If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.

Bar Chart: Jobs Created Last 12 Months Before Trump versus First 12 Months Under Trump Before Trump: 1.24M Under Trump: 359K Source: BLS

JOBS REPORT:

We now have a full year of jobs data for Trump's second term and can compare it to the final year of jobs data under Biden, after the benchmark revision.

Bottom Line: Dramatic slowdown in job creation under Trump

#NumbersDay #EconSky

This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

today is the last day i will ask you to donate to people’s rent this month.

we are trying very hard to meet a $30,000
goal today to help the last few families on our list before their rent grace period ends.

Charge of the 1st Minnesota Learn about the 1st Minnesota's involvement at the Battle of Gettysburg, from their famous charge on July 2 to Longstreet’s July 3 assault against the...

Not highly important but it's a shame this piece did not link this moment with the courage of the First Minnesota regiment at Gettysburg. "In self-sacrificing desperate valor this charge has no parallel in any war." www.battlefields.org/learn/articl...

How does one obtain that sweet UNRL Goldy hoodie Harbaugh has?

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My thoughts exactly.

YouTube video by Billy Bragg BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES

I wrote this yesterday about the hero city of Minneapolis

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...

Flawless choice

Still too soon for my new hat, but trending sooner.

OMFG 🤡

Relatable

Presumably this person has sung the line “and the home of the braaaave” thousands of times. And yet he‘s totally befuddled when witnessing it.

Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.

Alex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting.

You have two typos saying “ICE” Nurse when it must actually be ICU Nurse.

Any plans to come to Minnesota?

'Sinister Minnesotans' T-Shirt Show your solidarity with the Sinister Minnesotans refusing to back down from the ICE agents currently polluting their great state with brutality, lawlessness, and an obvious dependence on testosteron...

We've made this Sinister Minnesotans shirt from our Stan Kelly comic this week.

Net proceeds from this shirt will be donated to local organizations doing their part to keep Minnesotans safe and send ICE agents home to ruin their own fucking communities.

Fuck ICE and stay strong, Minneapolis.

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

👏 Love Paige! Donated ✔️

Local angle: Kelly Lynch

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After lying about this baby they gassed and almost killed in their own neighborhood, DHS deleted their post

I watched it, that actually makes it much worse. He never should have been in front of the SUV. We are trained do not get in front of a vehicle like that, there’s only bad outcomes. Also, his video clearly shows she was not surreptitiously reaching for any objects within the vehicles drivers compartment, so the only defense for the agent would be that she was trying to run him over, which clearly isn’t the case, as emphasized by the fact that his legs were out of the way. The video also shows the SUV was moving so slowly that even in icy conditions he should’ve just moved out of the way. In the department of justice we are prohibited from using deadly force purely to prevent escape. Bad shoot all around

A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:

MAFIC? 🚫🤔

Bee Movie. Human and bee, seriously.

Bar Chart: Jobs Created - Private Sector Last 9 Months of Biden versus First 9 Months of Trump II Biden: 1.5 Million Trump II: 411K Source: ADP

POST-ELECTION ECONOMIC NEWS:

ADP's latest private-sector jobs report was released this morning, and the numbers help explain why voters are so worried about the economy and why they went so heavily Democratic last night.

Job growth has collapsed under Trump's tariffs.

#EconSky #NumbersDay

As a dad of a catcher there are no passed balls. Always wild pitch. ✔️

A graphic displaying a bar and line graph titled "HEADLINE INFLATION RATE, YEAR OVER YEAR" from January to September 2025. The title reads: "NEW DATA: Inflation rising for six months in a row as Trump declares, “Inflation? I’ve already taken care of it.”" The line shows inflation dropping from 3.0% in January to a low of approximately 2.2% in April. The bar chart shows inflation then rising continuously from April to September, reaching 3.0% again. The bar for September is the tallest, shown in red, indicating a sustained increase. A yellow marker highlights "LIBERATION DAY TARIFFS (APRIL 2)" at the low point. A photo of Donald Trump pointing is superimposed over the graph. The source is the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Americans are paying higher prices on food, gas, and more. Trump is building a gilded ballroom. Is this America first?