Pat Thompson
@pattho.bsky.social
Friends School plant saler, co-op fan, gardener, Transition Town member, recovering grammar curmudgeon. She/her.
The day after the same paper celebrated the opening of the extension of 610 in the north Metro, encouraging more sprawl. Total cost not even given, just $60m in federal money acquired.
Funny how cost never gets challenged when building any infrastructure that is car related, but the minute that design focus is shifted towards the human scale, suddenly everyone's a budget hawk.
“That’s not just about the design, the welcomingness, the openness, but also the activation overall,” he said, because pedestrian spaces promote browsing in shops, stopping for coffee or spontaneous conversations."
www.startribune.com/edina-france...
www.startribune.com/edina-france...
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The day after the same paper celebrated the opening of the extension of 610 in the north Metro, encouraging more sprawl. Total cost not even given, just $60m in federal money acquired.
"Bro-Tex...is a manufacturer of non-woven wipers, specialty wipes, sorbents and reclaimed cloth products. It employs 51-200 people, makes private-label items and, through its Midwest Floating Island division, produces floating wetlands that improve water quality and support wildlife." SO DANGEROUS!
November 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"Bro-Tex...is a manufacturer of non-woven wipers, specialty wipes, sorbents and reclaimed cloth products. It employs 51-200 people, makes private-label items and, through its Midwest Floating Island division, produces floating wetlands that improve water quality and support wildlife." SO DANGEROUS!
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That CEZ / ChromaZone mural in the background is by Biafra Inc., and pretty epically located here. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
Neighbors confront federal officers in St. Paul raid at Bro-Tex Inc.
Neighbors and protesters gathered as masked federal agents raided Bro-Tex Inc. in St. Paul and made arrests on Tuesday morning. Agents used tear gas and paintballs to disperse the crowd.
sahanjournal.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
That CEZ / ChromaZone mural in the background is by Biafra Inc., and pretty epically located here. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
Looking forward to air traffic controllers monitoring AI.
“The safety driver literally fell asleep at least three times during the ride”.
Watch a Tesla "Robotaxi" safety driver fall asleep while “monitoring” a ride in San Francisco.
Elon Musk, does this driver's demeanor reflect the 'constant attention to the road' that your systems require?
Watch a Tesla "Robotaxi" safety driver fall asleep while “monitoring” a ride in San Francisco.
Elon Musk, does this driver's demeanor reflect the 'constant attention to the road' that your systems require?
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Looking forward to air traffic controllers monitoring AI.
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Our daily calendar documents America's history of racial injustice. The USA TODAY Network is now featuring this content. We are excited that the reach of EJI's narrative work will be expanded to millions more.
EJI's History of Racial Injustice Series Now on USA TODAY
We are excited for this to expand the reach of our narrative work.
eji.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Our daily calendar documents America's history of racial injustice. The USA TODAY Network is now featuring this content. We are excited that the reach of EJI's narrative work will be expanded to millions more.
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Tear gas being used at the raid in St. Paul as observers try to stop the van from leaving
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Tear gas being used at the raid in St. Paul as observers try to stop the van from leaving
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Vans with individuals taken from the Bro-Tex now attempting to exist north on Hamden
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Vans with individuals taken from the Bro-Tex now attempting to exist north on Hamden
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Multiple people loaded into a van mid block of Hamden north of Territorial
November 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Multiple people loaded into a van mid block of Hamden north of Territorial
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ICE now confirmed.
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
ICE now confirmed.
I tried muting that last name (you know which one). Restarted the app. Doesn’t seem to work.
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I tried muting that last name (you know which one). Restarted the app. Doesn’t seem to work.
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Me: I want to use the Internet.
Cloudflare: Quiet, piggy.
Cloudflare: Quiet, piggy.
November 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Me: I want to use the Internet.
Cloudflare: Quiet, piggy.
Cloudflare: Quiet, piggy.
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Owámniyomni Okhódayapi just announced the Dakota-led design for the restoration of five acres at Owámniyomni (St. Anthony Falls), adjacent to the Upper Lock on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Project construction is targeted to begin in spring 2026. Very exciting!
owamniyomni.org/design/
owamniyomni.org/design/
November 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Owámniyomni Okhódayapi just announced the Dakota-led design for the restoration of five acres at Owámniyomni (St. Anthony Falls), adjacent to the Upper Lock on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Project construction is targeted to begin in spring 2026. Very exciting!
owamniyomni.org/design/
owamniyomni.org/design/
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Projects like this do nothing for economic development. They simply encourage more sprawl and suburban ponzi scheme "growth". MnDOT and others like the senator here completely undermined the effectiveness of the Northstar commuter train while encouraging climate- and economically-damaging land use.
After 50 years, the final segment of Highway 610 is now open, connecting Maple Grove to I-94!
I worked to secure federal funding for this highway, which means shorter commutes, faster emergency routes, and more opportunity.
www.startribune.com/last-piece-o...
I worked to secure federal funding for this highway, which means shorter commutes, faster emergency routes, and more opportunity.
www.startribune.com/last-piece-o...
