Twineball: the musical www.startribune.com/lin-manuel-m...

“Loitering is not permitted in this area. Please proceed to a designated location. Thank you for your cooperation,” a surveillance machine tells a small cluster of National Guard members as they patrol the fenced off Reflecting Pool in the rain.

My big hypothesis is that the old state flag discourse is just a replacement for all of the Trump flags that folks no longer feel comfortably flying. Was surprised driving up north last weekend how few Trump flags or decals I saw. The old state flag is just a less embarrassing way of vice signaling.

Most MLB international signees leave school by age 14. Pablo López says it’s his life goal to change that. “I was able to see all the benefits I had in my journey in the minor leagues having a solid education.” www.startribune.com/minnesota-tw...

If you can find anything substantial going on in this article, you're one up on me. My sympathies to anyone who was on that task force. www.startribune.com/st-paul-mn-b...

Cheep!

Thing about this is that everyone looks quite happy.

Jp Lawrence, with a lovely piece here on a small SW MN school closing up. www.startribune.com/milroy-schoo...

I especially love this diagram.

Hits different after the President has waged a campaign of unadulterated racism. sahanjournal.com/arts-culture...

Tolkkinen gettin' it right, again. www.startribune.com/tolkkinen-ju...

Guy who runs the Duluth Reader on a shoestring also fixes up old theaters on a shoestring. www.startribune.com/future-of-hi...

Sheriff's offices out of control. minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/25/h...

This is a thing and it would be cool Share & donate! www.gofundme.com/f/minneapoli...

"Exposed wiring in multiple hallways and an adjoining parking ramp serves as an emblem of neglect and disinvestment under property owner Madison Equities, which acquired the building for $21.5 million in 2013." www.twincities.com/2026/06/25/d...

“Dear migrants, before I say any other word to you, I want to bow before your dignity. “You are not numbers or case files. “You are people — with a family and a home left behind, with dreams that no one has the right to scorn.” — Pope Leo XIV

Horrible tragedy on what should be a slow-speed residential street next to the city's most-used park. St. Paul's leaders need to prioritize street safety. www.twincities.com/2026/06/24/s...

Lovely piece about a Superior, WI gay bar. www.startribune.com/the-gay-bar-...

LOL what a disaster

Transit agencies should stop talking about getting "back" to pre-COVID ridership. Here's why. humantransit.org/2026/06/tran...

Can't wait to check this place out.

LOL so stupid. What is the target audience for this? AI is a solution in search of a problem.

Beginning next week, Australians get free electricity for three hours every afternoon. That's what happens when you build out wind, sun, and batteries open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool

Minnpost is doing a great job covering asylum claims in Minnesota. www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/0...

Far more grounded in reality than anything you'll see about Tesla in the non-satirical financial press. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7aq...

The Colombia team sure is entertaining, anyway.

You could have asked any landscaping expert for a comment. Respect to the reporter who went to Four Seasons Total Landscaping. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

This is Sticker Mule guy. (I once ordered their stuff, sigh.)

Big props to Brad Lander on winning his primary. Dude has done the moral thing many times and put his body on the line against ICE. He even came to Minnesota during the ICE Occupation to see the injustice firsthand. It’s nice to see moral courage rewarded by voters.

literally watergate

We have a new entry in the climate dictionary under “irony”

🚨New data: In the 8 months after H.R. 1 enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by 4+ million (-10%) nationwide. In just the 13 states with available data, 800,000+ fewer kids are receiving SNAP. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

It kinda got lost in the madness, but the federal conspiracy case against anti-ICE activists in Minnesota - the Minneapolis 15 - is a big deal It's not just the 1st Amendment abuse. It's part of their plan to crush dissent ahead of a stolen election My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

This reminds me of how they used to clip the great lawn at Versailles with scissors because the lawnmower had not been invented yet. Because of bad water pressure, fountains were turned on just for when the king passed by them, then turned back off. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/u...

Over the past 13 years police in the United States have killed approximately 16,000 people. Over the same period in the UK, the figure is 34

Best seat in the house

mon dieu! France is fun to watch

I wrote about the new parks and trails on the North Minneapolis stretch of the Mississippi. They are amazing! www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

Just reading my daughter the "Emperor's New Clothes" for the first time, and boy is it relevant. So many examples these days... The reflecting pool is a deep rich blue Trump is not sleeping The straight of Hormuz is open Inflation & gas prices are falling Iran has been defeated etc. etc.

This traffic camera image from 2024 shows a woman crossing Robert Street in West St. Paul seconds before she was hit and fatally injured by the driver of the silver 2020 GMC Sierra. The victim had a walk signal and the right-of-way, the driver was not speeding, he just drove right into her.

My main take on AVs is that the government should regulate the shit out of them, and instead we do absolutely nothing. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/u...

"The bathhouse ban is also inherently discriminatory... It’s time to right this wrong as we have with other discriminatory codes." www.startribune.com/mpls-bathous...

"The design of the street is a separate issue from helping small businesses survive multiyear construction projects..." www.startribune.com/lyndale-aven...

"Each acre along the 52 miles of light rail built so far generates 27 times more tax revenue for various county and local governments than average." www.startribune.com/ramstad-the-...

What a huge surprise: larger vehicles are more deadly when the drivers inevitably hit somebody. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

$43 million. www.startribune.com/remake-of-cl...

the new normal: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

The Ring cam footage has to be seen to be believed, the Tesla is basically a rocket into the house www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/u...

They’re killing the ducks