Clint Combs
@combs0294.bsky.social
Journalist | Freelancer Bylines in Southside Pride and the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
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The percentage of medication abortions arranged via telehealth grew again in the first half of 2025, according to a new report, despite Republican efforts to keep doctors in blue states from prescribing pills to women in states where abortion is illegal. https://wapo.st/3KGUF11
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The percentage of medication abortions arranged via telehealth grew again in the first half of 2025, according to a new report, despite Republican efforts to keep doctors in blue states from prescribing pills to women in states where abortion is illegal. https://wapo.st/3KGUF11
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An influential Democratic-Farmer-Labor official in northern Minnesota has roiled the party by declining to resign as chair of Congressional District 8 despite being charged with criminal vehicular homicide.
DFL stands by Northland party official charged with vehicular homicide • Minnesota Reformer
An influential Democratic-Farmer-Labor official in northern Minnesota has roiled the party by declining to resign as chair of Congressional District 8 despite being charged with criminal vehicular hom...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
An influential Democratic-Farmer-Labor official in northern Minnesota has roiled the party by declining to resign as chair of Congressional District 8 despite being charged with criminal vehicular homicide.
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South 91 – Cooper 41
South High came out locked in tonight. A 48-point second quarter and big performances from Jamair Wright (25) and Laviance Gales (21) sealed a dominant win.
This squad is looking dangerous. 🐅🏀
South High came out locked in tonight. A 48-point second quarter and big performances from Jamair Wright (25) and Laviance Gales (21) sealed a dominant win.
This squad is looking dangerous. 🐅🏀
December 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
South 91 – Cooper 41
South High came out locked in tonight. A 48-point second quarter and big performances from Jamair Wright (25) and Laviance Gales (21) sealed a dominant win.
This squad is looking dangerous. 🐅🏀
South High came out locked in tonight. A 48-point second quarter and big performances from Jamair Wright (25) and Laviance Gales (21) sealed a dominant win.
This squad is looking dangerous. 🐅🏀
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Q: Many are here legally. What should they think?
Trump: "Well they can't be happy. If you look at Somalia they're taking over Minnesota." And this - in a long line of off-hand, objectively dumb comments from the President that spurred ICE deployments.
Q: Many are here legally. What should they think?
Trump: "Well they can't be happy. If you look at Somalia they're taking over Minnesota." And this - in a long line of off-hand, objectively dumb comments from the President that spurred ICE deployments.
https://youtu.be/Z5z1Qx2d2fc?si=g4M0A6mWxVIzmhNj&t=2899
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December 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Q: Many are here legally. What should they think?
Trump: "Well they can't be happy. If you look at Somalia they're taking over Minnesota." And this - in a long line of off-hand, objectively dumb comments from the President that spurred ICE deployments.
Q: Many are here legally. What should they think?
Trump: "Well they can't be happy. If you look at Somalia they're taking over Minnesota." And this - in a long line of off-hand, objectively dumb comments from the President that spurred ICE deployments.
Before Hegseth's supposed 'war on drugs' there was a war on diversity. My story here: southsidepride.com/2025/05/06/s... "In this administration, underqualified white men can fail upward in national security, while people of color who speak out are silenced, surveilled, or prosecuted."
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Before Hegseth's supposed 'war on drugs' there was a war on diversity. My story here: southsidepride.com/2025/05/06/s... "In this administration, underqualified white men can fail upward in national security, while people of color who speak out are silenced, surveilled, or prosecuted."
Never thought that I had to write this but here we go: When I walked into my Journalism 101 class in 2014, I never imagined that I would break into journalism—or that I would one day be covering demonstrations outside a Target that ICE used as a staging ground for its operation.
My J-School Prof. David Wells used to work at the Enquirer in the 90s when they exposed Chiquita bananas. The paper's reporting took on Cincinnati power broker Carl Linder and lost. www.democracynow.org/2007/3/23/ch...
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Never thought that I had to write this but here we go: When I walked into my Journalism 101 class in 2014, I never imagined that I would break into journalism—or that I would one day be covering demonstrations outside a Target that ICE used as a staging ground for its operation.
