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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 17m

Yeah, especially if 28mph becomes standard. That could create issues. I don’t even want that, but all the ebikes I want if/when mine dies have that type of power.

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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 21m

E-bikes could benefit from a 20mph cap. There are more types that go up to 28mph than there were years ago, but not as common and 99% of riders aren’t going over 20 on paths.

Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 23m

I think this is a popular opinion. That said, in bike-loving Minneapolis where we have (thankfully) lots of bike infrastructure, this hasn’t been an issue. Ebikes are common and numerous. I can count one one hand how many e-motorcycle types I’ve come across.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 8h

My unpopular urbanist opinion is that big, hyperfast two-wheelers are a menace and should be banned from bike lanes/paths (with enforcement).

These things endanger everyone riding a bike or legal e-bike. Worse, they deter some from even trying.

E-bikes have evolved into e-motorcycles. Law enforcement is lagging behind.

Serious injuries are on the rise in emergency rooms around the country, as electric cycles become bigger and faster. Lawmakers and police departments are scrambling to address the problem.

www.inquirer.com

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

It’s really neat that for awhile pundits like this were saying “why can’t Zohran clearly and directly denounce the violence of Hamas?” and when he clearly and directly denounces the violence of Hamas they go “but he didn’t do it with any poetry! It wasn’t beautiful! I demand panache!”

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, let's check in on what the war crimes proponent has to say

David Frum This is a genuinely useful statement. The chilly formulaic language about the 10/7 atrocity ... the intense angry passion of the denunciation of Israel's self-defense ... together they arrestingly reveal what the author cares about and what/who he does not care about.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani
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My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.
Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more.
I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.
In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: a death toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language.
I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.
This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end.
Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.
These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.

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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 8h

These are the friendliest looking criminals ever and their jumpsuits look almost like they are high-fashion. I love this for us.

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 8h

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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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 8h

New/old — and extremely clumsy — landlord PAC just dropped. (Intentionally dropped late in the cycle.) Taylor continues to outpace local political media on the money stuff — read her 🧵

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 8h

PAC report: safer hennepin is back again and we can do better mpls has launched a website. we don't know yet who is funding either, but i want to highlight the blog that we can do better has - taylordahlin.com/f/new-and-re...

New and Returning PACs: We Can Do Better Mpls and Safer Hennepin

Two PACs are now operating in Minneapolis ahead of the November 4th election, and both are connected to one man.

taylordahlin.com

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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 9h

Modern medicine is truly a miracle! Can’t put a price on more time with our fuzzy friends.

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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 9h

Never been so excited to see my cat poop! She’s been very ill and went about 5 days without eating and 8 days without a poop. But I think the round of antibiotics, steroids and appetite stimulate are working. She’s drinking lots of water and eating again. My poor sweet baby 🙏🏻

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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 1d

I get that the city has spent A LOT to acquire the land and get it ready for development. But you’re not going to recover those costs through a sale. This is a long-term play. Sell the damn thing for $1.

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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure what the city is doing here but it doesn’t seem like they want to incentivize anything. They are fucking out of their minds including their “valuation” in the RFP. Any serious developer is just going to laugh …

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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 1d

The city published the first RFP for the Kmart site. It’s just for Phase 1 (the SE quadrant). They say the parcel boundaries could be between 1.4-1.6 acres. Apparently the appraised value is $3.1-$3.6 million. At that price, nobody will want it.

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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve been giving my cat all sorts of meds because she got really sick and one of them I just rub on her ear. I wish they were all like that. Liquid, oral medication is not fun for either of us!

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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 2d

The Strib got a week's worth of text complaints to Metro Transit -- 74 in total -- & published the 3 worst ones. Is 74 a lot? 10 complaints per day for the 2 light rail lines, which see 40K daily riders, seems pretty good to me actually. (.025% complaint rate.) www.startribune.com/metro-transi...

What a week’s worth of rider text messages reveals about Metro Transit’s problems

Serious crime is down on Metro Transit, but riders continue to report “quality of life” crime that makes some feel unsafe on light rail.

www.startribune.com

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Marissa R. Moss @marissarmoss.bsky.social · 2d

Spent the afternoon w/Madi Diaz on a picnic bench in her front yard to talk about her new album, Fatal Optimist, for the New York Times. The album is an absolute stunner, bare and brave and completely vulnerable - it’s artists like Madi who truly make this town special.

Madi Diaz: A Little Bit Country, a Little Bit Pop, and Beloved by Both

www.nytimes.com

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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t think they think making legacy news more conservative is a way to influence people. There’s enough media for that. This takeover is eliminating a perceived problem and putting a hack in charge helps with that aim.

Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 2d

Not savvy on the financials of CBS but I’m going to take a wild stab and suggest their news business isn’t really a money maker. Who cares if they piss of some viewers. The ideological change and take over is the point, right?

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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 2d

Won’t she just fire a lot of those journalists and bring in a new crew? And also use AI?

Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 2d

I'm excited to Bari Weiss to finally get the keys to the cathedral, only to find that there's not a big lever labeled "wokeness" in the control room, just a bunch of journalists doing their job that she now has to manage

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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 4d

I think they are great and will blow up more. Can’t pass this one up.

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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 4d

Holy shit! I guess I’m really glad I grabbed them early. I was surprised at the venue … thought they would play somewhere with more capacity.

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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 5d

Also, the Ewing lot and then all the street parking!

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Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social · 5d

LOL. There’s so much god damn parking in this area. Edina going to Edina.

Nick Halter @nickhalter.bsky.social · 5d

Edina city staff are recommending denial for the proposal to add a second floor to the current Barrio building at 50th and France, which is slated to become a Daniel del Prado restaurant.

They say the addition requires them to find more parking since it will increase capacity.

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 5d

I think the weak jobs numbers we are seeing now are just the beginning.

We are only just starting to see indirect effects of mass layoffs in government, tech, now entertainment. So many service jobs are downstream of these relatively stable, relatively high-wage ones.

www.wsj.com/business/med...

L.A.’s Entertainment Economy Is Looking Like a Disaster Movie

Work is evaporating, businesses are closing, longtime residents are leaving, and Los Angeles’s creative middle class is hanging on by a thread.

www.wsj.com

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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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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 5d

last night the fire department rescued a man who was sealed inside c david george’s loring park building on tuesday morning

taylordahlin.com/f/man-sealed...

Man Sealed Inside C David George's 200 Oak Grove St Rescued

On the night of October 2nd, the Minneapolis Fire Department and the Minneapolis Police Department responded to 200 Oak Grove St, C David George's condemned Loring Park building, after a man called 91...

taylordahlin.com

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 5d

It’s so fucking funny that we’re still getting five NYT op-eds a week calling for the left to tone down their rhetoric

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 5d

Remember when Hillary Clinton called some Trump supporters “deplorable“?

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