Dave Thul

As Minnesotans are talking about how to address gun violence, it’s important to not overlook the facts-

"I'm scared of good guys with guns. I think a school is my best chance at not being shot at." 

Those words are from the journal of the Minneapolis school shooter.

How long until MAGA starts pitching the idea that the solution to the ‘rigged’ census is to simply reinstate the original language of Article 1.

‘three fifths of all other persons’

When you’ve lost the Gateway Pundit-

The current president has the ability to arrest members of his opposition party in large part because the former president was old and frail and his staff concealed it.

Enterprise Minnesota fears funding cut that would hurt rural factories, manufacturers and suppliers. The U.S. Commerce Department plans to use the funding, which goes to Enterprise Minnesota in this state, to boost emerging technologies such as AI and quantum.

US government cutting funding for…

wait for it…

‘Rural manufacturing programs’

www.startribune.com/manufacturin...

Huge decline at LA port is a hit to truckers—and a stark warning of coming tariff damage Los Angeles is already experiencing a huge drop-off, and truckers in other cities will soon be hit too.

"Huge decline at LA port is a hit to truckers—and a stark warning of coming tariff damage" fortune.com/article/huge...

Brian Kilmeade: Vladimir Putin is ‘Embarrassing President Trump’ Brian Kilmeade did not hold back Friday morning when he argued why President Trump is getting embarrassed by Russian President Putin amid stalled peace talks.

When you’ve lost Fox News.

www.mediaite.com/tv/brian-kil...

Lmao the amount of SPY calls increased by over 10x literally 10 min before the announcement Contract:

People were informed about Trumps tariff announcement prior to his social media post or official announcement.

This is a clear case of insider fraud and market manipulation.

Schiff Wants Tariff Pause Investigation Over Insider Trading The Senator tells TIME he is concerned Trump engaged in insider trading or market manipulation with his abrupt reversal of tariffs.

Valid concern.
time.com/7276234/trum...

Small Minnesota company is leaving goods in China because it can’t afford tariffs As President Donald Trump readies to enact another tariff round Wednesday, the reality of costs is hitting businesses, including Busy Baby.

An American small business headed for bankruptcy because of the tariffs that MAGA assured us would be paid by China.

www.startribune.com/busy-baby-sm...

Good lord how did I get that wrong? Thanks!

Dow nosedives 1,600 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq drop the most since 2020 after Trump's tariff onslaught Thursday saw further volatility roil markets in light of Trump's raft of tariffs. The major averages suffered their worst day since 2020.

“Dow Jones drops the most since the last time Trump was in the first few months of his term”

www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/s...

"1) Impose hundreds of billions of dollars in new taxes on Americans without public/congressional input 2) Are based on secret calculations that have little, if any, connection to actual foreign trade barriers 3) Ignore all US tariff/non-tariff barriers, which in some cases are quite high 4) Are justified by a "national emergency" that reflects a total misunderstanding of how trade deficits work 5) Disregard US trade agreement commitments, including ones made by Trump himself 6) Will make us all poorer, and likely do real & lasting harm to the US economy (including in manufacturing) 7) Embolden our adversaries around the world And those are just the ones off the top of my head."

A reaction from my @cato.org colleague Scott Lincicome to Trump's new tariffs. He says they:

Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq

I find it outrageous as well.

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.
#TrumpTariffs

Congratulations, boss, you've done it: You're bigger than covid.

Oh, yes, just like the courts saved us last time.

Negligently disclosing national defense information is illegal — and it doesn't have to be classified The Espionage Act, the law that often has been used in criminal cases involving leaks or mishandling of classified information, contains a provision making it

NBC News: The Espionage Act contains a provision making it crime to disclose national defense secrets "through gross negligence."
 
The law does not require info be classified, because it was written before the classification system existed. The law refers simply to "national defense information."

TONIGHT—Join us in Dallas for a Principles First Dinner titled “The Future of American Leadership & Foreign Policy” featuring keynote remarks from Colin Allred in conversation with @heathmayo.bsky.social.

If Pete Hegseth had any honor, he would resign As a former JAG officer, I’ve helped investigate numerous allegations of classified information spillages, and I’ve never even heard of anything as egregious as the Atlantic breach.

This great piece by @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social is running in the largest paper in Pete’s home state today.

www.startribune.com/if-pete-hegs...

Anderson: Packing your own lunch for a trip to Canada? Bring receipts to pay extra tariff American ‘pork and beaners’ will find out there’s no free lunch.

Americans going on Canadian fishing trips are about to have sticker shock.

www.startribune.com/anderson-pac...

GOP calls for Sen. Justin Eichorn to resign after arrest on suspicion of soliciting teen for sex The Grand Rapids Republican thought he was talking to a teen girl. The person was actually a Twin Cities police detective, officials said.

Minnesota Republicans have the common sense to call for a state senator charged with a serious felony to resign.

Minnesota Democrats failed that test.

www.startribune.com/justin-eicho...

Trump orders attacks against Houthis in Yemen President Donald Trump announced he ordered the U.S. military to launch "decisive and powerful military action" against the Houthis in Yemen.

This is an unreported aspect of why Biden lost. The Suez Canal was closed by terrorists and he barely responded. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...

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Veterans fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed, including some who voted for Trump Veterans who have been abruptly fired from federal jobs say they feel betrayed by the Trump administration's dramatic downsizing of government.

This is going to have an impact on Trumps approval numbers.

apnews.com/article/trum...

European defence stocks soar as arms makers expect orders boom Big rises for BAE, Rheinmetall, Thales and Leonardo amid European push to support possible Ukraine peace deal * Business live – latest updates Share prices in European weapons companies have soared as investors anticipated significantly higher…

European defence stocks soar as arms makers expect orders boom

Hey, Marco Rubio. Enjoying your decision to throw away whatever last shreds of your dignity to serve this disgraceful human?

Symposium: Barack Obama is not king By John Eastman on Feb 11, 2016

Man this is a fucking riot. From site to author to subject matter.

#PrinciplesFirst