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Dolor Sit Amet

Minnesota’s flag is bad. We’re changing it.

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minnesota’s state flag is bad. It’s simultaneously unremarkable and cluttered, ridiculously complex and altogether unrecognizable. we’re getting rid of it, all thanks to me.

The Syndicate

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My city is burning. We all know why.

Bde Maka Ska: My Stupid Opinion

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In 2017, the City of Minneapolis changed its map forever (maybe — facts disputed) by renaming its largest lake. Overnight, Lake Calhoun, as it’s long been known, became Bde Maka Ska, a name previously attributed to the body of water by the native Dakota people. This change resulted in fairly immediate controversy between advocates for …