My J-School Prof. David Wells used to work at the Enquirer in the 90s when they exposed Chiquita bananas. The paper's reporting took on Cincinnati power broker Carl Linder and lost. www.democracynow.org/2007/3/23/ch...
December 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My J-School Prof. David Wells used to work at the Enquirer in the 90s when they exposed Chiquita bananas. The paper's reporting took on Cincinnati power broker Carl Linder and lost. www.democracynow.org/2007/3/23/ch...
spokesman-recorder.com/2025/12/06/m... In this week's edition of the Spokesman-Recorder I spoke to a local brewery in Northloop and how the state legalizing cannabis beverages in 2023 helped them recovered losses from a nationwide decline in alcohol sales.
Minnesota Braces for Federal Hemp Ban Set to Disrupt Farmers and Small Businesses
Minnesota’s hemp growers, beverage makers and retailers warn a federal hemp ban will devastate local businesses long before it takes effect in 2026. Farmers, distributors and lawmakers say the measure...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
spokesman-recorder.com/2025/12/06/m... In this week's edition of the Spokesman-Recorder I spoke to a local brewery in Northloop and how the state legalizing cannabis beverages in 2023 helped them recovered losses from a nationwide decline in alcohol sales.
Setting up shell companies to received fraudulent benefits are not new: www.twincities.com/2025/11/29/h... What is new is how lawmakers selective target people based, not on fraud, but their ethnicity.
How fraud swamped Minnesota’s social services system on Tim Walz’s watch
The fraud scandal that rattled Minnesota was staggering in its scale and brazenness.
www.twincities.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Setting up shell companies to received fraudulent benefits are not new: www.twincities.com/2025/11/29/h... What is new is how lawmakers selective target people based, not on fraud, but their ethnicity.
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In a months-long investigation, @southsideweekly.bsky.social and Type Investigations found that immigrants seeking a legal path to residency or citizenship must navigate a confusing landscape of immigration services providers. www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
Fraudsters target immigrants seeking legal help - Type Investigations
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December 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In a months-long investigation, @southsideweekly.bsky.social and Type Investigations found that immigrants seeking a legal path to residency or citizenship must navigate a confusing landscape of immigration services providers. www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
So two white dudes, presumably managers at the Lake Street Target came outside to tell Luis Argueta from UnidosMN to move off because of safety concerns. I thought they would be more concerned business disruption with activists in front of the cart coral. But what ever.
December 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
So two white dudes, presumably managers at the Lake Street Target came outside to tell Luis Argueta from UnidosMN to move off because of safety concerns. I thought they would be more concerned business disruption with activists in front of the cart coral. But what ever.
So my editors at the Spokesman-Recorder done bylines on the boycott against Target: spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/28/t... & spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/27/t... Well apparently Target is a staging ground for ICE-ops: spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/27/t... Presser today @ 2:30 PM:
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
So my editors at the Spokesman-Recorder done bylines on the boycott against Target: spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/28/t... & spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/27/t... Well apparently Target is a staging ground for ICE-ops: spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/27/t... Presser today @ 2:30 PM:
So there's going to be a press conference today because ICE has been using the Target parking lot on Lake Street as a staging ground for its operations. A press conference is scheduled for today at 2 pm.
December 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
So there's going to be a press conference today because ICE has been using the Target parking lot on Lake Street as a staging ground for its operations. A press conference is scheduled for today at 2 pm.
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NEW: Jimmie Duncan spent 27 years on death row, convicted in part based on evidence experts now consider to be junk science.
But even after the overturning of his murder conviction and his release on bail, Louisiana still wants to execute him.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social, w/ @veritenews.org
But even after the overturning of his murder conviction and his release on bail, Louisiana still wants to execute him.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social, w/ @veritenews.org
A Death Row Inmate Was Released on Bail After His Conviction Was Overturned. Louisiana Still Wants to Execute Him.
Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Duncan, even as the...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW: Jimmie Duncan spent 27 years on death row, convicted in part based on evidence experts now consider to be junk science.
But even after the overturning of his murder conviction and his release on bail, Louisiana still wants to execute him.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social, w/ @veritenews.org
But even after the overturning of his murder conviction and his release on bail, Louisiana still wants to execute him.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social, w/ @veritenews.org
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In Tunisia, the sentencing of Ayachi Hammami, a prominent human rights lawyer, was the latest sign of the country's backsliding into authoritarianism, rights groups say.
