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Doyle @scoosch.bsky.social · 1d

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Damn, you caught me! I'm so eager for my precious clicks -- which, as we know, can be converted into cash -- that I lied.

I *am* being dishonest about Gavin Newsom being awful on trans issues. Sorry!

To make amends, I'll just Google "Newsom trans" and post all the terrific stuff he's done.

$After Criticism, Newsom Urges Clearer Rules for Trans ... KQED https://www.kqed.org › news › after-criticism-newsom-... 5 days ago — Gov. Gavin Newsom said state law needs to be changed to clarify when and how transgender women and girls compete in women's sports. Gavin Newsom Cites Trans Godson While Taking Anti-Trans ... them.us https://www.them.us › News › California 3 days ago — California Gov. Gavin Newsom doubled down on his comments about transgender athletes in an interview last week, saying that a state law ... Statement: Governor Newsom Betrays Queer and ... Los Angeles LGBT Center https://lalgbtcenter.org › vanguard › press-releases › state... May 19, 2025 — Statement: Governor Newsom Betrays Queer and Transgender Californians With Health Budget Cuts, Says Los Angeles LGBT Center. LOS ANGELES, CA–MAY ... Newsom vetoes transgender health measure, after chiding ... Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com › california › story › newsom-... Oct 17, 2025 — Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill requiring 12-month hormone therapy coverage for transgender patients, citing health care costs. Yes, Gavin Newsom is funny. That doesn't erase his attacks ... Reddit · r/lgbt 440+ comments · 2 months ago As a Californian, and with a trans partner, the political outlook isn't all too encouraging. The Democratic Party itself is too fractious over ... Newsom shocks LGBTQ allies with stance on transgender ... CalMatters https://calmatters.org › politics › 2025/03 › newsom-tra... Mar 6, 2025 — Gov. Gavin Newsom shocked LGBTQ+ athletes when he agreed with conservative Charlie Kirk that it's wrong for transgender athletes to compete in girls' sports. Why Transgender People Are Not Feeling Gavin Newsom Erin In The Morning https://www.erininthemorning.com › why-transgender-... Aug 25, 2025 — Gavin Newsom suggesting that 25 years of age is too young to transition and agreeing to right-wing entryism of concern trolling about trans ...$

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Robin for Ward 2 @robin4mpls.bsky.social · 3d

Last night, @michaelforparks.bsky.social and I finally were able to door-knock renters in a building owned by John Wall. Wall prioritized his own politics before his legal responsibility as a landlord. After taking him to court, he was found in violation of the law repeatedly.

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Doyle @scoosch.bsky.social · 2d

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 3d

The most telling thing about Jacob Frey running for a third term is that *none* of either the Minneapolis legislative delegation or the Hennepin County Board have endorsed him. That's pretty wild. www.jacobfrey.org/endorsements...

Endorsements — Jacob Frey for Our City

www.jacobfrey.org

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 2d

Newly posted on YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=reN6...

The Replacements live at Bogart's Cincinnati, 14th September 1987, covertly shot on a camcorder, which was not an easy mission back in 1987. Taken from archive D1611

The Replacements live Cincinnati 1987

YouTube video by ScottishTeeVee

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 3d

Ramsey County prosecutors on Wednesday charged a self-described “right wing libertarian” in connection with a summertime vandalism spree in St. Paul that targeted LGBTQ+ Pride flags and anti-Trump signs in St. Paul.

'They’ll never find me as long as I’m smart,' wrote St. Paul man charged in anti-LGBTQ vandalism spree

Ramsey County prosecutors on Wednesday charged a self-described “right wing libertarian” in connection with a summertime vandalism spree in St. Paul that targeted LGBTQ+ Pride flags and anti-Trump sig...

www.mprnews.org

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 3d

I wrote about the should-be-illegal trend of fencing off sidewalks because poor people are nearby. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

Using fencing to curb homelessness in the Twin Cities is an insult - MinnPost

Agencies and governments turn to fencing instead of actual solutions for problems related to people experiencing homelessness.

www.minnpost.com

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Doyle @scoosch.bsky.social · 3d

This is emblematic of the party disorganization, not just in MN but nationwide. The local MPLS DFL people were not consulted or involved in this? What the fuck, MN DFL? Not doing a lot to dispel the rumors that the Democrat party is full of losers who are INEPT and don't want to win elections.

meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 4d

What the fuck is this official MN DFL mailer showing a seemingly random selection of endorsed candidates? Only one of 3 at large parks endorsees, and Bob Fine but not Steve Brandt? Is the DFL just trolling us at this point?

Full color half sheet mailer "An official Minnesota DFL sample ballot for Minneapolis parks board / Board of estimate and taxation." With photos of just four out of the ten DFL-endorsed candidates for those seats

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 3d

Haven't really seen flopsweat from Frey’s campaign, but deploying top surrogate Steve Cramer to attack @jazzformayor.bsky.social & @dewayneforminneapolis.com when Frey‘s worked to keep it a Fateh-only race indicates RCV strategy has rattled them. Cramer’s letter; my response (sent to Strib).

Davis and Hampton may present themselves as a breath of fresh air, but their hard-bitten political tactic running aligned with Omar Fateh says otherwise. They both disagree with Fateh on key issues like rent control, which only he supports, and the importance of rebuilding the sworn strength of our police department, which they espouse but Fateh, as a past police- defunder does not. Despite these crucial differences they campaign and fundraise together, and urge Minneapolis voters to rank him along with themselves. As a longtime participant in political and civic affairs, in my view those are the actions of candidates who will say and do anything to be elected. They are misleading us and cheapening their own campaigns. Most importantly, Davis and Hampton demonstrate a naiveté about what voters will swallow, a leadership quality most definitely not
needed in the mayor's office. I will be ranking neither. Jacob Frey
has my vote.
Steve Cramer, Minneapolis
The writer is a former Ward 11 Minneapolis City Council member.

David Brauer’s submitted letter to the Strib: Strib letter Steve Cramer identifies himself as "a longtime participant
in political and civic affairs," and I probably also qualify.
Cramer characterizes Minneapolis mayoral candidates
Jazz Hampton, Dewayne Davis, and Omar Fateh as "misleading us and cheapening their own campaigns" by campaigning together, because the men have policy differences. But what Cramer sees darkly I see as collaborative; the three have acknowledging differences yet found common interests. Isn't that what we want in public officials, rather than a zero-sum candidate like Jacob Frey, who has no legislative or Hennepin County Commissioner endorsements? Hampton, Davis or Fateh would make a better mayor than the incumbent, and their campaigns reflect that truth. Unlike Cramer, I'll be ranking
all three.

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Doyle @scoosch.bsky.social · 3d

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 4d

I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.

This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 4d

Ellison is gonna have a hard enough time getting re-elected, he should back off from this. To be fair, story includes quotes from his office saying move is to strengthen state control over drinkable THC. But legit criticism that proposal more likely amounts to a ban.

Matt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 4d

New from me: Keith Ellison joins 38 other AGs asking Congress to ban intoxicating hemp products. Ellison's office said it doesn't want to shut down Minnesota's booming hemp-derived THC market, but a local lawyer said "This would kill our industry."

www.startribune.com/hemp-ban-att...

Keith Ellison, 38 other attorneys general ask Congress to ban intoxicating hemp products

The Attorney General’s Office says it doesn’t want to shut down Minnesota’s legal hemp-derived THC market. But one lawyer said “this would kill our industry.”

www.startribune.com

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Doyle @scoosch.bsky.social · 4d

TIL that the Proud Boys use "Uhuru" as a form of cultural hijacking because it means "Freedom/Liberation/Independence" in Swahili and I guess the Proud Boys only have that one thing.

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 4d

was tipped off to anti omar fateh graffiti on an overpass that appears to be by the proud boys as it says “fuck fateh” “proud of your boy” “PYOB” and “uhuru”

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Doyle @scoosch.bsky.social · 5d

Ahh, fuck

Flat tire, it's dark and there are dead leaves and a curb in the frame. The wheel is black and the tire is separated from the rim.

Doyle @scoosch.bsky.social · 5d

If Allianz would divest from Israel, that would be nice <3

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River Side Casino @riversidecasino.bsky.social · 7d

There are no bad managers. There are only bad employees who maybe need to keep their mouths shut about working conditions or get sent to the meat pit again.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 6d

I hadn’t realized that St. Paul-based American Public Media (MPR’s parent) was a willing handmaiden to Republicans’ NPR defunding. The facts of case are gross, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s cowardice didn’t stop them from being defunded, either. www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...

Why public media giants NPR and CPB are fighting in court this week

NPR is accusing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in federal court of reneging on a contract to appease the White House.

www.npr.org

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Jon Marthaler @jonmarthaler.com · 6d

MLS is two leagues with a few exhibition games between them - and the conference standings should reflect that.

TL;DR: Not much would change this year, but for the sake of fairness, the conference standings should be conference-only.

The 2025 MLS Conference-Only Standings

I’ve posted the MLS conference-only standings before, and there’s a simple reason: the MLS schedule is silly.

jonmarthaler.com

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 7d

List of Democratic Senators who voted to confirm Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 7d

In a wealthy neighborhood in Chicago, immigration agents hopped the fence of a US citizen’s home and tried to pull a construction worker out a 2nd-story window. Homeowner came home to blood all over his house. www.msnbc.com/the-weekend-...

'Jarring, frightening attack': Chicago homeowner describes immigration raid at his home

MSNBC exclusively obtained security footage of federal agents targeting construction workers at a home in the wealthy Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. Leo Feler, who owns the property, joined The Wee...

www.msnbc.com

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U.S. Women's National Soccer Team @uswnt.ussoccer.com · 7d

Had a great time hanging out with the #DeafMNT and learning some ASL🤘

USWNT x DeafMNT x @volkswagen.bsky.social

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Liliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 7d

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, a TN sheriff had a 61-yr-old man arrested for posting a meme on Facebook, which the sheriff absurdly construed as a threat. It was pretty clearly bullshit but I dug into the case using FB & public records and now it looks even worse. My latest @theintercept.com:

The Absurd Prosecution of a Man Who Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme

Larry Bushart Jr. posted trolling memes on a Facebook thread about a vigil for Kirk. He’s been in a Tennessee jail ever since.

theintercept.com

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vantazach @vantazach.bsky.social · 8d

pics of him getting arrested shortly after
www.reddit.com/r/Athens/com...

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Doyle @scoosch.bsky.social · 7d

What's the protocol when one of these shows up at my door trick-or-treating?