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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In East Bde Maka Ska, they stopped recognizing new states after Oklahoma.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I may have grown up 10 miles from Jersey, but those 10 miles matter, dammit.

Pictured is a map of the United States with Southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, Delaware, and the Eastern Shore of Maryland shaded the darkest red; South Dakota and adjacent areas shaded the darkest blue; and other areas various gradations in between.

Explanatory text reads: "Your dialect map. Redder areas talk more like you; bluer areas least. You talk most like someone from New Jersey — about 57% of your answers match a typical resident."

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The gods of shitty driving have punished me for publicly complaining about shitty driving on East 42nd Street in beautiful South Minneapolis.

Rear view of a Toyota Camry parked by the side of the road, right next to a painted bike lane, with the passenger side well and truly bashed in

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I guess they didn't want to use this picture for some reason.

Google Maps screenshot of an intersection where a one-story commercial building with a brick facade sits amidst other light industrial facilities, with the text "Pillsbury Avenue" displaying along one street

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

As an Mid-Atlantic native, I am enjoying my adopted city's newfound love of swearing.

A window display of decorative cutout hearts with various sayings, centered on three hearts reading "Chinga la migra"; other sayings include "Love Uptown," "ICE Out," "Drink Coffee Make Art," and "No Justice No Peace"

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

I tried to hide, but something broke I tried to sing, couldn't hit the notes The words kept catching in my throat I tried to smile, I was suffocating though

Pope Leo in white papal garb, eyes closed, holding a mic and seemingly digging deep, surrounded by figures dressed in black

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

With an honorable mention for my favorite at the time, which is still up there

Cover image from the album "Not a Pretty Girl" by Ani DiFranco, featuring the album title in purple and what appears to be a faceless painting of the artist on a primarily gray and black canvas, both on top of a yellow and green background that resembles grass at the edge of a pond or stream

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

Cover image from the album "Post" by Björk, featuring the artist in a white jacket with a postal ribbon around her neck, looking directly at the viewer, a circular pink swirl behind her head and various other primarily pink, orange and blue objects in the background

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

It would appear that Brenda's main concern is that her LLM-generated supporters, pictured here in a city that looks nothing like Minneapolis, were not allowed to vote. (This is the opening still of her video as posted on Nextdoor.)

An obviously LLM-generated image of human simulacra, holding signs with slogans such as "Demkcracy Choice Voting Now!" and "Vote Local Make Change. Elections," against a generic urban-looking backdrop

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

It's been two days since the election, and I'm still picking up Lydia Millard's garbage. Did she run out of Trump-donor money to pay people to pick up her garbage?

A purple get-out-the-vote flyer with an image of Lydia Millard in an "Uptown Vibes" sweatshirt holding the handlebars of a bike, with the text, "Feel the Joy! November 4th, Today, Get Out the Vote, #gotv4lydia"

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The kids put in a GOTV shift. Sorry if they rang your doorbell too many times. (Who am I kidding? This is Minneapolis. Your doorbell doesn't work.)

A seven-year-old and five-year-old who clearly dressed themselves, the latter making a fierce face, posing on a city sidewalk with an Aisha Chughtai for Ward 10 sign

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

The Minneapolis Mounted Patrol is out at the East Harriet Fall Festival, unmounted. We have not yet been encouraged to say their names.

A Minneapolis Mounted Police trailer with horses inside, parked in a field with officers nearby, interacting with community members.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I checked quickly on some of the biggest commercial buildings downtown and found a number of these, including three Pohlads and a former city council candidate claiming to live in a virtual office suite (think WeWork or Regus, except it's someone else in this case). I'm sure there are more.

Screenshot of a spreadsheet detailing the following donors to Jacob Frey's mayoral campaign, with dates, dollar amounts and reported addresses:
Ron Zamansky, 7/24/2025, $300, 80 S 8th St Ste 3901
Stuart Goldenberg, 5/28/2025, $1000, 800 Lasalle Ave
Rebecca Pohlad, 5/13/2025, $1000, 250 Nicollet Mall
Mark Globus, 5/8/2025, $1000, 80 S 8th St Ste 900
Robert Pohlad, 4/30/2025, $1000, 250 Nicollet Mall Ste 600
Josh Krsnak, 1/28/2025, $1000, 800 Lasalle Ave Ste 1250
Steven Silton, 1/27/2025, $1000, 33 S 6th St Ste 3800
Charlie Pohlad, 1/13/2025, $500, 250 Nicollet Mall Ste 600
Robert Lux, 6/19/2024, $250, 800 Nicollet Mall

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Whenever I search on her actual name on Google, I get this. I have no idea why.

