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Brad Tabke

@bradtabke.bsky.social

DFL State Rep MN 54a, former Mayor of Shakopee, MN, and lover of healthy yards. Help us win in 2026 -> bradtabke.com. Grow healthier landscapes -> abetteryard.org.

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We had over 250 in my 54a! Was awesome.

04.02.2026 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just got off the phone with Elizabeth's dad...she and her mom were freed tonight! Updated story: sahanjournal.com/education/co...

04.02.2026 03:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2919    ๐Ÿ” 1016    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 38
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More than 250 from my district showed tf up tonight to talk about the future of Shakopee, the amazing State we love, and to get ICE OUT!

To put this in context, most I can remember from an off-year caucus was probably 30 or 40 people. This was more than ANY precinct caucus since Obama โ€˜08.

04.02.2026 03:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 63    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! And Iโ€™m 1000% with you!

04.02.2026 03:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What I keep telling folks is we are reducing the harm being caused by ICE in Shakopee by: 1) Ensuring people know their rights. 2) Bearing witness to the reckless, lawless shit being done by ICE against our community.

ICE must leave.

03.02.2026 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I really didnโ€™t think Trump would try to take over elections until mid-summer.

03.02.2026 18:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like this a lot.

03.02.2026 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bovino needs to go.
Noem needs to go.
Miller needs to go.

But firing or impeaching any of these people will not unilaterally change whatโ€™s happening in Minnesota. Thatโ€™s why Congress needs to exert some muscle over DHS/ICE funding.

03.02.2026 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 877    ๐Ÿ” 152    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 61    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

A free checklist for you.

Disclosure: This is from my landscape business.

03.02.2026 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Give Brad your money!

03.02.2026 04:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Very cool groundbreaking at Dem-Con this am in Shako. This plant will process organic waste into biochar and renewable natural gas and is key in reaching 100% Clean Energy by 2040. ๐ŸŒฑ

Proud to support it with the incredible Rep Hollins!!

Learn more -> dem-con.com/about/organi...

03.02.2026 04:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Proud of the work weโ€™ve done for Shakopee and Minnesota and excited to keep representing the community I love.

We are running for re-election in 2026 to support Shakopee, help MNs afford their lives, and fight Trumpโ€™s regime.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Donate to our campaign -> secure.actblue.com/donate/tabke...

03.02.2026 02:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Bon Iver says he is wearing a whistle at the Grammys
to honour the peaceful observers in Minneapolis

01.02.2026 23:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4349    ๐Ÿ” 697    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 28
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Liam has been on my mind constantly the past 2 weeks. This picture was seared into my brain; it is evidence of the total lack of humanity within this administration.
Many thanks to @danilawaart.bsky.social for allowing me to recreate this beautiful work as crop art.
#cropart #iceout #jamesbaldwin

01.02.2026 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 420    ๐Ÿ” 118    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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Donate Your Skymiles โ€” Stand With Minnesota Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas

Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.

01.02.2026 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1234    ๐Ÿ” 930    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 52

DFL legislators need to insist on a compensation fund of tens of millions of dollars to offset economic harms of the ICE siege. It infuriates me that Mercado Central has to hold a $500,000 bake sale to hold onto their building. Tens of fucking millions.

01.02.2026 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 883    ๐Ÿ” 271    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
Graphic saying: This week, 50% of every new membership will be donated to Mi Casa to feed, house, and support families who cannot safely leave their homes because of ICEโ€™s u lawful, reckless Minnesota Occupation.

Graphic saying: This week, 50% of every new membership will be donated to Mi Casa to feed, house, and support families who cannot safely leave their homes because of ICEโ€™s u lawful, reckless Minnesota Occupation.

Support both my (prof) work and MN families.

50% of new A Better Yard memberships go to Mi Casa for rent, food, and bills.

We are a group of Midwesterners working to reduce chemical use, support pollinators and songbirds, and save clean water in our home landscapes.

Join -> ABetterYard.org. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

01.02.2026 18:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renรฉe Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.

More than 34,000 Minnesotans signed up to be trained as ICED observers with various activist groups in recent weeks, many of them since Jan. 7, when a federal agent shot and killed Renรฉe Good.

31.01.2026 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2318    ๐Ÿ” 664    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 178
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I look forward to working alongside Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social to harness the strength of Minnesotaโ€™s two largest public law offices to stand up to Trumpโ€™s authoritarianism.

To support our efforts and participate in your caucus, please visit cedrickfrazier.org/caucus

31.01.2026 22:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Great turnout today in cold temps for We Ride in Unity - Iowa City, Bike Library - Remembering Alex Pretti. Ride Together Stand Together #noice #iowa

31.01.2026 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 201    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

What is A Better Yard?

A community of Upper Midwest homeowners changing how landscapes are done, so that we can push back on chemical dependence, bring back pollinators and songbirds, and protect our clean water.

(PS: We just switched names from Minnesota Gardening before this ICE hell broke out.)

31.01.2026 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Better Yard Lawns are weird. We pour chemicals on them, waste water on them, and then wonder why pollinators are disappearing and everyoneโ€™s worried about toxins in their yard. A Better Yard is for homeowners who...

Trying to find more ways to support my friends at Mi Casa here in Shakopee. They are doing the incredible work of feeding people and supporting families with rent, bills, meds, etc.

Will donate 50% of new annual memberships this week to Mi Casa.

--> ABetterYard.org

31.01.2026 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Remember when we had federal agents investigating child sex traffickers instead of hiring child sex traffickers and giving them a bonus?

31.01.2026 01:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 73    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Arresting journalists is an outrageous attack on the First Amendment and is a tactic meant to silence the truth.

Keep speaking up and donโ€™t turn away from Minnesota.

30.01.2026 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 80    ๐Ÿ” 38    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

How far into the poem do we have to get before everyone stands together against all of this?!

Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, Freedom to assemble, checks and balances. All of these things that make America great and working toward a more perfect union must be protected!

30.01.2026 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whatever weโ€™re doing, itโ€™s not enough.

30.01.2026 04:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1031    ๐Ÿ” 402    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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Sen. Alice Mann calls out โ€œboth sides-ismโ€ during the ICE occupation.

โ€œWe have seen the videos so do not sit there and tell me what I know to be true is not true.โ€

30.01.2026 01:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Call your Senators!!!

Nothing has changed here on the ground in Minnesota. Please do not take the bait.

Get ICE out of here before you fund the Federal Govโ€™t!!!

30.01.2026 01:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Where do I go to get my apology from Corporate Media for amplifying obviously absurd disinformation about Trump pivoting in Minnesota that did not even last 24 hours before he explicitly renounced the lie?

30.01.2026 00:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3898    ๐Ÿ” 983    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 68    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

please remember that no matter how many โ€œICE is losing in MNโ€ articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.

people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.

28.01.2026 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9767    ๐Ÿ” 3353    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42    ๐Ÿ“Œ 57

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