Mark Wasson
@reportermark.bsky.social
Twin Cities reporter somewhere between Jesus and Huey P. Newton.
I don’t argue with people John Brown would have shot.
"You can't control bigfoot or aliens, so you can't control me either." - Jose Canseco
www.misfitsmedia.press
I don’t argue with people John Brown would have shot.
"You can't control bigfoot or aliens, so you can't control me either." - Jose Canseco
www.misfitsmedia.press
Jesus fucking christ.
oh boy. The Court is now addressing supplemental letters submitted after briefing closed. Appleget admits to using A.I. to do research and drafting which resulted in inaccurate quotes being included in his briefs. He apologizes to the Court, but a supremely awkward moment at the end of his argument
October 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Jesus fucking christ.
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If there’s evidence of fraud or other financial crimes, let’s see it. But trying to denaturalize and deport a sitting member of Congress over mistakes a parent allegedly made on immigration forms when she was a child is immoral and reprehensible. We can’t stand for it.
Immigration enforcement officials search Ilhan Omar's home in pre-dawn raid
Rep. Ilhan Omar's home was the subject of a pre-dawn HSI raid.
www.foxnews.com
October 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
If there’s evidence of fraud or other financial crimes, let’s see it. But trying to denaturalize and deport a sitting member of Congress over mistakes a parent allegedly made on immigration forms when she was a child is immoral and reprehensible. We can’t stand for it.
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Arguments have begun in Safe Homes St. Paul v. City of St. Paul, the procedural battle over whether the St. Paul City Council broke the law when it refused to place the Right to Repair ordinance on the ballot on grounds that the law itself was allegedly invalid.
Tomorrow, Monday 10/12, the Minnesota Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the Right to Repair case. To recap: the City Council voted not to place the question in the ballot, the District Court disagreed and ordered that it must be, and the MN Supreme Court declined extraordinary remedy.
October 12, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Arguments have begun in Safe Homes St. Paul v. City of St. Paul, the procedural battle over whether the St. Paul City Council broke the law when it refused to place the Right to Repair ordinance on the ballot on grounds that the law itself was allegedly invalid.
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The term everyone is dancing around is "secret police", a hallmark of totalitarian regimes.
Things got more insane just about as soon as I posted this last night.
DHS is now arguing that we cannot even put the names of ICE officers in our lawsuit against those officers. Their position is that, if a defendant works for DHS, they cannot be named in a lawsuit.
Never seen anything like it.
DHS is now arguing that we cannot even put the names of ICE officers in our lawsuit against those officers. Their position is that, if a defendant works for DHS, they cannot be named in a lawsuit.
Never seen anything like it.
October 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The term everyone is dancing around is "secret police", a hallmark of totalitarian regimes.
So the feds helped groom a child for two years and then charged him after giving him a gun and ammo as an adult.
www.startribune.com/what-to-know...
www.startribune.com/what-to-know...
What to know about a foiled terror plot at the Mall of America
Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, of Richfield, was charged with one count of knowingly receiving a firearm and ammunition in order to commit a federal crime of terrorism.
www.startribune.com
October 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
So the feds helped groom a child for two years and then charged him after giving him a gun and ammo as an adult.
www.startribune.com/what-to-know...
www.startribune.com/what-to-know...
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That Hemingway quote about hunting men is alarmingly common in police culture. I've seen it on police union merch and on t-shirts and other swag at SWAT competitions and policing conferences.
“The coin in question was listed for sale on eBay and is branded “U.S. ERO Yuma ICE.” Along with a snarling wolf-like creature, the coin, which is in the shape of a police badge, features two twisted mottoes.
“There is no hunting like the hunting of man,” it says.”
“There is no hunting like the hunting of man,” it says.”
Chilling ICE Challenge Coin Features a Slogan About ‘Hunting’ Humans talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
October 6, 2026 at 2:34 AM
That Hemingway quote about hunting men is alarmingly common in police culture. I've seen it on police union merch and on t-shirts and other swag at SWAT competitions and policing conferences.
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Interested in supporting the Trans Relocation Fund? Donate with the link in our bio! You can also get involved with the Queer Liberation Working Group by emailing us at [email protected]
September 16, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Interested in supporting the Trans Relocation Fund? Donate with the link in our bio! You can also get involved with the Queer Liberation Working Group by emailing us at [email protected]
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Want to get involved with our Melt ICE Priority? Check out these different ways to engage! Melt ICE is hosting a social for our Court Observers and members interested in Immigration Court Observation. Enjoy a cold one and learn about how you can get involved on Thursday, Sep 24 @ 8 pm at Arbeiter
September 18, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Want to get involved with our Melt ICE Priority? Check out these different ways to engage! Melt ICE is hosting a social for our Court Observers and members interested in Immigration Court Observation. Enjoy a cold one and learn about how you can get involved on Thursday, Sep 24 @ 8 pm at Arbeiter
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Wrote about documenting ICE arrests during a surge in southwest Florida -- and how no one wanted any of the footage.
