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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 13h

Oh yea I’ve seen those. Seem like Carhart style stuff and I’ve considered them for sure.

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 20h

Anyone have a winter coat brand they really love? Rochelle and I have to replace ours after the fire. Mostly curious.

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 23h

“Vote Yes on Saint Paul City Question 1 or continue living in a mad max style libertarian free for all”

A precisely direct quote that I definitely did really say while on @wedge.live

www.voteyesforafairerstpaul.com

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St Paul 2025 Election Roundup + City Question #1 (w/ Matt Privratsky)

YouTube video by Wedge LIVE!

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 1d

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 1d

Today on the Wedge LIVE podcast: St Paul Election 2025 w/ Matt Privratsky. Too few realize that St Paul has a question on the ballot that will decide whether they remain a Mad Max-style libertarian free for all - or adopt a civilized way to enforce society's rules (administrative citations).

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 1d

Saw them putting in a couple by Goodwill yesterday too.

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 1d

HEY SAINT PAUL MN VOTERS:
Vote Yes on City Question #1!!!

www.voteyesforafairerstpaul.com

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 1d

Good article on the irreplaceable KMOJ, which I listen to a lot because my neighbors play it loudly in their backyard in summer. It really is an institution, and needs your support! www.startribune.com/medcalf-why-...

Medcalf: Why KMOJ Radio’s fight to survive matters

For decades, the Minneapolis station has been a vital hub for Black Minnesotans.

www.startribune.com

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 1d

a woman is making a funny face with her eyes closed .

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 1d

Similar to how I think the idea of talking about “Greater Minnesota” or “Outstate” as a same region/place is wild in most instances. As someone who grew up in northern Minnesota and never ever felt naturally connected to southern Minnesota in anyway etc.

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly I’ve never thought of how I’d draw those regions cause I don’t have any personal identity tied to them. I’d mostly just assume I have super narrow idea of Midwest compared to most.

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 1d

My additional take is that basically every single map of the Midwest isn't just too big, it's usually way way too big (as this one is)

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 3d

THAT’S THREE FOR THE LOONS!!

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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 4d

For folks in downtown looking for a grocery alternative since the Lunds closed: the Saint Paul Farmers market will open a year-round grocery and cafe in the old Black Dog space in Lowertown. www.stpaulpublishing.com/farmers-mark...

Farmers Market opening new indoor site downtown; will offer fresh food daily

For the past two months the St. Paul Farmers Market has been busy refurbishing the former Black Dog Café space at 308 Prince St. E. to turn it into a year...

www.stpaulpublishing.com

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 5d

Honestly I could have believed lower. Travel coverage, in particular, is so damn rare.

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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 5d

St. Paul was inspired by the "Denver Model" and created its own "Saint Paul Model" and brought their clearance rate from 37% in 2023 to 70.5% in 2024.

In 2025, St. Paul is now trending to have a 30% reduction in shots fired and a 70% reduction in homicides.

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 5d

Worth noting that the two MN projects specified in the reporting (long form storage in Becker and a transmission lines for MN Power) are in GOP held districts.

This federal administration is cutting off its nose to spite its face. Storage and transmission are common sense. Full stop.

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 5d

Just so folks are aware: it is almost universally known that more transmission lines are needed (not fewer) to meet our energy needs.

Even people who *hate* renewables would agree with this. Which means chopping this funding is basically deranged.

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 5d

The U.S. Department of Energy is cancelling 12 grants for energy projects in Minnesota, including a $464 million proposal to build large transmission lines in seven states.

Trump cancels $464 million Minnesota grant for power lines in five states

The project is one of 12 in Minnesota targeted in cuts by the Republican administration, largely in blue states, during a partisan fight over a government shutdown

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 5d

Initial response was it was multiple things (equipment on the individual trains themselves, equipment on the tracks themselves, equipment on the lights themselves, and obviously the policy and purchasing decisions). My general ask at the time was to list out everything. Current W4 is following up.

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 5d

Maple Grove’s own:

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 6d

Middle school tought me this.

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 6d

Best way to know someone isnt tough?

Them yelling about how tough they are.

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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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 6d

These are the quarterbacks since 2010 who complete passes at roughly the rate Microsoft Excel’s AI mode accurately edits spreadsheets

Jake Locker
Davis Webb
Tom Savage
Rex Grossman
Garrett Gilbert
Kellen Clemens
Mark Sanchez
Logan Woodside
Zach Wilson
David Blough
Derek Anderson
Johnny Manziel

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NPR @npr.org · 6d

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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Matt Privratsky @mattprivratsky.bsky.social · 7d

D, particularly if it avoids a transfer (vs walking shorter but needing to count on a transfer)

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 7d

It's fascinating and revealing how many centrists think refusing to compromise on human rights to gain the support of bigots represents a "political purity test," yet also think that a bigot saying "I won't join you unless you accommodate my bigotry" does NOT represent a "political purity test."

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 8d

anyway:

www.the-reframe.com/winning-the-...

Winning the Middle

What makes for a purity test? What makes for a big tent? Unpacking the apparently pragmatic demand that we Speak Low about fascists to beat fascism.

www.the-reframe.com

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