Mary Stanik
@mstanik.bsky.social
Opinion writer published in papers including the St. Paul Pioneer Press. I hope extreme caution based on fear won’t dictate everything from now on. Read my Substack “After the Caregiving Has Gone.”
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When Trouble Comes to a Hometown
Know that any other hometown could almost certainly be next
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Trouble and violence has invaded my second hometown of #Minneapolis. I would ask those who think similar can’t happen in their hometown to reconsider. A great many things. In my latest Substack. marystanik.substack.com/p/when-troub... #immigration
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Heartbreaking.
A Colleague Remembers Alex Pretti (w/ Dr. Aasma Shaukat)
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A Colleague Remembers Alex Pretti (w/ Dr. Aasma Shaukat)
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A Colleague Remembers Alex Pretti (w/ Dr. Aasma Shaukat)
Sam Stein speaks with Dr.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Heartbreaking.
A Colleague Remembers Alex Pretti (w/ Dr. Aasma Shaukat)
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A Colleague Remembers Alex Pretti (w/ Dr. Aasma Shaukat)
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A judge blocked the Trump administration from "destroying or altering evidence" related to the shooting. Minnesota’s attorney general says the state has never before had to ask a court to preserve evidence in this way. "We will not back down and we will not bend." www.latimes.com/world-nation...
Outrage spreads after federal agents shoot and kill man in Minneapolis
Minneapolis residents and officials are demanding justice after federal immigration agents fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti.
www.latimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:07 AM
A judge blocked the Trump administration from "destroying or altering evidence" related to the shooting. Minnesota’s attorney general says the state has never before had to ask a court to preserve evidence in this way. "We will not back down and we will not bend." www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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New footage from Bring Me the News also shows the aftermath of the fatal ICE shooing in Minneapolis
January 24, 2026 at 6:56 PM
New footage from Bring Me the News also shows the aftermath of the fatal ICE shooing in Minneapolis
@velshi.com Thank you for the excellent coverage of the latest in #Minneapolis. I spent most of my adult life in that city. Wrote about how those who think similar can’t happen in their city or town are quite wrong: marystanik.substack.com/p/when-troub...
When Trouble Comes to a Hometown
Know that any other hometown could almost certainly be next
marystanik.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:52 PM
@velshi.com Thank you for the excellent coverage of the latest in #Minneapolis. I spent most of my adult life in that city. Wrote about how those who think similar can’t happen in their city or town are quite wrong: marystanik.substack.com/p/when-troub...
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Rogan: They said they released the Epstein files, but what did they release? The whole thing is weird.
Guest: It feels like it's been drowned out by everything else has been going on with the ICE shooting.
Rogan: I think some of that's on purpose
Guest: It feels like it's been drowned out by everything else has been going on with the ICE shooting.
Rogan: I think some of that's on purpose
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Rogan: They said they released the Epstein files, but what did they release? The whole thing is weird.
Guest: It feels like it's been drowned out by everything else has been going on with the ICE shooting.
Rogan: I think some of that's on purpose
Guest: It feels like it's been drowned out by everything else has been going on with the ICE shooting.
Rogan: I think some of that's on purpose
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Local journalism may save us.
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Local journalism may save us.
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DIMON: “.. I don’t like what I’m seeing, five grown men beating up a little old lady. So I think we should calm down a little bit on the internal anger about immigration.”
@cnbc.com #$JPM
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@cnbc.com #$JPM
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January 22, 2026 at 1:43 AM
DIMON: “.. I don’t like what I’m seeing, five grown men beating up a little old lady. So I think we should calm down a little bit on the internal anger about immigration.”
@cnbc.com #$JPM
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@cnbc.com #$JPM
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On this day in 2025, Garth Hudson died.
Born in Windsor in 1937, he was the keyboardist for The Band. Considered the principal architect of the group's sound, he was called the most brilliant organist in the rock world. Elton John cited him as a major influence.
Born in Windsor in 1937, he was the keyboardist for The Band. Considered the principal architect of the group's sound, he was called the most brilliant organist in the rock world. Elton John cited him as a major influence.
January 21, 2026 at 1:45 PM
On this day in 2025, Garth Hudson died.
Born in Windsor in 1937, he was the keyboardist for The Band. Considered the principal architect of the group's sound, he was called the most brilliant organist in the rock world. Elton John cited him as a major influence.
Born in Windsor in 1937, he was the keyboardist for The Band. Considered the principal architect of the group's sound, he was called the most brilliant organist in the rock world. Elton John cited him as a major influence.
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My assessment of Canada's Greenland dilemma, and the need for a 'defence against help' strategy, in the @thestar.com:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Canadian troops should join Europe’s in Greenland. But this is why it won’t be enough to protect us from America
Canada's approach must include defending itself from America's "help."
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January 20, 2026 at 6:51 PM
My assessment of Canada's Greenland dilemma, and the need for a 'defence against help' strategy, in the @thestar.com:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Glenn Beck DEFENDING Don Lemon!?!?🤯
Glenn Beck Asks DOJ Official Whether Don Lemon Really Committed a Crime: ‘Do You Go After the Journalist That’s Reporting?’
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Glenn Beck Asks DOJ Official Whether Don Lemon Really Committed a Crime: ‘Do You Go After the Journalist That’s Reporting?’
Glenn Beck defended former CNN host Don Lemon after the Trump administration threatened to charge him for recording the storming of a Minneapolis church.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Glenn Beck DEFENDING Don Lemon!?!?🤯
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It would be naive to think that what is happening in Minnesota could not quickly arrive at our doorstep as well. The latest from Seattle Times columnist @naomiishisaka.bsky.social.
A shocking death brings MLK's words to life
In MLK's 1963 "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," the civil rights leader noted that what is legal and what is right are not always the same thing.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:30 AM
It would be naive to think that what is happening in Minnesota could not quickly arrive at our doorstep as well. The latest from Seattle Times columnist @naomiishisaka.bsky.social.
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Remarkably, at least one observing site in every single Western U.S. state is currently reporting *record low* snowpack for this mid-winter date. In some states, esp. UT and CO, *most* sites are either record low or second lowest on record. More during Wednesday's livestream.
January 19, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Remarkably, at least one observing site in every single Western U.S. state is currently reporting *record low* snowpack for this mid-winter date. In some states, esp. UT and CO, *most* sites are either record low or second lowest on record. More during Wednesday's livestream.
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Before Bonanza and Battlestar Galactica, Lorne Greene was a CBC newsreader, a narrator for the NFB, a mentor to Canadian actors and a performer at Stratford.
This the story of Lorene Greene, before Bonanza.
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This the story of Lorene Greene, before Bonanza.
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Lorne Greene Before Bonanza
YouTube video by Canadian History Ehx
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January 19, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Before Bonanza and Battlestar Galactica, Lorne Greene was a CBC newsreader, a narrator for the NFB, a mentor to Canadian actors and a performer at Stratford.
This the story of Lorene Greene, before Bonanza.
youtube.com/shorts/P8L1h...
This the story of Lorene Greene, before Bonanza.
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Trouble and violence has invaded my second hometown of #Minneapolis. I would ask those who think similar can’t happen in their hometown to reconsider. A great many things. In my latest Substack. marystanik.substack.com/p/when-troub... #immigration
When Trouble Comes to a Hometown
Know that any other hometown could almost certainly be next
marystanik.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Trouble and violence has invaded my second hometown of #Minneapolis. I would ask those who think similar can’t happen in their hometown to reconsider. A great many things. In my latest Substack. marystanik.substack.com/p/when-troub... #immigration
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NEW: Harry Reid went years refusing to talk to Jon Ralston, Nevada’s premiere political journalist.
He tried multiple times to get Ralston fired, before finally succeeding.
But when it came time to write his biography, guess who Reid turned to.
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He tried multiple times to get Ralston fired, before finally succeeding.
But when it came time to write his biography, guess who Reid turned to.
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Commentary: They were like oil and water. Then Harry Reid wanted someone to tell his life story
The former Senate majority leader tried multiple times to have Jon Ralston fired before finally succeeding. Reid then turned to the veteran journalist to write his biography.
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January 18, 2026 at 4:11 PM
NEW: Harry Reid went years refusing to talk to Jon Ralston, Nevada’s premiere political journalist.
He tried multiple times to get Ralston fired, before finally succeeding.
But when it came time to write his biography, guess who Reid turned to.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
He tried multiple times to get Ralston fired, before finally succeeding.
But when it came time to write his biography, guess who Reid turned to.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' (George Santayana-1905). In a 1948 speech to the House of Commons, Winston Churchill changed the quote slightly when he said (paraphrased),
'Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.'
'Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.'
January 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' (George Santayana-1905). In a 1948 speech to the House of Commons, Winston Churchill changed the quote slightly when he said (paraphrased),
'Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.'
'Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.'
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LET'S SET OUR HOUSE ON FIRE TO PREVENT A HOUSE FIRE.
Same logic.
Same logic.
WELKER: What is the national emergency that justifies this new slate of tariffs?
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
January 18, 2026 at 3:15 PM
LET'S SET OUR HOUSE ON FIRE TO PREVENT A HOUSE FIRE.
Same logic.
Same logic.
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No surprise there, meanwhile DHHS and its pseudoscience movement refuse to look into the actual scientific basis of autism. Link to my article attached to this tweet
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After Trump warned about Tylenol and autism, researchers investigated — and found no link
A paper published Friday did not find any evidence for the claim that Tylenol use in pregnancy raises the risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities.
www.nbcnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:12 PM
No surprise there, meanwhile DHHS and its pseudoscience movement refuse to look into the actual scientific basis of autism. Link to my article attached to this tweet
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Oregon homeowners who take steps to protect their homes from wildfire could pay less for property insurance under a southern Oregon state senator’s proposal to require insurers to consider fire prevention efforts when setting rates.
Oregon bill would require home insurers to consider wildfire prevention efforts
The proposal comes in light of rising property insurance premiums and policy cancellations or nonrenewals across the country and much of the West.
www.opb.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Oregon homeowners who take steps to protect their homes from wildfire could pay less for property insurance under a southern Oregon state senator’s proposal to require insurers to consider fire prevention efforts when setting rates.
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Now that we’re all about “complying with the law” re Minnesota, does that extend to complying with the law re Epstein files?
January 17, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Now that we’re all about “complying with the law” re Minnesota, does that extend to complying with the law re Epstein files?
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"Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said Monday that her administration is acting to 'crack down on the out-of-state special interests that are pumping our state dry while Arizona families and farmers suffer.'" From @ianjames.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...
Arizona draws a line on groundwater use after letting Saudi-owned company pump freely for years
Arizona's governor says the state will start limiting groundwater pumping in an area where a Saudi farm grows hay and aquifer levels are dropping.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
"Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said Monday that her administration is acting to 'crack down on the out-of-state special interests that are pumping our state dry while Arizona families and farmers suffer.'" From @ianjames.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...
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On February 13, 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, beginning what would be a seismic year in public health policy.
What does it feel like in the epicenter? Dr. Peter Hotez knows.
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What does it feel like in the epicenter? Dr. Peter Hotez knows.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:02 PM
On February 13, 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, beginning what would be a seismic year in public health policy.
What does it feel like in the epicenter? Dr. Peter Hotez knows.
Read More👉 ebx.sh/t0nwW1
What does it feel like in the epicenter? Dr. Peter Hotez knows.
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Anyone have a Government of Canada source for this?
NEW and WOW: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada are sending troops to Greenland amid continued threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the territory, multiple outlets reported. www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...
Germany, other NATO allies sending troops to Greenland amid Trump threats
Trump said Wednesday anything less than U.S. control of Greenland would be "unacceptable" in a warning to NATO allies about Arctic security.
www.newsweek.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Anyone have a Government of Canada source for this?
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US sends more agents to Minneapolis despite furor over woman's killing.
AFP's Octavio Jones photographs US federal officers detaining people during protests as ICE operates in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 13, 2026. The killing of Renee Nicole Good has sparked nationwide protests
AFP's Octavio Jones photographs US federal officers detaining people during protests as ICE operates in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 13, 2026. The killing of Renee Nicole Good has sparked nationwide protests
January 14, 2026 at 3:05 AM
US sends more agents to Minneapolis despite furor over woman's killing.
AFP's Octavio Jones photographs US federal officers detaining people during protests as ICE operates in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 13, 2026. The killing of Renee Nicole Good has sparked nationwide protests
AFP's Octavio Jones photographs US federal officers detaining people during protests as ICE operates in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 13, 2026. The killing of Renee Nicole Good has sparked nationwide protests
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Congratulations to @normeisen.bsky.social, @jenrubin.bsky.social and the entire crew at the @contrariannews.org for marking their first year of wide-ranging, ambitious, and impactful journalism on behalf of democracy.
January 14, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Congratulations to @normeisen.bsky.social, @jenrubin.bsky.social and the entire crew at the @contrariannews.org for marking their first year of wide-ranging, ambitious, and impactful journalism on behalf of democracy.