In the Know: August 6, 2019

2020
Why the D.C. press isn’t equipped to handle Trump’s racist re-election crusade, Daily Kos
17 million Americans purged from voter rolls between 2016 and 2018, new report finds, Think Progress

Business
How Trump’s Political Appointees Helped Big Banks Avoid Tougher Punishments, Mother Jones

Congress
New legislation aims to criminalize all sides of foreign bribery, Think Progress

Donald Trump
How the Trump Campaign Used Facebook Ads to Amplify His ‘Invasion’ Claim, New York Times
Trump out-executive-ordering his predecessors, Duluth News Tribune
Trump administration freezes key foreign aid spending that Congress has already approved, Washington Post

Economy
4 former Fed chiefs issue stark warning: US central bank must be independent, CNN
The Cost-Benefit Boomerang, , The American Prospect

Environment
The Amazon is approaching an irreversible tipping point, The Economist
Increased emissions in Texas are canceling out climate progress across the country, The Hill
Water crisis looms for a quarter of humanity, New York Times

GOP
GOP state lawmaker: ‘Republican Party is enabling white supremacy in our country’, The Hill

The Republican Party Is Getting Even Whiter, The American Prospect
Conservatives Cannot Defend Trump and Also Defeat White Nationalism, The Atlantic

Governor Tim Walz
Walz asks for hearings on gun measures ahead of next legislative session, Star Tribune

Gun Violence
El Paso congresswoman to Trump: Don’t come here, Politico
Why Are White Men Stockpiling Guns?, Scientific American
Dayton shooting shows six good guys with guns are no match for a high-capacity magazine, Think Progress
How US gun culture compares with the world, CNN

Health Care
Medica to cap monthly out-of-pocket insulin costs at $25 beginning Jan. 1, Star Tribune
Trump Blames Shootings on Mental Illness. But He’s Spent the Past 2 Years Trying to Cut Access to Health Coverage., Mother Jones

Representative Pete Stauber, (CD8, R)
Reader’s View: Call on Stauber to condemn Trump, Duluth News Tribune

Senator Tina Smith
Smith optimistic Family Farmer Relief Act will benefit Minnesota farmers, Willmar Radio

Minnesota News
Court upholds MN rules in copper-nickel mining challenge, MPR
State funds some child care needs in greater Minnesota, Redwood Falls Gazette
Baseball and tennis ball sized hail hits parts of Twin Cities, Star Tribune
Should the state of Minnesota compensate farmers for buffer land?, MinnPost
Minnesota officials call on communities to report, combat hate crimes, MPR
Public Works: Crumbling St. Paul streets need cash infusion, Star Tribune
Okay, so the military is floating high-tech surveillance balloons over the Midwest, City Page

News of the World
China ‘won’t stand idly by’ if US puts missiles in Asia-Pacific region, The Hill
City-wide strikes bring Hong Kong to a standstill, CNN
Colombia offered citizenship to more than 24,000 undocumented children of Venezuelan refugees, New York Times
India’s risky Kashmir power grab, explained, Vox

Trade Wars
China says it has stopped buying U.S. farm products, escalating trade war, Star Tribune
Trump is increasingly relying on himself — not his aides — in trade war with China, Washington Post
US-China fight puts world economy on the brink, NY Times
Trump’s designation of China as a currency manipulator, explained, Vox

U.S. News
White terrorism shows parallel to Islamic State, NY Times
Boy Scouts failed to stop hundreds of previously unreported sexual predators, a lawsuit alleges, Washington Post
All student debt in the US, visualized, Vox
Kansas and Missouri Call a Truce in Corporate-Welfare Border War, The American Prospect

Upcoming DFL Events:

• August 6, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Mississippi Room, Brooklyn Park Public Library.
• August 7
  • 12:00 to 10 PM — SD47 DFL at the Carver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387
  • 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 — CANCELLED SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room 172, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
• August 8
  • 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM — SD47 DFL at the Caver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387.
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
• August 9, 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM — SD47 DFL at the Carver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387.
• August 10, 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM — SD47 DFL at the Carver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387.
• August 11
  • 10:00 AM TO 8:00 PM — SD47 DFL at Carver County Fair, 501 W 3rd St, Waconia, MN 55387.
  • 10:30 to 11:30 AM — SD40 DFL Marching in the Long Lake Corn Days Parade, Willow Drive N and Watertown Rd, contact them for more information.
  • 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club, contact them for more information.
  • 4:00 to 7:00 PM — SD44 DFL Annual Picnic, Parker’s Lake North Picnic Shelter, 15500 County Rd 6, Plymouth, MN. Bring your appetite for food and uplifting conversation with neighbors and your Representatives. Free event, family friendly.
• August 12 — Deadline for 2019 DFL Women’s Hall of Fame Women of Distinction and Rising Star Applications, more information here.
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting — Council Chamber, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, 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.
  • 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
  • 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 page for 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.