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Brent Pavia

@brentpavia.bsky.social
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Invested/complicit in, yet not quitting on, modernity to set-up a more just, equitable postmodern reality. World of Our Making.

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 18h
Streets.mn is Seeking New Board Members: streets.mn/2026/10/14/streets-mn-is… We here at Streets.mn are looking for passionate people to join our Board of Directors! Join us and keep our non-profit organization running. Do you want to help plan events, record a ...
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I'm excited to announce I’ll be joining Bernie Sanders, Stacey Abrams, Robert Reich, & others for "How We Win," a weekly @theguardian.com newsletter bringing bold, creative ideas to defeat Trumpism. SIGN UP HERE for this vital conversation about the Midterms & beyond: www.theguardian.com/hwwkp
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Sign up for How We Win: a pop-up opinion newsletter with bold ideas for defeating Trumpism
Stacey Abrams, Robert Reich, Paul Krugman, Naomi Klein, Mehdi Hasan, Bernie Sanders, Rebecca Solnit and other leading thinkers offer ideas and analysis for how to save US democracy and build a better ...
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Every war is paid for by the people who fought it. Florida is home to 1.5 million veterans, and they deserve more than speeches and empty promises to care. Our veterans kept their promise. It’s time we keep ours, on time and without excuses. #AngieForFlorida
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 13/10/2026
Homocides are in a historic decline. Researchers point to targeted community intervention programs and pandemic recovery as the major factors, but stress that many interrelating factors are at play.
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Researchers point to community violence programs, pandemic recovery in historic homicide decline • Minnesota Reformer
As candidates debate public safety ahead of the midterm elections, a new assessment of the nation’s historic homicide decline suggests there is no single explanation for the drop — and that some widel...
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
TPM does a nice job here putting the raid on Rep. Omar into the larger authoritarian context talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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It’s All Happening Right Before Our Eyes
The Retribution: Ilhan Omar Edition It’s easy to get tripped up by...
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
horrible treatment of people (yet again) sahanjournal.com/news-partner...
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ICE admits instant re-arrest strategy
Court records and statements made by ICE officials indicate the strategy is more widespread than the three men MPR News spoke to.
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amityf @amityf.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
at the @hourcar.bsky.social rally and rep @katiejonesmpls.bsky.social talking abt how car share is a transit enabler, and I just kinda love that. It allows people to move away from owning their.own car into more opportunities.
group of.people looking at a speaker in the crowd
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I wrote about why losing Hourcar and Evie car share would be such a tragedy. PS There's a rally to save it! www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
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HourCar’s closure in the Twin Cities would be everyone’s loss
Losing Minneapolis and St. Paul’s innovative carsharing program for want of $625,000 is another Trump-fueled climate tragedy.
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Brent Pavia @brentpavia.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Yes, we can & must resist the hegemonic control big tech & AI portends. ✊
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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
From Natalie Spooner’s MVP run to Kelly Pannek’s record-shattering surge, experienced stars continue to redefine their ceilings. Discover which underrated PWHL veterans are poised for a potential offensive breakout in 2026-27.
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Which PWHL Veterans Could Be This Season's Surprise Scorers?
From Natalie Spooner’s MVP run to Kelly Pannek’s record-shattering surge, experienced stars continue to redefine their ceilings. Discover which underrated veterans are poised for a potential offensive...
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Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I’ve got a piece in the @nytimes.com this morning about why Supreme Court reform has to be at the top of any agenda for democratic repair www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/o...
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Opinion | Democrats Need a Plan for Supreme Court Reform. Here’s a Start. (Gift Article)
Why Democrats must prioritize court reform.
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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I assume her father's paperwork was a pretext to go on a fishing expedition.
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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A special issue of Le Nouvel Obs - Michel Foucault Le visionnaire Includes pieces by Judith Butler, Michaël Fœssel, Michelle Perrot, Mathieu Potte-Bonneville, Didier Fassin and others... www.nouvelobs.com/michel-fouca...
A photograph of the issue - purple background with yellow and white text, with a black and white photograph of Foucault in a suit and turtleneck jumper, sitting down and looking straight ahead.
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Daryl Hannah @dhlovelife.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
fyi 💕 🐾
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Military-base housing is “reserved for military who have earned those quarters from fighting in wars and defending our country... They should not be used for people in the White House. It’s an abuse.” www.vanityfair.com/story/stephe...
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MAGA’s Petit Trianon? Katie and Stephen Miller’s House on a Military Base
From her house on a military base, Katie Miller treats Washington’s most powerful to cakes, farm animals, and sake-squirting hibachi chefs. "I can’t fucking stand her,” says one ally. But "Stephen Mil...
