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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 22h

This overtime abuse should be garnished back to us over a period of a few years. Completely unacceptable that they're gonna get away with this theft with less than a slap on the wrist.

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Nate DiMeo @natedimeo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What a breakdown in democracy that we’ve ceded control of AI to tech sociopaths, an amoral marketplace, all manner of grifters up and down and in and outside of government, while the citizenry is just left to sit around and watch Pandora’s Unboxing Video.

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Kendal Killian @kedrickillian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So we're supposed to believe none of that financial mess happened in the First Precinct downtown, where current chief Bill Peterson previously served as an inspector? Let's see the overtime he approved.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In Minnesota, bigfoot would need to swear they are a US citizen and is over 18 (under penalty of perjury) and would likey need a voucher verifying their residence. Unless they could prove residence in the other ways allowable under MN law.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Anyone know what series of digital information mismanagements would have led me to getting an email from the republican party of New Mexico?

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Um if we're getting federal forfeiture funds I want that going right into the general fund.

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The degree to which police departments have financial incentives to over-respond to situations where their presence is straight up not needed at ALL, because they can make a bunch of extra money for zero personal risk, is something that even the pro-cop brigade should be concerned about.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Anyone wanna bet that they spun down the horse police in this way to deny the council doing it again this budget cycle when police spending is top of many residents minds?

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The city council never asks a second favor once they've refused the first, understood?

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Mara Abolish I.C.E. @mauratwit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If Jacob Frey cannot get his police department, over which he has 100% control in our strong mayor system, under control and under budget, then he should resign. He should resign.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

You'd think after 2 or 3 of these, there'd be a list of houses to not send swat to until the need for it has been verified.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

You do this when you need spin control on the questions. When you need to give the media some lead time to side with you ahead of the troubling answers.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hey charter commission, we need a mechanism to remove a tyrant from the mayor's office. At what point do we call this malfeasance?

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 15/09/2026

Chughtai says MPD was ready to present today but was directed by the mayor not to.

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Andrew Bryzgornia @srsbryzness.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I am a math teacher (now professor). I generally dislike math textbooks, usually because they're organized poorly, but sometimes are just flat out offensive. I just encountered an example now. "Vanessa's doctor put her on a sensible diet and exercise plan to get her back to a healthy weight."

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

FYI this was referred back to staff so no date for the hearing was set.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Did any true city nerds notice how I incorporated the park board's strategic initiatives in my BET hearing speech?

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Being that guy, I feel obligated to respond. MPD is like when your kid racks up hundreds of dollars of pointless in-app purchases and you can't afford your medical bills (health department) and at the end of the ordeal you don't actually have anything that benefits your household.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Any MPLS bike nerds doing the "cycle the summer" who can help me with clue #3? I'm at bohemian flats park having a bad time. www.minneapolisparks.org/activities-e...

Pic of me at Bohemian flats park not finding the QR code I was expecting...

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Draft language of the CLIC reform ordinance is here. Looks like there will likely be a public hearing on Sept 22. 🧵 lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/Fil...

lims.minneapolismn.gov

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hearing bonus awooos today? "As the work moves across the county, the public may occasionally hear brief “growl tests” of 10-15 seconds meant to test individual sirens in their neighborhoods." content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd...

content.govdelivery.com

News release: Outdoor siren upgrade in progress across Hennepin County

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The city council needs to stop being nice about this "defund by foot dragging" strategy. The mayor and departments need to be held accountable to execute the budget.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

all of @katiecashman.bsky.social 's bathroom puns seem to have been in vein. Council + public works have flushed it down the drain. lims.minneapolismn.gov/RCA/27072

lims.minneapolismn.gov

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Local media reports that I'm "smart as hell". 🧠

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I think probably a 3? I welcome candor in the replys.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Based on this comment and email replys I've received, I think we have the BET votes for full park funding. Olson, EHB, Payne and Chughtai. Brandt was in favor of 4% but not full. Frey would probably vote along his budget.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Or if anyone asks there were more than one spider man and we can't know that the person who was arrested was the same one who punched Lang.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Reminder to everyone posting videos of spiderman. The police and attorneys offices are going to use your videos as evidence in Spiderman's likely assault trial. Maybe take 'em down?

