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Walt Cygan

@wjcygan.bsky.social
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A husband, father, geezer, coder, music / movie / book lover, lefty and Minnesotan.

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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I was voter #2 at my South Minneapolis polling place. My wife was #1. Hoping for a Peggy Flanagan victory.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Release the Epstein files as required by law. All of them.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This is a very good question.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The injustice of Philando Castile's case led directly to the Twin Cities' attitude that we weren't going to take it anymore when George Floyd was murdered. It's still hard to take how awful Castile's murder was.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Absolutely agree. And I do love me some Art Brut.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Imagine a football game between Alabama and LSU with no black players. It's easy if you try. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
NAACP calls for college sports boycott in states targeting Black voting power
The group urges Black athletes to withhold commitments to athletic programs in eight states over redistricting, and it also asks fans to stop buying tickets.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Come to Minneapolis this summer! I came for school almost 50 years ago, and I love this city. youtu.be/geE10eC7J-Q?...
youtu.be
Mayor Frey hits the streets: Minneapolis is open for business
YouTube video by cityofminneapolis
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Last night's ICE OUT event at Lake Nokomis in South Minneapolis. Hundreds of luminaries, and a thousand people or so. I love my neighborhood!
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Draw down? What, to 2995? Pardon me if I don't believe this jagoff.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Has anyone complied a list of all the outrages of the past year? I'd like to see all of the grifts, lies, Constitutional abuses, etc. in one package to use in addressing MAGA bs. @hcrichardson.bsky.social ? @atrupar.com ?
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Nisswa is a town about 150 miles from Minneapolis. Apparently, they like ICE more than people from the Twin Cities. Maybe all Twin Cities vacationers should stop visiting the Brainerd Lakes area. The North Shore of Lake Superior, maybe? (gift link below) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
nytimes.com
One State, Two Very Different Views of Minneapolis
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
This breaks my heart.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
That's what cops and other agents are coached to say when they murder someone. "I was afraid for my life." What he wants us to believe is that he was afraid that this woman was going to be able to drive her car sideways into him. How exactly was that possible? www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
mprnews.org
Live updates: ICE says agent, ‘fearing for his life,’ kills woman in south Minneapolis
ICE officials say the woman was shot and killed Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis after attempting to run over agents with her car. Witnesses dispute ICE’s version of what happened. Mayor Jacob F...
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The woman shot by the ICE agent has died. Get these murderous bastards out of Minneapolis. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Woman shot by ICE agent has died.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
I love New York, so I watched Mayor Mamdani's inauguration with a great deal of interest. He did not disappoint. His speech was an inspiration to those of us who think that right-wingers have deeply damaged the working class in this country. It's time to deliver excellence in governance in NYC.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
When Republicans tell you that they want to unleash market forces in health care, they are admitting they have no clue about how health care works in this country. First, about 60% of people under 65 get their coverage through an employer. Those people have very little to say about their plans. >>
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Rep. Omar's response to Trump. I'm very proud of my member of Congress. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Ilhan Omar: Trump Knows He’s Failing. Cue the Bigotry.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Lefse day! A holiday season tradition. share.google/AMk3tbGFzAZp...
Lefse on the griddle.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Is this really a winning strategy? With all of the increasing consternation among MAGA types concerning the files, how will they react to another rug pull? I don't think Trump has thought this through.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
youtu.be/lqE9f3hi0ao This is a great summary of more stupid stuff coming from the regime.
youtu.be
Trump’s Affordability Tailspin: 50-Year Mortgages, Tariff Checks & Maybe Socialism | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
@smith.senate.gov @klobuchar.senate.gov Are you two going to address what needs to be done about the leadership of the Democratic Party in light of the party's caving? A lot of us are very angry. Can you please provide your ideas on a way forward? Frankly, Sen. Schumer has to go.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n... Thank you @realgdt.bsky.social. We should all resist AI. Your films are perfect without such gimmicks.
npr.org
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I couldn't put it any better than this.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Clear explanation of what is going on.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
What exactly have you done, Mike? Other than driving up costs, I mean.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
If Republicans want us to stop calling them fascists, maybe they should stop doing fascisty things. Just a thought.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
No truer words
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
thehill.com/homenews/hou... Yeah, but you have a regime leader stoking right-wing hatred of the left. You also have a Fox News puppet of the regime calling for the murder of the homeless. How much soul-searching is going on there?
thehill.com
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
This says it.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Fuck the Yankees!
Fuck the Yankees.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Hell yeah
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Sadly this sums things up pretty well.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
According to Kennedy we shouldn't listen to experts. Isn't Miller undercutting Kennedy? Who should we listen to in a khakistocracy?
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
The truth shouldn't be suppressed by regime discomfort.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
AI needs to be controlled, if not stopped.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Seed art at the Minnesota State Fair
Seed art at the Minnesota State Fair Seed art at the Minnesota State Fair Seed art at the Minnesota State Fair
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Fine arts at the Minnesota State Fair.
Fine arts at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Cupcake competition at the Minnesota State Fair.
Cupcake competition at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Monday morning at the Minnesota State Fair!
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
This is important reading. Can AI be sustained with the crazy energy requirements? Boycott AI!
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Good idea. I'm increasingly suspicious of the impact of AI. I think we should have more studies to gauge its impact, particularly on kids in school.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
robbreport.com/food-drink/w... Holy shit, Batman! This is what our economy has become. And now that we can no longer trust the regime's labor numbers, look forward to a rocky last half of the year of economic information.
robbreport.com
U.S. Wine Exports to Canada Have Plummeted 97%
The trade war President Trump has sparked with Canada has caused Canadians to purchase nearly $130 million less wine this year.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
www.cnn.com/business/liv... Lutnick projects $50 billion in monthly revenue from tariffs. Howard, you mean you are increasing taxes on American people by $50 billion per month, right? He thinks we understand tariffs as little as the regime does. He is wrong.
cnn.com
Live updates: US tariffs up to 50% kick in worldwide, sparing few | CNN Business
President Donald Trump’s historic new tariffs are now in effect, targeting dozens of US trading partners, marking a substantial escalation in ongoing trade tensions. Follow for live updates.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b... Let's call the tariffs what they really are. A tax increase on the American people. The rich get a big tax cut; the rest of us get screwed.
nytimes.com
Trump’s Tariffs Are Making Money. That May Make Them Hard to Quit.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
You can make this up, but sadly you don't have to.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Fired because the regime didn't like the reality in which we are living.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
I can't remember a time when so many Americans saw the same thing.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
This is horrifying. Anyone who even considers pardoning this monster is as evil as she is.
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
A beautiful if sweltering day in South Minneapolis today. Minnehaha Creek is full.
Minnehaha Creek
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Walt Cygan @wjcygan.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Very cool story.
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