Carl Benz has an idea

I will be behind the box office and in the tech booth tonight for IAGG - come through at Strike Theater!

PEAK DUMB IS COMING

“Can the president tell what is real and what is not real” is a pretty simple and important question and I think the answer seems pretty clear

There’s a story in here about someone yelling “TOURIST!” at Doug Gordon for swerving on an Amsterdam bike lane, and I’m about ready to try this tactic on sports fans dawdling along sidewalk-level bike paths in downtown Minneapolis on game days.

This device is still legal in most countries.

Butch doesn’t even know, we’re planning something EXTRA dumb for this show! (7:30 Sunday at Strike Theater!)

I’m watching an episode of St. Elsewhere in which a furious pregnant woman with a gun bursts into the OR demanding to see the doctor who supposedly did her husband’s vasectomy, and I know it’s fiction, and from 40 years ago, but geez. Normalize terminating unwanted pregnancies.

Election 2025: Minneapolis City Council, Ward 8. naomikritzer.com/2025/09/26/e...

the political policy cure for “male loneliness” is - more time to hang with the fellas (4 day work week) - more money to spend with the fellas (higher wages) - more things to do with the fellas (taxing the rich and building 3rd spaces)

I was reading something about the gross “All of Minneapolis” PAC and suddenly remembered this treat from local songwriter Adam Levy, so maybe some good can come from all of this after all.

That we've built our cities so that they are difficult to live in without a car. This means we end up with people who don't like driving or feel safe driving being forced to drive.

BEING PAID,—what will compare with it?

If you see this quote with a concert picture you took

Worth noting that when he "promoted unity" it wasn't the pundit's quest for the imaginary midpoint between Democrats and Republicans.

Weird coincidence, but my improv duo with @erikostrom.bsky.social is also performing at @improvagogo.bsky.social this Sunday!

the new playground coming to the loring greenway is a rare public investment in loring park at a time when the wealthy in this neighborhood are only funding amenities that benefit them versus the public. thank you to katie cashman for staying on this www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/se...

My duo with @miketrost.bsky.social is performing for the first time since 2017, this Sunday at @improvagogo.bsky.social. Come see us shake off the dust in real time!

At the bus stop: “Where’s your bike?” “Don’t have one” “Why you got a helmet then?” “Case I get one” “Oh. That’s smart!”

11:30am. Working from my neighborhood brewery/cafe. Outside, a man with a nearly empty liquor bottle is leaning on a bike rack, going full Drunk Uncle. “My mom and dad are still alive!” he yelps to no one. Little excerpts of unrecognizable songs. “Ten damn years!” What a day we’re all having.

A better world is possible.

Rep. Ilhan Omar is the only Minnesota Democrat in Congress with a spine

lol, people on here saying Kimmel was fired for going after “the MAGA gang” of COURSE it’s because he called Trump a 4yo anyway good article

It’s transit to work day in Minneapolis and (checks notes) buses have been removed from Nicollet Mall and (checks notes again) there are creatively decorated cars here to enjoy

Bike lanes.

Nurses shouldn't have to drive 30 miles to work to access affordable housing on former farmland--it leads to pollution nightmares and family stress. The alternative to funding highways is investing in great city homes and great city schools and really great transit. Check out better94.org

Can confirm: scheduled last night, checked a box, went in today, wasn’t asked, arm hurts.

here is a story of how katie cashman shows up for her constituents - taylordahlin.com/f/cashman-wa... katie could’ve been at east isles super sale or anywhere else on this saturday afternoon but came down to help with this situation

Outside of Mayor, I feel the Ward 7 council race will have the most impact on the future of Minneapolis. Katie Cashman represents the future of DFL politics: young, pragmatic, and consistently present for her constituents. Happy birthday, Katie! Join me in donating if you have the means.

I’m Facebook friends with most of my local sandwich artists and thankfully they’re all clean. Even the gal who had a pink streak in her hair that time.

This is so important. Trans people are everywhere, and so is respect for trans people. This isn’t a “The Cities” issue.

If you’re a voter in MN you can sign onto this letter. There are increasingly less and less spaces where all people in our country, especially our neighbors who are trans feel safe and are welcomed. I refuse to be a part of a party that does not stand up for and with our trans neighbors.

Inside Llewyn Davis is the most accurate movie ever made about anything

My state senator and future mayor Omar Fateh has signed. Would love to see a show of solidarity from the other candidates for Mayor that transphobia is unacceptable in the party and that those perpetuating it should be censured.

We broke 1,000 signatures!! 🎉😭 You all are amazing!! We especially want to thank the elected officials and candidates who have signed on. We know this is a political risk for you and it means so much. If you want to join this list of impressive folks, you have until end of day today! 😊

I know we're not reaching her voters here, but if someone thinks Elizabeth Shaffer would work like this, I want what you're on. Katie Cashman cares and we have to reelect her. I am merely Ward 7 aligned, but it would be a huge loss for the City if she loses to Shaffer.

Here's update so far for my 🧡 @sorenwithward8.bsky.social 🧡 fundraiser! "As of 9/7 you have raised $152 with your personal link." Our ride is on Sunday, September 21. ~2 dozen riders are just under $4,000 toward our goal of $6,000 Give any amount here: secure.actblue.com/donate/neigh...

Over the last few years I have, without intention, just browsing streaming channels, stumbled across more than one *extremely mainstream* TV comedy episode, circa 1980, featuring a trans woman character who was treated by the show with dignity and grace.

Someone in the DFL Feminist Caucus annual meeting accused others in the Zoom chat of virtue signaling. (I believe it was over misgendering, but I don’t remember for sure.) He was elected a Director at Large.

Ruin a song by adding the word "literally" to the title: Together Literally Forever

Good?

My representative is good. (Good thread from Ilhan Omar’s town hall today.)

I love taking my bike on the light rail! Fast, easy, and I often have nice chats with other bikers or bike likers.

This… would be hilarious, if some of your friends and uncles didn’t think it was real.

The people are now out and the building is getting boarded up. Thank you Danny from rightaway construction for your help.🙏 This building has been vacant and condemned for too long. I believe the owner needs to be forced to sell or demo at this point. Oak grove neighbors deserve better.

Look at how much space we set aside for drivers (parkway on the left). Many of the bike/ped paths we used today were SO crowded with people running/walking and riding bikes. It’s time to rethink how we use our parkways. We did it in 2020. We can & should do it again!

Don’t have time to research it right now but imagine me delivering a biting remark that ties together “civility,” the Civil War, and the lionizing of Lee as a “good man” who led an army in a bloody insurrection to preserve the institution of slavery.

Thank you to everyone who's signed our letter to the DFL so far! The response has blown me away! If you live in MN, are aligned with DFL principles, and would like to condemn transphobia within the party, please sign here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...