness and at worst with contempt and profanity
Has anyone else experienced this with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons?
As a Democrat, let me beep clear:
Our party will lose all legitimacy if we do not clearly reject the bigotry, intolerance, and anti-Americanism of the far left.