Matt DeLong
@mattdelong.bsky.social
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Prairie Island Indian Community let us come check out the fall cannabis harvest at the tribe's 13-acre cultivation and manufacturing facility outside of Hastings. Definitely the most weed I've ever seen in one place.
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Guess it doesn’t matter that my snowblower is still in the shop because it wouldn’t have done anything with this sheet of ice anyway
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Guess it doesn’t matter that my snowblower is still in the shop because it wouldn’t have done anything with this sheet of ice anyway
Me after round two of pie
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Me after round two of pie
Today in St. Paul
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Today in St. Paul
I will not be rage-baited by bad pie takes. Life is too short.
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I will not be rage-baited by bad pie takes. Life is too short.
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"An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance."
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.”
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November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance."
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One of the big tidal forces of the coming years is that the baseline reliability of things you see on a screen is going to decline.
I think this has not been adequately metabolized.
This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
I think this has not been adequately metabolized.
This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
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AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
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November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
One of the big tidal forces of the coming years is that the baseline reliability of things you see on a screen is going to decline.
I think this has not been adequately metabolized.
This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
I think this has not been adequately metabolized.
This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
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A large gathering of protesters converged midday Tuesday on a residential stretch on Maryland Avenue in St. Paul, where they suspected an immigration enforcement action was underway.
Protesters clash with agents, police during apparent federal raid in St. Paul
The confrontation unfolded on Maryland Avenue on the city’s East Side.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A large gathering of protesters converged midday Tuesday on a residential stretch on Maryland Avenue in St. Paul, where they suspected an immigration enforcement action was underway.
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A powerful snowstorm is expected to hit Minnesota on Tuesday, bringing up to 6 inches of snow and strong winds to the Twin Cities and heftier amounts to the north.
Winter storm poised to drop up to 6 inches of snow, wind gusts in Twin Cities, more to the north
A winter storm warning is in effect for parts of Minnesota from late Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning, and travel is not advised.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A powerful snowstorm is expected to hit Minnesota on Tuesday, bringing up to 6 inches of snow and strong winds to the Twin Cities and heftier amounts to the north.
Love this: Pearl Jam kicked in to buy a Zamboni machine for the Two Harbors Youth Hockey Association after the group's executive director sent the band's official fan club a handwritten request in the style of a concert poster
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November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Love this: Pearl Jam kicked in to buy a Zamboni machine for the Two Harbors Youth Hockey Association after the group's executive director sent the band's official fan club a handwritten request in the style of a concert poster
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After the sudden end to asylum protections, some of the Karen community risk being sent back to a country ruled by a military dictatorship.
Trump administration ends protections for Myanmar refugees, affecting Minnesota’s Karen residents
After the sudden end to asylum protections, some of the Karen community risk being sent back to a country ruled by a military dictatorship.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
After the sudden end to asylum protections, some of the Karen community risk being sent back to a country ruled by a military dictatorship.
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Minnesota’s Democrats in Congress say they will push to undo a federal ban on intoxicating hemp products before it takes effect in a year and upends the state’s market for low-dose THC products.
Minnesota Democrats in Congress look to reverse federal ban on hemp THC products
It’s unclear if Minnesota’s GOP congressmembers will seek a fix, though Rep. Tom Emmer has appeared open to it.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Minnesota’s Democrats in Congress say they will push to undo a federal ban on intoxicating hemp products before it takes effect in a year and upends the state’s market for low-dose THC products.
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ICE arrested outstanding journalist @davedeckerphoto.bsky.social while he was on assignment covering protests at the facility in Miami. Throw him some money please because as a freelancer he doesn't have the legal support backing a full-timer would and we need to continue fighting for a free press.
Tampa based photojournalist Dave Decker @davedeckerphoto.bsky.social was on assignment as a member of the press on Saturday as he was covering a demonstration at the Krome ICE Detainment Center in Miami when he was arrested with 30 others:
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#FreeThePress
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#FreeThePress
Tampa photojournalist arrested outside ICE detention center in Miami
More than 30 people were arrested outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Miami last Saturday afternoon—including Tampa photojournalist Dave Decker.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
ICE arrested outstanding journalist @davedeckerphoto.bsky.social while he was on assignment covering protests at the facility in Miami. Throw him some money please because as a freelancer he doesn't have the legal support backing a full-timer would and we need to continue fighting for a free press.
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BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
A movie that takes place where you’re from
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
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My secret craft project is revealed! A wearable Edmund Fitzgerald so @sithlet.bsky.social could be the @mnrollerderby.bsky.social Bodies of Water mascot, “Gail O. November”!
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
My secret craft project is revealed! A wearable Edmund Fitzgerald so @sithlet.bsky.social could be the @mnrollerderby.bsky.social Bodies of Water mascot, “Gail O. November”!
Wrote an article for my college student newspaper that resulted in the student body election getting thrown out and re-run and it all clicked
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Wrote an article for my college student newspaper that resulted in the student body election getting thrown out and re-run and it all clicked
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The plan: to de-radicalize QAnon folks we’re gonna elect each one to Congress for 5 years.
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The plan: to de-radicalize QAnon folks we’re gonna elect each one to Congress for 5 years.
It doesn’t matter how secure your technology is if the people you’re talking to are compromised
Gmail privacy has always been a misnomer.
This is a crisis.
This is a crisis.
FBI Caught Spying on Signal Group Chat of Immigration Activists
Keep a close eye on who’s joining your group chats.
newrepublic.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It doesn’t matter how secure your technology is if the people you’re talking to are compromised
Pretty wild how Billy Strings is more or less single-handedly mainstreaming bluegrass music right now
November 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pretty wild how Billy Strings is more or less single-handedly mainstreaming bluegrass music right now
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President Donald Trump said Friday he is “immediately” ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis living in Minnesota.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
President Donald Trump said Friday he is “immediately” ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis living in Minnesota.
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One woman chewed through her umbilical cord after giving birth in jail — another delivered into a cell toilet
'Why won't you help me?' Pregnant women and their babies endure inhumane conditions in jails
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'Why won't you help me?' Pregnant women and their babies endure inhumane conditions in jails
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'Why won't you help me?' Pregnant women and their babies are dying in jail
Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as they miscarried or gave birth into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
One woman chewed through her umbilical cord after giving birth in jail — another delivered into a cell toilet
'Why won't you help me?' Pregnant women and their babies endure inhumane conditions in jails
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
'Why won't you help me?' Pregnant women and their babies endure inhumane conditions in jails
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
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The accordion is such an unfairly maligned instrument. Every time I hear it in pop or rock music it's great.
I’ve often called this song—“Just Like Heaven”—the finest single of the 80s and meant it. This cover’s arrangement only confirms it for me 💜🔥
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The accordion is such an unfairly maligned instrument. Every time I hear it in pop or rock music it's great.
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NEW: The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of NY immigrants' rights volunteers organizing court watch+ labeled activists “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
Joint FBI/NYPD report shows law enforcement accessed private planning convo of ppl monitoring ICE
Docs obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org
Joint FBI/NYPD report shows law enforcement accessed private planning convo of ppl monitoring ICE
Docs obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
NEW: The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of NY immigrants' rights volunteers organizing court watch+ labeled activists “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
Joint FBI/NYPD report shows law enforcement accessed private planning convo of ppl monitoring ICE
Docs obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org
Joint FBI/NYPD report shows law enforcement accessed private planning convo of ppl monitoring ICE
Docs obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org