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No downtown Minneapolis or North Loop lunch option will ever beat the fact that I used to be able to get a GOOD sandwich, bag of chips, and a gigantic peanut butter cookie in the basement of Macy’s.
Trump is at a house on Lake Minnetonka tonight and my uncle Mark is at the anti-Trump boat parade outside.
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The Daily from just described as a Minneapolis paper and I just heard everyone in Saint Paul scream.
"We have to get on with our lives" = "We have to let our most vulnerable people die so our economy can start humming again."
The economy will slow down when thousands die, too. We have to deal with this, and that's what we're doing by social distancing. Those numbers are proof.
As you shovel your sidewalks this winter, I encourage you to subject your work to a simple analysis: “Could I pass through this wintry tunnel I’ve created in a wheelchair?” If the answer is no, please do more work.
Gotta give a shout-out to Cary.
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If you're a leader in Minneapolis, you should be out there talking to people right now.
I don’t want a few more dollars in my paycheck. I want the people around me to have health insurance. I want good schools, and good roads and bridges, and good public transit, and good social services to ensure people don’t starve.
Take my extra dollars back.
It cost $700 million to reach Pluto. Which seems huge until you realize the new Vikings stadium is costing us $1 billion. #wrongpriorities
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Personally I think that if a SHERIFF breaks the LAW, and all but admits to having broken it REPEATEDLY, he should RESIGN.
Here's an idea: Let's stop reporting what Garrison Keillor posted on his Facebook page. It's apparently the only platform he has left.
Reminder not to hold locally owned Russian establishments responsible for Putin. didn’t declare war on Ukraine.
Sigh. I lost my job today. I'm so sad, as it's felt like my home for the past two-and-a-half years. I'm hopeful there are great new opportunities in my future, but I'm letting myself grieve the loss of my work community right now.
Someone on found this amazing jean jacket left in an alleyway in Minneapolis. It needs to find its way back to its owner. Any leads?
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Write your own tweets, you thief. This is our @_jazzghost_’s tweet.
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casual sex implies the existence of ranked competitive sex
You’ve already nailed the most important part! Getting up there and dancing.
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This is a silly response. Twitter was more outraged about Ohio for weeks before the national press started covering it. Your opinion is just wrong.
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Chloe McGuire for Minneapolitan of the week. Brave and true.
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Planning Commissioner Chloe McGuire responded: "I was raped by a fraternity brother so ... maybe you guys need to look at yourselves"
"In Minnesota, which publishes detailed Covid data, the death rate for fully vaccinated people under 50 during the Delta surge this year was 0.0 per 100,000 — meaning, so few people died that the rate rounds to zero."
Not wanting to get hit by a speeding electric trolley makes you a coward?!
Georgia, as long as you're in line by 7 p.m., you can vote! Thank you thank you thank you. twitter.com/PattyArquette/
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Honestly, this photo and the damage it encapsulates should be the end of your political career. A few corrective words now aren’t enough.
TFW you’re riding one-handed on the Cedar Lake Trail and holding your daughter’s hand while she’s using her other hand to wave at invisible passers-by. HOLY FUCKING SHIT I love this. Now we’re turning around before the rains come. ift.tt/2li1oiK
This is just pure truth: Not relying on a car to get around makes you EXCITED for a foot of snow.
I’m not trying to make anybody angry but I think the Saint Paul vibes might beat the Minneapolis vibes.
I will happily vote for Walz when the time comes, but I’m glad I got my vote in for Erin Murphy today.
I'm really disappointed to see all the names on this list that oppose the Hennepin redesign. In particular, I think the redesign would make me even MORE likely to visit Isle Bun & Coffee: uptownminneapolis.com/wp-content/upl
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Zosia Stephenson, born July 5, 2020, at 4:03 a.m., weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces.
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I appreciate that you still post these manually.
I just answered a call from a random phone number hoping it was from and it was from @mn_for_warren asking if I’d like to volunteer in Iowa next weekend! I’m considering it.
“‘My daughter can’t walk outside … to play without putting herself immediately in the path of some Porsche Cayenne doing 40 in a 15. [Zelda] might be the closest approximation she has for the sort of unstructured play I took for granted as a kid.”
Just got approved for a month of paid paternity leave for the month of October. Can I say again how grateful I am I got this job, and got it when I did?
We’re easing Zosia in with three days of preschool a week, but already we’re thinking she’s ready for all five days. She’s loving it.
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There’s a little magic for your morning. The jean jacket has found its owner thanks to social media. It was as meaningful to her as you might guess, symbolizing a lot of great memories. Yay!!!
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Someone on @TwinCitiesGeeks found this amazing jean jacket left in an alleyway in Minneapolis. It needs to find its way back to its owner. Any leads?
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Good news! All streets currently at 30mph will go down to 25mph.
It's official as of this morning! I've re-joined full-time as a proposal writer and senior copywriter!
I wish I would’ve known this when I bought my last two yachts.
A lake told you you need to work on your fragility. 😂
No, you aren’t allowed to have fun with this.
This is what you get without an HOA.
