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How Minneapolis helped jazz legend Jack McDuff turn over a new leaf
Minnesota
Brother Jack McDuff's centennial birthday provides an opportunity to dig into the late organist's Twin Cities renaissance in the '90s. The post How Minneapolis helped jazz legend Jack McDuff turn over a new leaf appeared first on MinnPost .
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026 · 21 min read
Progressive
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a sweeping new directive that attempts to strip imperiled wildlife of protections from most activities that can kill or injure them. “This stabs at the very heart of the Endangered Species Act by giving federal approval to the killing of some of Americ
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026 · 3 min read
Spent a month at O’Hare last week
Minnesota
Plus: MPS proposes school closures; MPD skips the meeting; MSP tops the list; and more in your news roundup. The post Spent a month at O’Hare last week appeared first on MinnPost .
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026 · 7 min read
The Challengers: Why it will be hard, in a midterm likely to herald change, to oust a congressional incumbent in Minnesota
Minnesota
A lack of name recognition and campaign cash, along with the makeup of the state's congressional districts, hurt challengers and block political change. The post The Challengers: Why it will be hard, in a midterm likely to herald change, to oust a congressional incumbent in Minnesota appeared first
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026 · 29 min read
SHHH! From motion sensors to car engines, Minneapolis noise pollution can be hard to ignore and harder to stop
Minnesota
As if leaf blowers weren’t enough, the Minneapolis City Council is set to vote this week on the neighborliness of the perpetual dings of doorway motion sensors. The post SHHH! From motion sensors to car engines, Minneapolis noise pollution can be hard to ignore and harder to stop appeared first on
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026 · 10 min read
Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support
Progressive
Beset by critics in Knoxville, Flock partnered with a nonprofit accused of “astroturfing” for a campaign to generate support for its surveillance cameras. The post Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support appeared first on The Intercept .
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026 · 20 min read
Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support
Progressive
Beset by critics in Knoxville, Flock partnered with a nonprofit accused of “astroturfing” for a campaign to generate support for its surveillance cameras. The post Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support appeared first on The Intercept .
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026 · 20 min read
Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support
Progressive
Beset by critics in Knoxville, Flock partnered with a nonprofit accused of “astroturfing” for a campaign to generate support for its surveillance cameras. The post Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support appeared first on The Intercept .
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026 · 20 min read
Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support
Progressive
Beset by critics in Knoxville, Flock partnered with a nonprofit accused of “astroturfing” for a campaign to generate support for its surveillance cameras. The post Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support appeared first on The Intercept .
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026 · 20 min read
Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support
Progressive
Beset by critics in Knoxville, Flock partnered with a nonprofit accused of “astroturfing” for a campaign to generate support for its surveillance cameras. The post Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support appeared first on The Intercept .
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026 · 20 min read
Boston Globe Praised Harvard for Suppressing Free Speech to Save It
Media Criticism
How can speech restrictions by Harvard be hailed by the Boston Globe as "efforts to improve the climate for speech"? It comes from how it frames the problem.
Block Auditor · September 16, 2026 · 9 min read
The New York Times Conveniently Forgets the Real Stakes of Attacks on Free Speech
Progressive
The paper published a long recounting of Trump’s attacks on the press, without ever mentioning Israel, Gaza, or ICE. The post The New York Times Conveniently Forgets the Real Stakes of Attacks on Free Speech appeared first on The Intercept .
Block Auditor · September 16, 2026 · 19 min read