Tom Elko

I know the wine moms are a better punchline but if you went to one of the early trainings it was by far mostly women over 60 out front. Aunties and grandmas. Don't forget it.

I really appreciate the people who stay on guard and don't want to celebrate. I also appreciate the people who are sharing this bit of hopeful news with those who have been in hiding for over two months, and you just can't hold back that joy. I really just appreciate you all.

Minnesota is currently under an economic blockade. So @amyklobuchar.com what are you gonna do? How many businesses are we going to lose without a bailout?

If we had the printing infrastructure of twenty years ago, I suspect there would be at least one or two new and significant newspapers in this town by now. But they killed print before they started in on the news side.

Yesterday, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett blamed it on slowing population growth. Today, Navarro says it's because we're deporting millions of illegals. Either way, it sounds like a disastrous jobs report is coming.

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But only because population growth is slowing. lol.

Post a banger that isn't in English. youtu.be/Lk6m0klZyo8?...

Heading up to the Boundary Waters next week for the first time this winter, and it looks like the forecasted low temp is... 22... above zero. Pretty sure I have camped in colder temps in May and October. Should be a fun time though.

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Yep, that's me. You might be wondering how I got here.

“Boxy, change this face. Be happy. Enjoy it!”

This is one instance where I understand why Amy is smiling like that.

Uh, is it normal for one Minnesota State Association of Narcotics Investigators board member to pose for a photo with his hand on another board member's hip, while that board member awkwardly places a hand on Amy Klobuchar's shoulder? It doesn't seem normal.

Can we agree now that @schumer.senate.gov will be held responsible for the next civilian murdered in Minnesota at the hands of a federal agent? That his precious career will end in disgrace if one more of our neighbors dies?

This is a deep cut.

I'm all for this sentiment, but please also understand the economic pain goes beyond our hospitality industry. When over half the workforce is mobilized as civil servants for weeks to months, it hurts every business. We will need goodwill and government support. This is an economic disaster.

Or a barrel of ketamine.

I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.

Here's one of McGonagall's more notable works. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45828/...

Totally agree. I think it only means we should reconsider McGonanagall, or at least wonder what Dylan would be doing if he had been born 100 years earlier.

Bob Dylan's Murder Most Foul, which he described as a gift to fans, is both non-rhyming and non-metered. My suspicion is that it is intentionally written in the style of William McGonagall, who is widely regarded as the worst poet in British history.

Derek Chauvin and Greg Bovino used to talk like this, too.

There are too many people in positions of power who have NO idea how radicalized the "average" liberal constituent has become in the last year.

To be fair, that's everyone in the Twin Cities right now.

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You don't need a storefront to feel this, btw. In addition to reduced foot traffic, businesses of all kinds are experiencing a productivity slump.

Tina Smith endorses Peggy Flanagan over Angie Craig in Minnesota Senate race The retiring senator is choosing a fellow progressive and lieutenant governor as her successor over moderate Rep. Angie Craig.

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Is she running to become a lobbyist? Legit confusing.