Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

ICE agents clash with Forest Park cemetery workers attempting to help man in Des Plaines River youtu.be/aPtEmAwgPRk...

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

ICE but for people who stand in a coffeeshop line for several minutes and still have no idea what they want to order when they get to the counter

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
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The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management has issued a license to Lake of the Woods Cannabis Company in Baudette. The dispensary's address is just a stone's throw from the Canadian border and it will certainly be a contender for northernmost marijuana dispensary in the continental US.

I don’t know the specific criteria. I assume one continuous fixture. It’s the length of a soccer field.

Nice shot of the world’s longest light fixture (allegedly)

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

Reminds me of that time the Twins started their season with a ridiculous losing streak and we made a website called havethetwinswonyet.com with this same format and it was only up for half a day because of course the Twins won their next game

isportlandburning.com

We have a whole new website dedicated to the "burning" question.

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

Minnesota is No. 1 in places to go No. 2: A restroom inside Bear Head Lake State Park near Ely, Minn., is a national winner.

Tried a Cosmic Crisp apple last night. A+ apple: crunchy, super juicy, both sweet and tangy. Arguably the apple against which all others should be judged imo.

Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that Minnesota is preparing for President Donald Trump to send the National Guard into the Twin Cities as the White House deploys troops into more Democratic-led cities.

www.startribune.com/walz-pritzke...

Despite seven mass shootings this year — four since August, including at Annunciation Church, and three others on or near a troubled stretch of Lake Street — Minneapolis remains on track to see a fall in all categories of major crime this year.

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Law enforcement historically loves announcing their undercover operations ahead of time

New: DOJ has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers—justifying an open-ended war against suspected smugglers, now considered by the US to be enemy combatants. www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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“These leaked messages make it blatantly clear that the decision to send troops to Portland is based on political optics, not safety,” said U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore.