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Rob Levine

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Photographer, drone pilot, writer, editor, web developer, media critic (not necessarily in that order). Proprietor at edhivemn.com, roblevinephotography.com, intheairphotography.com, threatenedwaters.com. Minneapolis

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Um, this is bullshit. Councilors putting on a private show for the moneybags???

10.03.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The trailer for EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY. In select theaters starting April 17th πŸΏπŸ€‘πŸ€£

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Senate Building
95 West University Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
NIN
Minnesota House
State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
March 10, 2026
Dear Mayor Frey,
As elected officials who represent Minneapolis, we ask you to sign Pause Evictions Save Lives (legislative file 2026-00099). Temporarily extending the pre-eviction notice from 30 to 60 days gives our residents extra time that is desperately needed to help find resources to prevent eviction.
We've all been amazed by our shared constituents' resiliency and resolve in the face of ICE's illegal occupation of our City. Our residents banded together to protect one another, even raising millions of dollars in mutual aid funds to help keep their neighbors in their homes. It's our duty as elected officials to match the commitment in our residents to try and keep as many of our neighbors in their homes as possible.
We look to Minneapolis to lead the way and are working on similar bills to extend pre-eviction notices statewide to help our neighbors. Signing the Pause Evictions Save Lives measure will bolster our efforts and reinforce our message to our colleagues about the way in which pre-eviction notices help prevent families from being evicted.
We've been so proud of the work of the City of Minneapolis to respond to this unprecedented federal invasion. Your work to increase funding for immigration legal services, rental assistance, and creating a small business resiliency fund has shown how elected officials can meet the moment. Signing Pause Eviction Save Lives is the next step in helping our residents recover and ensure none of them are left behind.
Sincerely,
SoaChh
Senator Doron Clark
Minnesota Senate District 60
Malin fl. Withol
Senator Melissa Wiklund
Minnesota Senate District

Senate Building 95 West University Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155 NIN Minnesota House State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155 March 10, 2026 Dear Mayor Frey, As elected officials who represent Minneapolis, we ask you to sign Pause Evictions Save Lives (legislative file 2026-00099). Temporarily extending the pre-eviction notice from 30 to 60 days gives our residents extra time that is desperately needed to help find resources to prevent eviction. We've all been amazed by our shared constituents' resiliency and resolve in the face of ICE's illegal occupation of our City. Our residents banded together to protect one another, even raising millions of dollars in mutual aid funds to help keep their neighbors in their homes. It's our duty as elected officials to match the commitment in our residents to try and keep as many of our neighbors in their homes as possible. We look to Minneapolis to lead the way and are working on similar bills to extend pre-eviction notices statewide to help our neighbors. Signing the Pause Evictions Save Lives measure will bolster our efforts and reinforce our message to our colleagues about the way in which pre-eviction notices help prevent families from being evicted. We've been so proud of the work of the City of Minneapolis to respond to this unprecedented federal invasion. Your work to increase funding for immigration legal services, rental assistance, and creating a small business resiliency fund has shown how elected officials can meet the moment. Signing Pause Eviction Save Lives is the next step in helping our residents recover and ensure none of them are left behind. Sincerely, SoaChh Senator Doron Clark Minnesota Senate District 60 Malin fl. Withol Senator Melissa Wiklund Minnesota Senate District

Senator Zaynab Mohamed
Minnesota Senate District 63
D. Scott Dibble
Senator Scott Dibble
Minnesota Senate District 61
Representative Sydney Jordan
Minnesota House District 60A
Sua Gua
Representative Emma Greenman
Minnesota House District 63B
Representative Mohamud Noor
Minnesota House District 60B
Senator Omar Fateh
Minnesota Senate District 62
Palichay
Senator Bobby Joe Champion
Minnesota Senate District 59
Katre fores
Representative Katie Jones
Minnesota House District 61A
Samith Simm
Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura
Minnesota House District 63A
Representative Esther Agbaje
Minnesota House District 59B

Senator Zaynab Mohamed Minnesota Senate District 63 D. Scott Dibble Senator Scott Dibble Minnesota Senate District 61 Representative Sydney Jordan Minnesota House District 60A Sua Gua Representative Emma Greenman Minnesota House District 63B Representative Mohamud Noor Minnesota House District 60B Senator Omar Fateh Minnesota Senate District 62 Palichay Senator Bobby Joe Champion Minnesota Senate District 59 Katre fores Representative Katie Jones Minnesota House District 61A Samith Simm Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura Minnesota House District 63A Representative Esther Agbaje Minnesota House District 59B

Representative Fue Lee
Minnesota House District 59A
Chide For
Representative Aisha Gomez
Minnesota House District 59A
Representative Anquam Mahamoud
Minnesota House District 62B
Representative Michael Howard
Minnesota House District 51A

Representative Fue Lee Minnesota House District 59A Chide For Representative Aisha Gomez Minnesota House District 59A Representative Anquam Mahamoud Minnesota House District 62B Representative Michael Howard Minnesota House District 51A

Thank you to our Minneapolis state legislative delegation for urging Mayor Frey to support a pause on evictions. Our city faces a housing and addiction emergency worsened by Operation Metro Surge. A 60-day pre-eviction notice and rental assistance can help keep people housed and save lives.

10.03.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Insurrectionist Brunch: Trumpists plotted to deploy military on U.S. soil Before the 2024 election, a cadre of MAGA loyalists met over brunch to plot ways for Trump to use the military domestically.

NEW: Two years ago, over brunch, Trumpists working under Project 2025 began plotting ways for Trump to deploy the military on U.S. soil. Election-denier Jeffrey Clark suggested invoking the Insurrection Act.

We have their files. Welcome to the Insurrectionist Brunch:

10.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Big surprise Kegseth lied

10.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pentagon Pete and Ceramics Game Boy

Kegseth. stevesack.substack.com/p/pentagon-p...

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Trump makes β€˜most blasΓ© admission of a war crime' in presidential history: expert President Donald Trump said the US Navy chose to sink an Iranian frigate, killing more than 100 sailors last week, because it was β€œmore fun” than capturing the vessel, even though the ship posed no th...

The US Navy I once served is now a disgusting organization committing war crimes in support of a known child raping pedophile.

www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2...

10.03.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This bullshit. For two months I screamed on social media - why aren't the cops doing anything??? They didn't arrest ONE goon - while the goons broke every law in the book every day!

10.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DOJ Sitting on Documents Involving 13-Year-Old Trump Accuser Pressure is increasing on the DOJ to declassify documents that detail interviews with a woman who accused President Donald Trump of sexually abusing her.

Dozens of documents detailing FBI interviews with an Epstein victim who accused Donald Trump of sexually abusing her as a high schooler are being kept under wraps.

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White House denies US energy secretary's claim that navy escorted an oil tanker throuah Strait of Hormuz

White House denies US energy secretary's claim that navy escorted an oil tanker throuah Strait of Hormuz

We're governed my liars, knaves, and morons, an ongoing series

10.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BAKER: β€œ.. Piling up resentments around the world is one heck of a form of statecraft. Yet it is typical of the Trump governing style.

β€œ.. conveying them to the public in a way that makes enemies for no obvious reason.”

www.wsj.com/opinion/in-a...

10.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 327 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3
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Israeli news channels mistake video game for footage of B-2 bombers over Iran Channel 12 Apologized for Erroneously Airing Footage Taken From the Gameplay of Digital Combat Simulator World, Which Can Be Found on YouTube and Was Uploaded Over Three Years Ago

Israeli News Channels Mistake Video Game for Footage of B-2 Bombers Over Iran - Israel News www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

10.03.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These are the people waging wars

10.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as...

Funders of the Center for Security Policy: projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/f...

10.03.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If this buffoon weren't testifying in a trial that could send people prison for life, this would be hilarious.

Our courts remain absolutely terrible at gatekeeping expert testimony.

