max nesterak
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professionally nosy. reporter at @minnesotareformer.com
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This is very much a bullshit excuse: big newsrooms follow each others' stories *all the time.* Just last week we watched Vanity Fair publish an interview, followed by every big newsroom in the country running a "Vanity Fair published an interview" story
NEW: Bari Weiss addresses her decision to hold last night's CECOT story on the CBS News morning editorial call: "Our viewers come first, not a listing schedule or anything else..."
December 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This is very much a bullshit excuse: big newsrooms follow each others' stories *all the time.* Just last week we watched Vanity Fair publish an interview, followed by every big newsroom in the country running a "Vanity Fair published an interview" story
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If you are looking for a weekend read, I hope you will consider my @talkingpointsmemo.com series on the realities of mass deportation and the emerging Undocumented Underground that is fighting back. talkingpointsmemo.com/undocumented...
Undocumented Underground
Talking Points Memo (TPM) is an independent news organization that publishes reporting and analysis about American politics, public policy and political culture.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you are looking for a weekend read, I hope you will consider my @talkingpointsmemo.com series on the realities of mass deportation and the emerging Undocumented Underground that is fighting back. talkingpointsmemo.com/undocumented...
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Not to be a turd in the punch bowl but I do think the fact that a large share of Zoomers go to work alone in their apartments/homes — just as a chunk of them went to school alone in their apartments/homes — might be contributing to why their political views are becoming so … anomalous.
December 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Not to be a turd in the punch bowl but I do think the fact that a large share of Zoomers go to work alone in their apartments/homes — just as a chunk of them went to school alone in their apartments/homes — might be contributing to why their political views are becoming so … anomalous.
U.S. Attorney: Fraud likely exceeds $9 billion in Minnesota-run Medicaid services minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u...
U.S. Attorney: Fraud likely exceeds $9 billion in Minnesota-run Medicaid services • Minnesota Reformer
A Minnesota safety net program was so easy to scam, it attracted tourists, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said Thursday.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
U.S. Attorney: Fraud likely exceeds $9 billion in Minnesota-run Medicaid services minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u...
Unsealed antitrust complaint reveals key factor in high food prices: corporate behemoths minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u...
Unsealed antitrust complaint reveals key factor in high food prices: corporate behemoths • Minnesota Reformer
The complaint provides a unique look at price discrimination in practice, which involves charging retailers different prices for the same good, often at the behest of powerful retailers.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Unsealed antitrust complaint reveals key factor in high food prices: corporate behemoths minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u...
Medicaid service providers sue DHS over withholding payments during fraud investigations minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/17/m...
Medicaid service providers sue DHS over withholding payments during fraud investigations • Minnesota Reformer
Three businesses that provide services to autistic and disabled adults sued the Minnesota Department for Human Services last week for withholding Medicaid payments, which they alleged was done illegal...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Medicaid service providers sue DHS over withholding payments during fraud investigations minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/17/m...
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The Minnesota Department of Human Services announced Tuesday it will soon pause licensing of new adult day care centers as the Walz administration expands its probe of fraud in human services programs. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/walz-...
Walz administration expands fraud probe, plans pause on licensing adult day cares • Minnesota Reformer
The Minnesota Department of Human Services announced Tuesday it will soon pause licensing of new adult day care centers as the Walz administration expands its probe of fraud in human services programs...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Minnesota Department of Human Services announced Tuesday it will soon pause licensing of new adult day care centers as the Walz administration expands its probe of fraud in human services programs. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/walz-...
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced plans for a “targeted review” of Minnesota’s unemployment insurance program amid mounting scrutiny of fraud in the state’s human services programs — now a politically potent issue that’s reached the Oval Office. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/trump...
Trump admin announces ‘targeted review’ of Minnesota’s unemployment insurance program • Minnesota Reformer
The U.S. Department of Labor announced plans for a “targeted review” of Minnesota’s unemployment insurance program amid mounting scrutiny of fraud in the state’s human services programs — now a politi...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The U.S. Department of Labor announced plans for a “targeted review” of Minnesota’s unemployment insurance program amid mounting scrutiny of fraud in the state’s human services programs — now a politically potent issue that’s reached the Oval Office. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/trump...
