National & Minnesota Report Once knowledge of Donald J Trump’s (R) order of coordinated air and naval strikes on Iran became known, then the criticisms and lauding of the efforts came forward. Each side was, as to be expected, Partisan. The House and Senate...
Publisher Shawn Towle rendered this thought. I have a hypothesis that is when you hear something truthful it provides harmony in your ear. When you hear a lie it creates dissonance. Now, I learned about logical fallacies when I took a class on logic so let’s see let’s...
National & Minnesota Report The title of course, is a reworking of Bob Dylan’s These Times Are a Changing. What in the Hell is happening here in Minnesota. Some disgruntled guy from Vance Luther Boetler lives in Green Isle, MN, southwest of the cities, comes...
National & Minnesota Report There was a person early on in Checks & Balances existence who had a great smile, a gregarious nature and was quite capable of accomplishing a task. His name was Christopher Crutchfield. Now, we learned later in life his desire to...
National and Minnesota Report Our interview with Senator Abeler is here textually and via an audio file. All right, this is Shawn Towle publisher of Checks & Balances (ChecksandBalances.com) speaking with state Senator Jim Abeler. C&B: GreetingsSenator...
National & Minnesota Report Every member of the United States Military swears a solemn oath: “I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear...
National & Minnesota Report It might not be true, but this social media post on Truth Social seems like it could be true, and if not it is really on the mark. What is attributed to him, which again might not be true but is a great collection of names, and it is...
National & Minnesota Politics We believe the United States is heading toward a constitutional crisis, and possibly another Civil War. The recent call-up of the California National Guard in Los Angeles, reportedly in coordination with federal immigration...
Minnesota Report Today, Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) called the legislature back into a Special Session. The terms of the agreement are the session will end by 7:00 pm. At the opening, HF1-HF14 were introduced and an emergency declared, meaning the bills were given...
Minnesota Politics We have hear an interesting “rumor” about St Paul City Mayor Melvin Carter III (DFL-St. Paul) and if true, he is axiously waiting for Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) to announce his future plans and is looking seriously at a gubernatorial run. Now, we’re...