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I guess the Riot statute works too.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Maybe MPD can arrest someone for this tomorrow. What do you think @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social ? Maybe we can let him out in time for his court date in Ramsey Co. www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cit...

revisor.mn.gov

Sec. 609.72 MN Statutes

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is not the city I want to live in. This graph should be flat as a bare minimum. Frey is out of touch with what Minneapolis residents value.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Wild that the county picked this year to do maintenance on Lyndale between 56th and 31st. Lyndale is already bearing the traffic from the Nicollet Ave detour.

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Brad Koehn @brad.koehn.com · 16/08/2026

Reminder to treat your body like a data center

Consume as much water and literature as possible

Upset local city councils with your existence

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This story about Osman is to distract us from how crappy his proposed budget is. Don't fall for it. Fund the parks.

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Velour Shirt @object.works · 15/08/2026

lede buried

On June 1, Frey offered Osman a spot on the city’s search committee for O’Hara’s replacement. After he accepted, Frey then asked that he reconsider his position on Barnette. When Osman refused, he says the mayor rescinded that offer.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

By my count we've got 3 votes on BET for full park funding (EHB, Payne, Olson). We know Frey will be a no. @aishaforward10.com where's your head at? Brandt voted against in 2024 when times were tough but probably regrets it.

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Eric Harris Bernstein @ehbinmn.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

This is an awful idea! I understand we’re facing major county cost pressures due to HR1, but cutting from our popular and heavily utilized library system to save 0.4% on the tax levy is bad strategy. Weakens a popular service and doesn’t nearly plug the hole. www.startribune.com/hennepin-cou...

startribune.com

Hennepin County libraries to limit hours and staffing

Rising health costs and uncertain federal funding pushed Hennepin County libraries to propose limiting services.

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Conrad Lange Zbikowski @czbi.org · 13/08/2026

From 2018 to the mayor’s proposed 2027 budget, police expenses have risen by 39.4%. All other departments in the City collectively have risen by 11.2%

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

My letter to the Board of Estimate & Taxation about the Mayor's proposed budget. Feel free to borrow the text or talking points for your own letter to the body. Their email addresses can be found here: lims.minneapolismn.gov/boards/bet

Distinguished members of the Board of Estimate and Taxation,

Today Mayor Frey put forward his 2027 recommended budget, including his levy recommendations. I am writing to you today to express my concern in the recommendation to hold the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board to a 2.5% levy increase.

Since 1883 the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board has stewarded the highest quality assets and services for the residents of Minneapolis, which have regional and national significance. Holding them to a 2.5% increase is unacceptable to me as a resident and property tax payer. In 2024 this body made a critical mistake in not accepting the park boards full levy ask and as a result we lost a whole hour of park building hours that we will likely never get back.

I know this body is consistently put in the position to weigh difficult decisions, but I urge you to choose the hard decision of raising our property taxes. MPRB and its assets (parks, programming, and staff) should not have to pay for the lack of accountability and oversight from the Frey administration's department budgets. Minneapolis parks do far more for the public safety ecosystem in this city than MPD ever could, yet they continue to be the place we rob from when the times are tough.

Enough is enough, please give the parks what they ask for.

Best,
Patrick McDougle

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Tom Olsen @olsenforparks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The Mayor's proposed Park Board property tax increase of 2.5% (about .5% of his 11% overall increase) seriously underfunds our parks and will result in major reductions to service levels. The Park Board requested and needs 5.86% (about 1% overall) to maintain current service levels.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Now let's make sure Frazier is elected in Nov.

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 12/08/2026

we are facing a severe budget crisis in minneapolis with potentially 100 layoffs in the city enterprise, but jacob frey is proposing $14,000 of new spending for social media management? are you kidding me? stop investing in vertical videos. you're not zohran mamdani

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Also bragging about cutting 2M from the fire department when there was a nice 1.4M revenue generating program sitting in his lap, un-implemented, to charge MPD for off-duty use of city resources.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Frey has deliberately chosen to run the operating and capital budget of this city far hotter than it should have been running to further his own political career and leave a huge budget problem onto the next mayor. Quick wins, press conferences, and no accountability and we're going to foot the bill

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Reminder: Frey is not in charge of the budget. He just sets the starting point. Write your council member to tell them what you'd like them to prioritize.

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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Everyone needs to write the BET members to ensure that the parks get the funding they require. No cuts to parks. Protect the current service level.

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