#amyklobuchar — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/people/72914/ Tech CEOs summoned to Congress for another hearing on social media’s risks for children #AlexanderNeville #AmyKlobuchar #Business #CarsonBride #ChuckGrassley #EvanSpiegel #MarkZuckerberg #MarshaBlackburn #RichardDurbin #SachaHaworth #SundarPichai #Technology #USNews
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Senators Urge Judge To Scrutinize Live Nation-Ticketmaster Settlement With Justice Department
#News #Politics #AmyKlobuchar #ElectionLine #ElizabethWarren #JusticeDepartment #LiveNation #LiveNationTicketmaster #Ticketmasterhttps://deadline.com/2026/04/senators-live-nation-ticketmaster-settlement-1236861769/
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After ‘Weak’ Live Nation-DOJ Settlement, Senator Amy Klobuchar Introduces Antitrust Accountability and Transparency Act
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Senator Amy Klobuchar on ‘Weak’ Live Nation-DOJ Settlement: ‘It’s Absolutely Disrespectful to Fans’
#Variety #News #AmyKlobucharhttps://variety.com/2026/music/news/senator-klobuchar-on-weak-live-nation-doj-settlement-1236682893/
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Ron Wyden Is Begging His Colleagues To Stop Trying To Hand Trump A Censorship Weapon
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Chaos at Truman Gala: Protesters Including Hartzell Gray Confront Cleaver
What was meant to be a night of party unity turned into a display of public disruption as Hartzell Gray and others heckled Senator Klobuchar and Representative Cleaver.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/chaos-at-truman-gala/
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Amy Klobuchar Warns Trump’s Federal Crackdown Is Backfiring—and Democrats Are Ready to Win
At the Harris County Democratic Party JJR gala, Klobuchar connects Minnesota’s crackdown to a national awakening—and explains why democracy is pushing back and winning.
#AmyKlobuchar #authoritarianism #CivilRights #democracy #DonaldTrump #DueProcess #Elections #FederalOverreach #healthcare #ICE #Minnesota #ProgressivePolitics #TexasDemocrats #VoterMobilization https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oEh -
We need her in the #Senate
Democratic Sen. #AmyKlobuchar says she's running for #Minnesota governor after Gov. #TimWalz dropped out
#Congress #USpol #MNpol
https://apnews.com/article/klobuchar-minnesota-governor-walz-trump-deec28156a6ed2aca6b12971824d6e3e -
Democratic senator Amy Klobuchar announces run for Minnesota governor https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/amy-klobuchar-minnesota-governor-campaign #Minnesota #AmyKlobuchar #Democrats #UsPolitics #UsNews
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#minnesota #AmyKlobuchar #governor
I happen to like her , I think she is smart;
“ U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Thursday she is running for governor of Minnesota, promising to take on President Donald Trump while unifying a state that has endured a series of challenges even before the federal government’s immigration crackdown. ”
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Senate Hearing On Netflix-Warner Bros. Transaction Set For Feb. 3; Co-CEO Ted Sarandos To Testify
#News #Politics #AmyKlobuchar #Antitrust #ElectionLine #MikeLee #Netflix #Paramount #SenateJudiciaryCommittee #Warnerbrosdiscoveryhttps://deadline.com/2026/01/senate-hearing-netflix-ted-sarandos-1236696962/
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Former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya launches Senate bid in Minnesota https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/696284/ #AdamSchwarze #AmyKlobuchar #AngieCraig #DavidHann #DonaldTrump #Elections #Football #GeneralNews #IlhanOmar #MarcoRubio #MicheleTafoya #Minnesota #MNStateWire #NFL #NormColeman #PeggyFlanagan #Politics #RoyceWhite #SendToAppleNews #Sports #TimScott #TimWalz #TomWeiler #U.S.News #U.S.RepublicanParty #UnitedStatesSenate #veterans
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For Good
Minneapolis seems to be in the spotlight again.
You’ve probably heard about ICE murdering Renee Nicole Good on Wednesday morning. I was at work and spent the remainder of the day distracted and trying to not cry. That’s pretty much how Thursday and Friday went too.
Saturday James and I went to a protest at a park a few blocks from where Good was killed. This is about a 15 minute bike ride from my house, but with 5,000 other people heading to the same location, it happily took a little longer. It was healing being there on a 20F /-6.6C day. People were angry but calm, and care permeated the whole area. The last week we’ve been having thawing during the day and re-freezing overnight and sidewalks are covered in lumpy, slippery ice. Volunteers were out sprinkling grit on the park sidewalks. People were helping each other navigate the ice. Younger folks were using the signs they had brought to slide down icy hills. There were families with children from infants to teenagers.
There were so many people James and I couldn’t even get close to the center of the event where the speakers were, or the street where people were gathering for the march to the sight of Good’s murder and where there is now a beautiful memorial. But that didn’t matter, we were there, adding our bodies and voices.
James’s bike commute to and from work takes him not far from the memorial. He generally bikes through George Floyd Square, Itself a memorial, and only a few blocks north. He plans on detouring by Good’s memorial this week to add note and a prayer.
We stayed a little over an hour before heading home, though the event continued well into the evening. When we had arrived ours were the only bikes at the bike rack. When we left I had to do some contortions to get close enough to the rack to unlock my bike because it was packed. At a table nearby were some women offering water to keep folks hydrated and free pizza. One would yell, “Grab a slice!” And then the other would yell, “Fuck ICE!” They had a great rhythm going and people were smiling and grateful and asking if they could make a donation and the women would refuse money and suggest they give it places delivering food and supplies to people who are afraid of leaving their homes.
Good’s murder Wednesday was not the only horror. ICE showed up and Roosevelt High School, just down the street from my house, when classes were getting out for the day. They detained two staff members, tackled teachers who were trying to keep the kids safe, and then they pepper sprayed and set off tear gas on the teachers and the kids.
I have not been trained on ICE watch, but I have neighbors who are out on patrol regularly. I have a sangha member who has been trained in de-escalation who has been going to hot spots, trying to talk people down, including ICE agents. I have a whistle I have begun wearing whenever I go out so I can sound an alert if I see ICE activity.
Ilhan Omar, my Congressional representative, showed up at the ICE detention facility by the airport Friday demanding to be allowed in to check on how people are being treated. It is her right and prerogative as a member of Congress to have access to ICE facilities. They would not allow her entrance.
One of my senators, Amy Klobuchar, announced Saturday that we now have more ICE agents in the Twin Cities than the combined number of police officers on the Minneapolis and St Paul police force.
We are under siege. We are resisting.
Don’t believe the lies coming from Kristi Noem, President Trump, and Vice President Vance. If you want to know what is really going on, following the local independent news sources: Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota Reformer, and MinnPost. They are all paywall-free.
Renee Good was a 37-year-old mother and prize-winning poet. You can read her poem “On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs” at poets.org.
Poet Amanda Gorman wrote a beautiful tribute for Good:
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by I.C.E. on January 7, 2026.by Amanda Gorman
They say she is no more,
That there her absence roars,
Blood-blown like a rose.
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles,
Dark fury of flowers,
Pure howling of hymns.If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief,
Crouches our power,
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater
Of the worst of what we’ve been.Change is only possible,
& all the greater,
When the labour
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love
& better angels of our nature.What they call death & void,
We know is breath & voice;
In the end, gorgeously,
Endures our enormity.You could believe departed to be the dawn
When the blank night has so long stood.
