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Minnesota, data, transit/urbanism, miscellaneous ramblings

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ICE are lying and murderers, every time.

07.03.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where is Jonathan Ross? Who killed Alex Pretti?

06.03.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's vitally important that Kristi Noem still be held accountable

05.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 345 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3

Now we just need to prevent her from ever holding any public office or presence in police society.

05.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It would be good to hear independent confirmation on whether this vessel was in fact unarmed. Reporting elsewhere says it is unconfirmed.

But Petey cheering and patting himself on the back for the deaths of unarmed people would be par for the course so I'll assume it's probably true.

05.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Exclusive: Iranian girls killed by β€˜double-tap’ strikes on Minab school Eyewitnesses describe second blast which killed survivors as they sheltered in prayer hall

The girls’ school in Iran, where 165 people were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack, was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors, two first responders and the parent of a slain child have told Middle East Eye.

04.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 2389 πŸ” 1322 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 272

We all know that speeding is a massive problem but think of the safety impact of scaling this up. The pilot covers hardly any intersections and there have been 30k speeding violations.

bsky.app/profile/wedg...

04.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An absolutely insane statistic from the Minneapolis speed camera pilot. That person shouldn't be allowed near a motor vehicle.

04.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Saw a cyclist stand down a driver going down the (clearly marked and curb-separated) Blaisdell bike way this morning. Keep up the good work, Kingfield. #Mpls

03.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A shipment of Chevy Tahoes was delivered to the Whipple building yesterday, which means they will be terrorizing our streets in the next few days. Still waiting on that drawdown...

Credit to @bluey.rue on Tiktok

03.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 261 πŸ” 169 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 19

Every one of these - and likely many more - fallen soldiers have died solely for the ego of a slowly dying criminal currently cosplaying as President of the United States, who happens to be on record thinking they're suckers and idiots.

02.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAnd in conclusion, please disregard the more than 100 Iranian school children my husband just helped kill. They did not be best.”

02.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 174 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

Also those "traditional allies" sent hundreds of soldiers to their deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan and maybe learned some lessons that you haven't.

02.03.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Lethally precise" at killing hundreds of children, I guess?

Nice work, Pete. Keep up the war crimes! /s

02.03.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Now let's scale up the success and drop the speed minimum threshold for enforcement.

02.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Minnesota would like a word.

02.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 6698 πŸ” 1736 πŸ’¬ 136 πŸ“Œ 42

Striking similarity to the taxidermied head of Jeremy Bentham. Worse choice of headwear, though.

02.03.2026 03:31 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Interesting that state media just skipped over the phase of repeating government lies as war justification to just making up those lies themselves to rationalize war.

02.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can we also figure out who ordered/allowed freeway offramp closures from 62 to 55 and on what basis?

It's not really clear to me why the county can close public, state-administered roads that are only marginally related to the Whipple.

02.03.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
01.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 4425 πŸ” 1235 πŸ’¬ 112 πŸ“Œ 42

It seems the bulk of the time no one gets charged, or at least prosecuted, in such cases anyway even if they get arrested. Which kind of proves the point.

01.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I will keep saying this, I guess: the entire concept of "unlawful assembly" is unconstitutional if you think about it for even two minutes.

Individuals who haven't committed crimes can't be prevented from assembling because other individuals nearby are alleged to have committed crimes.

01.03.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Genuinely curious why the DNR has riot gear. Like why is that even within their remit?

01.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t George W. Bush may think that a war against Iraq is the solution to our problems, but the reality is, it will only serve to create far more.

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

28.02.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 10273 πŸ” 2809 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 136

The Trump administration one consistent theme: never failing to kill kids.

28.02.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That SNL sketch from the 90s where Bill Clinton is Moses and drops the tablet with Commandments 6 through 10, saying "we only need five", except it's Donald Trump as Alexander Hamilton "accidentally" burning Article I in a fire at Independence Hall.

"We only need Article II!"

28.02.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is pretty funny considering most military PhDs at these kinds of places write dissertations with topics like "American Naval Power: Justifying an Outlier Case" and "A Realist Perspective on Non-Nuclear Aerial Assault Campaigns"

28.02.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Minnesota pays $44 billion per year more to the federal government than it receives back in benefits.

Maybe we should stop paying taxes and let Ohio, Mississippi, et al take care of themselves for a few decades if this is how the federal government are going to treat us.

26.02.2026 01:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I live in Minnesota and I want the federal government to stop trying to kill us. And hurt us. I want them to stop attacking us.

It sucks.

We’re just trying to live our lives and take care of each other and we don’t deserve all this.

I kid around sometimes here but I’m not kidding now.

25.02.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 4104 πŸ” 884 πŸ’¬ 113 πŸ“Œ 35
970
The number of agents deployed in Operation Metro Surge that currently remain in Minnesota.
407
The number of agents deployed in Operation Metro Surge and will remain in Minnesota into March.

970 The number of agents deployed in Operation Metro Surge that currently remain in Minnesota. 407 The number of agents deployed in Operation Metro Surge and will remain in Minnesota into March.

This shows why you can’t trust headlines or press conferences from the Trump administration. We still need people out keeping watch and staying vigilant until every last agent is off of our streets.

25.02.2026 01:31 πŸ‘ 185 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3