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For young voters horrified by Israel’s conduct in Gaza, AIPAC is political kryptonite ― as evidenced by Peggy Flanagan's landslide victory in the U.S. Senate race, Noor Adwan writes.
Adwan: Why are young voters so sour on ‘AIPAC Angie’?
For young voters horrified by Israel’s conduct in Gaza, AIPAC is political kryptonite ― as evidenced by Peggy Flanagan's landslide victory in the U.S. Senate race, Noor Adwan writes.
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While many Gen Z-ers probably couldn't have told you what AIPAC was 5 years ago, they're lasered in on it now ― to the point where association with the lobbying group is like kryptonite to Democrats. www.startribune.com/us-israel-re...
Adwan: Why are young voters so sour on ‘AIPAC Angie’?
For young voters horrified by Israel’s conduct in Gaza, AIPAC is political kryptonite ― as evidenced by Peggy Flanagan's landslide victory in the U.S. Senate race, Noor Adwan writes.
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"No arrests were made and no injuries reported after last weekend’s takeover of downtown Minneapolis. Just stay off 35-W, please." www.startribune.com/downtown-min...
Adwan: Lime scooter hooliganism is good for society, actually
"Was the scooter takeover risky and obnoxious? Undoubtedly," Noor Adwan writes. "But this is the exact kind of stuff teenagers should be doing."
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“It appears we are about to experience what may be the largest wildfire in modern Minnesota history. It feels like a fire-breathing, town-eating dragon is coming for us,” writes Jana Studelska.
Opinion | What it’s like to watch northern Minnesota burn
Around Ely, it feels like a fire-breathing, town-eating dragon is coming for us, Jana Studelska writes.
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"When I heard about the endorsement, my first call was to a DFL source. The giggling was audible before they could even say hello," columnist Rochelle Olson writes.
Olson: Trump’s endorsement of Mike Lindell has Democrats giddy. It’s not hard to see why.
"When I heard about the endorsement, my first call was to a DFL source. The giggling was audible before they could even say hello," columnist Rochelle Olson writes.
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From the Editorial Board: As two deadly ICE shootings in Texas and Maine roil the nation, Minnesota is still haunted by Operation Metro Surge.
Editorial | Six months after Renee Good and Alex Pretti, ICE still acts with impunity
From the Editorial Board: As two deadly ICE shootings in Texas and Maine roil the nation, Minnesota is still haunted by Operation Metro Surge.
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From columnist Jill Burcum: The hypocrisy of celebrating Roosevelt’s legacy so soon after dealing a serious blow to the natural treasure that is the Boundary Waters is hard to miss — and even harder to stomach.
Burcum: The rank hypocrisy of Trump's visit to Roosevelt Library
From columnist Jill Burcum: The hypocrisy of celebrating Roosevelt’s legacy so soon after dealing a serious blow to the natural treasure that is the Boundary Waters is hard to miss — and even harder to stomach.
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Electrofishing to study Minnesota’s native rough fish! Video by @noorwrites.bsky.social @startribune.com accompanying @lollardfish.bsky.social’s story on @garlab.bsky.social conservation research! Story Link: www.startribune.com/fishing-angl...
From the Minnesota Star Tribune Editorial Board: As U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen brings sweeping charges against protesters, the agents involved in the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti have yet to face charges.
Editorial | Can we really trust the indictment against anti-ICE protesters?
From the Minnesota Star Tribune Editorial Board: As U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen brings sweeping charges against protesters, the agents involved in the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti have yet to f...
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just finished “the metamorphosis” and i gotta say i don’t think they treated that bug very nicely
straight up banger, couldn't pick a screenshot because each paragraph was more scorching than the previous
Elizabeth Bear@matociquala.bsky.social · 4mo agoTed nails it. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...
From U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum: My bill would ensure that not one dollar of U.S. aid to Israel could be used to detain children, demolish families’ homes or permanently annex Palestinian lands.
