
Echo Base
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Echo Base
@EchoBaseNorth
Focused like a proton torpedo on elections, democracy, and justice. Emphasis on the upper Midwest USA.


VETAW: "I JUST WANTED TO SAY THEIR NAMES" "Haven, Maximillian, Buster, Blue, Trooper, Teak, Goliath, Rooster and Cabo." Are the names of some of our police horses who just got defunded. "These animals are therapy animals for this community."

The families of Philando Castile, George Floyd, Winston Smith, Amir Locke, Ricky Cobb II, Justin Teigen and Daunte Wright all called for Vetaw to apologize. Vetaw’s response was to call their questioning of her commitment to racial justice “unfounded and unserious.” 🚮

a lot of ppl have reached out to me about the “fired South High School math teacher” MPRB commissioner Becka Thompson & i only know what she has written here, her op-Eds in the strib, & her public comments at the board 4/16. her words are v problematic: strib.gift/glw2hiy39



they wouldn't be saying this if luther ranheim and scott graham had won

Becka Thompson is running for City Council, Ward 12, and is the first challenger to incumbent Aurin Chowdhury. She currently serves as the Park Board Commissioner for District 2, which is on the opposite end of the city.

On 12/4 we celebrated ACDS’ 1-year anniversary w an event focused on the global future of democracy in 2025 Hear from @ruthbenghiat & @AshaRangappa_ on what individuals & groups can do to preserve democratic governance globally 2/7 brookings.edu/events/democra…



News -- @JohnMillerCNN says police have found the suspect's backpack during their second search of Central Park tonight. It was near the merry-go-round.


🇬🇪 Scenes outside the Parliament of Georgia today, where a large anti-government protest is about to start, following three days of riot police dismantling the demonstration #GeorgiaProtests






