Alex Magnolia
@alexmagnolia.bsky.social
Public Historian, Minnesota Historical Society
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
https://www3.mnhs.org/unraveled/episode-202
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
https://www3.mnhs.org/unraveled/episode-202
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Stole this from the Cedar Cultural Center’s page since they aren’t here. ♥️♥️♥️
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Stole this from the Cedar Cultural Center’s page since they aren’t here. ♥️♥️♥️
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Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
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A roundtrip LAX-JFK flight in the late 60s was around $3K in today’s dollars. The people who wore suits on those flights were the people who regularly wore suits. Complaining about informally-dressed fliers is complaining that the wrong sorts of people are flying today.
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A roundtrip LAX-JFK flight in the late 60s was around $3K in today’s dollars. The people who wore suits on those flights were the people who regularly wore suits. Complaining about informally-dressed fliers is complaining that the wrong sorts of people are flying today.
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A judge dismissed charges against James Comey and Letitia James, saying the prosecutor that President Trump handpicked was unlawfully appointed. trib.al/W6MJvZJ
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A judge dismissed charges against James Comey and Letitia James, saying the prosecutor that President Trump handpicked was unlawfully appointed. trib.al/W6MJvZJ
You know what's cool? Beavers. Even cooler than regular beavers? Giant Beavers, which roamed what is now Minnesota for millions of years. Check out MNHS' newest podcast episode, one of my research projects and darlings.
www.mnhs.org/unraveled/ep...
www.mnhs.org/unraveled/ep...
Beaver Tales: From Minnesota’s Ice Age to Today (episode 204)
Dr. Chantel Rodríguez and her guests explore beaver tales: from Minnesota’s ice age to today.
www.mnhs.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
You know what's cool? Beavers. Even cooler than regular beavers? Giant Beavers, which roamed what is now Minnesota for millions of years. Check out MNHS' newest podcast episode, one of my research projects and darlings.
www.mnhs.org/unraveled/ep...
www.mnhs.org/unraveled/ep...
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I eyeballed it. Okay, turns out it's nearly *half* of Senators got fewer votes than Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I eyeballed it. Okay, turns out it's nearly *half* of Senators got fewer votes than Mamdani.
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A few post election thoughts:
1. Progressive wins in Mpls council and park board races was greatly aided by a robust mayoral race. In that sense Fateh, Davis, and Hampton assisted the overall mission. 4 years ago Frey won the council along with reelection. This time he won but lost down ballot.
1. Progressive wins in Mpls council and park board races was greatly aided by a robust mayoral race. In that sense Fateh, Davis, and Hampton assisted the overall mission. 4 years ago Frey won the council along with reelection. This time he won but lost down ballot.
November 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A few post election thoughts:
1. Progressive wins in Mpls council and park board races was greatly aided by a robust mayoral race. In that sense Fateh, Davis, and Hampton assisted the overall mission. 4 years ago Frey won the council along with reelection. This time he won but lost down ballot.
1. Progressive wins in Mpls council and park board races was greatly aided by a robust mayoral race. In that sense Fateh, Davis, and Hampton assisted the overall mission. 4 years ago Frey won the council along with reelection. This time he won but lost down ballot.
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As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
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This, to me, is the most remarkable news of the night
NEW: Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the state Senate tonight for the first time since 2011.
It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.
“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.
It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.
“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This, to me, is the most remarkable news of the night
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Spooky art for Halloween: “Cape Trinity, Saguenay River, Moonlight” by Winslow Homer (1904), last night at Mia, the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
October 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Spooky art for Halloween: “Cape Trinity, Saguenay River, Moonlight” by Winslow Homer (1904), last night at Mia, the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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The entire East Wing is gone.
It's like a massive bomb went off.
The White House hasn't been damaged this much since the British caught it on fire.
This isn't a renovation. Trump demolished it.
It's like a massive bomb went off.
The White House hasn't been damaged this much since the British caught it on fire.
This isn't a renovation. Trump demolished it.
October 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The entire East Wing is gone.
It's like a massive bomb went off.
The White House hasn't been damaged this much since the British caught it on fire.
This isn't a renovation. Trump demolished it.
It's like a massive bomb went off.
The White House hasn't been damaged this much since the British caught it on fire.
This isn't a renovation. Trump demolished it.
Did you know Minnesota, especially Minneapolis, has a rich pagan, Wicca, and New Age religious tradition? Or that the world's largest and oldest New Age publishing company is in Woodbury?!
www3.mnhs.org/unraveled/ep...
www3.mnhs.org/unraveled/ep...
Llewellyn Worldwide and New Age Religious Movements in the Twin Cities (episode 202)
Dr. Chantel Rodríguez and her guests explore how a Minnesota visionary turned a fascination with New Age spirituality into a global publishing powerhouse.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Did you know Minnesota, especially Minneapolis, has a rich pagan, Wicca, and New Age religious tradition? Or that the world's largest and oldest New Age publishing company is in Woodbury?!
www3.mnhs.org/unraveled/ep...
www3.mnhs.org/unraveled/ep...
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Trump, speaking in the Israeli parliament, boasts about the weapons the U.S. has provided and says "you obviously used them very well."
An estimated 20,000 children have died in the war in Gaza.
An estimated 20,000 children have died in the war in Gaza.
October 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Trump, speaking in the Israeli parliament, boasts about the weapons the U.S. has provided and says "you obviously used them very well."
An estimated 20,000 children have died in the war in Gaza.
An estimated 20,000 children have died in the war in Gaza.
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BREAKING: Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, alleging he omitted information from his green card application.
Immigration judge orders Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria
“It is no surprise that the Trump administration continues to retaliate against me for my exercise of free speech," Khalil, a former Columbia University grad student, said in a statement.
nbcnews.to
September 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
BREAKING: Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, alleging he omitted information from his green card application.
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Built in the 13th century. So that mosque stood for 800 years with every sort of person from every place and every religion in the world passing through Gaza century after century, only for it to be blown up by some shithead loser sitting behind a computer that we probably paid for.
September 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Built in the 13th century. So that mosque stood for 800 years with every sort of person from every place and every religion in the world passing through Gaza century after century, only for it to be blown up by some shithead loser sitting behind a computer that we probably paid for.
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Huh an awful lot of rhetoric shifted from Old Testament to New Testament over the past few hours
September 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Huh an awful lot of rhetoric shifted from Old Testament to New Testament over the past few hours
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NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
Jeffrey Epstein Email Trove Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s Secrets
A cache of 18,000 messages obtained by Bloomberg News reveals Maxwell’s deep ties and involvement with the disgraced financier and sex offender.
www.bloomberg.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
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The best part of any State Fair is when somebody gets to learn that Dan Patch was a horse
September 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The best part of any State Fair is when somebody gets to learn that Dan Patch was a horse
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Today's mood. Patrons at the bar in Craigville, Minnesota, 1937.
August 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today's mood. Patrons at the bar in Craigville, Minnesota, 1937.
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1912: Streetcars fill the Minnesota State Fair entrance as Twin City Rapid Transit crews pause to get their picture taken before taking the public home for the day. In the distance right is the grandstand.
August 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
1912: Streetcars fill the Minnesota State Fair entrance as Twin City Rapid Transit crews pause to get their picture taken before taking the public home for the day. In the distance right is the grandstand.
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“Someday, I hope, we’re going to have a reckoning over the horrors of this moment, but I don’t think we can do it without a clearer understanding of how this fits into U.S. history. There’s a tendency to say, “This isn’t who we are,” and I get the impulse, but history is never that simple.”
Opinion | Concentration camps are not just part of our past, but our present and future
From David M. Perry: From Minnesota’s Fort Snelling to Japanese internment camps to Florida's Alligator Alcatraz, these camps have become an American tradition.
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August 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“Someday, I hope, we’re going to have a reckoning over the horrors of this moment, but I don’t think we can do it without a clearer understanding of how this fits into U.S. history. There’s a tendency to say, “This isn’t who we are,” and I get the impulse, but history is never that simple.”
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I’m just gonna say right now that when I die, if anyone uses AI to write my obituary I will fucking haunt them forever
August 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I’m just gonna say right now that when I die, if anyone uses AI to write my obituary I will fucking haunt them forever