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This is the second championship banner in Grand Casino Arena - both from the PWHL women's hockey team.
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This is the second championship banner in Grand Casino Arena - both from the PWHL women's hockey team.
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NEW: Following our @us.theguardian.com investigation, Major League Soccer is reopening its own investigation into Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner.
The club says Tanner has since been placed on leave.
Details here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The club says Tanner has since been placed on leave.
Details here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
MLS reopens investigation into Philadelphia Union executive as team places him on leave
Tanner denies the allegations contained in a Guardian investigation into his conduct as Union sporting director, including claims of racist, sexist and homophobic behavior
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
NEW: Following our @us.theguardian.com investigation, Major League Soccer is reopening its own investigation into Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner.
The club says Tanner has since been placed on leave.
Details here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The club says Tanner has since been placed on leave.
Details here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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I can also now confirm a question a lot of people have been asking. Yes, MLS season ticket holders will get Apple TV (and all of its content) for free.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
MLS, Apple TV to bring games outside of extra paywall in 2026: Sources
Beginning next season, MLS games will be even more accessible via Apple TV
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I can also now confirm a question a lot of people have been asking. Yes, MLS season ticket holders will get Apple TV (and all of its content) for free.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
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We need to build more houses to bring down costs. Lots of ways to help do that!
None of them entail a fifty year mortgage.
None of them entail a fifty year mortgage.
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We need to build more houses to bring down costs. Lots of ways to help do that!
None of them entail a fifty year mortgage.
None of them entail a fifty year mortgage.
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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Idiom Origin
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
January 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Idiom Origin
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
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Today marks 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew of 29 sank during a violent storm on Lake Superior.
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
Washington: 50 years after Edmund Fitzgerald wreck, story endures despite ballad’s myths
Gordon Lightfoot’s song both preserved and distorted the doomed ship’s history, Robin Washington writes.
www.startribune.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Today marks 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew of 29 sank during a violent storm on Lake Superior.
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
In Minnesota, we continue to honor their legacy.
www.startribune.com/ss-edmund-fi...
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(They’re not cowards, they’re wealthy people protecting their own interests, and years ago they made the very smart calculation that it was better to be perceived as cowards who care than as ruthless career politicians who only truly care about cash and power.)
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
(They’re not cowards, they’re wealthy people protecting their own interests, and years ago they made the very smart calculation that it was better to be perceived as cowards who care than as ruthless career politicians who only truly care about cash and power.)
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Absolutely insane goal in insane conditions in the CPL final. Absurd.
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Absolutely insane goal in insane conditions in the CPL final. Absurd.
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If you’re in the western suburbs of Minneapolis, Base Camp Coffee and Unmapped Brewing in Minnetonka are giving people a free beverage if they bring in a bag of non-perishable groceries to donate to ICA Food Shelf. They’re doing this through the month of November.
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
If you’re in the western suburbs of Minneapolis, Base Camp Coffee and Unmapped Brewing in Minnetonka are giving people a free beverage if they bring in a bag of non-perishable groceries to donate to ICA Food Shelf. They’re doing this through the month of November.
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The Premier League is now 5 seconds of open play then 30 seconds of prepping for a set piece.
We can fix this with rule changes:
- Teams only get four set pieces per possession
- If the set pieces are bad, the other team gets the ball
- If they're good, they get four more
- Let's call them "downs"
We can fix this with rule changes:
- Teams only get four set pieces per possession
- If the set pieces are bad, the other team gets the ball
- If they're good, they get four more
- Let's call them "downs"
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Premier League is now 5 seconds of open play then 30 seconds of prepping for a set piece.
We can fix this with rule changes:
- Teams only get four set pieces per possession
- If the set pieces are bad, the other team gets the ball
- If they're good, they get four more
- Let's call them "downs"
We can fix this with rule changes:
- Teams only get four set pieces per possession
- If the set pieces are bad, the other team gets the ball
- If they're good, they get four more
- Let's call them "downs"
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15 percent of American homes lacked indoor plumbing in 1960.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
15 percent of American homes lacked indoor plumbing in 1960.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
The idea that everyone in 1955 America lived in a split-level suburban home with two cars and three kids and one income is, quite simply, a fantasy borne of media consumption.
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I *wish* we could explain away a third term for jacob Frey as ranked choice voting’s fault. That would be weirdly comforting to me! But sometimes the truth is simpler—and pretty uncomfortable. We don’t do uncomfortable here. 🙁
My RCV take: It’s not preventing Minneapolis progressives from achieving desired city-wide results. It is actually showing that progressives are close even when not winning. And it’s affirming something about the electorate that we don’t understand, can’t accept, or don’t know what to do about.
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I *wish* we could explain away a third term for jacob Frey as ranked choice voting’s fault. That would be weirdly comforting to me! But sometimes the truth is simpler—and pretty uncomfortable. We don’t do uncomfortable here. 🙁
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People should be a little bit (socially) fearful to voice stupid, bigoted opinions in public. That’s just the system working as intended.
Elizabeth Eddy on Fox and Friends this morning
“A lot of players in the league have reached out to me saying they do agree, but they’re fearful to speak up.”
“A lot of players in the league have reached out to me saying they do agree, but they’re fearful to speak up.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
People should be a little bit (socially) fearful to voice stupid, bigoted opinions in public. That’s just the system working as intended.
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i hope this election cycle empowers everyone the next time a centrist liberal says to drop pro-trans and pro-immigrant rhetoric to enthusiastically tell them to shut the fuck up
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
i hope this election cycle empowers everyone the next time a centrist liberal says to drop pro-trans and pro-immigrant rhetoric to enthusiastically tell them to shut the fuck up
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I also think officially engaging bad faith actors over eligibility in a statement like this means the “protect women’s sports” crowd have successfully controlled the conversation. Everyone’s dancing around the underlying problem, except for Sarah Gorden.
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I also think officially engaging bad faith actors over eligibility in a statement like this means the “protect women’s sports” crowd have successfully controlled the conversation. Everyone’s dancing around the underlying problem, except for Sarah Gorden.
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I’m asking everyone to vote for a new Mayor by Tuesday and rank all 3 of Omar Fateh, Dewayne Davis, and Jazz Hampton in whichever order you prefer. I’ve worked at City Hall for the last 4 years and from my personal experiences I believe the City desperately needs a new mayor.
Long thread 🧵
Long thread 🧵
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’m asking everyone to vote for a new Mayor by Tuesday and rank all 3 of Omar Fateh, Dewayne Davis, and Jazz Hampton in whichever order you prefer. I’ve worked at City Hall for the last 4 years and from my personal experiences I believe the City desperately needs a new mayor.
Long thread 🧵
Long thread 🧵
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i have been frustrated both at the conservative DFL / republican alliance in support of jacob frey this year and at the media's ignoring it, especially when we are expected to come together as DFL for statewide elections next year
taylordahlin.com/f/minneapoli...
taylordahlin.com/f/minneapoli...
Minneapolis 2025: Conversative DFL & Republican Alliance
One concerning trend throughout the 2025 Minneapolis election season has been the way the conversative DFLers have become so polarized in their opposition to DSA that they appear to be welcoming Repub...
taylordahlin.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
i have been frustrated both at the conservative DFL / republican alliance in support of jacob frey this year and at the media's ignoring it, especially when we are expected to come together as DFL for statewide elections next year
taylordahlin.com/f/minneapoli...
taylordahlin.com/f/minneapoli...
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After the AI bubble I hope the next bubble is Laser Tag. Laser tag arenas on every street corner. Blacklight lit battlefields propping up every sector of the economy. A one story building by the side of the highway called “Blast Zone: Pizza & Arcade” valued at $2.7 trillion
November 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
After the AI bubble I hope the next bubble is Laser Tag. Laser tag arenas on every street corner. Blacklight lit battlefields propping up every sector of the economy. A one story building by the side of the highway called “Blast Zone: Pizza & Arcade” valued at $2.7 trillion
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This is leadership, as many people have already said; but also another moment where people will wonder why anyone else in a position of power hasn't spoken up. It should not have to be just Sarah Gorden's job.
from sarah gorden:
October 31, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This is leadership, as many people have already said; but also another moment where people will wonder why anyone else in a position of power hasn't spoken up. It should not have to be just Sarah Gorden's job.