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James Wheeler
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He/Him. Educator, Minnesotan, Baseball Lover. My dog is Huey. I have a Beard. We go on Walks. Now with extra Ruby.
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thatwordyguy.bsky.social
Attn: @klobuchar.senate.gov @amyklobuchar.com @smith.senate.gov @repilhan.bsky.social
maxberger.bsky.social Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 2d
The armed services are currently led by an alcoholic white nationalist who is murdering foreign civilians without a fig-leaf of congressional approval.

If we had an opposition party, they would be calling for his immediate removal from office and seeking to impeach him.
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d
They need to release this video to the public
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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November 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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whodat35.bsky.social
At this point, everyone in America should be demanding these results…

Walz Demands Trump’s MRI Results After Unhinged Slur Attack.

www.thedailybeast.com/minnesota-go...
Walz Demands Trump’s MRI Results After Unhinged Slur Attack
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hit back after Trump used a slur to question his supposed stance on immigration.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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whodat35.bsky.social
Did someone put crack in his turkey yesterday?

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atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d
Trump calls Tim Walz “seriously retarded”
migrant earning $30,000 with a green card will get roughly $50,000 in yearly benefits for their family. The real migrant population is much higher. This refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America, something that did not exist after World War II (Failed schools, high crime, urban decay, overcrowded hospitals, housing shortages, and large deficits, etc.). As an example, hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota. Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for “prey” as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone. The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both, while the worst “Congressman/woman” in our Country, Ilhan Omar, always wrapped in her swaddling hijab, and who probably came into the U.S.A. illegally in that you are not allowed to marry your brother, does nothing but hatefully complain about our Country, its Constitution, and how “badly” she is treated, when her place of origin is a decadent, backward, and crime ridden nation…
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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whodat35.bsky.social
Are the crazies in the White House going to send NORTHCOM into Minneapolis now?

Asking for a bunch of friends because Krasnov’s (really Miller snd Vought’s) Thanksgiving message was straight up Nazism.
Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump ...Even as we have progressed technologically, Immigration Policy has eroded those gains and living conditions for many. I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden's Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country, end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens of our Country, denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization. These goals will be pursued with the aim of achieving a major reduction in illegal and disruptive populations, including those admitted through an unauthorized and illegal Autopen approval process. Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation. Other than that, HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for — You won't be here for long! 2 ReTruths 5 Likes 11/27/25, 11:26 PM
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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sethcotlar.bsky.social
The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
publius24.bsky.social John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 8d
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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phileil.bsky.social
This story is nuts.

"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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danielsuitor.com Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 20d
Someone on the Minneapolis subreddit caught Waymos being delivered. We need the City Council need to ban the use of driverless cars. The technology isn't there. Our city cannot be a testing ground for 1.5 ton autonomous projectiles.
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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craigipedia.bsky.social
This question might as well have been written for CBS News by the White House press office.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20d
Margaret Brennan to Tom Suozzi: "Can you explain the focus this past week in the House by Democrats on the Jeffrey Epstein files? Is this a tactic to distract from the failure to extract healthcare changes?"
November 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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runwithskizzers.bsky.social
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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anamariecox.bsky.social
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
jackjenkins.me Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 22d
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
The weirdest thing about this discourse is that states with shorter school closures have the same amount of learning loss! I keep waiting for all the punditry on this to catch up with basic facts
lollardfish.bsky.social David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 22d
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ looking to add AI-generated short form content

“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI"
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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lollardfish.bsky.social
How Blackrock destroyed a very profitable local home remodeling company through debt-based financing of the purchase.

This should be illegal. The people responsible should have both their corporate and personal assets seized, for them and their heirs.

www.startribune.com/how-a-privat...
www.startribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."

Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:

www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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i can’t talk about sports gambling anymore without sounding like a crank but i do believe legalized sports gambling is like 15-20% responsible for our current dystopia
theathletic.com The Athletic @theathletic.com · 21d
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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bedubble.bsky.social
The Midwest yearns for more train
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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mplsfietser.bike
I would do this job for free for a few hours a day several days a week.
finchfrii.bsky.social Crystal Fincher @finchfrii.bsky.social · 22d
Dear Mayor-elect Katie Wilson:

