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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 15h
Secretary of State Simon will separate fact from politics on Minnesota's voting systems: what the claims of a “broken” system rest on, and what Minnesotans should expect when they show up at the polls this fall. MinnPost Festival tickets are almost gone>> www.eventbrite.com/e/minnpost-f...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
High school football players threaten to sexually assault female student-message her in group chat. "If you think Cornell was bad just wait for us," text said. What's worse? Some parents are excusing the football players' behavior saying, "Boys will be boys." Boise, Idaho.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 18h
Drunkard rapist Pete Hegseth is nothing more than a weak pathetic emasculated performative Nazi war criminal who belongs in prison, not at the Pentagon.
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 17h
why does he always stand so weird though
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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's Banned Books Week. My fellow librarians, listen carefully: your book displays should be almost exclusively writers who are alive. Yes, I know classic literature is also being banned, but most of those authors are dead. They aren't suffering financially from bans and challenges.
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madi mcvan @madisonmcvan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
hey folks. it's fundraising season at the @minnesotareformer.com. if you've found my reporting useful this year, we'd appreciate it if you made a one-time donation or a recurring contribution. donors help keep our reporting paywall free!
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Donate • Minnesota Reformer
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Dex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 19h
SPEAKING OF: Queer and trans folks in Minnesota, let's get out and rally for Keith: www.mobilize.us/keithellison...
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Trans & Queer Folks for Keith! · Keith Ellison for Attorney General
Keith Ellison has reliably had the queer & trans communty's back. From winning numerous times in court in defense of trans healthcare access, student athletes participation in school sports, to refus...
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drmaB🎃🎃!🍁🍂 @drmag00.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Jim Bakker AND Dennis Hastert? Someone’s hitting the dartboard, but not exactly getting a bullseye.
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ms-curmudge0n.bsky.social @ms-curmudge0n.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Fans of live performances! the musicians of the MN orchestra could really use your help - full description of what’s been going on here: musiciansofmnoperaorchestra.substack.com/p/letter-to-...
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Letter to the Public
From the Musicians of the Minnesota Opera Orchestra
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly TRIPLED since 2020. Meanwhile, Amazon's profits have soared by 550% in the same time frame. Watch this before you shop for Prime Day.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 06/10/2026
which of my mutuals are in Elk Mound DSA and can you sell me your local merch, which I assume is elite
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Racket @racketmn.com · 21h
Nine months after federal agents shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti on the streets of Minneapolis, a new documentary about the terror wrought by Operation Metro Surge is making the rounds of the fall festival circuit.
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'They're Here': Laura Poitras and Rachel Lauren Mueller's Documentary Depicts the Terror and Truth of ICE Resistance - Racket
'Cinema has the potential to communicate a situation like this uniquely,' Poitras says.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 22h
The president should never joke about American cities getting bombed. Don’t normalize his constant pathetic, insane, and completely unhinged behavior.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 21h
A $4 million grant was awarded to a group that purports to educate medical professionals about fertility awareness-based methods of family planning. The cofounder of FACTS About Fertility has links to far-right groups, including the Heritage Foundation and the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs
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Nearly $9 Million in HHS Grants Go to Groups With Anti-Abortion Ties
Millions in family planning funds are earmarked to create training centers, including one dedicated to infertility. The recipients have links to crisis pregnancy centers, the Heritage Foundation, and ...
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you care about STP's budget discussion, Tom's recent explainer post is worth your time. leaflet.pub/dae3de62-299...
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Stonewall DFL @stonewalldfl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
So proud to be in solidarity with State Reps @leighfinke.bsky.social, @repliishkozlowski.bsky.social, and Brion Curran at the Trans Caucus Fundraiser: “Nothing About Us Without Us”!!
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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just as HCMC takes patients from all over, Hennepin & Ramsey absorb social services costs that other MN Counties either can’t afford or refuse to cover. The places w/ unhoused residents are the places that keep them alive. The places w/out unhoused people are places where they would be left to die.
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 23h
strib covering working families party's donations to cedrick frazier in the context of outside minnesota donations coming into the hennepin county attorney race, but doesn't mention that anders folk's PAC is largely funded by his family from outside minnesota. very obvious who this writer spoke to!
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 23h
Sure, Andy, most workaday line prosecutors work for both parties. But Folk wound up being a ranking prosecutor. And his track record is clear: he jumps into DOJ under Republicans and nopes out under Democrats. We don't have to pretend that EVERY DOJ attorney is nonpolitical
Former U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Andy Luger, a Democratic appointee, is supporting Folk. He said any attempt to tie Folk’s career to Trump is “utterly ludicrous.”

Luger said when he was leading Minnesota’s office, Folk was in Washington D.C. briefing attorneys in the Biden Administration on “high-level policy.” Luger said federal prosecutors commonly work for administrations from both parties and voters should put more emphasis on Folk’s prosecutorial history than any administration he worked under.
