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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 15h

I thought one-off events like this were *the* Downtown Council strategy for reactivating the downtown area. It always seemed like an insufficient strategy to me but what do they have left? www.startribune.com/downtown-min...

Minneapolis Downtown Council pulls plug on Holidazzle and Aquatennial, seeks new organizer

After years of inconsistent funding, the business group is hoping others will continue or reimagine the city’s signature events as the area keeps working on its post-pandemic rebound.

www.startribune.com

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 18h

Minneapolis deserves a champion for working people.

This is our opportunity to build a city where every single resident can thrive. I can’t wait to cast my ballot for my friend and colleague, Omar Fateh, as my first choice for mayor by November 4th, and I hope you will join me.

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 16h

I still need to get my rapture decorations up

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 1d

I guess I can consider myself a Minnesotan now, I saw that and thought "oh those are just seward apples." And I just bought 5 pounds from a neighbor who was selling heirloom varieties from her family farm

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 1d

Biked to Stillwater today and hung out at their giant pumpkin fest. They had a Pumpkin regatta in the St. Croix river, with people paddling in carved out pumpkins. Only one guy finished without the gourd taking on water

Large taped off section of the Stillwater, MN riverwalk with four large pumpkin, each with a person-sized hole carved in its side. Two people are working on the closer two, and a forklift is parked in the middle

Pumpkin racers on the water, photo taken from the pedestrian bridge looking toward the shore

Forklift lifting a pumpkin out of the river after the race

Person in scuba gear moving one of the submerged gourds closer to the bank. The pumpkin flesh is slightly less dense than water, so they float barely above the surface even after taking on water

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 2d

Just when I was feeling like I grasped the few game theory angles in RCV you toss this out

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 3d

The @robin4mpls.bsky.social voter guide is live! Proud to have helped create this concise, accessible reference page robinformpls.com/vote

Vote for Robin — Robin for Minneapolis

Election day is November 4! This guide has everything Ward 2 voters need to know for the 2025 Minneapolis city election.

robinformpls.com

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Dan Engelhart He/Him @engy5150.bsky.social · 3d

We drove ICE OUT- this morning - drone and all- join us? Let me know if on the east side of the river - otherwise start your group or I’ll help ya find one

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 4d

Gotta say I prefer the siting of the Leif Erikson statue that the U.S. gifted to Iceland in 1932

Green metal sculpture on a tall stone base shaped like the helm of a ship. The figure is looking away from Hallgrimskyrka, the most iconic building in Reykjavik, across a small plaza

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 4d

Me: exports an image with resolution and compression settings carefully chosen for the lowest filesize with sufficient quality

Squarespace: what if I served that back to you as a recompressed webp that's larger than the original?

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 4d

Just spent the evening working in the gorge with Friends of the Mississippi River. This fall MPRB will be burning the oak savannah for the first time in decades!

Grassy clearing surrounded by mature oak trees. A path runs along the right side, and patches of taller shrubs and wildflowers pop up occasionally in the clearing

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 4d

That (NPR!) journalists think AI is a creative engine that can finesse iconic productions is not just context for the crap quality of writing in media but alarmingly the inability among a class of supposedly professional scrutinizers to distinguish between art and slop, good and bad, truth and lie

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 5d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 4d

His place of residence matters a lot more to the ward convention stuff than to this lawsuit IMO. A well-reported article would connect those dots but they're not even trying

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 5d

Probably. No respect for the craft of photoshopping anymore 😔

meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 5d

My reverse image searching is failing me. Offering a $10 reward for original source photos of these Halloween costume-ass jumpsuit dudes

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 5d

we can do better mpls photoshopped Robin Wonsley in front of an old image of Moon Palace Books and its Abolish The Polish boards, while men in orange jumpsuits high-five and give thumbs-up

Wonsley represents Ward 2, while Moon Palace Books is in Ward 9.

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Luke Mielke @juke-box85.bsky.social · 6d

Shelley Madore supporting voter ID should be disqualifying to represent any part of Minneapolis.

meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 6d

Other Madore accomplishments:
- Voting with Rs against some of the biggest healthcare bills: major reform, omnibus spending, patient data protection
- Supporting an amendment to require photo ID when voting
- Leaning on 2 years as a suburban state rep 18 years ago as her main qualification

Minneapolis for the Many @mplsforthemany.com · 8d

Given her lack of connection to Ward 2, it should come as no surprise that her biggest accomplishment as an Apple Valley legislator was described by one DFL legislator as “Taking money from Minneapolis and St. Paul.”

