Posts by Kim Browne
Republican Senator Warns Noem to Keep ICE Center Out of His State
The lawsuit, filed by Fridley and Duluth districts and the state teachers’ union Education Minnesota, claims that agents “conducted enforcement operations in or near schools and school buses, and detained minor students.” It also refers to a January incident in which Border Patrol agents pepper-sprayed, tackled, and handcuffed people on the grounds of Minneapolis’s Roosevelt…
Read MoreTrans People Saw the Nancy Mace Crack-Up Coming Long, Long Ago
Former Major League Baseball player Kurt Schilling was fired from ESPN for making anti-transgender comments in 2016. At the time there was some criticism about “cancel culture.” However, Schilling went on to make comments so racist that even Breitbart fired him. Schilling had previously compared Muslims to Nazis. Later, he went on to make statements…
Read MoreTrump Border Czar Says ICE Will Leave Minnesota if People Give In
“She told me that there are no bad people and that everyone makes mistakes. She has Nee’s spirit,” he said. His sister, he said, “carried peace, patience, and love for others wherever she went.” “Our family is a very American blend,” Ganger continued. “We vote differently, and we rarely completely agree on the finer details…
Read MoreWhy Do Some Liberals Go Gaga Over So-Called Non-MAGA Republicans?
Some of these Republicans, such as Barrett, Collins, and Murkowski, have not personally leaned into casting themselves as non-MAGA Republicans. The media has elevated them. But others have consciously portrayed themselves as unaligned and even hostile to Trump. Remember when Roberts sanctimoniously declared, “We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or…
Read More7 reasons the best founders plan for profit before they plan for scale
Most founders say they want to build something big. What they usually mean is they want momentum. Users, revenue, headcount, press. Scale feels like progress, especially when you are early and everything still feels fragile. But if you spend enough time around companies that actually survive, a quieter pattern shows up. The founders who last…
Read More“This Job Sucks”: DOJ Attorney Asks Judge to Hold Her in Contempt
It’s rough working for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota these days. Many of the office’s lawyers and staff have quit over the Justice Department’s handling of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state, specifically the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. In federal court Tuesday, the stress apparently got to a lawyer…
Read MoreWoman Shot by Border Patrol Says Agent Appeared to Take “Trophy” Photo
A federal agent used his cell phone to take a picture of Marimar Martinez after she was shot five times by Border Patrol in Chicago—a chilling image that haunts her to this day. Martinez testified in Congress Tuesday about how she was shot after she followed an agent’s car in Chicago while trying to warn…
Read MoreAI Tools Mean Smaller Companies Can Compete For the Elusive Big Fish
Not long ago, the notion that a small business could land a high-stakes client felt nearly impossible. Sure, small businesses make up a significant portion of the U.S. economy, but big-budget clients have historically stayed with big firms because it felt safe and predictable. Going with a startup or small firm was seen as unpredictable,…
Read MoreMarketing Access Requires More Than An Agency
Great marketing shouldn’t be a luxury. It should be accessible. That belief has guided my work from day one, and it’s why I built more than a service business. My view is simple: if we want real access to great marketing, we need an ecosystem—capital, technology, and education—not just an agency. Too many brands are…
Read MoreConsequences Founders Face When Ignoring Finances
At some point in the founder journey, almost everyone has the same quiet realization. You are working nonstop, revenue is coming in, money is going out, but you cannot clearly explain where the business is actually winning or bleeding. You glance at your bank balance instead of your financials and tell yourself you will “dig…
Read MoreDisappointment for some, relief for others as markets ponder Warsh’s nomination as next Fed chief
In some quarters, he is seen as a ‘credible choice’, who may hold his own against President Trump’s demand for rate cuts THE stock markets have shown a mixed reaction so far to the idea of a former US Federal Reserve governor as the central bank’s next chair and the successor to Jerome Powell. US President Donald…
Read MoreTranscript: Trump ICE Threats Take Darker Turn as MAGA Calls for Blood
Donald Trump (voiceover): These people were brought to our country to vote and they vote illegally. And the you know, amazing that the Republicans aren’t tougher on it. The Republicans should say we want to take over. We should take over the voting, the voting in at least many… 15 places, the Republicans ought to…
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