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Sheila Regan

@sheilaregan.bsky.social

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Minneapolis writer person. Find me at Minnpost, The Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, KFAI and various national publications. Profile photo by the late Hector Roberts. linktr.ee/sheilaregan

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Sheila Regan @sheilaregan.bsky.social · Aug 25

Throwback: July 30, 2020

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Brianna Nicole Pail 🎃 @pailbn.bsky.social · 2h

MINNEAPOLIS! Stop on by to Inkwell Booksellers to grab some $1 from OneTiredArtist’s new Mini Art Vending Machine! I have some of mini zines at a discount featured alongside eight other wonderful artists!

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Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 21h

I was skeptical of the viral post but here’s a story about it www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/l...

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Jeremy Littau @jeremylittau.com · 22h

Student media rules. They are lapping a lot of the spineless media orgs this year and showing how solidarity is the way.

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 22h

OH at the Mpls No Kings rally: This is the most Midwest protest I’ve ever been to

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Sheila Regan @sheilaregan.bsky.social · 1d

Luminary Arts is pretty nice.

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🎃scarecrowcialism👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 2d

i'm like the 90 millionth person to observe this but i still get mildly annoyed when i see the phrase "meteoric rise" like bro the famous thing about meteors is that they are very much not rising

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 2d

Transit formed the Beatles, says McCartney

nme.com/news/music/paul-mccartney-responds-to-rishi-sunaks-plan-for-another-beatles-museum-in-liverpool-3088760
In discussing the unique circumstances that helped The Beatles to exist - along with the cultural revolution of the '60s in general - McCartney also hailed Labour's 1947
Transport Act which helped them to meet on buses (and inspired a great number of his songs) but the Education Act of 1944 which made schooling much open and fairer for his generation and others to follow.
Speaking of public transport when he was growing up, McCartney said: "It was this amazing system, and I didn't realise that we were kind of the first generation to benefit from that.
"Also, there was an education act that meant that kids like me from not very well-off homes could go to very posh schools. This gave everyone over Britain this opportunity to be more mobile and better educated - and that was a big factor in the cultural revolution."

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Ma$on @masonfromtwitter.bsky.social · 2d

One person down, the rest of humanity to go

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

OpenAI announced that it has "paused" users' ability to generate videos of Martin Luther King Jr. on its artificial intelligence video tool Sora, following backlash over "disrespectful depictions." https://cnn.it/4qxP0KX

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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The John Wicker Man @sprobeforebros.bsky.social · 2d

brb gonna nail a 95 point anti-ICE manifesto to the door of the Basilica and see how Shaffer reacts

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 2d

“if it’s a martin luther style non violent protest that breaks out, i will be at the frontlines,” says elizabeth shaffer

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Sheila Regan @sheilaregan.bsky.social · 2d

We clearly disagree, yeah.

Sheila Regan @sheilaregan.bsky.social · 2d

I really thinking you are misreading his post.

Sheila Regan @sheilaregan.bsky.social · 2d

I’m sorry, but saying that biking is a great way to get more exercise is very different than saying you need to get more exercise. You is a common way to address an audience and in this case it’s clear to me he meant the first meaning.

Sheila Regan @sheilaregan.bsky.social · 2d

Bill was talking about his own experience as a way to show one of the benefits of biking? Kind of a weird thing to be offended about!

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Sheila Regan @sheilaregan.bsky.social · 2d

One thing that could be a selling point is the idea that you can take public transportation home if you plan to be drinking. The problem is that with the current schedules, that's not really a viable option usually.

Sheila Regan @sheilaregan.bsky.social · 2d

That and also cost/availability of parking (i.e. in the two downtowns during game/event nights, or in certain neighborhoods.)

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Sheila Regan @sheilaregan.bsky.social · 3d

Jeez

Bring Me The News @bringmethenews.bsky.social · 3d

Police investigating after burned body found near Lake Minnetonka dock.

bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...

Sheila Regan @sheilaregan.bsky.social · 3d

Gah. (satire obvs.)

The Journal of Immaterial Science @immaterialscience.bsky.social · 11d

BREAKING: the 2025 Noble Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to DuPont, 3M and Daikin “for the development and deployment of PFAS: a family of infinitely sustainable chemicals”. As these now-ubiquitous chemicals never decompose, they can be reused for generations to come.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 3d

Update— DHS Asst. Secretary Tricia McLaughlin just doxed the 13-year-old who was taken by ICE, sharing a copy of a police report on X with his full name and photo visible.

She’s trying to prove the disputed claim that he had a gun. I’ve reached out to the city. I will not be sharing the post here.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 3d

UPDATE: Following the firing of the director of the student newspaper, Indiana University has now cut the print edition of the newspaper entirely.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

Indiana University cuts IDS print entirely, hours after firing student media director
By IDS staff
Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm · Updated Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm

IU previously directed the Indiana Daily Student to stop printing news coverage in our newspaper. Upon pushback, the university fully cut print, including our special editions. The IDS was not involved in the decision.

Media School Dean David Tolchinsky sent the order to IDS leadership in an email responding to its appeal that the school not censor the newspaper. And the dean attributed the decision to “the campus.” He has not yet responded to a message for clarification.

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 3d

Underrated tweet. Macca didn't know that in Minnesota, MEA Weekend is a more powerful force even than Lingering Beatlemania

Greg Kelly @gregkelly.bsky.social · 4d

My theory is that the disposable income is going to be on MEA

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Reuters @reuters.com · 5d

Bangladesh garment factory fire kills 16, toll may rise reut.rs/4ofgnal

Bangladesh garment factory fire kills 16, toll may rise

A fire on Tuesday at a garment factory in Bangladesh and an adjacent chemical warehouse killed at least 16 people and injured others, and the death toll could rise, an official said.

reut.rs

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Sheila Regan @sheilaregan.bsky.social · 4d

I used to do theater in Chicago a long time ago-which is not the important part of the story. What I'm trying to say is that my old friends who live there are going through it with the ICE inundation. Watching their IG and FB posts like they are in a war zone or something.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 5d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Brian Mitchell @brianmitchl.com · 5d

Today was the final day of the Midtown Greenway being open with the old Nicollet Ave Bridge in place. The path is going to be removed and replaced with a new one at 1st Ave next year after the new Nicollet Ave bridge is almost complete. Demolition starts tomorrow.

Nicollet Ave greenway access ramp with a Road Closed sign and fencing, and a spray pained "remove ramp" marked on the ground.

Looking East, the Nicollet Ave Bridge spans over the Midtown Greenway. The access ramp towers to the left.

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