Learn more at www.shelleymadore.com.

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 6d

It's a basilica unless a regional manager is seated there

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 6d

"How does one mourn and commemorate an atrocity against your people in the midst of an atrocity done to another people in your name?" www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

The Zionist consensus among US Jews has collapsed. Something new is emerging | Shaul Magid

Two years after the 7 October massacre and the onset of Israel’s slaughter in Gaza, American Jewry has been profoundly transformed

www.theguardian.com

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 6d

Other Madore accomplishments:
- Voting with Rs against some of the biggest healthcare bills: major reform, omnibus spending, patient data protection
- Supporting an amendment to require photo ID when voting
- Leaning on 2 years as a suburban state rep 18 years ago as her main qualification

Minneapolis for the Many @mplsforthemany.com · 8d

Given her lack of connection to Ward 2, it should come as no surprise that her biggest accomplishment as an Apple Valley legislator was described by one DFL legislator as “Taking money from Minneapolis and St. Paul.”

Learn more at www.shelleymadore.com.

Title text: "The Madore Amendment" above the text, "What was Apple Valley legislator Shellet Madore's bigest 'accomplishment'? Taking state funding from Minneaplis." Next to a photo of the Apple Valley water tower, above the text, "At the time, one Twin Cities DFL legislator described the amendment as, "Taking money from Minneapolis and St. Paul." Madore's amendment cost Ramsey and Hennepin County $7 to $10 million annually in road maintenance." and "Learn more at www.shelleymadore.com"

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 7d

It's simple and surprisingly fun! And not at all actually about who wins each round (or at least not when we play)

meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 7d

Drawing From Memory, I got it at the Weisman art museum gift shop www.galison.com/products/dra...

Drawing From Memory Game

Finally, a drawing game that’s even better when you can’t draw. Inside you’ll find a pad of paper and 500+ prompts, each featuring a well-known character, animal or object to draw—and players compete ...

www.galison.com

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 7d

Winning a drawing game by shooting the moon

Prompt card: Try to draw Mount Rushmore from memory
Rudimentary pen drawing of four smiley faces surrounded by a lumpy mountain shaped line
Judging card: the drawing that's better than it has any right to be is the winner

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 7d

Very disappointed in the questions Sahan asked the candidates for this feature. Nothing about housing or encampments, and even issues that should have highlighted differences were framed in a way where most candidates answered the same projects.sahanjournal.com/meet-your-ma...

Take the Quiz: Meet Your Minneapolis Mayor

Candidates for Minneapolis mayor told us where they stand on issues. Which is the top match for you? Find out before heading to the polls.

projects.sahanjournal.com

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 9d

remember when jacob frey and brian o'hara canceled their trip to somalia just before takeoff in 2024? jamal osman is sharing more info now -

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www.cbsnews.com/amp/minnesot...

Breaking News: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Accused of Meddling in Minnesota Somali Politics

Minneapolis City Council member Jamal Osman has accused Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of trying to interfere in Somali community politics in Minnesota by dragging Mayor Jacob Frey
@Jacob_Frey
into his tribal agenda.

According to Osman, President Hassan promised Frey a private jet worth hundreds of thousands of dollars for his planned trip to #Mogadishu, arranged after a stop in #Nairobi. The plan, Osman says, was nothing more than an attempt to export Hassan’s Hawiye tribal politics into #Minnesota, where the majority of Somali-Americans are Darod.

The accusations cut deep. Jamal Osman, who is from #Puntland, said Hassan deliberately excluded him, the only Somali on the Minneapolis Council, from discussions about the trip. When Osman pushed back, Hassan allegedly advised Frey to add #Garowe to the itinerary to appease him, a move Osman called insulting and manipulative.

“This is like catching your mayor planning a trip to London without involving the only councilman from the UK,” Osman blasted. “And when you confront him, he turns around and says, ‘Don’t worry, we’ll swing by Scotland to make you feel better.’ It’s ugly, divisive politics.”

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meshm @meshm.bsky.social · 9d

"20 minute limit" is killing me

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