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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · Jun 22

We lost a member of our family suddenly this week to kidney disease. Pippin was an incredibly loving boy who did great with my children. In honor of his memory I'll be donating to the Idaho Humane Society which has accepted more than 2,000 cats so far this year and is running out of food.

Little girl holding an incredibly chill cat

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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 13h

Nothing could possibly be gained by attending a lot of the federal government briefings right now

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 15h

In the "best case" aBRT scenario that also means another worthy corridor won't get upgrades for another 5-10 years

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 16h

So nothing

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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 16h

The only things that are close are @mnufc.com losing to Austin FC in the US Open cup this year and @mnaurorafc.bsky.social's loss in the finals of its inaugural season

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 16h

The endings of the last two Lynx seasons have hurt more than the collective failures of all of my other favorite teams over the past decade

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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 16h

And despite all of this @governorwalz.mn.gov fought hard to keep state employees inflation adjustments under 2%

Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 18h

Insurance rates up $2000.

Food benefits cut off.

Farmers unable to sell their crops.

Skyrocketing national debt.

$40 billion to Argentina.

America First!

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 17h

The damage of tariffs and antagonizing Canada are entirely preventable

Minneapolis Fed @minneapolisfed.bsky.social · 18h

Hospitality and tourism businesses in #Minnesota reported lower profits this summer in a recent Minneapolis Fed survey. Read more about the survey results in a new article by Haley Chinander: https://bit.ly/4hctPJK

Fewer summer customers for Minnesota hospitality businesses | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Over the peak summer season, Minnesota’s tourism and hospitality businesses saw profits decline relative to last summer

www.minneapolisfed.org

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 21h

Also it's time the A line had bus lanes

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 21h

Someday my Hennepin - Larpenteur BRT will come

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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 23h

a man in a suit and tie is standing in a field with the words whats in the box behind him

Alt: Brad Pitt in Se7en: What's in the box

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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 23h

Translates to, "to become contorted"

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 23h

The Palestinian watermelon combined with defending Christopher Columbus is an amazing combo

acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 1d

a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open .

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open .

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acieb.bsky.social @acieb.bsky.social · 1d

Self-fulfilling prophecy when he won't return to DC to negotiate

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history, saying he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until they hit pause on their health care demands and reopen. https://to.pbs.org/4nfq5Je