s0phistry
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Minnesotan Progressive. I like maps. Alt hist project in progress. he/him 💖💜💙
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It’s a beautiful day to respond to emails
May 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It’s a beautiful day to respond to emails
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St. Paul is getting its own cat tour, inspired by the popular event in Minneapolis' Wedge neighborhood.
A cat tour is coming to St. Paul
The popular tour in Minneapolis’ “Wedge” neighborhood, where you can view cats positioned in windowsills and on porches, was an inspiration.
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May 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
St. Paul is getting its own cat tour, inspired by the popular event in Minneapolis' Wedge neighborhood.
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Vice President Harris: Please always remember, this country is ours. It doesn’t belong to whoever is in the White House. It belongs to you. It belongs to us. It belongs to We The People
May 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Vice President Harris: Please always remember, this country is ours. It doesn’t belong to whoever is in the White House. It belongs to you. It belongs to us. It belongs to We The People
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yeah i am pretty much on the side of primary everyone
Stephen Lynch, aiming to be top Dem on the Oversight Cmte, blew up at a constituent who asked him to oppose the GOP.
"I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I'm elected. I get to decide that. You wanna decide that? You need to run for Congress, okay? I get to decide that"
"I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I'm elected. I get to decide that. You wanna decide that? You need to run for Congress, okay? I get to decide that"
April 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
yeah i am pretty much on the side of primary everyone
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Pope Francis’s "Urbi et Orbi" Easter speech:
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
April 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Pope Francis’s "Urbi et Orbi" Easter speech:
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
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At long last, a complete model of the mayoral results from the 2025 Minneapolis DFL Precinct Caucus!
April 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
At long last, a complete model of the mayoral results from the 2025 Minneapolis DFL Precinct Caucus!
At this rate I am getting to a point where I will think every Democratic member of Congress should retire or be primaried.
For today's Democratic Daily Download: meet @deluzio.house.gov.
He explains how Trump's trade policy has been a chaotic mess.
We're offering hardworking Americans real policies to strengthen their families and communities—not fake populism to distract from tax giveaways to huge corporations.
He explains how Trump's trade policy has been a chaotic mess.
We're offering hardworking Americans real policies to strengthen their families and communities—not fake populism to distract from tax giveaways to huge corporations.
April 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
At this rate I am getting to a point where I will think every Democratic member of Congress should retire or be primaried.
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“Siri, show me an article of clothing that would earn me more ridicule than owning a Cybertruck …”
April 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“Siri, show me an article of clothing that would earn me more ridicule than owning a Cybertruck …”
Nonprofit wrote this article, how about a proposal on how to curb the massive cost increases? How about that CEO takes a pay cut?
Commentary: “I love this work, but I can’t afford to keep doing it.” Now, under the governor’s proposed budget, that refrain will grow louder. Low pay and rising costs will drive workers away, increasing turnover and further straining already limited resources. minnesotareformer.com/2025/03/31/m...
Minnesota Legislature should rethink Walz's proposed cuts to disability services • Minnesota Reformer
Cuts would undue years of progress.
minnesotareformer.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Nonprofit wrote this article, how about a proposal on how to curb the massive cost increases? How about that CEO takes a pay cut?
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Wisconsin Law:
12.11 Election bribery.
...
(1m) Any person who does any of the following violates this chapter:
(a) Offers, gives... anything of value... to, or for, any elector, ... in order to induce any elector to:
...
2. Vote or refrain from voting.
12.11 Election bribery.
...
(1m) Any person who does any of the following violates this chapter:
(a) Offers, gives... anything of value... to, or for, any elector, ... in order to induce any elector to:
...
2. Vote or refrain from voting.
Elon Musk advertises his blatantly corrupt attempt to buy a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court:
March 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Wisconsin Law:
12.11 Election bribery.
...
(1m) Any person who does any of the following violates this chapter:
(a) Offers, gives... anything of value... to, or for, any elector, ... in order to induce any elector to:
...
2. Vote or refrain from voting.
12.11 Election bribery.
...
(1m) Any person who does any of the following violates this chapter:
(a) Offers, gives... anything of value... to, or for, any elector, ... in order to induce any elector to:
...
2. Vote or refrain from voting.
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If it sounds like I'm fed up, its because I am. The Mayor shuts down any duly elected Council Member when they don’t serve his interests no questions asked. I know because I'm one of them. It's an injustice to the thousands of residents who elected us and are also his constituents.
emily koski ends her rebuttal with “but taking out your veto pen is easy” after jacob frey blamed all his recent vetoes on the city council identifying a line and then going too far for him
March 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
If it sounds like I'm fed up, its because I am. The Mayor shuts down any duly elected Council Member when they don’t serve his interests no questions asked. I know because I'm one of them. It's an injustice to the thousands of residents who elected us and are also his constituents.
They are absolutely sleepwalking into a Tea Party 2. Most Democrats even agree with people like AOC, Bernie. Not good for incumbents to just piss off your base.
New: Last month, a group of moderate Democratic consultants, campaign staffers, elected officials & party leaders gathered in Loudoun County, Virginia, for a retreat where they plotted their party’s comeback.
We got their takeaways. t.co/bEwlg4jbtM
We got their takeaways. t.co/bEwlg4jbtM
March 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
They are absolutely sleepwalking into a Tea Party 2. Most Democrats even agree with people like AOC, Bernie. Not good for incumbents to just piss off your base.
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Midwesterners, what corn palace are you feeling like today?
Sioux City 1887/Sioux City 1888/Creston IA 1889/Sioux City 1889
Sioux City 1887/Sioux City 1888/Creston IA 1889/Sioux City 1889
December 22, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Midwesterners, what corn palace are you feeling like today?
Sioux City 1887/Sioux City 1888/Creston IA 1889/Sioux City 1889
Sioux City 1887/Sioux City 1888/Creston IA 1889/Sioux City 1889
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loving the new design of the Emerald City in Wicked
November 25, 2024 at 9:35 PM
loving the new design of the Emerald City in Wicked
Municipal boundary changes in St. Paul MN. It capped out in 1887, just 40 years after its founding.
November 26, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Municipal boundary changes in St. Paul MN. It capped out in 1887, just 40 years after its founding.
Another article in that paper, with the old logo of the Democratic Party also known as "the Democracy"
November 19, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Another article in that paper, with the old logo of the Democratic Party also known as "the Democracy"
Headline on the day after the 1884 election, Saint Paul Daily Globe, 11/5/1884. The NYT has nothing on this.
November 19, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Headline on the day after the 1884 election, Saint Paul Daily Globe, 11/5/1884. The NYT has nothing on this.
Saint Paul's Upper Landing neighborhood in 1958, taken from the High Bridge. Same angle from 2011.
November 19, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Saint Paul's Upper Landing neighborhood in 1958, taken from the High Bridge. Same angle from 2011.
The glorious 1964 Illinois House of Representatives election. The state failed to redistrict so they elected everyone at large. How they did it led to the monstrous vote totals. Here is a sample ballot of it I got from my grandma that I uploaded to Wikipedia.
November 18, 2024 at 3:23 PM
The glorious 1964 Illinois House of Representatives election. The state failed to redistrict so they elected everyone at large. How they did it led to the monstrous vote totals. Here is a sample ballot of it I got from my grandma that I uploaded to Wikipedia.
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“bluesky is an echo chamber” everywhere’s an echo chamber i’m going with the one without cybertruck guys
November 17, 2024 at 4:30 AM
“bluesky is an echo chamber” everywhere’s an echo chamber i’m going with the one without cybertruck guys
Saint Paul MN historic wards and which Census year they peaked in population. Yep, the 2020 numbers are accurate within a city block. Ward 8 has the * because it included Ward 12 before 1910. The downtown wards once had ~25k total living there.
November 18, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Saint Paul MN historic wards and which Census year they peaked in population. Yep, the 2020 numbers are accurate within a city block. Ward 8 has the * because it included Ward 12 before 1910. The downtown wards once had ~25k total living there.
Federal interstate plans for Matowa Minnesota. Every freeway planned was built, and then some. The results were catastrophic, as the city dropped from a high of 1.4 million in 1960 to just 607k in 2010.
November 17, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Federal interstate plans for Matowa Minnesota. Every freeway planned was built, and then some. The results were catastrophic, as the city dropped from a high of 1.4 million in 1960 to just 607k in 2010.
We don't make posters like this anymore
November 16, 2024 at 10:39 PM
We don't make posters like this anymore
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The 1964 Minnesota State House election. While LBJ won 64% statewide, the DFL netted 0 seats. Their gains in cities and Central MN were stripped by losses in rural S MN and in Duluth. Added, a flip in 30E was overturned due to the candidate's fake news about the incumbent.
October 18, 2024 at 7:25 PM
The 1964 Minnesota State House election. While LBJ won 64% statewide, the DFL netted 0 seats. Their gains in cities and Central MN were stripped by losses in rural S MN and in Duluth. Added, a flip in 30E was overturned due to the candidate's fake news about the incumbent.