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Zack Kaylor
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scruffy looking nerfherder and lawyer for people
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The change only means the potential for a couple regular season games in late November and early December. It’s not that dramatic.
A graphic comparing the MLS schedule change to a fall to spring calendar.
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Great news. This program can’t grow soon enough.
An excerpt of Minneapolis Council President Payne’s weekly newsletter stating: Traffic safety cameras show 30% reduction in high-risk speeding on city streets Initial data from the City of Minneapolis' traffic safety camera pilot program shows speeding is down at camera locations across the city in the program's first month. As the program transitions from issuing warnings to issuing citations, the City is releasing preliminary findings of the pilot's impact. Across all five camera locations over the first month of operations: • The rate of drivers recorded traveling 10 or more miles over the speed limit was reduced by 30%. • The rate of drivers recorded traveling 20 or more miles over the speed limit was reduced by 76%.
November 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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The Windom Park coyote was back this morning. It also decided to follow me and my dogs…which I did not love.
A picture of a coyote in a park.
October 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Shoutout to the volunteers who made these cool @dewayneforminneapolis.com postcards.
A postcard in watercolor that says DeWayne for Minneapolis.
October 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Bless up.
An excerpt of a Racket article stating: "Jesus loves the bass, and he loves to dance," the DJ bumping innocuous EDM told us when we got back from lunch, and that seemed as true to me as anything else I'd heard that day.
October 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Seems bad.
An excerpt of an article from The American Prospect stating: The bet I'm talking about, of course, is on artificial intelligence, and the astronomical buildout of infrastructure, mainly data centers. Close to half of the gain in gross domestic product this year will come from data center construction, and around 80 percent of stock market gains are attributable to a handful of AI-heavy tech companies. OpenAI announced a trillion dollars in computing deals this year like it was nothing, and we're on track for $500 billion in annual AI capex spending by next year.
October 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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This article from Axios Twin Cities makes it appear like Frey’s reasoning for not wanting to fund an unsheltered housing program has merit—no vouchers for the program have been issued. But it neglects to mention that the Frey administration is responsible for issuing the vouchers!
Friction point: In August, to remedy Stable Homes Stable Schools' $3.2 million projected shortfall, Frey proposed canceling another promising anti-homelessness initiative to provide 100 emergency housing vouchers for chronically unsheltered individuals and families. • Many City Council members believe this is needed just as urgently, and the council earmarked the funding last year to revive the pandemic-era program "that had incredibly successful outcomes at long-term housing stability," Ward 2 representative Robin Wonsley wrote in a newsletter. Yes, but: No vouchers have been issued yet, so Frey administration officials decided it would be irresponsible to begin a new anti-homelessness initiative - promising though it may be - with an existing program short on funds.
October 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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There’s a coyote running around Windom Park this morning.
A coyote standing in a park. A coyote laying down in a park.
October 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Loved this story from Racket about the “bones store” at MOA. racketmn.com/remember-whe...
An excerpt from a Racket article stating: Once inside, customers discovered many more skeletons, ranging from full-scale replicas to miniature desk-sized models. BareBones also stocked anatomical charts, replica organs, books, educational toys, and novelty items like a color-your-own-anatomy nightshirt. A gelatin mold modeled from an actual human brain was a big seller, Cordell recalls. "It was just really weird, goofy stuff," he says.
October 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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If a Republican could win in Minneapolis, then this is what their donor base would look like.
An excerpt of an Axios Twin Cities newsletter stating: In Frey's corner: "All of Mpls" - a PAC fueled by donations from several developers, centrist labor unions, the Minneapolis Regional Chamber and even Lyft - has spent nearly $344,000 to influence city races as of late September. • An offshoot group, "Thrive Mpls," spent another $46,000. • A third group, "We Love Minneapolis PAC" — underwritten by the Downtown Council and landlord groups - has spent nearly $122,000 to bolster Frey-aligned council candidates.
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Laughable.
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An excerpt from an article in the American Prospect stating: Commissioner Audrey Partridge, who prepared her remarks ahead of time, is the next to speak. "I assumed the absolute worst in these investors, and I tested whether our regulations and the enforceable commitments of these agreements would hold up to protect the utility, its workers, its customers and the communities Minnesota Power serves," Partridge says. "And in each scenario, I could not find a way for these investors to both make a profit and cause harm."
