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Alum @famous_daves Natl BBQ Team. Love poker, Lake Superior Agates & MN sports. Dad to 4 kids & 2 cats. INFJ.

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Ballinger | Leafblad, Inc. researched the tenures of 466 arts & cultural, education, nonprofit, membership association, and foundation leaders (CEO, President, Executive Director) across MSP and MN and the tenures of 96 CEO's of Minnesota's largest employers (@BizPartnership)…

larsleafblad's tweet image. Ballinger | Leafblad, Inc. researched the tenures of 466 arts & cultural, education, nonprofit, membership association, and foundation leaders (CEO, President, Executive Director) across MSP and MN and the tenures of 96 CEO's of Minnesota's largest employers (@BizPartnership)…

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Herakles the Archer cast, by Émile-Antoine Bourdelle, 1909, 📸 by @schmidtyphoto

ArtButSports's tweet image. Herakles the Archer cast, by Émile-Antoine Bourdelle, 1909, 📸 by @schmidtyphoto

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I agree with Rush that scaling with allies is the way to match China. That's the most important thing everyone needs to focus on. But I think that before Xi used rare earth export controls, America was NOT serious about becoming independent in rare earths. So it had to happen.

Grateful to share my new piece in @nytimes. I write that there are moments in great-power politics when the tectonic plates seem to shift beneath us. The Busan Summit that froze the U.S.-China trade war was one of them. And if historians try to identify exactly when China…

RushDoshi's tweet image. Grateful to share my new piece in @nytimes. 

I write that there are moments in great-power politics when the tectonic plates seem to shift beneath us. The Busan Summit that froze the U.S.-China trade war was one of them. And if historians try to identify exactly when China…


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I'm asking for you to support @TheFIREorg today because global, campus, and digital threats to speech are mounting & we rely on supporters who value principle over party.


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Top 5 cribbage board all-time.

freighter cribbage board 😮‍💨

JustPlainPat's tweet image. freighter cribbage board 😮‍💨


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Benedict Evans' new presentation just dropped: "AI eats the world" 90 slides on macro and strategic trends in tech. His biannual overview is always worth the time: ben-evans.com/presentations

SteadyCompound's tweet image. Benedict Evans' new presentation just dropped: "AI eats the world"
90 slides on macro and strategic trends in tech.

His biannual overview is always worth the time:

ben-evans.com/presentations

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New this AM: Waymo is rolling out a fleet of its autonomous vehicles in Minneapolis. For now, they'll have human drivers, as they map the local streets and collect data. More details + a look at the policy debate ahead --> axios.com/local/twin-cit…


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Way cheaper and more flexible that fixed transit. The sooner Minnesota government embraces this technology, the quicker people will have more transportation options at a substantially lower cost. startribune.com/driverless-rid…



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If you want to know what's coming in 2026 for Minnesota businesses, start with the TCB 100. Our annual list highlights the leaders most likely to drive change in the year ahead... and we're revealing it live on Dec 3. tcbmag.com/events/poy25/

TCBmag's tweet image. If you want to know what's coming in 2026 for Minnesota businesses, start with the TCB 100. Our annual list highlights the leaders most likely to drive change in the year ahead... and we're revealing it live on Dec 3. tcbmag.com/events/poy25/

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Minnesota is in a nationwide competition against other states for people, talent and investment.... And we are losing. Reasonable people can disagree about the causes/ solutions. But there should be zero tolerance for those who deny it is happening. Minnesota deserves better.

PatGarofalo's tweet image. Minnesota is in a nationwide competition against other states for people, talent and investment....

And we are losing.

Reasonable people can disagree about the causes/ solutions. But there should be zero tolerance for those who deny it is happening.  Minnesota deserves better.

With large shoes to fill, NAMI Minnesota’s executive director brings personal experience to the work and a clear professional ‘throughline.’ buff.ly/f9YGPIm



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Sharing this critique by @RushDoshi of the miscalculations and lack of forethought by the Trump administration that caused the US to be in a weaker position with China now than it was 1 year ago. nytimes.com/2025/11/19/opi…


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American Dynamism made working with the government cool again: - Tech realizes defense matters - Companies like SpaceX and Anduril have proven startups can sell to the government - America has to build in the physical world to stay dominant David Ulevitch, Katherine Boyle, and…


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Grateful to share my new piece in @nytimes. I write that there are moments in great-power politics when the tectonic plates seem to shift beneath us. The Busan Summit that froze the U.S.-China trade war was one of them. And if historians try to identify exactly when China…

RushDoshi's tweet image. Grateful to share my new piece in @nytimes. 

I write that there are moments in great-power politics when the tectonic plates seem to shift beneath us. The Busan Summit that froze the U.S.-China trade war was one of them. And if historians try to identify exactly when China…

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I really appreciated @publicroad's response to this question about why they don't use the term Christian Nationalism in their coverage at the @nytimes. As I said at a conference at Notre Dame recently - I don't know what the term actually means. nytimes.com/2025/11/19/us/…

ryanburge's tweet image. I really appreciated @publicroad's response to this question about why they don't use the term Christian Nationalism in their coverage at the @nytimes.

As I said at a conference at Notre Dame recently - I don't know what the term actually means.

nytimes.com/2025/11/19/us/…

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New study: Mice treated with GLP1s saw body-wide anti-aging effects. Notably, the effects were present in older mice on minimal dosage that didn’t even cause weight loss. Caveat: No, humans aren’t mice. Prediction: Yes, I think maybe we’ll all be micro dosing GLP1 in a decade.

DKThomp's tweet image. New study: Mice treated with GLP1s saw body-wide anti-aging effects. Notably, the effects were present in older mice on minimal dosage that didn’t even cause weight loss. 

Caveat: No, humans aren’t mice. 
Prediction: Yes, I think maybe we’ll all be micro dosing GLP1 in a decade.

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Minnesota's own. Seems like the entire last decade has been one kind of witch hunt after another.

“The influential OnStage Blog referred to Laura Osnes’s vaccine decision as ‘one of the highest acts of selfishness you could do for this industry.’ Others were even less kind. A theater lover on Instagram posted, ‘I fucking hate you Laura . . . I hope you never appear on a…

TheFP's tweet image. “The influential OnStage Blog referred to Laura Osnes’s vaccine decision as ‘one of the highest acts of selfishness you could do for this industry.’ Others were even less kind. A theater lover on Instagram posted, ‘I fucking hate you Laura . . . I hope you never appear on a…


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Today's my last day at @MBFantasyLife I had a blast working with the talented FL team Thank you @MatthewBerryTMR, your belief in me was a career highlight In short, I received an offer I couldnt refuse Minnesota, I'm coming home - next week I start my dream job at @SKORNorth


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