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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · Jun 22

We lost a member of our family suddenly this week to kidney disease. Pippin was an incredibly loving boy who did great with my children. In honor of his memory I'll be donating to the Idaho Humane Society which has accepted more than 2,000 cats so far this year and is running out of food.

Little girl holding an incredibly chill cat

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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 5h

I also love Superior St. and constantly question why there's still a casino downtown.

Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 9h

I haven’t been to Duluth in a decade and it’s awesome but boy does it suck having a highway go right between the city and the lakeSide

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 5h

Wouldn't want easy access between your downtown and your main tourism hub

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 11h

But when did they get rid of the "Red" in "Red Star"? Drunk uncles need to know.

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 12h

@governorwalz.mn.gov tried to take away paid leave from state employees 🤷🏽

Seems like he's a different boss than he is campaigner

Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 15h

Investments in early learning and affordable child care.

Largest investment in public schools in state history.

Free school meals.

Nation-leading Child Tax Credit.

Paid leave.

Our mission from day one has been clear. Today we rank as a top state for children.

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 12h

You can also think about the time you spent earning the money to afford that car/parking space/fuel/insurance

Tom Basgen, Mr. Saint Paul @tombasgen.bsky.social · 14h

My solve for this in my personal carless life and conversations about multimodal “Time Tax” is that when you leave your house in a car you don’t start your next thing until you park. Multimodal you start your next thing the second you leave the house.

Daniel Suitor @dansuitor.bsky.social · 17h

One thing I wish we would do far, far more in our ped/bike/transit writing and advocacy is acknowledge the time tax those modes of transport often incur, and what it means for people to absorb that tax. When we don't, I think it makes us a bit dishonest and weakens our advocacy!

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing could possibly be gained by attending a lot of the federal government briefings right now

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 1d

In the "best case" aBRT scenario that also means another worthy corridor won't get upgrades for another 5-10 years

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 1d

So nothing

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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 1d

The only things that are close are @mnufc.com losing to Austin FC in the US Open cup this year and @mnaurorafc.bsky.social's loss in the finals of its inaugural season

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 1d

The endings of the last two Lynx seasons have hurt more than the collective failures of all of my other favorite teams over the past decade

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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 1d

And despite all of this @governorwalz.mn.gov fought hard to keep state employees inflation adjustments under 2%

Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 1d

Insurance rates up $2000.

Food benefits cut off.

Farmers unable to sell their crops.

Skyrocketing national debt.

$40 billion to Argentina.

America First!

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 1d

The damage of tariffs and antagonizing Canada are entirely preventable

Minneapolis Fed @minneapolisfed.bsky.social · 1d

Hospitality and tourism businesses in #Minnesota reported lower profits this summer in a recent Minneapolis Fed survey. Read more about the survey results in a new article by Haley Chinander: https://bit.ly/4hctPJK

Fewer summer customers for Minnesota hospitality businesses | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Over the peak summer season, Minnesota’s tourism and hospitality businesses saw profits decline relative to last summer

www.minneapolisfed.org

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 1d

Also it's time the A line had bus lanes

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 1d

Someday my Hennepin - Larpenteur BRT will come

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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a suit and tie is standing in a field with the words whats in the box behind him

Alt: Brad Pitt in Se7en: What's in the box

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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 1d

Translates to, "to become contorted"

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 1d

The Palestinian watermelon combined with defending Christopher Columbus is an amazing combo

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 2d

a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open .

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open .

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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 2d

Self-fulfilling prophecy when he won't return to DC to negotiate

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 2d

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history, saying he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until they hit pause on their health care demands and reopen. https://to.pbs.org/4nfq5Je

WATCH LIVE: Senate gavels in as Johnson warns this shutdown could be longest in U.S. history

It's a highly unusual mass layoff widely seen as way to seize on the shutdown to reduce the scope of government. Vice President JD Vance has warned of "painful" cuts ahead, even as employee unions sue...

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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 2d

I would not exist if not for him

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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 2d

Kind of seems like door holding behavior is what it is and it's kind of on Metro Transit to adjust the physical infrastructure to meet reality

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah I think it's a perception issue or more likely just an excuse to stop the project

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 2d

The issue is probably always aesthetics though, right?

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 2d

Go to one Lynx or Timberwolves game and their sales reps will blow your phone up

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 3d

How to Catch a Unicorn in this household.