Victory for the people!

I just keep thinking about how the TV show Succession explains a lot about contemporary political economy... far too much, in fact.

This article doesn't specify, but the air quality concerns cited are from "evaporative emissions" not tailpipe emissions. These can be minimized by fueling in the mornings and evenings, when temps are cooler. The tailpipe emissions from E15 are a little better than regular gas.

Mercado Central, which has played a critical role on East Lake Street in Minneapolis for more than 25 years, faced an 85% drop in revenue during Operation Metro Surge. I was lucky to get to talk to one of their co-founders, Juan Linares, about their cooperative. youtu.be/GcAY3cuOppo?...

When did 10-minute E Line frequency disappear?

US public transit advocates: don't just envy Europe. Start by envying Canada. www.mironline.ca/how-canada-i...

I hope the Land Trust can actually build housing here. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Trump gets a daily video montage briefing about the Iran war The montage, which typically runs for about two minutes, has raised concerns among some of the president’s allies that he may not be receiving the complete picture of the war. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

New bookstore now open in St. Anthony Park, St. Paul - corner of Como and Carter (former location of Micawber's).

EVs don’t need oil changes.

so uh ... are they going to pay for that? 🤔

inevitable outcome of prop 13

Downtown commercial market values down almost 14%, year over year. Uptown commercial down 5%.

RIP to one of the all-time classic Duluth storefronts. www.duluthnewstribune.com/lifestyle/ar...

"In the United States, women are 73 percent more likely to be severely injured in vehicle crashes than men, and 17 percent more likely to die." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/o...

This story is about oil prices, but check out these Philippino jitney buses included for some reason www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Spring has sprung.

One of downtown St. Paul's long-time bright spots. mspmag.com/eat-and-drin...

Candy is being crushed at heretofore unseen levels.

St. Paul continuing its rich tradition of questionably legal budgetary shenanigans. www.twincities.com/2026/03/23/m...

“He had a video playing on his phone and was intermittently looking at it. I was definitely feeling a lot of dread and distress.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

"The main goal of the U.S. now is to get Iran to cease its retaliation for the U.S. starting the war in the first place." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/its-n...

Seems bad. www.commondreams.org/news/cuba-su...

This is a great housing crisis 101 with Jenny Schuetz, one of the foremost authorities on the subject: www.ms.now/ali-velshi/w...

Now THAT'S what I call America!

Finally, my interests collide. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/c...

Fascinating to see a major auto company complain about the Trump administration cutting EV incentives causing it to lose money instead of — I don't know — lobbying to stop the Trump administration from cutting EV incentives? insideclimatenews.org/news/1903202... via @dangearino.bsky.social

Amazing moment in Twins history (listen to the audio)

op ed in the strib today from a roofer who is scared to return to work due to ICE. she brings up developers like united properties and DR horton not calling for an end to the ICE occupation, which was the target of the press conference in the below thread www.startribune.com/mn-immigrant...

“The sanctions were necessary to stop Iran funding the war, but the war made the sanctions too effective, so the sanctions had to be lifted to fund the war effort against the country that no longer needs sanctions because the oil revenues that sanctions were…” no01.substack.com/p/march-19-2...

This is bad: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the busiest airport in the world, has *turned off* its official wait time tracker www.atl.com/times/

Trump is just “posting through it”, except “it” is a war.

Can't believe they are going to tear out this amazing bike lane. (It'll just have to be put back in after Trump is gone. Huge waste of tax dollars.)

Even though I'm in California and the weather is perfect, I still have Twin Cities FOMO right now.

30-second ferry ride www.planetizen.com/news/2026/03...

Nice discussion of the politics of cartography. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

A nicely written column from a wise Duluthian. www.perfectduluthday.com/2026/03/21/e...

This article is mostly about Seven Points, aka Calhoun Square, an urban mall & parking ramp built in the 80s which was only briefly a workable format. Every other urban mall in MSP failed long ago and has been demolished or repurposed. 7 Points hangs like a lead weight around Uptown's neck.

Allowing cars back on Market Street was a terrible idea

Good news from the Mexican mountains. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

"About 60 volunteers, many of whom live in suburbs, have been working in shifts to take the center’s staff to and from their homes in neighborhoods across the city." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Stunningly bullshit framing on this NYT story that insists that somehow renewables are a dicy unpredictable thing and downplays that they're far, far cheaper most of the time by focusing on how they're not always. As is often the case with the NYT, comments smarter than article.

Great story from Lake Street. sahanjournal.com/business-wor...

Tesla truck (the good one)

No shit. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

The designer of this bridge, Siah Armajani, was a Minnesotan who came from Iran

Oh my.

Amazing stufd

Way too many loopholes in this Spokane parking tax. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

Was waiting for Joe's demolition of this project, and it did not disappoint: "Future generations will have to pay off the massive debts incurred for this project, and suffer the climate and economic effects of greater car dependence." cityobservatory.org/the-ibr-boon...