Audience @startribune.com. Journalism utility player. I write Nuggets, our free weekly newsletter about legal cannabis in Minnesota. Sign up here >> startribune.com/nuggets Send me tips via Signal: mattdelong.01https://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mzh5yr5wwc2zElection night news dump: 3M has agreed to make payments worth $7.35 billion across nine years to settle more than 100,000 personal injury claims over the use of its PFAS-based fire-fighting foam. https://www.startribune.com/3m-strikes-7b-settlement-in-forever-chemical-firefighting-foam-cases/60190943404 Nov 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzh5yr5wwc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mzgegezvd22oJust voted in northeast Minneapolis. In and out in 6 minutes, as per usual. Probably more people than I usually see at the polling location when I go but there wasn’t a line.03 Nov 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzgegezvd22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mzepeynjtc2xI missed this when it came out but tracking down the Bobbie McGee is a fantastic story idea [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Nov 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzepeynjtc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mzedqzjyoc27“The judge said the testimony would revolve around grand jury transcripts in the case, redactions to those transcripts, and the accuracy of certain statements that have been made to her.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzedqzjyoc27https://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mzecxlcxwk2u"The Trump administration is preparing to scale back workplace accommodations for women related to pregnancy and reproductive health, seven people with knowledge of discussions of the plans said." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/02/business/economy/eeoc-trump-administration-pregnancy-fertility-abortion.html02 Nov 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzecxlcxwk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mzdmxb7mfk2cWent to Kramarczuk's this weekend and for the first time ever, I didn't get a sausage of some sort. Instead, I got the grinder. Hands down best sub sandwich I've had in Minnesota, by a large margin. https://www.startribune.com/25-minnesota-sandwiches-that-are-the-best-thing-since-sliced-bread/60189689402 Nov 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdmxb7mfk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mzdi2ashdc2aI listen to the Grateful Dead and Phish. How many do you want? [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Nov 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdi2ashdc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mzca3mavgk2tIt’s possible they’re right and all the undecideds are breaking for Democrats in the final days but some caution is probably advisable with those NYT polls that seem super favorable to Dems across the board02 Nov 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzca3mavgk2t