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YouTube video by Trygve Hammer Bismarck-Mandan Dem-NPL District Convention 2-7-26

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Thank you to Olivia Schloegel, Katrina Christiansen, and all the others who joined me for coffee at Babb’s Coffee House in Jamestown this afternoon!

Thanks again to the Bis-Man Dems for the opportunity to speak at their convention. I love the energy in the crowd!
Don’t give up the ship!

ND U.S. House hopefuls say competition is good for Democratic party Trygve Hammer and Vern Thompson both seek Democratic-NPL endorsement for North Dakota’s U.S. House race ahead of March convention.

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Cancellation of the Norsk Høstfest removes a major opportunity to run into other Trygves & to meet people from all around the state, country, & world.
Events like Norsk Høstfest are one of the perks of living in our great, pluralistic melting pot of a country.

Not the Greatest Weekend For My Family or the United States of America

"Their version of the United States of America is not worthy of my father’s presence in it."
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MLK Day speaker calls for renewed character Character matters, Trygve Hammer of Minot told a Souris Valley Dem-NPL gathering Monday, Jan. 19, in a celebration of the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. in Minot. “His dream was that his descendants...

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A committed Congress requires committed senators and representatives determined to take back their rightful power.

I am committed to making Congress matter again.

I will not give up the ship.

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Provocative Policing Did Someone Misspell 'Proactive' in the ICE SOP?

"Still in costume from the set of *Save a Hoss, Ride a Cowgirl*, a campy Western of unknown rating, Noem sought to reassure an anxious nation that no one who mattered had died in the incident.
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The Potential Penis Problem A growing concern for the GOP

One of my best-performing newsletters was about exactly this. trygvehammer.substack.com/p/the-potent...

A Vestigial Organ An Exclusive and Expensive Club of No Consequence, for Now . . .

"Maybe Congress will get those details for us and hold those agencies accountable.

Don’t laugh—even your appendix served some purpose long ago. Congress can get back to serving its purpose, but it will probably require some surgical removals in 2026."

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A Good Stick Small Corrections Prevent Mid-Air Collisions (and Other Disasters)

So, formation flying is like life or business or government: It works best when you focus on the right things and make small adjustments. If you come in smashing things willy-nilly, you’d better have enough parachutes for everyone.
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Come a Little Bit Closer You're My Kind of--AAAHHHH! (Also, Merry Christmas and All That)

If Donald Trump hadn’t mentioned Melania’s steamed unmentionables at a North Carolina rally, this gift idea would never have occurred to me. Why it occurred to Trump during a speech about the economy remains one of the mysteries of the season and of dementia trygvehammer.substack.com/p/come-a-lit...

Swastika is the New Gray Area Did You Nazi That Coming?

People are funny that way: If you mow a lawn and then plant a burning cross on it, no one notices what a fine job you did of edging and blowing the grass clippings off of the sidewalk.
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For a man that regrew his ear it’s strange that his hand is always in recovery mode

That was so embarrassing for our country. Making America Mockable Again.

I know Pete Hegseth is in way over his head, but he really need to keep better track of his raccoon.

High-Plains Grifter All Hat, No Ethics

“ . . . ‘c'mon don't tell me that the rich don't know / Sooner or later it all comes down to money’/

And you're waist deep in the big muddy”

Bruce Springsteen, “The Big Muddy,” Lucky Town, Columbia Records, 1992
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And from North Dakota, where I give all the love to Trump and Company in my Punching Up newsletter. "Red-O Pedos,"
"The Potential Penis Problem," "Witchy Womb-an,"
"The Tyrant's Plea,"
"Claw-Ravaged Couchland."

Hegseth is operating at company-first-sergeant level. He's a dirty limerick guy in an epic poetry world, but he won't admit that he's in over his head.

Checks Mix Welcome to the Donnie Win-Free (Money) Show: You Get $2000!, You Get $2000! You Get $2000!

Cat toys, moonshine and a $2000+ check from Donald Trump. Your check will be in the mail right after we get the Republican health care plan.
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