Staci Drouillard
@lilacwaabigwan.bsky.social
🪶Writer [Walking the Old Road | Seven Aunts | A Family Tree, columnist, and radio producer on Minnesota's North Shore.
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"The FBI in 2025 under President Trump shut down an inquiry into allegations that a political adviser to Senator Susan Collins had participated in a scheme to funnel illegal campaign contributions from a defense contractor seeking lucrative federal contracts"
F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins (Gift Article)
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:28 PM
"The FBI in 2025 under President Trump shut down an inquiry into allegations that a political adviser to Senator Susan Collins had participated in a scheme to funnel illegal campaign contributions from a defense contractor seeking lucrative federal contracts"
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🔥SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : “Ivanka’s husband Jared Kushner’s on the Saudi payroll for $2 BILLION— as he leads 🇺🇸 diplomacy + asks sheikhs for billions more… Never have we seen so little effort to hide so much corruption. The Mar-a-Lago mafia taking corruption to spectacular new heights.”
April 19, 2026 at 3:39 AM
🔥SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : “Ivanka’s husband Jared Kushner’s on the Saudi payroll for $2 BILLION— as he leads 🇺🇸 diplomacy + asks sheikhs for billions more… Never have we seen so little effort to hide so much corruption. The Mar-a-Lago mafia taking corruption to spectacular new heights.”
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Q: "Do you think that Donald Trump should be deposed by this Committee?"
Hillary Clinton: "Absolutely."
"Donald Trump has been held civilly liable for sexual assault by a jury of his peers … That is behavior that fits a pattern if one were looking for a pattern."
Hillary Clinton: "Absolutely."
"Donald Trump has been held civilly liable for sexual assault by a jury of his peers … That is behavior that fits a pattern if one were looking for a pattern."
March 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Q: "Do you think that Donald Trump should be deposed by this Committee?"
Hillary Clinton: "Absolutely."
"Donald Trump has been held civilly liable for sexual assault by a jury of his peers … That is behavior that fits a pattern if one were looking for a pattern."
Hillary Clinton: "Absolutely."
"Donald Trump has been held civilly liable for sexual assault by a jury of his peers … That is behavior that fits a pattern if one were looking for a pattern."
Newly published! George is arguably the most famous modern artist from Minnesota. Chippewa City, to be exact. Available here: birchbarkbooks.com/products/geo...
February 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Newly published! George is arguably the most famous modern artist from Minnesota. Chippewa City, to be exact. Available here: birchbarkbooks.com/products/geo...
It's an honor to be a part of this anthology. Available in March! 🌲
A shout out and thank you to all of the contributors to our upcoming Great Lakes collection, out 3/10!
@cerena.bsky.social
@minnesotabrown.bsky.social
@gabrielbump.bsky.social
@lilacwaabigwan.bsky.social
@callenh.bsky.social
@lkress.bsky.social
@aeheelee.bsky.social
@cerena.bsky.social
@minnesotabrown.bsky.social
@gabrielbump.bsky.social
@lilacwaabigwan.bsky.social
@callenh.bsky.social
@lkress.bsky.social
@aeheelee.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 3:57 AM
It's an honor to be a part of this anthology. Available in March! 🌲
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Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
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Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
February 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
FREE THE PRESS!
FREE THE PRESS!
January 30, 2026 at 2:49 PM
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
FREE THE PRESS!
FREE THE PRESS!
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Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
January 25, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
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In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
This one has a lot of heart, literally and figuratively. Miigwech for reading.
www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/07/wher...
www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/07/wher...
Where the strawberries still grow | Great Lakes Now
Strawberries are known as heart berries or ode’iminan in Ojibwemowin and they play a special role in our regional ecosystems.
www.greatlakesnow.org
July 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This one has a lot of heart, literally and figuratively. Miigwech for reading.
www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/07/wher...
www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/07/wher...
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staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
May 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
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Crockett debuts a new game called "Trump or trans," then displays a gigantic placard of Trump golfing
May 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Crockett debuts a new game called "Trump or trans," then displays a gigantic placard of Trump golfing
My April column is here:
www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/cheq...
www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/cheq...
Chequamegon Bay Superfund site: History, environmental impact and its importance to Indigenous communities | Great Lakes Now
It took 174 years to clean up the mess made by a handful of extractive industries at Superfund site Chequamegon Bay, a place of cultural importance for the Ojibwe-Anishinaabeg.
www.greatlakesnow.org
April 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My April column is here:
www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/cheq...
www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/cheq...
The only good result of Yellow Snow's first 100 days, is that elected officials now sling profanity with impunity. #shitshow #clusterfuck
April 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The only good result of Yellow Snow's first 100 days, is that elected officials now sling profanity with impunity. #shitshow #clusterfuck
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Very creative, San Francisco! 8647 ✊
April 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Very creative, San Francisco! 8647 ✊
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Rep. James Clyburn said at a town hall he hopes the U.S. doesn't transform into Germany during the rise of the Nazis.
"All we can do is share with you what we’re doing and ask for your prayers for this country will not allow itself to go the way of Germany in the 1930s when people stood by."
"All we can do is share with you what we’re doing and ask for your prayers for this country will not allow itself to go the way of Germany in the 1930s when people stood by."
April 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Rep. James Clyburn said at a town hall he hopes the U.S. doesn't transform into Germany during the rise of the Nazis.
"All we can do is share with you what we’re doing and ask for your prayers for this country will not allow itself to go the way of Germany in the 1930s when people stood by."
"All we can do is share with you what we’re doing and ask for your prayers for this country will not allow itself to go the way of Germany in the 1930s when people stood by."
Sen. Warren kicks ass.
On CNBC today, Elizabeth Warren had to explain to anchor Sara Eisen that Congress can in fact take away Trump's tariffs authority, and also that America is not ruled by a king who can make laws by decree.
April 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Sen. Warren kicks ass.
Purple Finches at the feeder, traveling with a flock of Pine Siskins. A skunk has emerged from hibernation and sprayed the woods with a blast of musk. I breathe the stink in and cough it out—an attempt to purge myself of this dry, sick political air—a viral load of barbed and infected words.
April 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Purple Finches at the feeder, traveling with a flock of Pine Siskins. A skunk has emerged from hibernation and sprayed the woods with a blast of musk. I breathe the stink in and cough it out—an attempt to purge myself of this dry, sick political air—a viral load of barbed and infected words.