Lifelong Minnesotan, working to build a climate justice movement. Currently at CURE MN. He/him. Tweets are my own. Also @andywpearson@masto.ai.
Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Andy Pearson retweeted
minneapolis elections and voter services office will have half its staff cut in mayor jacob frey’s budget
“No more high school election judge program. No more voter outreach,” an employee said on bluesky
MPD’s inability to manage their spending is ruining our city and siphoning resources that could be better spent elsewhere. they are $30 million over budget
Andy Pearson retweeted
Cannot overstate how anathema it is to everything we are supposed to stand for that the president is trying to denaturalize his political enemy.
It’s unamerican, it’s dictatorial, and it deserves to be rebuked as vehemently as possible.
BREAKING WSJ:
The Trump admin's investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and other people familiar with the probe. wsj.com/politics/policy/ilha…
Andy Pearson retweeted
Many on the left suspected this was the case, but it’s still wild to see the WSJ confirm it.
Needless to say, stripping the citizenship of opposition elected officials is really, really far down the road to fascism.
New: The federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar aims to build a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the probe wsj.com/politics/policy/ilha… via @McCormickJohn @MHackman @sgurman
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I could cry just looking at this I want this for my city so bad
Andy Pearson retweeted
Exceptional work by @s0phistry that finally factors population in an instantly understandable way. All media should adopt this format for political maps. I'm talking to you @MSNOWNews @CNN – at Lauderdale, MN
Andy Pearson retweeted
Asked the tsa agent earlier, “is it a laptop out of the bag day” and he said, “it’s always a laptop out of the bag day” and I replied, “that is simply not true” and then he rolled his eyes and walked away
Andy Pearson retweeted
Again, citizens are supposed to believe Trump has immunity from breaking the law and can unilaterally take funds to build monuments to himself that Congress didn’t intend for that purpose, but that Biden couldn’t even cancel some student loans? Banana republic stuff.
Andy Pearson retweeted
Since 1965, there have been 6 fiscal years when federal spending fell relative to the preceding year:
🔵1965 - LBJ
🔵2010 - Obama
🔵2012 - Obama
🔵2013 - Obama
🔵2022 - Biden
🔵2023 - Biden
No Republican president in the last 60 years has cut spending vs. prior year.
Andy Pearson retweeted
Another lousy economy under a republican president. Why do people keep voting for this!
This is a bleak July jobs report:
-23,000 jobs lost in July. (Losses occurred in retail, finance, hospitality, local gov't education)
-264,000 people leave the labor force
-Wage growth falls to 3.2% = lowest in 5 years (and totally wiped out by inflation right now)
***Lowest labor force participation rate since February 2021***
The Fed's job just got a lot harder. The labor market is stalling again. Many industries shedding jobs or flat.
Andy Pearson retweeted
reminder that Biden specifically pushed to get infrastructure projects funded in red states as a gesture of goodwill
now Trump cancels projects in blue states out of spite
these people are evil, plain and simple
Andy Pearson retweeted
Hotels are almost always better than Airbnbs, but they cater poorly to a reasonably common use case of 'a group of friends (including their spouses/children) wants to stay together, share meals and hang out in common spaces.'
Andy Pearson retweeted
The same "Never Comply" crowd that won't change their thermostat, wear a mask, or use a paper straw turns into "comply or die" the second masked federal agents start gunning down people on American streets.
Don't let them gaslight you into thinking they stand for liberty.
Andy Pearson retweeted
To date, immigration officials have shot and killed 11 people, including two Minnesotans. Across the country, they operate with no respect for human life, the law, or consequences.
There's no reforming this agency. Rip it apart.
Andy Pearson retweeted
My heart aches for the family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. He should be alive today.
There is no reforming an agency that kills repeatedly with impunity. Enough.
Andy Pearson retweeted
brad tabke is up for reelection this fall and he needs support from DFLers after winning his seat last time by only 14 votes - and with the work he did during operation metro surge, would not be surprised to see republicans coming out for his opponent
