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Robert Karsten
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Former chemist, financial planner, politician, and current amateur house designer.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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China’s switches on world’s first GWh-scale supercapacitor-energy storage project www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/09/c...
China’s switches on world’s first GWh-scale supercapacitor-energy storage project
The 500 MW/1 GWh Jiayuguan NingSheng project combines lithium batteries and supercapacitors to support grid stability and renewables integration.
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January 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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governorwalz.mn.gov
This is deeply disturbing, especially after reports of growing concerns about the conditions at this facility. An investigation must take place.

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Man detained in Minneapolis dies in ICE custody in Texas
A man arrested by immigration officials in Minneapolis died in federal detention in Texas.
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January 19, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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#GVerse In a stunning rebuke of #Shit4Brains, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney just made clear Canada🇨🇦 would militarily fight against the US should #ShitFace invade Greenland.
Wow.
January 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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I’m just glad the US military is finally focused on the real threats - Minnesota and Denmark.
January 18, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Gee. Shocker. #Krasnov leaks critical info to his Daddy, Putin. I'm so shocked. 🤦‍♀️
January 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
I spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni.

Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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January 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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timboard.bsky.social
It's hard to believe that there are actually Americans who support the felon king's plan to take Greenland. Have they lost their minds? If America does anything of the sort, they should lose the World Baseball Classic and the World Cup and be banned from both. Just for starters.
January 18, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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Pew Research Institute (2023):

• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants

• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants

• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.

And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."

It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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Fighting for the soul of America
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Fighting for the soul of America
and for our own
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January 19, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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China’s Trade Surplus, Part III
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China’s Trade Surplus, Part III
How should policy respond?
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January 18, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn newrepublic.com/article/2053... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
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January 18, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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TCU Special: Minneapolis Clergy Standing with Immigrants against ICE, Featuring Rev. Angela Denker
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TCU Special: Minneapolis Clergy Standing with Immigrants against ICE, Featuring Rev. Angela Denker
Plus the latest writing from the Convocation team.
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January 18, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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Tariffs: masochism masquerading as strategy. #econsky
January 17, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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Dear Greenland,

We hate him, too.

Sincerely,
Sane Americans
January 17, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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aaronsojourner.org
There is no illusion on the ground in the Twin Cities that the community can “defeat” ICE or drive out the federal forces violently occupying our city. The “terrorists” and “Antifa” that the Trump Administration speaks of ─ aka, neighborhood groups organizing to peacefully and legally support their neighbors ─ instead generally have three goals: Make sure abducted people know their rights and that those rights are respected. Document abductions so that federal agents cannot “disappear” people – again, many of whom are U.S. citizens or are legally in the country. Support affected families however possible ─ mostly with food, transportation, and financial and legal assistance.
January 17, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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The Stupidest Trump Move So Far
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The Stupidest Trump Move So Far
Just kill me now. Or tariff me. Whatever.
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Since taking office, Trump has canceled or halted enforcement actions against 166 corporations accused of illegal conduct.

At least a third of those companies have close ties to his administration, including over 30 that have donated to Trump's ballroom.

The "law and order" president.
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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My husband was kidnapped tonight by ICE. He is a born and raised Willmar, Minnesotan. Officers rushed his car. He gave his ID and complied. Without running his license, he was thrown in a vehicle and taken. They must have finally ran his ID 1/4 mile down the road, because they pulled in a parking lot, uncuffed him, threw him out of the car and threw his ID at him and took off. He then had to walk back to his car to drive back to work. This is wrong. This is terrifying. This is completely unjust. I am full of rage and terror. This must stop. ICE does not care what you look like. They are taking everyone and asking questions after kidnapping. Stay safe people. Protect your loved ones to the best of your abilities.
January 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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You've Been Lied To
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You've Been Lied To
Whiskey Myths, Debunked
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January 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.

And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
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relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Any one of us could be detained for hours by ICE despite being a U.S. citizen.

Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.

Any one of us could be the next to be brutalized by ICE for speaking out.

Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
January 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Free Press, State Media
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Free Press, State Media
At Bari Weiss’s CBS, a mask-off moment on ICE.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM