Nate
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Lover of all things adventure. Packer fan. Husband and Dad to 3 kids. Wisconsin native but Minnesota now. Power BI wizard. Insulin4All.
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My mom dug the beauty out for me. Packers - Broncos in San Diego for Super Bowl 32. This is before the unfortunate outcome.
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Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
Speaking to WaPo employees, editor Matt Murray says cuts are about “positioning ourselves to become more essential to people's lives, and what is becoming a more crowded, competitive and complicated media landscape, and after some years when, candidly, the Post has had struggles to do that."
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
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The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
WaPo also closing Books section and downsizing International and Metro sections
February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody
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A brief, recent history of the Washington Post:
1- Trump wins in 2024.
2- Bezos and minions make series of Trump-friendly changes to paper.
3-Readership tanks.
4- Bezos and minions fire tons of employees while telling them the audience just doesn't like what they're doing.
1- Trump wins in 2024.
2- Bezos and minions make series of Trump-friendly changes to paper.
3-Readership tanks.
4- Bezos and minions fire tons of employees while telling them the audience just doesn't like what they're doing.
Suspect Guilty GIF
Alt: Suspect Guilty GIF w hot dog suit trying to find the guy
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
A brief, recent history of the Washington Post:
1- Trump wins in 2024.
2- Bezos and minions make series of Trump-friendly changes to paper.
3-Readership tanks.
4- Bezos and minions fire tons of employees while telling them the audience just doesn't like what they're doing.
1- Trump wins in 2024.
2- Bezos and minions make series of Trump-friendly changes to paper.
3-Readership tanks.
4- Bezos and minions fire tons of employees while telling them the audience just doesn't like what they're doing.
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This Homan presser is completely incoherent. He started by announcing a drawdown of 700 agents (good!) but then pivoted to whining about "rhetoric" (bad) and suggested there will be more bloodshed if it doesn't stop (grim). Not clear to me that anything is actually changing on the ground here in MN.
February 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
This Homan presser is completely incoherent. He started by announcing a drawdown of 700 agents (good!) but then pivoted to whining about "rhetoric" (bad) and suggested there will be more bloodshed if it doesn't stop (grim). Not clear to me that anything is actually changing on the ground here in MN.
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Happy Outrigger Day to all who celebrate.
February 4, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Happy Outrigger Day to all who celebrate.
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It’s just racism. There’s no immigration problem
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM
It’s just racism. There’s no immigration problem
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NY Times with searing look at the trauma ICE is inflicting on local children and families: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u... (gift link)
A Winter of Anguish for Minneapolis Children
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:51 PM
NY Times with searing look at the trauma ICE is inflicting on local children and families: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u... (gift link)
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ok but steak n shake is using beef tallow to fry its fries now so its basically a wash
February 4, 2026 at 12:51 PM
ok but steak n shake is using beef tallow to fry its fries now so its basically a wash
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This is great. Pull every lever you can.
A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
Minneapolis Council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the liquor licenses for the Canopy by Hilton in the Mill District and Depot Renaissance Hotel.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 AM
This is great. Pull every lever you can.
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guy could be wearing a "I ❤️ EPSTEIN ISLAND" hat and he wouldn't sound any more guilty than this
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 11:03 PM
guy could be wearing a "I ❤️ EPSTEIN ISLAND" hat and he wouldn't sound any more guilty than this
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fraggle rock implies the existence of fraggle jazz and fraggle rap
February 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
fraggle rock implies the existence of fraggle jazz and fraggle rap
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Folks, please retweet this. Trump, Noem, and the rest are lying everywhere about what ICE is doing in MN. We have to do everything we can to make sure the country has a clear picture of what is going on.
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Folks, please retweet this. Trump, Noem, and the rest are lying everywhere about what ICE is doing in MN. We have to do everything we can to make sure the country has a clear picture of what is going on.
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in which Mike Johnson attempts to scripture-splain to the [checks notes] Pope
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 3, 2026 at 7:40 PM
in which Mike Johnson attempts to scripture-splain to the [checks notes] Pope
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mike johnson: i am entirely unaware of any event that has ever occurred
also mike johnson: pretty sure ice administrative warrants are issued by immigration judges (they aren't) and that's a sufficient warrant (it's not)
also mike johnson: pretty sure ice administrative warrants are issued by immigration judges (they aren't) and that's a sufficient warrant (it's not)
Q: You're a constitutional lawyer. Can you detail the 4th Amendment protections someone has if ICE approaches their home w/an administrative warrant?
