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Sign up here >> startribune.com/nuggets Send me tips via Signal: mattdelong.01https://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mrj7y5prl22rIf you’re making a low budget horror movie and you don’t introduce the scary thing within the first 15 minutes or so what are you even doing26 Jul 2026 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrj7y5prl22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mritve4aps2e“A dinosaur was spotted near Yellowstone National Park this week for the first time in 68 million years.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mritve4aps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mriavf74ls2uLove watching home maintenance YouTube videos where the guy is like this is a fast and easy repair and then I go to do it and get absolutely blocked on step 125 Jul 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mriavf74ls2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mre7l63izc2tThe espresso martini soft serve at Centro is unbelievable24 Jul 2026 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre7l63izc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mrbcqiff5c2tI don't have the full context here, only this clip, but the NY Times reported this back in January [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbcqiff5c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mrap5avq2s23Time is running short for Congress to reverse a looming ban on hemp-derived THC products, but Minnesota's top cannabis regulator says they'll remain on store shelves here regardless https://www.startribune.com/time-is-running-short-for-congress-to-reverse-a-looming-ban-on-hemp-derived-thc-products/601869136?utm_source=gift22 Jul 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrap5avq2s23https://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mralswdimk2lSeems like a great job for one of the Star Tribune editors that were just laid off [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mralswdimk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mr7a2swrvs2wInteresting strategy [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7a2swrvs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mr5zphqmzs2pI was looking the other night and every weekend afternoon/evening showtime at the IMAX theater nearest me is already nearly sold out for the next few weeks [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5zphqmzs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mr5vg3kqnk2xEvery day we stray further from god's light [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5vg3kqnk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mr5ssbkzbk24Nothing like the first cool morning after a brutal heat wave21 Jul 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5ssbkzbk24https://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mr5ordz3zs26Not defending or disputing the Trump administration’s advocacy for the Tates at all, but I can’t find any evidence that either Vance or Grenell actually visited Romania. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5ordz3zs26https://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mr4o4h2lm22s3 dead in shooting in St. Paul’s Highland Park neighborhood https://www.startribune.com/3-dead-in-st-paul-shooting-police-still-on-scene/60187022521 Jul 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4o4h2lm22shttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mr3z6jin422uWhat are Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino up to these days? [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3z6jin422uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mr3qoz2o4k24Two mass shootings in Minneapolis less than 24 hours apart over the weekend have left 14 people wounded, one fatally, and no word of any arrests, city officials said. https://www.startribune.com/shooting-outside-minneapolis-nightclub-leaves-9-injured/60186979820 Jul 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3qoz2o4k24https://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mr3gx2ris22u"Sergio Furnari, originally from Italy, had hoped the statue of the deceased far-right activist, which he intends to display in Times Square, would raise 'millions' of dollars. Instead, he said he has been inundated by messages from people saying they intend to urinate on the sculpture." [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3gx2ris22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattdelong.bsky.social/post/3mr27hetscs2iJust let me know when there isn’t a heat advisory at this point [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:zyddwpojhtmjojwgpuoshkuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr27hetscs2i