But our bright-fled angels will never be fully gone,
When they forever are so fiercely Good.It is hard to go on with regular life in the face of all of this, but it is also important to retain some touchstones of normalcy whenever possible for the purpose of mental health and well being. I read a great book called The Garden by Nick Newman. It’s a nebulous post-apocalyptic time with two late middle aged sisters, Evie and Lily, who have lived in the walled estate just the two of them since they were young. Then a boy makes it over the wall and their settled routines are overturned and their relationship cracks. We learn the truth of the sisters’ lives in carefully spooled out flashbacks and current day comments and actions. It is quiet and creepy and deliciously unsettling. The ending is a bit soft, but I forgive that given all that came before.
Also, my bathroom remodel is mostly done! There are a few finishing things still pending but it is done enough that we can use it. The contractor picked out the sink on the promise that it would be smaller than our old one, but it turned out to be larger. We said we didn’t like it, found one we liked better, and they have ordered it and will swap it out in the next week or two.
And now of course, we will need to repaint, get a new window and shower curtain, and a new mirror so it all matches and looks new and shiny. These things we can take our time with because I want to make sure we like them since I never want to do this again while I am living in this house.
Here is part of the old tub-shower. You can see the enamel of the tub was peeling off, and the side of the tub was knee-high. I look at that photo and wonder how we put up with it looking so terrible for so long!
And now we have this:
The photo doesn’t show the true color very well. The tile is a mottled light to medium gray with bits of white and dark gray in it. The grout is a light gray. The tile on the bathroom floor is the same as in the shower. It is lovely. And James is pleased with the folding chair and grab bars.
Books and a new bathroom are definite blessings amidst the horror outside my door. And my Buddhist sangha and Beloved Community Circle have been both a refuge and a source of support. I’ve never felt so much community belonging and support in my life. It fills my heart with love and gives me strength.
#AmandaGorman #AmyKlobuchar #bathroomRemodel #community #ICE #IhanOmar #poetry #protests #ReneeNicoleGood #TheGardenByNickNewman
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For Good
Minneapolis seems to be in the spotlight again.
You’ve probably heard about ICE murdering Renee Nicole Good on Wednesday morning. I was at work and spent the remainder of the day distracted and trying to not cry. That’s pretty much how Thursday and Friday went too.
Saturday James and I went to a protest at a park a few blocks from where Good was killed. This is about a 15 minute bike ride from my house, but with 5,000 other people heading to the same location, it happily took a little longer. It was healing being there on a 20F /-6.6C day. People were angry but calm, and care permeated the whole area. The last week we’ve been having thawing during the day and re-freezing overnight and sidewalks are covered in lumpy, slippery ice. Volunteers were out sprinkling grit on the park sidewalks. People were helping each other navigate the ice. Younger folks were using the signs they had brought to slide down icy hills. There were families with children from infants to teenagers.
There were so many people James and I couldn’t even get close to the center of the event where the speakers were, or the street where people were gathering for the march to the sight of Good’s murder and where there is now a beautiful memorial. But that didn’t matter, we were there, adding our bodies and voices.
James’s bike commute to and from work takes him not far from the memorial. He generally bikes through George Floyd Square, Itself a memorial, and only a few blocks north. He plans on detouring by Good’s memorial this week to add note and a prayer.
We stayed a little over an hour before heading home, though the event continued well into the evening. When we had arrived ours were the only bikes at the bike rack. When we left I had to do some contortions to get close enough to the rack to unlock my bike because it was packed. At a table nearby were some women offering water to keep folks hydrated and free pizza. One would yell, “Grab a slice!” And then the other would yell, “Fuck ICE!” They had a great rhythm going and people were smiling and grateful and asking if they could make a donation and the women would refuse money and suggest they give it places delivering food and supplies to people who are afraid of leaving their homes.
Good’s murder Wednesday was not the only horror. ICE showed up and Roosevelt High School, just down the street from my house, when classes were getting out for the day. They detained two staff members, tackled teachers who were trying to keep the kids safe, and then they pepper sprayed and set off tear gas on the teachers and the kids.
I have not been trained on ICE watch, but I have neighbors who are out on patrol regularly. I have a sangha member who has been trained in de-escalation who has been going to hot spots, trying to talk people down, including ICE agents. I have a whistle I have begun wearing whenever I go out so I can sound an alert if I see ICE activity.
Ilhan Omar, my Congressional representative, showed up at the ICE detention facility by the airport Friday demanding to be allowed in to check on how people are being treated. It is her right and prerogative as a member of Congress to have access to ICE facilities. They would not allow her entrance.
One of my senators, Amy Klobuchar, announced Saturday that we now have more ICE agents in the Twin Cities than the combined number of police officers on the Minneapolis and St Paul police force.
We are under siege. We are resisting.
Don’t believe the lies coming from Kristi Noem, President Trump, and Vice President Vance. If you want to know what is really going on, following the local independent news sources: Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota Reformer, and MinnPost. They are all paywall-free.
Renee Good was a 37-year-old mother and prize-winning poet. You can read her poem “On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs” at poets.org.
Poet Amanda Gorman wrote a beautiful tribute for Good:
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by I.C.E. on January 7, 2026.by Amanda Gorman
They say she is no more,
That there her absence roars,
Blood-blown like a rose.
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles,
Dark fury of flowers,
Pure howling of hymns.If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief,
Crouches our power,
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater
Of the worst of what we’ve been.Change is only possible,
& all the greater,
When the labour
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love
& better angels of our nature.What they call death & void,
We know is breath & voice;
In the end, gorgeously,
Endures our enormity.You could believe departed to be the dawn
When the blank night has so long stood.
But our bright-fled angels will never be fully gone,
When they forever are so fiercely Good.It is hard to go on with regular life in the face of all of this, but it is also important to retain some touchstones of normalcy whenever possible for the purpose of mental health and well being. I read a great book called The Garden by Nick Newman. It’s a nebulous post-apocalyptic time with two late middle aged sisters, Evie and Lily, who have lived in the walled estate just the two of them since they were young. Then a boy makes it over the wall and their settled routines are overturned and their relationship cracks. We learn the truth of the sisters’ lives in carefully spooled out flashbacks and current day comments and actions. It is quiet and creepy and deliciously unsettling. The ending is a bit soft, but I forgive that given all that came before.
Also, my bathroom remodel is mostly done! There are a few finishing things still pending but it is done enough that we can use it. The contractor picked out the sink on the promise that it would be smaller than our old one, but it turned out to be larger. We said we didn’t like it, found one we liked better, and they have ordered it and will swap it out in the next week or two.
And now of course, we will need to repaint, get a new window and shower curtain, and a new mirror so it all matches and looks new and shiny. These things we can take our time with because I want to make sure we like them since I never want to do this again while I am living in this house.
Here is part of the old tub-shower. You can see the enamel of the tub was peeling off, and the side of the tub was knee-high. I look at that photo and wonder how we put up with it looking so terrible for so long!
And now we have this:
The photo doesn’t show the true color very well. The tile is a mottled light to medium gray with bits of white and dark gray in it. The grout is a light gray. The tile on the bathroom floor is the same as in the shower. It is lovely. And James is pleased with the folding chair and grab bars.
