In the Know: August 13, 2019

2020
Why China may want a second Trump term, MinnPost
Suburbs spell trouble for Trump, The Hill
Trump’s State-by-State Approval Ratings Should Scare the MAGA Out of Him, NY Mag

Attorney General Keith Ellison
Ellison offers support to Liberians suing Trump, Grand Forks Herald
Minnesota School of Business, Globe University students eligible for loan discharge, Grand Forks Herald

Donald Trump
Trump Is Too Thin-Skinned to Protect the United States, The Atlantic

Economy
U.S. inflation accelerates; Fed rate cut still expected, Reuters
The US labor shortage, explained, Vox
No, Productivity Does Not Explain Income, Evonomics
Exclusive: Google’s jobs search draws antitrust complaints from rivals, Reuters
Recession warnings pose 2020 threat to Trump, The Hill

Environment
US government weakens application of Endangered Species Act, Pioneer Press
The Endangered Species Act is incredibly popular and effective. Trump is weakening it anyway., Vox

GOP
How the El Paso Killer Echoed the Incendiary Words of Conservative Media Stars, New York Times
Republicans Already Had a Chance to Address White Supremacy. They Failed., Mother Jones
Scaramucci breaks up with Trump in now-familiar pattern, The Hill
It’s Not Just Fox Pumping Out the Racist “Replacement” Conspiracy. Here Are 15 Republicans Fanning the Flames., Mother Jones

Health Care
Dem Leaders Speak At ‘Protect Our Care’ Event, WCCO TV

Immigration
Minnesota judges have excised Trump from U.S. citizenship ceremonies, City Pages
Why the Trump administration is going after low-income immigrants, explained by an expert, Vox
The Stakes Just Got Higher In GOP Power Grab Over Immigrant Political Power, TPM
ICE’s Raids Were a Win for Corporate Exploitation, The New Republic

Labor
The 1985 Hormel strike was one of Minnesota’s most contentious labor disputes, MinnPost
How The Labor Movement’s Decline Could Be Reversed, TPM
‘I Am a Fool to Do This Job’: Half of Teachers Say They’ve Considered Quitting, Education Week

Minnesota Legislature
Jamie Long wants us to keep the pressure on, Southwest Journal

Minnesota News
Solitary confinement used a record number of times in Minnesota last year, MPR
Minneapolis ordinance to protect adult entertainment workers moves forward, Star Tribune
Rift within DNR over logging in state wildlife areas, Duluth News Tribune
Children’s Minnesota confirms 4 severe lung injury cases linked to vaping, KARE11

Minnesota Republicans
Fox’s Pete Hegseth defends Blackwater contractors convicted of murdering Iraqi civilians, Media Matters
Your computer doesn’t want you to visit the Minnesota Republicans’ whistleblower site, City Pages
Fox panel attacks church denomination for sheltering immigrants, Media Matters

News of the World
U.S. Officials Suspect New Nuclear Missile in Explosion That Killed 7 Russians, New York Times

Governor Tim Walz
Gov. Tim Walz seeks assurances from Glencore on PolyMet mine plan, Star Tribune

Representative Collin Peterson (CD7, D)
Republicans again hopeful in the Seventh, but Collin Peterson won’t be easy to vanquish, Star Tribune

Trump Trade Wars
Trump’s Fake Trade War With China, The American Prospect
‘Trump is ruining our markets’: Struggling farmers are losing a huge customer to the trade war — China, CNBC
Farmers fight to save their land in rural Minnesota as trade war intensifies, Pioneer Press
Farmers Reel After Sonny Perdue Mocks Them As ‘Whiners’ Amid Trade War Bankruptcies, Huffington Post
U.S. to delay China tariffs on some products, including laptops, cell phones, Reuters
Bolton says US ready to negotiate post-Brexit trade pact, Star Tribune
Trump asked Japan to buy ‘huge amount’ of US farm goods: report, The Hill

U.S. News
The Great Land Robbery, The Atlantic
On Costliest U.S. Warship Ever, Navy Can’t Get Munitions on Deck, New York Times
The Myth of the Rugged Individual, The American Prospect
Crackdown on food stamps could worsen hunger, USDA acknowledges, Politico
State Department suspends energy staffer linked to white supremacist group, Politico

Upcoming DFL Events:

• August 13, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD34 Central Committee Meeting, Maple Grove Government Center, EOC (downstairs), 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway, Maple Grove, MN
• August 14, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 16, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 17
  • 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
  • 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM — SD48 DFL “United in Diversity” Picnic, Round Lake Park, 16691 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
  • 2:00 to 4:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 18
  • 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
  • 12:00 to 4:00 PM — Lions’ Park, Maple Grove Community Center, 12951 Weaver Lake Rd, Maple Grove, MN. Bring a dish to share and join them for community, candidates and fun!
  • 2:00 to 4:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 19, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 21, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chamber, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
• August 22, 6:00 to 8:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Door Knock, Caribou Coffee, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340. For more information or to RSVP, email s.holte@dflsd33.org.
• August 24
  • 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Stifungfest Craft Fair, 21 Main St E, Young America, MN 55397
  • 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM — SD50 DFL Brunch in the Park, Moir Park, 10320 Morgan Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55431. Join them for food, fun and friendship with your neighbors.
  • 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Based Door Knock, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340
  • 2:00 to 4:00 PM — SD33 DFL Issues Based Door Knock, 325 Clydesdale Trl, Unit 100, Hamel, MN 55340
• August 25, 3:00 to 7:00 PM — SD33 DFL Summer Picnic, more information as it becomes available.
• August 31, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM — SD48 DFL Southwest 5K Run/Walk, Purgatory Creek Park, 13001 Technology Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. More information and register here.
• September 2 — Labor Day
• September 3
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, visit their Facebook pagefor this month’s specifics
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room C, Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430.
• September 4
  • 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room C102, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room 172, Ridgedale Library, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
• September 7 — SD47 DFL at Steamboat Days Minnesota Made
• September 8
  • 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM — SD47 DFL Marching in the Carver Steamboat Days Parade
  • 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club meeting, contact them for more information.