Lee Gross
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69 year old with 69 years experience talking about and doing farming things in fields, barns, at kitchen tables and in diners. Yes, I started young.
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Our government is supposed to protect people exercising their constitutional rights, not kill them. This is a good sign.
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Our government is supposed to protect people exercising their constitutional rights, not kill them. This is a good sign.
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one of the few things ive done academically that i think "actually" matters involves this graph. people who are bad neighbors -- who reject immigrants, people of a different race or religion as neighbors -- want strong (anti-democratic) leaders and army rule.
people who are good neighbors do not.
people who are good neighbors do not.
January 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
one of the few things ive done academically that i think "actually" matters involves this graph. people who are bad neighbors -- who reject immigrants, people of a different race or religion as neighbors -- want strong (anti-democratic) leaders and army rule.
people who are good neighbors do not.
people who are good neighbors do not.
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When you’ve lost the golfers
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
When you’ve lost the golfers
Something upbeat to counter some of the ugliness.
The Pandas of Chengdu
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The Pandas of Chengdu
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The Pandas of Chengdu
On the early morning of January 23, 2026, I arrived at the south gate of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, one of the most renowned conservation facilities in the world, just a few mi...
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January 24, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Something upbeat to counter some of the ugliness.
The Pandas of Chengdu
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The Pandas of Chengdu
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Spending my morning at LifeSouth Community Blood Centers donating platelets!
Blood donors save lives. If you can, please donate. 😊
Blood donors save lives. If you can, please donate. 😊
January 24, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Spending my morning at LifeSouth Community Blood Centers donating platelets!
Blood donors save lives. If you can, please donate. 😊
Blood donors save lives. If you can, please donate. 😊
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Nothing has changed in nearly 50 years. NOTHING.
Media Memory Hole: October 12, 1972 issue of Rolling Stone, founding editor Ralph Gleason wrote of the news media:
Media Memory Hole: October 12, 1972 issue of Rolling Stone, founding editor Ralph Gleason wrote of the news media:
January 23, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Nothing has changed in nearly 50 years. NOTHING.
Media Memory Hole: October 12, 1972 issue of Rolling Stone, founding editor Ralph Gleason wrote of the news media:
Media Memory Hole: October 12, 1972 issue of Rolling Stone, founding editor Ralph Gleason wrote of the news media:
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This is a national media fail. But predictable as they fixate fully on the new shiny distraction with generations of sexual-assault victims knowing this would happen again.
The system protects itself, and too many media leaders helped build and sustain that sick system. And jump to change subject.
The system protects itself, and too many media leaders helped build and sustain that sick system. And jump to change subject.
If an overarching goal has been to remove Epstein from the public conversation, this has to be viewed today as a total success.
January 23, 2026 at 1:51 PM
This is a national media fail. But predictable as they fixate fully on the new shiny distraction with generations of sexual-assault victims knowing this would happen again.
The system protects itself, and too many media leaders helped build and sustain that sick system. And jump to change subject.
The system protects itself, and too many media leaders helped build and sustain that sick system. And jump to change subject.
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The general strike Friday in solidarity with the people of MN against ICE is gaining momentum paydayreport.com/minneap/
MAP: Minneapolis General Strike Movement Spreads to 120 Cities on Friday
At least 120 cities plan to hold actions in solidarity with the Minneapolis General Strike.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:53 PM
The general strike Friday in solidarity with the people of MN against ICE is gaining momentum paydayreport.com/minneap/
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Krugman is on the nose again. Mark Carney is a serious person, Donald Trump is a demented egotistical jerk paulkrugman.substack.com/p/courageous-c
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January 22, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Krugman is on the nose again. Mark Carney is a serious person, Donald Trump is a demented egotistical jerk paulkrugman.substack.com/p/courageous-c
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a question i don’t see asked enough is “what the fuck is the head of border patrol doing in a land-locked state”
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino is seen deploying a gas canister at Mueller Park in south Minneapolis this afternoon.
Video by Ben Luhmann.
Video by Ben Luhmann.
January 22, 2026 at 1:13 AM
a question i don’t see asked enough is “what the fuck is the head of border patrol doing in a land-locked state”
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5/ But we’re not shutting up about a fair contract until we get the one we deserve – one that protects our workers and our work. Sign our petition to show your support and to call on our management to bargain in good faith! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Fair Contract Now for ProPublica Guild
We, the workers of ProPublica, provide our readers with deeply researched, unbiased news that holds power to account. This work is more important now than ever, but our staff can’t properly contribute...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:25 PM
5/ But we’re not shutting up about a fair contract until we get the one we deserve – one that protects our workers and our work. Sign our petition to show your support and to call on our management to bargain in good faith! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Trump's federal cuts are threatening lifesaving scientific breakthroughs. That’s why I’m leading a plan to put a $23 billion science research bond on the ballot. The best part? My bill requires that the drugs developed with this public research bond must be sold at a discount.
