Alex
Alex
@cono.bsky.social
Photographer, teacher, toddler dad, basketball enthusiast, backyard gardener.
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Sign+share! Union proposals our newspaper's parent company has rejected: Content under a reporter’s name must be their work, not AI; AI content must be reviewed by a human journalist and LABELED as AI; AI may not be used to generate deepfakes; Pioneer Press may not lay us off and replace us w/AI
Stop the bots! The Pioneer Press union is fighting for AI protections in our contract. If you don't want a bot clone of your favorite reporter writing stories under their byline, tell our bosses to keep our coverage human: act.aflcio.org/letters/tell...
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In case you’re wondering what the Outkick guy is up to with the Finals credential WNBA PR gave him: He saw two WNBA PR employees sitting at their desks during the national anthem and posted their photo to Twitter and has followed up with additional posts attempting to dox them
Outkick has been granted a credential for the #WNBA Finals, per source.
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“She told them she would give a vote, give a vote for the gun safety package. Allow for a vote no matter how she voted on it, and she did not. She lied to them in their own living room,” Klobuchar said in a debate with Demuth Wednesday night.
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This is what the Hennepin side of block E looked like in 1969 vs the exact spot today. I don't think it's hyperbole to say this is an abject failure of urban renewal. Like today's Nicollet Mall, we keep designing these dehumanizing places, then get baffled why people don't want to to there.
My “Twin Cities in 50 Maps” book by @jakesteinberg.com arrived today. It’s awesome. This part felt especially relevant.
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Some of the dopes of this website are mad that Peggy Flanagan said “replace”. But uh,,,,we’re still going to need some agency to prosecute human, drug or weapons traffickers. Those are not made up problems
This year, federal agents terrorized our streets, killed our neighbors, and detained our children. Minnesotans were changed forever. Michele Tafoya thinks ICE treats kids “really well.” I think ICE should be ripped apart and replaced by a system grounded in dignity and due process.
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I’m a teacher in Minnesota and I’m going to offer a helpful peek behind the curtain: this doesn’t actually happen
Trump: "They want to cut your children. It's unbelievable what they do. Your son leaves as Jimmy and comes home in three days as Janet, and they don't even ask you. They can take your child out of school and do whatever the hell they want. Minnesota is one of those states."
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Forty scenes of grain elevators, Main Streets, railroad tracks, and towering beers.
Extremely important. Thank you for writing, @startribune.com @laurayuen.bsky.social
Many Somali Minnesotans have watched with worry in recent days as attention again gathers around crimes committed by a few in their community. It’s a feeling all too familiar for those trying to live productive lives in the place they call home.
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Replying to @randballsstu.bsky.social
Gift link for non-subscribers and Free Friday people. I think she made some good points. midwest-excellence.ghost.io/guest-opinio...
I do not like Marjorie Taylor Greene, but this is absolutely insane from Trump. Horrendous. And it will fly completely under the radar amid everything else going on.
Serving in public office in the U.S. is dangerous. A new normal of violent threats is making it worse, dozens of elected officials told the New York Times. nyti.ms/4ydVlgU
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I do not think an exec branch led by a man who thinks he is entitled to treat federal agents as an arm of his firm, refers to Somali Americans as “garbage” and has said racist things specifically about Omar is capable of neutrally applying the law to her, to put it mildly apnews.com/article/ilha...
I think we could use more of this perspective. @startribune.com @mattdelong.bsky.social idk who to tag
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Did more than praise Metro Surge, she arguably helped start it by feeding "information" to Nick Shirley. Not really a great person to lead MN IMO
Lisa Demuth’s campaign for governor, in review: -$13M from a MAGA megadonor to a super PAC backing her -Couldn’t name a single Trump policy she disagreed with -Praised Kristi Noem and Trump’s ICE operation in Minnesota -Supports Trump’s health care cuts
Starting to make more sense to me why I saw several disturbing shirts/patches like this at the airport last weekend from guys who looked like they were cosplaying Chris Kyle
Christian nationalist zealot Pete Hegseth appears to be advancing his dream of turning the U.S. military into a trillion-dollar instrument for waging holy war www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Man in a Blue Mantle, by John Singer Sargent, 1891, 📸 via @cjzero.bsky.social
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Gas prices going up? I know, let's make it HARDER to get a fuel efficient vehicle. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/c...