Tourism leaders in North Dakota have a close eye on the Canada-U.S. border, as they brace for the likelihood of fewer Manitoba visitors this year.

hi it’s my first day at @wired.com ! i wanna hear everything that’s going on in the energy / enviro / climate space. feel free to pitch me: [email protected] , signal mollytaft.76

The Red River has started its annual spring rise in Winnipeg. Keep an eye on river levels (and know when the river walk is underwater) on our website: www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/201...

Lotta info here:

The Reverb team at MPR News watched the first six episodes and gathered thoughts on some of the most stereotypical Minnesota things about this season so far. Minimal spoilers.

So, what is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting? On the Media explains: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Minnesota has very high influenza numbers right now. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...

Ken Martin wins race to become chair of the Democratic National Committee as party looks to find its footing.

USAID website is gone: usaid.gov So is: foreignassistance.gov I used those websites recently to document that, contrary to WH claims, the US did not have a contract to spend $50 million on condoms in Gaza.

“For a variety of reasons, the two cities just had two of the worst housing years anywhere in the Midwest.” www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

His advice is helpful in Saint Paul too.

So I haven’t read a lot of books about birds, but I’ve read more books about birds than most people I know. And Rebecca’s book on the study of bird migration is the best I’ve read!

Is this bike yours?!

NEW: The prospect of a wave of mega data centers in Minnesota is now possible. The first is under construction by Meta in Rosemount. But I found at least 9 others in various stages of development. They could need as much power as every household in the state. www.startribune.com/mega-data-ce...

Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days

“Law and Order but set at a newspaper and each episode is an article end to end” would be a delight — man on the street interviews in the first half, editing and internal politicking in the second.

To whom it may concern @bsky.app: chronological feed. Cheers.

Hosting Minnesota Now on @mprnews.org weekdays at noon. Decided to get one of these accounts after @msepic.bsky.social convinced me. Hope it’s a good space.🤞🏼

The council overturned the veto with a 9 to 4 vote and the new budget includes a 6.9 percent property tax levy increase for residents.

Minnesota: SO MUCH COVID OUT THERE.

“Writing a single email with ChatGPT can use as much energy as driving a two-ton electric vehicle half a mile,” @laurenleffer.bsky.social reports. www.audubon.org/magazine/how...

Ahoy! Help spread word that I'm here, please. I'm president of Media Matters (@mmfa.bsky.social). X is currently suing me and colleague personally as well as Media Matters. Been sorely missing the community Twitter once offered me. Hoping Bluesky can help fill that void. It's much needed.

I would be grateful if y’all could repost this for the evening crowd. Had a book come out today. People seem to like it. We definitely still need your help to make it a success. It’s a great read, a great gift (for others or yourself). And I can’t write without you. :)

The kids are alright. And right.

I don’t even know where to begin with what it means to be without Nikki Giovanni. Dear Nikki, Grappling with your work brought out the best writing I have ever done. You were a Martian, born in Knoxville, TN. May you rest in peace, #NikkiGiovanni. thebaffler.com/salvos/becom...

One of the greatest Talking Volumes (from @mprnews.org and @startribune.com) was with the great Nikki Giovanni. After doing an hour-long interview, she stayed late and talked to students in the audience. She was passionate, funny, warm. A legend. www.mprnews.org/story/2009/0...

Hello Minnesota: Ever go to the Dayton's 8th floor Christmas animatronic extravaganza? You can relive it a little in Saint Paul right now: www.fox9.com/news/daytons...

This exhibit is a must-see people of #MSP www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...

been hearing that young men are lonesome these days and I think they should try starting a band. doesn't matter if you have to start with covers and it's a lot of fun

As a friend once explained to me once very bluntly: “Saeed, you love THE people. But you can barely stand most people.” And like?????? So true, bestie.

Moana was popular when it came out in 2016. But not THIS popular. From WSJ: "It was both the No. 1 movie in all of streaming last year and the No. 1 movie over the past five years combined." www.wsj.com/business/med...

How to fight an ear worm. (Mine is currently “Popular” but am enjoying it as an ear worm, so I’ve not tried this method of brain scrubbing.) www.npr.org/2024/11/27/n...

A self-proclaimed “grassroots” campaign poured over $135,000 into Meta ads denouncing Canada’s carbon tax policy. The same group has ties with the country's largest fossil fuel industry advocacy group and it isn’t acting alone.

Indie game developers need a space to jam, just like musicians.

i just looked into this and it is true

Facing rapid increases in the cost of living, nearly two out of every five households in Rhode Island are now considered food insecure, according to a new report from the Rhode Island Community Food Bank released Monday. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/25/m...

Here’s my friendly unsolicited advice. Repost things you like here, even more than you currently do. It’s great for building the community and conversation. Thanks!

News: @mprnews.org is here. #minnesota #publicmedia

Another National Book Award for @graywolfpress.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/taiw...

Are you a punctuation perfectionist? A typo terminator? Grammar guru? Master of modifiers? If you dream of spending a few days a week enforcing CP style, this is your moment: the Winnipeg Free Press is hiring a part-time copy editor. Details: www.winnipegfreepress.com/job-opportun...

You have to hear this sound IRL. www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...

It's time to apply for a Knight Science Journalism Program fellowship at MIT! We have 10 openings for a 2025-26 academic year fellowship and one opening for a one semester fellowship for journalists from Africa and the Middle East. Learn more here. ksj.mit.edu/news/2024/11...

Good journalism job: wbhm.org/2024/the-gul... #journalism #publicmedia

Minnesotans will always remember how the @nytimes.com came for us. www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...

Hours are being reduced at a dozen border ports of entry in Manitoba — more than any other province — as schedules are adjusted across the country.

Great read. These women tried to get help, and have gotten none. Not the police. Not the state. sahanjournal.com/education/mi...

Dianne’s Place. Get the laab.

Extraordinary life. www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...

What’s happening in Carlton County? www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1... #elections #minnesota #ballots