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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · Mar 25

DISCIPLES OF WHITE JESUS: The Radicalization of American Boyhood

NOW AVAILABLE

Get it wherever books are sold - or your local library.

More? #thread

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 4h

Your near-daily reminder that newspapers have business reporters, not labor reporters. www.startribune.com/a-new-kind-o...

Text with the word “hardship” is highlighted: Rising costs of food, rent and labor, which trickle down to menu prices, are turning off customers, restaurateurs are finding. The hardship is even starker within Minneapolis city limits, where the minimum wage is higher than in neighboring suburbs, and bigger government offices make navigating licenses, permits and
regulations even trickier

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 4h

Gah, then there’s this! Petit Leon isn’t aping the burbs; Lowbrow has done this FOR YEARS 4 blocks down Nicollet! There are plenty of Minneapolis places that do this!

Many Minneapolis restaurant owners are now focusing on value - not necessarily cheaper food, but meals that feel worth it -
much as suburban eateries already do. "Small portions at an expensive cost are things that we're trying to change here," said Travis Serbus, co-owner of Petite León, in Minneapolis' Kingfield neighborhood. The restaurant will close at the end of the year and reopen in January under a new name, with every menu item (burgers, sandwiches, shareables) around $20 or less.

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David Kurtz @davidkurtz.bsky.social · 5h

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: “Charlie’s death is like a domestic 9/11. Just as after 9/11, and Osama bin Laden, the ultimate culprit, was captured, we are operationalizing the Treasury, and we are going to track down who is responsible for this.”

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Big Talk: Treasury Secretary Declares New War on Terror Against the Left

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that his department is in...

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 8h

I'm heading west for several events later this month!
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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 8h

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In reading, the nation’s students are still stuck in a pandemic slump — NPR

New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

I'm sure there are plenty of faculty at colleges and universities across Pennsylvania who can share stories of the profound impact Kirk made on their lives thanks to the harassment campaigns fueled by his Professor Watchlist

Stephen Caruso @stephenjcaruso.bsky.social · 9h

State Sen. Joe Picozzi (R., Philly) wants to make conservative commentator Charlie Kirk's birthday, Oct. 14, an official commonwealth holiday. "Although his life was cut short, Charlie’s profound impact has been undeniably felt by Pennsylvanians of all beliefs and backgrounds."

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 20h

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Exclusive: Chinese buyers book at least 10 Argentine soybean cargoes, sources say

Chinese buyers have booked at least 10 cargoes of soybeans from Argentina, three traders told Reuters on Tuesday, taking advantage of low prices to build inventories for the fourth quarter amid Sino-U.S. trade tensions.

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 20h

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Your Minnesota neighbors are making sure voting is safe, easy and secure • Minnesota Reformer

My name is Matt Kinney, I live in St. Louis Park, and every year I volunteer to serve as an election judge. That means that when I walk into a school gym or community center on Election Day, I am the...

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 20h

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Minnesota has a plan to turn around nursing homes’ staffing crisis - MinnPost

For nursing homes, retaining workers is a persistent and growing challenge, particularly in rural communities.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

NEWS: The Supreme Court will not stop Missouri from killing Lance Shockley today. There were no noted dissents.

CORDER LIST:
607 U.S.)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025
25-5869
(25A418)
CERTIORARI DENIED
SHOCKLEY, LANCE V. ADAMS, WARDEN, ET AL.
The application for stay of execution of sentence of death
presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court
is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
Respondents' motion for leave to file a supplemental appendix
under seal is granted.

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 1d

Those guys never take any responsibility. Log, speck.

Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 1d

Your #MAGA movement, ladies + gentlemen.
So, @nytimes.com - should we keep "learning from Republicans on how to recruit young white men?"
#DisciplesofWhiteJesus

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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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North Carolina Republicans plan to redraw state’s congressional districts — North Carolina Newsline

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina plan to pass a new congressional map next week to help the GOP maintain its control over Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.

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José Sepúlveda @josesepulveda.bsky.social · 2d

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

My latest video for @propublica.org.

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 2d

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🚨 🚨 this is why School Board races matter!

Trump undertakes a MAGA-centric makeover of US civics education • Minnesota Reformer

The vast majority of the groups in the coalition promote a vision of U.S. identity that downplays historical wrongs associated with race and gender and projects the country as an exceptional force for...

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 2d

“No Kings” is great , but we really don't get a functioning democracy back until we internalize, bone deep, the instinctive response to this and every other statement like it: “I don’t care what that rich guy thinks.”

Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 2d

Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’

Musk demands US troops be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs

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Opinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 2d

In these days of media capitulation + censorship of national opinion pages, I’m grateful for the support of the wider journalism community.

The cowardice in American media ownership will not stop the freedom of the press, and the duty we have to speak truth to power.

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Opinion | The Charlie Kirk column the Star Tribune wouldn’t touch

Paul Fanlund: Christian nationalism expert and Cap Times Idea Fest speaker Angela Denker lost her column shortly after submitting one after Kirk’s murder.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 3d

“Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors ***
The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat [alleged] antisemitism” 1/7/25 … 1/ forward.com/news/686797/...

Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors

The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat antisemitism.

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 3d

I’d really suggest any reputable journalist with ethics/reputation steer clear of this “gig.” Happy to share more about why. Look at those of us who left and why. And who writes the most who is still there (Brehm).

Juice not worth the squeeze.

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News with Nuance: Sept. 26, 2025

What my recent firing as a columnist for our local paper has to do with union-busting in media ...

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 3d

That plus selling the printing facility … subscription cancellations over the last month are through the roof.

Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 3d

Make sure you’re aware of the real reasoning behind this push for “contributing columnists.” We were paid $400 a column but readers don’t know distinction b/w us + Union journalists. I think Grove larger goal is to diminish the power of the Guild. Which is partly why I went public when I did.

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 3d

Sheletta and I had similar issues with the Opinion editor and with Grove but I don’t want to speak for her. She left on her own accord earlier this summer.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 3d

a lot of these stories assume The Free Press is a business success. but is it? they generate a ton of subscription revenue but they spend so much that they needed to raise $15M last year. we can't see the financials, but there's a good chance that the operation is a money pit.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 3d

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 3d

BREAKING: Prominent Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi has been killed by gunmen in Gaza City’s al-Sabra neighbourhood, making him one of more than 270 journalists killed since Israel’s war began in 2023.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p49p9n

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