Ken Auer

Ken Auer

@kenauer.bsky.social

Spent 10 years working as staff in US Senate, 7 of those as Professional Staff of Senate Appropriations Committee and then over 30 years representing co-operatively owned financial institutions that returned earnings to their borrowers.

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We literally have the largest bike-touring event in the world which has been an annual summer state tradition for FIFTY YEARS. There's a giant exhibit in the state historical museum about it. This is comical.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Joe Mitchell: "Thank God you're building the ballroom. Thank God you're getting rid of those awful bike lanes. We don't ride bicycles in Iowa."

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In 2020, Jared Kushner was senior advisor to the president of the United States, a full-time employee of the United States government, and was subject to numerous disclosure requirements and ethical restrictions under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

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I met a Minnesotan who paid $18,000 out of pocket for dental surgery because Medicare just doesn't cover it. Your eyes and teeth are part of your body. It's time to expand Medicare to cover vision and dental - then get to work passing Medicare for All.

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Washington has discovered a brilliant financial strategy. Cut benefits for people who need them, cut taxes for people who don't, and borrow the difference from people who aren't old enough to vote.

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No corporation is gonna silence our message! ❌👑 Keep helping us amplify #NoKings today so we can drive HISTORIC early vote turnout, and overcome Trump’s election sabotage.

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ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE What a corrupt campaign finance system looks like Between 2024 & 2026, MUSK spent over $650 million to buy elections CRYPTO spent over $500 million AIPAC spent $230 million AI spent over $200 million Dems must implement REAL campaign FINANCE REFORM ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE

Radical post of the day — It’s Gulf of Mexico Lake Ontario Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence 86 all of those fake names.

So the Trump ads continue to run on cable being paid for by us the taxpayers. Trump lies once again that he would pay for them.

Everyone in Maine needs to be asking Senator Collins why the Trump Administration is spending taxpayer money on TV ads to promote himself while cutting funds for healthcare, education, medical research, housing, etc. she chairs the Appropriations Committee and is responsible for how money is spent.

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I haven't seen a single story explain that the lawsuit filed by Tierra Walker's family is part of a broader legal argument that women and pregnant people have a right to life. There are at least four state cases like this. Subscribe to @autonomynews.co for context you're not getting anywhere else

Susan Rinkunas@susanrinkunas.com

NEW: A Texas woman died after being denied an abortion and her family sued the state and her doctors for violating her right to life. They say the ban should be struck down. It's one of several cases challenging abortion laws under state constitutional rights to life and liberty @autonomynews.co

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Whitehouse grills Patel on Epstein 👇 WHITEHOUSE: Am I accurate in suggesting the missing 37 pages likely include FBI contemporaneous notes from interviews w/woman who said she was assaulted by Trump? PATEL: I don't know what you're referencing. We've produced 3.5m pages W: But not these 37

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A Democrat should file a bill on Monday for everyone to get $5,000 checks right now to see if Mike Johnson, John Thune and congressional Republicans will advance and pass it. Call their bluff. Pass the bill.

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The cyclospora outbreak has reached 17,180 cases across 48 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,700 measles cases (including 2 recent deaths) — a 35 year high. “Make America Healthy Again.”

Saw an ad by Fannie Mae promoting themselves and housing last night and it was filled with images of Trump. Guess Pulte is back to his old job now. Will he report on mortgage fraud by Trump? The odds are heavily against it.

This is an extremely important detail certain Senators should pay attention to before voting on Blanche. Demand something from Trump not just Blanche.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

FYI: Blanche rescinded the ORDER establishing the slush fund, not the underlying “settlement.” The settlement says any changes must be agreed to by ALL parties, not just Todd. This “rescission” isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.

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RFK Jr's CDC reportedly scaled back foodborne disease tracking last year, removing cyclospora from mandatory reporting. The CDC also lost roughly 3,000 employees since 2025. Now? A cyclosporiasis outbreak has sickened thousands across 34 states. "Make America Healthy Again."

Disgusting. 🤮

Amee Vanderpool@girlsreallyrule.bsky.social

ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again.

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The same Republicans who were hysterical when asked to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID19 have no problem wearing masks to spread their White Nationalist Christian hatred.

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The argument that discrimination requires intent and not just effect is focused on the wrong party. Anti-discrimination laws are intended to protect the rights of victims of discrimination, not the feelings of the majority. It’s not about you! www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

washingtonpost.comOpinion | A reset on civil rights upends DEI — and the ‘New Right’Will the president’s legacy lie in upholding the spirit of civil rights law?

When people use the deaths of two innocent children to further their goal of putting even more children at risk of illness we are at a terrible low in our country.

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A win for freedom of speech. I wonder when corporations will start using their “voice” to stand up to Trump? We need more Mt. Olives.

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Disgusting

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

Last year ICE said a man tried to murder a female ICE officer while she was trying to arrest him. They swore under oath he grabbed her by the neck and tried to choke her to death. He was even indicted for attempted murder. Problem is, it never happened! Bystander video unraveled the lie.

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Jack Smith: "I think we are facing an attack on the rule of law that is different in kind and scope to anything I've seen in my lifetime"

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Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.