Unknown Artist, 2026 On view at the Mattocks Park Museum of Art
Tom Basgen, Mr. Saint Paul
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Your friend and Neighbor. Local Oaf. I work for Saura. I foster teeny little kittens. I love you.
I’m gonna do the obnoxious thing where I don’t comment on the thing we’re actually talking about and just point out that Jay Kolls wrote this one and I had a big healthy laugh remembering Pointergate.
Wedge LIVE!™@wedge.live · 2d agoUnnamed sources are giving Mayor Her's side of the story. Police chief's sexual harassment complaint against the mayor was preceded by "multiple strong disagreements" over ICE response, the budget, and police accountability. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
The idea of Mike Lindell throwing 5k pillows at the Delano parade is very funny because my recollection of Delano is that it’s like 5k total people. Like just the physical logistics of that would be hilarious. Premise for a 3 Stooges short.
taylr@taylordahlin.com · 2d ago"they were avidly pitching pillows to the crowd," says towle. "everyone wanted one, i should've gotten one myself. i failed." says he saw "thousands" of pillows being thrown by the lindell campaign at the parade. estimates 5k
Ward 3 statement on mayoral allegations from CM Jost:
I’m peppering them with questions on the authority of Melchizedek
Gang I gotta tell you. The Angie Craig/John Hoffman thing *is* gauche. But it’s also gauche in such a specific in group way. You just gotta be so aware that only like 1000 people actually give a shit.
The weather in the Twin Cities today is perfect if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a soup dumpling
Neuromancer was another book my father gave me at an inappropriate age. A little too sexy for a ten year old. I’ve read better Sci Fi since. Sorry Mr. Gibson. Kim Stanley Robinson’s stoic optimism is hard to beat. But Neuromancer remains my favorite book.
William Gibson@greatdismal.bsky.social · 2w agoListen. Just get your ass off the knock and ad lists. Go vote early and volunteer for someone on primary day.
Peggy Flanagan@peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 2w agoI know we're being really subtle about it, but make your plan to vote EARLY: MNVotes.org
I wanted to share a bit about my reflections on yesterday’s public hearing, the conversations I’ve had the opportunity to have over the last two weeks, and where I think we go from here. medium.com/@molly_17258...
Unsheltered Homelessness in Saint Paul
Just over two weeks ago, the Mayor’s Office announced their intention to close Saint Paul’s three primary homeless encampments over the…
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Absolutely brutal reading. Feeling a strange sense of pride living in a place with enough humanity to spare this monster deserved death but enough sense to throw away the key.
madi mcvan@madisonmcvan.bsky.social · 2w agothe reformer's @michellemgriff.bsky.social reporting from vance boelter's sentencing, in which members of the hortman family confronted boelter with statements about how the murders changes their lives — and minnesota
Minnesota’s abuzz about Hidden Valley Ranch beer at the fair, but @barrelhousetap.bsky.social is out there with Forsaken Valley Ranch Malört and other crimes against humanity.
👋 St. Paul Jacket folks! Wanna meet up and watch some baseball in either jacket or not jacket weather? We’ve got a reserved section on Friday September 11th! Come and high five your corduroy brethren while watching some AAA ball! www.gofevo.com/event/2026st...
The #STPAULJACKET Meetup
9/11/26 @ 6:37 PM - 2026 #STPAULJACKET Meetup
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I also think we should enforce window tint laws but because I think window tint drivers are shit drivers.
Wedge LIVE!™@wedge.live · 2w agoMueller Park mentioned. Woman says cars in dark tinted windows are likely to have guns. And they're hanging out dealing drugs at 25th and Colfax. Why don't we enforce window tint laws? She knows they're dealing drugs. People are running drugs past her house.
This is my biggest pet peeve in politics is the performative melodrama that’s premised entirely on shit that would violate state law, or the charter, or hilariously frequently, the constitution.
Wedge LIVE!™@wedge.live · 2w agoRound of applause for the same woman's suggestion that every last council member should be at this meeting. That would violate open meeting law.
Saint Paul Jacket wearers, DM your Jacket cell coordinator for an important update. Phase II is imminent. I repeat, Phase II is imminent. Oculo Porcorum 👁️
Finally, a map accurately reflecting Saint Paul's relative importance
Minneapolis still using shot spotter? Over here I remember Mayor Carter called it a “Toy” and we all moved on cause the ACLU said it suck’s.
FOX 9@fox9mn.bsky.social · 2w agoMinneapolis police say nine people were hurt in a shootout outside Reign nightclub early Sunday morning in Minneapolis.
I keep coming back to this piece by Erik Noonan on Summit. Like duh, Tom agrees bikes are good, but there’s a part in the middle where he explains our Special Assessments policy accurately and fucking NOBODY get that right. It’s crazy. www.twincities.com/2026/07/16/c...
Counterpoint: The math against the Summit Avenue trail doesn’t work; democracy, however, does
“A small, affluent, politically connected group has spent over three years using endless lawsuits, public records fights and opinion pages to relitigate a public decision that has already been made — ...
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It didn't occur to me until just this very moment that there's no way Ezri Dax should've ended up on Deep Space Nine. She was still figuring her symbiote identity out and you toss her into a station with her (former) grieving husband and her (former) best friend—to be their therapist? What?!
I helped open the new Hamline Midway Library today and what a uniquely kick ass experience.
I have decided I am ready to own a motor vehicle again but only this one:
i spent a couple years off of most social media platforms — came back Online during Operation Metro Surge to share my reporting — but the lesson i took away from that experience is that (surprise!) the best way to know what's actually happening is to get outside and talk to real people
I downloaded an app just to make this silly picture please clap
Mike Eliason@holz-bau.bsky.social · 3w agowe were doing this a decade ago. imagine the transformation we could have had if we spent $4 billion on safe routes for schools, cargo bike rebates, expanding the bike network, building out pedestrian spaces city-wide, and prioritizing low carbon travel instead of building the alaska way tunnel