Minnesota/Minnesotans C or D

ah yes, crammed into a cage next to a mud road, the delights of downtown in the summer

Sidewalk cafes are back on south end of Nicollet! pic.twitter.com/DlfjkdFGLX

— R.T. Rybak (@R_T_Rybak) June 5, 2017

lol

http://m.startribune.com/the-yanez-jurors-a-snapshot/428447093/

Juror 10: A middle-aged white male who is retired from preprinting work, he said he followed news about the case off and on. He said he had seen Reynolds' Facebook video. "She seemed overly calm" he said on his juror questionnaire. He owns a handgun and hunts.

Jeez, the number of jurors who claim only passing familiarity with the cast at best ...

10 of the Trumpiest folks in Ramsey co. and 2 black people

Doesn't speak well of the prosecution's competence.

FWIW, the jury foreperson:

Juror 6: A white male in his 40s who is the jury foreperson. A wellness coach for the last seven years, he believes too many "victimless" crimes are prosecuted, including drug use and sex work. He believes marijuana should be legalized. He said he was "somewhat isolated" and knew nothing about the Yanez case.

So one fewer Trumpy folk.

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having worked downtown for a little more than 2 yrs now
the nicollet project has been almost bafflingly mishandled...like to an unreal degree

also it's like they are turning a street w/sidewalks into a....street w/sidewalks

they act like it's the big dig in boston or some shit

Worse sidewalks on top of that.

You've got about 16 years to go before you can say the Nicollet Project has been mishandled as badly as the Big Dig.

sorry, 14 years

not including the 9 years of preplanning

I'm enjoying the "how do we get in the building today?" part of the project.

it's one of those clusterfucks that looks so ridiculous I want to see it if I'm in town

I'd hurry up to do so, but it sounds like I have time

speaking of clusterfucks, outside of the controversy, how's the walker's new sculpture garden?

i'll let you know when i see it --- NEXT WEEK

(btw i go to mpls next week)

"She seemed overly calm" he said on his juror questionnaire

you dumb motherfucker can you not recognize a sublime moment of terrible humanity when you see it

The ridiculous vicissitudes of being the 15th biggest metro area in the U.S.

Yanez found not guilty, fucking bullshit

https://www.facebook.com/CBSMinnesota/videos/10155552597118825/

Pretty fiery speech.

they literally are calling the nicollet project 'the big build' so

I have been a Minnesotan for 20 days and there are many things I appreciate about this state.

oh sweet summer child

you will never be a minnesotan until you appreciate that they will never count you as a minnesotan

Yeah they can't take a compliment either

lol

don't go to club jager!

*googles*

what the ever-loving hell

rumors and stories about this place have been around for a while:

https://stephenhero.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/clubhouse-jager-uber-alles/

i have to admit i've gone there quite a bit! it's a nice old bar, good dj nights. oh well, good night.

are there actual racist skinheads (jesus christ even typing that, what year is this?) in the twin cities?

down here we've got some dudes who seem like ska/punk holdovers who have kind of morphed into the dudes into their 30s who maybe get into fixing up cafe racer motorcycles or vespas and will show up, there's always the one dude with suspenders, a couple guys with shaved heads, afaik very anti-racist. more tattooed since it's 2017

there's a little overlap with a slightly younger crowd who I think of as "hardcore punk dudes who occasionally reunite their old bands and dj reggae nights" and they're definitely not anywhere near this level of shitheadery

the one time i went there, the style of the place seemed... gratuitous, but who knows

p4nz3rf4ust records were in frikkin newport mn iirc

i initially hated club jager just because of the name but ended up liking it for the good dance nights (soul music usually) and the great outdoor area

a friend of mine from HS (catch her on project runway!!!) i think rented from the guy, and her husband was the jager bar manager, and they're both cutting ties at great personal expense -- if you know of studio space for a fashion designer and have a job for a bar manager, hmu

also as a heads-up apparently the staff there are getting all kinds of harassment, despite the what-i-would-think-was-obvious fact that none of them knew about the political leanings of the landlord

so much for the tolerant north loop

lol

http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-vikings-hire-18-year-old-to-connect-with-gen-z/444200463/

c/d: $100 harry potter lock-in at the science center

https://www.smm.org/adult-campin

NAZI LANE
MAFIA LANE
SUCK IT LANE

jesus christ #MSP pic.twitter.com/ci8VcsGdWX

— Franklin Sayre (@mysnuggle) October 14, 2017

May I direct you to images of anti-bike lane protests in Minneapolis this weekend, featuring multiple candidates for City Council. pic.twitter.com/cxdKEFSy9w

— Ryan L. (@ryanlindberg) October 16, 2017

Republican Ward 7 candidate Joe Kovacs and former Ward 10 council member at the bike lane protest. "Nazi Lane" signs also in attendance. pic.twitter.com/64bgmiKBmr

— Wedge LIVE! (@WedgeLIVE) October 14, 2017

"hey what are you guys so angry about that you're protesting?"

*sees NAZI LANE sign*

"so uh, what are you guys protesting?"

someone linked to something about that on fb and it appeared to be...satire? or were these guys for real

Triple Rock is closing. :(

aw seriously? noooo... i suppose the writing has been on the wall for a little bit now

damn it

mh: one claim i've seen is that someone started a fake meetup but then these chuds showed up at it for real. i hope to fuck that's true

seriously terrible news about the triple rock. just heartbreaking.

I know I've only recently moved here and no one knows me yet but I'm gonna be at the Craig Finn/John K. Samson show there on Friday if anyone wants to have a beer.

That's horrible about the Triple Rock. I wonder what happened. It's not like live music or bars have become less lucrative businesses, and as far as I can tell that place was beloved from the start. I certainly loved it.

Sad. I'll see you all at the Boris and Girlpool shows, then never again.

Where will Waxahatchee play next summer, they've played the Triple Rock like five summers in a row!

i'm going to boris, hoping to maybe catch one other show before it closes.

it like, could get purchased right? seems like the space would be hard to make it into something other than a music venue

we were so worried what would happen if Clear Channel took over First Avenue it never occurred to us what would happen if First Avenue became a Clear Channel style monopoly