Something that's being overlooked: The Saudi government—yes, the same gov't that butchered a Washington Post journalist a few years ago—is set to be a part owner of CNN. Watch the full episode of Power Lines on YouTube: youtu.be/nWEG5jUrP2Q?...

“We have been very consciously grateful for having Renee and having her in our lives for 37 years,” she added. “It changes your perspective when you’re grateful.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

"...using misinformation to limit who can seek healthcare is a warning for all patients." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

After you've supported Erin's journalism, learn about the history of the inclusive policy in play from @mikedesocio.com

US citizen abducted in Minnehaha in south Minneapolis at 9am this morning

At a time when Black history is being removed from schools, museums, and parks, Black journalists are fighting to tell a more inclusive American story.

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"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made." -Minnesota native F. Scott Fitzgerald

Like, you might have had long-held general thoughts about immigrants and immigration enforcement, but when your neighbor is collecting preemie formula for a baby whose mom (no criminal record) was disappeared, it's hard to not at minimum think the actions & rhetoric around this surge are incorrect

The contours of a dual state are coming into view, one in which anyone targeted by Trump’s deportation and detention program has no rights that can save them. Read @pemalevy.bsky.social on how DHS is rewriting its detention rules to ignore the law—and entrap millions.

Scientists and advocates say the science of sex and gender is being misrepresented by the Trump administration — and will have major repercussions for the healthcare for all Americans. @melodyschreiber.com reports out this crucial story

“The Court is not aware of another occasion in the history of the United States in which a federal court has had to threaten contempt — again and again and again — to force the United States government to comply with court orders." minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/27/c...

Friends we are SO CLOSE to keeping a south Minneapolis family of 6 — 1 a newborn — housed safely for March. It’s not safe for the 3 working adults to leave the house. I am taking out their trash, if you want to know what Minneapolis is like, drawdown narrative notwithstanding. DM for QR code

Our local digital alt-weekly @racketmn.com has done such a good job rounding up ICE news every day. This is also a really nice story about what things have looked like on the cultural front. racketmn.com/winter-of-pr...

"The property last sold in 2019 for $24.3 million. City assessors last year estimated its value at $11.3 million." www.startribune.com/lumber-excha...

It's kind of crazy that the AP now takes donations, but the far crazier thing would be if the AP went away. Because the NYT, no matter how much money it rakes in from Wordle and Wirecutter, will never put a full-time reporter in a state capital like Pierre, South Dakota. apnews.com/donate?targe...

A group of former U.S. Department of Justice attorneys say the ongoing federal attempt to force Minnesota officials to turn over its voter rolls amounts to a “fishing expedition” not supported by law.

BREAKING: Judge Patrick Schiltz in Minnesota threatens criminal contempt, if necessary, to address ICE noncompliance in an order calling out U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen's response to Schiltz's earlier questions about noncompliance with court orders. "ICE will comply with this Court's orders."

Read this @mattbarnum.bsky.social piece with @vkoganpolisci.bsky.social and decided to buy the book. cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/no-adult-l...

This is still twice as many as they said, and almost 7 times as many as pre-surge.

Enraging and awful and very obviously enabled not just by across-the-board Awful People but also by a long list of institutions, media outlets, and political leaders who pretend to mask their bigotry by "just asking questions" or "raising concerns" or some BS. Love you, trans pals.

Minnesota right now is both incredibly strong at the neighborhood and community level and absolutely beat to all hell. And kind of broke. People are close to eviction and other people are digging deep to help them. Cutting off Medicaid to this deeply hurting population is so cruel and vengeful.

we don't yet know why superintendent carvalho had his home raised, but just some context:

Nice words from @govpritzker.illinois.gov about @arneduncan.bsky.social and the tremendous work he has done towards helping reduce gun crime and recidivism in Chicago.

To be super clear, these here legendary treats are on offer thanks to our premier cultural anthropologist of snacks.

No history of de jure discrimination, says Barrett.

Excited to see @edwriters.bsky.social highlighting @eshockmanwrites.bsky.social excellent coverage of ICE's impact on Minnesota schools! The @mprnews.org team has done stellar work in incredibly trying circumstances. Here's an @emilysays.bsky.social Q&A with Elizabeth.

FBI raids Los Angeles Unified offices and the home of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. Not much additional information at this point. www.latimes.com/california/s...

This is for the whole metro area. Effects much larger (and smaller) in some communities. Analyzing whole metro gives us ability to connect to credible estimates of levels and translate % impacts into $ of lost wages.

Many workers have missed shifts without jobs being destroyed making it challenging to measure labor impacts with conventional sources. We use real-time daily data from Homebase to measure impacts. Thanks to UChicago and Homebase for making the data available. #EconSky #NumbersDay

'My children are here’: How journalist Georgia Fort’s arrest impacted her daughters As the Trump administration tries to stop individuals from documenting immigration enforcement, parents are trying to figure out how to explain constitutional rights to their children 19thnews.org/2026/02/jour...

it's such a huge story and it's being so under-covered

New research with @aaronsojourner.org of the @upjohninstitute.bsky.social posted on @northstarpolicy.org's blog. We find that Operation Metro Surge caused declines in employees working, hours worked, and businesses open, leading to an estimated $106 million wage loss for Twin Cities workers.

Abigail Spanberger being a more unapologetic liberal as governor of Virginia is a sign of what happens when Democrats have a bigger majority in their state legislatures. We saw the same thing when Tim Walz went from being a Blue Dog pro-gun Democrat to being a progressive as governor.

#JournoRequest: I’m looking to interview Black women with Tourette syndrome about specific difficulties they face, diagnostic disparities and feeling unseen — And yes, also the BAFTA incident. Email me at sluterman at 19thnews dot org or DM if interested.

RFK Jr. Brushes me off when I ask about the FDA taking down a website warning about fake autism cures www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

Sarah McBride is one of the Democratic women wearing white, the color of women's suffrage.

GOOOOOD evening and WELCOME to President Donald Trump's first State of the Union since returning to the White House. I am Eric Garcia and I am the Washington bureau chief at @the-independent.com providing running commentary for tonight. Follow along.

I am going to add, as a born and bred Minnesotan, $30 is practically charity.

The Minnesota Frost are returning to the ice refreshed after the Olympic break, and with a boost of confidence from their six Olympians. More from @gamedayhockey.bsky.social thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL

In Minnesota, despite showing documents proving active immigration cases, pending visas, or even US citizenship, residents were arrested and detained by ICE for days or weeks. But many who were later set free are now encountering a new challenge: ICE isn’t giving back their immigration documents.

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NEW: Just weeks after the FDA removed its webpage warning about fake autism "Cures" that could harm autistic kids, RFK Jr. nominated numerous members to the government's autism advisory committee that promote those same crank cures. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

NEW: Many of the people that RFK Jr. nominated to be on the board that gives the government guidance on autism policy are not only anti-vaxxers. Many of them contributed to his 2024 presidential campaign. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Hey, #AutSky — I missed this excellent Lingua Franca/John Summers piece on publication a year ago. It hasn't lost an iota of relevance, though. Why are so many parents and "experts" seduced by holistic narratives around autism? Enticing — and hollow — narratives date to the '60s.

I spoke with The Minnesota Star Tribune about the research evidence, mine and others, which indicates the many ways in which aggressive immigration enforcement harms children, schools, and communities. www.startribune.com/coronavirus-...

Long Lead is honored to share that LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET is a finalist for the 2026 Ambies Awards in the categories of Best Knowledge, Science or Tech Podcast, Best News & Politics Podcast, and Best Scriptwriting, Non-Fiction.

This @lollardfish.bsky.social piece about the current moment's learning loss among Minnesota children is excellent. No surprise — David has found gold standard sources. 12/10 no notes. I do, however, have a longtime MN-based but national education reporter observation to add. 1/

The non-profit Baltimore Banner has quietly registered the domain names dcbanner.com and thedcbanner.com You can see where they're going with that. And they are not the only ones, @status.news reports. www.status.news/p/washington... [no paywall on weekends]