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Reporter for @marketplace.org Born and raised in Minneapolis, now living in Vermont.

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When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2007, the US president was born in 1946.

In 2017, the US president was born in 1946.

And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946.

03.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 10642 πŸ” 3232 πŸ’¬ 196 πŸ“Œ 242
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White House tweets out Rubio’s statement seeming to say that basically Bibi maneuvered Trump into attacking Iran.

02.03.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 639 πŸ” 242 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 70
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"The trade was not that you were getting exposed to geopolitics when moving to Dubai."

02.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 4035 πŸ” 668 πŸ’¬ 220 πŸ“Œ 559

Years ago at the height of pandemic shutdowns I wrote a book about supply chains and why they break.

I'm not going to make any projections about what comes next but, obviously, if this war drags on, it means more inflation.

01.03.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 571 πŸ” 214 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 9
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BREAKING: At least 200 people have been killed and 747 injured so far in US-Israeli strikes across 24 provinces of Iran today, latest figures from the Iranian Red Crescent.

28.02.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have been watching the West Wing for the first time, and one of the (many) things that make it a time capsule of a bygone era is its portrayal of Congress as a thing that exists and functions.

28.02.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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28.02.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 1118 πŸ” 391 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 22

The government illegally took your money.

They won’t give it back.

28.02.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 3650 πŸ” 1106 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 20

Again… and we in the media cannot say this enough…. Almost ALL of the tariffs are being paid by US consumers and companies.

25.02.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Matt! It’s been really great.

21.02.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Witnessing your children’s births was β€œdisgusting and unnatural”? Babies are β€œawful” and parenting β€œjust sucks” for the first several years? Get therapy yesterday!

21.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | This Masculinity Influencer Is Loud and Wrong About Paternity Leave

I am on week 7 of paternity leave, so I have some Thoughts about this piece.

They boil down to this: I sincerely hope Galloway talked about this stuff with his wife and/or therapist before saying it on a podcast. This man is telling on himself!!

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/o...

21.02.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The actual amount collected under IEEPA is somewhat unknown but it's likely well over $100bn. And claims are transferrable, so a small importer can sell them at a discount (say, 80 cents on the dollar) to another entity that would bundle and sue over a whole bunch of smaller claims.

20.02.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 592 πŸ” 122 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 24
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Man Annoyed He Has To Chew Current Food Before He Can Chew Next Food HARTFORD CITY, INβ€”Growing increasingly frustrated by the time-consuming slog of ingestion, local man Andrew Neel reportedly expressed annoyance Thursday that he must chew the current food in his mouth...

It me

theonion.com/man-annoyed-...

20.02.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beta board member Dean Kamen resigns over Epstein ties Dean Kamen agreed to leave to "avoid potential distractions" for Beta Technologies following a release of Jeffrey Epstein case files that showed years of correspondence.

Longtime Beta Technologies board member Dean Kamen resigned Wednesday following revelations that he had visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private Caribbean island and communicated with the wealthy sex offender in the years following Epstein’s 2008 conviction.

19.02.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Immigration judge dismisses deportation case against Mohsen Mahdawi The judge ruled that the government failed to authenticate a memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that was used as the basis for the deportation proceedings against Mahdawi, a pro-Palestinian acti...

A federal immigration judge has terminated deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi, a Vermont resident and pro-Palestinian activist who was detained in prison for two weeks last year.

17.02.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

the two types of vehicle are cars and trucks, with every vehicle being a subclass of one of those two. a jeep is a truck. a motorcycle is obviously a car. a boat is a truck. an airplane is a car and a helicopter is a truck. trucks are cars, interestingly enough, and cars are a specific type of chair

13.02.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 3517 πŸ” 449 πŸ’¬ 103 πŸ“Œ 46
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ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

10.02.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 4926 πŸ” 2988 πŸ’¬ 184 πŸ“Œ 233

Working theory: If one had a chance to improve society by injecting just one piece of knowledge into every human β€” so that they truly UNDERSTOOD it, not just knew it on a surface level β€” "the difference between a million and a billion" would be pretty high in terms of return on investment

04.02.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 507 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 6
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Masha Bucher Appears in Epstein Files as a Founder Fixer The Day One Ventures founder continues to invest in hard tech companies, like brain tech startup Merge Labs, founded by Sam Altman.

NEW: Day One Ventures founder Masha Bucher managed to amass a formidable portfolio despite widely known past ties to the Russian government. She introduced founders to Epstein in 2017 & 18. Just last week week she announced an investment in Sam Altman's Merge Labs

www.inc.com/sam-blum/mas...

04.02.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

My position at The Post was eliminated, along with many other journalists of color hired after the 2020 racial reckoning.

04.02.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 1449 πŸ” 397 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 10
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

01.02.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 35206 πŸ” 17404 πŸ’¬ 2299 πŸ“Œ 2248
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Musk to Epstein: β€˜What Day/Night Will Be the Wildest Party on Your Island?’ New emails show Musk has been lying about his relationship with Epstein.

"What day/night will be the wildest party on your island" is exactly what I say to people when i am "REFUSING" to associate with them

www.404media.co/musk-to-epst...

30.01.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 819 πŸ” 185 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 24

"Journalists have not only the right, but the responsibility to observe and report events in the public interest. It is not illegal to document a protest against the federal government. The fact that the protest took place in a church does not negate journalists’ First Amendment rights to report."

30.01.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for β€œhis openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”

28.01.2026 04:35 πŸ‘ 2407 πŸ” 801 πŸ’¬ 262 πŸ“Œ 181
How Ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Will Impact Elder Care
How Ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Will Impact Elder Care YouTube video by Marketplace APM

The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians. The aging care industry is expected to lose many workers as a result.

Elizabeth Trovall reports from a senior community in Florida where 26 staff members are set to lose their work permits.

24.01.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 288 πŸ” 155 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 29

Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

genuinely stunning image

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