Jun 27, 2025
Minnesota Report Is the writing on the wall? Is the reading in the tea leaves? Can Governor Tim Walz (DFL-MN) buck history and seek a third term of office? We have already stated our disbelief he could run again and succeed. We wrote the following on February 19, 2025...
Jun 27, 2025
International, National & Minnesota Report The attack ordered by Donald J Trump (R) isn’t as popular as he may have thought, but the divide in America remains prevalent. A new CNN poll shows 60% opposed the action and 40% in favor. A majority of Americans...
Jun 27, 2025
National & Minnesota Report Yesterday and today’s US Supreme Court is showing clearly, it is out of touch with the American public. The decisions they are reaching, in favor of the Chief Executive, supplanting the importance of the Congress to the authority of the...
Jun 25, 2025
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...
Jun 25, 2025
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...
Jun 17, 2025
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...
Jun 17, 2025
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...
Jun 16, 2025
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...
Jun 10, 2025
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...
Jun 10, 2025
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...
