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And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Minneapolis to be born?
The screens are different r/NSFW_memes with various city employees' heads being pasted onto them by a team of staffers. They are blurred out because they not ready for prime time yet
Atlas Shvitzed@therafischwartz.bsky.social · 4h agoTrying to score compassion and competency points by monitoring encampments sweeps from a fancy city hall command center like she's in the White House situation room is pretty gross!
Mni Sóta Makoce—the land where the sky reflects in the water.
Chris Steller@chrissteller.bsky.social · 8h agoMinneapolis just now
GGRF unlocked. A federal appeals court ruled EPA cannot block roughly $20B in already-awarded GGRF grants based on a policy disagreement. If it stands, this is a major step toward getting long-delayed capital into affordable housing, building retrofits, community solar.
EPA cannot block billions in climate grants, US appeals court rules
A federal appeals court said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cannot freeze about $20 billion of clean energy grants awarded to several nonprofit groups, handing a defeat to the Trump adminis...
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New aerial photos expose fire’s devastation of the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota Photos by Anthony Souffle
I thought it was pretty well-know that Lindell lives in Texas.
Minnesota Star Tribune@startribune.com · yesterdayThe head of the Minnesota Republican Party is questioning whether gubernatorial candidate Mike Lindell meets the state residency requirement and is eligible to run for office.
Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterdayBanks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS
A Russian FPV drone deliberately targeted a civilian food vendor at a market in Kherson. The 52-year-old man suffered blast trauma, shrapnel wounds and concussion. This is part of what Ukrainians call Russia's "human safari" terror campaign targeting Kherson residents. #Ukraine
Recent reporting by the Washington Post found that the Trump administration's DOGE effort last year delayed a $10 million grant that was supposed to help thin out dead trees in the Superior National Forest as a way to reduce the fire risk.
DOGE cut delayed northern Minnesota wildfire prevention funding
MPR News host Emily Bright spoke with Washington Post reporter Brianna Sacks about the DOGE cuts and their impact on the Superior National Forest.
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This is only partly correct. In fact, David Beckham get sent back in time to the medieval Philippines to end religious prosecution *and kill Godzilla,* and in doing so falls in love with St. George’s daughter, St. George Junior. The Jawas from Star Wars are also key players, except they’re hot.
aka Russ aka Owfie (the Oomfie that hurts you)@alpclam.neocities.org · 2d agoI started Final Fantasy 10 again to feel something and I always forget the premise of the game on paper is David Beckham gets sent back in time to the midieval Philippines to end religious prosecution, and that’s beautiful to me
crowdsource a plan
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Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2d agoA senior officer in US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) intelligence branch emailed a broad group of military analysts seeking “new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran.” A second source indicated a similar request went out the prior week.
Today in @minnesotareformer.com: the story of Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano, whose violent arrest by Border Patrol agents at a St. Paul Speedway went viral in the early weeks of Operation Metro Surge. You may have seen the video of him losing consciousness — and his breath seeming to stop.
Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano survived a violent arrest in St. Paul. It still haunts him. • Minnesota Reformer
The morning of Jan. 11 began for Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano with an ominous warning: The gas light on his Jeep Cherokee was glowing yellow on the dashboard. He didn’t want to go to work at the r...
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They don’t want you to know about Flavacol. After you see your 500th movie a blindfolded woman in a long white hood stops you in the hallway outside the theater and tells you about it. I am betraying the trust of her Order to bring you this
In 4th grade my class debated Puerto Rican statehood and the pro side was "my cousin is Puerto Rican" and the anti side was "How would you even arrange 51 stars on the flag" and I want to stress that this is the level at which the American public as a whole generally engages with issues.
Would you look at that. Another amazing sunset from Minneapolis, the city of sunsets and heroes.
Three legal terms to know: #1: Permanent Injunction, overturning a law (takes ~a year) #2: Preliminary Injunction, pausing a law while #1 is decided (takes ~a few months) #3: Temporary Restraining Order, pausing a law while #2 is decided (takes ~a day) The court denied #3. 1 & 2 still possible.
