Reposted by Ken PaulmanTim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever 40118773088
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Seems like someone could come up with a good metaphor for this sort of improvised, temporary repair. 020
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Today I’ve also learned that you can get rice noodles branded with Twin Cities freeway signs. 15910
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Local Trader Joe’s remodeled to widen the aisles but flow hasn’t really improved because people are just finding new and creative ways to take up more space. Someone should study this. 150
Reposted by Ken PaulmanLaura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 18/09/2026Designing infrastructure for all ages and abilities includes folks who use motorized wheelchairs to get around their city. 219732
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Any Twin Cities folks have a recommendation for a heat pump installer? 120
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Not just a widespread belief but a foundational principle of every state DOT in the country. I've been told multiple times that minor tweaks for pedestrian safety/convenience can't be done because they'd delay drivers and make them upset. 060
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026If anyone's wondering, the first governor's race where the two major party nominees were women was in Nebraska 40 years ago: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Ne... 000
Reposted by Ken PaulmanBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Honest to God, don't think I've been inspired by a YouTube video like this in my life. What a weird savant.youtube.comAmerica’s largest grocery store should be out of businessYouTube video by Morning Brew 1371830296
Reposted by Ken PaulmanLeah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I've been asking reporters in Spokane how we can help and everyone says subscribe, subscribe, subscribe. The Spokesman-Review has been doing unreal coverage of the fires: www.spokesman.comspokesman.comThe Spokesman-Review | Local News, Business, Entertainment, Sports & Weather for Eastern WashingtonServing the Inland Northwest since 1883. Spokesman.com provides breaking and in-depth coverage of Spokane area news, sports and community. 213067
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 22/06/2026This traffic camera image from 2024 shows a woman crossing Robert Street in West St. Paul seconds before she was hit and fatally injured by the driver of the silver 2020 GMC Sierra. The victim had a walk signal and the right-of-way, the driver was not speeding, he just drove right into her. 1127875
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Rode my dangerous e-bike downtown today and really startled somebody but fortunately they were driving a car on the wrong side of the street after running a stop sign so they were not in any danger. 280
Reposted by Ken PaulmanSteve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 03/06/2026The Washington Post. CBS News. CNN is next, once Paramount Skydance buys WBD. Support independent media. Today. Tomorrow. And forever. 214360
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Set up the egg hunt too soon and this guy made out like a bandit 040
Reposted by Ken PaulmanRedruM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children." 266176846055
Reposted by Ken PaulmanKat La Ronde @katlaronde.bsky.social · 28/03/2026I’m not a mom, but I’ve noticed that “wine mom” and “Patagonia wearing mom” and “moms pushing strollers” are cited as people who aren’t expected to take political action, or even to hold strong opinions. You all had moms, why do you think so little of her? Because she made you eat veggies? Grow up. 802935475
Reposted by Ken PaulmanRyan Dack @ryandack.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Big day for people using gambling sites as sources of data to tell how a race is going 7790122
Reposted by Ken PaulmanJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 13/03/2026This is a good lesson for journalists: Use plain language to state true things clearly. 462151933211
Reposted by Ken PaulmanA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Even if AI could write a novel what problem has been solved? The problem of knowing what you’re reading was written by another person? Who loves reading novels but hates the part where your mind briefly and mysteriously touched another? 532249421
Reposted by Ken PaulmanPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 04/03/2026Ah, yes, the invaluable wisdom of the markets. 763597494
Reposted by Ken PaulmanFrederick Melo, Reporter (TwinCities.com, Pioneer Press) @frederickmelo.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Have things returned to normal in St. Paul’s Latin quarters? No, they have not: www.facebook.com/share/18R8ez... 191
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Can confirm this. I engage with people on our community FB page all the time. Always polite, always in good faith, never believing for a second that I’m changing their mind. And have had other people IRL tell me that it’s meaningful to see someone sticking up for them. 040
Reposted by Ken PaulmanElizabeth Shockman @eshockmanwrites.bsky.social · 11/02/2026The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her. 5547811244
Reposted by Ken PaulmanSara Hastings-Simon 🇨🇦 @shastingssimon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026The electricity grid making an appearance at the Super Bowl half-time show 🤯 331341
Reposted by Ken PaulmanKarla Monterroso @karlaliliana.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Was just thinking about how when you’re a compassionate person of color, there is a melancholy when uprisings finally happen when a white person dies. Cause you affirm humanity, so you believe it is the right thing to happen AND because you know how many of your own people were denied that dignity. 120829
Reposted by Ken PaulmanKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 25/01/2026A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth. 5154719614179
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 24/01/2026The “speakeasy” trend feels extra stupid now that businesses actually have to guard their doors to keep from getting raided. 130
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Remote desk jockey here - I’m taking PTO and donating my salary for the day to a community organization, and will volunteer where needed. Feels like a bare minimum kind of thing to do. 030
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 19/01/2026As anticipated, zero mention of ICE targeting houses of worship. 3539
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 18/01/2026There will no doubt be handwringing over the St. Paul church protest from people who have no idea that ICE has been stalking BIPOC and immigrant houses of worship all over the city. 030
Reposted by Ken PaulmanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/01/2026Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city. 584545527837
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 17/01/2026A while ago our community Facebook page started immediately shutting off comments on anything ICE related and it’s actually an enjoyable and informative experience now. 220
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Like there’s a news outlet on earth that can afford a new SUV. 270
Reposted by Ken Paulmanjae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 14/01/2026i stand with hannah natanson of the washington post and you should too 26217
Reposted by Ken PaulmanThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 14/01/2026The Trump regime has taken the next step in its plan to harass and intimidate journalists. Administrations have investigated leaks in the past, but have not searched reporters' homes. The warning is clear: do not tell the public what you learn or else. wapo.st/4pFh6lw 04526
Reposted by Ken PaulmanGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 08/01/2026This is an article I keep coming back to with growing frustration, as I see so many of our mainstream outlets refusing to adapt to an authoritarian regime, and often capitulating to the regime. This particular quote from a Polish journalist strikes me as especially important today. 116873
Reposted by Ken Paulman🎃 Cat-O-Lantern Partsch Conlan 🎃 @catconlan.net · 01/01/2026The problem with being a columnist is you sometimes write stuff that actually says more about you than any generality you're trying to sketch out 3445
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 31/12/2025My high school in Nebraska was literally only accessible to me by car. Since then a trail system has been built and kids have a safe option to walk or bike if they want. The community did this on their own. 140
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 29/12/2025I am pro- manual transmission shitbox but* make an exception for the Ioniq 6 which is a stunner on par with the Citroen DS. 250
Reposted by Ken PaulmanMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22/12/2025I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard. 4955831990
Reposted by Ken PaulmanOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 22/12/2025now seems like a good time to remind you all to support independent, worker run, billionaire free, and/or reader funded news how and where you can. 121675389
Reposted by Ken PaulmanMike Masnick @masnick.com · 10/12/2025This is fascinating, as an example of where an AI tool, used properly and carefully, can help people understand things. This is why I get annoyed at the people who insist that there are no positive uses of AI tools. Yes, many use it poorly. But used well, it can be very useful. 1910525
Ken Paulman @kenpaulman.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Very disappointed in these so called talking fish 0261