ICE is Still Surging
Dispatch from an immigration surge in southwest Florida
www.turtlediaries.net
September 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Wrote about documenting ICE arrests during a surge in southwest Florida -- and how no one wanted any of the footage.
On 9/11 I read a Hunter S. Thompson essay in ESPN and listen to “Makeshift Patriot” by Sage Francis. Both came out shortly after the attack and are some of the few pieces of media that accurately predicted where this country was headed in the way that only art can.
www.espn.com/page2/s/thom...
www.espn.com/page2/s/thom...
September 11, 2026 at 9:46 PM
On 9/11 I read a Hunter S. Thompson essay in ESPN and listen to “Makeshift Patriot” by Sage Francis. Both came out shortly after the attack and are some of the few pieces of media that accurately predicted where this country was headed in the way that only art can.
www.espn.com/page2/s/thom...
www.espn.com/page2/s/thom...
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I, the only data reporter at the Charlotte Observer, am among the McClatchy layoffs in the bloodbath today. The HR person asked me not to talk about it! AMA.
Anyway, here’s a link to one of my most important stories this year.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
Anyway, here’s a link to one of my most important stories this year.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
A Black teen found hanged near Charlotte church was a suicide, police say. Questions remain
In May, 16-year-old Juliana Nzita was found dead in a Charlotte churchyard. CMPD called it a suicide. Her family isn’t so sure.
www.charlotteobserver.com
September 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I, the only data reporter at the Charlotte Observer, am among the McClatchy layoffs in the bloodbath today. The HR person asked me not to talk about it! AMA.
Anyway, here’s a link to one of my most important stories this year.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
Anyway, here’s a link to one of my most important stories this year.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
Please read this thread.
In the year since Charlie Kirk’s killing, the federal government has, as promised, ramped up its targeting of leftist groups and individuals: Minneapolis anti-ICE activists have been raided and indicted. Orgs like PSL & CodePink subpoenaed. Hasan Piker is an existential threat.
September 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Please read this thread.
A self-defense argument is not going to work in Minnesota.
You have a duty to retreat in the state, which did not happen here.
So make sure all your friends who might be potential jurors know about jury nullification because punching fascists is good.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nu...
You have a duty to retreat in the state, which did not happen here.
So make sure all your friends who might be potential jurors know about jury nullification because punching fascists is good.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nu...
September 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
A self-defense argument is not going to work in Minnesota.
You have a duty to retreat in the state, which did not happen here.
So make sure all your friends who might be potential jurors know about jury nullification because punching fascists is good.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nu...
You have a duty to retreat in the state, which did not happen here.
So make sure all your friends who might be potential jurors know about jury nullification because punching fascists is good.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nu...
Judge allows evidence of prior act in right wing dipshit's assault case www.misfitsmedia.press/judge-allows...
Judge allows evidence of prior act in right wing dipshit's assault case
X has also been admonished at two separate court hearings for attempting to record them with Meta glasses.
www.misfitsmedia.press
September 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Judge allows evidence of prior act in right wing dipshit's assault case www.misfitsmedia.press/judge-allows...
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TCDSA will be doing targeted door knocks against data centers every Saturday in September! Let’s make every resident aware of what data centers are, that there is a risk for them to pop up anywhere in the city, not just downtown, and that now is the time to fight back! RSVP link in bio.
September 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
TCDSA will be doing targeted door knocks against data centers every Saturday in September! Let’s make every resident aware of what data centers are, that there is a risk for them to pop up anywhere in the city, not just downtown, and that now is the time to fight back! RSVP link in bio.
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Twin Cities DSA members spoke in support of the MN15 following a court hearing in Minneapolis on Aug. 27.
This as the state has entered a "Shadow Surge", with abductions and deportations climbing in recent months.
This as the state has entered a "Shadow Surge", with abductions and deportations climbing in recent months.
August 31, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Twin Cities DSA members spoke in support of the MN15 following a court hearing in Minneapolis on Aug. 27.
This as the state has entered a "Shadow Surge", with abductions and deportations climbing in recent months.
This as the state has entered a "Shadow Surge", with abductions and deportations climbing in recent months.
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It’s mind-blowing that we have literal white nationalists in the White House carrying out unfathomably cruel, abusive, white nationalist policies, and the punditariat has spent the last two weeks debating if some people were too intemperate after a Black man was murdered by cops six years ago.
