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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities

Homestarrunner was one for sure, but I also frequented Everlasting Blort (blort.meepzorp.com). Tonight I learned it's still around and has recent posts, although I can only vouch for the early aughts.

I'm not stalking you, despite the repeated likes of your early Dec posts over the past hour! I was just trying to find the blasted thread Steve misconstrued (but didn't link 🙄) and got distracted by your witticisms and good news sense...

Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.

Here's a plain-spoken and accessible editorial - based in part on @reuters.com reporting - that outlines how much Donald Trump has enriched himself since taking power, and why that's so dangerous for democracy.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

(AP) — Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant. apnews.com/article/ice-arrest...

The 125 Best Songs of 2025 From the breakout Brooklyn band Geese to the Puerto Rican star and soon-to-be Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny and dozens in between, NPR Music shares its picks for the best songs of 2025.

NPR Music's list of the 125 Best Songs of 2025 is live! Thank you to all of the @npr.org public radio stations out there who helped curate this cross-genre list of loud and soft songs. There's nothing else out there quite like it. www.npr.org/2025/12/09/n...

Tomorrow: #BigTechsInvisibleHand, an investigation by 17 media outlets in 13 countries, reveals nearly 3,000 lobbying actions by companies such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Meta, and TikTok to curb regulations and protect their interests. @techpolicypress.bsky.social @lighthousereports.com

It appears the GOP removed Article 1 Section 9 of the US Constitution from the US Congress’s Annotated Constitution site. The section that says habeas corpus rights cannot be suspended. They just cut it out.

Just Mustard (photo by Kate Lawlor)

Brandon Woody with Upendo (photo by Jamie Sandel)

The Westerlies (photo by Kevin Condon)

Upchuck (photo by Ebru Yildiz)

Let’s hit pause on all the noise of the day and kick back together with some new tunes - we’ve got both catharsis and calm on this wk’s All Songs Considered from @npr.org, with @natechinen.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2025/06/24/1...

Trump's EPA plans to repeal climate pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants The Trump administration plans to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal cha...

The Trump administration wants to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal challenges from environmental groups. My @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/06/11/n...

Need help switching appliances from gas to electric? A 'coach' can help Government incentives for climate-friendly upgrades are confusing to navigate, and it can be hard to find businesses that sell them. So a new industry is emerging to help: the decarbonization coach.

Do you need a climate or decarbonization coach? Enough people are having trouble making climate-friendly purchases that companies, nonprofits and agencies are stepping in to help. Here's my @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...

Last week, our team was in rural Maine, talking to counselors and students at Mill Stream Elementary about the value of mental health services in schools. Then, last Wednesday night, as we were on the road home the Trump administration announced cuts...
www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...

Be square and get to the root of it! Celebrate Square Root Day today!

Square root days happen only a few times in a century, and the man who brought the day fame is celebrating his sixth one.

NPR Statement on White House Executive Order NPR is unwavering in our commitment to integrity, editorial independence, and our mission to serve the American people in partnership with our NPR Member organizations. Last night the President releas...

NPR's statement on President Trump's executive order attempting to halt federal funding of NPR and PBS. "The President's order is an affront to the First Amendment rights of NPR and locally owned and operated stations throughout America." loom.ly/gVEQgIM

You and millions of other people rely on the NPR Network for trustworthy journalism.

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Former Palantir workers condemn company's work with Trump administration In a rare rebuke, more than a dozen former workers of the powerful data-mining and surveillance company say the firm's work with the Trump administration violates the company's founding principles.

BREAKING NEWS: In a rare rebuke, more than a dozen former workers of the powerful data-mining and surveillance company say the firm's work with the Trump administration violates the company's founding principles.
Exclusive from @bobbyallyn.bsky.social

Taxing “foreign movies” is the most moronic thing I’ve heard all day

The Trump admin is pulling future research funding for Harvard in its ongoing battle with the university over what the administration alleges is unchecked antisemitism on Harvard's campus. In a call with reporters before the letter was released,
x.com/EDSecMcMahon...

A Mexican cop captured U.S. fugitives in Mexico. It cost her life. Abigail Esparza Reyes, a member of an elite police unit known as “Gringo Hunters,” chased U.S. fugitives in Mexico. She was fatally shot this week.

Baja California Police Cmdr. Abigail Esparza Reyes devoted her career to capturing fugitives from U.S. justice. She’s the Abigail in Kevin Sieff's 2022 Post report on the Gringo Hunters.

She saw her job as protecting Mexico from American criminals.

She was shot to death Wednesday.

wapo.st/3RJ9eAT

Bond market activity this week signals that something big might be changing Usually when the stock market goes down, the bond market thrives. But the bond market has been struggling.

usually when the stock market goes down, the bond market thrives. But the market for US government debt has been struggling, which suggests that investors are suddenly scared not just of RISK but of US assets more broadly: www.npr.org/2025/04/11/n... @npr.org

At an ed tech conference in SanDiego where Education Sec McMahon spoke. Asked about the latest letter re: DEI to schools, she said 'i think discrimination is the bad thing.' Moderator Phyllis Lockett asked if cultural events and other DEI programs like them would still be allowed to exist. McMahon

Even more songs to calm the nerves : All Songs Considered Our third installment of calming songs includes Max Richter's tribute to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ambient sounds from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Brazilian jazz from Wayne Shorter and more.Fea...

Wherein we reflect on finding goodness in the world, the power of curiosity, and the enduring strength of love... w/ @totalvibration.bsky.social, on this wk's All Songs Considered from @npr.org

New York Dept of Education says it will not comply with the US Dept of Ed's order to certify their schools are getting rid of DEI programs.

"We understand that the current administration seeks to censor anything it deems ‘diversity, equity & inclusion...

What even is real?

Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul The "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" order removes "divisive, race-centered ideology" from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo.

President Donald #Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing Vice President JD Vance to eliminate "divisive race-centered ideology" from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo.

A bar chart showing that there have been 134 fentanyl seizures at the border in the last two months... but 3,254 "egg-related" seizures

Today in charts

www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...

The case of the missing hooligans: a Cowlitz River mystery Thousands of northwesterners were disappointed when they failed to meet up with some hooligans in March. These hooligans don’t make much trouble, except when they fail to show up.

For a fun read that has ~nothing to do with the unravelings of the federal government and the global climate (my usual fare): www.kuow.org/stories/the-...

JQA was a real one. basically the jimmy carter of antebellum american politics.

High-five/chestbump an NPR or PBS journalist today.

Shout out to Jeffrey Goldberg for reporting on this now instead of waiting two years to put it in a book.