Screenshot of a Google search on the string "ethrophic burnett," where Google suggests, "Did you mean: ethropic burnett" (a misspelling)

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

And wouldja look at that: the City of Minneapolis actually enforcing the rules on a block where there is basically always a motor vehicle parked in the bike lane. There must be an election going on or something.

A Minneapolis traffic control vehicle, with its lights flashing, situated behind a delivery truck that is parked in a clearly labeled "Bike lane: No stopping any time" area

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

It's been a while since Minneapolis Bluesky has ragged on Sysco, so here you go. Parked in the bus/turn lane, pointed toward incoming traffic, right in front of the bus stop at Lyndale and Lake on a busy afternoon. The bus driver is pissed.

A Sysco delivery truck parked in the bus/turn lane, pointed toward incoming traffic, right in front of the bus stop at Lyndale Avenue and Lake Street in Minneapolis

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I have found the most disaffected lawn.

A lawn in Minneapolis displaying lawn signs for Lydia Millard for Ward 10 City Council and Omar Fateh for Mayor

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

All the other pols Try to persuade me But you've got dollars So

Abstain Maybe (a screenshot of one of Elizabeth Shaffer's responses to the Neighbors for More Neighbors questionnaire referenced above in this thread)

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Meanwhile, on Lydia Millard's LinkedIn:

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Using a photo already in your phone, what's Trump's announcement today at 2 pm?

A map of Uptown Minneapolis generated by The Minnesota Star Tribune's feature, "This is my Uptown"

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I am confused by the commenter who said walk down Lake and you will see no clear division. For me, the suburban-style strip mall where CVS is, and the car-oriented businesses across the street, are a very clear division. Even Google can see it.

Google map of the area of Minneapolis between Uptown and Lyn-Lake with commercial districts shaded in yellow, clearly indicating a gap at W. Lake St. and Dupont Ave. S.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Every time I drive past this warehouse on I-94 in Dayton, I like to imagine that it's full of guillotines.

A warehouse with a sign that reads, "King Solutions"

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Honorable mention (it was a good year)

The cover of Ani DiFranco's album Not a Pretty Girl

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

What perfect album came out when you were sixteen?

The cover of Sleater-Kinney's album Call the Doctor

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

OK; I'll play. Yes; that's the alley between Irving and Humboldt that I used as a boundary. I also threw in the Uptown Diner and Ella Baker Elementary.

My results from the Minnesota Star Tribune feature, "This is my Uptown," with the borders defined as (starting from the northeast corner) Dupont Ave S, W 32nd St, Holmes Ave, W 31st St, Bde Maka Ska and the Lake of the Isles Lagoon & Canal, The Mall Park, the alley between Irving Ave S and Humboldt Ave S, W 26th St, Humboldt Ave S, 25th 1/2 St W, Fremont Ave S, Emerson Ave S, and W 26th St

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I'm reminded of this classic that has been floating around the socials since long before LLMs were a thing

A mawkish quotation — "A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently, allows you to grow" — attributed to William Shakespeare, who definitely didn't write that shit

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

It's hot out! Share some movie or TV characters at the beach.

A still image of Bluey encountering a pelican on the beach from the Bluey episode, "The Beach"

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Duolingo's being surprisingly honest about the tech-bro agenda:

A screenshot of a Duolingo lesson with the character Junior saying, "Ninguno de nosotros tiene dinero ahora" (translated as "None of us has money now"), followed by the prompt "Awesome! Continue"

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

South Uptown could sustain a cat tour. I'm not linking to a certain crowdsourced neighborhod map site because they're no good at keeping racist shit off there, but someone's take on my neighborhood was pretty damn accurate.

A street map with the neighborhood label "South Uptown" and the tag "Potheads walking cats"

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

For other reasons, I saw fit to peek back at the Southside Pride's 2021 endorsements earlier today, and I had a little laugh at this one:

District 2: Becka Thompson seems the most progressive.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I have now reached the point in Spanish Duolingo where they have minors out here snitching on their coworkers. Would "Junior es una rata" be an idiomatically accurate answer?