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Mary J Streitz

@streitzmary.bsky.social

Lawyer, political junkie (of sorts), erstwhile sports fan

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Such as in 1987 and 1991.

01.11.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My sister once gave out her accumulated hot mustard sauce and soy sauce packets from Chinese restaurant takeout.

31.10.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Just this year, Minnesota has ranked:

A top 10 state for safety.

A top 5 state to live in.

A top 3 state for jobs.

A top 3 state to retire.

The 2nd best state to raise a family.

The 2nd best state for children.

A bet against Minnesota is a bad bet.

31.10.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5732    πŸ” 1022    πŸ’¬ 165    πŸ“Œ 43

I saw that. Influential for me.

31.10.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not Goodie.

30.10.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.

California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.

Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.

30.10.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 22871    πŸ” 6606    πŸ’¬ 468    πŸ“Œ 215

Jacob Frey is new here, too. Without new people coming to Minneapolis, we wouldn’t have grown to a healthier +400K population either - to build density, tax base, better and healthier schools, and preferably fewer people moving to suburbs and exurbs.

29.10.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: The full bench of the 9th circuit has agreed to take up the Portland National Guard case and vacated the panel decision that had blessed Trump’s deployment.

29.10.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5585    πŸ” 1314    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 68

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29.10.2025 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The only World Series game in history that went more innings than tonight's was *not* on a work/school night (Oct. 26, 2018 was a Friday)

28.10.2025 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Lots of failure to hit clutch hits. It’s 1:41 am where I am. Dumb that I’m still up.

28.10.2025 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

worst branding campaign of all time

27.10.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1047    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 5

The desperate need to accumulate more and more at the cost of everyone else’s wellbeing should be classified as a mental disorder, and I will absolutely die on this hill.

27.10.2025 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5972    πŸ” 1350    πŸ’¬ 117    πŸ“Œ 63
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Today, I'm thinking of Paul, Sheila, Marcia, Mary, Tom and Will. They were taken from us much too soon. We honor their memories by continuing to organize every day.

Paul believed that when we all do better, we all do better.

So today, stand up and keep fighting. πŸ’š

25.10.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 653    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 9
Preview
Trump says he’s increasing tariffs on Canada by 10% after Ontario’s Reagan ad | CNN Business President Donald Trump said Saturday he is increasing the tariff on Canada by 10% over current levels, further escalating trade tensions over what he called a β€œfake” ad that featured parts of an anti-...

An embarrassingly obvious point, but...

This. Is. Illegal.

If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.

In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...

25.10.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7834    πŸ” 2308    πŸ’¬ 338    πŸ“Œ 104
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β€œβ€¦taking a different approach.”?????

You guys.

Come the F on

Do better

24.10.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2829    πŸ” 394    πŸ’¬ 161    πŸ“Œ 33

Dozens and dozens of clergy members pouring into the parking lot at the Bishop Whipple building. They just keep coming ❀️

24.10.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

He knocked my door in the 2022 election cycle when he was still on Walz’s team. I had been very impressed with his press briefings during the pandemic and it was neat to know he grew up in Northfield, MN. He was nice and very interesting to talk to. Agree weird.

24.10.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You have to read the paper and take everything with a grain of salt because of his political ambition. It’s maddening. He’s rooting for Walz to lose, I think.

24.10.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pandering isn’t journalism. (I remember when I was sports editor of my college paper, I got scorched by schoolmates when I called out a bad - negative yardage - punt in a football story I wrote.) Journalism is not PR.

24.10.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Particularly interesting is that everyone is ordered to work remotely next week. You can’t make this up!

24.10.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Only 24% approve, and less than half of Republicans, of demolition at White House

24.10.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 956    πŸ” 309    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 74

Great and very depressing thread. The naming if Brehm as the most important voice would be like naming Katherine Kersten as the most important voice for years gone by. The absence of journalism background for him and much of his team is appalling.

24.10.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code Β§ 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both"

Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.

23.10.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 25857    πŸ” 7672    πŸ’¬ 1237    πŸ“Œ 308

If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago

22.10.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 26908    πŸ” 6499    πŸ’¬ 367    πŸ“Œ 225

Top Golf?

23.10.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whoa. And up 7 years in just one year. Some of this might be baby boomers downsizing but still buying rather than renting. But very sobering.

22.10.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am completely awestruck by the ease with which Mike Johnson lies on a daily basis. I'll never understand how such a transparently fraudulent "man of faith" can live with themselves. Life is too short to be that phony.

21.10.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 37303    πŸ” 7828    πŸ’¬ 2927    πŸ“Œ 668

And he seems to relish his pig status.

21.10.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wanted Polanco to go to the World Series.

21.10.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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