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Journalist, currently @MPRNews. '25 Nieman fellow. Co-creator of Peabody-winning 74 Seconds podcast. Victory gardener. Minneapolis. Joncollinsjournalism.com

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 19h
The Roosevelt High School teacher who was tackled, choked and charged with felony by feds on school grounds just hours after Renee Good's killing has taken a preliminary step in filing a lawsuit against the federal government. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Roosevelt High teacher files federal claim over violent detention by agents
Roosevelt High School teacher Quentin Williams has filed a claim against the federal government alleging agents violently detained him, falsely accused him of assault and violated his civil rights.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This story brought me back to Kara, one of the mothers in my book, There Is No Place for Us. She was homeless with her four kids while driving for DoorDash. They had to pee in bottles so bathroom stops wouldn't make her late. After gas, she earned $6.50 an hour—75 cents less than the minimum wage.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 26/09/2026
Adam Abdullah first spoke with MPR News on Sept. 8, during one of the 10-minute calls he was allowed each day from the prison at the U.S. naval base.
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Man arrested in St. Paul among 8 deported to Somalia from Guantanamo Bay
U.S. immigration authorities on Thursday deported a group of eight Somali men who’d been held for about a month at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Among them was Adam Abdullah, 31, who has no criminal record an...
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 24/09/2026
International human rights organization Amnesty International has called for the abolition of ICE for the first time in a new report alleging human rights abuses in the Trump administration’s immigration operations.
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Amnesty International calls for abolition of ICE for the first time in new report • Minnesota Reformer
International human rights organization Amnesty International has called for the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a new report alleging human rights abuses in the Trump adminis...
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
‼️ Weeks before midterms, Texas election officials have discovered that an unknown number of voter registration applications havent been processed due to an error by the DPS. The Texas Association of County Elected Officials say number could be "tens of thousands" - much of them in urban areas.
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Error means unknown number of Texas voter registrations haven’t been processed yet
It’s unknown how many prospective voters have been affected.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Minneapolis council committee voted to delay approval of a proposed new contract for the city's BCR program, which provides unarmed mental health responders for people in crisis. Council members want to see the actual contact and a plan to prevent service gaps. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Minneapolis plans new provider for behavioral crisis response program
Minneapolis plans to change providers and expand its behavioral crisis response program, raising questions about the transition and compliance with court-ordered reforms.
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 23/09/2026
Five cops in Indianapolis were just criminally charged with abusing Flock to spy on their ex-wives, their wives' ex-partners and women they met on duty. Audit was triggered by us at the @washingtonpost.com, the prosecutor said. From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 23/09/2026
A federal judge on Wednesday said she’ll hear high-stakes oral arguments next week in the controversial “Broadview Six” case against a group of immigration protesters.
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Judge sets high-stakes arguments in ‘Broadview Six’ sanctions request for Oct. 1
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Good context here.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Minneapolis city leaders have chosen a new company to run the city's pioneering crisis response teams, which were created in the wake of George Floyd's killing to provide unarmed mental health responders to people in crisis. (1) share.google/S6pGIS0n6kXk...
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Minneapolis plans new provider for behavioral crisis response program
Minneapolis plans to change providers and expand its behavioral crisis response program, raising questions about the transition and compliance with court-ordered reforms.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
They finally found what AI is good for. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
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Massive AI-Fueled Hack Hit 100 Companies In Days
Anthropic, DeepSeek and Moonshot AI agents carried out a wide-ranging cyberattack, obtaining 600,000+ credit card numbers in just a few days. It’s a worrying new milestone in cybercrime.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Gift link: "[T]he bullet, which was lodged near his spine, was not removed at the hospital where he was taken because a doctor said that agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement were in a hurry to transport him." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
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Man Shot by ICE Agent Says His Car Was Struck Twice Before He Was Shot (Gift Article)
A Venezuelan immigrant, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, was shot in Austin, Texas, on Sunday after a traffic stop. The shooting prompted calls from local officials for a transparent investigation.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20/09/2026
BREAKING: An ICE agent shoots and wounds a man in Austin, Texas, officials say.
