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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 28/09/2026
Make a plan to vote. Vote with confidence.
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 23/09/2026
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MN Senate District 22 & House Districts 22A & 22B Candidate Forum
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 23/09/2026
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Why the Minnesota DNR wants people collecting red pine cones
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 17/09/2026
Voting is one step. Our Get Election Ready playlist covers the rest: how to run for office, interviews with people on your ballot, and how elections are actually run and audited. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 17/09/2026
4. Check you're registered. Moved or changed your name since you last voted? It needs updating. The lookup only asks for name, date of birth, and ZIP. Miss the deadline and you can still register at the polls. A utility bill on your phone counts as proof.
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 17/09/2026
3. Vote by mail. No reason needed, and you don't have to be registered to apply. Apply by Oct 20. The deadline that catches people out: your ballot has to be RECEIVED by Nov 3. A postmark doesn't count. Within a week of the election, drop it off instead.
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 17/09/2026
2. Vote early in person. From Sept 18 you fill out an absentee application and your ballot goes in a signature envelope. From Oct 16 it goes straight into the counter. Blue Earth County: Historic Courthouse, Mon-Fri 8:00-4:30. Bethany Lutheran, Oct 20 only.
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 17/09/2026
1. See your ballot before you vote. Go to the Minnesota Voting Information Portal, type your street address, and pick it from the dropdown. It will not accept an address you typed but didn't select. You also get your polling place, precinct, and districts.
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 17/09/2026
Minnesota absentee ballots open tomorrow, Sept 18. Worth knowing: that is not the same as "Early Voting." That's a separate process, new this year, starting Oct 16. Our guide covers both. Four things you can do right now, one per post below. 🧵 thewovenrecord.com/posts/how-to...
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The Woven Record | How to Vote Early in Minnesota
Minnesota absentee ballots open September 18, 2026. How to find your sample ballot, vote early in person, vote by mail, and check your voter registration, with Southern Minnesota locations and dates.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 15/09/2026
Today is National Voter Registration Day. Everyone should check their voter registration status, especially if you've moved, changed your name, or haven't voted in a couple of cycles. And if you're a first-time voter, why not register? It takes two minutes.
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 15/09/2026
Tomorrow is national voter registration day!! Get registered, check your registration, get your voting group registered. sos.mn.gov
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 14/09/2026
Did you know that farm debt is the highest it's been since the farm bankruptcies in the 1980s? Farmers are getting about 30% of their income from the government, and still are falling behind. Farmers in Southern Minnesota are, and are going to continue to be stressed. youtu.be/8n5xsfUaGFQ
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Washington Now Pays 30% of Farm Income, and Farmers Are Still Behind
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 05/09/2026
The Kern Bridge is back up in Mankato, linking two parks a hundred yards apart that you used to need a highway to get between. We also discuss how much financial stress farmers are facing. youtu.be/QWVzy0z2Lj8
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A 153-Year-Old Bridge Comes Home, and Farmers Carry $624 Billion in Debt
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 11/08/2026
It's election day! Mankato, there's a runoff election for mayor in addition to the party primary today. Vote for your mayoral candidate to make sure they're on the ballot in November
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 08/08/2026
You can vote today in the primary. Then, treat yourself
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 07/08/2026
Mankato city council heard a fifteen minute presentation on microplastics in the community, then spent most of its time on how a bag rule would inconvenience business owners. Jacob Bases, candidate for Mankato council, on what "progressive" means in practice. youtu.be/IDjq4yQa-JE
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A plastic bag debate, and what the city council actually spent its time on
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 06/08/2026
"Progressive" is a coded word, coded from two different sides. So we asked two Mankato council candidates what they mean by it. Julia Hamann's answer came down to who is in the room when decisions get made. youtu.be/rVkD3DLDenQ
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Two Mankato candidates define 'progressive' without the coded language
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Grassroots Connector @grassrootsconnect.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
In the spirit of "moan less & work smart," the SubstackLive show It Needs to Be Said will host 2 women who work to restore voting rights. Subscribers to the Grassroots Connector on Substack can join & be inspired by Dr. Monica Spencer and Pam Pearson from @voteriders.bsky.social. July 30, 8pm EDT
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 22/07/2026
Hang out at Veterans Memorial Park in St. Peter this Saturday night for a community event. They're also collecting period supplies if you are able to help out your neighbors
A flyer for a Night at the Park. July 25th 7-9 PM at Veterans Memorial Park in St Peter. Skating, volleyball, and music. Requesting a donation of period supplies A flyer requesting period supplies for the Nicollet County Project. Dropoff locations include the North Mankato Taylor Library, Tremendous Brewery, and Helping Harvest
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 21/07/2026
After nearly three summers of construction and detours, Highway 93 in Henderson will reopen.
