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I’m old enough to remember when Deena Winter used to write articles trying to hold MPD accountable as the city’s largest budget item and the department most over-budget. Now I guess she just mocks and scolds elected officials doing the same thing. Oh what we’ll do for a paycheck
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huh. the guys doing the whole “George Soros is trying to steal your election” bit think the Democrat is a “bad guy” for pointing out that Democrats are supporting him
I really hope Sam and co are no longer welcome in the DFL if they try to come back across the aisle. Gross stuff
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Can someone explain to me why Rochelle Olson keeps retweeting Anders Folk stuff? Is this normal for Strib columnists? Like I know she takes shots at leftists, but actively and repeatedly amplifying a particular campaign seems…out of place?
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lmaooo this definitely checks out as the type of person that'd be in the comments defending JoeRad
At the end of the day I have two passports and have lived in more countries than you can locate on a map. You are just a sniveling hicklib in flyover country grasping for relavance by insulting your betters.
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nobody cares but it's sad to me that the Timberwolves - after a 94-game sellout streak - have increased prices the last 2 years so much that we've got 2,000+ unsold box office seats for a *Warriors* game 4 hours before tipoff. it's a bummer for TargetCenter not to be full anymore
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I think it’s important to linger on the safety stuff here from Bill. We have no idea if AVs are safer than a human driver. And “human driver” isn’t even the correct comp - it’s “rideshare driver”, for whom crashes/distracted driving/etc are things that impact their livelihood
Some are framing this AV debate in terms of 2024 fight over driver pay. But I'm thinking more about 15 yrs ago when government failed to anticipate all the ways ride hailing startups would be lawless and predatory. Let's get ahead of it this time.
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i'm not sure if trading someone who is bad at comms and easily attacked over silly stuff...for someone who is bad at comms and easily attacked over one of the most salient policy issues right now...was the slam dunk for electability that a lot of folks said it would be
Dems went from maybe having Francesca Hong — who was just on the cover of TIME for opposing data centers — to someone Republicans are dubbing “Data Center David Crowley.”
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Great stuff from Tom - raising all the right points about why Frey’s “consolidation” plan is half-baked
If I may add…the City is in the middle of a very expensive HR systems transition that’s already been scoped and bid out. Worst possible time to be proposing this for Frey
"Consolidation" is a great word that covers up bad things, i.e. harmful cuts and service reductions for the Minneapolis Parks.
The MPRB is a well run orginization that is fiscally shrewd. Austerity levels of funding is not the way forward.
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really not sure why Angie Craig wants to do this when Folk’s campaign is out here spamming the anti-semitic “George Soros is a boogeyman” trope
like they must be *trying* to appeal to GOP and bigoted voters, b/c every Democrat I know thinks Soros is dope for backing Dem issues…
I’m proud to have @AngieCraigMN’s endorsement — and proud to endorse her for U.S. Senate.
Angie has earned a reputation as a fighter and a results-driven lawmaker.
She has prioritized delivering real results for Minnesotans and maintained a steady focus on supporting public safety throughout her time in Congress.
Angie will make an exceptional U.S. Senator for our entire state, including Hennepin County.
well the last minnesota politician that threw their phone at a staffer is about to get elected governor, so maybe he thought he’d be rewarded for this behavior?
NEW: Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke DNC
* Ken Martin threw his phone at desk of a junior aide, resulting in HR complaint.
* Vendors asked not to send bills to mask $ woes
Leaks, debt, paranoia and much more w/ Reid Epstein nytimes.com/2026/07/26/us/po…
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man everyone that commented on that picture of the woman on the train should read this. great reporting.
She noticed their masks. She said she wasn’t scared. She was not aware enough to be scared. Or defiant. Or anything else people assumed about her.
@esilverman11's first story for @washingtonsun is a MUST-READ on the person captured in a viral photo. notus.org/metro/viral-metro-…
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pretty huge oversight here by SFPD (and its vendor Skydio) just as Skydio looks to gain contracts here in Minneapolis
NEW: A public link let anyone watch SFPD drone operations.
We watched hours of leaked footage showing drones tracking cars, watching detentions, peering into apartments, recording thermal video, and filming hundreds of bystanders
w/ @a_greenberg
wired.com/story/sfpd-drone-v…
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last year there were 7 guys who played more minutes (in one season) than Jonathan Isaac has played in the 6 years since he stood for the anthem and tore his ACL two days later
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I’m old enough to remember last October when Jacob Frey’s big debate moment was acting like it was ludicrous and radical to have ICE agents arrested when they commit crimes.
Glad to have real, mature leadership from Moriarty here where it matters instead of Frey’s cowardice.
when our Kia was stolen, I had to:
call the auto theft line 18 times in a row before somebody picked up,
wait 3 hours for somebody to show up,
and when an officer finally showed, he had no interest in the video of the theft or taking down their plate #.
utter incompetence
Minnepaolis police only make an arrest in 1.2% of auto thefts, meaning you have about a 99% chance of getting away with stealing a car in Minneapolis.
There’s not even a unit assigned to auto thefts in MPD. Mayor Frey is in charge of public safety, but he ignores major issues.
ALT Screenshot of text from Star Tribune piece: Hennepin County already has a youth diversion program, and a University of Minnesota Medical School study found that the recidivism rate for juveniles who went through the diversion program was 12%, compared with 47% of juveniles who went through traditional court. But that alone is not enough. We also need to improve the clearance rate for auto thefts. The latest data shows that only 1.2% of auto thefts in Minneapolis have been cleared by arrest.
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