Saw this on FB yesterday, and the more I look at it, the more I laugh, and then get pissed. Don’t even know who posted it, but his comment with the sharpie was killer. Actually, if you recognize cultural facial structure, there are quite a few minorities in the photo, but what is ironic is that they made the photo black and white. Why? Not to offend color blind people?
So you could not see the skin tones?
Weird, and kinda . . .
UPDATE: I spoke with a representative with the Sioux Steel District. They told me that the OSHA agreement was in place before the crane collapse and that Lloyd companies tries to set up these agreements with OSHA on large sites. The collapse was found to be the fault of the contractor and an individual who works for them (who didn’t properly secure a weight on the crane). He was promptly removed and banned from the work site. This rep also told me that the whole crane ALMOST ended up in the river. He said, “If the building would not have caught it, we would have had a 30 ton crane to dig out of the river.”
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I have been looking for this ever since the collapse happened in 2022. Not sure why the penalty amounts are $0, and there seems to be some kind of settlement.
When the collapse happened, an engineer friend of mine said,
“Bet you they have not been doing inspections, because if you inspect the crane properly, these things don’t happen.”
Sure enough, sloppy safety checks. The company is lucky no one died.
I also find it ironic that the developer teamed up with OSHA to make this a partnership with the project for worker safety. Probably won’t be getting that partnership again anytime soon.
Lately it seems everyone wants to have coffee with Detroit Lewis, and boy the stuff I have been a hearing.
One person told me this last week, “Erica Beck is NOT a consensus builder.“
My first reaction was a small giggle, because I already knew this.
Like Duh.
Anyone who runs a closed government like she does (she is running the city, not Poops) is NOT into hearing someone else’s opinion on the matter.
The statement wasn’t from a current or former city employee but someone who knows Beck professionally.
I got the feeling this person was NOT to keen on her running for mayor.
Neither am I.
Now that the Dakota Scout has become the city’s state media I have a feeling more folks are going to want to buy me coffee. I’m all ears!
Thot I would also post MP’s comments on the matter. I like how he uses his donation to censoring a mural because him and Poops thot it was racist, then the Smithsonian used it. The guy is a cultural vacuum. Also, as for story leads, I am sitting on one of the biggest city stories I have had in years, bigger then the Events Center siding debacle. The sad part is I can’t give it to any local journalists because they are incompetent, and like some have done, if I give them a story lead, they run to the city or school district and tattle that I am looking for the story. I have been following some leads, and I am close to breaking it. Let’s just say, when this comes out, the impression that folks have about city government will change, and it will change quickly. It’s bad. Very bad.
During this entire debacle with the Dakota Scout and Argus I have just been back and watching as this all unfolds. Joe Sneve, a PARTIAL owner of the DS sent me these texts May 30, just minutes after I ended a phone conversation with Councilor Thomason. I told Richard to ask who the investors were, and apparently he did, because I got this unsolicited text from Joe;
As you can see, Joe doesn’t reveal ANY outside investors, he tells me that him and Jon used their life savings. He has continued to send me harassing texts claiming I am lying about the ownership.
How would you interpret that? I asked who the investors were and he told me him and Jon used their life savings.
Joe sent me a text last week accusing me of LYING about the texts. As you can see, there was a reason to cover up the investors since one of the main investors gave money to ALL 9 councilors on the dais, Matt Paulson. This is what his RAGE is all about, getting caught in a LIE.
I stopped giving leads to local journalists. They seem to be more concerned about keeping their investors happy instead of informing the public.
It seems Noem’s rosy picture of Sodak’s econ isn’t adding up;
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