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Filmmaker | MOAR housing MSP | Car-free urbanist | UMN CLA Alum | almost DaVinci Resolve certified - Matty tweets RE urbanism, MSP, Wolves NBA basketball, and filmmaking. Smash the patriarchy.

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Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 3d

Honestly, I could only make it to about two paragraphs to the end. By that point, it was completely clear how unserious this piece is in its bend-over-backism to be apparently ‘balanced’. That’s expected from Steve, I guess.

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Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 3d

Goddamnit. Frey was actually kind of ok (in some ways) as a CM back in the day. Screw the Kupchella nonsense.

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 3d

Car brain. It’s a thing.

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 3d

I’m totally jealous but also happy to be spending the night with my daughter and her grandma.

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 3d

Apparently my daughter has a tic tok crush on Koi Perich. Ski-u-mah. Row the boat. Go Gophers.

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 4d

And I’m humbled, of course, to see so many of you were paying attention to a baseball game just now instead of me. Carry on.

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 4d

OK. Here’s the whole ad to be fair. I still think the thumbnail says it all by itself as any good video campaign should do. It’s not flattering in this case, of course. www.facebook.com/share/v/17A9...

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Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 4d

This is the ad thumbnail I’m referring to. Seems problematic to me.

Thumbnail image from a Jacob Frey ad with text stating that Omar Fateh would have defunded the police.

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Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 4d

Is it just me or are the Frey campaign ads taking on a Willy Horton ad vibe? It certainly gives me the same feeling although from a slightly different point of view. Authoritarian, but slightly less overtly racist. Help me understand.

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Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 4d

This is a song from like roughly 10 years ago that really helped me get over my divorce at the time. Bob’s breakup songs are very therapeutic.

solace @solace.bsky.social · 4d

Nice to see @freealonzo.bsky.social rockin out up front

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 4d

That’s generous. I’d say he’s closer to a toddler level.

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 7d

Totally IPA slander but it still makes sense somehow.

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 10d

I saw it twice in two days. That seems about perfect to me.

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 10d

I’m choosing to believe [spoiler alert] that Modelo’s prominent product placement in One Battle After Another is a not so subtle jab at bud light politics. Great film that totally reflects on current events perfectly, btw. I recommend going to the theater to see it.

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Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 10d

Can revise this to a -5% chance?

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 10d

It’s looking like my pregame prediction that the Gophers have 5% chance of winning was just a bit off. (5% off, in fact.)

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Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 11d

Yeah, fuck the north loop, Nicollet island, and lower NE/SE. freeways for all.

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Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 11d

Thinking about changing my handle to Semen Demon for Halloween.

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 11d

Do I go to the exurbs to buy a really nice flying camera that I could use manufactured buy a Chinese company that may become a $4,500 paperweight at any point at the whim of our incompetent officials in the federal government? The question has been weighing on my mind.

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 11d

Accurate. Except for the politics.

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 11d

It’s crazy just sitting outside of your place watching people sitting in cars parked on public land for free idling their cars doing whatever they’re doing within. I remember doing that when I was a teenager and didn’t have my own place (no idling). And the dragsters dragging in the distance.#oldman

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 11d

And by smoother, I wasn’t referring to the street surface. The lane jockeying inherent to four lane dearth roads™️ (must credit Bill LIndeke) is super chaotic, stressful, and dangerous.

Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 11d

The 4:3 conversion on East Hennepin really was an unexpected surprise to drive a car on today (during rush hour even). It was like a million times smoother and less stressful. I used to be super plugged in on local streets issues. This one flew under my radar.

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Old Lang Sign @mattylangmsp.bsky.social · 12d

They didn’t share all of the details, but I would imagine at least that. It sounds like the police are involved too.