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Patrick McDougle

@pmcdougl.bsky.social
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Minnesotan, Software Engineer, Engaged Citizen, Community Volunteer, DFL CD5 Director. He/Him/His. Opinions are my own and not official statements of any organization I am a member or employee of.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 05/10/2026
Show up at the polls w/fluorescent vests & whistles? Cruise around polling place in car, bike or foot? Think how that looks to Jo Median Voter who has never seen that outside their polling place before. Remember how scary the trucks felt during the Uprising? Don’t do initimidators’ work for them.
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Four more licked boots
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
idk but it haunts me
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
At a lunch and learn in ward 13 one constituent suggested gutting all the boards and commissions which cost like a half a mil (unverified). That's not even a grain of sand in this budget. And huge value loss!
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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Wow, @startribune.com. This is absolutely irresponsible and needs an immediate retraction. Refuting your own headline right in the story.
Police: Shooting at Eden Prairie homecoming game was gang-related
Police did not specifically say that Somali gangs were involved, but Rep. Tom Emmer and others posted on social media calling the incident a “Somali gang crime.” This summer, Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher issued a public warning of what he described as a surge of violence involving Somali gangs.
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Digging into the mayor's recommended budget...if the MPD training and wellness center was so critical to the settlement agreement why didn't he override CLIC in his capital budget recommendations?
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Because we have a crappy uncreative mayor
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They're status quo centrists jumping out of the maga boat.
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So we're going set an appropriately high operating license fee to make up for all the tax money that workers won't be paying when they lose their jobs (income tax) and properties (property tax)?
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Most of the time the replacement is to ensure the reflective coating is functioning and not past its useful life. Most signs are stripped, repainted, recoated and eventually redeployed. $1M/yr Way more detail here: city-minneapolis-mn-cleardoc.cleargov.com/22841/210688...
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Does the mayor have one?
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm referring to this, just in case I'm the only one who remembers this: lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/Com... (see the legislative priorities item / amendments)
lims.minneapolismn.gov
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Prison labor Palmisano?!
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Even if the leaves don't go down (because of the grate), the biomass that starts breaking down gets washed down and that sludge is organic material that we don't want in our river / watershed.
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
City attorney should let you do what you want and rule that it's not binding or within your jurisdiction after it's been adopted. Just because you might not have power to do a thing doesn't mean the body can't hold a position what it thinks should happen.
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I think his Senate seat is getting cold
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm sure she'll bring as many budget amendments as Palmisano did last year.
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Maybe she should have watched some pubic meetings on YouTube before diving in.
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Do you need quorum for a receive and file? Although I too am a fan of my cities budget committee paying attention in meetings.
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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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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hate to say it but I think a non-zero number of centrists might care about taxes more than people getting murdered.
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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 · 30/09/2026
youtu.be
Mr Burns And His Yes Men
YouTube video by Rob Martin
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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 · 29/09/2026
You missed the beginning of this which is "a society grows great when"
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Really appreciate your nuanced understanding of your role on BET. Threading the needle on what we all deserve from our government while also making sure we're not just giving them a blank check. We expect excellent and transparent service in return.
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Not to mention that the councils dedication to budgeting goes only as far as departments ability to stay within their allocated budget.
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Most of the time this is "off-duty" work that they are being payed by the construction company, but they use city assets and uniforms. The council is trying to get a program off the ground where the officers have to reimburse the city for the use of its assets during off duty work.
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Let's not forget that Frey and MPD are slow walking the off-duty fees which would have been ~1M pressure reduction on this levy.
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
From this year's CLIC report: "the project [...] focuses on relocating transit off Nicollet Mall, while neglecting the pedestrianization of Nicollet Mall. CLIC requests [an update] to include the full project scope [...] with the details on the pedestrianization portion."
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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 · 23/09/2026
but I'd hypothetically be sueing the city not the mayor personally, right?
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Catatonic?
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I think the hope comes from the rich centrists who are also upset about the budget overruns. (They only care when it affects them)
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Can I? (hypothetically)
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Barbra Streisand Smiling in Interview
Alt: Barbra Streisand looking nervous
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Only other way is to find him criminally responsible for something.
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And kiss the Senate seat goodbye.
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
With enough heat he's going to have to step down.
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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 · 22/09/2026
If anyone is looking for something to do tonight...phenomenal storytellers with proceeds benefiting local memory care homes
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The Stories That Remain: An evening of storytelling exploring aging, memory, and the stories that shape us
September 22 | 5:00–9:00 p.m. Forgotten Star Brewing, Fridley, MinnesotaJoin Rakhma Homes for an evening of live storytelling, music, humor, and reflection…
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Adam West Bat Dance
Alt: Adam West Bat Dance
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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FYI Witt did not secure the endorsement this election cycle.
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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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Patrick McDougle @pmcdougl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If they cannot be controlled they need to be completly replaced. A city department should not be a protection racket.
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Mara 👻 aBOOlish 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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