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I do media & politics from Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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T @tpqrs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
STP Ward 1's first settlement would have covered half of this gap, time will tell whether the second would be the same 🙃
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T @tpqrs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sociopaths.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh my god.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity.
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T @tpqrs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's a yes and. I'd like to see a fire lit under everyone to advance Twin Cities' priorities in a coordinated way, in coordination with the City and County. I'm hungry for better advocacy all around!
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T @tpqrs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Really think we need a Twin Cities Caucus at the legislature collectively and vocally pushing for things that will benefit both our cities. Imagine sustained state funding for this + a land value tax… a girl can dream! 🫠
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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 08/10/2026
St Paul hires law firm to determine if they're required to pay to defend Mayor Her from a sexual harassment lawsuit. Could prove significant bc nobody knows how many such lawsuits are on the way. And if they refuse to pay, the mayor could sue the city. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
kstp.com
St. Paul hiring third outside firm tied to allegations against Mayor Her
St. Paul is hiring a third outside law firm as the city decides whether taxpayers must cover Mayor Kaohly Her's legal costs.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: As Colorado’s Tina Peters reportedly meets with President Trump to discuss an election “plan,” her attorney says the plan involves seizing ballots nationwide and discusses strategy for a potential civil war
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
⚠️ Aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee covered up Israeli killings of nine Americans
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How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel (Gift Article)
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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Ivan Pereira @ivanper4.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"He further stated that there is no law against him walking around a voting site dressed as ICE," the arrest report said.
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Man arrested after posing as ICE agent at Miami polling site: Investigators
A man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly posing as an ICE agent and intimidating Brazilian nationals who were voting at a poll site in Miami, investigators said.
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T @tpqrs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Doesnt even have a fucking mustache, it's embarassing 😆
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Curtis Yarvin, a major influence on Vice President JD Vance, is openly fantasizing about Hitler again. Extremism isn’t fringe on the right.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lawyers for former Olympian David Hearn, whom the Trump DOJ wrongly accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool, have urged internal investigators at the Justice and Interior departments to probe what led to what they're calling an abuse of government power.
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Attorneys for David Hearn call for probe into Reflecting Pool vandalism case
In a letter to the inspectors general of the Justice and Interior departments, Hearns’ lawyers demand answers as to who is responsible for the “gross incompetence, negligence, and misconduct.”
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This weekend, I visited farmers in Browns Valley who told me that they're being squeezed in every direction by the Trump administration:
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 06/10/2026
It's not universal but, overall, there are big differences between Trump 1 and Trump 2 judges. Trump 1 are far more likely to be actual lawyers. Deeply conservative jurists but generally from identifiable conservative legal traditions who'd stacked up during 8 yrs of Obama. Trump 2 are actual ghouls
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well done, Trump and California Democrats.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
To everyone who's stood by my friend Davey Hearn: he's so grateful & so are we Davey says if it can happen to him, it can happen to anybody, & you showed up like you knew it @democracydefendersfund.org, @washlitgroup.bsky.social & Steptoe are proud to stand w/ him & w/ you Davey on GMA👇 -TN
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 01/10/2026
Please reskeet
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 01/10/2026
“This was a miscarriage of justice, and what happened to Mr. Hearn is an outrage that should shock every American. This administration chose to pursue an unjust prosecution against Mr. Hearn."
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Judge bars U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro from charging ex-Olympian in Reflecting Pool case
The judge dismissed the case against David Hearn with prejudice, citing “exceptional circumstances” that included President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on Pirro’s office.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
TRUMP: Did you see the story about my uncle? TIME: The one who taught at MIT? TRUMP: I have the highest of IQs. I have the highest.
Do you trust Sam Altman?

I like him. Do I trust him? Who do I trust? I like Sam Altman. Smart. Dario's smart. They're all smart. We're dealing with a very high level of IQ. Very very high level. That's a good thing. I like that. I like it. Did you see the story about my uncle?

