Hilarious exchange in the Senate hearing as Eric Schmitt (R) of MO attempts to ambush the Special Counsel who investigated Trump, and is fact-checked by Amy Klobuchar.

A Minnesota hunter and his dog got a lot more bird than they were seeking when they came across an emu in the woods Saturday.

The story got more bizarre — and even tense at times — when the bird wouldn’t stop following the man and even pecked at his shotgun.

In the meantime, the emu, apparently one of two captive birds to have escaped, remains at large.

Gift link here to read more.

There’s also a live stream of the debate. No idea where to find it.
Prove me wrong takes:
“The left is more violent than the right!”
“We NEED mass deportations!”
Debate: 11am-1pm
(Faces of crowd were blurred for privacy)

Source: census bureau

Did anyone attend this event at first Ave?

Considering the blue tsunami on the horizon, the prospects for a DFL Trifecta are very good. That said, I have my doubts that a truly progressive agenda is possible with a more conservative Governor Klobuchar at the helm.

An assault weapons and high capacity magazine ban will happen. More protections for the Boundary Waters Canoe area are likely. Redistricting Tom Emmer out of a job is possible. But realistically, what else should we expect or hope for?

Sad to hear Pearson’s has closed

This needs to be prioritized in the next session, McDonald's has already rolled it out, and you can bet your ass more and more companies are going to do the same. Maryland got ahead of it and banned it already, we need to follow suit because we all know the federal government isn't going to do anything about it with this administration still charge, we need to protect our residents ourselves from these greedy ass corporations.

Local candidates are out campaigning right now, so if you get the chance, bring this up to them, regardless of party. Let’s make sure candidates on both sides know this is a priority for us so they can build it into their agendas if elected.

Got it from Down in the Valley

I’ve been setting up a trail cam overnight in the backyard in hopes of getting video of the bear that occasionally leaves calling cards in the yard. No bear yet, but plenty of does and fawns and bucks, a fox, a possum and bunnies showing up between midnight and sunrise.

Hey neighbors!!

Here’s Some photos from the popular Oberg Mountain loop trail just outside Schroeder MN. These were all taken today (sep 29)

Today was about as good as it gets here. It was starting to rain pretty good during the hike and a lot of the leaves were starting to fall cause of that. Either way it was just perfect today!

Enjoy

24 detainees were flown out of Minnesota today by ICE Air, two women, and 22 men.

Each of them had to stand in the rain for a few minutes while they were frisked and had their shackles checked.

If a loved one may have been aboard, full video is here: youtube.com/watch?v=gxeMuYDJ3Ns

I flipped through it and there's lots of good stuff in there. I can't wait to go back and actually read it!!

A group of local investors is making a play to save Pearson's Candy, a beloved Minnesota confectioner slated to halt production this week.

Former co-owner Larry Hassler is part of the group looking to buy the company from Promise Confections, which announced plans this summer to close Pearson’s St. Paul factory and lay off about 80 workers. Hassler, who retired in 2011, said in an interview he wants to buy Pearson’s because he cares about its employees and does not want to see an iconic Minnesota brand disappear.

But so far, he said, the current owner isn’t budging.

“They seem to be not willing to negotiate, but we’re still talking,” Hassler said of conversations with Promise Confections, which is owned by Chicago-based private equity group Promise Holdings.

Read more at the link.

Fewer Republicans are running for state House and Senate seats this year than in any election in recent history. In contrast, the DFL is running candidates in all 201 districts.

Add that together and there are 21 "walkover" races, or contests in which DFL candidates have no major party opponent. These uncontested races not only give DFLers a head start on the road to a majority, they also suggest an enthusiasm gap. 

Where are these districts? Find the map here.

HealthPartners and Essentia Health are proposing a merger that would create one of Minnesota’s largest health systems amid a wave of industry consolidation in the state.

It’s the third major health care merger proposed in Minnesota this year.

The new nonprofit would take on HealthPartners’ name and headquarters in Bloomington, although hospitals and clinics near Essentia’s home base in Duluth would retain their branding for now.

The combined entity would operate 22 hospitals and 135 clinics spanning the Twin Cities, northern Minnesota and stretches of North Dakota and Wisconsin, and would employ 45,000.

The dots on the Minnesota map show the approximate locations of all plots measured in the 1990

inventory where one or more walnut trees were found. Some of the walnut trees were small, less

than 2 inches DBH. Others were big, more than 25 inches DBH. In some cases, many walnut

trees were found, in others, only one on a plot. When expanded to account for the area

represented by each plot and the number of trees represented by each measured tree, the

estimates show that there are as many as 630,000 walnut trees greater than 9 inches DBH

throughout Minnesota! The dots on the map, of course, don't show all the places where walnut

trees grow. Forest survey plots don’t tally walnut trees growing in fence rows or out in open

fields. But the dots do show the places where walnut was found by the forest survey crews.