10.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 211 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

Just for the record - I wasn't saying don't vote for bad Dems over fascist Republicans. I'm saying why give the game away before primaries? The corp side has been on the offensive for a while now. We need more better Dems.

10.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I never said "identical" - that is pretty dishonest on your part

10.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Who voted for the Laken Riley Act, which let ICE run wild?

10.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In Sven's forecast today on his Patreon, he expressly connects the lack of certainty about the weekend snowstorm to the reduction (and in some cases suspension) of weather balloon launches out west. "Put bad data into the model, you get bad results."

10.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Because if we elect Dems like the current Dem leadership, or Amy Klobuchar, basically nothing will change.

10.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Dude won't even step up to save the most important hospital in the state, yet he's going to go around the country campaigning. How about doing your job here?

10.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE.

In their remarks, neither Pete Hegseth nor Dan Caine this morning addressed the girls school that was bombed.

They did not get A SINGLE QUESTION about it from people they called on in the room loaded with right-wing hacks.

10.03.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 3665 πŸ” 1030 πŸ’¬ 194 πŸ“Œ 40
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Candace Owens tells US soldiers to resign today as Trump has 'betrayed America' Conservative commentator Candace Owens encouraged her followers on social media to resign from serving in the U.S. military amid the war in Iran, bringing to light deep in-party fighting within the co...

MAGA collapse as Candace Owens tells US soldiers to resign today as Trump has 'betrayed America'

10.03.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 132 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 8
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The AI Education Grift By Thomas Ultican 3/9/2026 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a billionaire driven con job. In the early 20th century, eugenicists claimed they could improve the human condition by measuring general i…

tultican.com/2026/03/09/t...

10.03.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Roots of Grades-and-Tests Introduction to De-Testing and De-Grading Schools: Authentic Alternatives to Accountability and Standardization, edited by Joe Bower and P.L. Thomas (Peter Lang Publishing, 2013) The Roots of Grades-a...

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It's reasonable for parent to trust teachers who spend time with their kids more than machine-scored standardized test results. But grades don't represent authentic assessment by those teachers, so "grades vs. tests" is a false dichotomy. *Both* are inadequate and misleading: is.gd/omZlKh

25.02.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Parents trust report cards more than test scores β€” with consequences for kids A study of 2,000 parents finds that they’re more inclined to step in with extra help when grades, but not test scores, are slipping

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This conservative take ("Parents trust grades > stand. test scores; that's bad because grades are inflated") is based on a study by economists that reduces learning & assessment to "signal weighting in human capital investment": is.gd/p5hN52. It's problematic for multiple reasons.

25.02.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grade 8 NAEP: A More Valid Reading Story (Although Still Incomplete) On NAEP Grade 8 Scores: "a better indicator of the cumulative effects of a system on student learning than 4th grade assessments." Bruce Baker, February 11, 2026

UPDATED

Grade 8 NAEP: A More Valid Reading Story (Although Still Incomplete)
substack.com/@paulthomas7...

10.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Minnesota State’s new software system costs $50 million more than initially approved The new software system is key for everything from faculty payroll to how students sign up for classes.

There's no way that this system couldn't have written its own software using local talent for less than the $300 MILLION already paid and unpaid MILLIONS every year just to use it! Complete boondoggle

www.startribune.com/minnesota-st...

10.03.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Early Iran strikes cost $5.6 billion in munitions, Pentagon estimates The figure, accounting for the war’s first two days, is likely to intensify concerns in Congress that U.S. forces are churning through a scarce supply of advanced weaponry.

The Pentagon calculated it was spending $1 billion a day on Trump and Netanyahu’s war. The truth? It was $3 billion…and that’s just for munitions.

Plus they’ve alarmed everyone by burning through scarce munitions in a matter of days.

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Judge Eric Tostrud (Trump apptee) issues remarkable ruling in MN. Finds β€œcompelling & troubling” evidence that DHS had policy of illegally stopping people based solely on race or ethnicity & of arresting without probable cause. But denies relief ...
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storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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