Rory Scovel, Fitzgerald Theater. I should have worn *my* santa hat, too.
December 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Rory Scovel, Fitzgerald Theater. I should have worn *my* santa hat, too.
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Mayor Elect Her leads St. Paul through history with hope | By Anabel Bradley, Hamline University
Mayor Elect Her leads St. Paul through history with hope
State Representative Kaohly Her stands as St. Paul’s mayor after beating out incumbent Mayor Melvin Carter, despite only jumping into the race in August. The Nov. 4 election marked a historic victory...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Mayor Elect Her leads St. Paul through history with hope | By Anabel Bradley, Hamline University
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Neighbors, come tell your stories about the huge, loud, smelly, dangerous and heavily used highway in our communities. This weekend, Sunday from 2 - 5 p.m. at 262 University Ave (Green Line Western Station). Can't make it but want to tell your I-94 story? See www.ourstreetsmn.org/get-involved...
December 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Neighbors, come tell your stories about the huge, loud, smelly, dangerous and heavily used highway in our communities. This weekend, Sunday from 2 - 5 p.m. at 262 University Ave (Green Line Western Station). Can't make it but want to tell your I-94 story? See www.ourstreetsmn.org/get-involved...
Wankin’, Blankin’, and Nad.
December 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Wankin’, Blankin’, and Nad.
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‘Franklin Goes to The Hague’
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
‘Franklin Goes to The Hague’
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It’s very odd that we entrust the clearing of public sidewalks (which are part of our transportation network) to private property owners & businesses.
We get results like this business that cleared only their walkways & left the rest of the sidewalk covered in snow.
#PlowMPLSsidewalks
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We get results like this business that cleared only their walkways & left the rest of the sidewalk covered in snow.
#PlowMPLSsidewalks
1/4
November 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It’s very odd that we entrust the clearing of public sidewalks (which are part of our transportation network) to private property owners & businesses.
We get results like this business that cleared only their walkways & left the rest of the sidewalk covered in snow.
#PlowMPLSsidewalks
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We get results like this business that cleared only their walkways & left the rest of the sidewalk covered in snow.
#PlowMPLSsidewalks
1/4
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Incredible pictures from Kerem Yücel today. I hope he’s ok.
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Incredible pictures from Kerem Yücel today. I hope he’s ok.
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
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I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley
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November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I need everyone, esp anyone working in education or tech (but really everyone) to WATCH THIS CLIP of @drtanksley.bsky.social discussing the technologies infiltrating our schools & psyches and how she is addressing it with our young people. youtu.be/5mtcSL4S3HQ
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One of the themes of our new police state is the sheer lack of professionalism. They can't do the basics, and when challenged, double down. A dysfunctional organizational culture deeply suspicious of the society they are tasked with controlling.
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bsky.app/profile/radl...
They misidentified the intern. The judge told them they had misidentified the intern. But instead of double checking, they took that as an affront to their authority. So they surrounded the judge's car and threatened to smash the windows to get to the intern.
They had misidentified the intern.
They had misidentified the intern.
The part where they threatened to break a judge’s car windows should be a bigger story … they feel comfortable treating judges this way, which means they are being told that they can do literally anything to nearly everyone
November 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
One of the themes of our new police state is the sheer lack of professionalism. They can't do the basics, and when challenged, double down. A dysfunctional organizational culture deeply suspicious of the society they are tasked with controlling.
bsky.app/profile/radl...
bsky.app/profile/radl...
Rundown of today’s ICE raids in Midway.
Thanks to all who were able to record and to protest.
Thanks to all who were able to record and to protest.
Couple dozen people total (FBI, HSI, DEA) on site surrounding Bro-Tex at Hamden and Territorial.
“Just executing a search warrant” was the answer given on site.
“Just executing a search warrant” was the answer given on site.
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Rundown of today’s ICE raids in Midway.
Thanks to all who were able to record and to protest.
Thanks to all who were able to record and to protest.
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i want to put this in front of conservative pundits who defended this raid bsky.app/profile/raws...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
i want to put this in front of conservative pundits who defended this raid bsky.app/profile/raws...
