Thomas Leeper

This is Minneapolis's first homicide of 2026.

NEW: The DOGE operative who gutted USAID -- firing thousands of employees and canceling lifesaving programs -- never actually signed the paperwork that's legally required for him to be employed by the agency.

MN Gun Owners Caucus: "Despite widespread speculation regarding intent, there has been no evidence produced indicating an intent to harm the officers. We are calling for a full & transparent investigation by both state & federal authorities." HT @javimorillo.bsky.social gunowners.mn/press-releas...

A new thing to be angry about: ICE leaving deported peoples' dogs behind to die.

Creeping Bellflower is making a weird autumn resurgence all over South Minneapolis. I've even seen it in bloom a few places. Great reminder to tell your friends to dig it up.

Why does an unapologetic murderer deserve a pardon?! Seems like an easy question.

There's no statute of limitations on murder. Jonathan Ross murdered Renee Good in cold blood, in broad daylight, on film. He will die in prison, eventually.

Just as a private equity firm buys out a corporation and strips it for parts, a consultant class is raiding the Democratic Party and getting “generationally wealthy” along the way New from me and @adambonica.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2163...

It's been 9 months since Alex Pretti was killed after being disarmed by federal agents and Renee Good being shot in the face by federal agents. No one has been held responsible. Images from Minneapolis in October 2026. My ongoing coverage from Minneapolis: chaddavis.photography/sets/ice-in-...

This is the best film about Minnesota and one of my favorite films of all time. Can't believe it came out that long ago.

“It is time to talk about lustration, the process of vetting and removing from public service those who engage in or support extremism or seek to undermine democracy.” Lustration: remember this word, because we’re going to need it.

This is how you do it. Frame automatic traffic cameras as a safety solution (which they are), and ignore drivers who get mad that they can no longer break the law with impunity.

The interesting thing about right turn on red as a driver is that you can just choose to not do it.

does the media ever—ever—ask republicans to disavow this open white supremacist?

I'm increasingly of the view we should just collectively agree that Donald Trump is not in fact President. He was not qualified to be elected. And he does not appear to currently display the cognitive capacity to govern. We have no President. It's fine. We can do without.

Well this is horrific.

Death by malicious negligence is a defining characteristic of concentration camps

Sounds like a pretty clearly unconstitutional search. Can't wait for the Alito opinion justifying this "because immigrants bad" or similar.

Think if Elon Musk, all of his money, and the creativity of his devotees were focused on doing something actually productive for humanity like ending child mortality or end poverty. Oh wait.

When immigration agents struck a man with an SUV in Houston over the weekend, they said they were chasing an undocumented Mexican man facing deportation and multiple criminal charges. But the photo they shared of their target was of a man whose family says he died almost a decade ago.

This is a really good point about urban design. I'm not going to go somewhere that I can't sit down. And I'm definitely not taking my kids there. Seating is critical!

With two botched executions in less than six months and the Trump administration proposing a livestream execution, the cruelty of the death penalty is on full display. There's no humane way for the state to kill someone. thehill.com/opinion/crim...

This is a crime. I'd be nice if that meant anything anymore.