Books and a new bathroom are definite blessings amidst the horror outside my door. And my Buddhist sangha and Beloved Community Circle have been both a refuge and a source of support. I’ve never felt so much community belonging and support in my life. It fills my heart with love and gives me strength.
#AmandaGorman #AmyKlobuchar #bathroomRemodel #community #ICE #IhanOmar #poetry #protests #ReneeNicoleGood #TheGardenByNickNewman
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For Good
Minneapolis seems to be in the spotlight again.
You’ve probably heard about ICE murdering Renee Nicole Good on Wednesday morning. I was at work and spent the remainder of the day distracted and trying to not cry. That’s pretty much how Thursday and Friday went too.
Saturday James and I went to a protest at a park a few blocks from where Good was killed. This is about a 15 minute bike ride from my house, but with 5,000 other people heading to the same location, it happily took a little longer. It was healing being there on a 20F /-6.6C day. People were angry but calm, and care permeated the whole area. The last week we’ve been having thawing during the day and re-freezing overnight and sidewalks are covered in lumpy, slippery ice. Volunteers were out sprinkling grit on the park sidewalks. People were helping each other navigate the ice. Younger folks were using the signs they had brought to slide down icy hills. There were families with children from infants to teenagers.
There were so many people James and I couldn’t even get close to the center of the event where the speakers were, or the street where people were gathering for the march to the sight of Good’s murder and where there is now a beautiful memorial. But that didn’t matter, we were there, adding our bodies and voices.
James’s bike commute to and from work takes him not far from the memorial. He generally bikes through George Floyd Square, Itself a memorial, and only a few blocks north. He plans on detouring by Good’s memorial this week to add note and a prayer.
We stayed a little over an hour before heading home, though the event continued well into the evening. When we had arrived ours were the only bikes at the bike rack. When we left I had to do some contortions to get close enough to the rack to unlock my bike because it was packed. At a table nearby were some women offering water to keep folks hydrated and free pizza. One would yell, “Grab a slice!” And then the other would yell, “Fuck ICE!” They had a great rhythm going and people were smiling and grateful and asking if they could make a donation and the women would refuse money and suggest they give it places delivering food and supplies to people who are afraid of leaving their homes.
Good’s murder Wednesday was not the only horror. ICE showed up and Roosevelt High School, just down the street from my house, when classes were getting out for the day. They detained two staff members, tackled teachers who were trying to keep the kids safe, and then they pepper sprayed and set off tear gas on the teachers and the kids.
I have not been trained on ICE watch, but I have neighbors who are out on patrol regularly. I have a sangha member who has been trained in de-escalation who has been going to hot spots, trying to talk people down, including ICE agents. I have a whistle I have begun wearing whenever I go out so I can sound an alert if I see ICE activity.
Ilhan Omar, my Congressional representative, showed up at the ICE detention facility by the airport Friday demanding to be allowed in to check on how people are being treated. It is her right and prerogative as a member of Congress to have access to ICE facilities. They would not allow her entrance.
One of my senators, Amy Klobuchar, announced Saturday that we now have more ICE agents in the Twin Cities than the combined number of police officers on the Minneapolis and St Paul police force.
We are under siege. We are resisting.
Don’t believe the lies coming from Kristi Noem, President Trump, and Vice President Vance. If you want to know what is really going on, following the local independent news sources: Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota Reformer, and MinnPost. They are all paywall-free.
Renee Good was a 37-year-old mother and prize-winning poet. You can read her poem “On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs” at poets.org.
Poet Amanda Gorman wrote a beautiful tribute for Good:
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by I.C.E. on January 7, 2026.by Amanda Gorman
They say she is no more,
That there her absence roars,
Blood-blown like a rose.
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles,
Dark fury of flowers,
Pure howling of hymns.If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief,
Crouches our power,
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater
Of the worst of what we’ve been.Change is only possible,
& all the greater,
When the labour
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love
& better angels of our nature.What they call death & void,
We know is breath & voice;
In the end, gorgeously,
Endures our enormity.You could believe departed to be the dawn
When the blank night has so long stood.
But our bright-fled angels will never be fully gone,
When they forever are so fiercely Good.It is hard to go on with regular life in the face of all of this, but it is also important to retain some touchstones of normalcy whenever possible for the purpose of mental health and well being. I read a great book called The Garden by Nick Newman. It’s a nebulous post-apocalyptic time with two late middle aged sisters, Evie and Lily, who have lived in the walled estate just the two of them since they were young. Then a boy makes it over the wall and their settled routines are overturned and their relationship cracks. We learn the truth of the sisters’ lives in carefully spooled out flashbacks and current day comments and actions. It is quiet and creepy and deliciously unsettling. The ending is a bit soft, but I forgive that given all that came before.
Also, my bathroom remodel is mostly done! There are a few finishing things still pending but it is done enough that we can use it. The contractor picked out the sink on the promise that it would be smaller than our old one, but it turned out to be larger. We said we didn’t like it, found one we liked better, and they have ordered it and will swap it out in the next week or two.
And now of course, we will need to repaint, get a new window and shower curtain, and a new mirror so it all matches and looks new and shiny. These things we can take our time with because I want to make sure we like them since I never want to do this again while I am living in this house.
Here is part of the old tub-shower. You can see the enamel of the tub was peeling off, and the side of the tub was knee-high. I look at that photo and wonder how we put up with it looking so terrible for so long!
And now we have this:
The photo doesn’t show the true color very well. The tile is a mottled light to medium gray with bits of white and dark gray in it. The grout is a light gray. The tile on the bathroom floor is the same as in the shower. It is lovely. And James is pleased with the folding chair and grab bars.
Books and a new bathroom are definite blessings amidst the horror outside my door. And my Buddhist sangha and Beloved Community Circle have been both a refuge and a source of support. I’ve never felt so much community belonging and support in my life. It fills my heart with love and gives me strength.
#AmandaGorman #AmyKlobuchar #bathroomRemodel #community #ICE #IhanOmar #poetry #protests #ReneeNicoleGood #TheGardenByNickNewman
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For Good
Minneapolis seems to be in the spotlight again.
You’ve probably heard about ICE murdering Renee Nicole Good on Wednesday morning. I was at work and spent the remainder of the day distracted and trying to not cry. That’s pretty much how Thursday and Friday went too.
Saturday James and I went to a protest at a park a few blocks from where Good was killed. This is about a 15 minute bike ride from my house, but with 5,000 other people heading to the same location, it happily took a little longer. It was healing being there on a 20F /-6.6C day. People were angry but calm, and care permeated the whole area. The last week we’ve been having thawing during the day and re-freezing overnight and sidewalks are covered in lumpy, slippery ice. Volunteers were out sprinkling grit on the park sidewalks. People were helping each other navigate the ice. Younger folks were using the signs they had brought to slide down icy hills. There were families with children from infants to teenagers.
There were so many people James and I couldn’t even get close to the center of the event where the speakers were, or the street where people were gathering for the march to the sight of Good’s murder and where there is now a beautiful memorial. But that didn’t matter, we were there, adding our bodies and voices.
James’s bike commute to and from work takes him not far from the memorial. He generally bikes through George Floyd Square, Itself a memorial, and only a few blocks north. He plans on detouring by Good’s memorial this week to add note and a prayer.
