Dan Haugen
@danhaugen.bsky.social
Local news editor, Minnesotan 🏕️ music lover 🎸, Twins fan ⚾️, bread maker 🍞, slow reader 📚 and slow runner 🏃🏻, emoji enthusiast 👍🏻. Opinions are my own.
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This explains a lot
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
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Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
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November 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This explains a lot
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Could Minnesota be a national model as the hemp THC industry lobbies Congress for regulations? As Cleo Krejci writes, "the state’s unique requirements seek to address concerns about potency, contamination, labeling and packaging." www.minnpost.com/state-govern...
Minnesota could be national model for hemp THC - MinnPost
The state’s unique requirements seek to address concerns about the potency, contamination, labeling and packaging of hemp THC.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Could Minnesota be a national model as the hemp THC industry lobbies Congress for regulations? As Cleo Krejci writes, "the state’s unique requirements seek to address concerns about potency, contamination, labeling and packaging." www.minnpost.com/state-govern...
Right-wing reporting on Somali money going to al-Shabaab is not new, still misses the mark minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/25/r...
Right-wing reporting on Somali money going to al-Shabaab is not new, still misses the mark • Minnesota Reformer
Thorpe and Rufo’s vulture journalism provides an opening to those who seek to dismiss the problem of fraud in Minnesota as right-wing demagoguery.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Right-wing reporting on Somali money going to al-Shabaab is not new, still misses the mark minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/25/r...
Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social: “Adopting the Minnesota model will put bad actors out of business, protect consumers, support members of industry who play by the rules, and preserve access to the low-potency hemp products that many people have come to enjoy."
Minnesota could be national model for hemp THC - MinnPost
The state’s unique requirements seek to address concerns about hemp THC's potency, contamination, labeling and packaging.
www.minnpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social: “Adopting the Minnesota model will put bad actors out of business, protect consumers, support members of industry who play by the rules, and preserve access to the low-potency hemp products that many people have come to enjoy."
In Minnesota, hemp THC gummies and beverages aren't just legal — they're regulated. Here's how the state tries to protect kids, consumers, and legitimate producers.
Minnesota could be national model for hemp THC - MinnPost
The state’s unique requirements seek to address concerns about hemp THC's potency, contamination, labeling and packaging.
www.minnpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
In Minnesota, hemp THC gummies and beverages aren't just legal — they're regulated. Here's how the state tries to protect kids, consumers, and legitimate producers.
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A cracked windshield, a waiting officer, a forgotten document: The new family separations often start in the most mundane ways.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
A cracked windshield, a waiting officer, a forgotten document: The new family separations often start in the most mundane ways.
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At least 22 Minnesota city, county, regional and tribal governments have published “climate action” or resilience plans to mitigate the human and financial costs of future weather disasters: minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/20/r...
Report: Minnesota cities continue climate work, despite federal abdication • Minnesota Reformer
Minnesotans stared at their screens in horror last June as the raging Blue Earth River swallowed a beloved country store near Mankato. The same flood badly damaged a nearby dam and caused well over…
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November 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
At least 22 Minnesota city, county, regional and tribal governments have published “climate action” or resilience plans to mitigate the human and financial costs of future weather disasters: minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/20/r...
How is Minnesota's economy doing? Increasingly, it depends on who you are. A great explainer by @shadib.bsky.social on what the country's K-shaped economy looks like here.
How’s Minnesota’s economy? It depends on your income bracket - MinnPost
On paper, Minnesota’s economy looks solid, but on the ground the story feels different for many. Economists say both impressions are true.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
How is Minnesota's economy doing? Increasingly, it depends on who you are. A great explainer by @shadib.bsky.social on what the country's K-shaped economy looks like here.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers inform a federal judge about the Washington Post's bombshell: The government's claim that Costa Rica will no longer accept Abrego has been exposed as a lie.
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
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More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers inform a federal judge about the Washington Post's bombshell: The government's claim that Costa Rica will no longer accept Abrego has been exposed as a lie.
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
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More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
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A Fridley man accused of twice lobbing firebombs at a Minneapolis ice cream shop within a 15-hour span in October now faces federal offenses, according to charges unsealed on Thursday.
Federal arson charges levied against Fletcher's firebomb suspect
Firomsa Ahmed Umar was initially charged in Hennepin County District Court, and an alleged motive remains unclear.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A Fridley man accused of twice lobbing firebombs at a Minneapolis ice cream shop within a 15-hour span in October now faces federal offenses, according to charges unsealed on Thursday.
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Here's an idea, double parking fees (from $1 to $2), raise utility taxes by 1%, and make buses free. Iowa City did that and reduced traffic by 5,200 cars and emissions by 24,000 metric tons of co2/year.
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Here's an idea, double parking fees (from $1 to $2), raise utility taxes by 1%, and make buses free. Iowa City did that and reduced traffic by 5,200 cars and emissions by 24,000 metric tons of co2/year.
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Water pipes, fire stations, rec centers: Billions in project requests await Minnesota lawmakers www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Water pipes, fire stations, rec centers: Billions in project requests await Minnesota lawmakers
Lawmakers are weighing which projects to include in a public construction project bill after receiving more than $6.5 billion in requests from cities, public colleges and state agencies.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Water pipes, fire stations, rec centers: Billions in project requests await Minnesota lawmakers www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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This story stemmed from this question: what will be the human toll of Trump's climate rollbacks?
