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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!

Cool, cool

I just love how TV cops reporters spin stuff. “Low key and a little more thoughtful” ok

All day long I thought it was Canva & wondered why people got so upset

It doesn’t *feel* special

Over on Facebook, the olds who so smugly talk down about progressive governance are whinging about why we Don’t Understand Angie Craig’s Chicken Vote. You love to see it from the folks who ignore public health in criticizing a drug paraphernalia decriminalization effort.

I mean, she literally did, right?

I hear the Pope healed Rubio's shoes.

The result is so wrong but the judge is right on the law. Previous administrations exercised discretion; this one doesn’t. While I don’t expect to see it, there’s a whole host of laws the next government needs be ready to change fast. Until then and even beyond, we’ll have to save ourselves.

Minnesota Rep. Nathan Coulter provided an excellent explanation yesterday on the floor of the House as to why it would be a mistake to entirely remove the record of a prior voter registration by someone who is now deceased.

“Last summer, four teenage Minnesota Twins fans staked out the popemobile’s route through Saint Peter’s Square with one strategy: scream ‘White Sox‘ loud enough to be heard. The pope swiveled and shouted ‘White Sox’ back.”

At least we have the Wild

Get em dawg