We stayed a little over an hour before heading home, though the event continued well into the evening. When we had arrived ours were the only bikes at the bike rack. When we left I had to do some contortions to get close enough to the rack to unlock my bike because it was packed. At a table nearby were some women offering water to keep folks hydrated and free pizza. One would yell, “Grab a slice!” And then the other would yell, “Fuck ICE!” They had a great rhythm going and people were smiling and grateful and asking if they could make a donation and the women would refuse money and suggest they give it places delivering food and supplies to people who are afraid of leaving their homes.
Good’s murder Wednesday was not the only horror. ICE showed up and Roosevelt High School, just down the street from my house, when classes were getting out for the day. They detained two staff members, tackled teachers who were trying to keep the kids safe, and then they pepper sprayed and set off tear gas on the teachers and the kids.
I have not been trained on ICE watch, but I have neighbors who are out on patrol regularly. I have a sangha member who has been trained in de-escalation who has been going to hot spots, trying to talk people down, including ICE agents. I have a whistle I have begun wearing whenever I go out so I can sound an alert if I see ICE activity.
Ilhan Omar, my Congressional representative, showed up at the ICE detention facility by the airport Friday demanding to be allowed in to check on how people are being treated. It is her right and prerogative as a member of Congress to have access to ICE facilities. They would not allow her entrance.
One of my senators, Amy Klobuchar, announced Saturday that we now have more ICE agents in the Twin Cities than the combined number of police officers on the Minneapolis and St Paul police force.
We are under siege. We are resisting.
Don’t believe the lies coming from Kristi Noem, President Trump, and Vice President Vance. If you want to know what is really going on, following the local independent news sources: Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota Reformer, and MinnPost. They are all paywall-free.
Renee Good was a 37-year-old mother and prize-winning poet. You can read her poem “On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs” at poets.org.
Poet Amanda Gorman wrote a beautiful tribute for Good:
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by I.C.E. on January 7, 2026.by Amanda Gorman
They say she is no more,
That there her absence roars,
Blood-blown like a rose.
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles,
Dark fury of flowers,
Pure howling of hymns.If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief,
Crouches our power,
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater
Of the worst of what we’ve been.Change is only possible,
& all the greater,
When the labour
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love
& better angels of our nature.What they call death & void,
We know is breath & voice;
In the end, gorgeously,
Endures our enormity.You could believe departed to be the dawn
When the blank night has so long stood.
But our bright-fled angels will never be fully gone,
When they forever are so fiercely Good.It is hard to go on with regular life in the face of all of this, but it is also important to retain some touchstones of normalcy whenever possible for the purpose of mental health and well being. I read a great book called The Garden by Nick Newman. It’s a nebulous post-apocalyptic time with two late middle aged sisters, Evie and Lily, who have lived in the walled estate just the two of them since they were young. Then a boy makes it over the wall and their settled routines are overturned and their relationship cracks. We learn the truth of the sisters’ lives in carefully spooled out flashbacks and current day comments and actions. It is quiet and creepy and deliciously unsettling. The ending is a bit soft, but I forgive that given all that came before.
Also, my bathroom remodel is mostly done! There are a few finishing things still pending but it is done enough that we can use it. The contractor picked out the sink on the promise that it would be smaller than our old one, but it turned out to be larger. We said we didn’t like it, found one we liked better, and they have ordered it and will swap it out in the next week or two.
And now of course, we will need to repaint, get a new window and shower curtain, and a new mirror so it all matches and looks new and shiny. These things we can take our time with because I want to make sure we like them since I never want to do this again while I am living in this house.
Here is part of the old tub-shower. You can see the enamel of the tub was peeling off, and the side of the tub was knee-high. I look at that photo and wonder how we put up with it looking so terrible for so long!
And now we have this:
The photo doesn’t show the true color very well. The tile is a mottled light to medium gray with bits of white and dark gray in it. The grout is a light gray. The tile on the bathroom floor is the same as in the shower. It is lovely. And James is pleased with the folding chair and grab bars.
Books and a new bathroom are definite blessings amidst the horror outside my door. And my Buddhist sangha and Beloved Community Circle have been both a refuge and a source of support. I’ve never felt so much community belonging and support in my life. It fills my heart with love and gives me strength.
#AmandaGorman #AmyKlobuchar #bathroomRemodel #community #ICE #IhanOmar #poetry #protests #ReneeNicoleGood #TheGardenByNickNewman
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For Good
Minneapolis seems to be in the spotlight again.
You’ve probably heard about ICE murdering Renee Nicole Good on Wednesday morning. I was at work and spent the remainder of the day distracted and trying to not cry. That’s pretty much how Thursday and Friday went too.
Saturday James and I went to a protest at a park a few blocks from where Good was killed. This is about a 15 minute bike ride from my house, but with 5,000 other people heading to the same location, it happily took a little longer. It was healing being there on a 20F /-6.6C day. People were angry but calm, and care permeated the whole area. The last week we’ve been having thawing during the day and re-freezing overnight and sidewalks are covered in lumpy, slippery ice. Volunteers were out sprinkling grit on the park sidewalks. People were helping each other navigate the ice. Younger folks were using the signs they had brought to slide down icy hills. There were families with children from infants to teenagers.
There were so many people James and I couldn’t even get close to the center of the event where the speakers were, or the street where people were gathering for the march to the sight of Good’s murder and where there is now a beautiful memorial. But that didn’t matter, we were there, adding our bodies and voices.
James’s bike commute to and from work takes him not far from the memorial. He generally bikes through George Floyd Square, Itself a memorial, and only a few blocks north. He plans on detouring by Good’s memorial this week to add note and a prayer.
We stayed a little over an hour before heading home, though the event continued well into the evening. When we had arrived ours were the only bikes at the bike rack. When we left I had to do some contortions to get close enough to the rack to unlock my bike because it was packed. At a table nearby were some women offering water to keep folks hydrated and free pizza. One would yell, “Grab a slice!” And then the other would yell, “Fuck ICE!” They had a great rhythm going and people were smiling and grateful and asking if they could make a donation and the women would refuse money and suggest they give it places delivering food and supplies to people who are afraid of leaving their homes.
Good’s murder Wednesday was not the only horror. ICE showed up and Roosevelt High School, just down the street from my house, when classes were getting out for the day. They detained two staff members, tackled teachers who were trying to keep the kids safe, and then they pepper sprayed and set off tear gas on the teachers and the kids.
I have not been trained on ICE watch, but I have neighbors who are out on patrol regularly. I have a sangha member who has been trained in de-escalation who has been going to hot spots, trying to talk people down, including ICE agents. I have a whistle I have begun wearing whenever I go out so I can sound an alert if I see ICE activity.
Ilhan Omar, my Congressional representative, showed up at the ICE detention facility by the airport Friday demanding to be allowed in to check on how people are being treated. It is her right and prerogative as a member of Congress to have access to ICE facilities. They would not allow her entrance.
One of my senators, Amy Klobuchar, announced Saturday that we now have more ICE agents in the Twin Cities than the combined number of police officers on the Minneapolis and St Paul police force.
We are under siege. We are resisting.
