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Ben Zvan
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I'm just this guy, you know?
Is it too much to ask for conservatives to stop electing rapists and pedophiles?
March 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Do you need weekend plans? Join us for our annual winter bonfire on Sunday, March 9, from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

We’ll be enjoying some light snacks and community building at the Como Park fire pits near the corner of Hamline Avenue North and Como Avenue.

streets.mn/2025/02/24/s...
Rescheduled! Warm Up at Our Annual Winter Bonfire
We postponed the February bonfire due to bitterly cold temps that even Minnesotans couldn’t stand. Join us March 9 for a warmer experience!
streets.mn
March 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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New York Attorney General Letitia James posted on X, stating, “This morning, we won a court order blocking Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, from accessing Americans’ private data. Musk and his DOGE employees must destroy all records they’ve obtained.”
February 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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all I know is that had President Biden forced out the FAA chief under pressure from his top adviser and his corrupt motives, and then the next week there was a plane crash that killed more than 60 people, Republicans would be howling that it was an impeachable offense.
January 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Thanks, Trump!
January 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Pre-Arrowhead Blue Ox Trail shakedown.
January 26, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The Trump administration is halting DOJ consent decrees aimed at reforming police departments with patterns of misconduct.
January 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Who made this 🤣
January 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
January 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
So how does bluesky deal with Flickr links? [sucks teeth]
flic.kr/p/2qGeCmq
flic.kr
January 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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“This project was a great starting point to understand how to use mobile data for estimating bicyclist and pedestrian traffic, including how to combine it with our monitored data to produce more accurate results,” says Suzanne Scotty, a planner with MnDOT’s Pedestrian and Bicyclist Data Program."
‘Big Data’ Helps Count Bike and Pedestrian Traffic in Minnesota
A new visualization tool is helping MnDOT estimate bicycle and pedestrian traffic in the Twin Cities. Next up: the entire state!
streets.mn
January 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.

Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:

www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My motto is "yea...well..."
January 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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And all those prisoners fighting fires should be allowed to be a firefighter when they get out. And they should be paid more than $2 an hour.
January 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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hi, cis folks! meet HB28. it's a sports ban on trans athletes. but actually, it's the first step to something much worse—see below.

45 sec call scripts for democrats & republicans in congress follow. if you've been saying you'd stand with trans people, now's the time.🧵

legiscan.com/US/bill/HB28...
January 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM