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David Brauer

@dbrauer.net

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Former journalist, long-time Minneapolitan, curator of Uptown’s borders and chief rememberer, Halloween Blizzard of 1991. Posts too much about Minneapolis politics and knows it, but old professional habits die hard.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 4h

Need this vid distributed to every one there

Kelly is ranking Fateh, Davis, and Hampton @kellyrogers.bsky.social · 6h

Shelley Madore just said a food bank and budgeting lessons is her approach to the food desert around the U 😭😭😭😭

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 4h

Brewers won MLB’s Supporters’ Shield!

Joe Davis @doeyjavis.bsky.social · 4h

At least people really care about the regular season right 🫠

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 4h

Turns out the Big Ten selling itself to private capital‘s private capital is … the University of California pension system. Which supports a member of my family. Yikes. www.espn.com/college-spor...

Sources: USC, U-M question Big Ten capital deal

Trustees at Michigan and USC questioned the Big Ten's proposed $2B-plus private capital deal, with one sticking point during a Tuesday call being it doesn't address the root issue -- soaring costs -- ...

www.espn.com

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 4h

it seemed odd. But I shoulda led with questions, very sorry,

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 5h

Gotcha, standing down

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 5h

It’s a little distressing if Mark (who did nothing wrong!) hasn't noticed.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 5h

Yeah, just because the Strib noticed it late

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 6h

Cheesehead Day 2 The Cheesening

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 6h

And oppo PACs

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 6h

Tony Scallon saw you, you have to leave

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Plate Stealer @platestealer.bsky.social · 6h

The guy behind this account started it while studying Golf Course Management at a small Baptist college in the Carolinas if you're curious which way the wind is blowing

Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 13h

When you’ve pissed off WeRateDogs so much they’re calling you “fucking losers” on Main you have absolutely lost all merit in the court of public opinion

weratedogs v
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BORDER PATROC
ICE AGENTS KILL DOG
DURING UNLAWFUL SEARCH, REFUSE TO RENDER AID, AND LEAVE WITHOUT IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES

weratedogs This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE.
Unsurprisingly, they did not care enough to help the family as they tried to save him. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place.
Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop
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CBP Office of Professional Responsibility:
202-344-1808
JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov
El Paso Border Patrol Sector:
915-834-8400
fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov
Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso):
915-541-1400
veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 7h

I don’t know what the correlation coefficients could even be to make a conclusion on a variable but I think overall you make a good point.

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Brian Mitchell @brianmitchl.com · 8h

Demolition of the Nicollet Ave bridge over the Midtown Greenway began today.

An excavator with a concrete breaking tip, sits on top of the bridge while demolishing it at the same time

An excavator breaks up the north abundant concrete

Looking east from 1st Ave bridge, rebar and concrete drape over the Midtown Greenway as an excavator sits on top continuing to break it up

Looking west from Blaisdell Ave bridge, an excavator sits on the bridge demolishing it. Rebar and concrete drape across the greenway.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 8h

If I’m reading Kyle right, Frey admits failing to issue 100 housing vouchers *that are funded this year because he wants to kill the program next year.* (This is not Stable Schools, but for single folks.) This is unallotment Trump-style, especially since county/MPHA are in.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 9h

You throwing 2023 in there, the one without a mayor‘s race?

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I'mNotAHRHitter @imnotahrhitter.bsky.social · 9h

This is only going to get worse.

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 12h

Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:

Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain

www.nytimes.com

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Fred Beukema @beukema.bsky.social · 9h

Been talking to some neighbors who don't like Frey, but can't get there on ranking Fateh, citing the questions/attacks on his ethics. Other than sharing my distrust of Martha Holton Dimick (author of a recent Strib opinion on the subject), what's a good 3rd party resource for addressing this?

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gretchen brown, real snoopy enjoyer @gretchenbrown.bsky.social · 13h

on MPR News, @claymasters.bsky.social interviewed Ilhan Omar about her Mpls mayoral endorsement, the ongoing shutdown and peace in Gaza: www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Rep. Ilhan Omar on Fateh endorsement, government shutdown and Gaza

Today, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar endorsed State Sen. Omar Fateh in the Minneapolis mayoral race. MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with Rep. Omar outside Minneapolis City Hall just after her endorsement Mon...

www.mprnews.org

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 14h

ok go

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 14h

My version of this is, “it’s rain, not sulphuric acid”

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Mateo @bozodeluxe.bsky.social · 15h

Extremely here for the "Delightful Moment In A Charming European City" vibes.

daviss @chaddavis.photography · 15h

It’s a lovely day in Minneapolis for a train to go over the Lake of the Isles-Cedar Lake channel

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daviss @chaddavis.photography · 15h

you guys.. it fits!

Metro Transit transit light rail train fits through the new tunnel in South Minneapolis.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 14h

We all thought that but alas

David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 16h

All of Kenwood mourns, furiously donates to All of Mpls

daviss @chaddavis.photography · 16h

Very first light rail vehicle through West 21st Street Station in Minneapolis!

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marymoriarty.bsky.social @marymoriarty.bsky.social · 17h

“We went out to Denver as a group, and some representatives from Hennepin County came and we learned about the Denver model, which was to have an intense effort around those investigations.”

HCAO did go and we were excited about the Denver model. Minneapolis didn’t implement it.

Mayor Melvin Carter @mayorcarter.bsky.social · 1d

We treat every non-fatal shooting in Saint Paul with the same urgency as a homicide. We’re solving more cases, cutting crime by double digits, and producing a record-low homicide rate—proving this action-driven approach creates safer outcomes.

St. Paul solved more crimes, had drastically fewer homicides in 2025

A remarkable shift is under way in St. Paul. The city is on track for a 70 percent drop in homicides by the end of 2025. And they’re solving more than 70 percent of crimes.

www.mprnews.org

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