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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 3h

She released the prisoners. On her way to abolish NATO next.

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 4h

we can do better mpls photoshopped Robin Wonsley in front of an old image of Moon Palace Books and its Abolish The Polish boards, while men in orange jumpsuits high-five and give thumbs-up

Wonsley represents Ward 2, while Moon Palace Books is in Ward 9.

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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 16h

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 18h

Here’s video of the incident

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Avocadoplex @avocadoplex.bike · 17h

Ya know what makes people not want to get out of their home? Constant fear mongering about how uptown is both dead and insanely dangerous and full of crime. I wonder which candidate is doing a bunch of that 🤔

Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 17h

Millard says take your neighborhood back: "So we have people in this neighborhood who have a vested interest in this neighborhood who need to get activated. It is time for you to get out of your house. It is time for you to come to door knocks. It is time for us to take our neighborhood back."

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Avocadoplex @avocadoplex.bike · 18h

Among the many things one could say about this/her, cabinet secretaries have a lot of actual work to do, in theory, but Noem is out here doing fascism tourism all the time. It's the same with Petey at the Pentagon. Appoint unserious people and you get unserious management.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 1d

Continues to be striking how, since Frey erected the greenway fence to Lake/Nicollet, the crowd has returned en masse to 2900 block of Blaisdell. Frey bleats “you can’t have encampments by home & businesses“ but that’s exactly where he’s pushed these folks. Meanwhile 50 housing vouchers go unfunded.

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Avocadoplex @avocadoplex.bike · 1d

Tane is so good at that, and has been for years! I would hire him to moderate every forum if I had that power.

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Tom Olsen @olsenforparks.bsky.social · 2d

I'm ecstatic to have earned Naomi's 1st choice vote for At Large! As Naomi says:

"Tom is the easy one: I would rank Tom first. He’s been a consistent voice on the Park Board for green space over parking, pedestrian access to parks over car access to parks, and other things I like."

Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 2d

Election 2025: Minneapolis Park Board, At-Large.

naomikritzer.com/2025/10/06/e...

Election 2025: Minneapolis Park Board, At-Large

Everyone in Minneapolis will have this race on their ballot, and it’s a bit of a doozy in terms of “complicated history” and “lots of candidates,” so buckle up. I am p…

naomikritzer.com

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Avocadoplex @avocadoplex.bike · 2d

I genuinely had no idea this $170m Kenneth Branagh film existed. Impressive failure!

Tansy Gardam @tansyg.bsky.social · 2d

new episode (actually) out now!

this one goes out to all the kids who self identified as "readers" in primary school

open.spotify.com/episode/3CVj...

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d

NOTE: This is only as to the request of the case, which is addressing military deployment in Oregon.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: "For all of the reasons" given in Saturday's TRO, Immergut grants plaintiffs' second motion for a TRO.

"Based on the conduct of the defendants, ... in direct contravention" of Saturday's TRO, the second TRO bars relocation or federalization of National Guard from "any state or D.C."

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 2d

About 1% of US railway mileage is electrified, with only tiny steps taken to electrify more in recent years (Caltrain) www.fastcompany.com/91178844/ind...

Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 3d

Not nearly enough is made of the incredibly impressive feat Indian Railways has made to electrify almost 100% of its 135,000km of track, while also growing renewable sourcing. Huge:

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...

Indian Railways to achieve net zero targets in 2025 itself - 5 years ahead of 2030 goal - Times of India

India Business News: Indian Railways is set to achieve net-zero targets by year-end, surpassing its 2030 goal through extensive electrification. Aiming for 95% electric tr

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Avocadoplex @avocadoplex.bike · 2d

This is what pisses me off the most. So-called democrats doing the groundwork for Miller and his ghouls to send in the troops

Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 2d

CB is a troll at heart, so I try not to get baited. But I can't believe our "moderate" DFLers have their own alpha news style documentary and have pre-injected voter fraud into the city election conversation. It's glorious. Federal troops will be greeted as liberators I guess?

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Hex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 3d

these people view minneapolis as a mechanism for extracting capital and cheap labor and that's it

and because they live in the suburbs and probably hate it, they can't fathom that a place where someone lives is a place they could also be invested in and want to make better

KedricKillian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 3d

What Rick Kupchella, the StarTribune (owned by billionaire Glenn Taylor), Hubbard, and, seemingly the DFL executive committee, agree on is that Minneapolis is an eye sore. It has too much power and is an ongoing pain in the ass. They’re othering the state‘s largest city just like the White house.

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 5d

I think we should establish an understanding in the United States that if you order the military to carry out a lethal strike against something that is not an imminent threat without congressional authorization, what you did was murder and the entire chain of command is guilty.

