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🦅🇺🇸 A City Revolts Against the New Authoritarianism 🔥🧊 In a display of defiance that has effectively paralyzed the Twin Cities, thousands of Minnesota #SpreadTheLove #ThePawfectMoment
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Photo of Rogers election judge’s shirt draws social media backlash
A photo of an unidentified election judge in Rogers wearing a fake bloodied shirt displaying the words “problem solved” is drawing ire from users on social media. The photo began circulating on social media on Nov. 3. X user Dustin Grage’s post of the photo with the caption, “A poll worker in Minnesota. They just want free healthcare, guys” received over 26,600 likes. Minnesota District 30A Rep. Walter Hudson said the photo was “absurd” and that the woman wearing the shirt should have been arrested for voter intimidation in two X posts. “But Hennepin County invited her back to work at the polls,” Hudson wrote. The city of Rogers confirmed the woman in the photo was a Rogers election judge in a statement posted on Facebook. “The City has been made aware of attire worn by an election judge/volunteer on Halloween that some have taken as a political statement,” the city stated. City officials spoke with the election judge, who said she was wearing the shirt for Halloween and did not have any political intent behind it. “Had the perceived political connection of this shirt been known at the time, the election worker would have been asked to remove or
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Blaine extends public hearing on MN Performance CUP revocation
The Blaine City Council voted 6-1 to continue a public hearing until Dec. 7 on whether to revoke the conditional use permit for Minnesota Performance, an auto repair business at 2550 91st Ave. NE. The extension gives the business more time to address code and permitting violations, though several council members warned they would not support another delay. Council Member Leslie Larson cast the dissenting vote. Community Development Director Sheila Sellman said the business first received a conditional use permit in 2019. Its conditions required an amendment if the business expanded into neighboring suites or changed its operations. In 2025, city staff documented work without a building permit and an expansion without a permit amendment. The business applied for an amendment that November. The council tabled the request Jan. 5 to allow the applicant to clean up the site and come into compliance, then denied it March 16 because violations remained unresolved. On June 1, the council approved a revised request allowing the business to expand into an adjacent space and store up to six vehicles outside. The approval set an Oct. 1 compliance deadline. Staff continued to document violations after the approval and sent a formal notice in September.