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Wait. A Pinkerton agent killed a right-wing protester in an event that was, initially, blamed on anarchists. It really is the 20s now, huh? More seriously, I think it is

And now, a few science reminders ... this will have to be a thread because there's a lot going on here.https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1313449844413992961 1) Flu deaths seldom top 100,000. Estimated flu deaths

Sometimes @FiveThirtyEight, we go looking for data about a problem and end up finding an entirely different story ... because the data that's tracked turns out to not actually be

Here is what we see in Minneapolis right now. Protests continue to happen that call for police accountability and justice for George Floyd. But those weren't happening last night. Instead,

The "outside agitator" thing is complicated. We know now that vast majority of people being arrested are Minnesotan. But don't have data on where in Minnesota they're from Frankly, the

I am home and heading to bed to snuggle with my babies. Lake Street was pretty quiet tonight, in terms of protest or looting. Less quiet in terms of police.

I am now home, after an evening where I both saw community uniting in peaceful mourning, and also, elsewhere, experienced a mild to moderate risk of being exploded. @JaredGoyette was

I'd like to take a moment to use my big platform to push you towards some great, hardworking local Minn. reporters who are covering the hell out of the murder

Walking through my extremely quiet neighborhood, heading down to Lyndale. I’m awake. I have a press credential. If there’s stuff happening in my neighborhood I may as well go do

COVID-19 is forcing us to deal with scientific uncertainty in more intimate ways. We don't know how for certain how many people are dying. We don't know how for certain

Little (dark) story on this. Years ago, on a rainy day in Paris, I stumbled into a museum to get dry. It was @museecluny and turned out to be a

Some advice on this note. Here's how I'm dealing with weekly "OMG GOD WHAT IS MY BODY DOING" feelings ...https://twitter.com/lizzieohreally/status/1245719909323223045 When you feel terror that you might be slipping into