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Hennepin County paid around $370,000 to cover back wages and benefits for more than 100 contracted security guards after conducting an investigation into alleged wage theft by Black Knight Protection Agency and finding itself partly responsible. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/henne...
Hennepin County pays $370,000 in back wages to subcontracted security guards • Minnesota Reformer
Hennepin County paid around $370,000 to cover back wages and benefits for more than 100 contracted security guards after conducting an investigation into alleged wage theft by Black Knight Protection ...
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December 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Hennepin County paid around $370,000 to cover back wages and benefits for more than 100 contracted security guards after conducting an investigation into alleged wage theft by Black Knight Protection Agency and finding itself partly responsible. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/henne...
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Kendall Qualls, Army veteran, former health care executive and anti-anti-racist activist, won the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial straw poll on Saturday, beating House Speaker Lisa Demuth, MyPillow guy Mike Lindell and a long list of other names. minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/14/p...
Perennial candidate Kendall Qualls wins Minnesota GOP gubernatorial straw poll • Minnesota Reformer
Kendall Qualls, Army veteran, former health care executive and anti-anti-racist activist, won the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial straw poll on Saturday, beating House Speaker Lisa Demuth, MyPillow...
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December 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Kendall Qualls, Army veteran, former health care executive and anti-anti-racist activist, won the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial straw poll on Saturday, beating House Speaker Lisa Demuth, MyPillow guy Mike Lindell and a long list of other names. minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/14/p...
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The Minnesota Attorney General's Office said in a legal opinion Friday that sheriffs cannot unilaterally sign agreements with federal immigration officials, calling into question the agreements between eight Minnesota counties and ICE.
Minnesota attorney general’s legal opinion could threaten some county agreements with ICE • Minnesota Reformer
A new legal opinion from the Minnesota attorney general’s office could jeopardize counties’ participation in federal immigration enforcement. The guidance, released Friday, says state law bars Minneso...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The Minnesota Attorney General's Office said in a legal opinion Friday that sheriffs cannot unilaterally sign agreements with federal immigration officials, calling into question the agreements between eight Minnesota counties and ICE.
Raises for Minnesota nursing home workers will be delayed because of bureaucratic error minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/12/r...
Raises for Minnesota nursing home workers will be delayed because of bureaucratic error • Minnesota Reformer
Long-anticipated raises for thousands of Minnesota nursing home workers will be delayed because the Minnesota Department of Human Services failed to complete the necessary steps to receive approval an...
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December 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Raises for Minnesota nursing home workers will be delayed because of bureaucratic error minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/12/r...
”Jeremiah Ellison asked, through an aide, to use city funds to pay for flights between Harvard and Minneapolis to attend city council meetings twice a month.”
Emails show Ellison wanted taxpayers to cover his commutes to and from Harvard fellowship
Internal emails obtained by 5 INVESTIGATES reveal outgoing city council member Jeremiah Ellison asked, through an aide, to use city funds to pay for flights between Harvard and Minneapolis to attend c...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
”Jeremiah Ellison asked, through an aide, to use city funds to pay for flights between Harvard and Minneapolis to attend city council meetings twice a month.”
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Mike Lindell will be seeking your donations: "I can’t self-fund. I don’t have any money left."
The MyPillow guy is running for Minnesota governor • Minnesota Reformer
Mike Lindell, the MyPillow guy and prominent right-wing conspiracy theorist who has spent millions of dollars promoting baseless claims about widespread election fraud, is running for Minnesota govern...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Mike Lindell will be seeking your donations: "I can’t self-fund. I don’t have any money left."
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If you’re interested in the history behind why this provision came to be, I wrote about that:
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/last-i...
and some of the educators who pushed for the contract language:
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/educat...
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/last-i...
and some of the educators who pushed for the contract language:
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/educat...
December 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
If you’re interested in the history behind why this provision came to be, I wrote about that:
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/last-i...
and some of the educators who pushed for the contract language:
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/educat...