MIKE JOHNSON: When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it's issued by an immigration judge, & that is a sufficient legal authority to go apprehend someone
MIKE JOHNSON: When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it's issued by an immigration judge, & that is a sufficient legal authority to go apprehend someone
February 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
mike johnson: i am entirely unaware of any event that has ever occurred
also mike johnson: pretty sure ice administrative warrants are issued by immigration judges (they aren't) and that's a sufficient warrant (it's not)
also mike johnson: pretty sure ice administrative warrants are issued by immigration judges (they aren't) and that's a sufficient warrant (it's not)
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This @bostonreview.bsky.social piece by @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social is an absolute must-read, as are many of the responses to it.
Spread this one far and wide.
Spread this one far and wide.
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net
February 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
This @bostonreview.bsky.social piece by @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social is an absolute must-read, as are many of the responses to it.
Spread this one far and wide.
Spread this one far and wide.
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the Epstein files make it very clear why the MeToo backlash was so extreme and why so much of elite society preferred Donald Trump ruling us like a king to the barest hint of accountability
February 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
the Epstein files make it very clear why the MeToo backlash was so extreme and why so much of elite society preferred Donald Trump ruling us like a king to the barest hint of accountability
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Infuriating and honestly, they must know the significance of this park in particular as a place of joyful, inclusive gatherings that celebrate our neighbors through puppets, sleds, signs, and songs.
Powderhorn is the South Side at its very best.
Powderhorn is the South Side at its very best.
This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Infuriating and honestly, they must know the significance of this park in particular as a place of joyful, inclusive gatherings that celebrate our neighbors through puppets, sleds, signs, and songs.
Powderhorn is the South Side at its very best.
Powderhorn is the South Side at its very best.
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Finally. Liam and his father “boarded a plane home on Sunday after a judge ordered the government to release them.” abcnews.go.com/US/5-year-li...
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, father board plane for Minneapolis after detention center release
A federal judge on Saturday ordered that the pair be released.
abcnews.go.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Finally. Liam and his father “boarded a plane home on Sunday after a judge ordered the government to release them.” abcnews.go.com/US/5-year-li...
Proud of you @mikejcorey.bsky.social !
A former colleague called this week to ask about the situation in Minnesota for the Question Everything podcast. I'm very grateful for the opportunity to get the word out some more about everyday life here right now. (I hate the episode title tho) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
A Minnesota Dad Takes on ICE
Podcast Episode · Question Everything · 01/31/2026 · 24m
podcasts.apple.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Proud of you @mikejcorey.bsky.social !
Love this city
Just moments ago the parkway was TAKEN OVER by winter cyclists. At first I thought hundreds, but they just kept coming. Thousands and thousands! I almost cried. I’m so dang proud of MN right now.
January 31, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Love this city
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I want people to stare long and hard at this photo. All three, guns drawn, less than a week after feds killed Alex Pretti in the street and less than a month after they shot Renee Good in her car.
They are not de-escalating or drawing down.
They are not de-escalating or drawing down.
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 10:18 PM
I want people to stare long and hard at this photo. All three, guns drawn, less than a week after feds killed Alex Pretti in the street and less than a month after they shot Renee Good in her car.
They are not de-escalating or drawing down.
They are not de-escalating or drawing down.
I think there might be other things to talk about Amy
Trump's reckless tariffs have driven up coffee prices by nearly 15% since last summer.
Your morning cup shouldn't cost more because of the administration's trade policies.
www.nerdwallet.com/finance/lear...
Your morning cup shouldn't cost more because of the administration's trade policies.
www.nerdwallet.com/finance/lear...
Tariffs Are a Buzzkill for the Coffee Biz - NerdWallet
Tariffs on coffee-producing countries — including a 50% levy on Brazil — are likely to raise prices for America’s millions of coffee drinkers.
www.nerdwallet.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I think there might be other things to talk about Amy
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I agree with @jamellebouie.net. What's interesting is Trump's people understood this during the campaign: that if people think he's serious about this fascism thing, they'll turn on him.
Their strongest message was the "TDS" meme, for this reason.....
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Their strongest message was the "TDS" meme, for this reason.....
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Brute-Force Approach to Power Is Wearing Thin
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I agree with @jamellebouie.net. What's interesting is Trump's people understood this during the campaign: that if people think he's serious about this fascism thing, they'll turn on him.
Their strongest message was the "TDS" meme, for this reason.....
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Their strongest message was the "TDS" meme, for this reason.....
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
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Really insane to me that there are Jews who think it would end well for Jews to work with right-wing paramilitary to round-up minority religious & racial populations because we were not on the top of their list.
New:Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Really insane to me that there are Jews who think it would end well for Jews to work with right-wing paramilitary to round-up minority religious & racial populations because we were not on the top of their list.
