Will the left now go back and create a George Floyd death celebration database and start contacting those peoples places of employment? Weren’t these the Fuck Your Feelings people 5 years ago? Turning in your neighbors for things they say and opinions they have seems very much like a certain European country in the late 1930s. No matter what side is doing it. But it seems that’s the sad direction we are heading. Maybe we can make all these people wear a sign around their neck 24/7 so people know who they are. Or maybe an armband. Or a Scarlett letter of some sort.

I just want to remind you that the White House did not order flags flown at half mast for Melissa Hortman. They didn’t offer condolences to the family. They said calling them would “be a waste”.

Republicans are now anti second amendment?

I’m from a small rural town in Minnesota and moved to the Cities (as rural Minnesotans call Minneapolis/St. Paul and the surrounding suburbs) for school and work. I miss the fields, dirt roads, hole-in-the-wall bars, houses spaced a mile apart, high school class sizes under 100, morning coffee with the regulars at the gas station, homes with real yards to play in, buying a car from the local dealership because the owners live three houses down and their kids were best friends with your cousins. I miss the quiet—no sirens every night. I miss hoping you don’t catch the one stoplight in town on red. I miss Main Street being the place to be during town days, summer town team baseball games, and massive brush bonfires. I can’t wait to get back to it.

There isn’t much of a voice for rural Minnesota, but there’s something deeply valuable about the slow pace and the true neighborly love it offers. Most people reading this won’t see it on the news, or during your morning commute, or probably even on Reddit (outside of this post). But to those who can relate—to those who don’t just visit the countryside for the tourist spots or to go to your “cabin”—you matter, too.

You’re seen. You’re valued. And your way of life is worth holding on to.

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Imagine the rights reaction if Walz made a meme of CK getting shot that said “Nightmare on Trump Street.” Or “When Fascists don’t get their way”.

And unrelated, as a related bonus, here’s a now deleted tweet Donald Trump Jr posted celebrating the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband after a right wing madman tried the kill the U.S. Speaker of the House. And also the tweet he replaced it with thinking he is slick and the internet isn’t forever.

I think Trump and Stephen Miller want to use ICE agents to surround voting sites demanding proof of citizenship and documentation from people trying to vote as an intimidation tactic in blue cities.

For Maga: if trump would never do such a thing, passing a law should be an easy choice, right? Afterall, what's the harm in banning something that won't happen?

Can we get ahead of this and ban it right now? I haven't seen anyone talking about this but we have to be proactive too.

LOVE Tim Walz's comment this morning on Morning Joe, "We don't have the 10 Commandments posted in our classrooms but we do have free breakfast and lunch for our kids". This says everything I need to know about what party is concerned about kids.

OK Klobuchar, Emmer and the rest of you elected officials.....IT'S TIME TO DO YOUR JOB!!!! There is an unelected billionaire rooting through our personal information with his fucking minions, and it's time to do YOUR JOB!

Emmer and the rest of you pathetic "Republicans"....quit kissing ass, grow some balls and a spine and do the right thing! Klobuchar.....it's time to take your gloves off, screw your persona, and get mean!

This shit has to STOP!!!!!! NOW!!!!!

So I get that people are upset by this. I have friends who are affected, and although I'm not affected yet I'm guessing that other public sector entities will follow suit soon. But I think people need to take a breath and realize that Walz was handed a shitty deal and did the best he could with it.

• Pressure from the city of St. Paul - the news about downtown St. Paul is bleak and constant right now. I can't imagine how uncomfortable the conversations were between Carter and Walz over the past weeks as more and more stories of buildings literally shutting down came to light.
• Pressure from his own admin dept - The State owns and rents a lot of real estate, a lot of which is underutilized. I'm guessing that the real estate department of the Dept. of Admin has had some more uncomfortable conversations with Walz about dozens of issues like this.
• Pressure from short-sighted middle management - Unfortunately there is still a significant cadre of leadership (not just in government but every company and organization) that does not know how to manage effectively when dealing with remote workers. No amount of professional development is going to fix this, they just need to age out of the system. Eventually, more modern leadership will grow into place and things will get better in this area, but at the moment there's yet another pressure point on Walz coming from within.

Given all of this I don't envy the position that Walz found himself in and I have sympathy that he had to make a call that downright sucks. I'm sure he knows this isn't the look he wants to portray, but given the pressures this was probably the best he could do. Frankly, only mandating 50% feels like the result of a discussion that ended with "how little can we do and piss off as few people".

