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Karlee Weinmann
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Researching utilities and fossil fuel interests with @energyandpolicy.org. Midwest exceptionalist.
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cingraham.bsky.social
From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
MNSPJ condemns St. Paul police attacks on journalists The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemns attacks on journalists by law enforcement on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, during a federal operation in St. Paul. At least three local photojournalists were injured by less-lethal munitions deployed by St. Paul police officers while covering the story. One was transported to the hospital in an ambulance. All three journalists were clearly identified as press with badges and/or vests, in addition to having cameras in hand, clearly at work. All three photojournalists and multiple other local journalists on scene were also injured by chemical irritants. Kerem Yücel, with MPR News, was hit by a less-lethal munition in the shoulder and was transported to a hospital by ambulance. He has since been released and is recovering. Tim Evans, a freelance photojournalist with Reuters, was struck in the stomach with a pepper ball round. Aaron Nesheim, a photojournalist with Sahan Journal, was struck in the head with a pepper ball round. Evans and Nesheim did not require hospitalization. The three journalists hit by munitions shared with MNSPJ that they believe they were targeted by law enforcement for doing their jobs. Photojournalists are on the frontlines of documenting history and it is imperative that they are kept safe and their First Amendment rights are protected. Attacking journalists sends a message to both journalists and everyday citizens that their First Amendment rights will not be respected. The First Amendment protects the rights of journalists to report on their communities and provide information that communities need — information that, on Tuesday, was not transparently available from any law enforcement agency. We demand answers from St. Paul city leadership about why the city’s police department attacked our colleagues and a commitment to seeing that this will never happen again.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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mnorthstar82.bsky.social
Another family whose loved ones were taken from Bro-Tex has posted a Go Fund Me

www.gofundme.com/f/support-al...
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
karleeweinmann.bsky.social
Great piece from @emilypont.bsky.social on a most obvious and elegant tool to ease the burden of rising utility bills, if state regulators are willing to use it: cut utility profits
heatmap.news/energy/calif...
What If Utilities Just Made Less Money?
California energy companies are asking for permission to take in more revenue. Consumer advocates are having none of it.
heatmap.news
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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mnorthstar82.bsky.social
The family of one of the workers taken by ICE from Bro-Tex yesterday has set up a Go Fund Me.

www.gofundme.com/f/fn4bw-help...?
Donate to Help Reunite Carlos with His Family, organized by Karla Alarcon
My name is Karla Alarcon Hernandez, and today I am asking for support with the heavi… Karla Alarcon needs your support for Help Reunite Carlos with His Family
www.gofundme.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
karleeweinmann.bsky.social
Monarca has several legal observer trainings coming up in the Twin Cities where they explain what to do to help in situations like this. 10/10 recommend.

11/20 in Plymouth
11/23 in Longfellow
11/25 in Kingfield
11/29 in Cathedral Hill

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startribune.com Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 10d
Erik Alarcon said he got a call at 9:27 a.m. from his parents saying “they had come in and grabbed some of our family members that are inside.”

A cousin and uncle were taken away, but agents didn’t say why they were there or why they were taking anyone into custody.
Federal agents, protesters on scene at St. Paul paper distributor
St. Paul city officials said they are monitoring the situation.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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startribune.com
Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.

Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
karleeweinmann.bsky.social
CenterPoint Energy customers in Minnesota can order free and reduced-cost supplies like weatherstripping, window insulation kits, and more to save energy and reduce utility bills. Available to both renters and homeowners. Here's where to get them: centerpointenergymnshop.com/shop-all/
Shop All - Page 1 - CenterPoint MN - Energy Efficiency Store
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November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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planetdetroit.org
Blue Cross Blue Shield and Consumers Energy are funding opposition to a Michigan ballot drive aimed at curbing corporate political spending, Bridge Michigan reports: planetdetroit.org/2025/11/blue...
Big Michigan players fight back: Blue Cross, Consumers Energy oppose campaign finance proposal
Blue Cross and Consumers Energy contribute to a group opposing a Michigan campaign finance reform proposal.
planetdetroit.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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moreperfectunion.bsky.social
Nearly 6 million US households have utility debt “so severe” that it will soon be reported to collection agencies.

apnews.com/article/trum...
New analysis shows more US consumers are falling behind on their utility bills
A new analysis of consumer data shows that more people in the United States are falling behind on their utility bills.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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minnesotabrown.bsky.social
The federal government might be open, but it's not necessarily in business yet. Delays and uncertainty for those most in need, including those whose homes have no heat, highlight our mixed-up priorities.
www.startribune.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
karleeweinmann.bsky.social
A New Mexico gas utility is the latest to face a private equity takeover bid, this time by a firm whose failure to properly maintain an earlier water utility acquisition led to sludge build-up and bloodworms on the system energyandpolicy.org/new-mexico-g...
New Mexico Gas Company latest utility facing private equity takeover
A private equity firm checkered with compliance problems and cost overruns is attempting to buy the New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC), raising concerns from regulators, environmental advocates and custome...
energyandpolicy.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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energyandpolicy.org
A new complaint filed alleges Michigan Energy First, a dark money group tied to DTE Energy (👀), violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act when it funneled $100,000 in an effort to roll back pandemic emergency rules in 2020. michiganadvance.com/2025/11/11/c...
Complaint argues DTE-tied group aimed to funnel $100k into Unlock Michigan campaign • Michigan Advance
A Michigan nonprofit with ties to one of the state’s largest energy companies is accused of participating in a dark money scheme to funnel money into an effort to overturn the governor’s COVID-19 emer...
michiganadvance.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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derekseidman.bsky.social
Asset management and private equity giants like BlackRock and Blackstone buying up our utilities to - among other things - cash in on the data center boom. What could go wrong?

