Progressive Citizen X

These are the mad political rantings of one Matthew McNeil, Liberal/Democratic radio host in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN. The postings are mine, the thoughts are mine. Mostly about politics, but I will occasionally get into raising kids, cooking, gardening, the arts and my favorite sports. Bon Appetite!

Friday, January 30, 2026

The Friday Link for 1/30/26

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Hi all. It's been another exhausting week, with the Murder of Alex Pretti and the fallout since. We've had a few glimmers of hope, l...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

The Bully

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This morning, Alex Jeffery Pretti was murdered by ICE agents on Eat Street in south Minneapolis.  He was trying to help some women when an I...
Friday, January 23, 2026

The Friday Link for 1/23/26

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Howdy all! This week, we start with what I feel was one of the funniest bits Saturday Night Live ever came up with: Pete Twinkle and Greg St...
Friday, January 16, 2026

The Friday Link for 1/16/26

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Hi all. It's been a brutal week in Minneapolis. Trump's ICE Gestapo is here, and they are intentionally making everything horrible. ...
Friday, January 9, 2026

The Friday Link for 1/9/26

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Hey everyone. I just let out a massive sigh.  Welcome to Minneapolis for the first full week of 2026. I will get to the week, but I desperat...
Monday, January 5, 2026

Mastodon, Let's Just Be Friends

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Dear Mastodon,  Hi there!  I want to come clean. You're great and all, but a harsh reality: you're falling WAY behind the rest of th...
Friday, January 2, 2026

The Friday Link for 1/2/26

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Happy New Year, everyone!  This week (and year), we start with Astro Alexandra, a fantastic YouTuber/TikToker who is a must-follow if you li...
Friday, December 26, 2025

The Friday Link for 12/26/25

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I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.  Three years ago, after I was in a car accident where a drunk driver broke my back, I was sitting i...
Friday, December 19, 2025

The Friday Link for 12/19/25

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Since this is the last Friday Link before the Holiday, let's get Christmas-y!!! We start with what is going to be the last Colbert Chris...
Friday, December 12, 2025

The Friday Link for 12/12/25

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Evening all.  Epic Rap Battles of History is back with a good one: the Red Baron Versus the White Death. Note, some rougher language! Since ...
Friday, December 5, 2025

The Friday Link for 12/5/25

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Hello all! I am going to start off this week with a blast from the past, or more accurately, a blast from my past. I love Snoopy.  I had a S...
Friday, November 28, 2025

The Friday Link for 11/28/25

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Howdy all! I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. We start with a gem from The Daily Show. I think 5 years ago this would get ZERO laughs becau...
Friday, November 21, 2025

The Friday Link for 11/21/25

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Howdy hi all!  This week, we will have musical flair! First up is comedian Josh Johnson, one of the featured hosts from The Daily Show. John...
Friday, November 14, 2025

The Friday Link For 11/14/25

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Happy Friday, all! I think it's time for our first Thanksgiving video. For this, we go to the ANTI-CHEF and his attempt at making the Tu...
Friday, November 7, 2025

The Friday Link for 11/7/25

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Hi all. I stumbled upon a podcast, and I'm smitten. History has always been a big interest of mine.  I have posted great historical vide...
Friday, October 31, 2025

The Friday Link for Halloween, 10/31/25!!!

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Happy Halloween, everyone! Let's scare everyone today!  Of the many accomplishments of writer/director Ryan Coogler, making an old Irish...
Friday, October 24, 2025

The Friday Link for 10/24/25

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Hi all! For all of those who have started reading these posts recently, I usually don't feature sports clips too often, but for the 2nd ...
Friday, October 17, 2025

The Friday Link for 10/17/25

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Hi all!  Alison Hammond might end up being the person to save us all. If you're not familiar with Alison, for us here in the US, she is ...
Friday, October 10, 2025

The Friday Link for 10/10/25

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Hi all! A few seasonal things to get to.  With baseball's playoffs heating up, and with the Twins nowhere near them, it's time to re...
Friday, October 3, 2025

The Friday Link for 10/3/25

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Howdy all! This week, we begin with an Honest Trailer from Screen Junkies. I really liked the Fantastic Four movie, but like every movie, Sc...
Friday, September 26, 2025

The Friday Link for 9/26/25

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Howdy everyone. With me featuring Colbert and Stewart last week, standing up for Jimmy Kimmel, I think it's only fair that the first vid...
Friday, September 19, 2025

The Friday Link for 9/19/25

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The Trump White House has declared war on the First Amendment.  No one is safe. Hey, Trump supporters and MAGA, wasn't protecting Freedo...
Friday, September 12, 2025

The Friday Link for 9/12/25

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Hi all!  One of the best shows from the last 15 years was Brooklyn Nine-Nine.  The cast was so good and it's one of the few series where...
Monday, September 8, 2025

The Problem with Fear

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Some Democrats have been coming after me lately.  While most have been cordial, one or two have been belligerent beyond belligerent.   It...
Sunday, September 7, 2025

Best of Minnesota State Fair Fine Art, 2025

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Every year, I post what I think are the best pieces of art from the Fine Art Exhibition at the Minnesota State Fair.  This is totally arbitr...
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