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Projects like this do nothing for economic development. They simply encourage more sprawl and suburban ponzi scheme "growth". MnDOT and others like the senator here completely undermined the effectiveness of the Northstar commuter train while encouraging climate- and economically-damaging land use.
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Holy shit
The DOJ ordered US Marshals to the house of the pardon attorney who refused to sign off on a pardon to give Mel Gibson back his guns. Big law firms told her they supported her but did not want to be seen representing her.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Holy shit
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Seems like this would be a great time for Democrats to run on more fully funding education from (progressive) state income taxes
Many Minnesota homeowners will see higher than usual tax levy increases, which local officials blame on rising expenses and cost shifts from the state and federal government.
Property taxes are rising across Minnesota. See where homeowners could feel it most.
Homeowners will see higher than usual tax levy increases, which local officials blame on rising expenses and cost shifts from the state and federal government.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Seems like this would be a great time for Democrats to run on more fully funding education from (progressive) state income taxes
The Department of Justice Us
Gift link to NYT article about the corruption of DOJ. One former insider says “I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm. … [T]he American people should be enraged.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The Department of Justice Us
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Going to repost this: bsky.app/profile/prch...
I'm going to repost what I feel is one of my most important threads on Twitter:
1. "Fascism" is an emotive term, often abused. But it has a real historical meaning, which we should examine dispassionately. What are its main elements?
1. "Fascism" is an emotive term, often abused. But it has a real historical meaning, which we should examine dispassionately. What are its main elements?
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Going to repost this: bsky.app/profile/prch...
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Rodney King Riot Videos Reveal a Lost Los Angeles
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Rodney King Riot Videos Reveal a Lost Los Angeles
Well, think of what Gone with the Wind has been laundering for decades. Great metaphor.
This is nauseating: “As the emails stretch through the years, they show how that protected realm vanished into the mists of time, pulled under by the rising forces of the internet and the #MeToo movement.” A “Gone With the Wind” framing for sexual abuse and harassment.
Seriously, what is wrong with these people?
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Well, think of what Gone with the Wind has been laundering for decades. Great metaphor.
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I did a bunch of the marginalia for the stories in this wonderful zine! If you played Pentiment (or didn't but just want to see a bunch of beautiful art) check it out!!
The Palimpsest: Labors of November zine is available and free to download now!
Explore the labors, harvests, and celebrations of Tassing through our digital fanzine full of art and writing by Pentiment fans.
Download on: palimpsestzine.itch.io/palimpsest-l...
Explore the labors, harvests, and celebrations of Tassing through our digital fanzine full of art and writing by Pentiment fans.
Download on: palimpsestzine.itch.io/palimpsest-l...
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I did a bunch of the marginalia for the stories in this wonderful zine! If you played Pentiment (or didn't but just want to see a bunch of beautiful art) check it out!!
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A point of this reporting is to underscore how not just wildly scandalous Trump’s wide ranging coverup of the Epstein files is right now, but that his coverup has hit a new level of blatant political corruption and abuse of power.
Genuinely, historically atrocious in ways too many get numb to
Genuinely, historically atrocious in ways too many get numb to
November 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A point of this reporting is to underscore how not just wildly scandalous Trump’s wide ranging coverup of the Epstein files is right now, but that his coverup has hit a new level of blatant political corruption and abuse of power.
Genuinely, historically atrocious in ways too many get numb to
Genuinely, historically atrocious in ways too many get numb to
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The tickets are almost always closed as basically: they’re working on stuff, they need to be there.
But do they? Why not block one of the 2 general traffic lanes instead?
If parking in the bikelane is actually needed, set up a detour (can just be cones) to keep safe space for bikes/scooters!
2/2
But do they? Why not block one of the 2 general traffic lanes instead?
If parking in the bikelane is actually needed, set up a detour (can just be cones) to keep safe space for bikes/scooters!
2/2
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The tickets are almost always closed as basically: they’re working on stuff, they need to be there.
But do they? Why not block one of the 2 general traffic lanes instead?
If parking in the bikelane is actually needed, set up a detour (can just be cones) to keep safe space for bikes/scooters!
2/2
But do they? Why not block one of the 2 general traffic lanes instead?
If parking in the bikelane is actually needed, set up a detour (can just be cones) to keep safe space for bikes/scooters!
2/2
Just a bit misleading on that headline, Pioneer Press? Read the deck: sounds pretty consistent, rather than a turnabout.
November 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Just a bit misleading on that headline, Pioneer Press? Read the deck: sounds pretty consistent, rather than a turnabout.
“Imposing dogma is the goal of fundamentalism, the only goal, by any means necessary.”
The Fundamentalist Trap: Why We Should Be Losing Our Religion radicalscholarship.com/2023/08/01/t...
The Fundamentalist Trap: Why We Should Be Losing Our Religion
Having watched Shiny Happy People a second time, I cannot emphasize enough that the documentary is far more than an expose on the Duggar family, Bill Gothard, or the Institute in Basic Life Princip…
radicalscholarship.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“Imposing dogma is the goal of fundamentalism, the only goal, by any means necessary.”