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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 10h

So am I but I'm not worth a bajillion dollars.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 13h

We already have a marble mouth on the council from Ward 3. Can't have 2.

Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 13h

Benefit of the doubt alert. Maybe she means ELEFA? CCPO? Todd Barnette? MDHR? And Frey?

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 18h

The fee shouldn't ever cap. It should double until it hits the land value when the city just takes it and builds housing on it.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 18h

We live int the bizzaro world where all we see is crime and somehow the incumbent of 8 years is going to save us from it! Don't think about it too hard, the moderates don't.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2d

Police officers who publicly declare that they’ll quit if a mayoral candidate they dislike wins the election are (1) usually bluffing—sure buddy, toss away that paycheck and pension—and (2) exactly the sort of cops cities would be better off without, ones who don’t see themselves as public servants.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 2d

As soon as you realize the goal is cheaper not better you'll understand everything you need to know about American business.

Vince Mancini @vincemancini.bsky.social · 2d

15 years of every C suite going “we need to fire the skilled workers and do more internet” and this is how every business works now.

Vince Mancini @vincemancini.bsky.social · 2d

Wife did a gravel order from Lowe’s for me to pick up. I drive to the pick up dock. Guy with a radio comes out. I show him the order receipt. He radios inside. They tell him to tell me to tell my wife to download the app so that she can check in on it to let them know I’m here to pick up the order.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 2d

youtu.be/oJKU2Ra83Sk?...

He's named like my name

YouTube video by Iamcorn

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 2d

John is far too tall to be larping as a dwarf.

a man with a beard is smoking a pipe and saying " certainty of death small chance of success "

Alt: Gimli from LOTR smoking a pipe and saying " certainty of death small chance of success "

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 2d

I hope @dewayneforminneapolis.com doesn't mind me retelling a story he told me when we first met last winter. I kept it to myself because he wasn’t telling it publicly but he mentioned it yesterday. It’s one of the things that’s leading me to rank him first. A hope-its-ok-and-I-get-right 🧵:

Soren Stevenson @sorenwithward8.bsky.social · 2d

Yesterday, I hosted an incredible event, "Ward 8 for a New Mayor." We talked about why we need a new mayor and then @jazzformayor.bsky.social , @omarfatehmn.com , and @dewayneforminneapolis.com laid out why they should be our next mayor. I came away excited about all of them and will rank all three!

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 3d

Saw The Ruins at the Dowling studio last night. Set on the backdrop of middle east/west musical traditions, this 2 person show is a beautiful and thought-provoking exploration on the meaning of life through music and poetry. #GuthrieTheRuins

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 4d

Don't think I could live with the shame. Might be better to see if I can convince any of my Frey neighbors to consider getting a Davis sign too.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 4d

If you know any candidate name you know too much. They need impressionable, un-aware voters to implant their propaganda.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 4d

Even though I won't be voting Frey, sometimes I wonder if I should get a Frey sign to add to my Davis sign because it'd help Davis down here.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 4d

This is the perfect opportunity for someone to get a taste of being in public office. 2 month commitment and you can be done or realize it is for you to be a public servant and run for something next time.

Josh Martin @joshmartinmpls.bsky.social · 4d

Application period is open now for Park Board, District 2, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Becka Thompson.

Application deadline is October 24, and the board will fill the vacancy at the November 5 meeting. Term ends January 2.

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Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board opens applications for District 2 Commissioner vacancy

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) commissioners are accepting applications for a vacant commissioner position following District 2 Commissioner Becka Thompson’s resignation effective 11:59 pm on Oct. 3, 2025.

“Commissioner Thompson was an intelligent, creative and passionate Park Board Commissioner who cares deeply about Minneapolis and its world-class park system,” said MPRB President Cathy Abene. “I appreciate the time we served on the Board together and thank her for her service to the city.”

Applications to fill the vacant District 2 Commissioner position that serves North Minneapolis are due at 12 pm on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Applicants must live in District 2.

Dates and Deadlines

Any eligible resident of District 2 is invited to apply for the Commissioner position by completing and submitting an online or print application by 12 pm...

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 4d

❤️ Not trying to mansplain. Just trying to help since you seemed to be wrestling with your third choice and wanted to make sure you knew there was the blank option. You can also use blanks for protest. For example I vote blank, blank, Palmisano as my protest vote since she is running unopposed.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 4d

If you have reservations I want to remind you you can just not have a 3rd choice. The ballot will be counted without that bubble being filled.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 4d

Indoctrinating his children with elephants and "the right" 🧐

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 5d

Fake cereal box with the name "Oops! All Bad Apples"

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 6d

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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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 5d

The ranked choice strategy their electorate is aligned on is we prefer any of these 3 over the incumbent. There's a huge diversity in the order people will rank them because of how different they are.

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 6d

I've ranked Frey in prior elections bc I was dubious about rounding out my ballot with a crank. Won't surprise anyone that I haven't included him this year. I've seen too much. Even if you can't "not rank Frey" I hope you examine your options and drop him as low as you feel comfortable.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 6d

We need more of this messaging, especially down in my neck of the woods (ward 13)

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 6d

Were we this helpless when we were learning? This feels egregious. We're so busy teaching this generation knowledge, we forget to teach thinking.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 6d

Evil snow people?

a snowman wearing a top hat and glasses is holding a broom

Alt: Snow people melting in a similar style to the Nazis being melted in Raiders of the Lost Ark

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