MORNING IN MINNEAPOLIS (written in kind of a pale orange on blue and it may remind you of Garfield)

It is just after 10 a.m. in Minneapolis, Minnesota on a Monday (ugh).

Have you had breakfast yet? Taken any morning pills or supplements you might need?

Remember to eat, hydrate, take your meds, take breaks, & do what you need to do to take care of you.

Hang in there.

Fuck ICE.

Yup, you get it.

“Oh yes, I receive mean emails too. It’s hard” <insert condescending frowny face>

A constituent mad that you voted a certain way is not exactly the same as someone explicitly describing how you should die

This! It’s three problematic/terrible mini-videos in one but they’re each terrible in their own special way

I’m glad this issue is finally being taken seriously.

I hope people talk more about the very real sacrifices made by those in public office.

I hope those now working on this remember to think about the safety of past legislators as well.

I could go on and on with examples.

Colleagues who didn’t receive threats often seemed like they didn’t get it. It is not a uniform experience for all legislators. Just because one legislator manages to get by without receiving them, it doesn’t mean someone else doesn’t receive threats daily.

If you’re wondering why I worked for years to better protect student data privacy, now you know.

Over the years I was called a bitch and a cunt regularly in emails, that I should shut up and, as a Native person, that my people should have been eradicated already

The first death threat I received was in 2017 following one of the first times I ever spoke on the House floor.

“Your kids are gonna get snatched from school”

“You’ll be dead and we’ll make it look like suicide”

I reported it but was told it was “probably just some guy in his parents basement”

With rising threats, MN lawmakers seek boost in security ‘bridge’ Threats against legislators are on the rise. By October 2025, there were at least twice as many threats as in 2024, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

I guarantee there were more than 19 threats against legislators in 2024. Please remember that prior to Melissa’s murder, many reports were not taken seriously and action was rarely taken.

It is of course possible threats have increased *and also* threats have been grossly under reported for years.

The FBI Director Is MIA Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

Only the best people.

“Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking. I spoke with more than two dozen people with knowledge of his conduct, some of whom described it as a national security vulnerability.”

The best advice I ever received from Melissa was “be the better listener” - something that requires actual connection with another person and is not possible via retweetable video clips and speaking straight to camera

Being on video that much can impact a person’s safety and mental health, and just might not be good for many types of people, including some neurodivergent folks

I recognize that [the skills needed to win an election] and [the skills needed to be a good legislator] have never lined up perfectly but it saddens me how may potentially great/brilliant people won’t be making laws because of this

I really hate how it’s becoming a prereq for being in office/running for office that a person needs to be on camera constantly and making videos every day.

Drop your crime fighting Catholics.

‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.

For more than a week, Amazon has managed to keep a death at its Troutdale, Oregon, facility out of public view.

Workers I spoke to are pissed.

I am of course dismayed at the moment as a Lynx fan, but also my heart is so full seeing all these WNBA players finally get PAID

Seriously who approved these Man City kits? The matching boots make them look even sillier. #ChartreuseGoose

Frame #14242 from 50s E24-25 gumby business

Where my rangers at who voted for this buffoon

a group of people are standing next to each other in a room in a black and white photo . ALT: a group of people are standing next to each other in a room in a black and white photo .

Was not expecting three points this evening.

“Is it really hot there or is it raining or….🤔”

I’m sorry. I wish we lived in a world where you didn’t have to put up with this bullshit.

Yeah so he is just going to keep doing the thing where we are in a constant state of uncertainty, confusion, stress, and tension because that is what abusive people do and the people who are in a position to address this are asleep at the switch.

MN Senator Tina Smith
202-224-5641

MN Senator Amy Klobuchar
202-224-3244

Even if you ramble and don’t know exactly what to say, call.

What will it do? I have no idea. But it’s one of the many ways we can shout.

@klobuchar.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov @mccollum.house.gov

Hey Donald Trump is mentioned more than any person in the Epstein Files!

Anyway...war!

The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.

Okay new goalie is alright.

Also pro tip: when the MLS announcers suck, switch to español

I think I’m incapable of understanding My Chemical Romance