STP NorthEnder Guy

Tariffs 101: Bob buys widgets from China for $10 & sells them to consumers in the USA for $20. If we add a $5 tariff to imported Chinese goods, Bob now buys widgets for $15. So, does Bob continue to sell his widget for $20 or does he increase his price to $25? CONSUMER PAYS

@theficouple This is a fantasy. No way anyone brings home $4500 after tax on that salary. That doesn’t include healthcare, 401k, state income taxes. The reality is probably closer to $3000 per month. And good luck finding rent for $1200. $1500 is bare minimum. You’re off by 33% easily.

Here's the math: A single person earning $70,000/yr takes home ~$4,500/mo after tax. A realistic budget: -$1,200/mo: Rent -$400/mo: Food - $330/mo: Transportation - $280/mo Utilities/phone - $500/mo: Fun ...Living within their means lets them invest ~$1,600/mo.

@UsesTransit @visceralscenery BRT from downtown St Paul to MSP is the perfect example. 2 years to get some basic route.

@stpguy33 @visceralscenery But in general I agree with you that we should build our Arterial BRT's, that don't have specialized infrastructure like bridges, or a new guideway quickly. I'd say 1.5ish years for planning, 1.5ish for design and 2 years for construction is a pretty good goal.

northeast minneapolis is where the bus schedule goes to die

@WedgeLIVE Property taxes also go up if the tax base shrinks. Your home doesn’t need to go up in value. If all the landowners keep their buildings empty or their land vacant, it shifts the tax burden more heavily onto single family homes. People need to support density and building now

Reading every reply in the Minneapolis property valuation thread will give you brain damage. Property values aren't set arbitrarily to steal your money. If your value went up, it's bc your home is worth more. And if you think it's wrong, you can appeal it. reddit.com/r/Minneapolis/…

@vincempls @MnDOT If only @mndot would understand removing i94 in the corridor would be the best long term option. Instead we will get bad-faith discussions for a decade then a repaving and no meaningful change.

Never send to know for whom the bell tolls I-94 @MNDOT, it tolls for thee.

@FrederickMelo Yes, a land value tax would be a far superior way to handle municipal taxes compared to property taxes. LVT would force land owners sitting on vacant land to either build, sell, or pay more in taxes. That’s a good thing for all the other neighbors.

Or we could just rip up how we approach property taxes entirely... A bill out of Bloomington would allow cities to impose land value taxes. Cities tax buildings more than the land beneath them, a nasty incentive for speculators to hold onto empty lots and derelict properties rather than develop them with housing and commerce that could draw jobs and capture sales tax revenue. Imposing higher taxes on building improvements offers an equally perverse disincentive to fix up properties. What if St. Paul flipped the proverbial script? Imagine a tax levied solely or primarily on the assessed value of land. By excluding buildings, partially or wholly, speculators would pay more than homeowners. Hey, they do it in Denmark. And New South Wales. You like Wales, don't you?

@StateDept The only time Article 5 of the NATO charter was invoked was by the USA after 9/11. They literally came to our aid. No country in Europe has ever invoked Article 5. Quit lying from a government account.

🚨 SECRETARY RUBIO: If NATO is just about us defending Europe if they’re attacked, but them denying us basing rights when we need them, then that’s not a very good arrangement. That’s a hard one to stay engaged in and say this is good for the United States.

@hipearlrose Friend-zoned

know Im a real regular at the coffee shop bc my fav barista just gave me a noogie and said “closing in ten”

@mitchpberg @MinnesotaDFL If you knew anything about American History, you’d know the only time Republicans and the NRA supported gun bans was when the Black Panthers exercised their 2nd amendment rights. The GOP governor who led the anti-gun campaign at the time…CA Gov. Ronald Reagan

@MinnesotaDFL Nothing scares the DFL more than a black guy with a gun.

A new police report shows GOP Rep. Walter Hudson was armed and impaired during the DUI arrest against fellow Republican Rep. Elliott Engen.

@ThxTom90228 @jpcoolican It’s actually illegal to be carrying concealed while intoxicated…Sure seems like @WalterHudson actually broke the law…

@jpcoolican It's wonderful that Walter Hudson was armed, because you animals routinely threaten his life and the lives of his family.

Police: Rep. Walter Hudson was armed, intoxicated with Engen during DUI stop minnesotareformer.com/briefs/police-…

@jpcoolican @WalterHudson and @elliottengenMN really were on a bender. Day drinking. How drunk were they during session that day, and did they go back out for drinks after?

@DorkDraft @Broncos Virtually all modern stadiums are ugly gray & drab spaceships. The broncos should lean into a more western aesthetic. Lots of exposed timber and wood.

The Rockies are baseball’s worst team, but Coors Field is still Denver’s best venue. If the Broncos built their new stadium with a modern twist on that same timeless Colorado aesthetic, how would you feel?

@lydiakauppi There’s such a big market for a company to come along and make old fashioned heavy duty and dumb appliances that last forever. My 60s MCM house still has the original Magic Chef built-in gas oven and stovetop.

I’m a big enough person to admit my mistakes, and one of the biggest mistakes I ever made in my life was buying a smart washer and dryer. Next time I’m getting a Speed Queen and never looking back. Two repair visits later I’m loading up for my second trip to the laundromat

@Jeremyakee And Gandalf sent three eagles to Barad-ur. One for Frodo, Sam, and…Gollum’s

There is a passage in The Two Towers which is arguably among the most important across the books. Frodo and Sam are asleep outside the entrance to Shelob's lair when Smeagol sidles up to Frodo. Tolkien writes that anyone who saw him would have thought was just a very tired old hobbit. He is written in such affectionate terms here. It is clear that in this moment Smeagol was very close to embracing the Good. But Sam wakes up, assumes the worst about his intentions, and that's that. Smeagol was killed in that moment and Gollum was what remained. The movies could and should have included this scene. It would have added SO MUCH depth to the already deep on screen character of Smeagol/Gollum. We all wrestle with the good and evil in our own hearts. Not everyone wins that match. That is the lesson of Gollum in the books and movies alike.

@WedgeLIVE “Remarkably subdued”….what are you, the Strib? I swear some of you Minneapolis people are so in the weeds that you can’t see the forest from the trees.

To give a sense of the enormity of the moment: the airplane nerd who became a resistance hero by taking photos at the airport got a prime speaking slot between Bruce Springsteen & Bernie Sanders and punctuated his speech with a remarkably subdued "fuck ICE."

@ShangguanJiewen The 13th amendment abolished slavery…EXCEPT for as a punishment for a crime. This is not new information.

The US economy is built on slavery.

@Peter07nl @FurkanGozukara Closing ranks around a wannabe dictator isn’t exactly the type of government we signed up for 250 years ago

@stpguy33 @FurkanGozukara No. You have to be realistic. If your country is attacked(Israel is a bad example, they are the aggressor) you need to close ranks. War is not a game. People die. You have no time for demonstrations: you need to defend yourself. Thats nothing to do with fascism.

Absolute panic in Tel Aviv. An Israeli protester admits on camera that their democracy is completely dead. He reveals the police have officially banned citizens from protesting against the war. The Zionist regime has gone full fascist to protect Netanyahu.

@V_Wilson_mn @natehoodstp We gave honest feedback to Nate, the planning commission, and city council and nothing has been done. St Paul is still in a affordability and taxing death spiral and no one in charge seems to actually thing we are in an emergency

If you want to create change, you need honest feedback — and that’s exactly what @natehoodstp’s tool allows you to do. It lets a broader audience review projects, ask questions, and respond. It’s time to stop arguing and start building. If anything, on first try, I’d say the tool is still too insider baseball. Average folks don’t know all the zoning lingo.

I’ll have to try this out— looks like an awesome tool!

@natehoodstp @V_Wilson_mn You worked “within” the system for many years and got nothing done. We have been in an affordability crisis for years and I’ve yet seen the planning commission or city council move to fix an affordability crisis…

@MaplehoodUnited Megasota

Reminder that 45% of the Dakotas live within 20 miles of Minnesota. There should only be one Dakota.