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After nearly three years, Henderson celebrates reopening of Highway 93
After nearly three summers of construction and detours, Highway 93 in Henderson will reopen.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 21/07/2026
In one of the dumbest arguments we've ever heard, a judge in New Orleans is trying to claim that "open court" means a judge is present on the bench, not that the courtroom is open to the public. 🤦‍♀️ pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 12/07/2026
Cost: two find_clips runs at $2.00, ten cuts at $0.50. $9.00 total, transcripts included. Next: these skills on a machine running OpenClaw. Mike tells it in Discord where the video lives, and it finds, cuts, brands, and publishes in one step. Built on Weftly. weftly.ai
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 12/07/2026
A thumbnail is table stakes. A chyron is table stakes. It is the price you pay between having the story and getting it in front of people, and for a small team like ours, that price quietly decides how much you can publish at all.
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 12/07/2026
By hand that is two hours if I am good at it, closer to four in reality. I would not have enjoyed a minute of it, and none of it would have made our journalism better.
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 12/07/2026
Then our custom publish-clip Claude skill took the folder and did the rest. Chyrons, thumbnails, end cards, titles,descriptions, tags, captions, an engagement question on each. All ten in parallel, straight to YouTube.
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 12/07/2026
@mikelagerquist.bsky.social found and cut them in chat.weftly.ai. He picked the moments, Weftly cut them, and he dropped the clips in a folder.
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 12/07/2026
Our Doc Wortman interview sat in Google Drive for almost a year. Ninety minutes, far ranging, and we never had time to sit through it enough times to make the editing calls. We tried. This week it goes up as ten finished clips. This is how we did it 🧵
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 12/07/2026
It's funny how things work out. Ben Findley tells us how he came to be the co-owner of Tremendous Brewing in St. Peter, even though he doesn't like beer. I can vouch for the hop-water - it's good! youtu.be/FCxEv8X62HQ
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A dream, an old fire hall, and one phone call: how Tremendous Brewing began
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/07/2026
🧵Trump’s DOJ will send election monitors to the polls in Democratic strongholds for the 2026 primaries. It’s framing it as routine election monitoring. The reality? It’s one of the department’s many tactics aimed at targeting election officials before the midterms. Here's what you need to know👇
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 06/07/2026
Small town life. Canoe joisting youtu.be/Az7Db3V8qhQ?...
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Winona Lake 4th of July in 1937 from Boice Film Collection
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 04/07/2026
The 4th of July West Mankato Kiddie Parade is a beloved decades old tradition. Kids who grew up and left the neighborhood are now back with their own kids taking part. @mikelagerquist.bsky.social shares the story youtu.be/BN-1N8q9YBQ?...
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West Mankato July 4 parade 2026
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 04/07/2026
250 years in — is our government still working for us? 🇺🇸 Mike & Becki on the SAVE Act, vote-by-mail, and getting election-ready for Minnesota's Aug 11 primary — plus how the Declaration's grievances still ring true in 2026. How are you celebrating? ▶️ youtu.be/Pv758rU-QGY #Mankato #Minnesota
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Government, Voting & the 4th of July — Getting Election-Ready in Southern Minnesota
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 03/07/2026
@mikelagerquist.bsky.social and @beckitrue.com were making more videos then they could edit and publish, so they along with @imateapot.dev made Weftly.ai. Now we get the videos and clips we want, just by asking for them. It's free to try for all of July promo code PRODUCT-HUNT
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 03/07/2026
Did you know that you can edit videos and create clips, and even publish straight to YouTube just by asking for what you want? It's Weftly.ai and it's how we're getting through our video backlog weftly.ai/blog/make-re...
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 03/07/2026
This clip with Thad is from our very first video. And it has a tie-in with our interview with Luke Frederick, who helped get funding for the Center for Rural Behavioral Health at Mankato State, that Thad helped start, and where he is a professor youtu.be/8E_8t9c6u6k
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Curious, Not Furious: MN Rep. Luke Frederick on Getting Involved, Mental Health & What's at Stake
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 03/07/2026
The fight over folded socks is never really about the socks. 🧦 Marriage therapist Thad Shunkwiler on why conflict is almost never about what you think it's about — and how couples actually repair the hurt. 1–10: how good are you two at repairing after a fight? ▶️ youtu.be/yme2kDnMlXk
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Why This Professor Exchanged Classroom for Therapy Room
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 27/06/2026
Part of our "Get Election Ready" series is to help people learn about the whole political process, including how to run for office. In our interview with MN House Representative, Luke Frederick, he shared his (funny) origin story. youtu.be/qcvmw8zmZJo
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From Clueless To Capitol
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 27/06/2026
Wanna see something cool? @imateapot.dev hooked up Weflty to Discord via OpenClaw to find some video clips from one of our interviews. Right from his phone! Check it out weftly.ai/blog/editing...
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 27/06/2026
We're going to continue our "Get Election Ready" series through the election. Here's the latest episode from two of the founders of the Mankato chapter of League of Women Voters talking about their role in helping ensure fair elections youtu.be/dNfeBanE5Pw
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Citizens Go Behind Closed Doors to Audit Elections
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Shawna @mitsubishe.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
ran into the neighbor while walking the dog this morning, came away with another 6 cucumbers, a handful of beans and 3 onions pulled fresh from the ground going to be able to skip this week's grocery run at this rate lol i should bake them some cookies...
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 24/06/2026
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 23/06/2026
The new Mankato chapter of the League of Women Voters is growing fast! youtu.be/BsqYJzaSyRQ
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Fighting Disinformation Before It's Too Late!
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 20/06/2026
Elections are run by you and your neighbors. Follow along with our Get Election Ready series to learn everything from how to register to vote, volunteer to be an election judge, how voter registrations are verified, and even how to run for office Get Election Ready: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Get yourself ready for the upcoming election. Understand the process, the documents required to register and to vote, and how to help run the voting process....
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 20/06/2026
Why are we helping our community "Get Election Ready" Because there are people who desperately want to prevent you from voting. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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Politicizing the FBI to Intimidate Voters
The Trump administration’s targeting of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative is a clear abuse of power.
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 20/06/2026
Luke Frederick, MN House 18B, shares insights from the Human Services Committee on how federal actions—including the withholding of hundreds of millions of dollars—are creating immense hurdles for state legislators working to protect vulnerable residents youtu.be/WBtmP-ranPQ
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Grief PTSD and Governing Under Fire in Minnesota
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 19/06/2026
Progress on Belgrade! The Belgrade / Range Street intersection is open in the North / South direction. It's looking good! Looks ready for the bridge to reopen.
Belgrade / Range Street intersection looking North along Range Street. Brick building on the diagonal corner, VFW and flags seen just across the street. Cones still there on each street corner, and road block signs blocking Belgrade to the East.
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 13/06/2026
Ask people to get curious, not furious." — Rep. Luke Frederick (District 18B, Mankato) on navigating the hardest MN legislative session he's seen: grief, PTSD, a $260M Medicaid fight, and still doing the work. youtu.be/8E_8t9c6u6k
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Curious, Not Furious: MN Rep. Luke Frederick on Getting Involved, Mental Health & What's at Stake
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 04/03/2026
Join your neighbors for the Community Food and Seed swap hosted by the Living Earth Center taking place on Saturday March 7th from 2-4 PM. youtu.be/YG3uVHArZiY
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LEC Community Seed & Food Swap | Free Barter Event for Spring Gardening
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 25/02/2026
This is a fun interview with Ben Findley, who in addition to being the voice of the Happy Chef and trivia host, is the owner of Insty-Prints (Mankato) and Tremendous Brewing Company (St. Peter). youtu.be/jA1snHW1_mk?...
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From Print Shop to Brewery: Minnesota Entrepreneur's Unexpected Success
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The Woven Record @thewovenrecord.com · 24/02/2026
The latest in our series helping people get ready for the election, we discuss the SAVE Act. On a scale of 1–10, how "paperwork-ready" are you if these requirements take effect tomorrow? (1 = I’ve lost my birth certificate; 10 = Passport is updated and ready to go!) youtu.be/PjvRZBLlaEQ
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Your Vote Could Be Invalid: SAVE Act Changes Explained
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