NOW: A Kansas sheriff reportedly lied when he said his office “has received more than 200 tips” from people claiming 2020 election fraud. In response to a public records request, the office could only produce ONE offense since 2020. Whoops.

My position on “late term abortions for convenience” is similar to my position on brain transplants. I don’t have one because they don’t exist.

BREAKING: Reuters investigators found a bunch of MAGAs, led by the current Republican candidate for Michigan attorney general Matthew DePerno, ILLEGALLY accessed voting systems in the 2020 election. If this becomes a bigger story, DePerno won't be in office. He'll be in jail.

Seems so.

Minnesotans: please vote today if you haven't yet!

wondering what the Trump Organization would do if a disgruntled employee they fired stole dozens of boxes of company documents, including highly confidential materials, and hid them in a storage room in his house

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene had $183,504 in PPP loans forgiven. x.com/Acyn/status/15…

Today's non NYT crossword in the Strib was created by Adrian Johnson, class of 21! #heymac

I've been thinking a lot about this DeSantis Martha's Vineyard thing, and finally realized why I'm so viscerally scared by it. He put people on the modern day equivalent of cattle cars by falsely promising them work. His buddies at DHS falsified the records so that these LEGAL

This was a shi*show. Get serious, interested, and interesting celebrities.

Congratulations to professor emeritus Jack Weatherford, who became the first foreigner to be awarded the Order of Genghis Khan, Mongolia's highest state honor. Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh (pictured here) presented the award to Dr. Weatherford.

Thanks to Macalester College for clear sidewalks & helpful Mac people making my first solo outing since hip replacement less nerve-wracking. #heymac

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St Paul folks: heads up!

Class of 79 and staff reunion aka hanging out with besties in Puyallup. #heymac

Marked as unfinished-for-various-reasons: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai goodreads.com/review/show/53…

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I hear a bagpipes in the wild and immediately rise from my seat to seek out its source. Just back from a 3 block wander. #heymac

Stopped in to make sure everything was set up for tomorrow's commencement, knowing full well that the awesome staff has everything under control. Congratulations Class of 23! #nocartwheels #heymac

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