The one who taught at MIT?

I have the highest of IQs. I have the highest. I'm fine, and I understand that stuff. You know, my uncle was at MIT for 41 years, and you know, I'm a—I believe in genetics, frankly, and I understand. I understand it much more than I think any president would, because I do have an ability on this. I have an ability on those things that were the new frontiers. 

What I've done is I've created, for instance, these massive plants have no—We have no electricity in our grid. These massive plants now are allowed to make their own electric—
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 01/10/2026
The 73-page report was released at 10 a.m. Thursday. Its findings mirror those described in a city summary released last month, but delve into far greater detail, including Her's side of the story.
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St. Paul releases full report of investigation into Mayor Kaohly Her
Controversy over the mayor’s behavior, spurred by complaints from the St. Paul Police Department and Chief Axel Henry, has been swirling for months.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 01/10/2026
US Judge blocks housing grant cuts while anti-DEI challenge proceeds reut.rs/4rKvf3N
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US Judge blocks housing grant cuts while anti-DEI challenge proceeds
A federal judge temporarily blocked the ​Trump administration from canceling nearly $56 million in housing counseling grants, preserving the funding while a legal challenge to the ‌cuts moves forward.
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T @tpqrs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
They should have called it "What Trump Has Destroyed"
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Cornell is 💯 going to end up paying through the nose for this. I hope Jane Doe burns the institution to the ground. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Statement Written by Police in Cornell Assault Case Omitted Her Claim She Was Raped (Gift Article)
Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 01/10/2026
Cool cool cool
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This 33-year-old nurse told the FBI she knew she was “going to set him free” after border patrol agents brought in a man whose face was bloodied and seriously injured. She treated him and helped him escape, and she faces charges now. He got away, and they never relocated him.
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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's weird how the federal government is constantly being hacked after DOGE gutted the government's cybersecurity agencies.
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T @tpqrs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pretty sure the council would appoint an interim mayor
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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sharing my comments from today’s meeting of the City Council, related to the hiring of outside counsel to represent Mayor Her in the lawsuit brought by Chief Henry. The full audio of the meeting is available here: stpaul.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=....
On April 1st of this year, the City was notified by Chief Henry’s attorney that the Mayor was being accused of engaging in illegal conduct toward City employees, and that litigation was reasonably foreseeable. 

Today, one day shy of six months later, the City finally saw fit to discuss the matter in a closed door session with this City Council.

In the six months during which the Council and the public have been kept entirely in the dark by the administration, an external law firm has already been engaged at tax payers expense to investigate the allegations of repeated sexual harassment and other inappropriate workplace conduct by the Mayor. 

Neither the Council or the public has been informed of the total cost of that investigation. Neither the Council or the public has seen the report.

While vague media reports have circulated that the report will be made public soon, we’re left with the allegations in the Chief’s 73-page complaint and the investigation summary prepared by an employee of the Mayor herself that finds 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.Today, the Council is effectively being asked to write a blank check with taxpayers’ money to a law firm that, frankly, is a law firm that I take great issue with—just minutes, literally minutes, after this body was provided for the first time was provided with any sort of update related to this matter. 

This is no way to run a city. The lack of transparency, the refusal to provide the Council with the information necessary to fulfill our duties as a co-equal branch of government, and the lack of respect for the residents of the City is unacceptable. And yet, as the Council President explained, we effectively have no choice in this matter. If we choose not to retain outside counsel today, then we are opening up the City to additional liability and the risk that the Mayor herself could sue the City for refusing to hire outside counsel. 

We are in a horrible position and we have very few options. I am incredibly frustrated by the vote that we are being asked to take today. I am incredibly frustrated by the timeline on which we are being asked to take it and the fact that we will be spending unknown sums of money, significant sums of money, defending against claims we know nothing about—despite the fact that our money has already been used to investigate those very claims. 

