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Somehow discussions of Uptown’s issues usually skip right over when it was occupied by local warlords. I’m glad it hasn’t been completely memory holed.
How a mercenary became a Minneapolis mall cop
After the George Floyd protests, a former military contractor named Nathan Seabrook brought the war home.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.

Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Last night I rewatched “Hot Fuzz” and holy cow. It’s a portrayal of Minneapolis’ wealthy DFL and Republican business interests.
October 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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NEW — Oak Park attorney Scott Sakiyama supported a neighboring Black family while federal prosecutors accused their son of assaulting a Border Patrol agent.

Ten days later, federal agents arrested Sakiyama himself.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/chir...
‘Chiraq Team 2’: Oak Park attorney catches glimpse of federal agents’ group chat during arrest • The TRiiBE
Scott Sakiyama supported a neighboring Black family while federal prosecutors accused their son of assaulting a Border Patrol agent. Ten days later, federal agents arrested Sakiyama himself.
thetriibe.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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The NFL says “Football is America.”For many in Ireland today, that’s not a selling point. Here’s a photo of the scene outside Croke Park where the Steelers & Vikings (owned by Jewish Agency for Israel chairman & anti-Palestinian zealot Mark Wilf, hence the flags) are playing.
September 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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With disrespect Speaker,

dead people don’t need healthcare.
September 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Things today's White House autism announcement did not do:

-Discuss strategies to increase supports and services for autistic people/families
-Highlight why autistic people and families deserve respect, not pity or fear
-Endorse one speck of autism research that is not dangerous pseudoscience
September 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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You were moved to do this by pride and by hate. Is it any wonder the result was ruin?
September 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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George Floyd was a father too and Charlie Kirk called him a “scumbag.”
September 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Gift link: "While no doubt Guardsmen are proud patriots, they aren’t seasoned veterans. Most are teenagers trained for battle but not the unpredictable realities of a major city...you don’t just encounter commuters. You encounter people in crisis — homelessness, addiction, untreated mental illness."
Eric Chastain: The patrol that haunts me wasn’t in Baghdad; it was in Dupont Circle
“I do not question the courage or commitment of these Guardsmen. I’ve fought beside them in combat and know their grit. But I also know their limits. Asking them to police a city is unfair — …
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September 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
A guide to how many abrasive discs are needed to cut different locks.
I cut up 15 bike locks to find the best in the US. Here are my favorites
From U-locks and folding locks to heavy-duty chains, we tested 15 bicycle locks – with an angle grinder! – to find out which offer real protection
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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23% of high schools educating 12% of children in the US lack a sports program outside of generic phys ed. You want to talk about school sports? Let’s talk about that 12% of kids— that’s OVER 2 MILLION KIDS— who have no access to an athletic program (or the attendant college scholarships) at all.
July 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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incredible, they cop-tensed the possible beginning of the next world war
The U.S., notoriously passive and bombing another country because someone made us do it
June 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Anyone want to ask @repangiecraig.bsky.social if she still commends ICE for their bravery?
A reporter from The City had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, “Do you want to arrest the Comptroller?”

www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/b...
Brad Lander Detained by Masked Federal Agents Inside Immigration Court
The arrest came in his latest visit to the courthouse to speak with migrants there.
www.thecity.nyc
June 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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A developing situation here in MN: lots of people talking about it over on IG but not seeing it on here: looks like local poet and activist Isa Lopez got snatched by federal agents. Georgia Fort is reporting on it too. For now, just re-sharing the call(s) to action that Jeremiah Ellison shared:
June 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Primary everybody
Asked about Trump activating the National Guard in California, Klobuchar quickly pivots to talking about the economy and healthcare
June 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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"American cruelty masquerading as respectability is timeless."
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
Searching for Bobbie Gentry
America’s culture of cruelty and those who dare to notice.
substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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I was wondering who this guy was today. Clearly had a weird vibe and after looking up who he is, I recommend not giving him interviews if you see him around in the future

Started his last video in MPLS with “I’m here in the home of tampon Tim”
America Erupts… ICE Raids Takeover The Streets
YouTube video by Nick Shirley
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June 4, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Jose Chung's Ethnic Cleansing
I know I should take this seriously but this ICE tweet genuinely made me laugh.
May 31, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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40 years ago on this date, police dropped a bomb on a West Philadelphia neighborhood
MOVE bombing 40 years later: A day of reflection and remembrance
Forty years ago today, city officials made the unconscionable decision to bomb its own people.
www.phillytrib.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM