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Liliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I've been thinking and talking and writing about the death penalty for my whole adult life and the past week+ has been truly surreal and exhausting, not only because of the onslaught of horrors but because there seems to be so little historical memory of what this system is and always has been.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 05/10/2026
Marathon pacers run with a flag, a watch and a group of strangers counting on them to get the timing right. For some, it becomes more than just helping others on the 26.2-mile run.
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Twin Cities Marathon pacers do the math, carry the flag and help runners reach their goals
For 26.2 miles, marathon pacers run with a big flag, a watch and a group of strangers counting on them to get the timing right.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 05/10/2026
Amtrak’s Borealis recently hit another milestone in its young life, recording its 500,000th passenger in just over 28 months of the train service.
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Borealis train hits ridership milestone. Here is how Amtrak is responding.
A southern Minnesota highway has been named in honor of a longtime first responder.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 02/10/2026
One man allegedly saw Andrea Lee’s suffering and drove away. In the final half-mile of the Berlin Marathon, two runners saw it and stayed.
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Yuen: She lost her leg in a hit-and-run. Then she ran a marathon.
Andrea Lee is the biggest badass I have ever seen, writes Laura Yuen.
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Noah M. Johnson @nmjohnson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.stltoday.com/opinion/edit...
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Editorial: Eric Schmitt airballs with 'dirtbag' attack
Editorial: What felt like an especially cringey episode of the HBO political comedy “Veep” began when Schmitt went after former special counsel Jack Smith during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 29/09/2026
As a Gopher fan, I know the difference between the Hawks and the Hawkeyes.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's a good day to google "Foxconn," "Wisconsin," "Trump," "2018," "13,000 jobs" and "didn't happen, didn't even come close"
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
At the League of Women Voters Candidate Forum in Robbinsdale for Ward 3 & 4. Lots of great questions and answers! Thanks to LWV of New Hope Area, the candidates, and CCX.
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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Incredible Facebook slop ad I just got
Horse pin with an illustration of a horse and the following text:
"Give a man a horse he'll eat in a day, teach a man to horse. and make him drinks water."
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today's numbers show inflation remains objectively worse than it was when Republicans took over. This is a direct result of Trump and the GOP's decisions - the Iran War, the tariffs, the corporate tax giveaways. Time for a change.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
At the MN State Fair, weirdos switched out their red hats for mini old state flags. Probably bc gas prices are at record highs, groceries are expensive, we’re stuck in a war no one wants to
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 05/09/2026
Marjorie Johnson, who made everything in her Robbinsdale home, won thousands of State Fair ribbons and appeared on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ more than 20 times.
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Lakefront home of Minnesota’s ‘Blue Ribbon Baker’ hits market for first time
Marjorie Johnson , who made everything in her Robbinsdale home, won thousands of State Fair ribbons and appeared on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ more than 20 times.
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
All time dumbest timeline
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rochester! Get Finstad out of there!
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Francis Wilkinson @franciswilkinson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
As of June 29, GOP members of Congress had held just 39 in-person town halls this year, according to LegiStorm, marking the lowest first-half-of-the-year number since the Capitol Hill-focused platform began tracking that data. Dems, in contrast, had hosted 451 town halls during same period.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 19/08/2026
Before an MPR News and APM Reports investigation uncovered a Liberian government official was operating group homes in Minnesota, the city of New Hope was already working to stop some of the businesses linked to the man at the center of the report.
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New Hope Mayor says lawmakers should return power back to cities for group home oversight
New Hope Mayor John Elder has had his eyes on a pair of group homes that he says didn’t meet standards.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/08/2026
“The autonomy of the Office of the Attorney General is paramount, and I will defend it against any act, statute, ordinance, or even basic common-law principle,” said Todd Blanche
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Todd Blanche Vows To Remain Fully Independent Of The Law
WASHINGTON—Assuring the American people he would not let the legal system sway his judgment in any decision he makes, recently sworn-in Attorney General Todd Blanche vowed at a press conference Monday...
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Michele Tafoya plays duck duck goose
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
You think your city is cool. But is it Minneapolis cool?
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Len @len.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We honestly don't witness very many situations in 2026 where the good guys don't just win, but they windmill dunk on evil and make it very funny at the same time.
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I remember when @profgalloway.com would talk about how the bond market would be the adult in the room. Yield on the 10 year t note is 4.7 and it doesn’t even make a ripple
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Can we please be done with letting Republicans accuse Fauci of destroying faith in our institutions? They want Americans to hate the government, and when they succeed they don’t take credit, they blame everyone else.
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Dan DeFreest @dandefreest.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Blanche was confirmed as AG. Just a reminder: The last time a president appointed an attorney he had personal ties to, was when Nixon appointed his law partner and campaign manager John Mitchell. Mitchell ended up disbarred and spent 2 yrs in prison for his role as AG protecting Nixon.
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WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The Summer 2026 issue of LCD, WFMU's magazine/program guide, is out! If you donated $75 or more during our fundraiser or are a Swag for Life member living in the US you will automatically receive a copy. Everyone else: You can order a copy at iwantmylcd.com. Questions? Email lcd@wfmu.org.