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 11/10/2026
Over the past two decades, private equity firms have begun increasingly targeting healthcare entities.
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Commentary: Minnesotans need protection from corporate takeover of our healthcare
Over the past two decades, private equity firms have begun increasingly targeting healthcare entities.
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Billie Jean Sweeney @billiejsweeney.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“Her case isn’t an isolated one. In a multiyear investigation, the Center for Investigative Reporting identified hundreds of similar cases across the country in which police criminalized the very people reporting sexual assault.”
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
A letter from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, and a member of the Senate Finance Committee:
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Omar Fateh @omarfatehmn.com · 10/10/2026
For a long time, I’ve thought about what it would look like to create spaces to have real conversations. In Minneapolis, we fight for what we believe in. I wanted to create an event that highlighted the issues we fight for, and the people who are making it happen.
Text reading “Introducing “I’m the host now”, a curated conversation series with Omar Fateh live in Minneapolis with Special Guests, Monday Oct 26th 6pm, rsvp at bit.ly/imhostnow”
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
There are warning signs of a lower youth voter turnout this year as Gen Z stays focused on its economic anxiety. I’m joined by @racheljanfaza.bsky.social who shares the jawdropping results of her 9 focus groups of more than 70 young people, ranging in age from 17 to 33. youtu.be/6Hyt3Vae5cY?...
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Trump SPIRALS As INSIDER Unlocks SECRET To WINNING The MIDTERMS!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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ACLU @aclu.org · 10/10/2026
Today marks World Day Against the Death Penalty. The death penalty is cruel, racist, and unpopular in our country. It must be abolished.
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This diesel explainer is informative and delightful. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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Podcast Episode · Ones and Tooze · October 9 · 43m
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
New documents reveal Ken Paxton has grown his net worth up to $27 million since taking office. His yearly salary is just $153,000.
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
One of the first books to be banned and burnt in the New World was by an ancestor of the author Thomas Pynchon. More in our essay by Daniel Crown “The Price of Suffering”: publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-pr…
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Flan @flanknits.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The Roosevelt HS auditorium is packed with community members for the final MPS Transformation Plan community meeting. So far, every single speaker has opposed the Transformation Plan.
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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 09/10/2026
$625,000 is such a hilariously small number. It's exactly how you'd expect we'd let a great public service die. To put that amount in perspective, it's only twice what we spend to make sure Lisa Goodman has a job at city hall in recognition for her years of service as best friend to the mayor.
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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 09/10/2026
Forced car dependency is killing us in so many ways. I saw a post recently where a 30 year old woman had survived a heart attack. She shared that she was shocked bc she's been going for 20 min walks every day for years and assumed her cardio health was in good shape as a result.
Laura’s kids walk on a sidewalk. They have colorful high viz backpacks on
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl @deardara.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What's it like to live in Minneapolis, in the middle of it all? Like this. A society, man. It's not for the faint of heart. www.deardara.com/so/63Q4XLsFR...
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Dara, Trapped in a Society, Like Everyone
This is the best picture I've ever taken of the fountain at the rose garden, and it's the kind of peace you will need to read this story:
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Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The racists in the federal government can't fathom a state where neighbors love their neighbors, even when we don't look or speak or pray the same. But that is Minnesota. The attacks on our Somali and immigrant neighbors are disgusting and we won't stand for it. #MinnesotaStrong
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Josh Mankiewicz @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
How to Destroy a Reputation in Hollywood, as Told in 5 Women’s Lawsuits www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/n...
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How to Destroy a Reputation in Hollywood, as Told in 5 Women’s Lawsuits (Gift Article)
Five women have said they were the targets of malicious public relations campaigns that were spearheaded by three influential players.
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 09/10/2026
Good morning!
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Elle Ess @viamarsala18.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Target is still at it!
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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Don’t forget…subscribing is easy and free!
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/10/2026
A Tennessee appellate court has ruled that the killing of a woman may have been justifiable because she was trans. The court reversed a conviction, stating that the killer could have a new trial because the jury did not know the woman killed was trans. Trans panic in the modern era.
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Killing of Woman May Have Been Justifiable Because She Was Trans, Tennessee Court Rules
The case is a bitter reminder of the ways LGBTQ people have had their identities weaponized by the courts in the past, most notoriously through a legal defense tactic known as gay or trans “panic.”
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Soulless ghoul, Stephen Miller, has ordered DHS officials to have “inhumane” & "cruel" detention facilities. ICE is still on our streets terrorizing men, women, & children. I share one of the latest horrors in NJ & explain how ICE may be violating yet another court order: youtu.be/aA8UE8DDmPw?...