I have a new and innovative idea to improve pedestrian safety.
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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gerikatz.bsky.social
Branding isn’t the problem, spineless democrats are the problem. Can’t brand your way around DFLers who are beholden to corporate interests, and hell bent on cleansing the party of progressives. To use Paul’s image for this is gross.
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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standalone public restroom report presented by the minneapolis city council public heath & safety committee on wednesday. interesting read! on peavey plaza's - lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/RCA...
Peavey Plaza – Seasonal Standalone Public Restroom Completed as part of a capital improvement project renovating the Peavey Plaza in 2019, the seasonal standalone public restroom trailer is a two-restroom trailer that was specially designed to sit at the corner of 12th Street and Nicollet Avenue. DID had previously determined the need for more downtown restrooms and completed a pilot of temporary porta potties downtown, including one at Peavey Plaza. When the larger capital improvement project to rehabilitate Peavey Plaza initiated, Public Works staff said they knew that location worked well for a restroom because of DID’s work. In addition, there was funding from the state and private partners for the project. Because of this very unique situation, they were able to incorporate the restroom into the capital improvement project. When Public Works reviewed off-the-shelf units to fit the location, they were cost prohibitive, the wrong size, etc. Instead, the City built a restroom trailer specific to that location, aligning it with the utility hookups in the Peavey Plaza mechanical room underneath the sidewalk. Though the City constructed and owns the trailer, it was originally managed by Green Minneapolis, who hired the Downtown Improvement District (DID) for maintenance. After Green Minneapolis left the contract, DID contracted with the City to operate and maintain the Peavey site, including programs, the fountain, greenery, and the restroom trailer, etc. DID staff said the first question they get asked every year, even before the fountains turn on, is “when do the restrooms open?” The trailer averages 70-110 uses a day in nice weather. If there is an event nearby, usage increases. Public Works staff described Peavey Plaza as a very unique opportunity, one that has not occurred since. Costs • Initial cost to build and install the trailer: $79,000 • Faucets usually need to be replaced once a year due to routine wear and tear, costing around $400 in material and labor.… Ongoing challenges DID staff said they have experienced people pulling the soap dispensers off the wall, as well as taking the toilet paper. Thankfully, after some trial and error, they have found toilet paper holders which are fairly effective at preventing people from taking the rolls of toilet paper. They occasionally also experience people going in and attempting to take a full bath, but the Ambassadors watch for that type of activity. They also know drug use occurs within the restroom. DID staff said if someone is in the restroom for longer than 10 minutes, the Ambassadors knock on the door once; if no response they knock again, and if there is still no response, they will unlock the door to ensure no one has passed out. Though rare, if they see two individuals go into the same restroom, the ambassadors try to intervene sooner. About once a week the Ambassadors have an issue getting someone out of the restroom. However, situations rarely escalate beyond the Ambassadors, who are quite successful at getting people to move along. In the 2025 season, they only had one incident where Emergency Medical Services were called due to an overdose in the restroom. DID staff said the key to the restroom’s success is the Ambassador staffing, “You need someone to keep an eye out. If not, people would just go in there, lock it, and claim it as their own.” Public Works staff agreed that the restroom needs to be monitored to keep it safe and usable. According to DID staff, the downside of the Peavey Plaza restroom trailer is it is seasonal. This is because the mechanical room where the pipes are located is not insulated and would be suspectable to freezing.
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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brendannyhan.bsky.social
Mafia governance in action

"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Really glad to see this; and especially glad that it's coming out of the Public Health & Safety Committee. It is a public health issue but it's also safety. Thank you CM @jchavezmpls.bsky.social and the rest of the committee! Please don't let it stay a report.
Minneapolis looking at bringing more public restrooms to downtown
City leaders in Minneapolis are discussing the need for more public bathrooms downtown, supported by new research highlighting the demand and potential costs.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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davewonder.bsky.social
TOMORROW THE MADNESS BEGINS!
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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auntiefancy.bsky.social
Learning about the 1970's when Emily Koski's dad Al Hofstede unexpectedly beat the incumbent mayor, a cop named Charles Stenvig (architect of the city charter police quota) and holy crap I feel like you could have written this exact paragraph about Frey this year. www.minnpost.com/politics-pol...
Screenshot that reads: Stenvig’s law-and-order stance appealed to citizens appalled by the violence of the protest movement and worried that high taxes would drive them from their homes. His supporters didn’t just like him — they adored him and viewed his opponents as their enemies.
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Published! #SolarpunkMagazine Issue 24 features cover art by Anselmo J. Alliegro, Short Stories by Great Opara & Dana Wall, Poems @thepinkhydra.com & @lynnesargent.bsky.social Essay by Yuliia Vereta.
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Solarpunk Magazine Issue #24
Solarpunk Magazine Issue #24 is now available!
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November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM