Mark Mauer
@markmauer.bsky.social
Northern California forest walker #Humboldt
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ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
January 24, 2026 at 12:29 AM
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
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Just wow, Minneapolis.
January 23, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Just wow, Minneapolis.
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
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Seeing a bunch of normal ass midwestern moms and dads marching in -20 degrees knowing they might be tear gassed or worse really drives home what a cowardly lot of people the pundit class is
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Seeing a bunch of normal ass midwestern moms and dads marching in -20 degrees knowing they might be tear gassed or worse really drives home what a cowardly lot of people the pundit class is
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Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
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Front page of tomorrow's Star Tribune.
January 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Front page of tomorrow's Star Tribune.
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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Just as this news was announced:
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient’s unique cancer.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient’s unique cancer.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
January 22, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Just as this news was announced:
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient’s unique cancer.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient’s unique cancer.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Russia loves this.
(“Reading Russia” is a fantastic analysis of actual Russian newspapers by a BBC editor. )
(“Reading Russia” is a fantastic analysis of actual Russian newspapers by a BBC editor. )
January 22, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Russia loves this.
(“Reading Russia” is a fantastic analysis of actual Russian newspapers by a BBC editor. )
(“Reading Russia” is a fantastic analysis of actual Russian newspapers by a BBC editor. )
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1/21/2026 - Minneapolis
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
January 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
1/21/2026 - Minneapolis
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
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Snowpack in Washington and Oregon is so bad that a normal February and March would result in a recovery to just the ~10th percentile of historical years. More in the CZ blog...
theconvergencezone.com/2026/01/19/p...
theconvergencezone.com/2026/01/19/p...
PNW snowpack approaches record lows
As we approach the halfway point of mountain snow season, snowpack remains in poor condition across much of the PNW. The state of the snowpack as measured by SNOTEL stations is often displayed as a…
theconvergencezone.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Snowpack in Washington and Oregon is so bad that a normal February and March would result in a recovery to just the ~10th percentile of historical years. More in the CZ blog...
theconvergencezone.com/2026/01/19/p...
theconvergencezone.com/2026/01/19/p...
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“Americans are neither materially nor psychologically ready for this future. They have grown accustomed to the world operating in a certain way: Largely agreeable and militarily passive European and Asian allies cooperate with the United States on economic and security issues”
America vs. the World
President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:43 PM
“Americans are neither materially nor psychologically ready for this future. They have grown accustomed to the world operating in a certain way: Largely agreeable and militarily passive European and Asian allies cooperate with the United States on economic and security issues”
"It was not Hitler, Göring, Goebbels, or whatever the others were called, who had me dragged away and beaten. No, it was the cobbler, the neighbor, the old man, the milkman, the postman, those without form suddenly given armbands and a cap on their heads and then they were the master race." -Stojka
January 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"It was not Hitler, Göring, Goebbels, or whatever the others were called, who had me dragged away and beaten. No, it was the cobbler, the neighbor, the old man, the milkman, the postman, those without form suddenly given armbands and a cap on their heads and then they were the master race." -Stojka
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
Watching stars above the Humboldt fogline last night.
January 17, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Watching stars above the Humboldt fogline last night.
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Worth every second
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Worth every second
My old pal Brandon Jay (Quasar back in the day), on ATC talking about helping musicians who lost their gear in the fires last year.
A good guy always. Spaceland, Silverlake, KBLT and Bong Load Records. Old times.
A good guy always. Spaceland, Silverlake, KBLT and Bong Load Records. Old times.
🔊 Listen Now: Here to Help: How an LA musician's loss has inspired him to help others
All Things Considered on NPR One | 3:05
one.npr.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:34 AM
My old pal Brandon Jay (Quasar back in the day), on ATC talking about helping musicians who lost their gear in the fires last year.
A good guy always. Spaceland, Silverlake, KBLT and Bong Load Records. Old times.
A good guy always. Spaceland, Silverlake, KBLT and Bong Load Records. Old times.
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🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
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Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement. n.pr/4bhqaK7
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement.
n.pr
January 14, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement. n.pr/4bhqaK7
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Where is the business community and corporate leaders of Minnesota based companies in speaking up? Why aren't the big law firms sending lawyers to represent the people being attacked?
We are not at the end of this authoritarianism, we are at the beginning. And, sadly, we are on our own.
We are not at the end of this authoritarianism, we are at the beginning. And, sadly, we are on our own.
January 13, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Where is the business community and corporate leaders of Minnesota based companies in speaking up? Why aren't the big law firms sending lawyers to represent the people being attacked?
We are not at the end of this authoritarianism, we are at the beginning. And, sadly, we are on our own.
We are not at the end of this authoritarianism, we are at the beginning. And, sadly, we are on our own.
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Record heat absorbed by Earth’s oceans in 2025. “The world’s oceans absorbed more heat in 2025 than any year on record, providing the fuel for extreme weather that killed thousands of people across the globe, according to... a study published Friday..." www.courthousenews.com/oceans-shatt...
Oceans shattered heat records in 2025
Earth's oceans absorbed unprecedented heat last year, intensifying hurricanes, floods and droughts while driving sea levels higher.
www.courthousenews.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Record heat absorbed by Earth’s oceans in 2025. “The world’s oceans absorbed more heat in 2025 than any year on record, providing the fuel for extreme weather that killed thousands of people across the globe, according to... a study published Friday..." www.courthousenews.com/oceans-shatt...
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Once again the absolute dumbest people you and I know will be downright gleeful about this.
Disgraceful.
Disgraceful.
January 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Once again the absolute dumbest people you and I know will be downright gleeful about this.
Disgraceful.
Disgraceful.