Clint Combs
@combs0294.bsky.social
Journalist | Freelancer Bylines in Southside Pride and the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
Emilia Gonzalez Avalos speaks about how insulting it is to find out that Target - the same company that owes its supply chain through the labor of migrants - is now allowing ICE to use their parking lot for its staging operations:
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Emilia Gonzalez Avalos speaks about how insulting it is to find out that Target - the same company that owes its supply chain through the labor of migrants - is now allowing ICE to use their parking lot for its staging operations:
Target Community Forum at the Minneapolis Central Library
December 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Target Community Forum at the Minneapolis Central Library
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:
Shout out to Em and Jessica for dropping my Lifetime references in parenthesis - Southside Pride as be an absolute pleasure to write for. southsidepride.com/2025/10/28/t... We're going out with a couple bangers in December's final issue.
November 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Shout out to Em and Jessica for dropping my Lifetime references in parenthesis - Southside Pride as be an absolute pleasure to write for. southsidepride.com/2025/10/28/t... We're going out with a couple bangers in December's final issue.
So a third meeting was apparently scheduled but staff haven't answered the door:
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
So a third meeting was apparently scheduled but staff haven't answered the door:
Things are going great. Property manager Tina Johnson has not met with tenant union members for a 2 PM meeting. A prospective tenant said she has a 3:30 PM /IPG Group. They haven't open the door.
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Things are going great. Property manager Tina Johnson has not met with tenant union members for a 2 PM meeting. A prospective tenant said she has a 3:30 PM /IPG Group. They haven't open the door.
Inside 2200 Blaisedell where IPG Group Tenant Union members are demanding a meeting with property manager Tina Johnson
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Inside 2200 Blaisedell where IPG Group Tenant Union members are demanding a meeting with property manager Tina Johnson
x.com/Combs0294/st... How I started on my Twitter feed versus how it's going:
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
x.com/Combs0294/st... How I started on my Twitter feed versus how it's going:
My nonfiction reading list so far:
Straight From the Source by Kim Osorio and Seymour Hersh's memoir The Reporter.
Straight From the Source by Kim Osorio and Seymour Hersh's memoir The Reporter.
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My nonfiction reading list so far:
Straight From the Source by Kim Osorio and Seymour Hersh's memoir The Reporter.
Straight From the Source by Kim Osorio and Seymour Hersh's memoir The Reporter.
The headline under the latest story I bylined:
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The headline under the latest story I bylined:
So who is in attendance today?: Jim Rowader, former Minneapolis City Attorney and City Council Member Elect Soren Stevenson
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
So who is in attendance today?: Jim Rowader, former Minneapolis City Attorney and City Council Member Elect Soren Stevenson
So it's being dubbed "The Real Housewives of Consent Decrees" From left: Dr. Yohuru Williams, Ganesha Martin, Rebecca Lucero and Arlinda Westbrook discuss consent decree progress at the Glass House. (Photo: Clint Combs/MSR)
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
So it's being dubbed "The Real Housewives of Consent Decrees" From left: Dr. Yohuru Williams, Ganesha Martin, Rebecca Lucero and Arlinda Westbrook discuss consent decree progress at the Glass House. (Photo: Clint Combs/MSR)
"None of us are free, until all of us are free" 🎵🎸 at the Glass House in Minneapolis
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"None of us are free, until all of us are free" 🎵🎸 at the Glass House in Minneapolis
Here at the Glass House as the Minnesota Justice Research Center's Reimagining Justice kicks off with Is The Minneapolis Consent Decree Working? - featuring Dr. Yohuru Williams, Ganesha Martin, Rebecca Lucero and Arlinda Westbrook - Effective Law Enforcement For All (ELEFA)
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Here at the Glass House as the Minnesota Justice Research Center's Reimagining Justice kicks off with Is The Minneapolis Consent Decree Working? - featuring Dr. Yohuru Williams, Ganesha Martin, Rebecca Lucero and Arlinda Westbrook - Effective Law Enforcement For All (ELEFA)
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Director of Regulatory Services Enrique Valezquez and Housing Director Elfric Porte are hosting a press conference tomorrow regarding shelter bed availability Thursday Nov. 20.
