Evan Newman
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Evan Newman
@evan-newman.bsky.social
· Aug 14
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Hey @democrats.org, do something!
An American citizen born in Illinois with a Minnesota concealed carry permit who worked as an ICU nurse at the VA, exercising his Second Amendment right-to-bear-arms, was killed by masked federal agents driving unmarked vehicles.
www.kare11.com/mobile/artic...
An American citizen born in Illinois with a Minnesota concealed carry permit who worked as an ICU nurse at the VA, exercising his Second Amendment right-to-bear-arms, was killed by masked federal agents driving unmarked vehicles.
www.kare11.com/mobile/artic...
Man shot and killed by federal agents identified as Alex Pretti
The man's parents confirmed the 37-year-old man's death to the Associated Press.
www.kare11.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Hey @democrats.org, do something!
An American citizen born in Illinois with a Minnesota concealed carry permit who worked as an ICU nurse at the VA, exercising his Second Amendment right-to-bear-arms, was killed by masked federal agents driving unmarked vehicles.
www.kare11.com/mobile/artic...
An American citizen born in Illinois with a Minnesota concealed carry permit who worked as an ICU nurse at the VA, exercising his Second Amendment right-to-bear-arms, was killed by masked federal agents driving unmarked vehicles.
www.kare11.com/mobile/artic...
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This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 2:14 AM
This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
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We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
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Gift link: A new and far more comprehensive archaeological effort to map the Roman Empire's road networks! I would've killed for this while I was doing my doctoral dissertation. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/s...
All 187,460 Miles of Road That Led to Rome, Mapped
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Gift link: A new and far more comprehensive archaeological effort to map the Roman Empire's road networks! I would've killed for this while I was doing my doctoral dissertation. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/s...
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Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems.
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems.
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Colbert, Fallon, and Meyers should all go on air and tell the exact same joke that got Kimmel suspended.
#JimmyKimmel
#JimmyKimmel
September 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Colbert, Fallon, and Meyers should all go on air and tell the exact same joke that got Kimmel suspended.
#JimmyKimmel
#JimmyKimmel
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This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
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Look, Gavin Newsom is always going to be Gavin Newsom, with everything that implies, but he seems to grasp the reality of what's happening here more clearly than most national figures in the Democratic Party
Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"
August 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Look, Gavin Newsom is always going to be Gavin Newsom, with everything that implies, but he seems to grasp the reality of what's happening here more clearly than most national figures in the Democratic Party
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A survey of a Wisconsin river led to the accidental discovery of a shipwreck that sank in the area over a century ago. cbsn.ws/40huVNh
1880 shipwreck is discovered by accident in Wisconsin river
A search of Wisconsin's Fox River led to the discovery of a ship that sank nearly 150 years ago.
cbsn.ws
July 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A survey of a Wisconsin river led to the accidental discovery of a shipwreck that sank in the area over a century ago. cbsn.ws/40huVNh
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Seriously, someone help me sue them.
July 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Seriously, someone help me sue them.
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can I sue X for this or something
July 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
can I sue X for this or something
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When Will Stancil woke up on Tuesday, he never expected the online firestorm that came his way on X.
AI bot Grok makes disturbing posts about Minneapolis man, who is now mulling legal action
When Will Stancil woke up on Tuesday, he never expected the online firestorm that came his way on X.
www.kare11.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:29 AM
When Will Stancil woke up on Tuesday, he never expected the online firestorm that came his way on X.
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Sometimes you just think about Henry Fonda in "Once Upon a Time in the West," nothing you can do about it.
July 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Sometimes you just think about Henry Fonda in "Once Upon a Time in the West," nothing you can do about it.
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Measles cases in the U.S. have hit a three-decade high, reaching the highest yearly total since 1992 in less than seven months.
U.S. Measles Cases Climb to 33-Year High
Vaccination rates for kindergartners have fallen nationally.
on.wsj.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Measles cases in the U.S. have hit a three-decade high, reaching the highest yearly total since 1992 in less than seven months.
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@radiofreetom.bsky.social As a Superman fan you should read Nicholas Grossman’s excellent new piece:
www.arcdigital.media/p/why-maga-h...
www.arcdigital.media/p/why-maga-h...
Why MAGA Hates Superman
He stands for truth, justice, and an American way that Trump is tearing down
www.arcdigital.media
July 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
@radiofreetom.bsky.social As a Superman fan you should read Nicholas Grossman’s excellent new piece:
www.arcdigital.media/p/why-maga-h...
www.arcdigital.media/p/why-maga-h...
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Tony Evers said he’d make a decision on running for a third term after the state budget process. Well now, the state budget has been signed. And I think it would be a huge mistake for Evers, 73, to run for a third term as governor in Wisconsin.
July 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Tony Evers said he’d make a decision on running for a third term after the state budget process. Well now, the state budget has been signed. And I think it would be a huge mistake for Evers, 73, to run for a third term as governor in Wisconsin.
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I don't know what it is about the economy you people find so confusing. For example, last year I bought a new lawnmower for $449. One year later, the battery failed. A new battery is $439. Therefore the entire rest of the mower is worth $10. Very simple, it's what we all learned in school.
July 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I don't know what it is about the economy you people find so confusing. For example, last year I bought a new lawnmower for $449. One year later, the battery failed. A new battery is $439. Therefore the entire rest of the mower is worth $10. Very simple, it's what we all learned in school.
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Unilateral action by the president deprives citizens of the ability to hold their representatives accountable in the years to come, Conor Friedersdorf writes:
Americans Deserve a Congressional Vote on War With Iran
Unilateral action by the president deprives citizens of the ability to hold their representatives accountable in the years to come.
bit.ly
June 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Unilateral action by the president deprives citizens of the ability to hold their representatives accountable in the years to come, Conor Friedersdorf writes: