gretchen brown, real snoopy enjoyer
@gretchenbrown.bsky.social
making radio @mprnews. words a bunch of places. cancer survivor.
Pinned
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it’s been 90 years since a groundbreaking law gave americans the right to unionize.
it’s been 90 years since a groundbreaking law gave americans the right to unionize.
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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.
NEW: An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Another federal agent operation in St. Paul draws large crowds of protesters
Gov. Tim Walz said state officials were monitoring a “chaotic” situation “and working to understand what unfolded. We received no heads up from federal authorities on this operation.”
www.mprnews.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
NEW: An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
don't have any savings bc no one wanted my autograph during my cancer treatments
James Van Der Beek is selling autographed and unsigned 'Varsity Blues' jerseys to raise money for his cancer treatment and to support for other families: 'Endlessly grateful for all of you.'
James Van Der Beek dons 'Varsity Blues' jersey to raise money for cancer treatment: 'Endlessly grateful for all of you'
James Van Der Beek is selling autographed and unsigned 'Varsity Blues' jerseys to raise money for his cancer treatment and to support for other families: 'Endlessly grateful for all of you.'
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
don't have any savings bc no one wanted my autograph during my cancer treatments
it actually helps to be a lil stupid as a journalist bc if i can understand something i can be pretty sure the general audience can understand it even better
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
it actually helps to be a lil stupid as a journalist bc if i can understand something i can be pretty sure the general audience can understand it even better
cool story washington post. @mprnews.org did it weeks ago www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20... www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Cow cuddling gives farms boost amid dropping dairy prices
Farms are turning to cow cuddling as a revenue stream amid decreasing dairy prices
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
cool story washington post. @mprnews.org did it weeks ago www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20... www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
thinking about what scandalous thing i can do so i can get a memoir book deal
November 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
thinking about what scandalous thing i can do so i can get a memoir book deal
ok any wolves/lynx super fans wanna talk to me about target center / basketball arenas for a story?
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
ok any wolves/lynx super fans wanna talk to me about target center / basketball arenas for a story?
@mprnews.org talked with Jamar Clark's mom, ten years after he was killed by police: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
'Change can come': Jamar Clark's mother is keeping her son's legacy alive, 10 years on
Ten years after his death at the hands of police, Jamar Clark’s mother, Irma Burns, says it feels as if no time has passed at all.
www.mprnews.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
@mprnews.org talked with Jamar Clark's mom, ten years after he was killed by police: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
"I've been a sergeant, lieutenant, inspector. You'll be in roll call and hear, 'We’re going to war tonight.'
Like, who are we going to war with?" www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Like, who are we going to war with?" www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
10 years after Jamar Clark's killing, former Minneapolis police inspector still has questions
Saturday marks 10 years since the shooting of Jamar Clark by two Minneapolis police officers. Massive protests erupted in the aftermath, as and the community occupied the Fourth Precinct Police Statio...
www.mprnews.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"I've been a sergeant, lieutenant, inspector. You'll be in roll call and hear, 'We’re going to war tonight.'
Like, who are we going to war with?" www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Like, who are we going to war with?" www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
avg episode of the daily:
reporter: to understand xx…. you have to understand the STORY behind xx…..
host: so what IS the story behind xx…..
reporter: to understand xx…. you have to understand the STORY behind xx…..
host: so what IS the story behind xx…..
November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
avg episode of the daily:
reporter: to understand xx…. you have to understand the STORY behind xx…..
host: so what IS the story behind xx…..
reporter: to understand xx…. you have to understand the STORY behind xx…..
host: so what IS the story behind xx…..
insurance companies when they’re asked to pay for the weight loss drugs they begged for
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
insurance companies when they’re asked to pay for the weight loss drugs they begged for
people have been saying this about me
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
people have been saying this about me
me in high school algebra 2
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
me in high school algebra 2
www.minneapolis.org/calendar/let... they should invent a menopause conference that doesn't ignore younger cancer survivors
www.minneapolis.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
www.minneapolis.org/calendar/let... they should invent a menopause conference that doesn't ignore younger cancer survivors
still waiting to feel represented (need a mayor who met their partner on bumble)
November 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
still waiting to feel represented (need a mayor who met their partner on bumble)
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JUST IN: Jacob Frey was elected to a third term as Minneapolis mayor after the second round of tabulations in the ranked choice election.
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
JUST IN: Jacob Frey was elected to a third term as Minneapolis mayor after the second round of tabulations in the ranked choice election.
yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy www.startribune.com/most-minneso...
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy www.startribune.com/most-minneso...
visited a st. paul food shelf yesterday where a line wrapped around the building. they told me filling the gap left from SNAP is impossible. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Without SNAP, Twin Cities food shelves struggle to fill the gap
The community has stepped up, but it can’t fill the cavern left from lapsed SNAP benefits.
www.mprnews.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
visited a st. paul food shelf yesterday where a line wrapped around the building. they told me filling the gap left from SNAP is impossible. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
no line at the edison high school gym in mpls at 9 a.m. — i was voter no. 161
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
no line at the edison high school gym in mpls at 9 a.m. — i was voter no. 161
looking for minneapolis homes on zillow under 300k is fascinating
October 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
looking for minneapolis homes on zillow under 300k is fascinating
Lindeke: Using fencing to curb homelessness in the Twin Cities is an insult www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
Using fencing to curb homelessness in the Twin Cities is an insult - MinnPost
Agencies and governments turn to fencing instead of actual solutions for problems related to people experiencing homelessness.
www.minnpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Lindeke: Using fencing to curb homelessness in the Twin Cities is an insult www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
ok maybe we do need a new stadium (i think that’s ceiling pieces)
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
ok maybe we do need a new stadium (i think that’s ceiling pieces)
don't be sending me your press release about a pop-up bar with high importance. i promise you it is not
October 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
don't be sending me your press release about a pop-up bar with high importance. i promise you it is not
anyone dumpster dive in the twin cities? thinking it might be a fun story to see ur methods (don’t worry, i won’t give away ur spots)
October 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
anyone dumpster dive in the twin cities? thinking it might be a fun story to see ur methods (don’t worry, i won’t give away ur spots)
this tracks actually
the absolute funniest demographic chart maintained by the City of Minneapolis is its map of divorced dudes (they're all in Downtown West)
October 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
this tracks actually