The Salvation of the State is Watchfulness in the Citizen. ~ Hartley Burr Alexander's words chiseled on the Nebraska State Capitol. VOTE Nov 3, 2026 ⚖️
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Robert Smith retweeted
Sick-of-Ricketts Nebraskans aren’t playing.
If you haven’t seen their ads on TV, you can on the street.
Ricketts is using the GOP boys-in-girls bathroom ruse, so his opponents have met him in the gutter.
Vance & Trump both came to NE this month to drag Pete across the finish line
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“Because of the misuse of tariffs, record-high agricultural input costs, soaring fertilizer costs, and high interest rates, farmers are facing the worst economic and financial crisis since the farm crisis of the 1980s."
-John Hansen, NE Farmers Union President
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Robert Smith retweeted
Half dollar sized snowflakes falling this morning near Melbeta, Nebraska @KNEBStormCenter @NWSCheyenne #newx
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Elon Musk has spent more money on American elections in the last two years than George Soros has in his entire life.
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After Rare USDA Correction, Corn Growers Question Crop Data Reliability dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag…
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Signed into my healthcare plan and found that if I stick with the same plan for our family as this year, our monthly premium is going up an additional $500/month. A 24.7% increase.
The Republican Tax Law cut people from Medicaid and cut the tax credits to afford the ACA. Not sure how people can afford this. #NESen #NE02 #NE01
Robert Smith retweeted
The snow went right over me and started dumping once it crossed the Nebraska border. Live look at Mitchell.
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More than 5 million people have lost their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits since President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill passed last year.
That has meant many more people are turning to food banks for support. to.pbs.org/47Sb4rd
Robert Smith retweeted
SNOWING like crazy in parts of the panhandle on this Monday morning. The system bringing rain to us is dropping snow on the cold side out west. A few slushy inches likely add up in spots from Scottsbluff to Chadron this morning.
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A recent poll found that rural Nebraskans are becoming more aware of wildfire danger on the heels of a historic year for fires in the state.
nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/n…
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we predicted in December of last year that 2026 would be the lowest year for gas prices since 2020, nothing was needed. but then March 1, the situation changed drastically and it could be the most expensive year for gas prices ever.
Inflation milestone that looked very unlikely in January:
The average price of gas is now higher during Trump 2.0 than under Biden.
The gap is very narrow but before the Iran war, few thought they'd even be in the same ballpark.
More with @JohnBerman on @NewsCentralCNN
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After Elon Musk posted on X saying he had throttled Ukraine’s use of Starlink after it was used for offensive attacks, House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) says the billionaire’s ability to wield that power is “beyond disturbing to me.”
“It cannot and should not be the case that a tech oligarch, a private citizen, who has that much control over our national security, who is unaccountable, who is unelected, with zero transparency, is making life and death decisions on the battlefield in systems that our service members and our partners and allies rely upon,” he adds.
Robert Smith retweeted
Looking live at the northwest Panhandle.
Don’t expect snow for much of the state, but a good reminder to get into the weather-changing mindset.
Drive safe, Nebraska!
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🌽USDA just admitted a processing error in its September corn estimates and retroactively revised U.S. production up by 28 million bushels. The error affected Kansas, Nebraska and national figures.
USDA says its controversial October estimates remain unchanged.
Robert Smith retweeted
And Republicans are going to check just to make sure. 🧻 – at Grand Island, NE
This is HANDS DOWN the best ad of the midterm cycle.
Republicans think we won't push back on their culture war BS.
THINK AGAIN. #MAGAInYourBathroom
Robert Smith retweeted
Good article today from the NYT. I have still yet to hear one good reason why we should get rid of a broad, multi purpose space to satisfy one thing and one thing only. It defies imagination and what PUBLIC space is meant to be.
nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