Erin Maye Quade@erinmayequade.bsky.social · 5d agoHey Minnesota won and the nudification technology ban will go into effect tomorrow at 12:00AM!
BREAKING: The Trump administration has moved to drop its felony Reflecting Pool case against a former Olympic canoeist, admitting their allegations against David "Davey" Hearn don't hold water.
Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool case, blaming damage on ‘botched’ installation
The Justice Department said “it is difficult to attribute the widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool to vandalism, let alone to establish that fact beyond a reasonable doubt.”
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The most interesting thing to come out of Weinergate is this question: why did SPPD decide to attempt a palace coup? Because the idea that a bunch of officers of a department with a well-known culture of harassment and impunity felt Mayor Her’s bad behavior was simply beyond the pale is laughable.
floating in lotus position@gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 5d agoI think she has bad boundaries, saw cops acting generally inappropriate and harassing other cops, thought that was just “how cops show affection” and jumped in, then learned that cops circle the wagons for each other only and she is an outsider not subject to that protection
NYT reports that 29 of the 40 people indicted in the cities church protest have been offered plea deals with downgraded charges — and the defendants aren't taking them.
Missteps Mount in Justice Dept.’s Case Against Minnesota Anti-ICE Protesters (Gift Article)
The problems plaguing the case have not only hurt the government’s chances, lawyers say, but have also undermined the bonds of trust that prosecutors have traditionally enjoyed in court.
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Since I haven’t seen it posted here I’ll note: the mayoral veto period for Lyndale Ave has passed, so we’re a go!
Investigators believe a cyberattack this week on dozens of municipal water systems in Minnesota was probably the work of Iranian hackers, according to U.S. and state officials and others familiar with the matter,
Afternoon Snooze at Peavey Plaza. Minneapolis, Minnesota
The front lines have reached us, friends. It is time to unholster your keyboard, strap on your posting gloves, and start accusing anyone who disagrees with you of being a paid agent of Putin.
Sarah T Roberts, PhD@ubiquity75.xyz · 7d ago
TikTok has incredible moderation team. Our InfoWars video about Multiple Horse Theory — the idea that there are many horses in the world and not just one — has been fully deemed misinformation and lost the formal appeals process. Confirmed by Larry Ellison: There is only one horse on Earth.
There are several people in my life who were killed by a driver blowing through a red light on a busy road and hitting them. They would be alive if those intersections had been roundabouts then (one has been converted) because among other benefits they dramatically reduce the severity of collisions.
Minnesota Star Tribune@startribune.com · last wk.The traffic circles known as roundabouts have a way of polarizing the public. Traffic engineers love them. But daily accidents at one Lakeville roundabout is puzzling everyone and raising questions about how to fix busted roundabouts.
The City of St. Paul has hired an outside law firm to investigate sexual harassment allegations against Mayor Kaohly Her, including claims that she directed inappropriate sexual comments toward Police Chief Axel Henry and other city employees.
St. Paul investigates sexual harassment allegations against Mayor Kaohly Her involving police chief, officers
The city hired an outside law firm for the probe after Chief Axel Henry filed a formal complaint alleging inappropriate conduct toward city employees.
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Thank you all for sharing that found cat alert last week. Her owner has not been located despite our best efforts. Instead, she just got a clean bill of health from the vet and has found her new forever home with a dear friend! Meet Cleopatra!
For decades, Sherburne County Generating Station, known as Sherco, burned thousands of tons of coal every day to generate electricity. Over the next few years, the plant’s owner, Xcel Energy, is winding down operations. In it's place, Xcel is building a massive solar energy facility.
As central Minnesota coal plant edges toward closure, massive solar project keeps growing
With the completion of its third phase, the Sherco Solar project near Becker is now one of the largest solar facilities in the U.S. Xcel Energy has plans to make it even bigger.
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