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/last-i...
and some of the educators who pushed for the contract language:
www.southwestvoices.news/posts/educat...
NEW: Trump admin sues Minneapolis schools over layoff protections for teachers of color minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/10/t...
Trump admin sues Minneapolis schools over layoff protections for teachers of color • Minnesota Reformer
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools on Tuesday, alleging a provision in the district’s union contract shielding teachers of color from seniority-based lay...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: Trump admin sues Minneapolis schools over layoff protections for teachers of color minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/10/t...
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"a free speech storm"
Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night show was briefly pulled from the air during a free-speech storm a few months ago, has extended his contract with Walt Disney Co.-owned ABC for at least another year.
Jimmy Kimmel extends contract with ABC through May 2027
The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host was caught up in a free speech debate when the network briefly suspended him for comments on the killing of activist Charlie Kirk.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"a free speech storm"
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Unsealed cannabis packages must be stored in the trunk just like alcohol, a little-known rule that’s led to more than 1,200 misdemeanor convictions in Minnesota since marijuana was legalized minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/09/p...
Prosecutors have brought over 3,500 charges for marijuana possession in cars since legalization • Minnesota Reformer
When Minnesota lawmakers legalized recreational marijuana in 2023, Democrats hailed it as the state’s most sweeping shift in drug policy in half a century and long-overdue relief for tens of thousands...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Unsealed cannabis packages must be stored in the trunk just like alcohol, a little-known rule that’s led to more than 1,200 misdemeanor convictions in Minnesota since marijuana was legalized minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/09/p...
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LifeWise Academy, a controversial religious instruction program, expanded to more than 100 Ohio school districts this year, bringing its total to more than 260 of the state's 607 districts, with plans for 300 more by the end of the school year ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/08/m...
More than 100 Ohio school districts add LifeWise Academy in 2025 after religious release law passed • Ohio Capital Journal
LifeWise Academy, a controversial Hilliard-based religious instruction program, is currently operating in more than 260 Ohio school districts.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
LifeWise Academy, a controversial religious instruction program, expanded to more than 100 Ohio school districts this year, bringing its total to more than 260 of the state's 607 districts, with plans for 300 more by the end of the school year ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/08/m...
I am area mom
Area Mom Could Have Made Same Meal At Home For Much Cheaper https://theonion.com/area-mom-could-have-made-same-meal-at-home-for-much-che-1819566685/
December 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I am area mom
Right-wing reporting on Somali money going to al-Shabaab is not new, still misses the mark minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/25/r...
Right-wing reporting on Somali money going to al-Shabaab is not new, still misses the mark • Minnesota Reformer
Thorpe and Rufo’s vulture journalism provides an opening to those who seek to dismiss the problem of fraud in Minnesota as right-wing demagoguery.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Right-wing reporting on Somali money going to al-Shabaab is not new, still misses the mark minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/25/r...
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Federal agents from ICE, DEA and the FBI raided a St. Paul paper distributor Tuesday morning. Hundreds of community members responded in protest, clashing with officers. At least two people were detained by authorities, according to a witness.
Dozens of federal agents raid St. Paul business, sparking protest • Minnesota Reformer
Dozens of federal agents surrounded the St. Paul headquarters of paper distributor Bro-Tex on Tuesday morning and were quickly met by a couple hundred protesters. The agents wore uniforms marked with ...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Federal agents from ICE, DEA and the FBI raided a St. Paul paper distributor Tuesday morning. Hundreds of community members responded in protest, clashing with officers. At least two people were detained by authorities, according to a witness.
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my favorite (now annual!) racketcast episode of the year is here:
RacketCast, Ep. 39: Biggest MN Turkeys of 2025 - Racket
No disrespect to actual turkeys—we're talkin' local bozos.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
my favorite (now annual!) racketcast episode of the year is here:
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The short answer is no.
Gov. Tim Walz said Minnesota has universal pre-K. Do we? • Minnesota Reformer
Gov. Tim Walz boasted about Minnesota’s education system to a Texas audience on Thursday. He said Minnesota’s graduation rates are improving, free school meals set students up for success and universa...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The short answer is no.