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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 15h

Oh wow, congrats! I’m on year 5 and i have had a very good time. Once Hennepin is done and Heart of the Beast, Lito’s Burritos, and Dreamstate Cafe + Boneshaker Books in the Common Roots spot all open in the next several weeks we are going to be cooking with gas.

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 16h

Transit, density, lots of weird places to shop, great mix of people. Good and diverse mix of food. Honestly mostly just standard bigger city stuff. I was feeling the vibe last night.

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 1d

The Wedge neighborhood is the Chicago of Minneapolis. And I fucking love Chicago.

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like there's a lot that Minneapolis could learn from Denver on, provided that we want actual solutions to crime and homelessness rather than using them as things we fight about for political gain.

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 1d

Their homelessness plan was able to house more than 2,000 people in 18 months.

In Hennepin County's last point-in-time count, the entire county has 427 unsheltered homeless people.

Homelessness is an entirely solveable problem. You just have to try. www.axios.com/local/denver...

Denver reaches goal to shelter 2,000 people two months ahead of schedule

It's a full two months ahead of its targeted Dec. 31 completion date.

www.axios.com

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 1d

9 homicides in St. Paul all year. Incredibly impressive.

Also, this bit about Denver really caught my eye, because...

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 2d

This take is controversial and correct.

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taber @kvetch.gay · 8d

this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 8d

Victory Memorial Parkway is so special.

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 8d

We are about to be overbuilt for the people that are actually riding stuff. Need to make the stuff we have work as well as possible, and until we get more people, I don't see a good argument for more building, personally.

And agree re: stories. People moving from other places play a huge role.

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 8d

I have done a lot of thinking about this and I really think the only way it's going to happen is with carrots. The E Line is going to be a massive opportunity for that and I we're going to know a lot more about the success and failure of mass transit in MSP after we get a year of data from that.

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Commercial Solar Guy @commercialsolarguy.com · 8d

‘For Nigerians, the cost savings from ditching diesel mean that a solar panel pays for itself within six months…with imports of Chinese solar panels growing by two-thirds between June 2024 and June 2025…high fuel prices, a byproduct of the Ukraine war and the loss of a fuel subsidy’

Nigeria, a Major Oil Producer, Sees Beginnings of a Solar Boom

e360.yale.edu

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 9d

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

people.com

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 9d

It is so cool. In the Willow Creek strip mall. They have a live music thing on Saturdays and when I went the table next to us was a giant intergenerational family chugging vodka.

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 9d

Someone on Reddit made a list of Twin Cities restaurants from most countries, sorted by flag. I am bookmarking the hell out of it and so should you. www.reddit.com/r/TwinCities...

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 9d

Excited to see this. In a world in which people are drinking less beer, the breweries with immaculate vibes and/or high quality beers are the ones that will survive. And their beers are right up there with the best of them.
www.kare11.com/article/news...

Dangerous Man Brewing coming back

The Twin Cities craft beer scene is about to get one of its favorites back on tap.

www.kare11.com

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 10d

Back in my day, Yankee Stadium was louder than a Metallica concert in a jet engine testing facility when they played the Red Sox in the playoffs. This is so tame. They’ve lost their fandom fastball.

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 10d

The launch of this program, which should've filled a bunch of vacancies and produced a bunch of tax revenue by now, has been completely ridiculous. What a mess.

Matt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 10d

When Minnesota's medical cannabis providers were allowed to begin selling recreational weed immediately after being licensed by the state, I got a bunch of calls and messages from folks in the cannabis biz asking how it was legal. Here's what I found out.

www.startribune.com/recreational...

Cannabis business owners fume as medical dispensaries jump first into recreational market

Agreements with the state authorized two medical dispensaries to sell some of their existing medical marijuana to recreational customers while other retailers struggle to secure supply.

www.startribune.com

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 10d

The correct answer is that it is both The Wedge and Uptown, both of which you can claim whenever either is convenient

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 10d

Welcome to the Wedge! What a perfect space for you guys.

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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 11d

As everyone has said but it's still worth saying again: this is incredible from Collier. Holy moly.

Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 11d

Napheesa Collier's full statement at the beginning of her exit interview.

She directly quotes conversations with Cathy Englebert that legitimately call into question how the WNBA is being led. (Part 1/2) #WNBASky

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 12d

ugh I wish we hadn't given on TNC and committed to Matt LeCroy only for him to thrive in Boston once they unlocked him as a power hitter and got him healthy

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 12d

This story is coming to every state and the places with the least renewables will be hardest hit.

Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 12d

In Coal-Powered West Virginia, Sky-High Energy Costs Strain Residents: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/b...

In Coal-Powered West Virginia, Sky-High Energy Costs Strain Residents

www.nytimes.com

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 13d

She is the walking definition of a Hooper

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Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 13d

Pretty simple for the Lynx tonight, lose and the season’s over or win with this many odds stacked against you and the momentum will be so big coming back home that they coast to a championship.

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