Aaron Klemz

Thanks for the uplifting message, Atlantic

Two more months of waiting for PolyMet to release the result of their "studies" and tell everyone what they want to do with their busted and repudiated 2018/2019 permits. But it's not a "delay!" That press release was just an estimate! (Seems important to remember when reading future press releases)

BlackRock’s GIP Poised for $38B AES Power Grab – AI-Fuelled Demand Sparks Takeover Frenzy BlackRock’s GIP Poised for $38B AES Power Grab – AI-Fuelled Demand Sparks Takeover Frenzy - Tech Space 2.0

So the Blackrock/GIP acquisition of MN Power seems to be just a little amuse-bouche for them ts2.tech/en/blackrock...

The fact that Tom Homan believes in fiat currency is the real scandal here

Look everyone knows that you get your corruption payments in crypto these days, cash is something from the nineteen hundreds

The Loons are proving they really belong as a Minnesota men's professional sportsball team tonight.

www.startribune.com/one-of-minne...

Yes, but you gotta wonder why LE is reacting completely differently in an adjacent county to the very same policy. Actually never mind, I know why.

Read more - here's a 2023 press release from Ramsey County detailing the cooperation between law enforcement and the positive results of ending the same stops that Hennepin County law enforcement claims are essential to stopping crime: www.ramseycounty.us/sites/defaul...

Law enforcement is freaking out about Hennepin County ending prosecutions from low-level traffic stops - claiming it will lead to a crime wave. But Ramsey County did the same thing 5 years ago, and huh, check the results. Crime is way down! Why is nobody talking about this?

The short answer is "not enough, yet." We will keep working on it! #water #ourwaterisourstrength

Minnesota’s electricity is now 50% carbon-free — here’s what that means  - Fresh Energy As Minnesota rapidly transitions to clean electricity, our fuel mix and emissions have declined. Learn about Minnesota, the Midwest’s, and MN electric utilities’ electricity!

And averaged out through the year, Minnesota's electricity is already halfway decarbonized: fresh-energy.org/minnesotas-e...

Since pro-fossil fuel political types love to cherry pick days with high levels of coal/gas in MISO, here's a reminder that we can get more than 75% of our electricity carbon free on good days.

The Mass Shooters Are Performing for One Another The goal of these attacks is to join a lineage of infamous killers.

I spent a horrifying amount of time reading and translating the Annunciation shooter manifesto to report on it, and this rang true to me: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Otto suspects political motivations behind bill undercutting state auditor's office - MinnPost “There were games being played,” State Auditor Rebecca Otto says of a bill that allows local governments to hire private firms to do the audits that her office now performs.

Just in case you didn't know - here are the answers: www.minnpost.com/politics-pol...

I made a meme about this am I doing this right www.startribune.com/state-audito...

Meanwhile, taxing social media companies is very popular!

Note to politicians - giving big tax breaks to big tech billionaires for bigly huge data centers is remarkably unpopular. Just 12% of MN State Fairgoers surveyed support them! (Via MN Senate State Fair poll, full results: www.senate.mn/departments/...)

Hey MN-fiscal disparities pool for property tax revenues from data centers. There's way too much secrecy and competition for these proposals, and way too much state sales tax subsidy. Let's stop concentrating the benefits and socializing the costs. Model: www.house.mn.gov/hrd/pubs/fis...

No better synecdoche than this for the Trump administration

Press Release: MN Groups Petition for State Action on Agricultural Drainage | Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy

MCEA and 8 additional MN groups petitioned the MPCA today to create rules to reduce pollution and erosion from agricultural drainage systems. Here's a pic to remind us of why that's needed via @roblevine82.bsky.social Miss/St. Croix confluence. www.mncenter.org/press-releas...

IRRRB, DEED lost big bucks on Duluth Metals stock When the Chilean copper mining company Antofagasta bought out Duluth Metals on Jan. 20, they paid 45 cents for every share of the foundering company's stock.

Since people are talking about Intel equity stake and socialism, here's a reminder that Minnesota state agencies (IRRRB and DEED) have lost money taking equity stakes in speculative sulfide mining companies and say they would do it again! www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/irrrb-d...

No wonder they're so mad about this rebrand

Exactly

Well, I can't wait until Trump starts talking about the Minneapolis DFL convention

And now Minnesota customers will see their electricity bills increase to pay for it. Seriously, I'm not kidding. MISO (the regional transmission organization) ordered 10 states and their customers to kick in for the costs. Hope you like subsidizing mercury and CO2 pollution, Minnesota!

Corn dog

The power house of the Minnesota State Fair

There are some aspects of Newsom's comms approach right now that are really good and really working. But the answer to Trump's comms can't be to just mimic them (ALL CAPS! Bad AI images of Newsom as body builder) you really aren't breaking any new ground. You're just getting better at trolling.