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Minnesotan in the South Metro. Wondering if we're in the Walternate and Fauxlivia universe and if there's a soft spot nearby.

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at last, we have invented retrophenology from the classic Discworld text Don’t Invent Retrophenology

23.02.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2695    πŸ” 985    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 22
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon (with apologies to @kcg.bsky.social)…

24.02.2026 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 814    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

I think you can count on one thing (as someone who lived in FL for a few years).
"Florida is going to Florida"
Anything is possible but Florida is almost certainly going to break your heart election day.

23.02.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

100000%. Unbelievable album start to finish. The production was incredible.

23.02.2026 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We wanted to understand how the president can impose new tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down his old ones. So we talked to three unvaccinated Jason Aldean fans at a Red Lobster in Lubbock.

22.02.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 964    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 5

Platner's not dumb. If he was, I'd say, "whatever." But a guy who knows *best case* he has to live down a Nazi tattoo he implausibly claims he didn't know was a Nazi tattoo, channeling Protocols of Elders of Zion? To hell w/ him & anyone who chooses to remain willfully ignorant about this Fetterman.

22.02.2026 06:14 β€” πŸ‘ 369    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2

I've said elsewhere this is the TPUSA Kid Rock halftime show of SOTU rebuttals. Total joke.

21.02.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A different Brandi Carlile heads to Minneapolis with a message Her sold-out concert will be livestreamed on the radio and the internet.

β€œMy message is one of love and reconciliation and protection for displaced people. I have a long record of standing behind this.”

Brandi Carlile is livestreaming Sat’s Target Ctr show to raise money for Minneapolis causes. Also airing via the Current.

www.startribune.com/brandi-carli...

21.02.2026 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sorry, the libs are getting CARDINAL DOLAN in the national divorce?

20.02.2026 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3423    πŸ” 537    πŸ’¬ 174    πŸ“Œ 34
Trump Suffers Setback Unrelated To Child Rape

Trump Suffers Setback Unrelated To Child Rape

Trump Suffers Setback Unrelated To Child Rape

20.02.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 10714    πŸ” 2755    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 83

I hope John Roberts signed all his mortgage paperwork correctly

20.02.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 19857    πŸ” 2860    πŸ’¬ 552    πŸ“Œ 165

Spanberger is giving the official D response. This is just some stupid press op for Frey. This is the TPUSA halftime show of SOTU responses.

20.02.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope these people never find @mcsweeneys.net and question your catalog of correspondence with key figures from well known songs.
I mean, where did you find such artifacts as a letter from civil engineer Jeff Marconi to Grace Slick?

20.02.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That seems like a very good prediction. If it keeps Craig from forcing a primary against Peggy I'm OK with it, since she would have to run again. Maybe she can redeem herself.
Dream scenario would be Amy appoints Ilhan. Will never happen sadly.

20.02.2026 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Possibly? Hard to know in retrospect 2018 was crazy (I was a delegate at the DFL convention and everything was just nuts). Ken did an amazing job down ballot, we elected a ton of super progressive people at the state level.
My view is 2018 was a win at all costs year. 2020 we could have done better.

20.02.2026 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We just needed Dean and Angie to move left starting in 2020 and they didn't. We get to fix that here in CD2 this year (I don't know much about Kelly Morrison but I assume she's a lot better than Dean).

20.02.2026 07:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wrong. 2018 used the 2012 court drawn maps.

20.02.2026 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Wasn't a bad call, he flipped the district; Eric Paulsen was an asshat and good riddance, but Dean Phillips is a rich entitled asshole who throws temper tantrums.
Suburbs have never elected true progressives, this is a good year for that to change which is why I am all on on Matt Little.

20.02.2026 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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we're actually living in a cyberpunk buddy comedy anime about a gay psychopath who's really into lord of the rings and his autistic nazi friend with a breeding fetish who's really into rockets. there's a bald man who's their less cool pickme friend. everyone else is a foil

19.01.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 317    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 5

*Democratic
Lose that verbal tic.

19.02.2026 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crazy ICE experiences yesterday! Four ICE vehicles boxed me in outside my own house after following me home and trying to have me arrested. Watch the video for details!

19.02.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 431    πŸ” 136    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 14

Dean Phillips is the Kyrsten Sinema of Chuck Schumers

19.02.2026 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What JT is doing is demonstrating his moral framework, while calling out the hypocrisy of those on the other side professing to be Christian.
Watch the video of him questioning a fellow state rep on a bill to force the ten commandments to be posted in schools to see how bad your take is. JT is great

18.02.2026 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Angie Craig, Daniel Craig, Larry Craig. It don't matter. Flanagan +7 in the general.

18.02.2026 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair β€” the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.

17.02.2026 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5517    πŸ” 1670    πŸ’¬ 161    πŸ“Œ 200

Also zero chance a legit FBI agent would openly discuss an ongoing investigation in this context, and ICE impersonating FBI is insane. This is beyond sketchy. Keep safe!

17.02.2026 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Makes sense, the very specific reference raised in this instance though sounded exactly like that guy who drove from NC to DC and attacked comet pizza.
I'm sure there are feds depraved enough to use a CSAM 'investigation' as a false predicate for ICE, this just seemed really concerning.

17.02.2026 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'd be equally or more concerned this isn't a fed at all but a Pizzagate conspiracy nut.
I know we don't necessarily trust local LE but this signals every red flag that exists, and SPPD or the BCA might want to investigate before something terrible happens.

17.02.2026 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
four stick figures on sleds, one is sliding face first, face down, marked "skeleton", diagonally opposite to it is one sliding feet first, face up, marked "luge". The other two combinations are drawn and labeled with question marks

four stick figures on sleds, one is sliding face first, face down, marked "skeleton", diagonally opposite to it is one sliding feet first, face up, marked "luge". The other two combinations are drawn and labeled with question marks

given the existence of skeleton and luge, i postulate the existence of two other, yet to be discovered, winter olympic sports

16.02.2026 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1103    πŸ” 251    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 22

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