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Grift and corruption all the way down. Shameful
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This administration is just a bunch of weirdo liars
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Noah M. Johnson @nmjohnson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Claudia Sahm @claudia-sahm.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The statement: a hold and 3 dissents—Hammack, Kashkari, and Logan wanted a hike now. That was the only info. No rationale for the hold, no hint at what a hike would take. Not one word of the data discussion changed after six weeks of inflation and jobs surprises. None, zip, nada. Never seen that.
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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗 @charlescmann.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
A side benefit of the fuss over the Odyssey movie is that people have been interviewing Homer translator Emily Wilson, who is unfailingly interesting on these matters. Her new talk with @dkthomp.bsky.social, who has the wit (all too rare among interviewers) to stay out of the way, is terrific.
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What Is Lost When We Make 'The Odyssey' Modern
Christopher Nolan's 'Odyssey' is an extraordinary, modern epic. Homer's Odyssey is an even more extraordinarily strange one.
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
@profgalloway.com what happened to the bond market being the adult in the room? Yield on the 10 year T note is at 4.7 and no one seems to care
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
@kevinroose.com Prediction market ads with your breakfast cereal, you mean Kalshi with your Kashi?
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
@caseynewton.bsky.social feeling like a missed opportunity in this week’s episode. @kevinroose.com was talking about the way the AI companies are adversaries. I do not like this, I do not like that, I do not like so and so. I feel like the door was wide open for a, “I do not like him, Sam Altman.”
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The documents Trump cited don't even make his case - and actually refute much of it. But that didn'tg matter. No foreign regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president just did tonight to faith in U.S. elections. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Just Did More Damage to Elections Than China
His speech was a mashup of charges that aren’t supported by the documents he released.
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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 13/07/2026
The Charley Crockett/Satanist thing is so funny to me, in part because it informed Jack White of the existence of a band that is likely extremely his shit. Streisand Effect 101 right here variety.com/2026/music/n...
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Jack White Offers Opening Slot to ‘Satanic’ Band Twin Temple — ‘Get in Front of Me, Satan!’ — as Charley Crockett Defends Decision to Dump Them
Jack White offered an opening-act slot to Twin Temple, the self-styled 'Satanic' duo, after they were dropped by country singer Charley Crockkett.
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Mike Freiberg @repfreiberg.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Whiz Bang Days! #Robbinsdale
Mike with volunteers and family in front of parade carMike and rose with sign identifying MikeMike and Cedrick FrazierMike with two volunteers by campaign car
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Cedrick Frazier @cedrickfrazier.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Hardly a hand was left unshaken at the Robbinsdale Whiz Bang parade today! Despite the heat, it was amazing to see so many supporters in the crowd. Early voting is open now until August 11th. Remember to flip your ballot over and vote Frazier!
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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Happy 71st birthday to Tappa Zukie. In the late '70s Tappa Zukie was a huge star in Jamaica and the UK. He recorded and produced reggae chart topping singles like MPLA, Oh Lord and this mighty 12" with Horace Andy... youtu.be/f324Xs0C3hA?... #reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky
12" of Tappa Zukie & Horace Andy - Natty Dread A Weh She Want on Star Disco 45 label. Released in 1979. Produced by Tappa Zukie.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 01/07/2026
Universities, hospitals, larger nonprofits and religious establishments in St. Paul are tax-exempt. But City Council President Rebecca Noecker told MPR News they should still kick in money to “pay their fair share” as the city struggles with a $26 million budget gap.
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St. Paul council president: Tax-exempt groups should help close budget gap
Universities, hospitals, larger nonprofits and religious establishments in St. Paul are tax-exempt but they should still kick in money to “pay their fair share” as the city struggles with a $26 millio...
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Everyone is talking about Trump’s mock up arch at the Great American State Fair, so I filmed it from top to bottom and front to back for everyone who can’t see it in person.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
MAHER, to Vance: “.. Here's my deal breaker for your side, OK? Under Trump, you guys have two outcomes an election can be: either WE win, or THEY cheated. That shit has to stop. "
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Mike Freiberg @repfreiberg.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Met the first cat of Ward 2 🐈 #SD43Fauna
A woman holds her cat in front of her front door
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Katy Stephenson @kstephensonmd.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
This is a travesty for many reasons, but one is the continued deterioration of scientific collaboration which will only harm the US in the end. There are no major advances in HIV medicine without South Africa. U.S. Plans to End AIDS Funding for South Africa www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/w...
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U.S. Plans to End AIDS Funding for South Africa
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Why does Vance hate Israel?
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 14/06/2026
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Remember this scene the next time a corporate reporter tries to insist that a rural diner full of white men in their 60s is somehow a more authentically "American" place, somehow more representative of who we are as a nation.
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Bringing up Epstein is more productive than repeating what trump say about Iran.
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Jason @birdtowner.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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Minnesota ranked best in country for quality of life — The Minnesota Star Tribune
Several Midwestern states ranked high in the State of the Nation Project’s newest report.
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