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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 46m

Yea I have thought that both Buffalo and Pittsburgh fit the Midwest

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 53m

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 1h

Crime in Minneapolis is getting better and has improved dramatically. www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

Minneapolis crime is falling in 2025, even amid high-profile violence

Most crimes are down in Minnesota’s largest city, continuing a pattern following a pandemic-era spike. That doesn’t alleviate concerns among wary residents after mass shootings.

www.startribune.com

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 55m

This is fairly spot on for the Midwest.

William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 22h

This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 1h

Crime in Minneapolis is getting better and has improved dramatically. www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

Minneapolis crime is falling in 2025, even amid high-profile violence

Most crimes are down in Minnesota’s largest city, continuing a pattern following a pandemic-era spike. That doesn’t alleviate concerns among wary residents after mass shootings.

www.startribune.com

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 10h

Do the thing you want to avoid.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 22h

She’s left us no choice. It’s time for Isaac Chotiner to interview Bari Weiss.

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 11h

You may not have a choice

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 11h

This is definitely preseason basketball.

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Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 11h

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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The Haunting of RandBall's Stu @randballsstu.bsky.social · 11h

Wild that this is how @normcharlatan.bsky.social doxxed himself

Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 11h

the guy who caught cal raleigh’s homer was wearing a shirt that said dump 61 here and he immediately took it off and had a shirt that said dump 62 here

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12h

This made me laugh so hard. Second screenshot is of the video posted by Benny Johnson of the event.

Benny Johnson « @bennyjohnson
X.com
BREAKING: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stares down army of Antifa and a guy in a chicken suit from the rooftop of the ICE facility here in Portland.
Noem says:
"Hey; Guy in the chicken suit. You can do better.
Too bad they are uneducated and ill-informed."
Noem isn't chicken: [chicken emoji]

A view from the roof of the building. There are about 15-20 people visible in total, several of whom appear to be reporters. Most are holding signs. They aren’t even taking up the whole sidewalk. One guy is wearing a chicken suit.

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 12h

Defense effort by the wolves has a lot to be desired.

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 12h

New Wolves season new view.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 13h

Donald Trump has heard the wails and lamentations of all the Rust Belt communities left behind by neoliberalism, and he has a message for them: fuck you and die

Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 14h

Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

heatmap.news

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 13h

Already have someone forgetting how to play tik tak toe in the first Wolves preseason game.

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 13h

So looking at this diagram, the more money that goes in the larger those bubbles get until eventually...

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

“.. Never before has so much money been spent so rapidly on a technology that, for all its potential, remains largely unproven ..”

@bloomberg.com $NVDA
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 14h

This was a higher rating than game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Shameka 🏀 @shameka23.bsky.social · 15h

According to ESPN, Game 1 of the 2025 WNBA Finals is now the most-watched Game 1 of the WNBA Finals in 28 years, averaging 1.9 million viewers and peaking at 2.5 million viewers! It also marks the most-watched WNBA Finals Game 1 in a series format. #WNBA #WNBAFinals

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Shameka 🏀 @shameka23.bsky.social · 15h

According to ESPN, Game 1 of the 2025 WNBA Finals is now the most-watched Game 1 of the WNBA Finals in 28 years, averaging 1.9 million viewers and peaking at 2.5 million viewers! It also marks the most-watched WNBA Finals Game 1 in a series format. #WNBA #WNBAFinals

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 15h

He and his partner just had a baby!

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mother dysnomia 🌚 @mamatried.bsky.social · 20h

lol it’s this guy

Tweet from 11/2/24 showing Harry Sisson and his 4 friends in a car that reads “we’re Gen Z voters and we all PROUDLY voted for Kamala Harris! Real men support Harris”

Robert J O’Neill quotes it with

“You're not men. You're boys. If there was no social media, you would be my concubines.”

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 16h

New day, same fake story. 👋🏽

Donald Trump is an embarrassing, racist, and corrupt liar.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.-IO

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump: "The Democrats have no leader. They remind me of Somalia. I met the president of Somalia. I told him, 'you have somebody from Somalia who's telling us how to run our country. Would you like to take her back?' He said, 'No I don't want her!'"

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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 17h

I’m so excited for Nicole!
The @mnaurorafc.bsky.social to pro pipeline in full effect

Nicholas Murray @njemurray.bsky.social · 17h

Spokane Zephyr FC has appointed Nicole Lukic as its new Head Coach, following her stint as Director of Talent Identification for @ussoccer.com YNTs.

Lukic previously led @mnaurorafc.bsky.social to remarkable success in its first two #USL-W seasons.

www.gainbridgesuperleague.com/news/2025/10...

Spokane Zephyr FC Names U.S. Soccer’s Nicole Lukic as Head Coach - Gainbridge Super League

SPOKANE, Wash. — October 7, 2025 – Aequus Sports, LLC. announced Nicole Lukic as Head Coach of Spokane Zephyr FC, bringing her proven record of leadership and success to Spokane, WA […]

www.gainbridgesuperleague.com

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 20h

They found 124 bigots on school boards throughout Minnesota. Compared to how many school board members total?

Briar @briarish.bsky.social · 21h

The MN Star Tribune isn't allowing comments on this, AND the article has virtually no information on school board members across the state who do NOT want to comply with this ridiculous demand.

Do better @startribune.bsky.social
www.startribune.com/title-ix-tra...

More school board members urge Minnesota to comply with federal transgender athlete policy

As deadline lingers for policy change, school board members from more than 40 districts have signed a letter saying failure to comply with federal policy will threaten the integrity of their athletic ...

www.startribune.com

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 17h

Is this an episode of the Newsroom?

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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