Minneapolis Park Board Commissioner At Large. Visit https://teapaw.org/t.co/myauCDbwWL for more info. Comms Specialist MN House DFL. MPLS, biking, Twolves. He/him/his.
Minneapolis, MN
Joined December 2012
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Time for a belated (my graphics friend recently had a kid, congrats, Laura!) victory lap! On Saturday, with a clear quorum and over 82% of the vote, I was endorsed by the DFL! With a clear-cut progressive park board slate, it's time to chart a new future for our parks!
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Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in living memory, and even for him, this is shocking. Congress must investigate this corrupt $400+ million overpayment to a Trump donor immediately.
"New records obtained by KARE 11 show the company that owned a vacant private prison in Appleton, Minnesota offered to sell it to the state in 2025 for $75 million.
One year later, the Trump administration agreed to use taxpayer funds to buy the same abandoned prison from CoreCivic, Inc., for $495.6 million.
The price difference, $420 million, is more than taxpayers are estimated to have lost in Minnesota’s much-publicized Feeding Our Future fraud scandal." kare11.com/article/news/inve…
Tom Olsen retweeted
Q: If the administration has declared war on waste and fraud, can you explain the $420 million overpayment for a prison in Appleton, Minnesota, when the company offered it to the state of Minnesota for $75 million?
BESSENT: That question is a waste of time.
Tom Olsen retweeted
Chris Finch on the leagues efforts to slow down the amount of flopping
“Well, here’s what my take on it… I was all for the league cleaning up flopping, you know, when I heard they were going to do it… unfortunately I think the league has their own definition of what a flop is, which is needed but confusing when like you see a flop, everyone kind of knows what it is. It doesn’t really need to be overly explained. I think where they got it wrong is all these flops are coming on the defense and that’s not what the people want out of the game. They want the flops on the offensive players out of the game. You know, the league was very intentional about saying the fans didn’t want to see flopping but that’s not the flopping, they don’t care if a defender spills down and shouts. What they care is that the offensive players are baiting the game and falling down and getting unnecessary free throws. That’s what they care about because that’s not really in the spirit of what anyone wants to tune in and watch”
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I actually wanted to ratify Ja playing under Micah Nori for a great all-around game, so I clicked on the video of the 8 assists to see how they unfolded. At least half are fraudulent. It's a trend around the league, made fraught by gambling, albeit less so now without prop bets.
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New: Parents of slain Annunciation student endorse Klobuchar and say Demuth ‘lied to us in our living room’ startribune.com/parents-of-s…
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Jaden McDaniels lit the blunt and put it out while Anthony Edwards was splashing a corner three 😭
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We know how to make our streets safer, so we did it 600 times.
Red light cameras reduce red light running by 80% and T-bone crashes by 65%. Most importantly, they help New Yorkers get home safely.
That's why we installed new red light cameras at 600 intersections across the five boroughs to help stop dangerous driving before tragedy strikes, and make our streets safer for everyone who walks, rolls, drives, or takes the bus.
nydailynews.com/2026/10/21/n…
Tom Olsen retweeted
Red light cameras are extremely effective. We need to expand them in Minneapolis!
We know how to make our streets safer, so we did it 600 times.
Red light cameras reduce red light running by 80% and T-bone crashes by 65%. Most importantly, they help New Yorkers get home safely.
That's why we installed new red light cameras at 600 intersections across the five boroughs to help stop dangerous driving before tragedy strikes, and make our streets safer for everyone who walks, rolls, drives, or takes the bus.
nydailynews.com/2026/10/21/n…
Join me tomorrow at 6pm to help support Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura! She is strong progressive leader and is working to secure a House DFL majority this November.
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Tom Olsen retweeted
Looks like Pimento on Bde Maka Ska is closing.
That’s such a great location, there’s no reason a decent restaurant couldn’t have lines around the block like Bread & Pickle does at Lake Harriet.
ALT Screenshot of Axios post showing Pimento on the Lake at Bde Maka Ska is closing.
Tom Olsen retweeted
I've convicted over 350 fraudsters, one every 8 days. Ron knowingly took donations from fraudsters who stole $1.6 million from the government.
Who do you think is really serious about fighting fraud?
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This should be a campaign ending moment.
Ron Schutz admits that known fraudsters are supporting his campaign AND he doubles down on accepting their money when pressed by Keith Ellison.
Why do fraudsters want Ron Schutz in office so badly?
Tom Olsen retweeted
the minneapolis park board passed a resolution last night opposing the application to amend the comprehensive plan’s future land use & built form designation / zoning for 600 main st, a plot of land steve minn’s lupe development has been trying to develop for a long time. at one point they wanted luxury rentals, now affordable senior housing
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Rep. Hudson during Engen's DWI stop: 'He's cutting me a major break' kare11.com/article/news/loca…
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“I’d venture that ‘Digger’ is actually a better, more fluid film than ‘Birdman’—less contrived and constrained in its staging, more mysterious in its intentions and effects,” Justin Chang writes. Read his review of Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s latest film. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/Et…
