Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterdayBanks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS
The only 3rd grader in lake-effect upstate NY telling everyone who asked what a parapsychologist was.
Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 2d agoIf you followed your childhood pretend job, what would you be doing right now?
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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Minnesota’s Superior National Forest received a $10 million grant in 2024 to cover wildfire prevention efforts, then DOGE delayed funding. now, parts of that area are burning. I spoke with a former wildland firefighter who says the cuts made the fire worse. youtu.be/0cbI9_CNZmM?...
Fmr. fire ranger: DOGE DELAYED a $10 million wildfire grant. It ‘would’ve really helped us’
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Chicago teen shares his experience in ICE detention centers: I am 18 years old and I just graduated from high school in Chicago. I was in ICE detention for 2 months and 10 days. They kept me in solitary for 2 days for no reason, alone in a room with just a toilet. They never let us go outside.
Reminder that on his last day of his first term, Trump awarded a commendation to Dr Fauci "in recognition of his exceptional effort on Operation Warp Speed"
Another crash, Hewitt and Snelling — in the Midway. Good grief. Various partners are working to get something done about this mid-neighborhood, multi-school-adjacent highway — but it sure feels more urgent to some of us than it does to MnDOT. (Photo credit: K. Deffenbacher)
If you were wondering if the story about Angie Craig asking Senator Hoffman for his endorsement while he was in the ICU is true, @erinmayequade.bsky.social has video.
Maybe I should do a class on our many Nixons. And Nixon’s many Nixons. Or just reread The Public Burning.
Dominique Baker@bakerdphd.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Nixon aesthetic The Nixon aesthetic The Nixon aesthetic The Nixon aesthetic The Nixon aesthetic The Nixon aesthetic The Nixon aesthetic The Nixon aesthetic The Nixon aesthetic The Nixon aesthetic The Nixon aesthetic The Nixon aesthetic The Nixon aesthetic The Nixon aesthetic The Nixon aesthetic
The Atlantic: the humanities are woke and biased and evil Also The Atlantic: why is nobody reading anymore????!!!!
Literacy is not an individual skill. Literacy is a public infrastructure.
Scott Jennings said he just spoke to Lindsey Graham for 20 minutes, and that he sounded great and is looking forward to getting back to work soon.
this is like the literal opposite of true. the most fruitful eras of the modern democratic party coincided with periods where the walls separating political radicals from the mainstream were way less solid
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 4w agoDemocrats became great by fighting the far left—and today’s party can learn crucial lessons from those battles, David Brooks argues:
The President of the United States is attacking a group of kindergarteners because of the clothes they wore to school.
What I am doing for the 4th. Reading and thinking about reading. Vadde’s critical study is INCREDIBLE.
We need more cosmic horror pop songs.
They Might Be Giants - Spiraling Shape
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This whole debacle is a perfect illustration of a major aspect of The Perfect Moment’s story: the way bad faith actors take advantage of liberalism’s values and norms. Klein wants a free inquiry into the values and ideas that motivate Rufo. Rufo wants to use propaganda to win an ideological war.
Nate O@nateo.bsky.social · last mo.I think it's a moral abomination for Ezra Klein to have Chris Rufo on his podcast and then get a transcript of it published in The New York Times as if this is a conversation between equals and not a radical centrist and a fascist telling each other 'exaaaaactlyyyy'
At tonight’s memorial for Barbara Mork-Woodford, her family and friends asked for support for Little Hopes in her memory. They’re doing essential work to serve our community members in need of additional support. littlehopesmn.org
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Molly Coleman@mollycoleman.bsky.social · last mo.This is a devastating, senseless loss. Saint Paul is on pace for more pedestrian deaths this year than last. There’s so much our city must continue to do to prevent this—better street design, more enforcement, more investments in bike lanes and public transit. www.twincities.com/2026/06/24/s...
Tom Emmer is a 6’1” wiffle ball.
Chris Ingraham@cingraham.bsky.social · last mo.Lunacy. Here's Emmer 10 years ago.
This is a devastating, senseless loss. Saint Paul is on pace for more pedestrian deaths this year than last. There’s so much our city must continue to do to prevent this—better street design, more enforcement, more investments in bike lanes and public transit. www.twincities.com/2026/06/24/s...
Pedestrian dies 2 weeks after being struck by driver in St. Paul
Barbara Ann Mork, 47, was a “loving mother and grandmother,” a GoFundMe said.
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Prepping for a fall seminar, and one of the great rewards is seeing conversations across great, disparate novels. With these four: how histories of land and extraction, colonialism and commerce, give us tools to read more clearly our climate future.
Why every novel is a climate change novel.
Beyond Cli-Fi: Why Every Story is a Climate Change Story
I started my second novel, The Emilys, with a single sentence: “What did I love about going to get the vaccine?” All I knew was that a mom was leaving her house before dawn. I knew she was so happy…
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What's starting in Minneapolis today is going to be just like the Broadview 6 case. A desperate attempt at a show trial pursued by dumb, vicious prosecutors performing for an audience of one. An attempt to discourage and scare people from fighting back. It's not going to work.
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On ZODIAC (2007)
When I went to see David Fincher’s 2007 film Zodiac at the Paris Theater in Midtown Manhattan recently, I was worried it would not hold up. The film concerns five Bay Area murders that took place betw...
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Sarah Weinman@sarahweinman.com · 2mo agoMy latest @flaminghydra.com essay is on rewatching ZODIAC almost twenty years after its release, being worried it didn't hold up and discovered a) it still rules b) it might be the movie for our current moment? flaminghydra.com/issue-586/
A thread as archive: tremendous a series of articles about MN over the last 18 months. Great reporting, great photos — another demonstration of the outstanding ecosystem for independent journalism in the Twin Cities.
madi mcvan@madisonmcvan.bsky.social · 7mo agohey, y'all. my name is madi and i'm a reporter for the minnesota reformer. i cover the trump administration's impact on minnesotans, which means i've been out on the streets covering ICE in the twin cities. let me walk you through how we got here:
Because the World Cup is about celebrating the beauty of immigrants, we’re donating 10% of our sales today to support the victims of Belfast racist violence. The world supported Minnesota when we were occupied, it’s our turn to return the favor.
Black Hart of Saint Paul@blackhartstp.com · 2mo agoUSMNT WORLD CUP DAY! We’re open early for Canada v Bosnia & Herzegovina at 2. But the big action is USA v Paraguay at 8.
