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Trump on Somalis: "They oughta get 'em the hell out of here. They hate our country."

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 12(source)

The fear and violence that President Trump has unleashed on our home is destroying any sense of public safety. The Administration needs to put an immediate end to “Operation Metro Surge”.

I believe in protecting public safety and upholding the rule of law. "Operation Metro Surge" is actively undermining both.

There has been none of the necessary cooperation and trust between federal officials and local government, and zero transparency from the Trump
Administration into ICE's operations in the Twin Cities.

Minnesotans are seeing their friends and neighbors, including U.S. citizens with no criminal records, abducted by masked agents, shoved to the ground, and sprayed with mace.

The fear and violence that President Trump has unleashed on our home is destroying any sense of public safety.

The Administration needs to put an immediate end to “Operation Metro Surge”.

You know what else is a great way to stay healthy (and doesn’t involve embarrassing yourself at the airport?) Vaccines.

Razzball

@razzball.bsky.social

In line for the TSA behind this guy

Republicans will say they can’t help you afford health insurance because of the national debt, then turn around and spend all your tax money on anything and everything EXCEPT health care

Bookmarking this to use whenever Republicans tell me how much they care about the national debt

NewsWire • @NewsWire_US
U.S. National Debt Has Risen by $2.3 Trillion Since Trump Took Office

In an unfortunate but completely predictable turn of events, they managed to mess up a good thing.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 10(source)

An A+++++ economy doesn’t have layoffs reaching the same levels as the Great Recession

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 10(source)

Shoutout to @repilhan.bsky.social, a strong woman who refuses to be bullied by Trump. Obviously there’s something wrong with him.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally." The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 10(source)

Shoutout to @repilhan.bsky.social, a strong woman who refuses to be bullied by Trump. Obviously there’s something wrong with him.

@moreperfectunion.bsky.social

Letting AI decide whether or not you can get the treatment your real-life doctor thinks you need? Nobody is asking for this. It's an irresponsible dangerous gamble by the Trump Administration.

More Perfect Union

A new Medicare pilot program is about to launch that will let private companies use AI to review requests for certain medical care — and reward companies when they deny claims. stateline.org/2025/12/04/m...

Amy’s right. AI can be a game-changer – but we still need some basic protections like any other product.

Senator Amy Klobuchar

@klobuchar.senate.gov

AI holds immense promise, but it also enables scams and deepfakes that harm Americans. States are leading with responsible safeguards. President Trump’s executive order threatens to override them. We should not undo the few protections Americans have. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...

A package that passed out of the Senate Banking, Housing Committee UNANIMOUSLY, mind you!

More than 75% of homes across the U.S. are unaffordable, study finds

Yet House Republicans just killed the first comprehensive (and bipartisan!!) housing package of the last few DECADES

Homeownership can feel like a luxury when only a sliver of the country's housing market is affordable for most Americans, Bankrate analyst says.

@factpostnews.bsky.social

BUT THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO!!!!!

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 8(source)

Not the type of record the White House should be trying to break. Makes sense why they’re awfully hush-hush about this one.

FactPost

New data reveals US layoffs in 2025 could surpass Great Recession levels.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 8(source)

Leave it to House Republicans to fumble a comprehensive, bipartisan housing package that passed out of the Senate committee UNANIMOUSLY!

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Elizabeth Warren@warren.senate.govDec 8(source)

Trump claims he wants to lower housing costs, but his allies in the House just axed a bipartisan bill that UNANIMOUSLY passed the Senate to do just that. If Republicans keep blocking legislation to cut housing costs, Democrats will pass it ourselves when we take back Congress.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 4(source)

I don’t normally read the comments, but these ones give me hope. I know we are all seeing a lot of hate toward our Somali friends and neighbors, but I wanted to share these. I hope they bring a smile to your face like they did mine.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.govDec 4(source)

The only garbage here is what’s coming out of his mouth

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com