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Trump’s ICE SPIRALS After COURT ORDER VIOLATION EXPOSED!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 08/10/2026
In April, a veteran death penalty lawyer described the DOJ’s plans to revive the firing squad in federal capital cases as part of the administration’s “brutality trip.” This week, Trump approved the military's first firing squad execution since WWII, which the Pentagon says will be live-streamed.
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The truth about Trump’s plan to bring back execution by firing squad
A veteran death penalty lawyer says it is part of the administration’s “brutality trip.”
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 08/10/2026
It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting. Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care.
X post from AI industry insider Alvin Sng :

My wife: Can you read our baby a book?
Me: I can just play an audiobook from my phone.
My wife: But then it won't be in your voice.
Me: I can train a voice model.
Parenting hits different when you work in Al.
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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I’m crushed to see this news. In Saint Paul, we identified funding in the final weeks of 2025 for Evie in this year’s budget, and were preparing to make significant investments in next year’s budget. I’ve reached out to Public Works to see what more information is available, & will share what I can.
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Luke Russert @lukerussert.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In calling for live-streamed public execution—Hegseth wants America to be like Iran, North Korea and Saudi Arabia: newrepublic.com/post/216430/...
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Hegseth Wants Public to Watch First Firing Squad Execution Since WWII
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Nidal Hasan’s execution should be watched by everyone.
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Donald Trump's ICE just purchased the Appleton private prison for $496 million, making it the biggest real estate transaction in Minnesota history. I was proud to stand with folks in Appleton to protest this facility, and I'm ready to do the same in the U.S. Senate.
Peggy Flanagan greets Minnesotans protesting the detention facility in Appleton.Minnesotan protesting the detention facility in Appleton.Minnesotans protesting the detention facility in Appleton.Peggy Flanagan with Minnesotans protesting the detention facility in Appleton.
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Eric Moran @deveric.net · 08/10/2026
Full statement from Hourcar hourcar.org/news/sunset
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HOURCAR Announces Sunset — HOURCAR & Evie
After completing due diligence and consulting with legal counsel, HOURCAR’s Board of Directors have voted to sunset operations with a final service date of Thursday, October 15, 2026.
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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Foreign students aren't just paying full tuition, they also have to pay to stay in the dorms. They're a cash cow for every university.
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Vince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#OnThisDay Oct 8 1956: Southdale, the first fully enclosed shopping mall in the world, opens in Edina Minnesota. Austrian-American Architect Victor Gruen designed it to be "the town square lost since the coming of the automobile and the center of a new civilization."
modernist "town square" inside the mall, with multiple large globe lighting at different heights and people strolling amid plants and benches. 1956 color transparency by Grey Villet, Life Magazine Victor Gruen, wearing a bow tie and smoking from a cigarette holder in 1956 at the height of his career. Diagram of the mall is on the wall behind him, with huge parking lots visible.
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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Rep. Hudson: "I regret the poor decisions that were made." Dude is straight up using the passive voice to talk about decisions HE MADE.
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Brent Pavia @brentpavia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
👏👏 Subscribe, follow, engage with @graceblakeley.substack.com! Great, prolific, essential work.
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 07/10/2026
If you haven't listened to the exceptional @apmreports.org podcast IN THE DARK, which played a significant part in vindicating Curtis Flowers—thanks to an incredible woman-led reporting team—I can't recommend it enough
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In the Dark, Season 2 (Curtis Flowers) | Podcast | APM Reports
We investigate the case of Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Winona, Mississippi, who was tried six times for the same crime. Flowers spent more than 20 years fighting for his life while a white prosec...
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: Maybe it's time to take a good look at all these deaths in the Epstein-Trump orbit. jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/dead-men-t...
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Dead men tell no Epstein-Trump tales
When witnesses, whistleblowers and accusers die, it’s time to look at whether they have anything in common. Here is a list of some of the recent deaths.
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Ian Kennedy @iankennedyck.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
All 12 PWHL teams have released their training camp rosters. Here are the full training camp rosters for each team: thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
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PWHL Unveils All 2026-27 Training Camps Rosters, See All 12 Here
All 12 PWHL teams have released their training camp rosters. Here's a look at who each PWHL team will bring to camp beginning November 18 ahead of the 2026-27 season.
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Minnesotans’ famous reserve continues to humor him, noting that gatherings with white friends last 90 min while get-togethers w/ Somali friends run on for hours 'until I have to kick them out because I have papers to grade and a kid to put to bed!'" (good read!) www.minnpost.com/new-american...
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Twenty years later, ‘The New Minnesotans’ are still navigating a changing landscape
Twenty years ago, a writer set out to capture the cultural challenges of our state’s newest residents. How do things look now?
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