Turns there is emissions modeling that can help provide an estimate.
Using modeling from @rhg.com we estimated the additional death toll as high as 1.3 million
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Turns there is emissions modeling that can help provide an estimate.
Using modeling from @rhg.com we estimated the additional death toll as high as 1.3 million
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Anti-Green Agenda Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Climate Deaths. The Poorest Countries Will Be Impacted Most.
Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This story stemmed from this question: what will be the human toll of Trump's climate rollbacks?
Turns there is emissions modeling that can help provide an estimate.
Using modeling from @rhg.com we estimated the additional death toll as high as 1.3 million
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Turns there is emissions modeling that can help provide an estimate.
Using modeling from @rhg.com we estimated the additional death toll as high as 1.3 million
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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The fabled Tower Rock walkway has defied expectations and emerged from the Mississippi River's depths, triggering worries among water experts.
'Once in a lifetime' tourist destination back for 4th year in a row, thanks to chronically low Mississippi River
The fabled Tower Rock walkway has defied expectations and emerged from the Mississippi River's depths, triggering worries among water experts.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The fabled Tower Rock walkway has defied expectations and emerged from the Mississippi River's depths, triggering worries among water experts.
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To a city wonk, these moves to make more money without loading the average resident with higher property taxes are called “diversifying your revenue.” www.minnpost.com/metro/2025/1...
Minneapolis tax board has big ideas for lowering property taxes - MinnPost
If Minneapolitans want to know if property taxes stand a chance of coming down in future years, they should pay attention to the board.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
To a city wonk, these moves to make more money without loading the average resident with higher property taxes are called “diversifying your revenue.” www.minnpost.com/metro/2025/1...
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Latest Wolves: In terms of W-L record, no other team in the NBA is undefeated against losing teams (9-0) and winless against winning teams (0-5). On why a steady slate of patsies is hurting the ramp-up to quality hoops thus far this season.
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The Timberwolves have the easy schedule blues - MinnPost
Playing patsies the majority of games early in the season doesn't equip the Timberwolves for the playoff race in the Western Conference.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Latest Wolves: In terms of W-L record, no other team in the NBA is undefeated against losing teams (9-0) and winless against winning teams (0-5). On why a steady slate of patsies is hurting the ramp-up to quality hoops thus far this season.
www.minnpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Actors bring experiences of homelessness to the stage in zAmya’s ‘Living in America: The Waiting List is Full’ www.minnpost.com/artscape/202...
'Living in America' centers actors' stories of housing instability - MinnPost
zAmya Theater Project’s new production shares stories of housing precarity written by people who have experienced it.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Actors bring experiences of homelessness to the stage in zAmya’s ‘Living in America: The Waiting List is Full’ www.minnpost.com/artscape/202...
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Exciting to read while I'm on my way to the Gopher volleyball game! (On the bus, of course, not driving.)
🏐 Just in from @borzmn.bsky.social: Minnesota is getting a pro volleyball team.
Minnesota is already a hub for volleyball. Now, it's getting a pro team.
Many details remain to be worked out, but the yet unnamed franchise will join League One Volleyball Pro (LOVB) for the 2027 season.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Exciting to read while I'm on my way to the Gopher volleyball game! (On the bus, of course, not driving.)
🏐 Just in from @borzmn.bsky.social: Minnesota is getting a pro volleyball team.
Minnesota is already a hub for volleyball. Now, it's getting a pro team.
Many details remain to be worked out, but the yet unnamed franchise will join League One Volleyball Pro (LOVB) for the 2027 season.
www.minnpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🏐 Just in from @borzmn.bsky.social: Minnesota is getting a pro volleyball team.
The latest from @brittrobson.bsky.social
Timberwolves resume role as an NBA offensive juggernaut - MinnPost
Accelerated decision-making has helped the Timberwolves improve on offensive efficiency — offsetting disappointing defense.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The latest from @brittrobson.bsky.social
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Here’s the single frame from the video where you can see clearly a masked Border Patrol agent with one hand on the steering wheel and the other hand outside the window spraying pepper spray randomly into the open window of a passing car.
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Here’s the single frame from the video where you can see clearly a masked Border Patrol agent with one hand on the steering wheel and the other hand outside the window spraying pepper spray randomly into the open window of a passing car.
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America's political elite has decided that climate change is no longer that important or worth talking about, but rest assured, it's still happening, it's extremely bad, and yes, it is going to affect you here in America.
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
America's political elite has decided that climate change is no longer that important or worth talking about, but rest assured, it's still happening, it's extremely bad, and yes, it is going to affect you here in America.
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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The Jeff Tweedy show tonight was thoroughly enjoyable. All the songs from the current album sounded great. Sammy Tweedy took the lead on a couple cover songs during the encore.
"Kiss"
"Kiss"
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The Jeff Tweedy show tonight was thoroughly enjoyable. All the songs from the current album sounded great. Sammy Tweedy took the lead on a couple cover songs during the encore.
"Kiss"
"Kiss"