Thanks to my personal NE Mpls sensei @amityf.bsky.social I can now report I am a Carbon Kitchen stan

A tip from my plumber led me halfway across the country tracking down a guy running what looked like an epic scam w/ victims nationwide and 10’s of millions in $$$. We found his Lamborghini and left a card. Now the feds and multiple attorneys general are taking action www.kare11.com/article/news...

Banger of an inflation report - up 0.6%! That’s an 8% annual rate! So tired of winning.

Ramstad also puts his thumb on the scale by talking lots about millionaires, not the folks with at least 1000x more wealth, who have market power to distort politics and outcomes … unlike immigrants with no real power.

Minneapolis, Mn

Ok now I feel old. Had two houses with these things … removed both; still have the asbestos abatement contractors in my contacts

When you don’t realize you’re in a bubble

Ugh ugh ugh can’t Commissioner Conley do something here?

Dogs & cats living together, if you know your intra-DFL politics. It’s great to see!

Need to assemble my newly blogging homies on a single site called localshit.com

Rudy Gobert Day in the PWHL?

Every New York Times Vows:

Feels like time for a digest on Minnesota health care, because it seems like we're approaching a boiling point. To start with the conclusion, there are no simple solutions here and trade-offs abound. But we need action (legislative session ends this week...) and more vision and leadership.

Imagining someone reading this in the year 2000: the Twins are … hosting a Dirty South rapper … after a game against a National League team … in an outdoor stadium? Tempus fugit.

The Twin Cities are in an odd place where SO many people are newly civically activated, but it's the year after major elections. My friends and I are seeing lots of energy with little direction. May I offer some direction? Gift link (but also pay for indie journalism): racketmn.com/get-involved...

Slightly increase a band. Y

Didn’t realize (but probably should have) that 19,000-seat amphitheater = oldies acts

This will make a great statue

Easiest $75 I’ve ever spent. The siege reinforced my passion for supporting local institutions where local folks, not corporations, control their fate. Aaron has made this place better for a long time — not an easy task when your job is the Twins! — so it felt great to hit “buy” this morning.

Jeermaxxing

Since Klobuchar got in, Lisa Demuth is running for second place in the guv‘s race, and while I never discount DFL divisions messing things up, this ought to pretty much doom her. www.startribune.com/parents-of-s...

Minnesota teams may not get out of the 2nd round, but at least they won’t go out like Philly teams

Very clever, Evan Williams. (It is somehow much hotter than the fun proof would suggest)

She had a few fancy turnovers too (those swing-arm passes are epic but can be telegraphed to defenders); the great news is, she can clean those up & will still be doing this

The testimonial of a DFL delegate

Ah yes, tough loss for Tungsten Arm O’Doyle

Kudos to them, they caught a developmental player & a rook but this is what good teams do down the stretch.

Entertaining loss. Atlanta took advantage of their size down low, an obvious Lynx disadvantage especially early-season, and a bad non-foul hurt of course. But the rooks were a revelation & good stuff to build on, which is the real win.

WNBA officiating remains complete and total garbage.

Two rooks leading the game in +/-, typical Cheryl coaching 😉

This is big. Takes courage.

Wild to watch Nia Coffey now when I saw her & Amir roam the halls of Burroughs Elementary as little ones when my kids went there

I’ll take what turned out to be an Angel Reese for Olivia Miles trade

Lynx held a moment of silence for Alex Pretti and Renee Good ahead of the season opener at Target Center:

Love playing around with retirement finances & thinking I’ve found a clever strategy only to discovered the law got there first. Oh well, back to the Game of Life. (PS don’t convert nonqualified annuities to Roths especially without earned income.)

I hope this isn’t a trolley problem

He’d be in the DSA DFL for the lulz

I’m just here for the Downtown Council-on-North Loop violence

60-102

“henrythedog astutely remarks …”

Folks, they’re using chiropractors to ward off measles www.startribune.com/in-one-small...

I love walking so much

Previous contracts expired on Monday, and with it, funding for the group "We Push for Peace," which was not re-contracted for services on the North Side.

Leave a Future, 2026-2026?

I suppose I could doomer about Virginia, and it truly sucks, but 2026 should go OK for the Dems and the Virginia statehouse makeup will be the same through putting this on the 2027 or 2028 ballot.

Northside! We don’t know what the regime will do around elections, but we do know it’s something. Monarca is offering a chance to gather with neighbors and make a community plan. Sat 6/13 at 10am Camden neighborhood secure.ngpvan.com/k-8UgfeYHkGc...

Love this line: “The Minneapolis idea isn’t as big — a refreshing change for a city that tends to overdo its problem solving.”

Putting this in the spank bank

I have season tickets, and won’t break the picket line, but given that fans are already staying away, that leverage is an all-time low. In any event, support the workers!