Maggie Koerth
@maggiek.bsky.social
CNN editor for climate and weather. Columnist at Star Tribune. Sometimes news at Science Friday. Nieman Fellow '15.
Previously: Science journalist with FiveThirtyEight, NYT Magazine, BoingBoing, mental_floss, and etc.
My views are not my employer's.
Previously: Science journalist with FiveThirtyEight, NYT Magazine, BoingBoing, mental_floss, and etc.
My views are not my employer's.
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Maggie Koerth
@maggiek.bsky.social
· Dec 8
How should we deal with space junk? Space recycling, of course | CNN
Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, with millions of pieces orbiting the Earth, and humans need to figure out a way to deal with it.
www.cnn.com
Good news, everyone! Today is my first day as a climate and weather editor for CNN (For realsies, instead of a temp position. I'm bona-fide now) and I got to publish my first CNN byline on the same day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/c...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/c...
I know this is coming too late for the ward caucus but can someone get community hot tubs and saunas and maybe a publicly funded masseuse or two? I think we need them.
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I know this is coming too late for the ward caucus but can someone get community hot tubs and saunas and maybe a publicly funded masseuse or two? I think we need them.
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Tenant is doing a pay-what-you-can soup thing and it’s delicious soup. And Tenant Next Door is the best bar if you like quiet bars that look nice.
February 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Tenant is doing a pay-what-you-can soup thing and it’s delicious soup. And Tenant Next Door is the best bar if you like quiet bars that look nice.
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Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
One side of the family was awkwardly German speaking in Poland after the Franco-Prussian War and decided it would be a great time to flee and take one of these new jobs that had just opened up on the cotton plantations of Texas.
Genuinely curious: If your family is American, what brought them here?
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
February 2, 2026 at 11:38 PM
One side of the family was awkwardly German speaking in Poland after the Franco-Prussian War and decided it would be a great time to flee and take one of these new jobs that had just opened up on the cotton plantations of Texas.
This got funded within HOURS. But if you are still looking for a way to support Minneapolis, please consider the Near North Mutual Aid fund. It’s been paying rent for dozens of families for the last two months. gofund.me/12cc5b4cd
February 2, 2026 at 5:17 PM
This got funded within HOURS. But if you are still looking for a way to support Minneapolis, please consider the Near North Mutual Aid fund. It’s been paying rent for dozens of families for the last two months. gofund.me/12cc5b4cd
You beautiful people fully funded this need in a matter of hours. I don’t have words. I haven’t been able to cry much during all this, but y’all got me on this one. Thank you
This week, my illegally detained neighbor -- an asylum seeker with a wife and two children -- will have a hearing that gives him a chance to get home to his family and get his asylum case back on track. But he will need to pay a $6000 bond.
www.gofundme.com/f/bring-our-...
www.gofundme.com/f/bring-our-...
Donate to Bring Our Neighbor Home from ICE Detention, organized by Maggie Koerth
Earlier this month, one of my neighbors — a legal asylum seeker doing everyth… Maggie Koerth needs your support for Bring Our Neighbor Home from ICE Detention
www.gofundme.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:28 PM
You beautiful people fully funded this need in a matter of hours. I don’t have words. I haven’t been able to cry much during all this, but y’all got me on this one. Thank you
This week, my illegally detained neighbor -- an asylum seeker with a wife and two children -- will have a hearing that gives him a chance to get home to his family and get his asylum case back on track. But he will need to pay a $6000 bond.
www.gofundme.com/f/bring-our-...
www.gofundme.com/f/bring-our-...
Donate to Bring Our Neighbor Home from ICE Detention, organized by Maggie Koerth
Earlier this month, one of my neighbors — a legal asylum seeker doing everyth… Maggie Koerth needs your support for Bring Our Neighbor Home from ICE Detention
www.gofundme.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:48 PM
This week, my illegally detained neighbor -- an asylum seeker with a wife and two children -- will have a hearing that gives him a chance to get home to his family and get his asylum case back on track. But he will need to pay a $6000 bond.
www.gofundme.com/f/bring-our-...
www.gofundme.com/f/bring-our-...
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Beautiful memorial ride today in Minneapolis, filled with beautiful people. #AlexPretti #ReneeGood
January 31, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Beautiful memorial ride today in Minneapolis, filled with beautiful people. #AlexPretti #ReneeGood
Reposted by Maggie Koerth
One Minnesota journalist doing remarkable work right now is Elizabeth Shockman/@eshockmanwrites.bsky.social for @mprnews.org. This article posted yesterday on child detentions is an essential read. An essential read.
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and sending them to Texas within hours — in at least two cases against a judge’s order. ...
www.mprnews.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:54 PM
One Minnesota journalist doing remarkable work right now is Elizabeth Shockman/@eshockmanwrites.bsky.social for @mprnews.org. This article posted yesterday on child detentions is an essential read. An essential read.
AntojitosRyan in North on Lowry is also AMAZING
A zero-effort way of supporting the Ecuadorian community is by eating at one of their excellent restaurants along N Central. Made third visit to Chimborazo Sunday night, and you're not gonna be disappointed if you go, I promise. (Unless they've run out of your beer of choice.)