Tunisia Arrests Opposition Figure in Widening Crackdown
The sentencing of Ayachi Hammami, a prominent human rights lawyer, was the latest sign of Tunisia’s backsliding into authoritarianism, say rights groups.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In Tunisia, the sentencing of Ayachi Hammami, a prominent human rights lawyer, was the latest sign of the country's backsliding into authoritarianism, rights groups say.
southsidepride.com/2025/12/02/t... The irony is stark: the long-standing Somali “piracy” stereotype, lobbed at migrants fits the profile of the real culprits — rich white men like Jonathan Weinhagen, Steven Minn and even Trump himself.
December 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
southsidepride.com/2025/12/02/t... The irony is stark: the long-standing Somali “piracy” stereotype, lobbed at migrants fits the profile of the real culprits — rich white men like Jonathan Weinhagen, Steven Minn and even Trump himself.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines is under fire for a corruption scandal, igniting large protests that have evoked the demonstrations that toppled his father, a dictator. One prominent voice is his sister Senator Imee Marcos.
Marcos vs. Marcos: The New Front in Philippine Politics
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is under fire for an enormous graft scandal that is unfolding under his watch. One prominent voice is his sister Senator Imee Marcos.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines is under fire for a corruption scandal, igniting large protests that have evoked the demonstrations that toppled his father, a dictator. One prominent voice is his sister Senator Imee Marcos.
Minneapolis leaders are set to speak about Donald Trump's absent minded remarks about Somali immigrants: www.youtube.com/live/YbyIHS8...
LIVE | Leaders respond to Trump administration targeting Somali immigrants in Minneapolis
YouTube video by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
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December 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Minneapolis leaders are set to speak about Donald Trump's absent minded remarks about Somali immigrants: www.youtube.com/live/YbyIHS8...
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Breaking News: Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of the drug lord known as El Chapo, has pleaded guilty to kidnapping his father’s former cartel partner.
Son of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Father’s Former Cartel Partner
Joaquín Guzmán López admitted to having the once-untouchable drug kingpin Ismael Zambada García abducted and flown to the United States, among a sweeping set of other crimes.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Breaking News: Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of the drug lord known as El Chapo, has pleaded guilty to kidnapping his father’s former cartel partner.
What sticks out in this story?: spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/27/m... Davis Moturi told me had he not survived a gun shooting in Oct. 2024 his storied would have been buried in real time and retold as a simple neighbor dispute.
MPD accused of ignoring warnings that left two women dead and one man gravely injured
A Minneapolis shooting survivor says MPD ignored months of warnings about a violent neighbor with an active felony warrant. Advocates say similar failures contributed to the deaths of Allison Lussier ...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
What sticks out in this story?: spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/27/m... Davis Moturi told me had he not survived a gun shooting in Oct. 2024 his storied would have been buried in real time and retold as a simple neighbor dispute.
Here's a great Q&A from @reazlepuff.bsky.social at the 54 minute 55 second mark at Politics and Prose (hint: I think it's a direct dig at Matthew Cole) www.youtube.com/live/QjX7cJo...
Book Talk: Reality Winner — I Am Not Your Enemy - with Dina Temple-Raston
YouTube video by Politics and Prose
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November 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Here's a great Q&A from @reazlepuff.bsky.social at the 54 minute 55 second mark at Politics and Prose (hint: I think it's a direct dig at Matthew Cole) www.youtube.com/live/QjX7cJo...
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Can’t track reforms and communicate to residents without some [expensive, unknown] technology ?
These are not serious people.
These are not serious people.
How are we doing on police reform in Minneapolis? Legal experts are not sure: spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/30/m...
November 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Can’t track reforms and communicate to residents without some [expensive, unknown] technology ?
These are not serious people.
These are not serious people.
How are we doing on police reform in Minneapolis? Legal experts are not sure: spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/30/m...
November 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
How are we doing on police reform in Minneapolis? Legal experts are not sure: spokesman-recorder.com/2025/11/30/m...