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David Brauer

@dbrauer.net

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Former journalist, long-time Minneapolitan, curator of Uptown’s borders and chief rememberer, Halloween Blizzard of 1991. Posts too much about Minneapolis politics and knows it, but old professional habits die hard.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 1h

Ok, I’ll delete

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 1h

I guess

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 1h

Jules did I screw up here

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 1h

The cancer is in remission

Geoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING: CDC is apparently reversing many of its layoffs. Letters seen by NPR indicate that many employees working with infectious diseases have had their RIFs revoked.

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 1h

He was sort of squishy in the summer.

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 4h

ESPN Home Page is like: [Big-time College Football] [MLB Playoffs] [Musclebound Playacting in Australia] gotta love them getting fake wrestling

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 6h

Brew Crew is the only hope for an All Cool Team Series

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 6h

And they only played in one ALCS in ‘82 (which I attended! It was great! County stadium!)

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 7h

yeah but I harbor affection for the Brew Crew (despite their stadium being ass)

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 7h

Using the model:
Yankees = evil
Astros = evil
White Sox, Tigers, Royals, Guardians = rivals, so no
… this will be the least ugh ALCS since the 2002 Rally Monkeys vs the Twins. Then 1992 Jays-A’s.

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 7h

Looks great. I have the blue-grey one

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 12h

It’s amazing that we are only on this planet a short time and I I was there for the greatest game ever played in my favorite sport

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 12h

New Mexico, state of drive-thru liquor stores

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 12h

[Stares in Jack Morris]

Tarik Skubal saying “ We just played probably the best win-or-go-home game of all time.”

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 13h

It’s a joke Matt

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 13h

We’re due

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 13h

This is how I have it fwiw.

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 20h

With the Mariners’ win, the Twins now have the longest AL drought since their last ALCS appearance (23 seasons, since 2002)

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 21h

Oh no

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 22h

Whatever you do Mariners don’t get a runner on 2nd with no outs and you can win this thing

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 21h

Randy Dobnak the Tigers gm is calling

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 21h

Some Triple-A pitcher who’s been sitting in a roomful of empty Coors Light cans for 3 weeks is gonna be on the ALCS roster

Shane Drahota @sdrahota.bsky.social · 21h

Winner of this game is looking at a “Bullpen Series” against Toronto at this rate.

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 22h

Whatever you do Mariners don’t get a runner on 2nd with no outs and you can win this thing

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 22h

whoa

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 22h

Me too!

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 22h

Here’s my kid right after Carlos Gomez scored the winning run. He has a 1-year-old now.