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Condo Grouch in Mpls
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Occasional observer of local politics. Condo resident in North Loop. Introvert. Not really very grouchy.
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I took a couple.
James Sullivan Obituary Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 21, 2024. James Sullivan, 62, of Saint Paul, MN, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 28, 2024 after 9 month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was a family man who balanced a successful consulting career. Jim was charismatic, hardworking, and always put others first. He is survived by his wife Susan, son Bill Sullivan, daughter-in-law Julie Sullivan, grandson Braden, and granddaughter Simone. Jim was preceded in death by his parents Albert and Tracy Sullivan, and his brother Tim Sullivan. Jim attended the University of Minnesota and had a career in political consulting, including serving as the North Dakota Field Organizer for the Dukakis for President campaign in 1988 where he cut his teeth and never looked back. In his free time, he enjoyed pheasant hunting and was a lifelong Rotarian. A private internment was held earlier this month with close friends and family. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to a charity of your choice in James Sullivan's memory. To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
October 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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For posterity, in case they change it to something more ominous-sounding.
MINNEAPOLIS The fierce urgency of Omar Fateh Over the last five years, the two-term state senator has gone from political unknown to Minneapolis progressives' best hope for defeating Jacob Frey. (photo of Omar Fateh posing for cameras)
October 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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I don't think it was wise of her to say what she said, but the Strib embarrasses itself by placing this among the top stories. #Chughazi?
Screenshot of the Star Tribune mobile app. The top story is about the next CEO of Target. Second from the top: "Minneapolis City Council member makes expletive-laden attack on Frey, Trump, fascism at Uptown music fest." The headline is accompanied by a photo of Council Vice President Aisha Chughtai frowning while at work.
August 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Meme of five pictures of Vince McMahon in increasing states of astonishment. Captions: Adam Smith; Neurobollocks; Accounting + "intangibles"; No free riders; All religions agree with me
July 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Just thinking about contingency. Far from a sure thing, of course...but if we do get a progressive Park Board, it may be due in no small part to a weird causal chain like this.
Man kneels by small domino with caption "Davis 1 vote short." A sequence of successively larger dominos is lined up behind the small domino. The largest domino has caption "Progressive Park Board."
July 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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From obscurity to victory in 5 1/2 months. Original source: emersoncollegepolling.com/new-york-cit...
Graph labeled "New York Democratic Primary Tracking," from ECP (Emerson College Polling). Shows support for Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, Brad Lander, and Adrienne Adams for NYC mayor as measured in polls taken Feburary 3-5; March 21-24; May 23-24; and June 18-20. Cuomo's support hovers around 35%. Mamdani's grows from 1% to 10%, to 22%, to 32%.
June 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Trending on this site rn.
Trending: Zohran Mamdani. Big Balls. Andrew Cuomo. Palantir. Bobby Sherman. Microsoft.
June 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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And if you don't want to bear with me, I don't blame you! Please, always feel free to mute any thread.
Screenshot of a Bluesky dropdown menu. In the upper right are three dots, which have been circled in read. Toward the bottom, the menu item "Mute thread" has also been circled in red.
June 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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A 2-by-2 grid of images. In each square is a figure with their hand on their face. The top two are men, including Steve Carell from the Office. At lower left is a boy, with the caption "DEAR LORT." At the lower right is a cartoon of a blue humanoid in a red uniform.
June 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Sounds like someone wasn't abiding by Rotary's Four Way Test of the things we think, say, or do!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fou...
1. Is it the truth? 2. Is it fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships? 4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
May 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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I had my concerns about him dating back to when he was a Councilmember. A small but unimpressive sign: He couldn't recall the name of the Ohio college where the National Guard shot the protesters. source: streets.mn/2014/02/26/l...
"They ultimately stopped it. And one of the final pieces, the next picture that I’d like you to show, that’s actually a helicopter over top that’s dropping pepper spray down on 1319, and other buildings over there on 4th St, and this was in response to some protesters. And there was also some protests there after the, what was it? Kemp University? Kent University? Something like that? There were a bunch of shootings and they ultimately had these peace marches behind 1319, it was a peace garden. And on the side of it, if you could show that final building there Heidi, it’s a, if you can see on the side of it, you can’t really see it, but there’s a mural. It’s a peace mural...."
April 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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My current profile background pic is from Wikimedia, with this addition that I found via a search on "grouchy clip art." svgsilh.com/fr/image/463...
Grouchy cartoon clip-art face. The outline is a circle, and there are dots for eyes and curved lines for eyebrows. No other facial features are shown.
December 31, 2024 at 2:33 PM