J.p. Lawrence
@JpLawrence3
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Southwest Minnesota reporter for the @StarTribune. Formerly: @starsandstripes, @ExpressNews, @timesunion, @columbiajourn @bardcollege, sergeant in @usarmy.
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Joined June 2012
Over the winter thousands of immigrants and refugees have been staying home from work, church and school to avoid ICE. My colleagues and I spoke to families in rural Minnesota. Many in hiding have legal status or are citizens, but don't trust ICE will only get the bad guys.
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An Afghanistan war veteran arrested for protesting ICE is "a test case to see how far they can go," legal analysts say. https://t.co/KrpbHKAmIM
theguardian.com
Legal experts say the charges against Afghanistan war veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II mark an escalation in the Trump administration’s crackdown on first amendment rights
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One of the side effects of an aging society is that what I call the "median Weltanschauung", the year in which the average citizen formed their beliefs about society and the world, drifts further and further from current reality
Was at a dinner party last week with two otherwise smart educated guests who talked extensively about the “overpopulation problem”. I don’t get it, do people just not know?
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THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES HAVE ELIMINATED THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS 4-1. (🎥 via @RyanMSwanson)
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Just in from @ellee_watson of @CBSNews - two service members killed, another in serious conditions stemming from a vehicle accident on the southern border.
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An additional student at Minnesota State University Mankato has had their visa revoked within the past few days, bringing the total to 6, an university spokesman said this afternoon.
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"Five of our international students have had their Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records terminated by DHS. Neither the students nor the university received notification," Edward S. Inch, president of MSU Mankato, said in a statement sent to campus just now.
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Five other students at Minnesota State University, Mankato have had their visas recently terminated, MSU president Edward S. Inch said in a student government assembly on Wednesday, according to a university spokesman and sources at the meeting.
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Why does Anthony Mackie sound like he’s hosting the reboot of beyond belief: fact or fiction
ignore me but if you want to see the captain america brave new world post credits scene here you go
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Demolition video of the bridge damaged in last year’s flooding at the Rapidan Dam.
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BREAKING: Justin Ishbia, part owner of the Suns has been ID’d as the Twins next owner. Expect an expedited sale of the AL Central favorites. Sources close to the sale told me that Justin and his brother Matt, also involved, expect to make “a splashy signing at first base.” Wow
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