October 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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An excerpt from an American Prospect article stating: “In the United States, 36.38 percent of all PC users are running Windows 10, and with the deadline to switch to the new operating system quickly approaching, millions will see safe usage of their devices dissipate. In 2022, researchers at Lansweeper estimated that nearly 43 percent of active PCs employing Windows 10 are not equipped to upgrade to the latest operating system due to its advanced system requirements. Microsoft mandates that Windows 11 can only be installed on a PC that has 64 GB of storage, a compatible 64-bit processor, and a high-definition (720p) display. Older laptops, from 2017 or before, cannot meet many of these specifications.”
October 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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With the debris and construction supplies removed, it sure looks like Lowry Ave NE and Johnson St NE will be reopened any day now.
Lowry Ave NE looking westbound toward the Johnson St NE intersection A photo from Windom Park looking northwest at Johnson St NE
October 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Not good. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/25/t...
Excerpt of Minnesota Reformer commentary stating: While DHS was passing the buck, the bucks were flowing: Spending on housing stabilization services - another Medicaid program - skyrocketed in recent years. Analysts predicted the program would cost about $2.6 million annually when it was created about five years ago. But in 2021, the program paid out over #21 million in claims, rising to $42 million in 2022, $74 million in 2023 and $104 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Mind you: This isn't paying people's rent. It's just helping them find a place to live and counseling them through the at-times difficult process of securing housing after being homeless or coming out of rehab.
September 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Excerpt from Backheeled article stating: “In MLS, football is very much alive," the 52-year-old told Backheeled. "The parity in the league is very, very good. It doesn't matter if you play a top team or a lower team in the standings. Every team is competitive...For me IMLS] is the most interesting league in the world, he added later.
September 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Excerpt from MPR article: “Moriarty pointed to a similar policy that's been in effect in Ramsey County since 2021. Ramsey County Attorney John Choi said public safety in the county hasn't been hurt at all by the policy, but that it's helped build trust between police and the community as they focused instead on dangerous driving. Stops in Ramsey County fell by 86 percent after the policy was enacted, with a 66 percent decline in the number of Black drivers pulled over, although the number of firearms remained stable.”
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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As much as I love June and July MNUFC home games, the current schedule format doesn’t fit our climate reality for most of the country.
Excerpt from Kickback newsletter stating: Pitches in Peril: A groundbreaking study. conducted by Football For Future. Some of their findings clarify the crisis at hand, and the need for action: • 10 of 16 stadiums hosting next year's World Cup already breach safe-play limits due to extreme heat. • By 2050, nearly 90% of North America's host stadiums will require adaptation to extreme heat. • By 2050, two-thirds of the childhood pitches of icons like Messi, Ronaldo, Salah and Mbappé will exceed safe heat limits for play.
September 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Shaq meme: I owe you an apology. I wasn’t really familiar with your game.
September 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Not breaking daily records, but overall attendance is high.
Excerpt of Axios Twin Cities newsletter that states: By the numbers: This year's fair has drawn 674,175 visitors through its first weekend - the second-strongest attendance start in 30 years.
August 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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I’m glad that Klobuchar is on board.
An excerpt of an article from the Minnesota Reformer stating: “Martin supports blue states like California responding in kind, saying, "We can't be the only party that's playing by the rules." On Monday, Klobuchar - who has introduced a bill to rein in gerrymandering - also voiced her support for California's redistricting response. "While we wait to get (this bill) in place and put some national rules of the road in place, we will not back down, " Klobuchar said. "We will not let them set the playing field."
August 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Join me next week as we work to re-elect our Council President and make sure that Ward 1 is represented by someone who actually lives here.
Liam’s Birthday Fundraiser in support of Elliott Payne. Fundraiser is on Monday, August 25th, from 6-8 pm at 2054 St. Anthony Parkway.
August 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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I’m getting this vibe from the people behind you.
August 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Instead, Biddle said the Baltimore police are now focusing on a smaller group of people who are responsible for most of the city's violence. Biddle has studied nearly every homicide in Baltimore over the last six years and said that the city aligns with a national trend: "A small fraction — typically under 2% of a given community — is tied to as much as 50 to 75% of all shooting and homicide incidents."
August 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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I’m thinkin.
Beyoncé in Levi’s jeans ad.
August 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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DC is giving over $1 billion to an NFL team.
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An excerpt of an article from The Athletic stating, “He noted recent Council votes that cut resources for working- and lower-class families in the city to help deal with the city's $1 billion deficit, the same week it committed more than $1 billion toward the Commanders' project. "It doesn't sit right with me," said White, one of the three no votes on the bill. "It doesn't sit right that we don't have money for school buildings, but we have money for a stadium. It doesn't sit right that we don't have money to fix our police stations, or fire stations, but we have money for a stadium. ... I have to ask, who is our commitment to?"
August 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM