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ryan @rkmpls.bsky.social · 9h

She said some version of ”I was trained as a professional actor, I’m great at improv!” and my wife burst out laughing because…not the same thing!

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ryan @rkmpls.bsky.social · 15h

Saw this the other day - Virginia’s data centers alone use as much electricity as all of Minnesota.

Collectively, Business Insider estimates that if Virginia's 383 data centers already built or in construction as of September 2025 all come online, they will use between 66.5 terawatt-hours and 106.4 terawatt-hours annually. The low end is roughly equivalent to the amount of power the entire state of Minnesota used in 2023; the high end is more power than Tennessee used that year.

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C.A. Pinkham @eyepatchguy.bsky.social · 15h

I’m not kidding when I say these weird ass costumes and antics are actually an extremely effective tactic from a media standpoint bc when enough people do them, the media can’t fully scrub them out

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 16h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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ryan @rkmpls.bsky.social · 16h

If you can find no other reason, please just rank Fateh 3rd out of spite for Jacob.

If he's re-elected and it's close, they will see every Davis/Hampton/nobody ballot that was cast as evidence that their anti-socialist campaign put them over the top (even if it's unrelated to your reservations)

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ryan @rkmpls.bsky.social · 17h

yeah I'm also struggling to understand why they went with "let's make this a data viz story!" without bothering to understand and address the limitations of the data they were using.

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ryan @rkmpls.bsky.social · 17h

Doesn't feel like they cared enough to worry about showing an "accurate" picture. They just wanted to show a picture. Get a story out, make it look like a journalism, doesn't really matter how many corners are cut.

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ryan @rkmpls.bsky.social · 17h

in addition to the other questions...I'm confused why you even attempted to show an "average donation" figure if your analysis was necessarily limited to itemized donations? for most candidates, you're excluding the majority of donations and it's at best a meaningless figure (at worst, misleading)

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 17h

my all of mpls write up is more diligently researched than the star tribune. i still have to update it for the latest campaign finance report but i listed every donor’s ward and excluded business address donations because that’s a tactic to hide their real address. strib didn’t differentiate there

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 17h

when i broke down all the donors to all of mpls, i included their wards and noted which ones were donating under the company address, because i searched every single address to find this information out, and i then excluded the company ones from my g graph. this. is. not. hard!

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 22h

another star tribune failure in not mentioning that john wall doesn't even live in minneapolis. it's clear they only read the decision, they didn't request hearing audio to listen, and we know they didn't send anyone to cover it, i was the only one there!

www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 21h

Minneapolis friends, it is really disturbing to me how many signs I see iin support of Becka Thompson. She is racist, thin-skinned, allergic to nuance and deep thinking, and has proved herself to be utterly ineffective and bullheaded on the Park Board. Why would she be any different on City Council?

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ryan @rkmpls.bsky.social · 20h

I’ve said this before, I’ll say it again.

There was a lot that passed during the 2023 legislative session that had long won over DFL legislators, they just needed to wait for majorities.

But the Northstar Promise Act was not that. Getting that bill passed was a massive accomplishment by Sen. Fateh

Omar Fateh @omarfatehmn.com · 20h

Meet Aidan, an undergrad at the University of Minnesota. Learn about how the Northstar Promise Act has helped him to succeed as a student, and why he knows Omar Fateh is the right leader for Minneapolis.

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ryan @rkmpls.bsky.social · 20h

I had plenty of issues with Rondo, but I think if anyone was going to be able to do that…it was him as Chief. And we *still* watched the exact opposite happen.

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ryan @rkmpls.bsky.social · 21h

Depending on where the wedding is located (like Minnesota!), you may have to register separately with the county after you’ve been ordained. Many people know this, but our officiant did not(!) so I like to tell folks just to be sure.

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 1d

I teach in my undergrad class on the history of the US jury system that the institution's roots are in colonial juries serving as a counterweight to abuses of imperial power. The American jury has problems for sure but still can serve that roll. Don't blow off jury service.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach

A grand jury Tuesday night declined to indict two protesters in the...

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 23h

That quote jumped out at me, too. The entitlement! The contempt!

It’s like self-parody — these people are so confident in their belief that their money should just shut down voters entirely (no paywall)

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 1d

ladies love looking into PACs and campaign finance

i talked to kelly rogers for her piece too! please read this!

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Meet the Big-Money Donors Trying to Buy Your Vote in Minneapolis - Racket

PACs will flood this November’s election in Minneapolis with almost $2 million, most of that going to boost the chances of Mayor Jacob Frey and centrist City Council candidates. Who’s bankrolling this...

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Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 1d

I was honored to represent Robin Wonsley and Michael Wilson. I admire them for their commitment to the hard, necessary work ahead of us and required of us. I got fired from a good job for taking this case, and yet I wouldn't change a thing. Thank you, Robin and Michael, for fighting for Minneapolis.

Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 1d

We won!

Following three weeks of legal proceedings and over five hours in court, the judge found Wayzata-based Minneapolis landlord John Wall in violation of the law on three counts, resulting in a $1,450 fine.

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 2d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Michael Wilson @michaelforparks.bsky.social · 1d

We won our court case because renters should always be included in the democratic stewardship of our parks!

Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 1d

We won!

Following three weeks of legal proceedings and over five hours in court, the judge found Wayzata-based Minneapolis landlord John Wall in violation of the law on three counts, resulting in a $1,450 fine.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 1d

Why does Mayor Frey need the backing of so many PACs? Is it so we get too dizzy to follow the money?
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Meet the Big-Money Donors Trying to Buy Your Vote in Minneapolis - Racket

PACs will flood this November’s election in Minneapolis with almost $2 million, most of that going to boost the chances of Mayor Jacob Frey and centrist City Council candidates. Who’s bankrolling…

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Aurin Chowdhury MPLS City Council Member W12 @aurinmpls.bsky.social · 2d

This is not okay. Everyone should be standing against the intense islamophobia and anti Somali hate we are seeing in our city. Please speak out and stand against the fomenting of hate. Thanks CP & Senator for taking action.

Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 2d

Tonight a resident posted a picture of racist and Islamaphobic language written on Johnson street that called for @omarfatehmn.com to be deported and wished death upon the Somali community. @doronclark.bsky.social and I showed up right away to get this racist garbage off of our streets

Elliott and doron cleaning up the shared use path on johnson

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 1d

New/old — and extremely clumsy — landlord PAC just dropped. (Intentionally dropped late in the cycle.) Taylor continues to outpace local political media on the money stuff — read her 🧵

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 1d

PAC report: safer hennepin is back again and we can do better mpls has launched a website. we don't know yet who is funding either, but i want to highlight the blog that we can do better has - taylordahlin.com/f/new-and-re...

New and Returning PACs: We Can Do Better Mpls and Safer Hennepin

Two PACs are now operating in Minneapolis ahead of the November 4th election, and both are connected to one man.

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Luke Mielke @juke-box85.bsky.social · 2d

Shelley Madore supporting voter ID should be disqualifying to represent any part of Minneapolis.

meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 3d

Other Madore accomplishments:
- Voting with Rs against some of the biggest healthcare bills: major reform, omnibus spending, patient data protection
- Supporting an amendment to require photo ID when voting
- Leaning on 2 years as a suburban state rep 18 years ago as her main qualification

Minneapolis for the Many @mplsforthemany.com · 4d

Given her lack of connection to Ward 2, it should come as no surprise that her biggest accomplishment as an Apple Valley legislator was described by one DFL legislator as “Taking money from Minneapolis and St. Paul.”

Learn more at www.shelleymadore.com.

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flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 2d

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The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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