Don’t believe the lies coming from Kristi Noem, President Trump, and Vice President Vance. If you want to know what is really going on, following the local independent news sources: Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota Reformer, and MinnPost. They are all paywall-free.
Renee Good was a 37-year-old mother and prize-winning poet. You can read her poem “On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs” at poets.org.
Poet Amanda Gorman wrote a beautiful tribute for Good:
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by I.C.E. on January 7, 2026.by Amanda Gorman
They say she is no more,
That there her absence roars,
Blood-blown like a rose.
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles,
Dark fury of flowers,
Pure howling of hymns.If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief,
Crouches our power,
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater
Of the worst of what we’ve been.Change is only possible,
& all the greater,
When the labour
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love
& better angels of our nature.What they call death & void,
We know is breath & voice;
In the end, gorgeously,
Endures our enormity.You could believe departed to be the dawn
When the blank night has so long stood.
But our bright-fled angels will never be fully gone,
When they forever are so fiercely Good.It is hard to go on with regular life in the face of all of this, but it is also important to retain some touchstones of normalcy whenever possible for the purpose of mental health and well being. I read a great book called The Garden by Nick Newman. It’s a nebulous post-apocalyptic time with two late middle aged sisters, Evie and Lily, who have lived in the walled estate just the two of them since they were young. Then a boy makes it over the wall and their settled routines are overturned and their relationship cracks. We learn the truth of the sisters’ lives in carefully spooled out flashbacks and current day comments and actions. It is quiet and creepy and deliciously unsettling. The ending is a bit soft, but I forgive that given all that came before.
Also, my bathroom remodel is mostly done! There are a few finishing things still pending but it is done enough that we can use it. The contractor picked out the sink on the promise that it would be smaller than our old one, but it turned out to be larger. We said we didn’t like it, found one we liked better, and they have ordered it and will swap it out in the next week or two.
And now of course, we will need to repaint, get a new window and shower curtain, and a new mirror so it all matches and looks new and shiny. These things we can take our time with because I want to make sure we like them since I never want to do this again while I am living in this house.
Here is part of the old tub-shower. You can see the enamel of the tub was peeling off, and the side of the tub was knee-high. I look at that photo and wonder how we put up with it looking so terrible for so long!
And now we have this:
The photo doesn’t show the true color very well. The tile is a mottled light to medium gray with bits of white and dark gray in it. The grout is a light gray. The tile on the bathroom floor is the same as in the shower. It is lovely. And James is pleased with the folding chair and grab bars.
Books and a new bathroom are definite blessings amidst the horror outside my door. And my Buddhist sangha and Beloved Community Circle have been both a refuge and a source of support. I’ve never felt so much community belonging and support in my life. It fills my heart with love and gives me strength.
#AmandaGorman #AmyKlobuchar #bathroomRemodel #community #ICE #IhanOmar #poetry #protests #ReneeNicoleGood #TheGardenByNickNewman
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It's important for Dem voters to make their voices heard by Democratic pols, when they enable #Trump and his #fascist agenda.
For instance, #AmyKlobuchar (among a few others) voted for another Trump judge. This is the kind of thing that only makes #AmericanFascism stronger. #DoNotGoAlong
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https://bsky.app/profile/paleofuture.bsky.social/post/3mbwtlcboc22v
Good god, Amy! Really no basement here, huh.
Forgive the Bluesky link but geez. It's Matt Novak noting that "Amy Klobuchar voted for one of Trump's nominees the day after a woman in her state was murdered by ICE."
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Former Harris running mate Tim Walz ends re-election bid
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/01/05/walz-ends-bid-klobuchar-considers-run/
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Senators Want To Hold The Open Internet Hostage, Demand Zuckerberg Write The Ransom Note
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Sen #AmyKlobuchar grills #FCC chair over his anti-#Kimmel comments
The Minnesota Democrat accused Carr on Wednesday of using his “position to threaten companies.”
Klobuchar highlighted comments Carr made earlier this year, when he said #JimmyKimmel had made “truly sick” comments about Charlie Kirk’s death & warned broadcasters, “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.”
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear goes national with podcast, the hot format for aspiring politicians
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Sen. Cory Booker in rare outburst lambastes Democratic Party
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare public outburst on the Senate floor Tuesday, New Jersey Sen…
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Sen. Cory Booker in rare outburst lambastes Democratic Party
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare public outburst on the Senate floor Tuesday, New Jersey Sen…
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Senate Agriculture's Top Dem: Crypto Market Structure Effort Needs 'Serious Changes' - The Senate Agriculture Committee leapt into Congress' negotiation over crypto's market st... - https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/07/15/senate-agriculture-s-top-dem-crypto-market-structure-effort-needs-serious-changes #senateagriculturecommittee #senatebankingcommittee #cryptolegislation #amyklobuchar #regulation #policy #news
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#Bipartisan Group of Senators Meets With #Netanyahu Despite #ICC Arrest Warrant
Pictures show Democrats like #ChuckSchumer standing next to Netanyahu, smiling.
By Sharon Zhang, Truthout
July 11, 2025"A bipartisan group of senators representing an eighth of the Senate posed for photos and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the U.S. this week, sparking criticism over senators’ smiles next to a man wanted in the Hague for alleged war crimes in #Gaza.
"Netanyahu met with senators on Wednesday, with leaders for both parties, Senators #JohnThune (R-South Dakota) and Chuck Schumer (D-New York) in attendance. Lawmakers proudly posted photos of the meeting, saying that they discussed the genocide in Gaza and praised Israel and the U.S.’s war on Iran during the meeting.
"Netanyahu also met with House Speaker #MikeJohnson (R-Louisiana), the latter of whom said in a post on social media that the two 'discussed America’s commitment to Israel’s security and our shared goal of achieving a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.'
"Pictures of the Senate meeting also showed Senators #CoryBooker (D-New Jersey), #MariaCantwell (D-Washington), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), #ChrisCoons (D-Delaware), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), #AmyKlobuchar (D-Minnesota), Dave McCormick (R-Pennsylvania), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), #JackyRosen (D-Nevada), and #AdamSchiff (D-California).
"The lawmakers posed next to a table set with food and drinks. Sen. #TedCruz (R-Texas), who has already drawn criticism for being on vacation in Greece amid the devastating floods in his state last week, was also at the meeting.
"Lawmakers have drawn criticism for meeting with Netanyahu as his government moves toward expelling all #Palestinians from #Gaza, through death or force. Earlier this week, Netanyahu’s Defense Minister, #IsraelKatz, told reporters that he has instructed the military to plan for confining all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp where they won’t be allowed to leave — a plan likened to #ConcentrationCamps by advocates for #PalestinianRights.
" 'Yesterday these Senators took part in a photo-op with Netanyahu, who is wanted for war crimes. Shameful,' wrote the Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project in a post on social media.
" '#Genocide is #bipartisan,' said Rep. #RashidaTlaib (D-Michigan).
" 'In a just world, every one of these Democratic senators would be primaried — especially the hypocritical Cory Booker who is wisely trying to hide his face in this picture,' said Zeteo Editor-in-Chief Mehdi Hasan. Indeed, Booker and Klobuchar are standing behind other senators in photos posted online.
"The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister #YoavGallant in November. But both officials have since visited the White House, under both the Trump and Biden administrations, with U.S. officials purposefully defying the Hague.
"In fact, earlier this week, the U.S. State Department threatened the ICC in a UN meeting ahead of Netanyahu’s visit, demanding that it drop the charges against Netanyahu and Gallant and terminate 'all investigations and all arrest warrants' against Israel.
"Netanyahu met with President Donald #Trump this week to discuss a proposal for a temporary ceasefire deal in Gaza. However, despite agreement from both parties on the objectives of the genocide, Netanyahu left Washington without the parties announcing a deal. Netanyahu has been accused numerous times of purposely sabotaging ceasefire talks in order to prolong the genocide and stay in power."
#Hypocrites #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #Genocide #WarCrimes #FreeGaza #USPol #WorldPol #USWarMachine #USIsraelWarMachine
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#Bipartisan Group of Senators Meets With #Netanyahu Despite #ICC Arrest Warrant
Pictures show Democrats like #ChuckSchumer standing next to Netanyahu, smiling.
By Sharon Zhang, Truthout
July 11, 2025"A bipartisan group of senators representing an eighth of the Senate posed for photos and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the U.S. this week, sparking criticism over senators’ smiles next to a man wanted in the Hague for alleged war crimes in #Gaza.
"Netanyahu met with senators on Wednesday, with leaders for both parties, Senators #JohnThune (R-South Dakota) and Chuck Schumer (D-New York) in attendance. Lawmakers proudly posted photos of the meeting, saying that they discussed the genocide in Gaza and praised Israel and the U.S.’s war on Iran during the meeting.
"Netanyahu also met with House Speaker #MikeJohnson (R-Louisiana), the latter of whom said in a post on social media that the two 'discussed America’s commitment to Israel’s security and our shared goal of achieving a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.'
"Pictures of the Senate meeting also showed Senators #CoryBooker (D-New Jersey), #MariaCantwell (D-Washington), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), #ChrisCoons (D-Delaware), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), #AmyKlobuchar (D-Minnesota), Dave McCormick (R-Pennsylvania), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), #JackyRosen (D-Nevada), and #AdamSchiff (D-California).
"The lawmakers posed next to a table set with food and drinks. Sen. #TedCruz (R-Texas), who has already drawn criticism for being on vacation in Greece amid the devastating floods in his state last week, was also at the meeting.
"Lawmakers have drawn criticism for meeting with Netanyahu as his government moves toward expelling all #Palestinians from #Gaza, through death or force. Earlier this week, Netanyahu’s Defense Minister, #IsraelKatz, told reporters that he has instructed the military to plan for confining all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp where they won’t be allowed to leave — a plan likened to #ConcentrationCamps by advocates for #PalestinianRights.
" 'Yesterday these Senators took part in a photo-op with Netanyahu, who is wanted for war crimes. Shameful,' wrote the Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project in a post on social media.
" '#Genocide is #bipartisan,' said Rep. #RashidaTlaib (D-Michigan).
" 'In a just world, every one of these Democratic senators would be primaried — especially the hypocritical Cory Booker who is wisely trying to hide his face in this picture,' said Zeteo Editor-in-Chief Mehdi Hasan. Indeed, Booker and Klobuchar are standing behind other senators in photos posted online.
"The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister #YoavGallant in November. But both officials have since visited the White House, under both the Trump and Biden administrations, with U.S. officials purposefully defying the Hague.
"In fact, earlier this week, the U.S. State Department threatened the ICC in a UN meeting ahead of Netanyahu’s visit, demanding that it drop the charges against Netanyahu and Gallant and terminate 'all investigations and all arrest warrants' against Israel.
"Netanyahu met with President Donald #Trump this week to discuss a proposal for a temporary ceasefire deal in Gaza. However, despite agreement from both parties on the objectives of the genocide, Netanyahu left Washington without the parties announcing a deal. Netanyahu has been accused numerous times of purposely sabotaging ceasefire talks in order to prolong the genocide and stay in power."
#Hypocrites #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #Genocide #WarCrimes #FreeGaza #USPol #WorldPol #USWarMachine #USIsraelWarMachine
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#Bipartisan Group of Senators Meets With #Netanyahu Despite #ICC Arrest Warrant
Pictures show Democrats like #ChuckSchumer standing next to Netanyahu, smiling.
By Sharon Zhang, Truthout
July 11, 2025"A bipartisan group of senators representing an eighth of the Senate posed for photos and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the U.S. this week, sparking criticism over senators’ smiles next to a man wanted in the Hague for alleged war crimes in #Gaza.
"Netanyahu met with senators on Wednesday, with leaders for both parties, Senators #JohnThune (R-South Dakota) and Chuck Schumer (D-New York) in attendance. Lawmakers proudly posted photos of the meeting, saying that they discussed the genocide in Gaza and praised Israel and the U.S.’s war on Iran during the meeting.
"Netanyahu also met with House Speaker #MikeJohnson (R-Louisiana), the latter of whom said in a post on social media that the two 'discussed America’s commitment to Israel’s security and our shared goal of achieving a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.'
"Pictures of the Senate meeting also showed Senators #CoryBooker (D-New Jersey), #MariaCantwell (D-Washington), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), #ChrisCoons (D-Delaware), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), #AmyKlobuchar (D-Minnesota), Dave McCormick (R-Pennsylvania), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), #JackyRosen (D-Nevada), and #AdamSchiff (D-California).
"The lawmakers posed next to a table set with food and drinks. Sen. #TedCruz (R-Texas), who has already drawn criticism for being on vacation in Greece amid the devastating floods in his state last week, was also at the meeting.
"Lawmakers have drawn criticism for meeting with Netanyahu as his government moves toward expelling all #Palestinians from #Gaza, through death or force. Earlier this week, Netanyahu’s Defense Minister, #IsraelKatz, told reporters that he has instructed the military to plan for confining all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp where they won’t be allowed to leave — a plan likened to #ConcentrationCamps by advocates for #PalestinianRights.
" 'Yesterday these Senators took part in a photo-op with Netanyahu, who is wanted for war crimes. Shameful,' wrote the Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project in a post on social media.
" '#Genocide is #bipartisan,' said Rep. #RashidaTlaib (D-Michigan).
" 'In a just world, every one of these Democratic senators would be primaried — especially the hypocritical Cory Booker who is wisely trying to hide his face in this picture,' said Zeteo Editor-in-Chief Mehdi Hasan. Indeed, Booker and Klobuchar are standing behind other senators in photos posted online.
"The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister #YoavGallant in November. But both officials have since visited the White House, under both the Trump and Biden administrations, with U.S. officials purposefully defying the Hague.
"In fact, earlier this week, the U.S. State Department threatened the ICC in a UN meeting ahead of Netanyahu’s visit, demanding that it drop the charges against Netanyahu and Gallant and terminate 'all investigations and all arrest warrants' against Israel.
"Netanyahu met with President Donald #Trump this week to discuss a proposal for a temporary ceasefire deal in Gaza. However, despite agreement from both parties on the objectives of the genocide, Netanyahu left Washington without the parties announcing a deal. Netanyahu has been accused numerous times of purposely sabotaging ceasefire talks in order to prolong the genocide and stay in power."
#Hypocrites #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #Genocide #WarCrimes #FreeGaza #USPol #WorldPol #USWarMachine #USIsraelWarMachine
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#Bipartisan Group of Senators Meets With #Netanyahu Despite #ICC Arrest Warrant
Pictures show Democrats like #ChuckSchumer standing next to Netanyahu, smiling.
By Sharon Zhang, Truthout
July 11, 2025"A bipartisan group of senators representing an eighth of the Senate posed for photos and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the U.S. this week, sparking criticism over senators’ smiles next to a man wanted in the Hague for alleged war crimes in #Gaza.
"Netanyahu met with senators on Wednesday, with leaders for both parties, Senators #JohnThune (R-South Dakota) and Chuck Schumer (D-New York) in attendance. Lawmakers proudly posted photos of the meeting, saying that they discussed the genocide in Gaza and praised Israel and the U.S.’s war on Iran during the meeting.
"Netanyahu also met with House Speaker #MikeJohnson (R-Louisiana), the latter of whom said in a post on social media that the two 'discussed America’s commitment to Israel’s security and our shared goal of achieving a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.'
"Pictures of the Senate meeting also showed Senators #CoryBooker (D-New Jersey), #MariaCantwell (D-Washington), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), #ChrisCoons (D-Delaware), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), #AmyKlobuchar (D-Minnesota), Dave McCormick (R-Pennsylvania), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), #JackyRosen (D-Nevada), and #AdamSchiff (D-California).
"The lawmakers posed next to a table set with food and drinks. Sen. #TedCruz (R-Texas), who has already drawn criticism for being on vacation in Greece amid the devastating floods in his state last week, was also at the meeting.
"Lawmakers have drawn criticism for meeting with Netanyahu as his government moves toward expelling all #Palestinians from #Gaza, through death or force. Earlier this week, Netanyahu’s Defense Minister, #IsraelKatz, told reporters that he has instructed the military to plan for confining all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp where they won’t be allowed to leave — a plan likened to #ConcentrationCamps by advocates for #PalestinianRights.
" 'Yesterday these Senators took part in a photo-op with Netanyahu, who is wanted for war crimes. Shameful,' wrote the Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project in a post on social media.
" '#Genocide is #bipartisan,' said Rep. #RashidaTlaib (D-Michigan).
" 'In a just world, every one of these Democratic senators would be primaried — especially the hypocritical Cory Booker who is wisely trying to hide his face in this picture,' said Zeteo Editor-in-Chief Mehdi Hasan. Indeed, Booker and Klobuchar are standing behind other senators in photos posted online.
"The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister #YoavGallant in November. But both officials have since visited the White House, under both the Trump and Biden administrations, with U.S. officials purposefully defying the Hague.
"In fact, earlier this week, the U.S. State Department threatened the ICC in a UN meeting ahead of Netanyahu’s visit, demanding that it drop the charges against Netanyahu and Gallant and terminate 'all investigations and all arrest warrants' against Israel.
"Netanyahu met with President Donald #Trump this week to discuss a proposal for a temporary ceasefire deal in Gaza. However, despite agreement from both parties on the objectives of the genocide, Netanyahu left Washington without the parties announcing a deal. Netanyahu has been accused numerous times of purposely sabotaging ceasefire talks in order to prolong the genocide and stay in power."
#Hypocrites #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #Genocide #WarCrimes #FreeGaza #USPol #WorldPol #USWarMachine #USIsraelWarMachine
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#Bipartisan Group of Senators Meets With #Netanyahu Despite #ICC Arrest Warrant
Pictures show Democrats like #ChuckSchumer standing next to Netanyahu, smiling.
By Sharon Zhang, Truthout
July 11, 2025"A bipartisan group of senators representing an eighth of the Senate posed for photos and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the U.S. this week, sparking criticism over senators’ smiles next to a man wanted in the Hague for alleged war crimes in #Gaza.
"Netanyahu met with senators on Wednesday, with leaders for both parties, Senators #JohnThune (R-South Dakota) and Chuck Schumer (D-New York) in attendance. Lawmakers proudly posted photos of the meeting, saying that they discussed the genocide in Gaza and praised Israel and the U.S.’s war on Iran during the meeting.
"Netanyahu also met with House Speaker #MikeJohnson (R-Louisiana), the latter of whom said in a post on social media that the two 'discussed America’s commitment to Israel’s security and our shared goal of achieving a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.'
"Pictures of the Senate meeting also showed Senators #CoryBooker (D-New Jersey), #MariaCantwell (D-Washington), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), #ChrisCoons (D-Delaware), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), #AmyKlobuchar (D-Minnesota), Dave McCormick (R-Pennsylvania), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), #JackyRosen (D-Nevada), and #AdamSchiff (D-California).
"The lawmakers posed next to a table set with food and drinks. Sen. #TedCruz (R-Texas), who has already drawn criticism for being on vacation in Greece amid the devastating floods in his state last week, was also at the meeting.
"Lawmakers have drawn criticism for meeting with Netanyahu as his government moves toward expelling all #Palestinians from #Gaza, through death or force. Earlier this week, Netanyahu’s Defense Minister, #IsraelKatz, told reporters that he has instructed the military to plan for confining all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp where they won’t be allowed to leave — a plan likened to #ConcentrationCamps by advocates for #PalestinianRights.
" 'Yesterday these Senators took part in a photo-op with Netanyahu, who is wanted for war crimes. Shameful,' wrote the Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project in a post on social media.
" '#Genocide is #bipartisan,' said Rep. #RashidaTlaib (D-Michigan).
" 'In a just world, every one of these Democratic senators would be primaried — especially the hypocritical Cory Booker who is wisely trying to hide his face in this picture,' said Zeteo Editor-in-Chief Mehdi Hasan. Indeed, Booker and Klobuchar are standing behind other senators in photos posted online.
"The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the arrest of Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister #YoavGallant in November. But both officials have since visited the White House, under both the Trump and Biden administrations, with U.S. officials purposefully defying the Hague.
"In fact, earlier this week, the U.S. State Department threatened the ICC in a UN meeting ahead of Netanyahu’s visit, demanding that it drop the charges against Netanyahu and Gallant and terminate 'all investigations and all arrest warrants' against Israel.
"Netanyahu met with President Donald #Trump this week to discuss a proposal for a temporary ceasefire deal in Gaza. However, despite agreement from both parties on the objectives of the genocide, Netanyahu left Washington without the parties announcing a deal. Netanyahu has been accused numerous times of purposely sabotaging ceasefire talks in order to prolong the genocide and stay in power."
#Hypocrites #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #Genocide #WarCrimes #FreeGaza #USPol #WorldPol #USWarMachine #USIsraelWarMachine
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Martina McBride Urges Passage Of Bill To Curb AI Deepfakes In Latest Industry Push For Congressional Action
#News #Politics #AmyKlobuchar #Deepfakes #ElectionLine #MarshaBlackburn #MartinaMcBride #MitchGlazier #NoFakesAct #RecordingIndustryAssociationOfAmericahttps://deadline.com/2025/05/martina-mcbride-ai-deepfakes-congress-1236407630/
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Amy Klobuchar to Democrats: don’t rule out female candidate in 2028 after Harris loss https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/12/amy-klobuchar-democrats-dont-rule-out-2028-female-candidate #AmyKlobuchar #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #JoeBiden #USnews
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Support #CoryBooker’s sit in! Tell your congresscritters to get down there!
Showing up and spotted at the sit in, so far:
✊ #AmyKlobuchar (Minnesota)
✊ #RobinKelly (#Illinois)
✊ #GabeAmo (#RhodeIsland)
✊ Former governor #MartinOMalley (#Maryland)
✊ #MarilynStrickland (#Washington)
✊ #MaxineDexter (#Oregon)
✊ #GregLandsman (I think?) (#Ohio)
✊ #AprilMcClainDelaney (Maryland)
#SaveMedicaid #SaveDemocracy #Resist #USPolitics @resistancerallies
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Support #CoryBooker’s sit in! Tell your congresscritters to get down there!
Showing up and spotted at the sit in, so far:
✊ #AmyKlobuchar (Minnesota)
✊ #RobinKelly (#Illinois)
✊ #GabeAmo (#RhodeIsland)
✊ Former governor #MartinOMalley (#Maryland)
✊ #MarilynStrickland (#Washington)
✊ #MaxineDexter (#Oregon)
✊ #GregLandsman (I think?) (#Ohio)
✊ #AprilMcClainDelaney (Maryland)
#SaveMedicaid #SaveDemocracy #Resist #USPolitics @resistancerallies
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Support #CoryBooker’s sit in! Tell your congresscritters to get down there!
Showing up and spotted at the sit in, so far:
✊ #AmyKlobuchar (Minnesota)
✊ #RobinKelly (#Illinois)
✊ #GabeAmo (#RhodeIsland)
✊ Former governor #MartinOMalley (#Maryland)
✊ #MarilynStrickland (#Washington)
✊ #MaxineDexter (#Oregon)
✊ #GregLandsman (I think?) (#Ohio)
✊ #AprilMcClainDelaney (Maryland)
#SaveMedicaid #SaveDemocracy #Resist #USPolitics @resistancerallies
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Support #CoryBooker’s sit in! Tell your congresscritters to get down there!
Showing up and spotted at the sit in, so far:
✊ #AmyKlobuchar (Minnesota)
✊ #RobinKelly (#Illinois)
✊ #GabeAmo (#RhodeIsland)
✊ Former governor #MartinOMalley (#Maryland)
✊ #MarilynStrickland (#Washington)
✊ #MaxineDexter (#Oregon)
✊ #GregLandsman (I think?) (#Ohio)
✊ #AprilMcClainDelaney (Maryland)
#SaveMedicaid #SaveDemocracy #Resist #USPolitics @resistancerallies
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Support #CoryBooker’s sit in! Tell your congresscritters to get down there!
Showing up and spotted at the sit in, so far:
✊ #AmyKlobuchar (Minnesota)
✊ #RobinKelly (#Illinois)
✊ #GabeAmo (#RhodeIsland)
✊ Former governor #MartinOMalley (#Maryland)
✊ #MarilynStrickland (#Washington)
✊ #MaxineDexter (#Oregon)
✊ #GregLandsman (I think?) (#Ohio)
✊ #AprilMcClainDelaney (Maryland)
#SaveMedicaid #SaveDemocracy #Resist #USPolitics @resistancerallies
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Amy Klobuchar and Robin Kelly showing up!
👉 Comment below if you’ve spotted other electeds at the sit in. Show them we appreciate them!
👉 Contact your absentee electeds and tell them to get down there. Show them we expect them to fight for us!
👉 Check out frac.org to help preserve #SNAP benefits
#AmyKlobuchar #Minnesota #RobinKelly #Illinois #CoryBooker #HakeemJeffries #USPolitics #Resist #Protest #GoodTrouble #Medicaid
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We have a lot of totally useless Senators. Here's one who could pretty clearly make a great apple pie. But we need someone to tear down a fascist regime here. Please call Amy and tell her to resign and go away.
#Klobuchar #AmyKlobuchar #Constitution #ImpeachTheFascists #Tyranny #Freedom #uspol #USPolitics #journalism #news #Resist #media #socialmedia #Resistance #FascistTakeover #marker
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#AmyKlobuchar calls on #SCOTUS to hold #Trump officials in contempt https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/amy-klobuchar-samuel-alito-trump-immigration
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Amy Klobuchar calls on supreme court to hold Trump officials in contempt https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/amy-klobuchar-samuel-alito-trump-immigration #Trumpadministration #USsupremecourt #USimmigration #AmyKlobuchar #SamuelAlito #USpolitics #USnews
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#DEMOCRATIC #SENATORS have got to stop talking the talk and start walking the walk!
#CONGRESSIONAL #DEMOCRATS must #SUBPOENAELONMUSK!
#DEMS must hold their own public probes of #ElonMusk #Musk #DOGE in front of cameras, even if the hearings are in a broom closet at the #US #Capitol!
#SheldonWhitehouse #AmyKlobuchar #DickDurbin #ChrisCoons #ChuckSchummer and #TammyDuckworth, to name a few, have been talking tough for years while slow walking #USA into #FASCISM hand in hand with #Republicans.
The #DemocraticParty had #4YEARS to #PROBE #JaredKushner and #IvankaTrump and the #2BILLION #Kushner and #Trump illegally acquired from #SaudiArabia yet they did #NOTHING!
#SENATE DEMOCRATS #FAILED to hold even #1HEARING on #DonaldTrump #Trump #CRIMES WHILE IN OFFICE!
The #FAIL of #JoeBiden and #MerrickGarland's #DOJ is matched only by the #FAILURE of #SENATEDEMOCRATS!
DEM SENATORS have proven they care more about maintaining the #StatusQuo than #Justice and #Liberty for #All.
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Sen #DickDurbin, a #Democrat, & Sen #LindseyGraham, a #Republican, plan to introduce a bill that would set an expiration date of Jan 1, 2027, for #Section230, acc/to a congressional aide familiar…. The senators have wide support from their respective parties: #Republicans #JoshHawley & #MarshaBlackburn & #Democrats #SheldonWhitehouse & #AmyKlobuchar have agreed to co-sponsor the bill. 2 more Dems, #RichardBlumenthal & #PeterWelch, have discussed cosponsoring.
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#AmyKlobuchar & #TinaSmith get the #gays #firedup (again!) for some #statefair #fun
Last year, Klobuchar, who usually #curates a #tame #SocialMedia #presence, got #horny on main when she posted a #pic with some #shirtless #firefighters. The #image was so #sultry, we needed a #hose to #CoolDown!
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#AmyKlobuchar & #TinaSmith get the #gays #firedup (again!) for some #statefair #fun
Last year, Klobuchar, who usually #curates a #tame #SocialMedia #presence, got #horny on main when she posted a #pic with some #shirtless #firefighters. The #image was so #sultry, we needed a #hose to #CoolDown!
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#AmyKlobuchar & #TinaSmith get the #gays #firedup (again!) for some #statefair #fun
Last year, Klobuchar, who usually #curates a #tame #SocialMedia #presence, got #horny on main when she posted a #pic with some #shirtless #firefighters. The #image was so #sultry, we needed a #hose to #CoolDown!
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#AmyKlobuchar & #TinaSmith get the #gays #firedup (again!) for some #statefair #fun
Last year, Klobuchar, who usually #curates a #tame #SocialMedia #presence, got #horny on main when she posted a #pic with some #shirtless #firefighters. The #image was so #sultry, we needed a #hose to #CoolDown!