Linda Vanderwerf
@lindavanderwerf.bsky.social
Retired newspaper reporter, journalist for 42 years. Spent the last 28 years at West Central Tribune, Willmar, MN. Also worked in Las Cruces, NM, Rapid City, SD, and Virginia, MN. University of Minnesota grad, #Gophers and #Lynx fan.
El Tapatio is one of my favorite restaurants. Good food, pleasant service. These people are NOT "the worst of the worst." I never believed they would only go after criminals and never understood why anyone would have believed that.
One of the stories that makes me the saddest out of this ICE invasion is one out of the Minnesota Star Tribune today about ICE agents eating at a little Mexican restaurant in the small town of Willmar, Minn, —and then, when they were done, arresting some of the workers.
January 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
El Tapatio is one of my favorite restaurants. Good food, pleasant service. These people are NOT "the worst of the worst." I never believed they would only go after criminals and never understood why anyone would have believed that.
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Our MN State Capitol is so beautiful.
January 15, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Our MN State Capitol is so beautiful.
KARE has said Gov Walz will speak on the ICE presence in MN at 7 pm CT.
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
KARE has said Gov Walz will speak on the ICE presence in MN at 7 pm CT.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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Congratulations to all the bankers, hedge-fund managers, private-equity honchos, tech titans, corporate executives and op-ed writers for backing the man who will do more to undermine the system that made them insanely wealthy than any other presidential candidate in their lifetimes.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank had been served grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department threatening a criminal indictment, a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s attacks on the Fed.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Fed Served With DOJ Subpoenas, Powell Vows to Stand Firm
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank had been served grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department threatening a criminal indictment, a dramatic escalation of the Trump admi...
www.bloomberg.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Congratulations to all the bankers, hedge-fund managers, private-equity honchos, tech titans, corporate executives and op-ed writers for backing the man who will do more to undermine the system that made them insanely wealthy than any other presidential candidate in their lifetimes.
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“We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition."
This from the guy who fomented an insurrection after losing an election.
And, guess what? People still want the names of men who molested girls and will still listen to Jack Smith's deposition.
This from the guy who fomented an insurrection after losing an election.
And, guess what? People still want the names of men who molested girls and will still listen to Jack Smith's deposition.
January 3, 2026 at 6:11 PM
“We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition."
This from the guy who fomented an insurrection after losing an election.
And, guess what? People still want the names of men who molested girls and will still listen to Jack Smith's deposition.
This from the guy who fomented an insurrection after losing an election.
And, guess what? People still want the names of men who molested girls and will still listen to Jack Smith's deposition.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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I have strongly opposed sending American forces into harm’s way in Venezuela without authorization from Congress. We should not put Americans at risk in this way without careful deliberation among the people’s elected representatives. Wars for regime change can lead to unintended consequences.
January 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I have strongly opposed sending American forces into harm’s way in Venezuela without authorization from Congress. We should not put Americans at risk in this way without careful deliberation among the people’s elected representatives. Wars for regime change can lead to unintended consequences.
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I went to all 10 of the daycares Nick Shirley featured in his viral video. I got inside 4 and found children. Lots of children: www.startribune.com/day-care-fra...
We went to some of the day cares Nick Shirley did. Here’s what we found.
Some of the 10 day cares the YouTube content creator blasted for having “no children” invited reporters in to see for themselves.
www.startribune.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:22 AM
I went to all 10 of the daycares Nick Shirley featured in his viral video. I got inside 4 and found children. Lots of children: www.startribune.com/day-care-fra...
Wow, a New Year's Eve news dump? I think people will still notice this, though.
Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress
Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Wow, a New Year's Eve news dump? I think people will still notice this, though.
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Stunning new revelation: Epstein hung out almost exclusively with guys who had black boxes where their heads should be.
December 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Stunning new revelation: Epstein hung out almost exclusively with guys who had black boxes where their heads should be.
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I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
I tried to listen, really, I did, but I'm out. I'll read the fact-checks later.
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I tried to listen, really, I did, but I'm out. I'll read the fact-checks later.
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Hundreds of underage girls married off and hundreds more children kidnapped as U.S. foreign aid cuts contribute to surge in violations against persecuted Rohingya children.
Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children’s lives crushed by foreign aid cuts
Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of schools and youth training centers in camps for Rohingya in Bangladesh and crippled child protection programs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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The “garbage” destroying America isn’t in Minnesota’s Somalian community. It’s in the Oval Office. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The “garbage” destroying America isn’t in Minnesota’s Somalian community. It’s in the Oval Office. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Revenge is a dish that needs to be served competently.
NEW: The Trump Justice Department failed to secure an indictment today against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
December 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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The buck stops there, or maybe over there. No, it's way over there somewhere. Anywhere but here! Just like the sign on President Truman's desk. 🙄
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The buck stops there, or maybe over there. No, it's way over there somewhere. Anywhere but here! Just like the sign on President Truman's desk. 🙄
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Nothing says “man of the people” like adding gold trim and a shiny sign outside the Oval Office. Somewhere, Marie Antoinette is whispering, “tone it down.”
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Don't take the bait.
People all over the country need to understand that federal agents are not in Chicago to prevent violence – they're in Chicago to cause violence.
(from the inbox) Less than an hour later this morning, just before 10:30 at Roscoe and Harding, feds again released gas as they were driving away, unobstructed, from a relatively small number of neighbors.
October 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Don't take the bait.
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Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
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I’m sorry but I am obsessed with this gif and will be posting it often in the near future
Also I’m not really sorry
Also I’m not really sorry
October 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I’m sorry but I am obsessed with this gif and will be posting it often in the near future
Also I’m not really sorry
Also I’m not really sorry
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October 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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