Chet Breakfast
@chetbreakfast.bsky.social
inventor of head cancelling headphones
Saint Paul, MN
Saint Paul, MN
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Corner of Western and Selby, which has maybe the most pedestrian traffic of any place in Saint Paul.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Corner of Western and Selby, which has maybe the most pedestrian traffic of any place in Saint Paul.
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
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Fun fact: The divorce scene in the Kid Rock show was an actual divorce showing a wife leaving her conservative husband.
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Fun fact: The divorce scene in the Kid Rock show was an actual divorce showing a wife leaving her conservative husband.
Interesting pipe dream: we draft some of these Presbyterian/Episcopalian/Unitarian ministers to primary the members of Congress who don't know what time it is. They have the basic skillset!
“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
DeLauro to pressing clergy: 'I will not vote to abolish ICE'
The Connecticut U.S. representative found herself at odds with faith leaders.
www.ctpublic.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Interesting pipe dream: we draft some of these Presbyterian/Episcopalian/Unitarian ministers to primary the members of Congress who don't know what time it is. They have the basic skillset!
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I suspect you may be someone who'd appreciate Selo and Ludy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-VV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-VV...
Село і Люди - It's My Life (Selo and Ludy)
YouTube video by Kannoli
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:31 AM
I suspect you may be someone who'd appreciate Selo and Ludy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-VV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-VV...
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The headlines on official trade announcements are always fun to see what teams come up with. This one might be an all-timer.
February 4, 2026 at 4:04 AM
The headlines on official trade announcements are always fun to see what teams come up with. This one might be an all-timer.
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Goddammit, I think I started a newsletter. Please subscribe if that's a thing you'd like to do: midwest-excellence.ghost.io
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February 3, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
ChatGPT for governor
Bruce Springsteen singing his new song "Streets of Minneapolis" at our very own First Avenue. A place where amazing artists like Prince got their start - this venue means so much to our state and it's incredible to see Bruce bring our community together.
January 31, 2026 at 1:57 AM
ChatGPT for governor
I've moved my meager 401K savings out of US stocks and into international investment funds (i.e. VTIAX), both as a political statement and as protection from Trump and AI economic fallout. Economist Dean Baker, who predicted the housing bubble in 2006, agrees with me: cepr.net/publications...
Doing Well by Doing Good: Dump Your American Stocks
Trump’s erratic Davos speech has intensified fears of a global flight from dollar assets and US markets.
cepr.net
January 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I've moved my meager 401K savings out of US stocks and into international investment funds (i.e. VTIAX), both as a political statement and as protection from Trump and AI economic fallout. Economist Dean Baker, who predicted the housing bubble in 2006, agrees with me: cepr.net/publications...
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gay and straight marriage are both illegal. the only recognized form of union will be polyamorous tetrads where at least one partner is named "leaf"
January 27, 2026 at 4:43 AM
gay and straight marriage are both illegal. the only recognized form of union will be polyamorous tetrads where at least one partner is named "leaf"
an apposite close to a beautiful mise-en-scene
/18 There were no young women in the parking lot with the young men, but I thought they sounded hopeful that some might show up, if they sang like they meant it. It’s easy to hope for things, on a fine night, with a few tequilas and a stoop grill dog or two.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:45 AM
an apposite close to a beautiful mise-en-scene
you're losing all your highs and lows, ain't it funny how the feeling goes....away
<to the tune of The Eagles Desperado> Greg Bovino
January 27, 2026 at 4:39 AM
you're losing all your highs and lows, ain't it funny how the feeling goes....away
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The best & most cost efficient way to solve the illegal immigration problem is fining employers & landlords to the point it's no longer profitable to house and employ them, but then we'd have to admit how much of our economy runs on cheap undocumented labor. So we treat the symptom, not the cause.
January 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM
The best & most cost efficient way to solve the illegal immigration problem is fining employers & landlords to the point it's no longer profitable to house and employ them, but then we'd have to admit how much of our economy runs on cheap undocumented labor. So we treat the symptom, not the cause.
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This is the other thing about all this. It's not like there's a big, substantive affordability platform Democrats have all agreed on that we're supposed to be choosing instead of immigration, Trump's abuses of power and all the rest. People are just saying the word "affordability" right now.
what bills to bring prices down do you have drafted up chuck
January 15, 2026 at 6:28 PM
This is the other thing about all this. It's not like there's a big, substantive affordability platform Democrats have all agreed on that we're supposed to be choosing instead of immigration, Trump's abuses of power and all the rest. People are just saying the word "affordability" right now.
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you ever notice it's all "what to talk about" and "how to talk about it" with these guys. never "what to do"
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
you ever notice it's all "what to talk about" and "how to talk about it" with these guys. never "what to do"
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what bills to bring prices down do you have drafted up chuck
January 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
what bills to bring prices down do you have drafted up chuck
@mccollum.house.gov I'm a constituent--do you have an explanation for this? 22 Republicans voted against!
The House voted 341 to 79 to fund Trump's war-mongering foreign policy agenda.
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
January 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
@mccollum.house.gov I'm a constituent--do you have an explanation for this? 22 Republicans voted against!
"livin the dream" immediate wellness check
Check in on your MN friends. Ask how they're doing. If they say:
"Pretty good, you?" They're probably ok.
"Just fine, howryou?" They're struggling, exhausted, hanging on but close to the edge.
"Oh, doin ok" Send help. The situation is desperate.
"Pretty good, you?" They're probably ok.
"Just fine, howryou?" They're struggling, exhausted, hanging on but close to the edge.
"Oh, doin ok" Send help. The situation is desperate.
January 13, 2026 at 3:28 AM
"livin the dream" immediate wellness check
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i think it's time for mayors to start making more aggressive wagers when their teams are playing each other in the postseason. WHEN THE JAGUARS WIN, YOU WILL SEND US EVERY FIRE TRUCK IN YOUR POSSESSION AND SEVEN OF YOUR STRONGEST CHILDREN.
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
i think it's time for mayors to start making more aggressive wagers when their teams are playing each other in the postseason. WHEN THE JAGUARS WIN, YOU WILL SEND US EVERY FIRE TRUCK IN YOUR POSSESSION AND SEVEN OF YOUR STRONGEST CHILDREN.
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everybody I know gettin this sweatshirt for xmas
December 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
everybody I know gettin this sweatshirt for xmas
I am very sick of watching Rich Bisaccia coached special teams. No good plays, 50% error rate.
December 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I am very sick of watching Rich Bisaccia coached special teams. No good plays, 50% error rate.
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8675309 is prime, and so is 8675311, so if you ever need a middlin'-large pair of adjacent primes to test your cryptographic suite, all you need is a 1980s earworm and a +2 and you're all set.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
8675309 is prime, and so is 8675311, so if you ever need a middlin'-large pair of adjacent primes to test your cryptographic suite, all you need is a 1980s earworm and a +2 and you're all set.
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This is funny because, of course, God did NOT create women that way if you take a literal reading of the Book of Genesis Chapter 2. God looked at Adam, realized the fucker would hang himself from a tree without a social companion and plucked out one of Adam's ribs to make Eve.
November 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is funny because, of course, God did NOT create women that way if you take a literal reading of the Book of Genesis Chapter 2. God looked at Adam, realized the fucker would hang himself from a tree without a social companion and plucked out one of Adam's ribs to make Eve.