Rep. Betty McCollum: We cannot turn away from human rights abuses against Palestinians
My bill would ensure that not one dollar of U.S. aid to Israel could be used to detain children, demolish families’ homes or permanently annex Palestinian lands, U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum writes.
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A Minnesota Star Tribune-KFF Health News investigation of hospital data and charity care programs shows most Minnesota hospitals provide little financial aid to patients and often make assistance difficult to get.
As ranks of uninsured grow, Minnesota’s hospitals are among least charitable in nation
The investigation drew on a detailed review of every hospital charity care program in the state, an analysis of five years of hospital financial data and dozens of interviews with patients, hospital executives and state officials.
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This is not a drill: The Senate is poised to blow up Boundary Waters mining protections, columnist Jill Burcum writes.
Burcum: Will the Senate betray the Boundary Waters?
This is not a drill: The Senate is poised to blow up Boundary Waters mining protections, columnist Jill Burcum writes.
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"Does the United States now have a federal immigration force that can kill Americans in front of the public yet operates beyond accountability’s reach?" columnist Jill Burcum writes.
Burcum: Two deaths. Zero accountability.
"Does the United States now have a federal immigration force that can kill Americans in front of the public yet operates beyond accountability’s reach?" Jill Burcum writes.
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The nice thing about working in Opinion is you can advocate for groups of people you were part of not long ago. When I was a student working three-ish part time jobs at once, I would have benefited greatly from an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit. www.startribune.com/working-clas...
Adwan: Young workers have it hard. Why don’t they get any tax breaks?
Federal income support is often reserved for families with kids, leaving many low-income young adults to fall through the cracks, Noor Adwan writes.
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For Slate, I wrote about what it's like to get a terminal cancer diagnosis when you're 42. slate.com/life/2026/03...
From Opinion: Our daughter, Harper Moyski, was killed at Annunciation. But recounting our personal tragedy has done little so far to sway legislators who have already made up their minds on guns, the authors write.
Opinion | Does our testimony about our daughter’s death even matter?
Our daughter, Harper Moyski, was killed at Annunciation. But recounting our personal tragedy has done little so far to sway legislators who have already made up their minds on guns, the authors write.
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Historical analogies are arguments. So when someone makes an analogy between today and the Holocaust, or today and anything, think about they are really arguing for. What is the analogy trying to get you to do? New at @startribune.com
Perry: When is it OK to compare aspects of what’s happening in Minnesota to Nazi Germany?
Gov. Tim Walz has made some such analogies in relation to ICE and has been criticized for it, David M. Perry writes.
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You're not ready for this lede.
Columbia Heights school leaders speak out after ICE detains kids
ICE agents have detained students on their way to and from school and also tried to get onto school property, the Columbia Heights superintendent said in an emotional news conference Wednesday.
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Nothing but respect for photojournalists. They always head straight into it. Truly some of the bravest among us.
"What we are witnessing is the storming of the state by the federal government," the Editorial Board writes.
Editorial | Minnesota is under siege, and it cannot stand
"What we are witnessing is the storming of the state by the federal government," the Editorial Board writes.
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Some might say we’re extremists or agitators, Jennifer Manthey writes. I say we’re in community.
Opinion | Filming ICE isn’t radical — it’s necessary
Some might say we’re extremists or agitators, Jennifer Manthey writes. I say we’re in community.
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In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations @minnesotareformer.com minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/13/i...
In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations • Minnesota Reformer
As Elle Neubauer drove before dawn past the darkened windows of the immigrant-owned businesses on Lake Street in Minneapolis, her co-pilot and friend Patty O’Keefe scanned the passing vehicles with bi...
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Live updates: This is not the first time federal agents have shot someone in recent months during immigration enforcement. The news outlet The Trace counted 14 shootings since late July.
Live: ICE agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
Local law enforcement flooded the scene in south Minneapolis following the shooting around 9:30 a.m.
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