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 06/10/2026
and in 2026, jacob frey did a press conference announcing latino business week kickoff scheduled for when jason chavez was in budget committee, so the only latinx council member - who did so much during the surge to protect his community - couldn't even be there taylordahlin.com/f/latino-bus...
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Latino Business Week in Minneapolis: A Symbol of Values in Action
In 2024, Minneapolis launched the first ever Latino Business Week celebration, kicking off Sunday, October 6th at 2pm at Mercado Central. It was a family friendly and bustling event with free food, mu...
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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 05/10/2026
New home & garden episode today, where we build a DIY patio with a member of the Minneapolis Board of Estimate & Taxation. Listen to Wedge LIVE wherever you get podcasts or watch on YouTube.
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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 06/10/2026
While unlocking my @bunchbike.com yesterday a man walked by and said "That's a cool bike. Is that one of those bikes you can rent for free from the city?" And I just think if the city is going to get credit for @mcbl.bike they should give us some $ for our operating costs. 😜
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 06/10/2026
TONIGHT: loring park community safety panel at the music box theatre / miracle city church at 6pm with council member elizabeth shaffer, assistant MPD chief and scooter cop mark klukow, hennepin county sheriff dawanna witt and community representatives
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Diesel export ban may be lifted in October for some Russian companies - IFX
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 05/10/2026
latrisha vetaw has a ward 4 community office in victory. i wonder how it is paid for but this seems to be a smart move for council members to have a presence in their wards for community engagement instead of just downtown and also fills a storefront. might be cool if every ward had one
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Popular Information @popular.info · 05/10/2026
Popular Information is releasing PaidForBy.info, a web app that gives you unprecedented insight into who is really sending you mail — and who is paying for it. All you have to do is take a photo of the front and the back of the political mailer and upload it. Read the full story in bio.
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This tool makes everyone a campaign finance expert
Introducing PaidForBy.info, a new app created by Popular Information
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Racket @racketmn.com · 05/10/2026
Plus Kelela at the Varsity, Chance the Rapper at the Armory, Valeria Luiselli at Loft Literary Center, and more of the week's best events!
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Posters for Parks, Horrorthon X, Goth Skate: This Week's Best Events - Racket
Plus last call for Oktoberfests.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/10/2026
Here's the part where Cornell requires a "reflection paper" from a perp who testified that after he got the "free pussy" text, he only went into the room because one of the guys in there had a vape he could borrow.
Within ninety (90) days after this Decision becomes final (otherwise subject to
reasonable extension approved by the Title IX Coordinator), Respondent will submit
to the Title IX OfEcc a reflection paper that engages with the specific circumstances for
which he was found responsible and contains a detailed proposal for future University
educational materials to train undergraduate students around the intersection of social
media use and sexual harassment, as well as bystander intervention. The reflection paper
must also include recommendations to the University's Office of Sorority & Fraternity
Life with respect to substance use prevention efforts in Greek Life organizations on
campus. Use of artificial intelligence tools of any kind in the creation of this reflection
paper is prohibited.
" The Hearing Panel expects that Respondent will take this educational opportunity
seriously and apply what he learns to help improve the University/Greek Life community.
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 05/10/2026
Since July 27, brave people have been occupying an ancient cottonwood tree to block the construction of Trump's border wall, which is destroying the region's ecology. This morning, Border Patrol raided the camp, arresting a number of people and killing the tree. Background: crimethinc.com/lochiel
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The Border is an Open Wound
A report from the tree occupation in Lochiel, Arizona that is halting the construction of the border wall.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 05/10/2026
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 shelled out to these corporations.
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ATTN Still tickets available for amazing fundraiser event on Thursday, Sibling Rivalry II. I'll be there w/ TRIVIA QUESTIONS about Minneapolis and St. Paul for you. Many many other fun people talking too! Proceeds go to desperately needed local housing advocacy! actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
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Sibling Rivalry Fundraiser - More Neighbors vs. Sustain Saint Paul
Join housing advocates from across the Twin Cities for an evening of drinks, catered food, conversation, light-hearted rivalry, and a high-stakes fundraising face-off to see which city can raise the m...
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Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A friend of mine and entire community passed away recently. Tara Sutton, a trial lawyer, sued giant companies like JUUL and tobacco cartels to redress harms and wrongs against public health. She did much more than that. She was heroic and brave and I will absolutely miss her. Rest in Power, Tara.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
The press will do stories on Republican sex creeps, but it will never, ever point out -- much less make an ongoing narrative out of -- the fact that the GOP has been *ridden* with sex creeps for decades. You have to be blind not to see the pattern.
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Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
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acabylon 👻👻 BOO 👻👻 @acabylonbee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
if you were wondering how he only served 13 months in prison after raping multiple minors, it's because he served zero jail time for raping multiple minors. the only jail time he served was for financial crimes covering up sexually abusing children. he kept his congressional pension up to now
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McBoo-lie @mcjulie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I think people OUGHT to hate billionaires as a class, the mere fact of being a billionaire shows a lack of moral character. If you were a halfway decent person you would be giving away more of your money and cease being a billionaire.
