Barbara Thomas Smith

self-professed geek with interests all over the board: sports - especially baseball, food, politics, photography, science, & whatever else piques my curiosity.

[The Free Press @TheFP]

ALS patients slowly lose their voices. Neuralink, a medical start-up owned by Elon Musk, can restore them, reports Maya Sulkin. https://t.co/LTLqSMMOlY

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Anthony Head, best known for TV roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso and Little Britain, dies aged 72 https://t.co/obPVwf7MdJ

[Prime Video @PrimeVideo]

All episodes of “Spider-Noir,” are now streaming in Authentic Black & White and True-Hue Full Color on Prime.

[Marky Mark @MarkyMa11373784]

@pmarca I saved this for a rainy day. Today is that day

[HVY-METAL @thehvymetal]

@EricLDaugh Entire states have their elections called on election night, but the city of LA can’t figure it out. Late mail in ballots and no voter ID = fraud. Pass the Save America Act @SenateGOP

[The Free Press @TheFP]

Tyler Cowen supported marijuana legalization but has been underwhelmed by its consequences, citing widespread use, public consumption, concerns about cannabis-induced psychosis, and a lack of meaningful reductions in crime.

Even so, he argues that legalizing marijuana and other substances, while imperfect, was the right call.

[The Free Press @TheFP]

There’s a fertility crisis happening right now in America—and a furious debate about who is to blame.

[CrimeWatchMpls @CrimeWatchMpls]

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[Charles Hallman @chjournalist]

Our diversity scoreboard is silent tonight as we lost Larry Fitzgerald Sr. a longtime Black sports journalist on radio & print. The Twins honored him prior to Monday's game against his hometown Chicago White Sox. We sat together as longtime collegues & competitors

[KSTP @KSTP]

Minnesota’s Department of Human Services (DHS) made an agreement with the federal government to revalidate more than 5,500 high-risk Medicaid providers. The agency’s most current online data shows just over 1,000 providers have been approved and just ov... https://t.co/ll6AcCvcI7

[SCOTUS Wire @scotus_wire]

🚨 The Supreme Court revives a Florida death-row inmate’s challenge to his conviction, ruling a federal appeals court improperly relied on DNA evidence that jurors never saw when deciding whether trial errors mattered. The case now goes back to the Eleventh Circuit.

[FOX 9 @FOX9]

A United Airlines flight traveling from Chicago to Minneapolis had to divert to Madison, Wisconsin due to an unruly passenger. https://t.co/ifJAzRdYgB

[Barbara Thomas Smith @CapitalBabs]

@andyformn @raplikowski I wish reading the rules worked every time but I appreciate the effort regardless

[Barbara Thomas Smith @CapitalBabs]

@surveyguy2 @mnguncaucus @CamEdwards @BearingArmsCom One would hope it is a stinging rebuke to the other cities considering similar ordinances.. but don't hold your breath

[Winter @deenafaywinter]

Ex-Chief Brian O’Hara’s driver placed on leave from police duties amid misconduct investigation https://t.co/6lH8LWM86N

[The Associated Press @AP]

Rescue divers in Laos on Friday night safely evacuated the first of five local villagers who had been trapped in a cave for more than a week. The villagers had reportedly entered the cave to look for valuable minerals before being trapped by flash flooding. One other villager escaped in time and alerted the authorities to the seven left behind.

[Blois Olson @bloisolson]

As we slowly get ready for the U.S. Senate endorsement at @mngop convention. We have 6 candidates including : @Highway_30 @Michele_Tafoya @AdamSchwarze @MarkYorkMN @TomWeilerMN @alycia4usa here are the drop rules

[Tom Hauser @thauserkstp]

MNGOP: The U.S. Senate endorsement process is beginning in Duluth. Each of 6 candidates will get a chance to show a video, hold a demonstration and deliver a speech to delegates: Tom Weiler, Alycia Gruenhagen, Michele Tafoya, Royce White, Mark York, Adam Schwarze. @kstp

[Barbara Thomas Smith @CapitalBabs]

@LisaBritton It isn't. Just because people do it doesn't mean it is acceptable or that we should be expected to accept it.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: President Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and must be removed, a judge orders. https://t.co/IoACofMh3z