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ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
A local official says a federal immigration agent has shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas. City Councilmember Mike Siegel says the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer rammed the man’s car then got out of his federal vehicle and opened fire at least five times.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/09/2026
Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were denied entry to the White House on Saturday. First Amendment experts condemned President Trump’s ban on the news outlets as unconstitutional. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
She wanted the second line of her obituary to acknowledge her role as a shop steward for SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents NPR's editorial workers. She wanted the line to say that her "proudest achievement" was helping convince NPR to increase its paid parental leave. www.npr.org/2026/09/18/n...
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Editor Rose Friedman, who helped shape NPR's cultural coverage, dies at 38
Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A federal immigration agent who shot and wounded a man in north Minneapolis this winter pleaded not guilty in federal court in St. Paul on Friday to charges of lying to the FBI. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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ICE agent pleads not guilty to lying to FBI charge; bail set at $75,000
Federal immigration agent Christian Castro is also facing state assault charges stemming from the Jan. 14 shooting of a Minneapolis man.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"A Microsoft executive called the training of artificial intelligence models the 'largest theft of labor in human history,' [and] 'an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions.'" www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Microsoft exec called AI the ‘largest theft of labor’ in history, court records show
The quote headlined an unsealed document in the New York Times’s copyright case against Microsoft and OpenAI.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Last month, masked and armed Border Patrol agents escorted a group of contractors through the reservation to do survey work at the planned wall site." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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For a Border Tribe, Trump’s Wall Is a Betrayal: ‘They Want to Erase Us’
An escalating confrontation on Native land southwest of Tucson threatens to upend decades of uneasy cooperation between the Tohono O’odham Nation and the United States.
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Jeff Abbott @palabrasdeabajo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The audio from a 911 emergency call from Camp East Montana during protests on Sept. 7 show that ICE deportation officers requested El Paso police assistance. My story:
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ICE officer called El Paso 911 dispatch during unrest, audio reveals
ICE officers requested assistance from El Paso police during unrest in Camp East Montana, call logs reveal. Over 300 detainees were protesting conditions.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
ICE agent Christian Castro makes first appearance in state court for shooting and wounding a man in north Minneapolis in January. He was arrested in downtown Minneapolis yesterday. He appears in federal court early tomorrow morning on charges of lying to FBI. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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ICE agent charged with shooting, wounding man during Operation Metro Surge arrested in Minneapolis
Christian Castro is due to make an initial appearance in Hennepin County court on Thursday afternoon on state charges, and in federal court in St. Paul on Friday morning on federal charges.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed ‌a social media ban for children under 13 and restricted access for those between 13 and 15 as she warned about the dangers of online services to minors reut.rs/3TB1oOn
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EU Commission proposes social media ban for children under 13
European Commission President Ursula von der ​Leyen on Thursday proposed ‌a social media ban for children under 13 ​and restricted access for ​those between 13 and ⁠15 as she warned ​about the dangers...
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW OVERNIGHT: Members of the "Broadview 6" say "significant failings by Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros warrant the appointment of a special prosecutor. From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
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'Broadview 6' say Boutros' 'significant failings' warrant special counsel probe of 'poisoned' case
A new court filing likely brings to an end the monthslong back-and-forth between defense attorneys and prosecutors over what should be done about the case. Now, all eyes turn to U.S. District Judge Ap...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge has barred DHS from threatening to prosecute a man who harshly criticized ICE’s acting director following the fatal shootings in Minnesota. It violates his free speech, Judge Contreras ruled. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A city on guard: What the raids left behind after Operation Midway Blitz. Our latest story with @andrew-carter.bsky.social @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social and @ckubzansky.bsky.social @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/13/c...
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A city on guard: What the raids left behind after Operation Midway Blitz
It’s been a year since the Trump Administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz.” What it left behind can be measured in the number of neighborhood patrollers, people who keep a wary eye from apartment balc...
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 12/09/2026
Program's up! 30+ teams share evidence abt impacts on health, educ, & econ + community response. Great folks @ziibiing.com @ottergoose.net @aaronrosenthal.bsky.social @chrisuggen.bsky.social @casemcnich.bsky.social @ngraetz.bsky.social @craigstetter.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/u/1...
Documenting the Impact of US DHS Activity in MN

Conference Date: Sept 22, 2026

Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Purpose

In December 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began a significant, sustained agent surge in Minnesota that affected the daily lives of many residents, but had severe impacts on immigrant communities and communities of color.

This one-day, in-person convening provides researchers from across disciplines and organizations with an opportunity to share and discuss research related to the effects of Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Gift link: "Almost 20 months into Mr. Trump’s second term, his long-running media clashes have grown into a sweeping campaign to control speech in America that stands out for applying so many levers, so fast, all at once." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
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How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech (Gift Article)
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 12/09/2026
Minnesota’s Supervised Release Board has again denied parole to a man convicted in the 1970 ambush murder of St. Paul Police Officer James Sackett Sr. The board’s meeting on Friday marked the fourth time that Ronald Reed, 76, appealed for his release.
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Board again denies parole for man convicted in 1970 murder of officer James Sackett Sr.
Minnesota’s Supervised Release Board has again denied parole to a man convicted in the 1970 ambush murder of St. Paul Police Officer James Sackett Sr. The board’s meeting on Friday marked the fourth t...
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Guzman was surrounded by masked officers wearing vests that read "Police ICE," who shoved him, emptied his pockets and put him in handcuffs. When told he was a U.S.citizen, one agent replied:"If you are an American citizen, why don't you speak better English?" www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Suit aims to block warrantless arrests by ICE in Maryland
The lawsuit from four Maryland residents and the immigrant rights’ group We Are CASA accuse immigration officials of unlawfully arresting scores of people without warrants or probable cause.
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Politico @politico.com · 10/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Altman met with top power utilities to discuss ways to secure the electrical grid. He also offered one possible solution to the cybersecurity risks: OpenAI’s own cyber services.
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Sam Altman pitches utilities on AI grid defense
The previously unreported meetings have come as utility companies grapple the risks posed to the grid by autonomous hacks.
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NPR @npr.org · 10/09/2026
The sweeping lawsuit brought by Common Cause argues federal agencies are illegally surveilling and intimidating people who try to peacefully observe federal immigration enforcement activity. n.pr/3V3eyEb
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Lawsuit challenges intimidation of DHS observers across the country
The sweeping lawsuit brought by Common Cause argues federal agencies are illegally surveilling and intimidating people who try to peacefully observe federal immigration enforcement activity.
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Ryan Van Velzer @ryanvanvelzer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Several of my friends and many more of my colleagues were laid off today by McClatchy. I really despise what many corporate media companies are doing to local journalism. www.lpm.org/news/2026-09...
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McClatchy guts Lexington Herald-Leader newsroom, among nationwide layoffs
McClatchy laid off 12 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader and eliminated a majority of its positions, as a part of its deep, nationwide layoffs.
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NPR @npr.org · 08/09/2026
A new study shows the steep economic cost of 2025's ICE raids in Chicago. Fear kept many immigrants home, draining the area of more than $1.26 billion in lost retail, restaurant, and sales-tax revenue. n.pr/3VjoQA5
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New report shows the economic toll of ICE raids
A new study shows the steep economic cost of 2025's ICE raids in Chicago. Fear kept many immigrants home, draining the area of more than $1.26 billion in lost retail, restaurant, and sales-tax revenue.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"[T]he flyover was planned at the request of United leadership in Denver...the flyover is part of a private remembrance ceremony for United employees that is not open to the public." www.9news.com/article/news...
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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
More than 130 organizations across California and the nation are urging @governor.ca.gov to sign AB 2222, landmark legislation that would create employment credits to help newsrooms strengthen their reporting capacity and deepen coverage across the state. 🔗: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/historic-loc...
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Historic Local News Coalition of National, State Organizations Urge Gov. Newsom of California to Support AB 2222
The bill would establish the nation’s largest investment in community news, expanding reporting capacity and coverage across California.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"With prompt and appropriate medical care, maternal health experts say, women should not die. Yet ProPublica’s analysis found a stark & baffling increase: Almost 200 women with the condition died from 2020 to 2025, compared with about 100 in the previous six years" www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yumna Rizvi of the Center for Victims of Torture: “This administration wants to conflate this threat of immigration with terrorism, so wants to create this idea that the individuals at Camp 6 are so terrible and so horrific." Story via @msepic.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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St. Paul man arrested in ICE surge sent to Guantanamo Bay
Adam Abdullah has no criminal record, but the government is holding him at a military prison set up for terrorism suspects after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 09/09/2026
Abdullah says he had a Social Security number and work permit and checked in regularly with ICE. "I did all the requirements, but they come and get me anyway without no reason," he said.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"West Point’s rule had sought to bar professors from publishing papers, speaking at conferences or even appearing on podcasts without seeking approval from higher-ups." www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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Judge rules West Point policy restricting professors’ speech is unconstitutional
A ruling in a free speech case against West Point permits professors at the academy to speak and write without prior approval.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Anika Wells said social media "platforms and tools have infiltrated our daily lives in ways that we could never have imagined. Some good, but some with terrible consequences. And there is a global reckoning coming for Big Tech.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/w...
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Australian Social Media Users Could Get Power to Switch Off Algorithms
Technology companies have been “running real-time, unregulated product testing on Australians” for too long, communications minister says.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
These newspaper closings always hit me hard. Because I know that much of the content national media and partisan influencers devote time to is based on incremental work done by relatively undistinguished local journalists. When they're gone, you won't hear about all these stories anymore.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 09/09/2026
"They're Here," a 25-minute documentary about the wintertime immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, premiered at the Venice Film Festival this weekend. Two of the people behind the film joined Minnesota Now to talk about the project.
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Film documenting immigration enforcement surge in Twin Cities premieres in Venice
The 25-minute documentary “They’re Here” captures scenes from the Twin Cities during this winter's immigration enforcement surge.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Toledo Blade, one of the oldest newspapers in the country, will publish its final edition on Dec. 31. if it can’t find a buyer “Founded in 1835, the newspaper is Toledo’s oldest continually operating business”
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Possible final edition of Blade announced; company explores sale
Block Communications has announced its intention to explore a sale of The Blade’s assets, which, if unsuccessful, will result in the final edition of the ...
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Sue Purchase is the godmother of harm reduction efforts in Minnesota. I've reached out to her for insight into the opioid etc. epidemic for like 15 years because she's on the ground every day. Please read the latest via my colleague Jessica Bary.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
After 23 years, BBC Gardeners' World host Monty Don will be leaving the show: www.instagram.com/reel/DdBbtLc...
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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I can't wait
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‘It’s the Bayeux tapestry of TV!’ After six decades, the seminal series bows out with 70 Up
The ‘hugely important artefact’ that’s followed 14 children since they were seven is set to air its final instalment. The now-septuagenarians and director Asif Kapadia talk about breaking new ground f...
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"The alleged moneymaking efforts, which appeared to be offers by Lewandowski to sell government services for personal gain, came while he had an expansive portfolio at one of the most powerful agencies in the federal government," the Department of Homeland Security. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Chasing Side Deals, Flexing Influence: Lewandowski’s Power Moves at DHS
Kristi Noem’s close adviser effectively controlled billions in spending at Homeland Security; Lewandowski denies seeking business or playing any role in agency’s contracts.
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Operation Midway Blitz started one year ago yesterday. I wrote about what it was like to follow Greg Bovino and Border Patrol from Chicago to Charlotte, New Orleans, and Minneapolis.
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Notes From an ICE Chaser
I followed agents from Illinois to North Carolina to Minnesota. To my surprise, they loved my coverage.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 04/09/2026
A federal indictment unsealed Friday includes new details about a shooting in which an ICE agent wounded a young Venezuelan man after firing a round through the closed door of his home during the Trump administration’s immigration operation in Minnesota.
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ICE agent indictment includes new details of shooting that wounded Venezuelan man
A federal indictment unsealed Friday includes new details about a shooting in which an ICE agent wounded a young Venezuelan man after firing a round through the closed door of his home during the Trum...
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