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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 7d

my finest work

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 7d

I'm not arguing that this PAC is irrelevant, or not worth scrutiny. It was simply out of the scope of this story.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 7d

Why we didn't mention Thrive by name - The story focuses on individual donors to each candidate in Mpls and what that tells us about the state of the race. We mention the money from PACs to provide context about the total amount of money in the race. The donations to Thrive didn't change that total.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 7d

We couldn't count those donations in the total because that would effectively be counting $105k in donations to All of Mpls twice.

As to why we mentioned We Love Minneapolis - although this group disbanded, it still raised considerable funds and the story looks at fundraising over the past year.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 7d

Thanks for the feedback. I'm happy to answer questions about our reporting decisions for this story.

We did pull data from all the PACs supporting candidates in this election, and that's reflected on the last chart in the story. Thrive PAC disclosed only donations from All of Minneapolis.

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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 14d

Hex map

Map by Ollie Corfe showing the followers of witchcraft in Britain by local authority according to the 2021 census

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · Sep 10

I strongly second this. Images like this steal part of your soul. Some of us have to watch horrific things because it's part of what we do as journalists. It's part of being honest and bearing witness, looking so others don't have to do the same. If it can be avoided, avoid it at all costs.

Andy Carvin @acarv.in · Sep 10

Folks, as someone who watched an enormous amount of graphic footage in my time as a journalist and developed PTSD because of it, please do not watch the Charlie Kirk footage.

Trust me. Once it's seared into your memory you cannot delete it.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · Aug 28

Timeline cleanser

Jane Natoli 🥑🚲🍍 @wafoli.bsky.social · Aug 27

Minnesota remains undefeated, the llama costume contest is next level 🦙

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Aug 27

this picture of a mom shoes off sprinting to the Mpls school: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following

A parent runs toward the school after the shooting Wednesday at Annunciation Church in south Minneapolis. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · Aug 19

Huge fan of these!

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · Aug 13

paging @cchurchili.bsky.social

Jack Hittinger @jackhitts.bsky.social · Aug 13

You, a boring New Yorker: Having some sort of stupid Bluesky Discourse about the merits of New York vs. every single other city in America or some stupid shit.
Me, an enlightened Minnesotan: Having an Important Dialogue about the borders of Uptown and what that says about Twin Cities demographics.

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · Aug 13

Strib’s fun Uptown boundary project crunches 2,000 reader submissions and — as the definitive authority on this matter — I say they did well! You young people are getting a bit casual, but for once I’m counting on folks getting more conservative as they age! www.startribune.com/we-asked-whe...

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Courtney (C.J.) Sinner @cjsinner.bsky.social · Aug 13

We've solved it, and the argument shall never happen again, we declare.

This turned out so fun; come for the answer, stay for the pink and purple map at the end.

Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · Aug 13

Welp, folks. We did it. We settled the debate about Uptown's borders.
www.startribune.com/we-asked-whe...

Where is Uptown? Here's what you said.

Generational differences became clear as readers defined the Minneapolis neighborhood beyond just its geography.

www.startribune.com

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · Aug 13

I'm super proud of our Uptown multiverse map. It may be the most stylish map the Strib has ever published. Prince would be proud!

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · Aug 13

Welp, folks. We did it. We settled the debate about Uptown's borders.
www.startribune.com/we-asked-whe...

Where is Uptown? Here's what you said.

Generational differences became clear as readers defined the Minneapolis neighborhood beyond just its geography.

www.startribune.com

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · Aug 13

Strib’s fun Uptown boundary project crunches 2,000 reader submissions and — as the definitive authority on this matter — I say they did well! You young people are getting a bit casual, but for once I’m counting on folks getting more conservative as they age! www.startribune.com/we-asked-whe...

Where is Uptown? Here's what you said.

Generational differences became clear as readers defined the Minneapolis neighborhood beyond just its geography.

www.startribune.com

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · Jul 29

It’s true! And it’ll be hard to limit myself to 50!

Belt Publishing @beltpublishing.bsky.social · Jul 29

Big news at Belt! The 50 Maps family is growing. We just confirmed we'll be adding the Twin Cities to the lineup with Minneapolis-based cartographer named Jacob Steinberg. Hooray for Twin Cities in 50 Maps! 🗺️

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · Jul 29

So good, Daniel

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · Jul 26

My mom used to work there. They sell pipes, but not the fun kind

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pinko_machinist @pinko-machinist.bsky.social · Jul 25

Star Tribune’s “This is My Uptown” map generator showing all being Uptown. Jeb wins meme template placed shoddily at bottom

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · Jul 25

Not sure why it choked on that shape. It looks pretty contiguous to me. I didn't test it on such complex geometry as this. Love the joke, but we'll end up discarding submissions like this when it comes time to compile the results.

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · Jul 25

This is the only Uptown boundary I recognize.

It's the prince glyph overlaid on a city map using the strib's online mapping tool

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · Jul 25

There's a checkbox on the final submission page

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · Jul 25

Tepid take. More reason to boo you the next time I'm at the VFW. When's the next event?

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · Jul 25

Good question! We're not collecting any location info about submitters other than whether they live or have lived in Uptown, and what they put in their note. We're very interested to see how the boundaries differ between those who have called Uptown home, and those who haven't.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · Jul 25

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