August 30, 2026 at 3:36 PM
It’s mind-blowing that we have literal white nationalists in the White House carrying out unfathomably cruel, abusive, white nationalist policies, and the punditariat has spent the last two weeks debating if some people were too intemperate after a Black man was murdered by cops six years ago.
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In the days following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, institutions rushed to appease online mobs and vitriolic politicians who demanded takedowns of anyone critical of the right-wing influencer.
Now, courts have forced them to answer to something much more enduring than right-wing pressure: the law.
Now, courts have forced them to answer to something much more enduring than right-wing pressure: the law.
Karen Attiah fought the Washington Post and won
Employers who fired their staff for posts about Charlie Kirk have lost a string of high-profile disputes.
www.motherjones.com
August 29, 2026 at 1:00 AM
In the days following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, institutions rushed to appease online mobs and vitriolic politicians who demanded takedowns of anyone critical of the right-wing influencer.
Now, courts have forced them to answer to something much more enduring than right-wing pressure: the law.
Now, courts have forced them to answer to something much more enduring than right-wing pressure: the law.
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The Milo stuff is the perfect picture of fascism. You think you're protected because you go as big as you can on racism, you spend years harassing the movement's perceived enemies, you even disavow your own sexuality. They'll still throw you in a cage over the tiniest disagreement already forgotten.
August 28, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The Milo stuff is the perfect picture of fascism. You think you're protected because you go as big as you can on racism, you spend years harassing the movement's perceived enemies, you even disavow your own sexuality. They'll still throw you in a cage over the tiniest disagreement already forgotten.
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Because the behavior of the parties is not symmetrical. If we genuinely brought back shaming of shitty, cruel, deceptive behavior, the shame would overwhelmingly fall on the right, and the whole elite political & media system has shown again & again that it values symmetry over decency.
One of the things we have lost is the power to shame public officials. It seems quaint but it is actually very important. Without it, formal law is significantly weaker and our lives are significantly poorer.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/u...
A Republican Attack Ad Used a Family’s Tragedy. Now They’re Furious. (Gift Article)
Relatives of a family killed by a semi truck say they were not consulted about the ad, which connected the crash to illegal immigration.
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Because the behavior of the parties is not symmetrical. If we genuinely brought back shaming of shitty, cruel, deceptive behavior, the shame would overwhelmingly fall on the right, and the whole elite political & media system has shown again & again that it values symmetry over decency.
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NEW: Police are spending hundreds of thousands of opioid settlement dollars on Flock cameras and other AI-powered license plate readers.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Police are spending opioid settlement funds on Flock cameras
Historic opioid settlements were supposed to be a lifeline for underserved communities. But much of that money is flowing to law enforcement.
www.motherjones.com
August 27, 2026 at 7:31 PM
NEW: Police are spending hundreds of thousands of opioid settlement dollars on Flock cameras and other AI-powered license plate readers.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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TCDSA’s Abolition and Decarceration Working Group hosted our first Mass Meeting Against Mass Surveillance this weekend where community members came out to voice their opposition to ALPRs in our communities.
Minneapolis must act now and end their contracts with these tools of state surveillance.
Minneapolis must act now and end their contracts with these tools of state surveillance.
August 26, 2026 at 5:51 PM
TCDSA’s Abolition and Decarceration Working Group hosted our first Mass Meeting Against Mass Surveillance this weekend where community members came out to voice their opposition to ALPRs in our communities.
Minneapolis must act now and end their contracts with these tools of state surveillance.
Minneapolis must act now and end their contracts with these tools of state surveillance.
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NEW: Charges were dropped against white supremacist Ed "Jake" Lang who remains jailed awaiting extradition to Texas. Lang was jailed on probable cause riot charge for holding a hate rally in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday. The protester dressed as Spider-Man, however, is currently facing charges.
Hennepin County Drops Charges Against Jake Lang, Citing Communication with Police - UNICORN RIOT
Minneapolis, MN — Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty will not press felony riot charges against white supremacist provocateur Edward Jacob “Jake” Lang for his latest hate rally in Minneapolis, cit...
unicornriot.ninja
August 25, 2026 at 11:28 PM
NEW: Charges were dropped against white supremacist Ed "Jake" Lang who remains jailed awaiting extradition to Texas. Lang was jailed on probable cause riot charge for holding a hate rally in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday. The protester dressed as Spider-Man, however, is currently facing charges.
Fuck yeah!
Courthouse News filed a First Amendment action Tuesday against a group of Georgia court clerks who are withholding public access to new court pleadings at the time they come into the courthouse. www.courthousenews.com/courthouse-n...
Courthouse News challenges Georgia clerks over access
The news service attacks a policy of withholding public access to new court pleadings contrary to longstanding tradition.
www.courthousenews.com
August 25, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Fuck yeah!