Preemption, Tina Smith, and a day with NOC: Neighborhoods Organizing for Change
Today, I headed over to my neighbor neighborhood, North Minneapolis, to attend a meeting with the amazing folks at Neighborhoods Organizing for Change. Since I arrived early to the 1100 block on Broadway, I of course had to stop in to stuff my face with cookies at the Cookie Cart, a few doors down from NOC headquarters. Cookie Cart is a great place to order from if you ever need a giant batch of cookies for an event (they deliver!). They've got some awesome job training and o
Understanding the different roads to Trump take-down: Standing Committee, Bi-Partisan Select Committ
Official investigations into Trump/Russia can happen a number of ways. First, there's Standing Committee investigations, which you see in play now with the Intelligence Committee's investigation. The GOP controls this committee, but there are Dem members, most notably Adam Schiff who delivered preliminary findings Monday. Dems are pushing for a Bi-partisan Select Committee, which would be evenly staffed by GOP and DFL. There are also calls for an Independent Commission, howev
What we know so far #TrumpRussia
I was so fascinated by Congressman's Adam Schiff's opening statements at the hearings today, I had to write out all the facts just to get my head around them! Here is the video, with summary of facts (which are a matter of public record per Mr. Schiff) below. I've removed his opening statements and just included the facts/timeline that he gave in the body of his speech. TIMELINE • It was July/August 2016 when the Russians started using information to actively harm Hillary Cli
A day at the Take Action MN annual conference
You'll have to forgive I've if I ramble a bit, I'm NOT used to getting up early on a Saturday – but so glad I did! I scooted over to the Take Action Minnesota annual conference. This is the first year they've done six break-outs vs. one large conference, so they had gatherings in Northfield, Grand Rapids, St. Cloud, Duluth, Wilmar and one handy for us Twin Citians at the Wellstone Community Center in St. Paul. I think Paul would've been proud of what happened today :) The day
Is your city a Sanctuary City? Here's what we can do locally, and why it's so important!
Sanctuary Cities can be a confusing topic – it can suggest to some that cities are actively welcoming and encouraging undocumented residents. In practice, however, a sanctuary city provides a passive form of protection, and sanctuary cities are defined by what they don't do more than what they do. In a sanctuary city, police do not actively engage in immigration law enforcement. I.e, they're not checking paperwork and immigration status while doing other police duties. This a