My latest, for @truthout.org.
Data Centers Devour Electricity. Private Equity Is Buying Utilities to Cash In.
The seizure of public utilities for the sake of profit may lead to a disaster for consumers — and the planet.
truthout.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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dave.bzky.team
I wish it were better understood that this is an act of mass murder akin to firing into a large crowd. Impossible to say specifically who will die as a result of this action, but certainty that it will be many.
jeffstjohn.bsky.social Jeff St John @jeffstjohn.bsky.social · 16d
The Trump admin seems set to force two Colorado coal plants to stay open past their planned closure this year, even as the costs of keeping an aging, unnecessary Michigan coal plant running through the summer top $80M. Are more must-run orders coming?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
#energysky
Trump’s DOE may soon force more coal plants to stay open
Colorado coal plants are likely to face DOE orders to keep running past planned closure dates, even as the costs of keeping an old Michigan plant open…
www.canarymedia.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
karleeweinmann.bsky.social
“We’ve heard from a number of utilities who are willing to be patient and help support their households getting on those payment plans and avoid disconnecting them for lack of payment right now. But that hasn’t been universal." The cruelty! kstp.com/money-matter...
Federal shutdown halts Minnesota energy assistance funds; utility companies offer aid
Around 125,000 households and roughly 300,000 Minnesotans rely on the program annually. 25,000 households depend on propane or other delivered fuels, which are not protected under Minnesota’s Cold Wea...
kstp.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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michiganadvance.com
A Michigan nonprofit with ties to one of the state’s largest energy companies is accused of participating in a dark money scheme to funnel money into an effort to overturn the governor’s COVID-19 emergency powers.

Story from @kdavidsonjrn.bsky.social
Complaint argues DTE-tied group aimed to funnel $100k into Unlock Michigan campaign • Michigan Advance
A Michigan nonprofit with ties to one of the state’s largest energy companies is accused of participating in a dark money scheme to funnel money into an effort to overturn the governor’s COVID-19 emer...
michiganadvance.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
“The fact that this very basic fundamental human right of being able to feed yourself adequately is being used as a cudgel by this administration in order to play a political game makes me so angry." — @melbuer.bsky.social
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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grist.org
Rising energy bills are rewiring American politics.

Tuesday's election results suggest energy costs may be moving the political needle in ways that other issues, like climate change, have not.

grist.org/energy/risin...

#Elections #Bills #Energy #Politics
Rising energy bills are rewiring American politics
Tuesday's election results suggest energy costs may be moving the political needle in ways that other issues, like climate change, have not.
grist.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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karleeweinmann.bsky.social
There's a campaign underway in Michigan to rein in runaway political spending by monopoly utilities and certain other corporations. Half the funds raised so far to oppose the measure trace back to Consumers Energy. energyandpolicy.org/consumers-en...
Consumers Energy bankrolling opposition to Michigan political spending limits
Half of the funds raised so far to combat restrictions on utility political spending trace back to Consumers Energy.
energyandpolicy.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
karleeweinmann.bsky.social
It is once again a great day to send some money to Community Aid Network MN to help them get free groceries and diapers to as many people as possible. The need is huge. Every dollar helps. www.canmn.org/donate
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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energyandpolicy.org
A new Michigan ballot initiative aims to keep monopoly utility money out of politics. You'll be shocked to hear who coughed up half the cash raised so far to fight... Find out here: energyandpolicy.org/consumers-en...
Consumers Energy bankrolling opposition to Michigan political spending limits
Half of the funds raised so far to combat restrictions on utility political spending trace back to Consumers Energy.
energyandpolicy.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
karleeweinmann.bsky.social
There's a campaign underway in Michigan to rein in runaway political spending by monopoly utilities and certain other corporations. Half the funds raised so far to oppose the measure trace back to Consumers Energy. energyandpolicy.org/consumers-en...
Consumers Energy bankrolling opposition to Michigan political spending limits
Half of the funds raised so far to combat restrictions on utility political spending trace back to Consumers Energy.
energyandpolicy.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
karleeweinmann.bsky.social
Ducks fly together!
rkmpls.bsky.social ryan @rkmpls.bsky.social · 24d
I did not have “Mighty Ducks actor calls out Frey staffer for using a Ducks movie gif, rejects Frey, and cheers on Omar“ on my bingo card. Danny Tamberelli is a legend.
Twitter post from Dan Green with some junk about supporting Jacob Frey above a Mighty Ducks gif that features a young Joshua Jackson in a locker room where he proudly states his name and hometown as “Charlie Conway. Minneapolis, Minnesota.” A young Kenan Thompson stands beside him in shoulder pads. A screenshot of an instagram Video where Omar Fateh is describing a campaign event he is at. In the post’s comments, we see renowned child actor Danny Tamberelli commenting that he had seen Dan Green’s post and that the Ducks would not be supporting Jacob Frey.
November 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
karleeweinmann.bsky.social
Amid widespread uncertainty over what data centers will mean for regular utility customers and their communities, DTE Energy wants Michigan regulators to bypass public hearings and fast-track approval for one www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
DTE asks regulators to fast-track data center, skip public hearings
Utility says Saline Township facility will reduce costs despite additional energy use in filing with the Michigan Public Service Commission
www.detroitnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
karleeweinmann.bsky.social
I’ve seen enough: @olsenforparks.bsky.social gets the biggest possible hell yeah from me
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM