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professionally nosy. reporter at @mnreformer covering labor. board member @mnspj .

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People dance around the statue.
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Members of the American Indian Movement are preparing to tear down the statue of Christopher Columbus at the Minnesota State capitol
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love that someone just submitted a vertical picture of their dog to be the next Minnesota state flag
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These guys say they support the protests but not the looting. Showed up to help this tobacco store owner stop people from breaking in
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BREAKING: The third precinct police station is on fire. Rioters have taken over
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I came back out. This is my neighborhood. You can see flames for a mile and feel the heat from a block away
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Meanwhile across the street, police are armored up and firing on protesters
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This demonstration has swelled in size. There are tens of thousands of people here now.
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Members of AIM sing the AIM song over the fallen Columbus statue in St Paul
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People are using buckets to pour water on adjacent buildings and keep the fire from spreading. No fire fighters
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The United States gave up its Capitol quicker than a Minneapolis police station. By days.
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It’s a wreck
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Morning after the protests and riots in Minneapolis of the police killing George Floyd. It’s eerie
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This former Sheraton just off Lake St in Minneapolis, where there has been massive looting and fires, now houses about 200 homeless people. It’s community controlled and run by volunteers
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BREAKING: Minnesota public defenders and support staff have voted to authorize a strike for the first time in state history. story tk
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Things are heating up
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NEW: Workers at Trader Joe’s in downtown Minneapolis voted 55 to 5 to unionize, becoming the second store in the country to do so.
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Dollar Tree, Cub and Aldi also being looted.
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This is Dorene Day, who’s mom was one of the founding mothers of AIM
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It came down super easy
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Looting US Bank
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People have erected their own barricade using Target carts
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Target being looted rn
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@_cingraham was not prepared for that ending!!
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State troopers are moving people away from the Columbus statue. Now we’re waiting for a truck to come “pick the trash off the street” as one organizer put it
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One person who had a lot to say was this guy, Divine Allah. I just asked him what he was doing
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Autozone and Target are on fire
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The Christopher Columbus statue was driven away to cheers and drum beats
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the way the Biden campaign treated local reporters today is disgraceful
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The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin GUILTY of second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd last May
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Meanwhile, Target still being looted. It’s been over 3 hours. Many are wearing masks.
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It melted the stop sign.
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Dorene was the main figure in a radio documentary and longread I did about the federal government’s Indian relocation program. Read/hear (some of) her family’s story:
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Tear gas fired. Protesters regroup with milk and what appear to be to pick-ups full of barricade supplies
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the new Saint Paul laser loon library cards are real y'all
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Police gained ground on Lake to let fire fighters through. (Nobody breaking into the library)
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Something I can't get over: The Minneapolis Police Department (mayor and chief) let the NY Times do a ride along with its police officers for a George Floyd murder anniversary story about how the mayor has tried to overhaul the department (he hasn't).
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Minneapolis police set up fake social media accounts and posed as members of the public to criticize elected officials and surveil Black activists and organizations *without a public safety objective*, according to the state Dept of Human Rights investigation.
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Divine pt. 2
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Outside the Carpenters Union Training Center in Hermantown (outside Duluth) for .... Joe Biden’s visit
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BREAKING: 15,000 Minnesota nurses will strike for 3 days at 15 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Duluth area in what the union says is the largest private sector nurses strike in US history. Mary Turner, Minnesota Nurses Association president:
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Looters moving east along Lake
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Police spraying tear gas. To move people east along Lake
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Starbucks workers are striking for the first time in Minnesota. Workers at the Minneapolis store at 47th and Cedar won’t be working today or tomorrow. They say Starbucks isn’t bargaining with them for a first contract and changing store hours without negotiating
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NEW: Minneapolis is canceling its plan to pay social media influencers to share information during the Derek Chauvin trial citing negative feedback
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NEW: The Minnesota Nurses Association says their members voted to authorize a strike - which required 2/3 voting in favor. That allows the union to call 15,000 nurses in the Twin Cities and Duluth area to the picket line with 10 days notice
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Inbox: Workers at two Starbucks locations in the Twin Cities are looking to unionize
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University of Minnesota custodians, dining workers, mechanics and other service workers are holding an informational picket as students move into their dorms. They’re unionized with Teamsters Local 320 and seeking a $20 an hour minimum wage (it’s $15 an hour now)
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BREAKING: Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is in police custody three days after a video showed him kneeling on George Floyd’s neck leading to his death
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Celebration of Biden’s victory in front of the burned out Third Precinct in Minneapolis
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Divine pt. 3 (final clip)
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NEW: Second Starbucks location in Minnesota — at 47th St. and Cedar Ave in Minneapolis — voted to unionize 11-2
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Firefighters are stationed nearby but aren’t coming into the protest zone.
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NEW: University of Minnesota service workers have voted to authorize a strike. 1,500 custodians, cooks, mechanics, groundskeepers and other workers across the U’s 5 campuses could strike as soon as Oct. 22. Teamsters Local 320 Secretary-Treasurer Brian Aldes:
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Everything is broken into but the stores in the apartment building where residents, owners and volunteers kept guard
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Fire fighters just arrived
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Here’s is Rosemary Finster who is helping organize/lead the effort but is not part of any organization! This interview coming in parts
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You all better keep following me when I go back to posting stories about labor and housing!
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This is Leslie Redmond, president of the Minneapolis NAACP. She and about 50 people from the community are policing north Minneapolis to prevent any arson or robbery (interview in parts)
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Demonstration at Henn Co Gov Center rn in dtown Minneapolis. Calling for officers involved in death of George Floyd to be arrested and charged
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as a student of Minnesota culture, i can already see the irrational state pride taking over as the flag discourse shifts from normal ambivalence to the belief that this is the best flag in the country or at least one of the top 5 and definitely ahead of Wisconsin
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mugshot of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter who was booked into Hennepin County jail today and faces a charge of second degree manslaughter for killing Daunte Wright during a traffic stop on Sunday
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After exhausting the “it’s a dry cold” argument, Minnesotans are now defending -20 degrees with “it’s great for killing bugs”
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Important Minneapolis news: Lake St. DQ is open
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why did the committee pick so many bad ones when there were great options ... honestly just make it the dog at this point
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Here are the top vote getters from the 13-member committee. Middle row got four votes.
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NEW from @rljourno : MNGOP Chair recruiting Minnesota Republicans to amplify Trump claims of ballot fraud
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NEW. @mnguncaucus issues statement on Amir Locke killing:"Black men, like all citizens, have a right to keep and bear arms. Black men, like all citizens, have the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable search and seizure."
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Damage extends far in both directions on Lake Talked to a gas station owner who was able to prevent looters with the help of coworkers and friends who blocked off the entrances. It’s hard to comprehend the damage done to businesses on top of the pandemic
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The Minneapolis Police Department hasn't finalized any discipline against officers for misconduct from *last year's* protests following the death of George Floyd
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Law enforcement involved in incidents over the past week with journalists are being investigated by internal affairs departments within their agencies, @MinneapolisPD Chief Medaria Arradondo explains. @MNOSN #ChauvinTrial #OperationSafetyNet
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Ash is falling from the sky
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Planning Commissioner Chloe McGuire responded: "I was raped by a fraternity brother so ... maybe you guys need to look at yourselves"
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The first recreational marijuana dispensary in Minnesota is about to open on the Red Lake reservation. 12 strains, up to 2 ounces per transaction, open to all
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No police in sight
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Car fire, ATM update, AutoZone is gone
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East Lake DQ is open. It’s officially spring in Minneapolis.
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mission accomplished: this will look pretty dope as a sticker on our hydroflasks as we ride into battle
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Good night. There will be plenty to learn tomorrow.
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Hard to believe what I’m seeing
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BREAKING: 15,000 union nurses at 16 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Duluth area will strike beginning Dec 11. Nurses in the Twin Cities and Essentia will strike until the end of the month. Nurses at St. Luke’s in Duluth will strike without an end date
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The only officer to face discipline for her conduct in the wake of Floyd's death —for months and months- was Colleen Ryan. What did she do? She spoke to a GQ reporter anonymously about the toxic culture of the department.
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Spotted in Minneapolis: man commuting home on his UNICYCLE which has a SNOW TIRE.
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when voting by Zoom goes wrong. #mnleg
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Rep. Ilhan Omar’s father died from COVID-19 today. Sad news.
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J.D. Rockefeller offers a dime to a young child in 1924
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Mayo Clinic donates $10 million to Rochester Public Schools, reversing the district's immediate fate
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And I got hit in the chest by a rubber bullet from police. Covered me in dust that’s been making me cough for a half hour. I’m home now.
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The roads are still open to traffic unbelievably. (But who is there to close them?)Protest is mostly petered out and moved into what feels like the partying stage. Some protesters still facing off with police in the dark
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This police officer just told a journalist he was inciting a riot
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We are no longer able to document the ongoing, escalating Marconi Plaza South Philadelphia vigilante incident after @PhillyPolice ordered us to leave or be arrested. We were told we no longer had the right to document this event.
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I won’t be going out to report tonight. I don’t have the gear or enough sleep to be safe. I’m grateful for the journos who do and hope they and everyone else stays safe tonight. Turning my attention to the medium- and long-term stories we need to do. DM me your tips and ideas
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If you marry a Minnesotan, you will be forced to spend eternity here one way or another.
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Comedian Richard Lewis laid to rest in Roseville
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NEW: The Hennepin County Board just unanimously approved raising its minimum wage from $15 to $20 an hour, affecting 480 of the county's roughly 9,000 employees. story tk
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Firefighters finally arrived with National Guard troops
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Okay the guy in the pick-up truck. Justin Herberg. One of the most interesting interviews I’ve done. This is coming in parts.
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Rioters still at it with no police or national guard in sight. People have hijacked multiple mail trucks and are smashing them
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GOP candidate for Senate in Montana Tim Sheehy is saying he grew up on an old farmstead surrounded by farmland in Minnesota … He grew up in Shoreview and went to SAINT PAUL ACADEMY via @thedailybeast
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Rosemary pt 2. The owners of this hotel are helping but are not in control
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