January 29, 2026 at 12:42 PM
AntojitosRyan in North on Lowry is also AMAZING
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Tall bikes, porchfest, giant puppets, Battle Train, jucy lucys, dive bars, breweries, banh mi, unicycles, sambusas, Cat Tours, Open Streets, pho, taco trucks, Mercado Central, the lakes ands creeks, Al's, 10 pm dusk, and the too long winters that always end and the spring that's never let us down.
January 28, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Tall bikes, porchfest, giant puppets, Battle Train, jucy lucys, dive bars, breweries, banh mi, unicycles, sambusas, Cat Tours, Open Streets, pho, taco trucks, Mercado Central, the lakes ands creeks, Al's, 10 pm dusk, and the too long winters that always end and the spring that's never let us down.
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Christin is one of this city’s fiercest advocates- showing up for Minneapolis residents from all walks of life. She is principled, dedicated and committed to do everything she possibly can to make this city a better place to live.
I am so proud to support my dear friend bc it makes us all better
I am so proud to support my dear friend bc it makes us all better
My name is Christin Crabtree, and I'm running for Minneapolis School Board - At Large.
There are so many important ways to plug in right now, but if you're looking for one that's about building towards the flourishing schools and city we all deserve, I'd love your support.
There are so many important ways to plug in right now, but if you're looking for one that's about building towards the flourishing schools and city we all deserve, I'd love your support.
January 28, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Christin is one of this city’s fiercest advocates- showing up for Minneapolis residents from all walks of life. She is principled, dedicated and committed to do everything she possibly can to make this city a better place to live.
I am so proud to support my dear friend bc it makes us all better
I am so proud to support my dear friend bc it makes us all better
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Reminder to staff: You are required by MN law to use "brutal" in front of "cold" between December and February.
January 28, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Reminder to staff: You are required by MN law to use "brutal" in front of "cold" between December and February.
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1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
Jesus, why is this state so adorable.
oh for crying in the beer, please don’t print such coarse language like this, @startribune.com.
January 27, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Jesus, why is this state so adorable.
Today my children finally asked for a meal that wasn’t beef sambusa and I am complying with their wishes. Reluctantly.
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Today my children finally asked for a meal that wasn’t beef sambusa and I am complying with their wishes. Reluctantly.
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NRA and other 2nd amendment/gun rights advocacy organizations challenge federal statements on Alex Pretti's murder.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NRA and pro-gun groups call for ‘full investigation’ into killing of Alex Pretti
Groups typically aligned with Trump call for investigation as NRA wades into the national dialogue
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:16 PM
NRA and other 2nd amendment/gun rights advocacy organizations challenge federal statements on Alex Pretti's murder.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Current status: trying to explain to my cat that he caught that mouse too well and it can’t play anymore.
January 25, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Current status: trying to explain to my cat that he caught that mouse too well and it can’t play anymore.
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Tonight neighbors gathered. In parks and on street corners and on porches. We saw them climbing over piles of snow in the quiet + the darkness, candles in hand, bundled up tightly to honor the life of Alex. And to call for an end to the federal occupation of our city. We sang. We shall overcome.
January 25, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Tonight neighbors gathered. In parks and on street corners and on porches. We saw them climbing over piles of snow in the quiet + the darkness, candles in hand, bundled up tightly to honor the life of Alex. And to call for an end to the federal occupation of our city. We sang. We shall overcome.
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In quiet moments by flickering candlelight one neighbor shows rare emotion, “it’s just not right you know? He was a nurse trying to help that women. Just directing traffic and recording and they just killed him. How can they be so cruel?” The others nod solemnly and prepare to depart. “Stay safe.”
January 25, 2026 at 4:18 AM
In quiet moments by flickering candlelight one neighbor shows rare emotion, “it’s just not right you know? He was a nurse trying to help that women. Just directing traffic and recording and they just killed him. How can they be so cruel?” The others nod solemnly and prepare to depart. “Stay safe.”
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Vigils were held around Minneapolis and beyond Saturday night in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents.
Photo and video: Jeff Wheeler, Anthony Souffle, Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Photo and video: Jeff Wheeler, Anthony Souffle, Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Vigils were held around Minneapolis and beyond Saturday night in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents.
Photo and video: Jeff Wheeler, Anthony Souffle, Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Photo and video: Jeff Wheeler, Anthony Souffle, Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
“Yet” is a dark bird hovering over all of us.
This is extremely upsetting, especially so because my mom and dad had this exact same conversation with me
This is so difficult to read. apnews.com/article/immi...
January 25, 2026 at 4:08 AM
“Yet” is a dark bird hovering over all of us.
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another new thing I’ve never seen before: took Aug out for a few blocks to go to the bathroom before bed, a lot of houses have candles burning out on their front walls or steps, often with a Minnesota flag
January 25, 2026 at 4:04 AM
another new thing I’ve never seen before: took Aug out for a few blocks to go to the bathroom before bed, a lot of houses have candles burning out on their front walls or steps, often with a Minnesota flag
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Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
January 25, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
Reposted by Maggie Koerth
