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Clint Combs
@combs0294.bsky.social
Journalist | Freelancer Bylines in Southside Pride and the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
CORRECTION: St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her skipped out on a community listening session about the August 5 sweep of the Pig's Eye encampment. Justin Ford turned to Assistant Mayor Cedrick Baker and asked him directly: 🔗👇
Ash Chudgar@chudgar.com · yesterdayThe Assistant Mayor is Cedrick BAKER, not “Cedrick Benson.” bsky.app/profile/cedr...
My editor asked me to write about what happened to summer:
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
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spokesman-recorder.com/2026/08/03/h... Bessie Rodgers, a Heritage Park resident former compliance specialist for McCormack Baron Salazar, told the Spokesman-Recorder that her former employer failed to pay vendors at Heritage Park Apartments in North Minneapolis.
AACP Demands Resignation Over Heritage Park Housing Crisis
The Minneapolis NAACP calls for MPHA Director Abdi Warsame to resign as Heritage Park residents face severe mold, rat infestations, and broken AC.
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St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her skipped out on a community listening session on the August 5 sweep of Pig's Eye Encampment. Justin Ford turned to Assistant Mayor Cedrick Benson and asked him directly: spokesman-recorder.com/2026/08/03/s...
On Jan. 11, Gregory Bovino watched as his Border Patrol agents dragged a man out of his car at a St. Paul Speedway, knelt on his back until he lost consciousness, and dragged his limp body into the back of a van. The man's name is Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano and this is his story.
Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano survived a violent arrest in St. Paul. It still haunts him. • Minnesota Reformer
The morning of Jan. 11 began for Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano with an ominous warning: The gas light on his Jeep Cherokee was glowing yellow on the dashboard. He didn’t want to go to work at the r...
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You can be like Kodak Black or Jake Lang and receive a pardon or clemency from President Trump. Or you can be like Dakota rapper Tufawon. Story by Akičita Šuŋka-Wakaŋ Ska in Unicorn Riot. unicornriot.ninja/2026/tufawon...
Tufawon, No One Is Illegal, Exclusive Music Video Release and Artist Spotlight on Minneapolis Rapper - UNICORN RIOT
Minneapolis, MN — Making music and caring for community has always been a symbiotic relationship for Rafael Gonzalez, aka Tufawon (two for one), a Minneapolis-based rapper, singer and producer. He say...
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keith ellison also dropped his endorsement of hao nguyen a while ago too so that's shady he left it up
Prosecutors may have inadvertently revealed their star witness in court: Cities Church Paster Jonathan Parnell. Fort's attorney requested that the prosecutor's full testimony to the grand jury should be turned over to the defendants. Judge Micko declined that motion.
Spocko@spocko.bsky.social · 2w agoIt will be fascinating to see what convinced the Grand Jury to indict Georgia Fort since as @emptywheel.bsky.social said today on @nicolesandler.bsky.social the claims against Fort were not the same as the witness statement.
Ian Davis Austin had his endangering another person charge dropped. His disorderly conduct charge, stemming from a protest at Delaney Hall, followed him to a court hearing in St. Paul, where a judge imposed travel restrictions. My latest in The Guardian 🔗 👇
My latest in The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NEW: I’m being told by a member of the MDP that Troy Jackson has been elected as the Maine Senate nominee with 583 of the 601 delegates.
On-site health screening will include blood pressure and diabetes screenings for men and women, colon, prostate cancer, and health check-ups at the UofM's Cancer & Cardiovascular Research Building this Saturday July 25 from 11 AM to 4 PM. 🔗👇
Today: A data entry mistake led to police tracking auto journalist @joelfeder.bsky.social for days, believing he stole a car. After a Flock cam picked up his trail, cops boxed him in at a Kohl's parking lot. Plus, what you should know about the primaries. twincities.citycast.fm/podcasts/flo...
Flock Tracked This Journalist for Days. Plus, MN's High-Stakes Primary Season, and Free Fishing Lessons - City Cast Twin Cities
A routine errand turned into a police stop for automotive journalist Joel Feder, who was wrongly flagged as a car thief by an AI-powered license pl...
twincities.citycast.fm
Organizations serving American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of violence say reductions in federal funding have led to over 1,000 unmet requests for help, according to a new report. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/16/r...
Indigenous violence survivors see fewer services after federal cuts • Minnesota Reformer
Organizations serving American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of violence say reductions in federal funding have led to over 1,000 unmet requests for help, according to a new report. The Urban Ind...
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the Ramsey County Attorney and Sheriff are suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over the feds' refusal to provide evidence related to the potential kidnapping of ChongLy Scott Thao during Operation Metro Surge. Here's the full complaint:
Civil Complaint -- Ramsey County Attorney and Sheriff v. U.S. DHS
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Blanche’s confirmation hearing comes days after a federal judge referred him to the state Bar for disciplinary action.
Todd Blanche Claims Trump’s DOJ Is ‘Restoring American Trust’ In Confirmation Hearing As Democrats Cry ‘Corruption’ (Live Updates)
Blanche’s confirmation hearing comes days after a federal judge referred him to the state Bar for disciplinary action.
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HIRONO: DOJ has sued 30 states seeking voter lists. 14 of those lawsuits have been resolved. Did any of those 14 judges agree w/DOJ's position? BLANCHE: Yes HIRONO: Pardon? B: The answer to the question is yes H: Actually, that's not correct. The answer is no. Some of them were Trump appointees.
theintercept.com/2026/07/14/i... "Every elected official who is complicit in this border regime should be ousted. It should be a minimum requirement for Democrats running for Congress that they commit to abolishing ICE," Natasha Leonard writes in the Intercept.
How ICE Arrests Went Quiet — and Got Even More Deadly
After ICE killed two immigrants in one week, Democrats need to commit to abolishing the deportation regime.
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On Monday, Joan Sebastian Guerrero was shot and killed by ICE agents in Biddeford, Maine. Reports say Guerrero was authorized to legally work in the US and not even ICE's target. @annayeo.bsky.social was on the ground Tuesday in Biddeford and spoke with locals—including one man who knew Guerrero.
Twin Cities Somali leaders are calling on Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher to increase community engagement around youth gangs after he posted a video discussing the issue without first consulting community members.
Twin Cities Somali leaders criticize Ramsey County sheriff's approach to youth gang violence
Somali leaders in the Twin Cities are asking Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher to step up community engagement about youth gangs, after he posted a video discussing the issue without consulting commu...
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Twin Cities, if you participated in any part of Surge resistance on Signal, you know all the cross pollination in the chats. 16 terabytes of data…
Clint Combs@combs0294.bsky.social · 3w agoI'll be on the City Cast Twin Cities podcast 🎙️ tomorrow to talk about my latest peice in Unicorn Riot. Read that shit here📰🔗👉 unicornriot.ninja/2026/governm...
Today: The feds have terabytes of Signal chats to indict 15 Minnesota protesters, @combs0294.bsky.social reports. How did they get them? Plus, beyond the bike lane fight. twincities.citycast.fm/podcasts/how...
How Did the Feds Get Private DMs? Plus, Bike Lane Fight Gets Heated - City Cast Twin Cities
Lyndale Avenue needs a facelift, but the issue has been overshadowed by a fight over whether to install bike lanes. Star Tribune columnist Eric Rop...
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I'll be on the City Cast Twin Cities podcast 🎙️ tomorrow to talk about my latest peice in Unicorn Riot. Read that shit here📰🔗👉 unicornriot.ninja/2026/governm...