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Saint Paul MN. Local politics. Clean energy. Bike/Ped/Transit. Women’s soccer. (He/Him)

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Oh yea I’ve seen those. Seem like Carhart style stuff and I’ve considered them for sure.

08.10.2025 02:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Anyone have a winter coat brand they really love? Rochelle and I have to replace ours after the fire. Mostly curious.

07.10.2025 19:50 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 8    📌 0
St Paul 2025 Election Roundup + City Question #1 (w/ Matt Privratsky)
YouTube video by Wedge LIVE! St Paul 2025 Election Roundup + City Question #1 (w/ Matt Privratsky)

“Vote Yes on Saint Paul City Question 1 or continue living in a mad max style libertarian free for all”

A precisely direct quote that I definitely did really say while on @wedge.live

www.voteyesforafairerstpaul.com

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07.10.2025 16:51 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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07.10.2025 14:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Saw them putting in a couple by Goodwill yesterday too.

07.10.2025 13:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

HEY SAINT PAUL MN VOTERS:
Vote Yes on City Question #1!!!

www.voteyesforafairerstpaul.com

07.10.2025 02:31 — 👍 28    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 0
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Medcalf: Why KMOJ Radio’s fight to survive matters For decades, the Minneapolis station has been a vital hub for Black Minnesotans.

Good article on the irreplaceable KMOJ, which I listen to a lot because my neighbors play it loudly in their backyard in summer. It really is an institution, and needs your support! www.startribune.com/medcalf-why-...

07.10.2025 01:19 — 👍 42    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 1
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07.10.2025 01:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Similar to how I think the idea of talking about “Greater Minnesota” or “Outstate” as a same region/place is wild in most instances. As someone who grew up in northern Minnesota and never ever felt naturally connected to southern Minnesota in anyway etc.

07.10.2025 00:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Honestly I’ve never thought of how I’d draw those regions cause I don’t have any personal identity tied to them. I’d mostly just assume I have super narrow idea of Midwest compared to most.

07.10.2025 00:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

My additional take is that basically every single map of the Midwest isn't just too big, it's usually way way too big (as this one is)

06.10.2025 22:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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THAT’S THREE FOR THE LOONS!!

05.10.2025 02:10 — 👍 17    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Farmers Market opening new indoor site downtown; will offer fresh food daily For the past two months the St. Paul Farmers Market has been busy refurbishing the former Black Dog Café space at 308 Prince St. E. to turn it into a year...

For folks in downtown looking for a grocery alternative since the Lunds closed: the Saint Paul Farmers market will open a year-round grocery and cafe in the old Black Dog space in Lowertown. www.stpaulpublishing.com/farmers-mark...

04.10.2025 02:19 — 👍 41    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 2

Honestly I could have believed lower. Travel coverage, in particular, is so damn rare.

03.10.2025 14:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

St. Paul was inspired by the "Denver Model" and created its own "Saint Paul Model" and brought their clearance rate from 37% in 2023 to 70.5% in 2024.

In 2025, St. Paul is now trending to have a 30% reduction in shots fired and a 70% reduction in homicides.

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03.10.2025 13:30 — 👍 34    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 3

Worth noting that the two MN projects specified in the reporting (long form storage in Becker and a transmission lines for MN Power) are in GOP held districts.

This federal administration is cutting off its nose to spite its face. Storage and transmission are common sense. Full stop.

03.10.2025 02:38 — 👍 6    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Just so folks are aware: it is almost universally known that more transmission lines are needed (not fewer) to meet our energy needs.

Even people who *hate* renewables would agree with this. Which means chopping this funding is basically deranged.

03.10.2025 02:32 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

Initial response was it was multiple things (equipment on the individual trains themselves, equipment on the tracks themselves, equipment on the lights themselves, and obviously the policy and purchasing decisions). My general ask at the time was to list out everything. Current W4 is following up.

02.10.2025 20:54 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Maple Grove’s own:

02.10.2025 19:04 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Middle school tought me this.

02.10.2025 01:51 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Best way to know someone isnt tough?

Them yelling about how tough they are.

02.10.2025 00:54 — 👍 25    🔁 1    💬 4    📌 0

These are the quarterbacks since 2010 who complete passes at roughly the rate Microsoft Excel’s AI mode accurately edits spreadsheets

02.10.2025 00:26 — 👍 627    🔁 197    💬 41    📌 37
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Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life' Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

01.10.2025 22:04 — 👍 7174    🔁 1976    💬 161    📌 154

D, particularly if it avoids a transfer (vs walking shorter but needing to count on a transfer)

01.10.2025 13:14 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's fascinating and revealing how many centrists think refusing to compromise on human rights to gain the support of bigots represents a "political purity test," yet also think that a bigot saying "I won't join you unless you accommodate my bigotry" does NOT represent a "political purity test."

01.10.2025 10:47 — 👍 2957    🔁 823    💬 36    📌 21
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I’m happy Klein wants to thoughtfully navigate the difficulties created by GOP anti-trans efforts. We have to, for trans people’s sake AND everyone else’s. But know who @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social should ask these questions to? Trans folks!
we cannot allow decisions about us to be made without us.

01.10.2025 02:38 — 👍 26    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1

Ok K Mac might just decide to do it herself. I’ll report back.

29.09.2025 01:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Do we just…not have an offense any more? Or is the Phoenix defensive trap in the half court that good…?

29.09.2025 01:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The weirdly casual under handed layup that K Mac loves to do is soooo slick when it’s falling and soooo stressful when it’s not!

Let’s go Lynx! Close this bad boy out!

29.09.2025 01:43 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Election 2025: Saint Paul, City Question 1 and School District Question 1 Saint Paul has a lot less on the ballot this year than Minneapolis, because no one here cares if the mayoral and city council races aren’t in sync, so they just aren’t. We have a mayora…

Election 2025: Saint Paul City Question 1 and School District Question 1 (this would be the funding levy AND the charter amendment). Vote Yes! (Twice!)

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27.09.2025 18:39 — 👍 43    🔁 21    💬 4    📌 5

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