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Avocadoplex @avocadoplex.bike · 5d

Lol there's a parking lot literally behind this building

Serafina @serafinas.bsky.social · 5d

I made it this far into A Precarious State

A photo of the Uptown theater in uptown Minneapolis with the narrator saying, Yeah. Well, where are they going to park? They took out all the parking. Spoiler alert: there's still lots and lots of parking available in ramps and parking lots and on side streets.

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Tony Demoniano 🎃 @tonydamiano.bsky.social · 5d

Great thread. We've done a lot of work on this for the residential side. Clearly the commercial side is just as bad if not worse as far as the ownership The shell game is concerned.

K Priest @kpriestmusic.bsky.social · 8d

in perpetual, horrified fascination by the us system of shell companies in real estate. when i saw this in the pioneer press today i had to do a little digging, even though i knew i'd get absolutely nowhere.
www.twincities.com/2025/09/29/r...

Residents urge St. Paul to demolish Midway’s vacant CVS

Among the complications: It’s unclear who exactly owns it.

www.twincities.com

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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 5d

That’s not good

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This morning HSI raided a construction site in the North End and took every single worker. I am in direct communication with neighbors, Representative Hollins, the Chief of Police, and COPAL who is a leader in the Immigrant Defense Network. I know that SPPD and Ram Co Sheriffs were NOT present.
Neighbors demanded the agents to identify themselves and they did not, leaving neighbors feeling confused who was present or if it was SPPD. I want to be very clear, Saint Paul Police officers will always identify themselves when asked. This is our policy. They will also be easily identified.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 5d

Pete Hegseth Rails Against Fat Generals
https://theonion.com/pete-hegseth-rails-against-fat-generals/

“Hopefully this isn’t a return to the rail-thin ‘heroin chic’ generals of the ’90s.”

Abby Hackett, Unemployed

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Regina Burstein 🚲 🚈 🌳 @mplsfietser.bike · 5d

Despite clear demands from community, Hennepin County has released a final design for Lyndale Ave that compromises the safety and comfort of people biking, walking, & taking transit.

Let's show the county that a shared use path is not right for this busy and dense commercial corridor.

Stroll & Roll for a Livable Lyndale

Join Livable Lyndale for a rally to tell Hennepin County: We need a final design that is safe and dignified for people walking, biking, rolling, and taking the bus!

www.movemn.org

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 6d

This is a hugely frustrating aspect of the Tylenol discussion. Pregnant women are some of the only people who should be taking it at all. For the rest of us, the threat of liver damage is rarely worth it, especially since it's not very effective for pain.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | The real problem with Tylenol (it’s not autism)

Here’s why people need to be cautious about acetaminophen.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Streets.mn @streets.mn · 6d

Minneapolis and St. Paul.

What are the other two?

Can We Agree On the 4 Major U.S. Cities?

YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd

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Minneapolis for the Many @mplsforthemany.com · 6d

Elizabeth Shaffer is a Republican donor with Republican priorities.

Her campaign is backed by Republican donors and landlords responsible for hundreds of property violations.

Ward 7 deserves a real Democrat, not a Republican donor backed by more Republican donors.

Title text: "Elizabeth Shaffer: Republican donor with Republican priorities." Above a screenshot of a Republican donation from Shaffer and the following text: "If you donate to Republican candidates and 20% of your donors are Republicans and you're anti-labor and pro-criminalizing marijuana, should you be running as a DFL candidate? These are good questions for Elizabeth Shaffer. Learn more at www.elizabethshafferfacts.com"

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6d

But also we’re terrified of the subway

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Stephen Miller: "All that bullshit is done, over, it's finished. The gangbangers you deal with- they think they're ruthless? They have no idea how ruthless we are. They think they're tough? They have no idea how tough we are. They think they're hardcore? We are so much more hardcore than they are"

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6d

what does an "unconstitutional DEI principle" mean in the context of a tunnel project? what, a black person is going to use it?

City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 7d

OMB Director Russell Voight says that US DOT will announce that the federal government is "pausing" funding for both Gateway and the Second Avenue Subway because of "unconstitutional DEI principles" -- x.com/russvought/s...

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 7d

Could the Wedge be getting a bookstore? Boneshaker books plans to move from Seward to the old Common Roots building at 708 W 26th Street. They need to raise $6,000 by 10/17 to make it happen.
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

Help Boneshaker Move to Our New Home!

After fourteen years in our current space, we have made the decision that it’s time for Boneshaker Books to move. While we treasure the time we've spent in Seward, and will miss existing as a…

www.zeffy.com

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 7d

hitting ward 7 mailboxes today and there’s a website from @mplsforthemany.com

elizabethshafferfacts.com

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