had a hamm’s at black hart and didn’t see a single st. paul jacket. i feel cheated
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@repyassansari.bsky.social @repgregstanton.bsky.social and Rep Grijalva just conducted an unannounced oversight visit to this facility. Said there were at least 250 people (facility holds 157) with over 40 people in rooms with listed occupancy of 21. Deportation aircraft were there when they arrived
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Over prosecutors' objections, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Bryan ordered the government to turn over unredacted investigative materials from the Good shooting as well as Jonathan Ross' personnel file to a magistrate judge.
The order does not make the evidence public.
The order does not make the evidence public.
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Hey, has anyone visited TRAC Immigration and looked up asylum denial rates in US immigration courts?
October 2000-January 2025: 56% of cases denied
February-November 2025: 75% denied
December 2025: 84%
January 2026: 91%
February 2026: 95%
tracreports.org/phptools/immigration/asylum/
October 2000-January 2025: 56% of cases denied
February-November 2025: 75% denied
December 2025: 84%
January 2026: 91%
February 2026: 95%
tracreports.org/phptools/immigration/asylum/
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ICYMI: Maine lawmakers have given final approval to a moratorium on data centers larger than 20 megawatts — the first statewide ban of its kind in the country.
via @mainemorningstar.com
mainemorningstar.com/2026/04/09/landmark-data-center-moratorium-passes-maine-legislature/
via @mainemorningstar.com
mainemorningstar.com/2026/04/09/landmark-data-center-moratorium-passes-maine-legislature/
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FOIA scoop (no paywall): The day Renee Good was killed, a Minnesota state police official repeatedly texted a FBI agent. He wanted to co-manage the crime scene & ensure his agents were included in interviews. For at least 2 days, maybe longer, the FBI didn't respond:
www.wired.com/story/the-fbi-didnt-answer-texts-from-minnesota-investigators-for-days-after-renee-goods-killing/
www.wired.com/story/the-fbi-didnt-answer-texts-from-minnesota-investigators-for-days-after-renee-goods-killing/
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extra credut to these guys for knowing that the texas mascot is called hook 'em, NOT bevo. bevo is seperate
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hansen in a facebook comment in december: "is there anything we can do to help ICE if we want to?"
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The Trump administration has appointed a Pizzagate conspiracy theorist as an immigration judge in Minnesota minnesotareformer.com/2026/04/09/right-wing-poster-is-minnesotas-newest-immigration-judge/
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my former colleague @cingraham.bsky.social did a great job summing up hansen's worldview and social media presence in this 2024 story
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remember nathan hansen, the right-wing twitter guy and self-employed attorney who has amplified conspiracies — pizzagate, obama birtherism, hatians eating pets, etc. — and lost a district judge election in 2024?
he's the newest immigration judge in minnesota.
he's the newest immigration judge in minnesota.
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A bill that would ban local officials from signing NDAs — including but not limited to data center projects — is moving through the Minnesota Legislature:
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i have seen lots of things while reporting. people gambling away entire social security checks in the back rooms of rural truck stops was among the worst.
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in february 2020, my friend mick and i went on a road trip through illinois, guided by a spreadsheet i made of the most profitable slot machine locations.
editor's note on the story: "the in-person reporting was conducted before Illinois and Missouri implemented stay-at-home orders."
editor's note on the story: "the in-person reporting was conducted before Illinois and Missouri implemented stay-at-home orders."
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generations of mizzou journalism students will have covered this story. similar to the saga of columbia, missouri's trash collections system
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one of the best parts of being a local journalist is having news come across your feed that is part of a story you covered YEARS ago but remains a niche interest. i can talk about missouri's grey slot machines for hours
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Former Star Tribune union steward here! It’s important to know that the AI issue Propublica is striking over (getting assurances from management that they won’t replace journalists with AI) is a fight the Strib is also having.
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All but three of the 4,499 refugees let into the United States this fiscal year so far have come from South Africa. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2026/0407/refugees-trump-south-africa-afrikaners
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jemele hill on how the bulls cutting ivey after his homophobic comments belies one of the universal truths in sports: good players get a pass. bad ones don't.
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there are thousands of these anecdotes out there that are just now filtering through to the public
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hadn't heard this one before — an attorney representing Minnesota public school districts and educators in their lawsuit against DHS says ICE agents pulled up to an elementary school and blasted "Ice Ice Baby" on the car radio
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We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today.
Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-propublica-agree-to-real-job-protections-now
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$2 million per ship — to cross a Strait that was free six weeks ago.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/world/middleeast/iran-10-point-proposal.html
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/world/middleeast/iran-10-point-proposal.html
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