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Minnesotan in exile - aspiring socialist - suburban flaneur - occasionally tolerant of social media
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St. Paul's population density in 1880
January 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
St. Paul's population density in 1880
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Minneapolis's population density in 1880
January 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Minneapolis's population density in 1880
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Intersections with the red light cameras have reduced T-bone crashes by 65% and rear-end collisions by 49%.
NYC to quadruple intersections with red light cameras by end of year, officials say https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-to-quadruple-intersections-with-red-light-cameras-by-end-of-year-officials-say
NYC to quadruple intersections with red light cameras by end of year, officials say
Red light cameras are coming to hundreds more intersections across the city.
The expanded program is allowed thanks to a law passed by state lawmakers in 2024. [ more › ]
gothamist.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Intersections with the red light cameras have reduced T-bone crashes by 65% and rear-end collisions by 49%.
More effective than the pardons mentioned here are the eviscerations of the OIGs but this makes for a good show
The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
January 7, 2026 at 6:31 AM
More effective than the pardons mentioned here are the eviscerations of the OIGs but this makes for a good show
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Feel lucky to have picked this book up used at Powell’s last week www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
Masters of War: Latin America and U.S. Agression From t…
In Masters of War, Clara Nieto adeptly presents the par…
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January 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Feel lucky to have picked this book up used at Powell’s last week www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
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In order to fix this flooding problem, MnDot spent hundreds of millions of dollars building a depressed highway through this intersection
Spring Thunderstorms (1941)
Lyndale Ave. N and 6th Ave. N
Source: Hennepin County Library
North side streets are flooded, stalling buses and cars and marooning passengers.
Lyndale Ave. N and 6th Ave. N
Source: Hennepin County Library
North side streets are flooded, stalling buses and cars and marooning passengers.
December 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
In order to fix this flooding problem, MnDot spent hundreds of millions of dollars building a depressed highway through this intersection
As of tomorrow I will have endured 3 miserable weeks without my joy, my heart, my @ofpedacitopan.bsky.social. Though she almost never allows even an hour to pass without texting me, that’s slight compensation for the delight of her presence, which I’ll finally be able to enjoy in a few short days
December 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
As of tomorrow I will have endured 3 miserable weeks without my joy, my heart, my @ofpedacitopan.bsky.social. Though she almost never allows even an hour to pass without texting me, that’s slight compensation for the delight of her presence, which I’ll finally be able to enjoy in a few short days
Did people not lock their bikes in the 70s/80s?!?
Metro Transit Bus on Nicollet Mall in Downtown Minneapolis (1970s; 1980s)
701 Nicollet Ave.
Source: Hennepin County Library
701 Nicollet Ave.
Source: Hennepin County Library
December 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Did people not lock their bikes in the 70s/80s?!?
This is now a $100m, govt subsidized parking ramp on top of a highway (the view is actually down a block of Holden St that no longer exists)
December 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This is now a $100m, govt subsidized parking ramp on top of a highway (the view is actually down a block of Holden St that no longer exists)
A vibrant city never stops innovating
I’m curious for more local lore and history about Minneapolis’ most iconic Christmas lights: the Poo Poo Pee Pee house in Northeast. I have only recently incorporated a pilgrimage to this (with running buddies) into my holiday traditions, and it just makes the holiday season complete.
December 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A vibrant city never stops innovating
There’s a proposal to build 6 semi-detached units on this .41 acre suburban cul-de-sac lot in eugene, or.
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December 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
There’s a proposal to build 6 semi-detached units on this .41 acre suburban cul-de-sac lot in eugene, or.
Portland: GO BY TRAIN… but once you’re here, get a taxi please
December 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Portland: GO BY TRAIN… but once you’re here, get a taxi please
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I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
Listening to a weird vocal jam album with jorge ben jor & gilberto gil and there’s this song taj mahal that has the exact same melody as do ya think i’m sexy
Taj Mahal
YouTube video by Jorge Ben Jor - Topic
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Listening to a weird vocal jam album with jorge ben jor & gilberto gil and there’s this song taj mahal that has the exact same melody as do ya think i’m sexy
The Onion’s paper subscription is the best $379 I’ve ever spent
December 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The Onion’s paper subscription is the best $379 I’ve ever spent
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December 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
21 Dec 2025
Now it’s a parking lot
December 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Now it’s a parking lot
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I'm certain you need more mooing in your life.
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm certain you need more mooing in your life.
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full toon (from Jan 25)
![Elderly lady: Electric scooters should be illegal
Man on scooter: Well they're not
EL: I don't like your pants
Guy on street: So what, deal with it
EL: [at neighborhood mtg, into mic] We should get to decide what other people do with their property
Concerned neighbors: "Great point! She's right! Hear hear](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:carj4mhaflwfubqzioy5wxl3/bafkreigikh2cyh3nryt6egt27k2g4tjgkggrey5lig6pd5usxf5rogm24e@jpeg)
December 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
full toon (from Jan 25)
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One of our Shakopee observers witnessed ICE pepper spray a baby today in Chanhassen.
(Yes. You read that right.)
The agent knew the baby was there. ICE does not make our communities safer. End Operation Metro Surge NOW!
(Yes. You read that right.)
The agent knew the baby was there. ICE does not make our communities safer. End Operation Metro Surge NOW!
December 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
One of our Shakopee observers witnessed ICE pepper spray a baby today in Chanhassen.
(Yes. You read that right.)
The agent knew the baby was there. ICE does not make our communities safer. End Operation Metro Surge NOW!
(Yes. You read that right.)
The agent knew the baby was there. ICE does not make our communities safer. End Operation Metro Surge NOW!
Speed traps exist but they’re almost always a rural highway that’s unusually-strictly enforced. I highly doubt there is an urban street anywhere in the usa posted at 15mph for the sole purpose of generating fines from violations.
Btw I’ve only ever been to brooklyn ny once
Btw I’ve only ever been to brooklyn ny once
December 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Speed traps exist but they’re almost always a rural highway that’s unusually-strictly enforced. I highly doubt there is an urban street anywhere in the usa posted at 15mph for the sole purpose of generating fines from violations.
Btw I’ve only ever been to brooklyn ny once
Btw I’ve only ever been to brooklyn ny once
@ontariotrafficman.bsky.social just started watching your videos and loving them! Do they use camera detection for bikes/peds? The small city I live in uses camera detection for bikes on some protected bikeways and they fail to detect A LOT. Would you suspect that’s due to tech or implementation?
December 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
@ontariotrafficman.bsky.social just started watching your videos and loving them! Do they use camera detection for bikes/peds? The small city I live in uses camera detection for bikes on some protected bikeways and they fail to detect A LOT. Would you suspect that’s due to tech or implementation?
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