Matt DeLong
@mattdelong.bsky.social
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Prairie Island Indian Community let us come check out the fall cannabis harvest at the tribe's 13-acre cultivation and manufacturing facility outside of Hastings. Definitely the most weed I've ever seen in one place.
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Joaquin Guzman Lopez, one of four sons of the Sinaloa cartel's 'El Chapo', changes his plea to guilty, documents show.
Son of jailed Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to plead guilty in US court
Joaquin Guzman Lopez, one of four sons of the Sinaloa cartel's 'El Chapo', changes his plea to guilty, documents show.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Joaquin Guzman Lopez, one of four sons of the Sinaloa cartel's 'El Chapo', changes his plea to guilty, documents show.
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Iran has decided to boycott the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington next week because the U.S. denied visas to members of its delegation, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on Friday. spr.ly/60157t86
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Iran has decided to boycott the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington next week because the U.S. denied visas to members of its delegation, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on Friday. spr.ly/60157t86
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Greg Bovino calls NANCY SINATRA "a main cause of violence"
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Greg Bovino calls NANCY SINATRA "a main cause of violence"
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You've heard of the Friday night news dump. Here's the Friday night of Thanksgiving wknd dump. For special circumstances, like when the faculty assembly votes 595-4 against paying to end a shakedown and you do it anyway. Link to agreement here: bulkmail.northwestern.edu/trk/click?re...
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
You've heard of the Friday night news dump. Here's the Friday night of Thanksgiving wknd dump. For special circumstances, like when the faculty assembly votes 595-4 against paying to end a shakedown and you do it anyway. Link to agreement here: bulkmail.northwestern.edu/trk/click?re...
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Porcupine
Lynx
Tarantula
Crocodile
Rhinoceros
Porcupine
Lynx
Tarantula
Crocodile
Rhinoceros
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild :
Moose
Elephant Seal
Sea otter
Pika
Stingray
Moose
Elephant Seal
Sea otter
Pika
Stingray
Introduce yourself with five animal you have seen in the wild:
Hawaiian Monk Seal
Atlantic Puffin
Roseate Spoonbill
Southern Sea Otter
Manatee
Hawaiian Monk Seal
Atlantic Puffin
Roseate Spoonbill
Southern Sea Otter
Manatee
November 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Porcupine
Lynx
Tarantula
Crocodile
Rhinoceros
Porcupine
Lynx
Tarantula
Crocodile
Rhinoceros
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Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
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Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
He’s been sitting there growling at the inflatable Santa and elves getting blown around by the wind across the street for the last half hour
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
He’s been sitting there growling at the inflatable Santa and elves getting blown around by the wind across the street for the last half hour
My alma mater in the TG parade. Go Jacks!
November 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
My alma mater in the TG parade. Go Jacks!
Guess it doesn’t matter that my snowblower is still in the shop because it wouldn’t have done anything with this sheet of ice anyway
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Guess it doesn’t matter that my snowblower is still in the shop because it wouldn’t have done anything with this sheet of ice anyway
Me after round two of pie
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Me after round two of pie
Today in St. Paul
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Today in St. Paul
I will not be rage-baited by bad pie takes. Life is too short.
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I will not be rage-baited by bad pie takes. Life is too short.
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"An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance."
Another federal agent operation in St. Paul draws large crowds of protesters
Gov. Tim Walz said state officials were monitoring a “chaotic” situation “and working to understand what unfolded. We received no heads up from federal authorities on this operation.”
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November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance."
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One of the big tidal forces of the coming years is that the baseline reliability of things you see on a screen is going to decline.
I think this has not been adequately metabolized.
This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
I think this has not been adequately metabolized.
This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
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November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
One of the big tidal forces of the coming years is that the baseline reliability of things you see on a screen is going to decline.
I think this has not been adequately metabolized.
This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
I think this has not been adequately metabolized.
This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
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A large gathering of protesters converged midday Tuesday on a residential stretch on Maryland Avenue in St. Paul, where they suspected an immigration enforcement action was underway.
Protesters clash with agents, police during apparent federal raid in St. Paul
The confrontation unfolded on Maryland Avenue on the city’s East Side.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A large gathering of protesters converged midday Tuesday on a residential stretch on Maryland Avenue in St. Paul, where they suspected an immigration enforcement action was underway.
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A powerful snowstorm is expected to hit Minnesota on Tuesday, bringing up to 6 inches of snow and strong winds to the Twin Cities and heftier amounts to the north.
Winter storm poised to drop up to 6 inches of snow, wind gusts in Twin Cities, more to the north
A winter storm warning is in effect for parts of Minnesota from late Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning, and travel is not advised.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A powerful snowstorm is expected to hit Minnesota on Tuesday, bringing up to 6 inches of snow and strong winds to the Twin Cities and heftier amounts to the north.
Love this: Pearl Jam kicked in to buy a Zamboni machine for the Two Harbors Youth Hockey Association after the group's executive director sent the band's official fan club a handwritten request in the style of a concert poster
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November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Love this: Pearl Jam kicked in to buy a Zamboni machine for the Two Harbors Youth Hockey Association after the group's executive director sent the band's official fan club a handwritten request in the style of a concert poster
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After the sudden end to asylum protections, some of the Karen community risk being sent back to a country ruled by a military dictatorship.
Trump administration ends protections for Myanmar refugees, affecting Minnesota’s Karen residents
After the sudden end to asylum protections, some of the Karen community risk being sent back to a country ruled by a military dictatorship.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
After the sudden end to asylum protections, some of the Karen community risk being sent back to a country ruled by a military dictatorship.
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Minnesota’s Democrats in Congress say they will push to undo a federal ban on intoxicating hemp products before it takes effect in a year and upends the state’s market for low-dose THC products.
Minnesota Democrats in Congress look to reverse federal ban on hemp THC products
It’s unclear if Minnesota’s GOP congressmembers will seek a fix, though Rep. Tom Emmer has appeared open to it.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Minnesota’s Democrats in Congress say they will push to undo a federal ban on intoxicating hemp products before it takes effect in a year and upends the state’s market for low-dose THC products.
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ICE arrested outstanding journalist @davedeckerphoto.bsky.social while he was on assignment covering protests at the facility in Miami. Throw him some money please because as a freelancer he doesn't have the legal support backing a full-timer would and we need to continue fighting for a free press.
Tampa based photojournalist Dave Decker @davedeckerphoto.bsky.social was on assignment as a member of the press on Saturday as he was covering a demonstration at the Krome ICE Detainment Center in Miami when he was arrested with 30 others:
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#FreeThePress
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#FreeThePress
Tampa photojournalist arrested outside ICE detention center in Miami
More than 30 people were arrested outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Miami last Saturday afternoon—including Tampa photojournalist Dave Decker.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
ICE arrested outstanding journalist @davedeckerphoto.bsky.social while he was on assignment covering protests at the facility in Miami. Throw him some money please because as a freelancer he doesn't have the legal support backing a full-timer would and we need to continue fighting for a free press.
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BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
A movie that takes place where you’re from
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
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My secret craft project is revealed! A wearable Edmund Fitzgerald so @sithlet.bsky.social could be the @mnrollerderby.bsky.social Bodies of Water mascot, “Gail O. November”!
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
My secret craft project is revealed! A wearable Edmund Fitzgerald so @sithlet.bsky.social could be the @mnrollerderby.bsky.social Bodies of Water mascot, “Gail O. November”!