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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 10d

and i think anyone could've told him in 2017 that this was an impossible promise to make, but he still chose to make it to win, and you don't get to go "no, oops, actually that wasn't possible after all, too hard" when you pledge to do something very specific and win

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · 10d

Two years ago today. Sometimes I'm taken aback by how many strange little moments I've experienced since early 2023, and how so much has changed or not changed in my life and this city since then.

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · 18d

Japchae (glass noodles) were nice and chewy. I was afraid one might snap like a rubber band which was kinda awkward! Mango soda helped me forget some recent nonsense too.

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Sep 21

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Aug 22

Back on an earlier bus for day two.

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Aug 17

Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association Safety and Security Summit on October 3 (2023) at the Mill City Museum. I sat next to (then candidate) Scott Graham. Introduced myself to Shaffer afterwards. Stuck around and talked with (now former) Metro Transit Chief Morales.

Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Aug 7

Elizabeth Shaffer and crew did campaign photos and videos on The Mall last hour. She introduced herself to some unhoused folks as parks commish and promised to call Street Reach. I went downstairs to say hello, but she bicycled away for the cameras.

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Aug 6

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Aug 2

Campaign finance update: Elizabeth Shaffer raised $123k in the last six months for a grand total of $144k. She's spent $66k through July. Nearly $77k cash remaining on hand. Kinda obscene if you ask me.

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Aug 1

Riding a midday bus and waiting patiently at the Midtown Hennepin County Service Center to apply for a new REAL ID card is one of life’s truly democratic experiences.

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Jul 22

Funny 'cause I almost turned Shaffer away when she entered the floor without a guest badge prior to standing near the stage and waving a sign during Frey's speech. Such strong opinions from someone with so few connections to the DFL party.

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Jul 19

Calm before the storm!

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Jul 9

One way or another, some choose to walk alone at the end of the parade.

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Jul 7

Lunds and the paid parking lot on Lagoon are gonna need to hire some overnight weekend security guys going forward. Last night was not good. Mayor Frey's chummy relationship with Ned and Rich is a problem for Uptown and the people who live here.

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Jul 3

Sitting in the summer shade on the Mall (not that one) and watching family photographs in front of the big chair with an American flag steadily waving over the Northrop is nice. Feeling comfortable on a university campus is a strange new experience.

Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Jun 29

Someone said they took down the basketball games after yesterday’s storm, but they’re still here. Strange.

Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Jun 25

Same woman twice on the right? She pops up in a variety of stock images over the years. So much money spent so clumsily! Maybe next time they'll hire a local photographer and make sure their art director gives a damn.

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Jun 24

Don't make me call her phone number, Taylor.

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Jun 24

Is it too late to start rumors that you're a dog person in an attempt to blow this whole thing up!? Asking for Carol Becker.

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Jun 24

Today I learned that I’m one year older than Christopher Lloyd was while filming the first Back to the Future movie and I’m now sure how I feel about that.

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Jun 23

So now you're taking public broadcasting dollars in a vain attempt to expand your illegal political influence machine? Are there no limits to your greed and destruction? Have you no sense of decency, sir?

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Jun 23

Anyone else remember the evening Obama clinched the nomination over Hillary in 2008? If you look to the left of the photographer near Barack's knee, then you'll catch a glimpse of a 30-year-old beardless me. Brings back memories of superdelegates and flip phones!

Barack and Michelle Obama at the Xcel Energy Center on June 3, 2008.

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Jun 23

I was living above the old bank in Northfield when Jesse won. Photo of those windows front page Strib today. Discussing the documentary below with Eric twenty-five years later was the moment I knew in my heart that I'd finally become a Minnesotan.

www.tpt.org/jesse-ventura-shocks-world/

Jesse Ventura Shocks the World! - Twin Cities PBS

Jesse Ventura is many things, but boring isn’t one of them. 25 years after the pro wrestler shocked the world when elected Governor of Minnesota, it’s high time to explore the people, values and exper...

www.tpt.org

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Reposted by Corey Ryan Vest

taylr @taylordahlin.com · Jun 22

i met almanac’s eric eskola this morning. he’s a fan of what we do at @wedge.live. he was wearing this shirt they sold at the state fair when jesse ventura was governor

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Corey Ryan Vest @paranoiarodeo.bsky.social · Jun 18

In this month’s Journal of Tortured Arithmetic: Was Andrea’s boy Willy under or overpaid? One full-time week per month at twenty bucks per hour; and billed weekly? Or one day per month at $100/hr! Unsure how else you end up with such an oddly specific amount.

(800*12)/(365/7) = 184.10 (truncated)

taylr @taylordahlin.com · Jun 17

i don’t show up on any campaign finance reports because no one pays me but the liars who harass me do show up on campaign finance reports. and the address listed for him in the we love mpls report is the chair andrea corbin’s flower bar business

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