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They/them, MSP, zoning nerd
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FREE BABY DRAGONS FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Also we're going to do a painting party and a bunch of other fun stuff but apparently my parents' septic tank...isn't there...anymore (???) so have to go sort that out asap and will write more on this later.

#comic #comics #webcomic #webcomics #free
Hey, hear me out: what if... an ACTUAL baby Molly? In your hands? And in time for Christmas?!?

Yep, it's possible!

All links available here:
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December 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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East Bay for Everyone, as co-host with Livable Communities Initiative, is proud to announce the winners of the National Single Stair Design Competition:

www.singlestair.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.

Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.

Be a housing fan.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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📣 This week, ISAIAH leaders showed up with allies at MSP Airport to say: End deportation flights. #DeICEFlights

Pastor Jane McBride is right. Jesus himself was a refugee. Our faith traditions teach us to offer shelter, not inflict suffering. 👏
December 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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The magazine that brought you "FAQ: The Snake Fight Portion of Your Thesis Defense" and "It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers" bring you Isaac Chotiner's interview with Santa and it is OUTSTANDING.

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Holy shit San Francisco!

60% of the city rezoned, most places exceeding (!!) SB 79. The most restrictive of these allows attached 4–8 story apt buildings with no cap on the # of homes inside, no parking mandates, and by-right streamlined approval.

Movement racking up the municipal wins today 🏆🏆🏆
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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📣 Support 13 new homes in the Linden Hills neighborhood!

Minneapolis has a housing shortage, and we need your help to make sure every neighborhood welcomes new neighbors. Please let City Council know you support more homes by taking action by Monday, December 1!

actionnetwork.org/letters/acti...
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I apparently am allergic to PolyEthylene Glycol. Glad I figured that out today and not day of colonoscopy prep. Jeez.

#mcas
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Climate change may seem like a distant, future issue, but it's an:
- affordability
- housing
- homelessness
issue, TODAY.

The more we push off climate mitigation and resilience actions, the more expensive in $, health, & quality of life it will be for all.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Rising Home Insurance Premiums Are Eating Into Home Values in Disaster-Prone Areas
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Great piece on how density restrictions in zoning are essentially BS.
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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There’s also Tuesday evening in Kingfield and next Saturday in St Paul

monarcamn.org/training
November 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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And remember, the main thing the profit motive gets you is…
November 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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so at tonight's single stair and code talk, @stephenjacobsmith.com brought the good stuff. people were floored.

'architects don't design buildings, codes do'
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Twin cities folks can connect with @mspwhistles.bsky.social if you want to be a menace to the kidnappers.
“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles
Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.
www.thecity.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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I do not want to “Do my own research.” I want to pay trained accredited experts to do the research, trained accredited experts to report on findings, and trained accredited experts to make policy based on them.

I am busy af with my own job, I don’t need to do eight zillion more.
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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The Midwest yearns for more train
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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I moved to Minnesota in June 2023 during a day when the air smelled like a campfire. When I’ve asked longtime Minnesotans about the increasingly severe smoke during our summers, they all say it was never a problem until a few years ago. And wow, this graph has got the receipts.
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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We should build a lot more of the safest types of homes.
Modern Multifamily Buildings Provide the Most Fire Protection
A large body of research has demonstrated that apartment buildings and other types of multifamily housing can provide many benefits to a community, especially when built in high-demand areas where…
www.pew.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Basic human needs are basic human rights.
Public transportation.
Public homes, means we need to legalize building more homes.
A Universal Basic Income for the costs of living like food, shelter, communication (your phone bill), etc.
Universal Healthcare, now.

We can live in a better world.
"my least woke opinion is---"

That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.

Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Sex ed should be mandatory and all students regardless of gender should study periods, childbirth, PCOS, and endometriosis.
"my least woke opinion is---"

That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.

Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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MINNEAPOLIS GO GO NOW! #northernlights #photos
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM