Tom Elko
@tomelko.bsky.social
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All-season camping enthusiast, canoe dancer, Minnesotan. Work is
http://seiche.works
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This seems fine but I'd like to get my hands on a printing press.
about 2 years ago
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One day, we will have a geomagnetic storm so massive that it destroys Starlink satellites and sets data centers on fire. And then we'll party in the streets under the most epic aurora.
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It’s pretty great.
about 2 hours ago
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The Edmund Fitzgerald had a flag, and this was it.
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Robin Marty
6 days ago
There are two types of reporters in the world - those who understand sources are doing them a favor speaking to them, and those who think they are doing sources a favor writing about them. Be the right kind of reporter.
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Fainted after getting up this morning. Six stitches in my forehead. Need to reevaluate both my rising and grinding routines.
8 days ago
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geri katz
9 days ago
If you live in or near
#Mpls
, you probably own some cool merch from Gigi. Please help if you can.
gofund.me/3b8d50a19
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Donate to THE INCREDIBLY SHITTY TUMOR RETURNS : LEFT EYE EDITION!, organized by Gigi Berry
(tldr :: ✨ Ameloblastoma ✨ growth on my optic nerve in my left e… Gigi Berry needs your support for THE INCREDIBLY SHITTY TUMOR RETURNS : LEFT EYE EDITION!
https://gofund.me/3b8d50a19
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Catherine Rampell
10 days ago
theonion.com/china-agrees...
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China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
SEOUL—In a historic trade agreement that President Donald Trump touted as a major win for an American farmer, China reportedly agreed Thursday to purchase 11 U.S. soybeans. “I am extremely honored tha...
https://theonion.com/china-agrees-to-purchase-11-u-s-soybeans/
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Peter Sagal
22 days ago
As you get to a certain age, especially if you're a cis man, you've either got to own up to being an idiot (or worse) in your youth or double down on it.
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Peter Sagal
26 days ago
I think about this a lot.
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Regular fall reminder for leaf peeping on the North Shore: You can see pretty leaves on both sides of the road if you turn left off Hwy 61. It's called the Superior National Forest. It's great.
www.startribune.com/up-the-north...
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‘More and more and more’ leaf-peepers stress state parks along North Shore
State parks such as Tettegouche are seeing double their typical weekend visitors.
https://www.startribune.com/up-the-north-shore-crowds-get-as-intense-as-fall-colors/601476090
about 1 month ago
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Skoal Kodiak
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about 1 month ago
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Derrick O'Keefe
about 1 month ago
THE GOOD CANADIAN premieres today on CBC & APTN, also available on CBC Gem & APTN Lumi. I hope you will take the time to watch this important movie that connects the dots between the injustices faced by Indigenous people. Proud to have been a researcher on this project.
#truthandreconciliation
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Fun story featuring
@brianquarstad.bsky.social
!
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about 2 months ago
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Jon
about 2 months ago
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This is just to say You can have the plums that are in the icebox Really, help yourself so many plums
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
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When the things you turn to for distraction are also bad.
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about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
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Matthew Doyle
2 months ago
If Tony Sanneh came around today he'd be a $75m center back subject to a bidding war between Real Madrid, Barcelona, Man City & PSG. 6-foot-3, built like a brick shithouse, but somehow the softest feet and a pure liquid athlete.
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Colby Smith
2 months ago
US inflation accelerated in August at a speed that is likely to keep the Fed cautious about lowering borrowing costs too quickly once it restarts cuts as soon as next week. Monthly CPI rose 0.4% and is up 2.9% YoY. Core prices rose 0.3% or 3.1% annually
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This is incredible.
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2 months ago
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Was not kidding.
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2 months ago
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I have a high school senior. 😭
2 months ago
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Not mentioned in this column: firearm suicide rates in rural areas of Minnesota are 1.5 to 2 times higher than in urban areas, but keep slinging that bucolic bullshit. 988 works everywhere. Please call if you need help.
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2 months ago
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dannyP📼
3 months ago
skipping lcd’s “last show” at msg im not falling for that shit
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I haven't been to the fair yet. Are people yelling at Amy Klobuchar? Is there a long line?
3 months ago
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Maria Gallucci
3 months ago
Loved this profile by
@danhaugen.bsky.social
on a couple who turned a pandemic-era hobby — electric coffee roasting — into a business determined to kick gas out of the coffee shop. (His swan song for
@canarymedia.com
!)
www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
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Meet Minnesota’s electric coffee roasting pioneers
Minneapolis-based Coffeewomple is one of the first U.S. roasters to use a commercial-scale electric coffee roaster, navigating higher costs for climate…
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electrification/electric-coffee-roasting-minnesota
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The two happiest days of a boat-owning sherriff's life are the day they get a free boat from DHS and the day it sinks two months later.
www.portclintonnewsherald.com/story/news/l...
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Two months after its maiden voyage, Sheriff’s Lake Erie patrol boat sinks in marina
Ottawa County Sheriff’s Lake Erie patrol boat swamped in marina; probably cause is Lake Erie storm seiche.
https://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/story/news/local/2025/08/02/storm-sieche-swamps-sheriffs-new-boat-in-port-clinton-marina/85491874007/
3 months ago
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Ope.
3 months ago
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Texting my friend in Iowa about the derecho.
4 months ago
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MinneChristo
4 months ago
It was Die Kreuzen. My roommate was running the sound board that night. I don't remember it being followed by an explicit rule, but there was certainly a halt to hosting punk shows there for at least a couple of years.
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RF
4 months ago
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4 months ago
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According to its most recent 990, Jon McTaggert - who stepped down in Sep. 2020 as CEO of APMG - was paid $401k in 2023. The article below makes no mention of adjustmenst to the $669,086 salary for current CEO Jean Taylor, daughter of Star Tribune owner Glen Taylor.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
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MPR’s parent company announces layoffs due to state and federal funding cuts
American Public Media Group leadership announced Thursday that it will be laying off employees and making other cost reductions after state and federal funding cuts led to a $6 million budget gap.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/07/24/mpr-parent-company-apmg-announces-layoffs
4 months ago
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Making space for Thomas Müller, I assume.
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4 months ago
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David Brauer
4 months ago
Ethically, Andy Brehm should tell readers he’s a Jacob Frey donor. Journalistically, Star Tribune editors must.
www.startribune.com/dsa-public-s...
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Observed a threatened shore bird on an island in the Menard’s parking lot.
4 months ago
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Watching the replays.
4 months ago
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Dan Haugen
4 months ago
Some personal news! I'm joining MinnPost as deputy editor this month. It's bittersweet to leave the ENN/Canary team but this is a dream opportunity and I can't wait to reconnect with local journalism and Minnesota.
www.minnpost.com/inside-minnp...
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MinnPost hires metro editor, deputy editor
We're excited to welcome Leah Fabel and Dan Haugen to the MinnPost editorial team.
https://www.minnpost.com/inside-minnpost/2025/07/minnpost-hires-metro-editor-deputy-editor/
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Here's some good news. Congratulations to
@gregseitz.com
on this well deserved recognition!
www.twincities.com/2025/07/06/n...
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New artists at Pine Needles include an illustrator, a mapmaker and a storyteller
The residency program includes a weekly stipend, travel support as well as use of the cabin, which is located on St. Croix Watershed Research Station property.
https://www.twincities.com/2025/07/06/new-artists-at-pine-needles-include-an-illustrator-a-mapmaker-and-a-storyteller/?share=nrem0pese5lnennowutw
4 months ago
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20 years! Myself and few other Thunder fans were maced by an over-zealous security guard after the 3-1 victory in Kansas City. Thanks for the memories, Johnny Menyongar.
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4 months ago
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Gift link for
#localangle
lovers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/u...
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Inside the Chaos Swirling Through a D.N.C. Desperate for Cash
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/dnc-ken-martin.html?unlocked_article_code=1.P08.BWsp.vOfts-G2Q8Ci&smid=url-share
5 months ago
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The officer who encountered him, but thought it was normal enough for another officer to completely ignore her so she moved on.
5 months ago
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I met the guy who owns the rights to Jenga while swimming in bioluminescent water.
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5 months ago
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Right after a successful $1 million pledge drive. So many executives to pay.
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5 months ago
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If you already have a subscription you can also gift a subscription to a friend or an enemy with good taste.
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6 months ago
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John Moravec
6 months ago
Break the rules ...but only after learning how they were built, and who they were built for. Then, build something braver. Something wilder. Something more just.
educationfutures.com/post/break-t...
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Break the rules that break us
In classrooms built for quiet, success often means staying inside the lines, even as the world outside demands we…
https://educationfutures.com/post/break-the-rules/
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It’s so nice to see the sun this morning.
6 months ago
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✨brit✨
6 months ago
“amid a growing recognition that women’s pain should be treated”
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I could see Kristi Noem on trial in The Hague in a few years. It's within the realm of possibility.
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