Val Broste

Val Broste

@msvalbro.bsky.social

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The targeting of Fed Chair Jerome Powell is our warning. The Fed must stay independent not because it's perfect, but because once monetary policy becomes political, economic stability collapses. Check out one of my recent Substack articles, along with a video, at the link in my reply.

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The GOP can spin last night all they want as a "win", but a 13-point shift to the Dems in a +22 Trump district is making them shit enough bricks to rebuild the East Wing.

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Dear Pete, Donald, MAGA etc: “What will it profit a man if he gains the world and loses his soul” We are selling out our nation, our future, our morality, for the ego and wealth of a 79 year old man.

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Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in dozens of cities across Italy – shutting schools, disrupting trains and blocking ports and roads – in one of Europe’s largest nationwide protests against Israel’s offensive in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

theguardian.comDisruption across Italy as tens of thousands protest against Gaza warSchools and stations closed and ports blocked in one of Europe’s biggest demonstrations opposing Israel’s offensive
Amy Klobuchar@amyklobuchar.com

When our daughter was born, she couldn’t swallow and was in the ICU, but insurance cos. pushed new moms out of the hospital in 24 hrs. That inspired me to get involved in politics to allow new moms longer stays. Thanks to Governor Beshear for having me on to share my “why.”

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When our daughter was born, she couldn’t swallow and was in the ICU, but insurance cos. pushed new moms out of the hospital in 24 hrs. That inspired me to get involved in politics to allow new moms longer stays. Thanks to Governor Beshear for having me on to share my “why.”

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Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.

washingtonpost.comImmigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death labelThe immigrants who have requested a reversal and been reinstated in Social Security databases include a Haitian asylum seeker and a minor child.

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A 90 pause is more uncertainty. Uncertainty doesn’t make me more likely to make purchases; you? Families figure they need to hold on to money until they get a better idea of what’s head. But this hurts consumer demand, which drives the economy. So, Trump’s 90 pause continues his harm to economy.

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In just two months, DOGE has —lost— the government an estimated half a trillion dollars. I propose that Musk pay it back personally.

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social

This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...

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Salsa Saturdays is the brainchild of Tim Owen, a Spanish teacher at Eden Prairie High School. “People come here to remember and forget,” Owen said. “They come to remember culture and tradition and they come to forget the stress of the week.”

startribune.comJustin: Check out the Twin Cities area’s sexiest — and most surprising — dance partySalsa Saturdays in Burnsville has been celebrating Latin music for 15 years.

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