Farmers deserved affordable fuel in the first place instead of a retroactive check. The USDA payout will help (if it materializes) but they're rightfully pissed they need a payout at all. They’re tired of this dancing around the real solution: Ending the war.
Meantly / Tina Smith
Rhetoric profile
Tina Smith
Across 15 statements tracked since 23 Sept 2026, Tina Smith's most frequent rhetorical moves are threat & fear and absolutes.
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Audience impact, last 30 days
−0.4 neutral
This week against their usual
Hostility this week 2.4 / 10, 0.8 above their usual 1.6.
Latest statements
I think people don't really always think about this, but AI companies are at risk of creating a massive financial bubble and have yet to prove they can make the profits to back it up.
I’m outraged by this attack on Representative Omar. Trump and his DOJ have a bizarre obsession with tearing down Minnesota, our leaders and our communities. This latest action, even as voting has already started in Minnesota, is a transparent attempt to…
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, I want to say Pidamayaye and Miigwech to Tribal Nations and Native communities in Minnesota and beyond for your partnership and friendship over the years.
Data centers epitomize the power Big Tech has over communities. People point to these buildings as proof that Big Tech plays by a different set of rules, and get pissed that data centers are built over the objections of the people who live around them (often…
AI companies love to claim they’re SO special they need special treatment and can’t follow the same rules other dangerous technologies are bound by, and that’s just bullshit.
Incredibly grateful for our state and federal law enforcement partners who were able to foil this terrorist plot at the Mall of America before it could take place.
Reports are swirling around that tech companies are cashing in on corporate tax breaks from the Big Beautiful Bill to bankroll massive data centers. So I am requesting Congress’s official tax estimators provide a full report on just how much money Republicans…
They spend all this time and money defending Richard Nixon but can’t prosecute the men in the Epstein Files?
You’re telling me the guy who said “LET DATA REIGN” just poured cold water on the only bipartisan AI safety talks that seem promising?
New Richland endured nine inches of rain from just one storm, flooding the town and forcing residents to evacuate. The anxiety from residents is palpable. It’s going to take an all-hands-on-deck effort to recover, clean up the damage and get the community…
Visiting with farmers in Lamberton today and their message was clear. Producers need stability and consistency so they can plan for the next season, not more chaotic trade wars and price hikes due to the war in Iran.
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