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 05/10/2026
Commentary: Keeping federal protections in place is our first line of defense against trophy hunting and recreational trapping, and our members of Congress and officials at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must hear that message from us.
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Commentary: Removing federal protections for wolves would be catastrophic • Minnesota Reformer
If delisted, wolves would almost certainly face trophy hunting and recreational trapping seasons.
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MarniBoo! 🤬🧊 @silentmachine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Rest in piss, you piece of shit. I fought so hard for kids like the ones he paid, and the ones he didn't. I knew my cases usually didn't end in convictions, my job was about healing and reassuring a victim that they weren't the ones that did anything wrong here. This world is fucked up.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 05/10/2026
I always thought my first appearance on public radio would be telling a droll little anecdote for the introduction to an episode of This American Life, but I suppose talking about the horrors visited by our monstrous federal government upon my neighbors is the next best thing.
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Dan Engelhart He/Him @engy5150.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Was a great time!
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quick13 @quick13.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
OK this time Esme actually had good interview with @keithellison.bsky.social on @wcconews.bsky.social , she tried some gotcha questions, he was prepared able to refute all the crap Shutz said last week, gave out good recap of his accomplishments. He REALLY needs to do more of that like a LOT more!
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Josh @joshnorthsouth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Not for nothing, Michael Baskins has a photo of himself as a boy on his campaign website because that’s as close he can get to a reason he’s even running for school board. “Vote for me! — I once attended school as well in my capacity as a former child.”
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 29/09/2026
Who’s got a meal train app they like? (Maybe it’s just Meal Train?)
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✊🏼Indigiqueer Hummingbird @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is cool!
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Dystopian Prophet Too @dystoprophet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I worked in a spaghetti warehouse for a while in my youth. It was a hum-durum job. I made mere pennes and I'm glad that time is long pasta.
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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My statement on the developing situation regarding Mayor Her.
Allegations are not dispositive, and there is much that we do not yet know about what occurred between Mayor Her, senior members of city leadership, Chief Henry, and other members of the Saint Paul Police Department. The report prepared by outside counsel of the workplace conduct investigation into Mayor Her’s behavior has not been made public. The City Council has only seen the Mayor’s administration’s two-page summary of that report, prepared by a department she oversees. The allegations in Chief Henry’s complaint have yet to be adjudicated in legal proceedings.

There are, however,  a few things that we do know. The allegations against Mayor Her that were made public this week are deeply troubling. They must be taken seriously by the public, the legal system, and the City Council. We also know that the Mayor’s administration’s own summary of the investigation says that the Mayor engaged in “offensive and inappropriate behavior,” “created an uncomfortable work environment for City employees,” and “sent inappropriate text messages” to at least two City employees. The Mayor was engaging in this behavior while our City was occupied by federal forces last winter, a moment when we desperately needed steady, focused leadership in City Hall.Saint Paul city employees—no matter their title—should never question whether they will be treated with professionalism and respect by their supervisors and the city’s leadership. Our taxpayers should be able to trust that their money will be spent on essential services, not on lawsuits brought on by inappropriate workplace conduct. And every single person in our City should feel confident that the highest levels of City Hall are functioning effectively and relentlessly focused on making life better for Saint Paulites.

Any person accused of wrongdoing deserves to have a fair, impartial legal process determine the facts of what happened and assess the appropriate legal consequences. I respect that process, and do not intend to comment on the merits or specific claims in any current or future litigation. However, the existence of a legal process does not mean either the public or the Council is prevented from demanding better. As both a resident of this City and a member of the Saint Paul City Council, it is clear to me that we need and deserve more from our Mayor.

That starts with transparency. The full report from Resolute Law must be released. Just as urgently, the Mayor must explain how she is currently able to lead the Saint Paul Police Department as the chief executive for Saint Paul. A police force that does not have meaningful leadership from the people’s elected representative is not a tolerable or sustainable state of affairs. We need to know—now—what has and will be done to ensure that that leadership and oversight exists.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026
Politicians and activists in Minneapolis have worked on aTenant Opportunity to Purchase Act for years, but it seems like there's never been enough will on the progressive side of the ledger to take on the fight. TOPA isn't a silver bullet, but it can be an important piece of a broader housing system
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Jon @jonvw4.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
(breaking the) LAW AND (violating every court) ORDER!
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026
I don't have time to write more, but ICE is working to remove people to third countries in violation of D.V.D. v. DHS. I've been up since 5:20 A.M. working with two other attorneys to prevent our client from being shipped out. If you rep someone at risk of third country removal, check on them NOW
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hi. I downloaded the 73-page (!) complaint because it's not in the Strib article. It is here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw7u6...
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Dropbox
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