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Director of Regulatory Services Enrique Valezquez and Housing Director Elfric Porte are hosting a press conference tomorrow regarding shelter bed availability Thursday Nov. 20.
As Trump pushes a national mass-deportation agenda against migrants, Minneapolis voting to approve $285K for legal support—boosting funding for Mid-MN Legal Aid, the International Institute of MN, Volunteer Lawyers Network, and Advocates for Human Rights.
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
As Trump pushes a national mass-deportation agenda against migrants, Minneapolis voting to approve $285K for legal support—boosting funding for Mid-MN Legal Aid, the International Institute of MN, Volunteer Lawyers Network, and Advocates for Human Rights.
Pimento kitchen on 354 Wabasha in St. Paul hosted a Small Business Forum Featuring topics like diversity and equity in small business contracts last month. spokesman-recorder.com/2025/10/31/s... St. Paul City Council is set to vote on whether to cancel the Jamaican kitchen's liquor license tomorrow
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Pimento kitchen on 354 Wabasha in St. Paul hosted a Small Business Forum Featuring topics like diversity and equity in small business contracts last month. spokesman-recorder.com/2025/10/31/s... St. Paul City Council is set to vote on whether to cancel the Jamaican kitchen's liquor license tomorrow
Two different ways in which MPD handles two different crime scenes: Theresa Durst, Allison Lussier's caretaker "they didn't cordon off the room, they didn't put any tape up." vs a shooting on Lake and 28th:
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Two different ways in which MPD handles two different crime scenes: Theresa Durst, Allison Lussier's caretaker "they didn't cordon off the room, they didn't put any tape up." vs a shooting on Lake and 28th:
The amount of accounts I block on Twitter, vs the amount of accounts I block on Bluesky. One platform that has changed three-fold after being purchase by President Trump's advisor and one platform that has better features for users.
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The amount of accounts I block on Twitter, vs the amount of accounts I block on Bluesky. One platform that has changed three-fold after being purchase by President Trump's advisor and one platform that has better features for users.
For months the NYT has echoed White House claims that “drug-runner” civilian boats are acting under cartels tied to Nicolás Maduro — a framing that tees up U.S. military action.
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
For months the NYT has echoed White House claims that “drug-runner” civilian boats are acting under cartels tied to Nicolás Maduro — a framing that tees up U.S. military action.
Rep. Jamie Raskin's lawyer said that prison workers have been fired for sharing client-attorney information on Ghislaine Maxwell's special treatment with the press.
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Rep. Jamie Raskin's lawyer said that prison workers have been fired for sharing client-attorney information on Ghislaine Maxwell's special treatment with the press.
MIRAC member Myrka Zambrano added: "We need real, enforceable consequences for any officer who collaborates with ICE or violates our separation ordinance."
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
MIRAC member Myrka Zambrano added: "We need real, enforceable consequences for any officer who collaborates with ICE or violates our separation ordinance."
The council members' comments come as part of ongoing calls from Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) for a stronger separation ordinance that would bar local police from assisting ICE or sharing information with them.
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The council members' comments come as part of ongoing calls from Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) for a stronger separation ordinance that would bar local police from assisting ICE or sharing information with them.
Minneapolis City Council members Jason Chavez, Elliot Payne, and Robin Wonsley voiced strong support for local police to arrest federal ICE agents who fail to identify themselves or wear face coverings during operations.
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Minneapolis City Council members Jason Chavez, Elliot Payne, and Robin Wonsley voiced strong support for local police to arrest federal ICE agents who fail to identify themselves or wear face coverings during operations.
As of this writing no city council member has asked Nick Magrino from regulatory services whether the city cancelled sanitation services for the Harmoudi Sabri's property:
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
As of this writing no city council member has asked Nick Magrino from regulatory services whether the city cancelled sanitation services for the Harmoudi Sabri's property: