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Nate Pentz

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Vegan realtor at @pentzhomes.bsky.social | soccer fan MN Aurora, MNUFC, Lynx, Timberwolves, ManCity | Aeropress Evangelist | he/him | North Minneapolis

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That was probably the worst winter of my life.

02.03.2026 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

It's surreal that there are Wolves fans at away games. I remember when there weren't Wolves fans at home games.

01.03.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I will be honest, this was a good read.

02.03.2026 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have been informed that a similar idea was vetoed by Metro Transit when the D Line BRT opened.

02.03.2026 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Messi fella is good at soccer.

02.03.2026 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We even got our own Ahmad Chalabi!

01.03.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 279    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 0
Hennepin County used to give us some money for IT support and expert witness expenditures. We used to get our laptops, court security network tools, and the software for our confidential discovery portal from county money with the support of county IT staff. That changed last year in 2025 when the State of Minnesota started giving us those things. Now in 2026 the state is also giving us the money for expert witnesses.

Thus, the non-story. Technically yes, Hennepin is giving us less money. But that's because the state used to give Hennepin that money, and Hennepin would then route it to us. Now the state just gives that money directly to us. The end. That's the story. Dollar-wise, there is zero decrease. Our wages, benefits, staffing, caseloads, IT infrastructure, and funding for expert witnesses is all staying at the same amounts our union contract with the state Board of Public Defense already gave us in years past.

If you want the simple truth of it, that's all there is to this.

Hennepin County used to give us some money for IT support and expert witness expenditures. We used to get our laptops, court security network tools, and the software for our confidential discovery portal from county money with the support of county IT staff. That changed last year in 2025 when the State of Minnesota started giving us those things. Now in 2026 the state is also giving us the money for expert witnesses. Thus, the non-story. Technically yes, Hennepin is giving us less money. But that's because the state used to give Hennepin that money, and Hennepin would then route it to us. Now the state just gives that money directly to us. The end. That's the story. Dollar-wise, there is zero decrease. Our wages, benefits, staffing, caseloads, IT infrastructure, and funding for expert witnesses is all staying at the same amounts our union contract with the state Board of Public Defense already gave us in years past. If you want the simple truth of it, that's all there is to this.

debunked original post claiming the Hennepin public defenders office had their budget cut in half.

debunked original post claiming the Hennepin public defenders office had their budget cut in half.

πŸ† A local Pulitzer prize for this reddit reply. When there's an outrageous claim that you're pretty sure isn't legit, but you can't immediately debunk it yourself, you pray for an expert/hero in the replies.

Please upvote.
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...

28.02.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

2 goals Dayne should have saved.

02.03.2026 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mom checking in

01.03.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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video from iceout.org earlier today at the whipple outside minneapolis shows a hennepin county sheriff’s deputy shoving the head of a protestor who was already tackled into the ground

we need someone to challenge dawanna witt for sheriff. this brutality happening under her watch is unacceptable

01.03.2026 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 435    πŸ” 222    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 26

This is a good win for the Wolves!

01.03.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have never seen a politician more directly copy this speech in my life

01.03.2026 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6609    πŸ” 1768    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 26
Older generation Xbox one with two controllers and a power cable

Older generation Xbox one with two controllers and a power cable

Do you know anyone in the twin cities with a kid who’d enjoy an older Xbox one? Would be really cool to find an immigrant family who’d like to play some video games. Totally free.

I can also drop it off!

28.02.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE is still here in MN, and our neighbors are still in hiding. Rent is due TODAY, and I’m scrambling to raise funds to keep immigrant families in need out of eviction court. Can you help?

V: @Ian-Coldwater
CA: $iancoldwater
PP: @coldwater

Please share and give if you can! Thank you! 🌷

01.03.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 270    πŸ” 209    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

I keep thinking about the people for whom $400K is a small number and how they are the reason people for whom it is a very big number have to hustle like this

Please keep circulating this so that people who have $500 to spare see it

01.03.2026 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 846    πŸ” 387    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5

I went through and added up the total paid rents through our adopt-a-rent program, and it is 329 families for $463,217. All peer-to-peer, no fundraising. Just neighbors helping each other out.

If you want to adopt a family, and can afford to give $500 or more, signal me at asiniiwiikwe.72

01.03.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1047    πŸ” 441    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 19

dawanna witt's hennepin county sheriff's deputies are once again hiding their faces at the whipple building, just like ICE and CBP do

01.03.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 203    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7

It comes down to this. You can certainly take care of your own and keep your head down to keep only them safe (btw an academy kid was taken from Madison, so it didn't protect them). But you cannot then claim unity when you did nothing to support your community. You made a choice.

01.03.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Why Minnesota United didn’t say more about local ICE raids Amid the federal immigration raids in Minnesota to start this year, Minnesota United remained quiet on the subject. Loons supporters, which might be the most-progressive fanbase in Minnesota, took …

Just my 1 appearance on MSNOW raised $200k for the Hamline Midway Supply Hub. Imagine if MNUFC had used their platform to raise up orgs like that. They abandoned their community.

www.twincities.com/2026/02/27/w...

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REQUEST: The people caretaking the Alex Pretti memorial are looking for archival storage boxes/materials to store the room full of memorial items they’ve preserved.

Does anyone have a lead on where to get some?

01.03.2026 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

A

01.03.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Columbine happened when I was 15, 9/11 when I was a senior in high school, Iraq War my freshman year of college, Katrina first year we got married, great financial crisis 3 years later. Yea it's been great!

01.03.2026 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anus will lead you.

01.03.2026 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Goods Bichota Coffee

If you want to preorder through March 7
bichotacoffee.com/pages/goods

01.03.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Black t shirt with bichota design

Black t shirt with bichota design

White t shirt with bichota design

White t shirt with bichota design

Tote with bichota design

Tote with bichota design

Y'all, have you seen Bichota Coffee T-shirt and tote drop? www.instagram.com/p/DVUPtlgkaK...

01.03.2026 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Why would he be a target? He hasn't had much influence in Iran for what 10+ years?

01.03.2026 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

So how involved was AI in determining to bomb that school?

01.03.2026 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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OMG.

01.03.2026 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œ.. The attack came despite U.S. intelligence assessments that Iran’s forces were unlikely to pose an immediate threat to the U.S. mainland within the next decade.”

@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

01.03.2026 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1443    πŸ” 604    πŸ’¬ 106    πŸ“Œ 59