So while I will vote yes for this resolution today, I want to be very clear about the legal limitations that require, from my perspective, that vote—and the immense frustration and disappointment at being asked to take this vote today.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The SNAP stuff was the part that they allowed to take effect before the midterms. That gives you a sense of just how awful the Medicaid stuff they are holding until after the midterms will be.
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scoop: The anonymous source behind a POLITICO story that the White House is now using to justify a ban on the outlet was none other than JD Vance himself. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/white-hous...
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The Source Behind The Ban
The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned.
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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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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mother of Renee Good: I voted for Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect the citizens of the US, innocents like our family and the others here, against terrorists. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness.
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My council member (whom I did not vote for) www.twincities.com/2026/09/22/s...
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St. Paul City Council to discuss pending lawsuit from second Bowie aide
The city council settled Jon Berry’s lawsuit against Council Member Anika Bowie for $360,000 in August.
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
California’s AG caved on the Paramount case because of pressure from tech billionaires AND Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom even earned a “thank you” from David Ellison in his statement celebrating the monopoly merger. We’re going to make sure this backfires.
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Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit, Set To Seal Deal For Warner Bros Discovery
Paramount agreed to settle an antitrust suit by a dozen state attorneys general led by California's Rob Bonta, the last obstacle to its merger with Warner Bros.
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Craig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Variety reports that a bunch of corporate lawyers are making "guilt donations" for working to seal the Paramount deal on Yom Kippur. I didn't work today. But I have a better idea: Gratitude donations to the groups that have been fighting so hard to #BlockTheMerger See the 🧵 below for links
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I was deputy M.E. at the WSJ when Murdoch took over, with a similar “editorial independence board.” Within 4 months, our top editor was gone, replaced by a loyal Murdoch deputy. That board raised a quivering objection, but the deed was done. If the Ellisons own CNN, they’ll do whatever they want.
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Tiffany⸆⸉ @tiffanyclay.dev · 18/09/2026
“If you’re a US citizen you have no reason to fear” – Markwayne Mullin, responding to a video of a teenage US citizen being repeatedly punched in the face by ICE.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 18/09/2026
This guy who assaulted a sitting member of Congress got 28 years and 10 months less jail time than a Texas resident who transported a box of zines that contained constitutionally protected content opposing ICE reason.com/2026/06/25/t...
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Texas man gets 30 years in prison for transporting 'anti-government' pamphlets
The case stems from a violent anti-ICE protest, but critics say the government's prosecution threatens First Amendment rights.
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T @tpqrs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Maybe the “weapon of mass destruction” was Trump all along…
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: We have updated the Court with the latest developments in Trump's apparent moves to demolish the Kennedy Center  The EXISTING INJUNCTION prevents demolition The Court has ordered the government to say what the hell it is doing by 10 AM @repbeatty.bsky.social, DDA & WLG will fight this!
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 17/09/2026
i feel like a message that is missing in the midterms is that….republicans control everything? it feels like a basic thing we should really be saying over and over. this is all their choice. unhappy? look who is in the drivers seat.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026
He's not got any idea what he's even voting on. He has to be told how to vote. He's incapacitated. He's incapable of representing the people of Kentucky who are currently being taxed without representation.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/09/2026
Rep. Beatty on what Trump said on a call today about the Kennedy Center: "He wanted to blame me if someone died, if something happened, if the ceiling fell in. And I reminded him he has us at war and people are dying."
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Federal employees were paid $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 under DOGE. As part of the Trump-Musk DOGE program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435%.
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Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort
As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Kraft was in the Epstein files btw.
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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Scoop: Investigators may have broken state laws under the direction of top Homeland Security leaders by posing as voters as part of an expansive effort to find noncitizens on the nation’s voter rolls, according to a federal whistle-blower’s account released on Monday.
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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 14/09/2026
btw Kanye did a song Heil Hitler and no one stepped in to oppose his tour(s), which is ongoing. In fact, Kanye is scheduled to perform at one of the stadiums Macklemore has been stopped from being at.
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