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Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
“Every bit of this is disheartening on its face. But it’s actually worse than any first-blush irritation, that familiar annoyance that comes from encountering still another textbook exercise in witless triangulation. “
This is indeed a fantastic essay.
This is indeed a fantastic essay.
What an amazing essay from the former chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin. I'll share a few sections in the reply but seriously, read the whole thing. It's all insightful and beautifully written.
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Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“Every bit of this is disheartening on its face. But it’s actually worse than any first-blush irritation, that familiar annoyance that comes from encountering still another textbook exercise in witless triangulation. “
This is indeed a fantastic essay.
This is indeed a fantastic essay.
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
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The only truly devestating interview you could do with Trump is a series of factual questions asked by someone with no affect: “How does a bill become a law?” “Name three countries where American troops are stationed.” “Will you be raising tariffs on Wakanda?”
November 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The only truly devestating interview you could do with Trump is a series of factual questions asked by someone with no affect: “How does a bill become a law?” “Name three countries where American troops are stationed.” “Will you be raising tariffs on Wakanda?”
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I wrote about the should-be-illegal trend of fencing off sidewalks because poor people are nearby. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
Using fencing to curb homelessness in the Twin Cities is an insult - MinnPost
Agencies and governments turn to fencing instead of actual solutions for problems related to people experiencing homelessness.
www.minnpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I wrote about the should-be-illegal trend of fencing off sidewalks because poor people are nearby. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
Very useful thread, carefully unpacking a recent attack ad in Saint Paul's mayoral campaign. The ad sucked even before Tom Basgen walks us through all of its mischaracterizations and errors. Now I know that it sucks AND it's stupid.
St. Paul! We've finally got an annoying Attack PAC in our election called Saint Paul Future Forward working for Rep Kaohly Her's mayoral bid. Names attached are Haley Cobb and Chris Haas who I vaguely remember from my time in Walz-land and state stuff.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Very useful thread, carefully unpacking a recent attack ad in Saint Paul's mayoral campaign. The ad sucked even before Tom Basgen walks us through all of its mischaracterizations and errors. Now I know that it sucks AND it's stupid.
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Good morning, i wrote about the St. Paul election issue of administrative citations, an extremely basic tool we need for growing the city of St. Paul. Vote yes.
www.twincities.com/2025/10/19/w...
www.twincities.com/2025/10/19/w...
Wes Burdine: Why this St. Paul business owner is voting ‘yes’ to amend the city charter
On my three-block walk to work, on one of the busiest streets in the city, I pass by three empty lots and I stare at a wall of empty storefronts. Just a few more blocks away is the derelict CVS tha…
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October 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Good morning, i wrote about the St. Paul election issue of administrative citations, an extremely basic tool we need for growing the city of St. Paul. Vote yes.
www.twincities.com/2025/10/19/w...
www.twincities.com/2025/10/19/w...
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
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Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela
Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.
www.theatlantic.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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They will insist that this an overstatement, that this isn't the same as APPROVING conversion therapy, that it's "not what the case is about." But if you are an adult with a functioning moral core, you cannot divorce your actions from their consequences. This will kill kids, period, the end.
October 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
They will insist that this an overstatement, that this isn't the same as APPROVING conversion therapy, that it's "not what the case is about." But if you are an adult with a functioning moral core, you cannot divorce your actions from their consequences. This will kill kids, period, the end.
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I wrote 2,000 words about the 2025 Saint Paul election if you need something to quibble about today. My apologies that it is on Facebook but it's 2,000 words.
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September 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I wrote 2,000 words about the 2025 Saint Paul election if you need something to quibble about today. My apologies that it is on Facebook but it's 2,000 words.
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St Paul DSI is in proceedings to force the demolition of the blighted CVS building at Uni/Snelling. If you are cool and you live in St Paul you will email legislativehearings@ci.stpaul.mn.us and tell them that you support requiring the demo of that building
September 27, 2025 at 3:22 AM
St Paul DSI is in proceedings to force the demolition of the blighted CVS building at Uni/Snelling. If you are cool and you live in St Paul you will email legislativehearings@ci.stpaul.mn.us and tell them that you support requiring the demo of that building