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Farmer Dan

@farmerdz

Father, farmer, cook, woodworker & video game fan who cares deeply about building a better world for my children.

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I farm in MN. The FSA office is open so operating loans are available.

I'm not sure what you mean by "info for planting season".

Many farms have already bought their inputs for this season. The pain will show up by fall when farmers are selling crops and buying inputs for next season.

03.04.2025 17:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you @booker.senate.gov you are an inspiration and a source of hope!

02.04.2025 03:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Counterpoint: As a small-business owner, I assure you we want and need paid leave A statewide plan is needed if we are to compete with the big guys on a level playing field.

Paid leave is about investing in the people who made our economy strong in the first place.

www.startribune.com/counterpoint...

19.03.2025 22:59 πŸ‘ 7661 πŸ” 1174 πŸ’¬ 98 πŸ“Œ 24
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The mass firing of both new hires and recently promoted senior staff within NOAA, including mission-critical and life-saving roles at the National Weather Service (NWS), is profoundly alarming. It appears that NOAA staff fired today include meteorologists, data and computer scientists responsible for maintaining and upgrading weather predictive models, and technicians responsible for maintaining the nation’s weather instrumentation network (among many others).

Housed within NOAA, the U.S. NWS is a truly world-class meteorological predictive service, perhaps singularly so. Its cost of operation is only ~$3-4/yr per taxpayerβ€”equivalent to a single cup of coffeeβ€”and yields a truly remarkable return on investment (at least 10 to 1, and perhaps 100 to 1, depending on methods of estimation). NOAA and the NWS collectively offer tens to hundreds of billions of dollars each year in net economic benefit through a combination of averted losses and efficiencies gained....

Statement begins: The mass firing of both new hires and recently promoted senior staff within NOAA, including mission-critical and life-saving roles at the National Weather Service (NWS), is profoundly alarming. It appears that NOAA staff fired today include meteorologists, data and computer scientists responsible for maintaining and upgrading weather predictive models, and technicians responsible for maintaining the nation’s weather instrumentation network (among many others). Housed within NOAA, the U.S. NWS is a truly world-class meteorological predictive service, perhaps singularly so. Its cost of operation is only ~$3-4/yr per taxpayerβ€”equivalent to a single cup of coffeeβ€”and yields a truly remarkable return on investment (at least 10 to 1, and perhaps 100 to 1, depending on methods of estimation). NOAA and the NWS collectively offer tens to hundreds of billions of dollars each year in net economic benefit through a combination of averted losses and efficiencies gained....

I have written a short statement responding to mass firings today of #NOAA / National Weather Service (#NWS) staff (which were concentrated among recent hires as well as highly experienced staff who had recently been promoted). Please see below screenshot & below for full text.

27.02.2025 23:17 πŸ‘ 2187 πŸ” 1033 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 79
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27.02.2025 22:04 πŸ‘ 76528 πŸ” 23927 πŸ’¬ 1467 πŸ“Œ 1230

Shortly after the Felon King was inaugurated and I saw mainstream media bend the knee I decided it was time to go back to our journalistic roots and subscribe to my local newspaper the Mankato Free Press. I feel like a fool that I didn't subscribe sooner. #localnews #mankatofreepress

25.02.2025 22:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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He's definitely not the guy who should be representing Minnesota's First District.

20.02.2025 02:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Musk, Vance & Trump all misrepresent democracy.

When they say β€œdemocracy”, they mean a free-for-all with no rule of law, where the winner takes all.

When Europe says β€œdemocracy”, we mean proportional representation, collaborative politics, citizen rights, and agreed guide rails guaranteed by law.

14.02.2025 18:25 πŸ‘ 2740 πŸ” 704 πŸ’¬ 117 πŸ“Œ 18

And just yesterday I asked my banker if there were any safeguards in place to prevent this. They said β€œwell if it happens to you it will be happening to everyone.” Not reassuring.

12.02.2025 20:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The fact that the CIA or some other elite government group hasn’t black bagged Elon and his cronies is the best proof there is no deep state imo

10.02.2025 03:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More of this, America.

09.02.2025 20:34 πŸ‘ 75515 πŸ” 12753 πŸ’¬ 1173 πŸ“Œ 686

This is Chad Pergram of Fox News. One of the great Hill reporters, no matter what you think of his network.

06.02.2025 02:40 πŸ‘ 2519 πŸ” 537 πŸ’¬ 108 πŸ“Œ 30

My 4 yr old daughter wanted to make a valentine for Elon musk because she reckoned that maybe he just needs something nice to find his heart. πŸ₯Ή

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04.02.2025 22:27 πŸ‘ 57150 πŸ” 10021 πŸ’¬ 424 πŸ“Œ 316

There’s so much I’m frustrated with in DC right now but one thing I haven’t seen talked about much is how muskrat and his oligarchs talk about this: like it’s a game, like they’re getting a new high score or leveling up. But it’s real life - he’s hurting real people. Our neighbors. It’s so callous.

04.02.2025 17:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

βœ… Free school mealsβ€¨βœ… Paid leaveβ€¨βœ… Nation-leading Child Tax Creditβ€¨βœ… Historic housing investments
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We’re lowering costs for middle class families, which is why we were just ranked the second-best state to raise a family.

03.02.2025 00:57 πŸ‘ 16124 πŸ” 1765 πŸ’¬ 391 πŸ“Œ 125

So incredibly proud to be a Minnesotan!

03.02.2025 01:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dear Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Europe:

100 percent tariffs on Tesla.

02.02.2025 23:19 πŸ‘ 44510 πŸ” 8553 πŸ’¬ 1557 πŸ“Œ 520

Non profit of the two but Medicare for all is the gold standard.

02.02.2025 00:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Leopard: I will eat your face

Bank analysts: Our baseline assumes no face-eating

Leopard: Chomp chomp chomp

01.02.2025 17:12 πŸ‘ 10612 πŸ” 2866 πŸ’¬ 200 πŸ“Œ 104
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Sunflower microgreens are coming along nicely. You’ll notice a lot of the hulls still there - I think next time I need to leave em in the germ chamber for a day longer. Most of the hulls are falling off though! #agsky

29.01.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More AOC, please!

26.01.2025 16:54 πŸ‘ 4145 πŸ” 1395 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 61
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AOC spot on , this is what leadership looks like.

29.01.2025 00:06 πŸ‘ 35503 πŸ” 9279 πŸ’¬ 742 πŸ“Œ 382
USAspending.gov

If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov

And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

They need to hear from you.

28.01.2025 04:59 πŸ‘ 5661 πŸ” 3398 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 131

Thanks!

29.01.2025 02:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The latest from the woodshop. I ran out of space for Star Wars legos, toy tractors from my youth, books, and mementos that I love. These walnut shelves, located in my office sanctuary, will be perfect for all of the above. #woodworking

29.01.2025 01:15 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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CARTOON OF THE DAY

23.01.2025 04:11 πŸ‘ 43533 πŸ” 9660 πŸ’¬ 406 πŸ“Œ 291
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Pin this, save it, we’ll need it.

β€œWhen a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”

AOC πŸ”₯🎯

22.01.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 93454 πŸ” 30428 πŸ’¬ 2437 πŸ“Œ 1771
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If she can do it, we can all do it.

22.01.2025 10:43 πŸ‘ 93899 πŸ” 13325 πŸ’¬ 1678 πŸ“Œ 835

(2/2) I agree that one side is less bad: the side that doesn't pardon nazi, white supremacists who had ambitions to hang vice presidents and assault police officers.

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