Tom Elko
@tomelko.bsky.social
All-season camping enthusiast, canoe dancer, Minnesotan.
Work is http://seiche.works
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Tom Elko
@tomelko.bsky.social
· Oct 3
This seems fine but I'd like to get my hands on a printing press.
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Minnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026
January 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Minnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026
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I've interviewed three witnesses who said they saw an ICE agent shoot and kill motorist in Minneapolis who was observing. We also have video. All witnesses vociferously deny that the woman shot and killed presented a threat to agents. They say she was trying to leave. Homeland Security tweet below:
January 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I've interviewed three witnesses who said they saw an ICE agent shoot and kill motorist in Minneapolis who was observing. We also have video. All witnesses vociferously deny that the woman shot and killed presented a threat to agents. They say she was trying to leave. Homeland Security tweet below:
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Remember that precident tells us that every ICE statement around this will be a face-saving lie. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Live updates: Officials confirm ICE-involved shooting in south Minneapolis
Witnesses reported a person was shot in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, amid a large presence of federal law enforcement officers. It was not immediately clear who may have been shot, or who m...
www.mprnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Remember that precident tells us that every ICE statement around this will be a face-saving lie. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Has MPD arrested the murderer yet?
January 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Has MPD arrested the murderer yet?
Coworkers are sending mundane messages over Slack about a meeting this afternoon, and I don't want to break the news to them.
January 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Coworkers are sending mundane messages over Slack about a meeting this afternoon, and I don't want to break the news to them.
Gonna be awkward when Pam Bondi fails to secure a conviction against the Maduros.
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Gonna be awkward when Pam Bondi fails to secure a conviction against the Maduros.
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Is this driver a Virginia Battle Flag cuz they are never leaving MN now.
January 2, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Is this driver a Virginia Battle Flag cuz they are never leaving MN now.
When I think of fraud, I think of Brett Favre.
Turns out six years after the $77 million Mississippi fraud case first emerged, a trial is about to start.
www.wlbt.com/2025/12/27/f...
Turns out six years after the $77 million Mississippi fraud case first emerged, a trial is about to start.
www.wlbt.com/2025/12/27/f...
First trial in Mississippi welfare scandal set to begin nearly six years after case broke
Former professional wrestler Ted DiBiase Jr.’s federal trial begins Jan. 6, marking the first trial in Mississippi’s largest welfare fraud scandal nearly six years after State Auditor Shad White annou...
www.wlbt.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:35 PM
When I think of fraud, I think of Brett Favre.
Turns out six years after the $77 million Mississippi fraud case first emerged, a trial is about to start.
www.wlbt.com/2025/12/27/f...
Turns out six years after the $77 million Mississippi fraud case first emerged, a trial is about to start.
www.wlbt.com/2025/12/27/f...
Whenever the Star Tribune gets worse, I read this gem from @mylittlebloggie.bsky.social.
The fall of Glen Taylor?
The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal reveals a damning court case against the Timberwolves' owner.
newscut.mprnews.org
December 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Whenever the Star Tribune gets worse, I read this gem from @mylittlebloggie.bsky.social.
The kids are complaining that the Dad Tax on candy is too high this year. It's out of my hands, I tell them. The prevailing economic headwinds for basic commodities like sugar are challenging, I explain.
December 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The kids are complaining that the Dad Tax on candy is too high this year. It's out of my hands, I tell them. The prevailing economic headwinds for basic commodities like sugar are challenging, I explain.
Reposted by Tom Elko
December 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Some of these redactions are almost like modern art
December 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Some of these redactions are almost like modern art
Listening to public radio in the car, I notice a big grin on my kid's face.
"It's Culver City, not Culver's City. It's in California."
"Oh."
"They may not even have a Culver's there."
"Yeah."
We agreed to get custard later to offset his disappointment.
"It's Culver City, not Culver's City. It's in California."
"Oh."
"They may not even have a Culver's there."
"Yeah."
We agreed to get custard later to offset his disappointment.
December 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Listening to public radio in the car, I notice a big grin on my kid's face.
"It's Culver City, not Culver's City. It's in California."
"Oh."
"They may not even have a Culver's there."
"Yeah."
We agreed to get custard later to offset his disappointment.
"It's Culver City, not Culver's City. It's in California."
"Oh."
"They may not even have a Culver's there."
"Yeah."
We agreed to get custard later to offset his disappointment.
Local angles.
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96 (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Local angles.
This is the most I've ever listened to Cities 97.
December 3, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is the most I've ever listened to Cities 97.
I attended the last MONARCA training and fellas, my guys, local dads, etc. - you need to sign up to do the work. Go to this training. Don’t let your aunties take on ICE alone.
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I attended the last MONARCA training and fellas, my guys, local dads, etc. - you need to sign up to do the work. Go to this training. Don’t let your aunties take on ICE alone.
The first person ever convicted of a war crime was Peter von Hagenbach in 1474.
A useful bit of information in the unlikely event Peter von Forest Lake is convicted.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_v...
A useful bit of information in the unlikely event Peter von Forest Lake is convicted.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_v...
Peter von Hagenbach - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The first person ever convicted of a war crime was Peter von Hagenbach in 1474.
A useful bit of information in the unlikely event Peter von Forest Lake is convicted.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_v...
A useful bit of information in the unlikely event Peter von Forest Lake is convicted.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_v...
Cloudflare is down again, isn't it?
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Cloudflare is down again, isn't it?
Little-known and apparently hard to believe geography fact: Minnesota's border with Canada is longer than Montana's.
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Little-known and apparently hard to believe geography fact: Minnesota's border with Canada is longer than Montana's.
It's the middle of November and there are honeybees on the arugula flowers.
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It's the middle of November and there are honeybees on the arugula flowers.
Remember, there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.
BREAKING: MLS owners have voted and passed a schedule change. The league will run from the late summer months through May.
This is due to start in summer of 2027. MLS will take winter break in Jan/Feb
More from @paultenorio.bsky.social on the ground at BOG meeting: www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
This is due to start in summer of 2027. MLS will take winter break in Jan/Feb
More from @paultenorio.bsky.social on the ground at BOG meeting: www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
MLS owners vote to flip schedule to European calendar, change format starting in 2027
MLS will soon align with leagues that play from the fall to the spring after a transformational decision made by its owners
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Remember, there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.
I’m still a sunrise guy.
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I’m still a sunrise guy.
Hey. Couldn't help but notice you have "Dinner w/ Parents @ Chi Chi's" on your calendar...
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Hey. Couldn't help but notice you have "Dinner w/ Parents @ Chi Chi's" on your calendar...