Cinco de Mayo parade in Little Village canceled for second year as immigration enforcement concerns persist

For the second year in a row, the annual Cinco de Mayo parade in Little Village has been canceled due to immigration enforcement concerns, organizers announced Monday.

Dear Strib: Tired of Minneapolis City Hall Drama? Focus on Something Else. - Racket The Star Tribune's obsession with a supposedly dysfunctional Minneapolis City Council overplays minor issues, lets the mayor oft the hook, and obscures what the city has accomplished.

Dear Strib: Tired of Minneapolis City Hall Drama? Focus on Something Else. By, well, me. racketmn.com/dear-strib-t...

What Happened to the SPLC—and Me Union breaking, Gaza, and fear of MAGA turned the SPLC into an organization that abandoned its own civil rights principles.

Pod listeners have probably picked up from Mike that something went wrong at SPLC, which abruptly kicked him to the curb. He sued and won a settlement.

Here, Mike explains what happened. His story feels familiar to me and many others on the beat.

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This is appalling: “Case counts [of measles] in 2026 are more than double what they were the same period of 2025 and more than ten times what they were in 2024.” 4/1/26 … 1/ www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic...

Attorney General Ellison should intervene and reject Allina acquisition by California hospital giant • Minnesota Reformer In California, Sutter Health has a proven track record of seeking to exploit their market power.

Consolidation too often leads to higher prices, worse care (Commentary) minnesotareformer.com/2026/03/30/a...

Mike Lindell loses bid to overturn defamation verdict. Plus, his lawyers face sanctions. A jury found Lindell liable for 2020 election-related statements about a former Dominion Voting Systems employee.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell not only just lost his latest motion to overturn a defamation verdict related to the 2020 election — the judge also said lawyers for the media company he founded must explain why they shouldn't be fined and referred to their state bars for disciplinary proceedings.

Not surprised that it was written by Jeremy Peters

Troops walking on water

never forget in 2020, MPD built this shitty wall blocking 1st precinct sidewalk, and i wrote to complain that it was in violation of the ADA, and the city told me to "contact the ADA." a piece of legislation!

this city cares so little about disabled people getting around

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A screenshot of the landing page for a story from the Independent reading: Delta flew 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father to ICE detention in Texas, new video shows A photo of federal agents detaining Liam Conejo Ramos in Minnesota outraged people across the nation last year Ariana Baio Tuesday 17 March 2026 16:15 EDT

A screenshot of the landing page for my story reading: Video proves Delta flew Liam Ramos and his dad to ICE detention center Three plainclothes federal agents can be seen boarding a Delta flight while guarding the 5-year-old boy and his father, right under unsuspecting passengers' noses. Gillian Brockell 16 Mar 2026 - 8 min read

A line from the Independent story reading: “The airport footage was obtained through an information disclosure request to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport by activist Nick Benson with MN50501 - a Minnesota-based organization that advocates against Trump's policies.” I’ve highlighted the part where it links to MN50501.

A screenshot of a browser window showing that the MN50501 link includes “?ref=gillianbrockell.com”

This @the-independent.com story is such an obvious lift of mine that they didn’t even bother deleting my site’s referral URL.

And no, they do not credit me for reporting it first or (intentionally) link to my story.

In j-school, rewording someone else’s reporting was called plagiarism. 1/

The reporter who lifted Gillian's story so completely she didn't even edit out the referral link went to the COLUMBIA JOURNALISM SCHOOL, per her bio

Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces first, two people f...

Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack US forces first, two people familiar with the matter said reut.rs/46ybyTg

"I ordered my steak well done but it is bleeding. I pay a lot of money to this club. Are you going to fix this?"

#OtD 28 Feb 1947 the 228 incident took place in Taiwan, when an anti-government uprising was violently suppressed by the nationalist Kuomintang government, killing thousands and beginning a white terror which would kill thousands more stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9995...

Two quick reminders that (1) there are people who are paid to (a) watch the State of the Union and (b) tell you what was said in it; and (2) it almost never matters what is said in it any more than any other political speech that you probably don’t feel the need to watch.

Middle East: Using AI to stop dissent before it even starts Conflict forecasting, using AI and vast amounts of data, is evolving fast. The Middle East's authoritarian regimes could well be among the first in the world to use it to stop protests — before they e...

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DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin is leaving the agency DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin was the controversial voice of the Trump administration during Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago. She’s leaving the agency.

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Renovation of the Lake Street/Midtown Blue Line station is delayed - MinnPost On the up side, more time planning means less risk once the renovations finally – hopefully – begin in 2027.

"The delay comes largely because when the project was advertised for bids from construction firms in September 2025, none was received..." www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/0...

2 to 3 Cups of Coffee a Day May Reduce Dementia Risk. But Not if It’s Decaf.

"The findings, published Monday in JAMA, don't prove caffeine causes these beneficial effects, and it’s possible other attributes protected caffeine drinkers’ brain health."
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Scott Jensen ends campaign for Minnesota governor, announces run for state auditor Jensen, the GOP’s 2022 nominee for governor, exited the race after finishing fourth in a statewide straw poll.

Will he pledge to eliminate litter boxes in school bathrooms? www.startribune.com/scott-jensen...

We found at least 18 of the drugs on TrumpRx have cheaper generics available ranging from potential savings of over $600 for Tikosyn to just around $2 for Diflucan. Most of the drugs are made by Pfizer.

So about TrumpRx: We crunched the numbers today and about half of the drugs on there have cheaper generics available already. www.statnews.com/2026/02/06/t...

Everything you’re hearing from the Trump administration is a lie. Today was one of the most active days in Northeast since the entire Operation Metro Surge began.

Nothing is changing on the ground in Minneapolis, no matter what headlines Trump and Homan try to create.

While Tom Homan was trying to grab headlines this morning ICE was again circling our schools. They’ve been out all morning and no “drawdown” is enough until every single one of these agents is out of our state and DHS is abolished.

“The D.O.J., the D.H.S., and ICE are not above the law,” Judge Blackwell said during the hearing on Tuesday. “They do wield extraordinary power, and that power has to exist within constitutional limits. "

Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload

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Mike Lindell's campaign for governor is buying boatloads of Mike Lindell autobiographies • Minnesota Reformer Mike Lindell’s memoir, “What Are the Odds? From Crack Addict to CEO,” has enjoyed a new surge of sales since he announced a run for governor late last year. Who’s buying the book, which details his ad...

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell spent more than half the money he raised in his campaign for Minnesota governor last year buying copies of his autobiography.

Dear media, stop acting like Trump means what he says Whether over "a deal" on Greenland or a "pivot" on ICE, we need far more skepticism

Great piece by the former public editor for the NYTimes, @sulliview.bsky.social. An amazing newsletter generally speaking as well.

‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."

University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
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