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This was in the context of why I voted in support of Workers Drive Minneapolis, our autonomous vehicles regulations ordinance. We can’t just keep rolling over for Big Tech and not learn from what’s happened with rideshare, social media, & AI. Read more ⬇️ content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd...

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Ward 1 City Council Updates - October 2, 2026

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 10h

Not that I've seen, but they sure picked some nice neighbors.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The house that has Demuth, Tafoya, and Folk signs out on a heavily traveled corridor through the part of the city with the lowest 2024 Trump vote percentage is doing a great service for anyone who's unsure who not to vote for in the HCA race.

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Project True North @projtruenorth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

During the ICE surge, Lisa Demuth signed a letter thanking ICE and praising Kristi Noem for her "steady leadership."

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I think that makes for three of the racist flag on just that block. Interesting.

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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 · 30/09/2026

I just saw a Waymo in Greater Powderhorn. Do we think the machines know that's enemy territory?

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

Does he intentionally not shave on days when he wants to look like someone who's been working very hard?

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

He's gotta be worried that Alpha News cultists are going to find out about the Chauvin thing.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

An earlier merge would definitely be better. There's no way it should be happening right before that crosswalk.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ouch, and right where people already merge aggresively too

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our four big local TV news operations are now owned by Paramount Skydance, Fox, Hubbard, and Nexstar. Not great!

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Their parent company got bought by Nexstar, which is politically conservative. A judge ordered them to freeze the merger, but it appears that they have not been fully complying with that order.

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 29/09/2026

The current widespread displeasure with MPD for mismanaging their budget was preceded by years of false claims from mindless police boosters that cops were starved of funding. It gave political cover for shoveling piles of money into a furnace as a proxy for safety.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

True. They probably did all that annexing before "dark store theory" made some lawyers rich and municipalities poor.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Agreed, but the exclave factor is also appealing. We could also do like Houston and start annexing random suburban Walmarts for the property taxes.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We could use a good exclave. The closest we have are those two little clusters of houses near the Air Force base, but they are not really exclaves.

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EHB on BET @ehbforbet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Many people who were critical of MPD cost overruns were denounced as alarmist or anti-police. Now MPD has admitted to the abuse of overtime hours. I am grateful current leadership is cracking down but deeply frustrated by this betrayal of the public trust and the time it took to get answers.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 29/09/2026

Weird, the Minneapolis City Council was right. I feel like the Frey administration was singing a different tune that their All of Mpls lackeys were amplifying, but mayor Isn‘t pit on the spot here. That’s only for progressive electeds. www.startribune.com/minneapolis-... (gift link)

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Interim Minneapolis police chief says he inherited a budget ‘mess’

Police leaders acknowledged during a City Council budget meeting that overtime was handed out too loosely in years past and said they’re now monitoring it more closely.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Makes sense to me! Also, a lot of people won't feel safe walking from this station to places like Dunwoody or Animales (both objectively nearby) when the immediate vicinity feels so empty.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

To be fair, the impound lot is a place that people frequently need to get to without a car. But I would certainly rather they had built this line through the most densely populated part of the city.

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Cedrick Frazier @cedrickfrazier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Another great week at the doors! We’re building a countywide coalition, not a country club coalition. Everyone’s welcome on team Frazier! I’m proud to be the choice of DFLers and working families in this race.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Any concerns about people signing up to be election judges with less-than-pure motivations?

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

And yet, conversely, don't use the offramp to decelerate to surface-street speeds

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In a good way or a bad way? Or both?

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fair point! Most of my interview experience on both sides of the table has been in marketing and business operations. Now I practice law, and suits are more common.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have witnessed someone being ruled out for doing a Teams interview with a sloppily made bed behind them. Someone I know sends an underling out to look inside interviwees' cars to see if they're messy. People who hire people have all kinds of weird prejudices!

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

People should know this stuff. Like, if you're masc-presenting and wear a suit, 50% of hiring managers will make some comment implying that they don't see many suits these days, but if you don't wear one, 10% will cross your name out right then and there.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yep, but it was previously described as "first-round action delivered by Disney Networks (two series) and USA Network and Prime Video (one series each)." Now we have each series being split.

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WNBA Unveils National Broadcast Schedule for its 30th Season

The WNBA announced its national broadcast schedule for the 2026 regular season.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Interesting. The WNBA had previously announced that, during the quarterfinals, each series would air on a single network. Now it looks like they're rotating.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Looks like they tacked a separate bridge onto it, without stone arches, that veers south toward some trees that aren't there. I guess they told us this technology would change the world.

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Cedrick Frazier @cedrickfrazier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Speaker Hortman always told us legislators: “These seats don’t belong to us — we have to go out and earn them every day.” You can’t fake grassroots. Team Frazier is knocking doors every day and meeting people where they’re at. Everyone is welcome on our countywide coalition!

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What is a "responsible result?"

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The font choices on the subtitles here are breaking my brain.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

He's so full of shit. When you have unexpected expenses in January (never mind the validity of those expenses), that gives you plenty of time to cancel or delay the planned purchase of expensive vehicles later in the year. That's how budgetary controls work!

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Alex @mplsalex.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I see that Uptown is now joining Downtown in parking empty squads on sidewalks as a way to make people feel more welcome.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Yeah; it's just a bad look when it seems like specific businesses are getting a sweetheart deal. Honestly I think the Alma cutout would not be terrible if it included all the buildings facing University and not just one single property.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

They could throw in Alma and Loring Park Dunn Brothers while they're at it.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I will again go back to the CFO being buried three layers deep in the org chart. I just don't see how that's supposed to work.

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Irene Fernando @hennepind2.com · 23/09/2026

MPD Overtime: Study and manage law enforcement overtime costs, don't just budget for them. MPD overspent its 2025 budget by $20 million. I ask that MPD present its overtime review on September 28, and the Mayor file an overtime management plan before markup on December 10. 6/7

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Essentially yes. If you sue a city elected official in their official capacity, you are really suing the city. The Park Board (which is part of the city, but with some special powers) is a weird exception.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thanks! I'm not super hopeful with the current composition of the group, but there will be six seats up next fall :)

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hypothetically. Taxpayers in Minnesota can sue over misuse of public funds, but that can only be stretched so far.

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Matt Little @littleforcongress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

3.) Stop outsourcing and privatizing basic services so private companies aren’t incentivized to steal from government programs,

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Nothing is happening now that Emily Koski, for one, didn't clearly see coming down the pike three years ago, and the establishment's response was to drive her out of politics.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If anyone out there is serious about getting anything on the ballot for the (hypothetical) 2027 special election, my advice would be to start now.

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Eric Prindle @ericprindle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If a charter amendment is proposed by a council supermajority or adequate citizen petition, the Charter Commission and/or mayor can slow things down but can't block it. That's why we voted on police reform in 2021 rather than 2020.

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