Inside of me there are two wolves. Or: somehow my job of late is doing both of these things.

This new package slaps.

Fantastic explanation of St. Paul's #RankedChoiceVoting reallocation process inside. eg: "...voted for Chen first, Hilborn second, Dullinger third & Koahly fourth. Their ballot would effectively “transfer” from Chen to Hilborn, then from Hilborn to Dullinger, finally from Dullinger to Kaohly."

🧵 Ranked Choice Voting is Wonderful Even When my Preferred Candidate Loses: a thread (and meta-level takeaway from the St. Paul Mayoral election ...that also applies across the river to that other place they call Minneapolis)

Appreciate the new speed from Ramsey county in tabulating RCV! St Paul will have a new mayor.

As I wait for St Paul to finish counting, huge shoutout to my home for nearly a decade, Syracuse NY for finally electing it's first black mayor! Go 'cuse

Happy Election Day St. Paul! #YesForSPPS #VoteYesTwice

Chicago Fire starting quick with their When Playing Out of the Back Goes Wrong submission #MLSCupPlayoffs #WPIOOTBGW

Agree with this thorough summary! Being able to share saved me from writing more to some folk in my circles, too, so cheers to that.

I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.

SHORT VERSION: I’m voting yes on both ballot questions & @melvincarter.bsky.social for Mayor. LONG VERSION: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Not too much shifting in this Fall 2025 #MLS Salary Release, with #MNUFC still at #26 and standing out with their minimal spend on the top of the roster. 1/

It’s Minnesota week in #50StatesofSoccer! We wanna hear from all of you in the North Star State!

"(PRO) responded to two written questions on the situation, saying “level of force was not enough to warrant a foul, and (Hlongwane) had a clear opportunity to shoot on goal. The contact did not rise to the level of a penalty kick and red card offense.” "

Tuesday-morning quarterbacking...I stand by this. Though, I'd be lying if I didn't admit I'm glad #MNUFC benefitted from the silliness of the format and DSC could save the Loons from getting fully ref-jobbed at home

Two notes post Monday Night Futbol #MNUFC in the #MLSCupPlayoffs: 1) Pay DSC, please 2) Ball don't lie

My unbridled optimism is turning to rage. There's no way this #MNUFCvSEA #MLSCupPlayoffs game is being called square.

I can’t even begin to grasp how utterly cowardly it was of da Silva to not call the foul by Ragan on Bongi… - Penalty to #MNUFC - Red card to Ragan (DOGSO, not challenging for the ball) - Ragan suspended for G2 1/2

"Essentially, #MNUFC play about 5 more [long throws & kicks from outside the final third] into the box per game than other teams do. Ramsay’s side scored 8 goals within 15 seconds of such set pieces in the 2025 regular season; the other 29 teams in the league managed a total of 11."

Nobody: Me, a neutral, after the Philadelphia Union-Chicago Fire #MLSCupPlayoffs game:

MLS is two leagues with a few exhibition games between them - and the conference standings should reflect that. TL;DR: Not much would change this year, but for the sake of fairness, the conference standings should be conference-only.

John does his typical excellent work getting to the heart of this, associating apathy around Messi to a broader “creeping resentment” as one-time plucky underdog MLS has fully gone corporate. Must-read.

FDR Memorial, Washington DC. -RIP East Wing-

Michael Boxall not making the finalist list for #MLS Defender of the Year is madness.

Pure sicko ball, the magic of the playoffs

Good listening to two Western Conference-first(ish) pundits cover the #MLSCupPlayoff field. Much of the national #MLS chat has focused on high point totals in the East as proof the teams are better, rather than the East having a smaller number of competitive matches this season, as discussed here.

There are obviously greater human-cost harms being committed by the Trump regime daily, but dammit if this doesn't make me just throw up my hands. What the actual hell?

Good morning, i wrote about the St. Paul election issue of administrative citations, an extremely basic tool we need for growing the city of St. Paul. Vote yes. www.twincities.com/2025/10/19/w...

Took me a bit but yes, Arby’s has the meats, BK has the beef, Sydney Sweeney has the bodacious blue-eyed genes and Fred has the renderings… The future Midway Diner. The four-story TreeHouse office building that will house a French bakery. A 1-acre park lined by Bailey’s Nursery flower gardens…

If your criticisms of Melvin Carter's mayorship are from the Left I say "fair enough! I likely agree on most/all!" However then Dullinger is the only candidate you should consider ranking (other than write-in). There are no other candidates for Saint Paul Mayor running to Carter's left.

What's the future, real and imagined, of the United Village development around Allianz Field? Plans call for a French bakery, Italian pizzeria, acre-sized flower garden, lover's/family-style ice rink, modern art, and maybe a daycare, housing and more twincities.com/2025/10/10/p... via @pioneerpress

I, unfortunately, feel seen

Having an e-bike instead of an acoustic bike changed non-car utility/transit journeys from aspirational to reality for me, at the very least

Listen and decide for yourself. But I have to commend Phee for using her platform to call out abusive, manipulative, and dismissive tactics from the WNBA. (Part 2/2) #WNBASky

This whole section really.

40-40 is a scorigami. congrats everybody

Election 2025: Saint Paul City Question 1 and School District Question 1 (this would be the funding levy AND the charter amendment). Vote Yes! (Twice!) naomikritzer.com/2025/09/27/e...

I de-facebook-ified it: leaflet.pub/c44e9235-1f9...

Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve’s full quotes postgame re: officiating in loss to Mercury. Don’t want to take any of it out of context, so here’s the full clip ⬇️

The National Weather Service just issued a "Bangers Only" Watch for the second half of the #MNUFC v Rapids game.

Minnesota loves its loons. No, really. A lot. While it seems like a no-brainer in hindsight, the state bird was the perfect uniting symbol for #MNUFC from its launch through the present. I spoke to Dr. Bill McGuire, Brian Quarstad & a loon expert to learn more: www.mlssoccer.com/news/minneso...

In a speech before the United Nations General Assembly today, President Trump said climate change is a “con job” and climate scientists are “stupid people” — and he called green energy and immigration a “double-tailed monster” that is destroying Europe. 🧵 1/5

Happy Free Speech Day at the U where all the faculty were advised to hold classes only online because the Turning Point Tour's still coming to campus

#MNUFC roster profile released. 1. Momo Dieng, Farina and Michel all brought in on supplemental spots. 2. Randall, who came in late in the Open Cup semi, is now listed as "Off Roster/Unavailable" for MLS play. I have no idea what that means.

Maybe...just maybe...I'm (unhealthily) using sportsball to distract myself from *gestures broadly, frantically* but, the mess from last night's refereeing crew at the Loons match felt like it added to the pile of systems failing in front of my eyes

Last night was the most hyped I've been in anticipation for an #MNUFC match...what a heartbreaking loss. After sleeping on it, still feels preventable on pitch and self-inflicted on the roster build. There's a huge, Tani-shaped hole in the system.