January 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Trump's federal cuts are threatening lifesaving scientific breakthroughs. That’s why I’m leading a plan to put a $23 billion science research bond on the ballot. The best part? My bill requires that the drugs developed with this public research bond must be sold at a discount.
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Almost certainly the best thing I was ever told about owls was when I met an owl handler at an owl sanctuary and he told me that the wild owls who lived near the sanctuary worried about the tame show owls there and sometimes stopped by to leave them shrews and mice as presents.
December 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Almost certainly the best thing I was ever told about owls was when I met an owl handler at an owl sanctuary and he told me that the wild owls who lived near the sanctuary worried about the tame show owls there and sometimes stopped by to leave them shrews and mice as presents.
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Stop what you are doing and look at these ducks
January 21, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Stop what you are doing and look at these ducks
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“The truth always lies somewhere in the middle” has to be one of my least favorite phrases. Sometimes, one side is actually truthful and one side is actually malicious and lying!
January 19, 2026 at 8:34 PM
“The truth always lies somewhere in the middle” has to be one of my least favorite phrases. Sometimes, one side is actually truthful and one side is actually malicious and lying!
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It’s cold and I’ve been on my belly for hours with my Nikon and wide-angle lens hoping to catch an emperor fly like missile from the sea.
Although I can barely feel my fingers, I couldn’t be happier. My heart is singing and I can’t help but smile.
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Although I can barely feel my fingers, I couldn’t be happier. My heart is singing and I can’t help but smile.
More: glass.photo/cm/2x0JKhym2...
January 18, 2026 at 11:23 PM
It’s cold and I’ve been on my belly for hours with my Nikon and wide-angle lens hoping to catch an emperor fly like missile from the sea.
Although I can barely feel my fingers, I couldn’t be happier. My heart is singing and I can’t help but smile.
More: glass.photo/cm/2x0JKhym2...
Although I can barely feel my fingers, I couldn’t be happier. My heart is singing and I can’t help but smile.
More: glass.photo/cm/2x0JKhym2...
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Bruce Springsteen: “ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
January 19, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Bruce Springsteen: “ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
Nothing like her presence at this event signaling to the rest of Minnesota that the MSP carnage is just another big city problem.
Klobuchar is caught in a pre-Trump time warp. Somebody pull her into 2026.
January 18, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Nothing like her presence at this event signaling to the rest of Minnesota that the MSP carnage is just another big city problem.
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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Livestock grazing is allowed across 240 million acres of federal land.
Our investigation revealed the subsidies propping up ranching, its impact on the environment and the politics underpinning the system.
Our investigation revealed the subsidies propping up ranching, its impact on the environment and the politics underpinning the system.
The Biggest Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Grazing on Public Lands
Livestock grazing is allowed across 240 million acres of federal land. Our investigation revealed the subsidies propping up ranching, its impact on the environment and the politics underpinning the sy...
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January 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Livestock grazing is allowed across 240 million acres of federal land.
Our investigation revealed the subsidies propping up ranching, its impact on the environment and the politics underpinning the system.
Our investigation revealed the subsidies propping up ranching, its impact on the environment and the politics underpinning the system.
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A view of the Sierra Mountains in California
January 16th 2026
January 16th 2026
January 17, 2026 at 5:41 AM
A view of the Sierra Mountains in California
January 16th 2026
January 16th 2026
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"Ian" sent this from where he was pruning nut trees in Huron CA. He shares, "This work is very tiring. We spend our 8 hour workday looking up and have to cut thick branches. By the end of the day our necks and arms ache." #WeFeedYou
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"Ian" sent this from where he was pruning nut trees in Huron CA. He shares, "This work is very tiring. We spend our 8 hour workday looking up and have to cut thick branches. By the end of the day our necks and arms ache." #WeFeedYou
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New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
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The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
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Thank you, Minnesota
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Thank you, Minnesota
There is no greater obligation for an American than loyalty to the Constitution of the United States.
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January 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Thank you, Minnesota
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Congressional Republicans, you can act at any time. Do it together. Many of you are almost certainly thinking the same thing. Talk to Dems and work out a deal.
January 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Congressional Republicans, you can act at any time. Do it together. Many of you are almost certainly thinking the same thing. Talk to Dems and work out a deal.