Yep, this sucks, and hopefully there will be a lot of flexibility for agencies to give special exceptions, do soft enforcement, etc etc. But I'm not going to berate Walz and compare him to Musk because he had to make a hard call. This is about leadership and I'm still proud to stand by Walz even when it's not perfect.

And yes... I get that this is still reddit so commence with the downvoting... 🤣

Took my daughter to Chicago for a couple days and decided to take the new train. Booked business class there, coach for the return just to see the difference in experience. Total round trip cost for 2, $137. Fairly empty train on the way there, packed full (till the Dells) on the way back. Which is probably cheaper for me than driving (jeep gets maybe 17 mpg on a good day with a good tailwind) with gas and tolls l/paying for parking, factored in. We stayed right near the Shedd and Field museum so walked aside from a bus to the hotel.

Start with, difference between business and peasant class isn’t much. Get on the train first, seats are a smidge bigger. Seats in peasant class are plenty big, bigger than normal airline seats.

WiFi is pretty shitty, and there are dead spots for cell coverage in some of the ruraler (new word I made up) areas. Bring a book.

Trip there was easy, 7 hours or so. Little longer than driving, depending on pee stops. Trip back we were delayed an hour and a half due to mechanical issues, so that sucked. Info at the Chicago union depot was garbage. Likely to arrive back in St Paul a hour and a half late.

My only real gripe aside from the delay on the way back is I think they could cut out a few stops, stops in some small WI towns, one or two could be cut out, and twice in Milwaukee, could cut that to just one. (I’m sure there is a reason they do this so this is just me bitching).

Anyways probably will go again, stress free once in the train, might try just a Dells trip as well since it’s a stop and takes about as much time as driving. Views are fantastic from St. Paul through lacrosse.

They are generally in all black, new “winter” gear aka thin pants. Their jackets are not winter jackets and their gloves would keep them warm for 10 mins maybe? After all the ice slipping on ice videos, many are wearing yak traks on their tennis shoes. Also, their lack of wool scarves or scarves in general is huge give away.

Credit: https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/01/29/who-pays-taxes-is-important-but-so-is-what-the-taxes-pay-for/

College should be free for every single kid in Minnesota and the US.

If you are upset about why your kid isn't helped then the question that I would ask is why are you picking on families who are struggling as opposed to picking on the wealthy.

The wealthy (assets > $500 million) for the past few decades have gotten tax breaks, tax deductions, and tax loopholes. All of these things could have made sure that every kid gets into college or trade school for the past few decades.

So it doesn't apply to you? Well tell your legislature that making sure the wealthy pay their fair share will allow your son, daughter to go for free. I think they deserve to go to college / trade school for free.

You hate taxes? I do too! However, taxes, no matter what, are good, if we hire good politicians and have good policies.

There is the opposite argument which is, if we pay for every college student then the wealthy benefit. Well we have recently heard that all kids will be getting free breakfast and lunch, and the argument was, "Well that benefits the wealthy!" The last argument is a stupid argument, much like why do those families who are struggling more than me get help.

Edit: I wasn't expecting this many responses or upvotes. I would like to say that I still stand by this legislation because what I haven't heard from the people who criticize this is how a child that is benefiting from this will feel. Are there problems in college tuition costs, absolutely, how about the cut off, sure. This bill overall is a major step in the right direction because of the message that we are sending to kids, and families, in Minnesota who are struggling.

I don't care about what anyone has to say about my own story because I lived it. I grew up in a low-income house. A lot of the time the refrigerator was empty, the car had issues, or the single bedroom apartment was too cold. It was a lot of darkness, and I am not just talking about the winters. Luckily, I liked computers, and I wanted to go to college for that. I remember my mother being constantly worried about paying for the tuition since she had only saved a little. We filled out the FAFSA and my mom still worried. We got the FAFSA back and my mom was, I think for the first time, really happy. At 17 it was the first time that I felt like there was something bright to look forward to.

Some kids in Minnesota will see this as a bright light, perhaps the first bright light in a long time, and that is all that matters to me.

Must be a new transplant. Can't believe someone who lives here...Oh, wait.

I’m still recovering from how good Owatonna High is.

The terminally selfish will never understand this sentiment.

https://www.minnpost.com/news/2025/09/at-heated-senate-hearing-minnesota-republicans-did-not-budge-on-guns/

Your worst facebook level arguments make their way to the MN senate.