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Hooper

@hoopermn.bsky.social
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Political Organizer, Theatre Artist, Chess Patzer. Staff at Sustain Saint Paul. Progressive urbanism. Surface Parking Lots Delenda Est. I love Saint Paul.

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Fossilized Tree Sap @amberrl.bsky.social · 17h
We did it!
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Sustain Saint Paul @sustainstpaul.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Announcing the Sibling Rivalry II Emcee - Jim Robinson! Come see him on October 8th at Black Hart.🖤 Jim is an original member of The Theater of Public Policy and has performed in over 400 shows with Danger Boat Productions. 🧵(1/4)
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m gonna be volunteering at the Dual Citizen rest stop so come hang out!
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Sustain Saint Paul @sustainstpaul.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Celebrate what makes the Twin Cities a great place to bike at the Twin Cities Bike Tour on Oct. 10! 🚲 Choose from 23.5, 38, or 50-mile routes through the metro, with snacks and fun along the way. 🧵(1/3) Tickets at $45 for adults: www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-twin-...
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2026 Twin Cities Bike Tour!
New routes for 2026! Celebrate what makes the Twin Cities one of the top bicycling metros in the nation! The metro-wide metro-ride!
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John Maddening! @johnmaddening.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m part of this second annual fundraising event next Thursday at @blackhartstp.com! I’ll be making fun of Minneapolis, because there’s nothing weird or embarrassing going on in Saint Paul right now!
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Sibling Rivalry Fundraiser - More Neighbors vs. Sustain Saint Paul
Join housing advocates from across the Twin Cities for an evening of drinks, catered food, conversation, light-hearted rivalry, and a high-stakes fundraising face-off to see which city can raise the m...
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'll be part of this fabulous fundraiser for Sustain STP and N4MN next week. 10/8! Buy a ticket and come on down. Last year was amazing and I expect this will be too. actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
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Sibling Rivalry Fundraiser - More Neighbors vs. Sustain Saint Paul
Join housing advocates from across the Twin Cities for an evening of drinks, catered food, conversation, light-hearted rivalry, and a high-stakes fundraising face-off to see which city can raise the m...
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If I had a nickel for every scheming untrustworthy royal advisor character in an epic fiction series named a weird spelling of Peter, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is my neighborhood finally. I’m most excited about changing the como/front/dale, an intersection I loathe.
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Friend to Dogs @dogsbestfriend.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fall in Saint Paul.
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Come and figure out why weirdos like me look at T-Zoning like 😍
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Sustain Saint Paul @sustainstpaul.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Curious about Saint Paul’s ongoing Traditional Neighborhood Zoning expansion? Join us this coming Monday, 9/28 for a virtual workshop on T-Districts and how YOU can help bring more local businesses and abundant housing to your neighborhood.🛍️☕️🏘️ RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/virtu...
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Virtual T-District Workshop!
Saint Paul is expanding its mixed-use Traditional Neighborhood Zoning Districts (T-Districts) along major corridors across the city (as we requested last year), and there will be plenty of opportuniti...
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yeah Tongue in Cheek is one of the best spots in Saint Paul right now and I highly suggest taking advantage of the teaser menu
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amityf @amityf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
OH MY GOD. Eat at Tongue and Cheek in St. Paul.
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Sustain Saint Paul @sustainstpaul.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Saint Paul is in the midst of a major conversation about how T-Districts could shape the enormous potential of our transit corridors. Our latest article on how the city should approach the rezoning and what’s at stake as public engagement continues. www.sustainstpaul.org/news/transit...
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How should Saint Paul improve its zoning along transit routes? — Sustain Saint Paul
By Luke Hanson NOTE: This article is also available on Streets.MN at this link, and we highly suggest you give them a click. Last week, I shared the great news that the City of Saint...
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Rob @stpaulbikescum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Saint Paul - Look I know we’re all like “oh gotta save for the tax hike cause our city is getting sued cause our mayor is a creepo” … But we can’t get outspent on our own turf. But tickets. Go drink Summit. Laugh at each other’s expense. We’re all dumb and cringy.
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Take this! Saint Paul depends on it!
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
No offense to my vegan friends, but Herbivorous Butcher is a VERY Minneapolis pick. On brand.
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Sustain Saint Paul @sustainstpaul.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You are going to want to fill this one out. The outcome of Sibling Rivalry 2 and, by extension, control of the entire Twin Cities Metro may depend upon your input.
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If one of my political candidates asked me to take time out of my busy day to feed their pet chameleon…. It would be the best day of my life. You are paying me to hang out with one of these guys?!
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@pioneerpress.bsky.social I’m subscribed to you but I still have to deal with a half page add I can’t remove? wtf?
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It’s bisexual visibility day, so just in case it wasn’t painfully obvious I’m high, I’m bi, get under it Double finger guns for proof
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I love getting coffee in my neighborhood! I love being only a short walk from buying milk and eggs! I love communities that have enough housing for everyone who wants to live there! EXPAND T DISTRICTS
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Sustain Saint Paul @sustainstpaul.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Saint Paul is considering expanding its Traditional Neighborhood (T) Districts. What does that mean for housing, neighborhood development, and the future of our city? Co-chair @lukehanson.bsky.social breaks down the zoning study, what’s at stake, and why you should be paying attention. 👀🏘️
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Why You Should Pay Attention to Saint Paul’s “Traditional Neighborhood District” Zoning Study — Sustain Saint Paul
By Luke Hanson Last summer, I published three articles showing how St. Paul’s zoning rules have prohibited neighborhood-scale commercial spaces since 1975, and how this has negatively impacted o...
