Todd Graham's Avatar

Todd Graham

@metrogram.bsky.social

Economic demographer & govt stats. Living my best life in Mpls St Paul. Disclaimers: Views found here are my own & NOT representing my employer. Same handle on other apps.

458 Followers  |  993 Following  |  1,512 Posts  |  Joined: 08.12.2023  |  2.0317

Latest posts by metrogram.bsky.social on Bluesky

You could buy gold. Yep, that's what that is about.

26.10.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Noooooo. Can we move on, please.

26.10.2025 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, that's the takeaway: Produce a tv commercial with a fierce enough #hardtruth... and the f'ing President of the United States will either tantrum, Barbra Streisand himself, or order a drone strike. You don't know which.

HEY! Get my ad agency on the line, let's GO!

25.10.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep, that's the takeaway: Produce a tv commercial with a fierce enough #hardtruth... and the f'ing President of the United States will either tantrum, Barbra Streisand himself, or order a drone strike. You don't know which.

HEY! Get my ad agency on the line, let's GO!

25.10.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

It's not even an election year bro

25.10.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's true - I've visibly aged 7 years since #election2024

23.10.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
People are saying this is a "real photo" of @TuckerCarlson getting very horny at surprise visit of Bob's Big Boy... IDK, man.

People are saying this is a "real photo" of @TuckerCarlson getting very horny at surprise visit of Bob's Big Boy... IDK, man.

LOL πŸ˜† 🀣 πŸ˜‚ !
Wait up... is that a real photo??

23.10.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's true - I've visibly aged 7 years since #election2024

23.10.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.

β€œMedical staff did not give her any food, water, or pain medication for several hours. Much later that evening, after a significant loss of blood, Lucia was transported to an emergency room approximately an hour away, with her arms and legs shackled.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

23.10.2025 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2288    πŸ” 1647    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 190

I would swear-in on a boat.
I would swear-in riding a goat.
(But will you bring Epstein up for vote?)

Johnson: Not on a boat.
No #Epsteinvote!!
There will be no Adelita here nor there.
We've closed the fed govt everywhere.

19.10.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

This year's halloweenπŸŽƒ costume ideas: used-up, soul-departed maga woman mask?
πŸ“Έ @donwinslow.bsky.social

20.10.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@jclarkcrp.bsky.social LOL.

19.10.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Medical emergency while black.
NOT good Eagan MN.

19.10.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would swear-in on a boat.
I would swear-in riding a goat.
(But will you bring Epstein up for vote?)

Johnson: Not on a boat.
No #Epsteinvote!!
There will be no Adelita here nor there.
We've closed the fed govt everywhere.

19.10.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The 25 cent beers @Bullwinkle's > the allday daydrinking @ Lyle's.

IMO.

19.10.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

the elms in my yard are not done w enjoying summer

19.10.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I miss the cheap beers at Bullwinkle's Thurs night happy hour. Oh, Bullwinkle's!...
The bar staff's entire playlist was something like 1/2dozen cassette mixtapes. And if you drank there enough, you knew the whole playlist. #paradisebythedashboardlights

19.10.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a woman in a pink shirt asks a man in a store if they have 10,000 marbles ALT: a woman in a pink shirt asks a man in a store if they have 10,000 marbles

IKR!! I'd plunk down a fiver, and say "twenty beers, please."

Bartender woman would always be like "NO. Three people are with you? that's how many you can have at once. Don't fck w me."

19.10.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Post image Post image

guy at the gym pointed at this, gave a giant smile, then walked off.
It took me several minutes to figure out... I'm costumed as the guy in the illustration.

18.10.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’― yep.

19.10.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The New York Times, incapable of distinguishing shit from shinola

19.10.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1223    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
What Old, Cheap Twin Cities Treasures Do You Miss? That's Our Open Thread Topic This Week. - Racket As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

Cheap things I miss: Tatters on Lyndale, $5-$10 music concerts at Triple Rock and Kitty Cat Klub, and Pi karaoke nights:

19.10.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I miss the cheap beers at Bullwinkle's Thurs night happy hour. Oh, Bullwinkle's!...
The bar staff's entire playlist was something like 1/2dozen cassette mixtapes. And if you drank there enough, you knew the whole playlist. #paradisebythedashboardlights

19.10.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Gophers crowd storms the field after upset win over No. 25 Nebraska Minnesota fans were fired up after the team's first ranked win of the season.

Is beating Nebraska really an "upset win" πŸ€”?? meh.
search.app/QT45r IDK, Gophers. Let's see how it goes next week... vs. Iowa. #iwanttobelieve

19.10.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Or - hear me out - you could also get 'city-like living' in #StPaul

19.10.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From LONDONβ€”Claiming that he recognized the member of the royal family, but his memory was hazy, President Donald Trump has spent his entire trip to the U.K. trying to figure out where he knows Prince Andr...

Ohhhh @theonion.com you are too good... 🀣
// Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From theonion.com/trump-spends...

19.10.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anytime you ask β€œwhy did the Times cover it this way?” or whatever corporate media it is, remember that influential moderates are the tool of the wealth class and are there to normalize whatever the wealthy want and create doubt regarding reform and change.

19.10.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2380    πŸ” 759    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 40
Post image Post image

guy at the gym pointed at this, gave a giant smile, then walked off.
It took me several minutes to figure out... I'm costumed as the guy in the illustration.

18.10.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Hop to it, America.
#nokings 🐸 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
// graphic: @gwenckatz.bsky.social

18.10.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Minutemen!

18.10.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@metrogram is following 20 prominent accounts