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Winterishere @thedevilinme (5216) • Northampton, England 8 Jan

So here we go again, a George Floyd scenario where a member of the public was needlessly killed by overzealous US government forces on US soil. Clearly the lady was an agitator and didn't do as she was told but for a grown man to...

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A Possible Look into a Kamala Harris Presidency

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 15 Oct 24

What does Kamala Harris and the Democrats have in store for the country if elected. Will it be something similar to the state of Minnesota. I hope not, but I worry it may be true based on Harris's comments and voting record as a...

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A Thoughtful Perspective on the Death of George Floyd

Jim Bauer @porwest (112876) • United States 21 Apr 21

In writing, the story often begins en medias res, or in the middle of things. Right at the very moment when everything is about to change, and the ordinary becomes the extraordinary. In the case of the story of George...

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Minneapolis preparing for former police Chauvin's trial

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 6 Mar 21

So, starting on Monday, the trials for former Minneapolis officer Chauvin (who killed George Floyd, caused riots across Minneapolis and the momentum snowballed across the world - or at least the United States). I work only a few...

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Checking in from Minneapolis

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 1 Jun 20

I wanted to check in as it's been a while since I have and the last week has been pure pandemonium. On memorial day, Monday 5/25, a black man named Geroge Floyd was murdered in my city by a police officer, who knelt on the man's...

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SB 52 - Thank god its over!

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 5 Feb 18

Happiest Monday ever. As many know Super bowl 52 was hosted in the wintery tundra of downtown Minneapolis this year, a few short blocks from my place of employment. For the last 10 days SB52 has had a plethora of both free and...

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 12 Mar 17

Usually, a big city like Minneapolis is built on lots of acreage of solid ground. However, I was surprised to learn that there are 22 lakes in the city limits of Minneapolis. Minnesota is often called “the land of 10,000 lakes.”...

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Songs about your Home Town

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 13 May 16

I am listening to Atmosphere's "Say Shh" - they are a local rap group that tackle some big, social issues - and are just in general AMAZING and this particular song is all about Minneapolis. This is pretty exciting to me - because...

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I went to Minnesota this month.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 15 Jun 12

I went to be with my daughter when she had her third child, or rather to stay with the two big sisters while mom and dad had the third child. One of the really neat things about going to see my daughter is that Grandpa Bob lives...

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Torrs13 @Torrs13 (217) • United States 9 Apr 12

I just took my second road trip to Minneapolis and loved it! I hope to go back again someday, so I was wondering if anybody knew of some places to go that would be cool. I have been to the sculpture gardens (highly recommend to...

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Indie bands in Minnesota

shwanks @shwanks (145) • United States 9 Oct 10

I am always interested in discovering new music! and I would much rather support local bands than big stars.. I would love to get any info on local bands in Minnesota! Particularly Duluth/Superior and the Twin Cities. The genres...

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A tornado hit 3 blocks away.

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 19 Aug 09

Man, an unexpected severe storm hit HARD in Minneapolis Minnesota around 230 p.m. It was a rain storm with severe downpours then suddenly things got too quiet etc. A torenado hit South Minneapolis. It did a lot of wind damage in...

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Favorite MN city?

anna728 @anna728 (1499) • United States 20 Jul 09

What is your favorite city in Minnesota that you've visited or been to?

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Community Organizers told to leave Minneapolis community

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 12 Jun 09

When people stank up and defend their rights they need to be congratulated. it seems that in Minneapolis / St Paul the Somalia Community has a problem with groups coming in and taking young men to serve in the cause. Now it is...

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WiFi WTF?

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 3 Mar 09

Here is a shot of the dishes etc for WiFi. The city of Minneapolis, pop. 350,000+ is now wired for WiFi useage. I am lost to this aspect. With a laptop in my wifes restaraunt what is needed to accesss/use the WiFi service there?...

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Once In A Blue Moon?

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 6 Feb 09

Early this morning, Fridfay Feb6th over Minneapollis Minnesota the moon gave off this blue and brownish orange glow around it. This was caused by cool air above with warmer air below the cold air reflecting off the ice crystals in...

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Beautiful Skyline Photo

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 6 Feb 09

I live a few miles from Downtown Minneapolis and drive through it each night as I go to pick my wife up from work. This shot was taken late January after 9 p.m. during a snowstorm. The building with the white lights on top is the...

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Top 25 fittest and fattest cities in the United States

Franken en route to a bogus win thanks to a biased canvassing board

Taskr36 @Taskr36 (13963) • United States 22 Dec 08

Well the canvassing board is now making it their mission to elect Al Franken by "divining" the will of voters in Michigan. They are actively taking votes away from Norm Coleman based on boxes that are filled in too much, or...

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Norm Coleman Under Investigation

anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 12 Dec 08

The FBI os inestigating allegations, stemming from lawsuits in Texas and Delaware, that top Coleman donor Nasser Kazeminy improperly funneled tens of thousands of dollars to Coleman and/or his wife...

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