We have one place in our neighborhood that isn’t governed by the HOA and this is what we get as a neighbor.
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Dear , I am asking you to please keep the parkways open to people. We’re still in the midst of this pandemic and we need this space to keep a distance from each other while enjoying nature. The paths are going to become congested again to accommodate very few cars.
If I were trying to sell my house, I would take down the “Welcome to Poundtown” sign in the bedroom in my opinion.
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This $420k (lol) Onalaska, WI is a good example of what happens when your Michael’s obsession goes one sign too far
In other news, the whole family's tested positive for COVID-19. Symptoms mild to nonexistent, and we're doing okay.
Dad in the Dad Group asking how long before he'll be able to get his 2-day-old baby on a set sleep schedule. Oh, buddy.
You can't mention e-bikes on the internet without 20 "able-bodied" white men falling all over you to say they'll stick to "REAL BIKES."
She was so happy with her Elsa costume she was quiet for like 10 minutes. 💞
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Geriatric millennials who used to work in the downtown Minneapolis skyway system know this cost at most $5–$7.
Hey the Honda Civic is a solid, reliable car, though.
Me rn:
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Second jab of Moderna today! I remember thinking I'd be lucky if I got a shot by the end of summer. Now it's here not even the end of April and I'll be fully vaxxed!
Remember when we had this great public art in our lakes and these bros ruined it for everyone?
I’m gonna start a campaign to get changing tables in all men’s bathrooms, because seriously, this is BS.
This bike was stolen from our garage overnight. Please keep an eye out. I’m in shock. 😭
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TFW you’re riding one-handed on the Cedar Lake Trail and holding your daughter’s hand while she’s using her other hand to wave at invisible passers-by. HOLY FUCKING SHIT I love this. Now we’re turning around before the rains come. ift.tt/2li1oiK
Our test ride was a success!! Join us for the real thing next Sunday, 7/17, , with on-ride DJing from . Thank you to for the epic setup.
I can’t believe we had 24-hour bus lanes on the table for Hennepin, approved by the city council and everything, and vetoed it. Such a shame.
I’ll take “Ride Around the Block” for $300, Alex! #30daysofbiking
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if you live in dc and you don’t know about the free at-home covid tests available at over 25 public libraries and rec centers, now you do
Iskra wanted to share this sweet moment from a recent storytime with you!
Her new baby sister is arriving this July. 👶🏻
The comments section of local publications let me know that many greater Minnesotans think a knife will materialize out of thin air and stab them as soon they set foot inside the Cities.
Our stolen car was recovered! I have to wait until Monday to find out what condition it's in, but I know where it is.
I found out this morning on my walk to the coffee shop that my cousin, who I’d last seen at Christmas, had died over the weekend. I thought I could proceed with my day as normal and it quickly became apparent that I could not.
How did this dingus spring from Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson?
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Chet Hanks goes on anti-vax rant despite his parents, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, getting covid last year.
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Mama and Baby are sleeping off their long night. Everyone's healthy and doing well. 💕
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The stretch of sidewalk between World Street Kitchen and Bob’s Java Hut on Lyndale makes me feel close to death.
THIS IS BULLSHIT! Sipping a coffee in the crosswalk is NOT equivalent to staring at your phone while you operate a 4,000 pound machine.
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Distracted walking is just as dangerous as distracted driving. Enjoy the weather safely and look before you cross.
And I have a baby on the way in three months. This is not a freakin' consequence-less joke to me, either. I don't want people to die.
I just showed my vaccine card to the coffee shop and they were like, “DUDE, we know. You’ve talked about your shots at length.” I was excited to show my shots is all.
My company is further delaying our official return to the office because of Delta and now mandating that we get vaccinated if we want to work onsite. 💕💕💕💕 Great Friday news!
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Ariel is still a redhead in the animated movie and that’s never going away. Isn’t it amazing that little girls who are Black will see themselves in a mermaid on the big screen?
Imagine running a tiny non-profit that's suddenly flooded with more money than you've ever conceived of. Taking time to figure out where that money should go isn't malfeasance; it seems fine.
Thank you for standing up for what's right, Sen. Murkowski!
Stating right here, in a public way, that I will make intentional effort to support (not just with words, but with money) businesses that mandate the vaccine.
I would like to vote for someone else for governor next time around.
It was a perfect app. Why did Apple purchase Dark Sky and ruin it?
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A small bike etiquette issue: Cutting ahead of someone in the queue at a stoplight is a jackass move. If you then also proceed to move slowly, forcing the person behind you to sigh and pass you when the light changes, you get the double jackass award.
Good news! My homeowners insurance will cover the theft of my bike, so I'm going bike shopping soon. My heart still aches for my lost bike.
Our family needs some loving vibes today. Send some our way (silently or otherwise) if you’ve got ‘em!
Bike rack markers for light rail cars! Thanks for taking this little but meaningful step to be more bike-welcoming, .
Someone on Nextdoor really asked why there was a smoke smell in the air this morning.
Hey, folks, guess what? I got a referral to see a neurologist for these fuckn awful, disabling migraines I get all the time. I'm glad I went to the doctor.