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Friends near Selby! Please turn out on Wednesday! Selby is already an underrated and wonderful avenue, but it could be better still!
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Sustain Saint Paul @sustainstpaul.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Do you live on or around Selby Ave? Do you support walkable, vibrant neighborhoods? We need your help! This Wednesday (9/23) at 6pm at MLK Jr Rec Center the city is hosting a public engagement meeting about the expansion of mixed-use "T-Districts" along Selby. 🧵(1/3)
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Why does triangle man hate particle man? wtf is his problem?
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How I look at people who say Saint Paul can solve its tax challenges without denser development
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Babe wake up. New cat just dropped.
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Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Some people in this city want big budget cuts. And then their favorite thing ends up on the chopping block, and suddenly it’s
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Surprised Pikachu Meme
ALT: Surprised Pikachu Meme
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Eric Harris Bernstein @ehbinmn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is an extremely important point for the Twin Cities and Minnesota in general — unused urban space and suburban sprawl are extremely costly to maintain and add substantially to the property tax burden.
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Sustain Saint Paul @sustainstpaul.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Before the Avandale Apartments were built on Selby, that parcel generated $871,157 in tax value per acre. After: $26.1 million. A thirty-fold jump on a single lot. Luke Hanson on why Saint Paul cannot budget-cut its way out of a $26M deficit, and what has to change.
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To Solve Saint Paul’s Fiscal Problems, We Need More Density — Sustain Saint Paul
By Luke Hanson It’s budget season in Saint Paul — and as is so often the case, the City is facing a major budget gap. This year, the Mayor and the Council are reckoning with how best to close a $26 ...
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"St. Paul cannot fix its troubles simply by cutting staff and programs and reallocating existing revenue. It needs more revenue." (Wise words from Luke!) streets.mn/2026/09/17/s...
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To Solve Saint Paul’s Fiscal Problems, We Need More Density
Saint Paul needs to dramatically expand its property tax base to become a financially resilient city — updating its zoning rules to enable “dense” buildings is an obvious first step.
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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So many fun events coming up in Saint Paul specifically 👀🎉🎊
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is what happens when we have a sick queer soccer bar and you don’t.
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Sustain Saint Paul @sustainstpaul.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
3 weeks 'til Sibling Rivalry II! We offered to let @moreneighbors.org pick the venue, but they couldn’t find anywhere in MPLS good enough. So we’re back at the illustrious @blackhartstp.com! Oct. 8, 6pm. Saint Paul welcomes back our younger sibling💙 actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
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Chris Meyer @chrisjohnmeyer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Gotta fight back against Eastbank Minneapolis & Westside Saint Paul erasure!
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Sustain Saint Paul @sustainstpaul.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This coming Thursday (9/17) is packed! We encourage all Sustainers to make it to one of the following events: - The 2050 Comp Plan Kickoff, 4-6pm🏙️ - The Minnehaha Reconstruction Open House, 5-7pm🚲 - Legislative Look-Ahead with @streets.mn, 6:30-8:30pm.🗳️ 🧵(1/4)
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
When you ask for two Diablo sauce packets from @tacobell.bsky.social, they run a random number generator that determines both the number of sauce packets and the type they give you. Could be 40 Mild packets. Could be 1 Fiery packet.
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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This alone should convince you to go check out the crop art in the Boreal loft gallery on Como, just west of the MM State Fair, Sept. 12-28. Natalie Gansmoe made this incredible piece that you wouldn’t know is made up of all these teeny tiny plant parts and seeds unless you saw it up close.
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Deservedly voted best bar in the country
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Summer in the Como Neighborhood of Saint Paul
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Nothing is ever open! Operating hours in the Twin Cities are ridiculous. I want to give you money! Let’s be a real city, people.
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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I cannot fricken WAIT FOR THIS!!!!
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Twice today my bus didn’t appear on the live Metro Transit map. Second time caused me to miss it. Luckily a kind and observant neighbor, Mohamed, picked me up like a hitchhiker, rushing me to the next stop. @metrotransitmn.bsky.social please fix your map. Inconsistency is bad for transit.
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Hooper @hoopermn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Just needs a little more asphalt patch to even it out
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Conrad Lange Zbikowski @czbi.org · 08/09/2026
See you there! It’s like a drag show for housing abundance, but I want to see more 10’s and 20’s being twirled in the air. They are tax-deductable!
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Neighbors for More Neighbors (N4MN) @moreneighbors.org · 08/09/2026
Calling all Neighbors! 📣 We are excited to host Sibling Rivalry II: Here We Go Again! N4MN and Sustain Saint Paul will go head-to-head to raise organizational funds, supporting more homes. The need-to-knows: 🏡 Black Hart of Saint Paul 🏡 Thursday, October 8th, 6-8pm 🏡 Tix: $30 Reserve your place
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Sibling Rivalry Fundraiser - More Neighbors vs. Sustain Saint Paul
Join housing advocates from across the Twin Cities for an evening of drinks, catered food, conversation, light-hearted rivalry, and a high-stakes fundraising face-off to see which city can raise the…
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Fancy Pants 🎩 @farnaby.xyz · 09/09/2026
Once again trying to tip the scales by having it in st Paul and not ... I dunno, the unorganized territory of fort snelling or something.
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Jason DeBoer-Moran @newcoventry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I love that we make the folks from our largest suburb cross the river to compete.
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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Last year’s event made me sure that I wanted to move to St. Paul, but I am stuck in Iowa for this year’s event.
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