The University of Minnesota should listen to Willie Nelson and settle with workers striking for a small wage increase and a fair contract.

The right is awfully quiet about Tyler Robinson. Come on, guys! What happened to “It’s time for war”? Kind of a rough call when he’s one of your own, isn’t it?

We’ve come to take this sort of demonization and incendiary language for granted. But: It is not, in any way, normal.

TV host Bill Maher shut down noted right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro with a comment about how news is spread in connection with the shooting death of fellow conservative Charlie Kirk.

A crowd of more than 100 people stood outside the gates of an empty prison in Hudson on Saturday, protesting reported plans by the Trump administration to turn it into Colorado’s newest immigrant detention facility. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

At a press conference in Utah, F.B.I. Director Kash Patel sought to take credit for Tyler Robinson’s arrest. But the most impressive act of justice was committed by Robinson’s father, who made the tragic choice to help turn in his son.

Stuart Stevens wonders if Brett Kavaugh has stopped to consider that "all the Hispanic Bush campaign aides who helped get you your Supreme Court lifetime appointment will know if they drop by Home Depot to pick up a new drill, ICE can stop and detain them." trib.al/bFoHO8R

Write letters to incarcerated D.C. residents, unite with members of the city's queer community, brush up on your rights as a tenant, and more opportunities to get engaged in the city this week.

DOJ is sharing state voter roll lists with Homeland Security minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/12/r...

Details about Tyler Robinson, conservative activist Charlie Kirk's alleged killer, have begun to emerge.

The uncoordinated search apparently left Patel’s Trumpworld remarkably unimpressed, taking to social media to openly question his future atop the country’s top law enforcement agency. trib.al/7jrIAtE

Prince Harry lays wreath to Ukrainian war dead on surprise visit to Kyiv

In New Yorker Humor, the world’s leading employer of people in your chosen field is seeking candidates with your exact skill set—but not you—to add to its growing team of associates.

OPINION: Al-Jazeera managing editor Mohamed Maowad said of Israel’s campaign against Gaza journalists: “The pattern is clear: degrading, delegitimating, smearing and then killing.”

Romania scrambled two fighter jets early Wednesday morning after a group of aerial drones were detected near its border with Ukraine.

Late Night addressed the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination on Thursday, with Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, Michael Kosta and Stephen Colbert all condemning politically motivated violence.

Democrats have overperformed VIce President Kamala Harris' margin in more than two dozen special elections this year.

🤝 Prince Harry arrives in Kyiv on surprise visit

Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny said in an interview that he did not include the United States in his 2025-2026 concert tour because of fear that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement would raid the concert venues. https://cnn.it/4nkARya

. @govpritzker.illinois.gov shares his frustrations and his hope for the party’s future.

Good question! Why?

Behold, political violence galore ⬇️

NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.

OpenAI and Microsoft say they reached a non-binding agreement for the startup to transition its for profit arm into a public benefit corporation.

since whatever web stack they used prevented autopreview, the #Ikigai venn diagram

As an antidote to the constantly dreadful news, have some philosophical concepts:

10 Rules of Ikigai

A growing cohort of people are working longer to stave off dementia and loneliness in old age ⬇️

We spoke with Hasan Piker about the fallout from Charlie Kirk’s killing. He got candid about sparring with the late conservative activist and his own fears about political violence. Read Piker's full Q&A with our @adamwren.bsky.social 👇

Update: LA journalists won a preliminary injunction against DHS on Sept. 10; federal judge says violent behavior by DHS agents “under the guise of protecting the public” violated the Constitution.

⚡️Zelensky, Kellogg discuss additional weapons, increased economic pressure on Russia during visit to Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, on Sept. 11 during the U.S. official's previously unannounced visit to Kyiv.

On Thursday, the UK government announced Peter Mandelson’s dismissal as ambassador to the US, citing emails exchanged between the politician and serial sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein published by Bloomberg News. Here are five takeaways from our investigation:

Concerns about President Donald Trump’s health are on the rise again as his latest public outing stirred up some rumors.

The left overwhelmingly has condemned the killing of Kirk and offered condolences to his family in this terrible time. The right has declared “war” and demanded revenge before we even have a suspect in custody.

Lisa Murkowski is beyond pathetic.

There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man. Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent. We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate. My latest piece.

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Good morning Folks ! Another one from a post made from where I work. Have a fantastic day !

Raju: Have you seen that letter? Burlison: I would like to see it matched with his handwriting Raju: Here’s the letter Burlison: I don’t want to see it

“Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot”. -Charlie Kirk

She knew it was coming I wish more people had listened! 🤨💙💙

Jess and I sharing thoughts on the Epstein birthday book. Listen/watch/subscribe: link.chtbl.com/2NHNIxjP @jessicatarlov.bsky.social @ragingmoderates.bsky.social

This was just last month and we have already memoryholed it. A cop killed by an antivaxxer.

Yep. Normal politics died on November 5, 2024 (if not sooner). I'm deeply skeptical of the idea that voters who pulled the lever for Trump when he was clearly an insanely self-destructive choice will make better decisions next time around. Hope I'm wrong though!