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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 5h

I’ve never been but hear good things. www.casadiablo.com

Casa Diablo- Portland's World Infamous Vegan Strip Club

Strippers & Vegan Food! Here at Casa Diablo e are different! Come see why we are Portland's Number 1 Strip Club!

www.casadiablo.com

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 5h

There are more stores in Portland per capita than anywhere in the US. There are whole clusters of artisanal yarn stores, & I legit have no idea how they stay in business. There's a vegan strip club. Last time I was there, I wandered into a D&D RPG-themed craft brewery in the middle of nowhere.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 7h

Don't get me started on East River Road.

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 7h

Summit Avenue campaign donations have not done a whit for City Council candidates so far...

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 8h

Kaohly Her is makign the same mistake that previous St. Paul political candidates have done, overestimating the Summit Avenue bikelash and playing coy / being condescending around public works process. That tactic has failed every time so far, and will here too. www.twincities.com/2025/10/07/s...

St. Paul’s mayoral candidates diverge on Summit Ave. bike trail

State Rep. Kaohly Her questioned the planning around the bike trail, but said she was not ready to cancel it.

www.twincities.com

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Sara 🏳️‍🌈 @saralovesyou.bsky.social · 13h

This is a really nice profile.

Mayoral candidate DeWayne Davis says he has the heart to solve Minneapolis’ most intractable issues

Davis says getting his hands deep into community as a pastor has given him a perspective that contrasts career politicians.

www.startribune.com

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 14h

I wrote about downtown Stillwater and how its riverfront has become amazing. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

Minnesota’s riverfront cities can learn a lot from Stillwater

Removing traffic and building new bridge over the St. Croix River has paid off for tourist-friendly Stillwater.

www.minnpost.com

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 14h

It’s inconceivable!

a close up of a man 's face with a very angry look on his face .

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a very angry look on his face .

media.tenor.com

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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 17h

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 15h

"Airlines are now little more than flying banks, given that they make more money from selling frequent-flyer points to credit card companies than they do flying passengers." jacobin.com/2025/10/bank...

Everything Is Becoming a Bank

Most major corporations — from airlines to social media platforms — now aspire to become unregulated banks. Bankification today accounts for the highest profit margins in the US economy, crippling pro...

jacobin.com

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 16h

We should all be thankful for Rep. Larry Kraft, one of Minnesota's climate and equity leaders. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...

Big Oil should pay for making life more expensive in Minnesota

Congress shouldn't buckle from pressure to grant Big Oil legal immunity from lawsuits that seek accountability for climate change damage.

www.minnpost.com

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 16h

Still wild that the entire city of Duluth's general fund and just the Minneapolis Park System's general fund are the same amount. www.minnpost.com/fact-briefs/...

Does Minneapolis' parks budget exceed Rochester's general fund?

Minneapolis voters elect the Park and Recreation Board, which sets its annual budget independently from the city.

www.minnpost.com

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 16h

👆that, by the way, is an amazing deep dive into obscure local history. Highly recommended!

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 16h

Never heard of "Reserve Block 40" but it makes sense that it's weird, as it's on the wrong side of the Chain of Lakes. I never go over there. streets.mn/2025/10/08/r...

Reserve Block 40 — How Did That Little No-Name Park Get There?

The unexpected personal and community connections to be found by exploring a little-known park on the West Side of Cedar Lake.

streets.mn

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 16h

Probably goes without saying, but "lying to Congress" is a particularly ironic thing for Trump's DOJ to charge. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

Former FBI Director James Comey has pleaded not guilty to lying to Congress five years ago. The plea kick-starts a process of legal wrangling in which defense lawyers will almost certainly move to get...

www.mprnews.org

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 16h

My blog, Twin City Sidewalks, turned twenty years old today. Wow. That's a long time! tcsidewalks.blogspot.com/2025/10/20th...

20th Anniversary of This Blog

Believe it or not... I started this blog 20 years ago today . It's still the best career move I've made, as writing publicly about cities an...

tcsidewalks.blogspot.com

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 1d

MONEY TRAIN TO THE GAME: "The MTA would have to spend at least $3 million in contracted union fees to provide the same special game-day service to Citi Field as Metro-North gives Yankee fans to go to the House that Ruth Built, data obtained by Streetsblog shows." nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/08/m...

MONEY TRAIN: How LIRR Unions 'Game' The System - Streetsblog New York City

An old work rule means that the MTA would have to pay millions of dollars just to provide a little extra service after special events like Mets games or the Ryder Cup.

nyc.streetsblog.org

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 19h

Pretty good!

Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 1d

You can take the Twins out of Minnesota, but you can't put the Twins into Yankee Stadium.

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 1d

That is very solid. Imagine how he is feeling rn

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 1d

Is there a Canadian feed of this BJ's / Yankees game I can watch? These announcers annoy the hell out of me.

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Vince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social · 1d

200 Oak Street, the derelict structure currently owned by C David George, was built in 1926 and was once quite fancy. In October 1947 building resident Virginia Pappen was featured in the Minneapolis Morning Tribune explaining how she prefers using a cigarette holder to keep smoke from her eyes.

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 1d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 1d

I love that I'm googling the posse comitatus act now. Learning a lot!

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Uses Transit @usestransit.bsky.social · 1d

First Riverview is killed.

Then the City of Saint Paul, MnDOT, and the Met Council pull together a great alternative in the West 7th BRT.

Ramsey County refuses to fund the project.

Now it has been officially downgraded to ABRT. This is embarrassing.

stpaul.gov/departments/...

The New West 7th Corridor

A Concept for Downtown Saint Paul to Mall of America

stpaul.gov

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