Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 4hSeems like not a lot of other people are making the segue from Open Streets Hennepin to the flamenco tribute to Jimi Hendrix that's starting imminently at the Granada. Folks don't know what they're missing. Heck, I barely know what I'm not missing. 030
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 7hYou'll be the warmup act on my way to the Granada to hear the Juanito Pascual Trio’s Flamenco Celebration of Jimi Hendrix. 010
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 9hSysco's net earnings for fiscal year 2026 were down 3.9% from fiscal year 2025. 100
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 9hAll ballots cast to date for this election in Minnesota are absentee ballots. 000
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 9hThose are in the in-person category. I'm not clear what point you are trying to make. 100
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 10hHere's the question about running a better suburbs-coded campaign than usual: How does that improvement in the statewide campaign trade off against not having anyone local to knock on doors? Trump and Vance received 92,979 votes in the state house districts where no Republican is running this year. 120
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 10hTrump and Vance received 3,949 votes in Jackson County. They received 92,979 in the state house districts where no Republican is running this year. 020
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 10hAnother point of comparison: Trump and Vance received 3,949 votes in Jackson County. They received 92,979 in the state house districts where no Republican is running this year. 040
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 13hMore generally, there's way too much attention to the breakdown of each county's vote by party and way too little attention to the breakdown of each party's vote by county. 093
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 13hThe Trump/Vance ticket received 50 votes in Hennepin County for every 1 in Jackson County. You tell me in which county Republican turnout ought to be more of a concern. www.startribune.com/minnesota-fa... 1212
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This exchange on Almanac is bizarre. Mary Lahammer seems unaware that Minnesota judges need to retire at the end of the month they turn 70, which is what Tad Jude did. And rather than set her straight, he relocates the county board of commissioners into the executive branch. 041
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026With Halloween coming up, the time is right for a boo-strophedon run. 020
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026One day, when someone is pondering whether it is worth continuing to maintain an archive of all the ephemeral content of this long-obsolete site, this will be one of the posts that convinces them there is enduring value to be found amidst the flotsam. 010
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026When I can see that coming, I split the difference, moving play a bit toward tea and tea a bit toward play. 000
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The message that your voting experience will be smoother if you update registration in advance gets less and less worthwhile as the EDR rate drops lower. The people who our voices reach and who have the wherewithal to update largely are up to date. It's not a bad message, just not so high impact. 110
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026He simply doesn't have the imagination to comprehend that fraud could occur without the big guy taking a cut. The only two scenarios he can imagine are that someone he likes takes a cut (a clever businessman) or someone he dislikes does so (a thief). 132
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"Don't waste any time mourning. Organize!" (Joe Hill) 0100
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I still hear of people that are convinced that one can't vote by mail because it won't work. And I have to think, weird that something that won't work has already worked for tens of thousands of Minnesotans. 141
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A suggestion for my journalist friends: in the phrase "early voting is underway," the word "early" could generally be omitted. 062
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026MPR does its level best to make the MN SOS race juicy, but the bigger story is that this office has stayed boring under the incumbent. Look at other states with technology meltdowns, feuds with county officials, etc. Our story is lack of that. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/1...mprnews.orgTrump’s interest in Minnesota elections puts new attention on Secretary of State raceSecretary of State Steve Simon said he’ll stand up to the Trump administration to protect Minnesota’s voter rolls, while Republican challenger Tad Jude said Simon has politicized the office. 1133
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Two people multiplying together their numbers of fingers and toes can reach 10,000. Aside from that, it isn't a particularly significant number. Kids nowadays don't even watch odometers roll over. But still, Minneapolis passing the 10,000 vote point seems worthy of some celebration. 000
Reposted by Max HailperinDoron Clark @doronclark.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Honestly. If that guy’s strategy is to wear us down, then he doesn’t understand Minnesota and our winters. We endure and thrive because of each other. To my Somali neighbors and friends - you are needed and loved. 233582
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Color-theory-wise, the best choice is purple. Or if you want two other colors, purple and orange. Just don't use equal quantities of the three colors. 030
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Thanks for the support. I've also walked the northern half of the neighborhood meanwhile, but there's the little matter of sorting through the photos and writing it up. Maybe your encouragement is what it will take to get me off my duff on that 010
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The interaction between a particular vaccine and a particular body on a particular day isn't all about the vaccine. You can hope your body reacts to this year's flu vaccine like mine did rather than like David's did. 060
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Walter Hudson is a master of word choice. Here, he demonstrates the difference between being "pro cop" and being "pro law enforcement." 1176
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Minneapolis 311 is also the telephone front door to Elections and Voter Services. Not sure when or where you can vote? They know. Mailed ballot got soaked with rain? They can connect you with someone who will replace it. 01811
Reposted by Max HailperinStreets.mn @streets.mn · 07/10/2026Walking All the Streets of Southern Northrop: streets.mn/2026/10/07/walking-all-t… Max Hailperin is walking each of Minneapolis’ 87 neighborhoods, in alphabetical order. Minneapolis’s Northrop neighborhood lies to the north of Minnehaha Creek between Chica... 051
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sources: sos.mn.gov/election-adm... and underlying it election.lab.ufl.edu/voter-turnout/sos.mn.govOffice of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of StateOffice of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State 010
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026But if 2/3 of the eligible Minnesotans vote (or 66.7%), we'll break the norm that midterm elections have lower turnout than presidential years. In the period from 1980 onward, the lowest presidential-year turnout is 66.61% in 1996. The two turnout ranges would overlap at last. 230
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If 64.9% of eligible Minnesotans vote, that will be best midterm turnout going back as far as we have UFL VEP data, which is 1980. The current record holder is 2002 with 64.89%. 100
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If 64.3% of eligible Minnesotans vote, that will be the best midterm turnout in the last couple decades. The current record holder in that period is 2018 with 64.25%. 100
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026How ambitious a turnout goal should Minnesota shoot for? These are expressed as % of voting-eligible population, estimated by the University of Florida Election Lab (UFL VEP). Explanations for specific numbers are down-thread. Mildly ambitious: 64.3% Rather ambitious: 64.9% Wildly ambitious: 66.7% 132
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The "How you can help with elections" page prepared by Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services can also be a useful resource. In addition to what's on the page itself, it provides a link to PDF versions in multiple languages. vote.minneapolismn.gov/voters/voc/h...vote.minneapolismn.govHow you can help with electionsLearn how to help support your community this election year. 080
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Amen. A lot of the bad ideas I see are good ideas in other states that become bad when imported across the state line. Advice that doesn't specify a state should be ignored on that basis alone. States have different laws. 050
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Given how many times I've criticized news organizations for their poorly chosen file photos, fairness demands I praise this perfect choice. "If you're not angry you're not paying attention" fits the fake releases to a tee. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/1... 1101
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Painting Hope: North Minneapolis muralist Charles Caldwell uplifts his neighborhood—one brushstroke at a time www.minnesotamonthly.com/arts-enterta...minnesotamonthly.comPainting HopeNorth Minneapolis muralist Charles Caldwell uplifts his neighborhood—one brushstroke and one act of kindness at a time. 053
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026That phrase, "holy shit," contains the word "shit," which would encompass "diarrhea." And diarrhea is exactly what comes to mind when I see a post extending over two full screenshots of words without so much as a paragraph break. 000
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The second isn't exactly a house in the usual sense. www.mnhs.org/mnopedia/sea...mnhs.orgJewish Sheltering Home for Children, Minneapolis | MNopediaOrthodox Jews concerned about Jewish children who were cared for in non-Jewish foster homes founded the Jewish Sheltering Home for Children in North Minneapolis in 1918. The founders felt that such ch... 131
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The one notable fact I do see in the Minnesota absentee statistics is that in-person voting has been very strong in Washington County: 2,611 out of 204,977 registered voters, 1.27%. Compare with Hennepin County's 7,308 out of 862,839, 0.85%, and even lower percentages in other metro counties. 000
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026When I say "issues," I don't mean to imply these are necessarily problematic. In a week the numbers may make more sense. For now, it's a bit apples and oranges. 020
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I would urge caution in interpreting the Minnesota absentee voting stats from earlier this week. Some counties' accepted-by-mail numbers are clearly lagging in ways that only elections office issues can plausibly account for, not voter behavior or USPS performance. www.sos.mn.gov/election-adm...sos.mn.govOffice of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of StateOffice of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State 141
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Wait, you're telling me Trump's statement was calculated to boost his political supporters in one state and undermine his opponents in another, rather than to truthfully report the facts? I'm shocked. (H/t MPR Capitol View) www.kwqc.com/2026/09/29/t...kwqc.comDone deal? Despite White House claims, major hurdles remain for Iowa’s $15B steel plantThe Iowa Legislature will meet Friday in a special session to debate incentives for the company to build in Iowa. 062
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Regarding the new location, fwiw this is the rendering on their fundraising page. 200
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Here's this year's data straight off the city web site, focused in just on the "mail" category and showing each day's contribution individually rather than cumulatively. You can really clearly see the dips on the two Tuesdays. Even without data about drop offs or postmarks you can draw a conclusion 021
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I got questions about whether one can tell how many "mail" ballots are dropped off vs. mailed in and whether one can tell the USPS's speed. In both cases I had to say, not with published info. But see those relatively flat spots in the curves on Tuesdays? Those suggest a lot of two-day mail. 121
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Sounds like a slight variant of the ASL sign for texting. 110
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026How strong a start did Minneapolis get toward voting in this election? Strong enough that it took until today for the previous two midterm elections, combined, to equal the votes cast in this single election. 030
Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Not with publicly available data. And as I've noted elsewhere, a third big component is elections office speed. 010
