mnbadger.bsky.social @mnbadger.bsky.social · 54mHe had an ideal build for 80s era NBA. Tall and loves cocaine 010
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialMaryMM @marymm.bsky.social · 1hAll of this car sharing success being shut down because the Twin Cities can't come up with an operating subsidy? This was once my life's work, and it was the most successful operation in the country. What are we doing? Where is the vision? Who is the hero?startribune.comCar-sharing service is shutting down operations in the Twin CitiesHourcar service had been around for 21 years, but the nonprofit said it could not close a $625,000 funding gap. 47124
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The 2020 election has been relentlessly studied by our most experienced experts and by our most craven partisan hacks for 6y now, and every examination has wound up demonstrating the integrity of Biden’s victory in that election and the malignity of Trump’s obsession with undermining it. 15842198
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialKarlee Weinmann @karleeweinmann.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will allow Xcel Energy to charge customers $34 million more per year for profits and said efforts to stop them were "cynical," "outrageous," and "ridiculous." Xcel raked in $2.2B in profits last year while disconnecting more people than ever. Appalling. 031
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialRhys Pockett @notrhyspockett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is a crazy story, and definitely changed my thinking on how I (boring office job haver) had to think about modern slavery. I recommend reading about it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operati...en.wikipedia.orgOperation Blooming Onion - Wikipedia 211240
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialTim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever 41120403123
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026damn that's crazy. so was he totally free of emotions when he missed back-to-back-to-back game winning field goals against the Seahawks in 2005, just pure Being Bad At Kicking with no mental factors at all 171114125
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialJoe Ovies @joeovies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Didn't realize @edsbs.bsky.social was going to break out the blowtorch on the pod yesterday... 426473
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Crucially these contractors are not hired to filter out offensive content. They are hired to report whether Copilot successfully made a good AI image. So if the request is, make this person's breasts larger, they have to review based on whether it did or not. Insane www.404media.co/humans-readi... 118851
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump officially rolled back fuel efficiency standards today. The new target for 2031 is about 34.5 miles per gallon, down from 50.4. That means more gas burned, more pollution, and more money out of drivers’ pockets. So much for making things affordable.nhtsa.gov 1151538627
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/09/2026the two big ai stories to kick off the week are - meta ai giving your address to strangers on fb marketplace - stole a scientific breakthrough and presented it as its own work this is what we get instead of healthcare or third spaces or public transportation or pick literally anything else 232479613
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/20264/ But over the next 10 weeks, I’d mimic the patterns of a problem gambler with the help of a panel of gambling experts and learn just how much DraftKings would encourage my recklessness — and just how little pushback I’d get as I spiraled downward.propublica.orgI Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro... 41592283
mnbadger.bsky.social @mnbadger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Didn't know they had that in them anymore 😁🍻🦡 000
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialmike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026image of the year lmaooo 941967
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.sociallauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 25/09/2026if you don't spend your time arguing about athletes and fantasy rankings and haven't internalized how slim the difference between a player having a 7 WAR season and a 9 WAR season is you're not immune to the brain prions these lists can cause. it's fine. something being at 92 instead of 47 is fine 422199
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Republicans are the cause of your problems not the solution” is a winning message every election but they’re bringing literal receipts now 293693877
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 27774943153
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialoctember 🎃🔥 @woketopus.northsky.social · 25/09/2026dudes rock 16517187
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Greatest trick AI leaders have pulled is convincing many people—especially influential people in govt, media, and business—that their software is intelligent, independent, yet never culpable. Humans build it, humans deploy it, but no one bears responsibility for the things that happen when they do. 421663464
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialChris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 24/09/2026TRUMP’S TOP ACCOMPLISHMENTS “Was the bravest boy at the doctor and only cried twice” “Remembered to flush two hours later” “Didn’t throw dinner vegetables at Natalie” “Voted ‘Best Napper’ unanimously by every administration member” 1840364
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.social Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 24/09/2026Finally, an honest pitch for consumer AI. 629341
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialInfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The agenda is being forced upon us. Even our games aren't safe. 10971111376
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 23/09/2026EIon Musk’s Wealth 2009: $.6B 2026: $984B Jeff Bezos’s Wealth 2009: $6B 2026: $370B Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth 2009: $.6B 2026: $256B Federal Minimum Wage 2009: $7.25 2023: $7.25 Billionaire tax rate: 8.2% Worker tax rate: 13% Pay workers. Tax & Abolish Billionaires. Save our economy & country. 14249462220
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialTom Olsen @olsenforparks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026His points around needing public commitments on police oversight/reform are valid. Part of why the parks were facing cuts at all was because the city is facing police led cost overruns. Next week we need to fully fund parks (which the BET showed support for) and keep police accountable. 03812
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialironghazi @ironghazi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I may just be a soyboy libcuck, but perhaps this wouldn’t have happened if the director of the fbi wasnt an alcoholic podcaster 520826
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialWedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 24/09/2026"MPD spending and overspending is the predominant pressure on our property tax growth... The question is are we doing to do things differently, are we going to turn a corner here... and do more to hold department accountable on the budget issue." youtu.be/BCLk4dzCLZc?...youtu.beMinneapolis mayor responds to Minneapolis Board of Taxation flagging MPD overspendingMayor Jacob Frey responded after leaders from the Board of Estimate and Taxation and the Park Board president raised concerns about Minneapolis Police Department spending 0184
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialCharlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 24/09/2026OMG 8566154
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026tfw your former boss gets married to your ex-wife 636161
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialAndy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 23/09/2026NEW: Michele Tafoya, GOP Senate nominee in MN recently issued a rather categorical set of denials she ever said she was embarrassed to live in MN — but she did say literally that in a deleted tweet. One of a whole bunch of tweets, we found saying she wanted to leave. www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...cnn.comRepublican Senate nominee said she was ‘embarrassed’ to be from the state she’s now running to represent | CNN PoliticsIn a local radio interview earlier this month, Michele Tafoya, the Republican Senate nominee in Minnesota and former sports broadcaster was asked about her past criticism of the state and whether she ... 28477150
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Thank you @kenjennings.bsky.social for this 926015
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialDavid Brauer @dbrauer.net · 21/09/2026So bad the Strib is even taking it seriously 312514
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Legit upset that this Cam Skattebo ad for Farmer's Dog doesn't end with him eating dog food. 31105447
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialJason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 21/09/2026That 2025 stint when every institution scrambled to bow before the eternally beloved god emperor's million-year reich was weird at the time and only looks weirder and weirder in hindsight. Way way way weirder than any of the alleged excesses of Woke 1 71312232
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialBill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026MPD still can’t answer questions about where all the money went. And now, Frey is directing them not to testify before the Council. What are they covering up? What don’t they want the public to know? 08730
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialChristian D'Andrea @trainisland.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Cobie Durant falls victim to some of the most dastardly friendly fire i've ever seen 14673152
mnbadger.bsky.social @mnbadger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026My friend group had a "St Paul 2020" slogan going under that assumption. By 2025 1 out of 7 has moved to StP 000
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 21/09/2026step 2: "oh, look, a systematic issue that I cannot solve individually, no matter what I do." "That means solving it is impossible! Time to feel paralyzed. I am very good at understanding what 'systematic issue' & 'collective action' mean" 333945
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It's ok to feel tired & overwhelmed It's good to take breaks Can't do all the things all the time, "some of the things some of the time" is fine! Collective action is a relay race What it is NOT is "get paralyzed & indulge in doomerism, surely that will convince someone else to fix it." 523536
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually 11896971920
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“Briefly detained” = beat half to death 7549241648
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Oh, you want to abolish ICE? Well, if they're gone, who's going to be terrorizing our cities and killing people in the streets? Huh? Did you think about that?" 331507189
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.statesman.comAttorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash deliveryA Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody. 25376663461
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.social✊🏼Indigiqueer Hummingbird @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Glad we have a Park Board & BET who'll put up a fight for our parks. Tom is right: we deserve far more than disinvestment, dilapidation, & managed decline. 1236
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I wish there were a single sentence that could simultaneously encapsulate and explain every single problem we have in modern society. 392520501
Reposted by @mnbadger.bsky.socialSydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 20/09/2026People should be mad they’ve been manipulated but also I hope people wonder why even in conditions that allow participation that there’s less than 10 *out* collegiate trans athletes that this group could find. There’s over 200,000 division 1 college athletes, for example. 6673149
