PFAS just broke another global record. So did CO₂. So did wildfires. Collapse isn’t coming—it’s already begun. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Seems pretty sure we're heading to a big divide between elites who will go to real schools with real teachers and the rest of the country who will get AI instruction in massive classrooms (largely online), learn nothing, and have degrees no one values.

The energy around AI from corporations is: "'No Way to Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens"

New Hampshire judge pauses Trump's birthright citizenship order nationwide via class action lawsuit startribune.com/new-hampshire-…

#Breaking U.S. DOJ civil rights office launches investigation into Minnesota over diversity hiring policy startribune.com/us-doj-civil-r…

All the losers saying this is bad don’t deserve dan deacon

More than 1,000 U.S. counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist. niemanlab.org/2025/07/new-re…

All to fight free buses, free childcare, lower priced groceries, and freezing the rent. These assholes spend more on cocaine in one week than they are threatened to lose here. But we let them guide our thought through media, culture, paid "experts", and internet algorithms.

At a moment when the problems our world is facing feel insurmountable, I found a lot of inspiration in this. My friend and reporter Allison Herrera sat down with recently freed Leonard Peltier, one of the longest serving political prisoners in the U.S. mprnews.org/story/2025/06/…

Happy Friday! Wanna hear an hourlong conversation about having cancer? racketmn.com/racketcast-ep-…

State officials say lead emissions in from January through March reached unhealthy levels near Gopher Resource in Eagan, raising exposure concerns for nearby residents. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news…

The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for. UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families. Our full statement below. ⬇️ 1/

#Breaking DOJ asks to look at Minnesota’s voter registration rolls, other election data startribune.com/doj-asks-to-lo…

Seems bad that a mayor has to urge people to stay inside because the government is going through the streets and arresting people.

hello journalists! the press credentials sign up sheet to cover the minneapolis DFL convention next saturday at the target center is now live: accounts.google.com/v3/signin/iden…

Alarming headline: "Minneapolis rain gardens were built to reduce water pollution. Research shows they’re making it worse." Story says it's about one kind of pollution (phosphorous from compost) and a researcher says they're "still highly beneficial." startribune.com/minneapolis-ra…

NEW: The Miami Herald has obtained a list of hundreds of people detained or scheduled to be at Alligator Alcatraz. The government isn't realizing names. Families and attorneys are having trouble finding people at the site We're publishing the list here: miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

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