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robin - they/he - 24 - married lesbian 🏳️‍⚧️ @cinnuy.bsky.social 💍 - minneapolis - hEDS - 18+ follow me for a weird mix of politics, local interest, bus autism, tech stuff, art, and gaming https://coffeeknife.nekoweb.org/ https://ko-fi.com/coffeeknife

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robin ☕️ gentoo era @coffeeknife.bsky.social · Aug 1

mutuals: I'm playing with a self hosted/federated e2ee discord alternative (matrix) - if anyone would like to test it for usability with me, shoot me a dm and I'll throw you an invite token

a conversation in the General channel on my matrix homeserver

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robin ☕️ gentoo era @coffeeknife.bsky.social · 2h

yeah, if this is the reason it's a pretty great reason for closing the minneapolis press to be a giant embarrassment for the strib

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3h

their ducks: not even in a row. in disarray. shambles

our ducks: slowly arranging themselves into uncountable phalanxes

Kerbal Engineering Systems @kerbalsystems.bsky.social · 11h

Austin PD's statement was even more explicitly pro-protest, they literally thanked everyone for coming out lol

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 15h

the crowd sizes are obviously the highlight here but the fact that *this* is the public statement of the NYPD does not bode well for the regime. or, put another way:

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

ZERO arrests at No Kings in NYC. (And the NYPD isn’t notorious for being sympathetic with people anti-Trump.)

This proves what shameless liars Speaker Mike Johnson & Karoline Leavitt are to slander the participants as violent anarchists.

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robin ☕️ gentoo era @coffeeknife.bsky.social · 2h

seeing a senator drape the trans flag over his shoulders at a protest yesterday and unequivocally saying "trans rights are human rights"

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 3h

They just want to post, that’s the key to understanding this moment

Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 4h

Some folks were worried that they'd sic thugs on the protestors or declare martial law. Instead they posted AI videos and complained.

These people have no juice. Their supporters are cowards. They are are all bark and no bite. They collapse when we push back. Remember that.

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 5h

Some all-time great corrections coming from WaPo coverage of the nationwide No Kings protests yesterday:

Correction: A photo caption in a previous version of this article incorrectly described a costume as Cookie Monster. The costume is of the Martians from Sesame Street.

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robin ☕️ gentoo era @coffeeknife.bsky.social · 3h

do we know if they're already printing in Iowa? that could push print coverage out a day

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NPR @npr.org · 6h

Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular. n.pr/3WJyZn9

Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan

Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular.

n.pr

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 16h

no one reported on the we love mpls training slideshow i leaked. no one reported on the entire 1 hour long all of mpls call i recorded that i know media got. they don’t care, they won’t cover it, we have to do it instead

mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 17h

Not a single mainstream media outlet reported the campaign violations and conflicts surrounding All of Mpls, We Love Mpls, and Thrive Mpls.

They're not just "missing the story." They're protecting the system--and themselves.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 20h

90 FUCKING PERCENT

i’d love for cis folks to remember what the nyt, atlantic, guardian, daily mail, times of london, ny post, cnn, wall street journal, & economist took from your transgender neighbors & loved ones before the next time you consider giving them money or listening to a word they say.

Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 20h

It’s almost like when you don’t have a rabidly trans-hostile media ecosystem, people generally support human rights.

lens.monash.edu/@politics-so...

A poll, commissioned by Equality Australia in the first quarter of 2025, found that:
• 86% agree or strongly agree that government and opposition should not politicise trans issues for political gain
• 89% agree or strongly agree that LGBT people deserve to live with dignity and respect
• 91% agree or strongly agree that trans people should have the freedom and choice to live their lives in the way that makes them happy
• 81% agree of strongly agree that trans people deserve the same rights and protections as other
Australians.

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Fuzzerween @fuzzerhop.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning

Im sick and tired of this life I just want to smell pokémon

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robin ☕️ gentoo era @coffeeknife.bsky.social · 14h

I got off work pretty much right after it ended 😔

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Liz Saila @lizsaila.bsky.social · 19h

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."

Sen. Ed Markey, a white man with white hair, standing at a lectern with a dark background, and Sen Elizabeth Warren to camera right, in a black top with a red blazer. Markey wears a trans pride flag draped over his shoulders. The closed caption reads "trans people because trans righs are human rights. We" The chiron underneath reads "No Kings Rally Underway In Boston"

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robin ☕️ gentoo era @coffeeknife.bsky.social · 14h

great work minneapolis, wish I could have been there with you

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robin ☕️ gentoo era @coffeeknife.bsky.social · 14h

also, the blue line is such a nice ride. and more transit stations should have coffee shops and vending machines in them

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 16h

your analysis of this political moment is going to fail if you keep using reductionist labels like "wine mom". first of all, there are dozens of factions just within that one term, from whiskey women to chardonnay chicas, and understanding their unique informal coalitions can take decades of study

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robin ☕️ gentoo era @coffeeknife.bsky.social · 14h

(17 from Lyndale into downtown -> blue line)

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robin ☕️ gentoo era @coffeeknife.bsky.social · 14h

took transit from the Wedge neighborhood to MOA today. it really seems like it should be a lot faster than the hour and 15 minutes it took each way

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robin ☕️ gentoo era @coffeeknife.bsky.social · 14h

I spent my wedding anniversary there two years ago!

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Cameron @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 18h

every smug internet communist tweet about showing up to a No Kings protest with an abolish ICE shirt to scare the libs is getting completely mogged by the real-life winemoms showing up with slogans like "ICE will melt in hell"

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21h

Minneapolis is showing up and showing out. #NoKings

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Cen Galdre @cengaldre.com · 23h

folks can complain about the effectiveness of scheduled orderly mass protest but to think about it another way its the closest thing we have to the opening scene of A Muppet Christmas Carol where all the muppets sing "there goes Mr. Dipshit, there goes Mr. Ass" to Scrooge and it clearly bothered him

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Matt Trueblood @matrueblood.bsky.social · 21h

For those not from around here: St. Cloud is just *full* not only of Trumpists, but of virulent, violent racist Trumpists. Everyone at that rally knows they’re in a minority and that they might be in danger. Look how many came anyway.

We can win this.

Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 21h

My mom sends this No Kings report from St. Cloud, MN

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Jennifer Br🎃🎃ks @stribrooks.bsky.social · 22h

No Kings has the highest axolotl-to-journalist ratio of any march I’ve ever covered.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22h

Whoever came up with the idea of mocking this gratuitously cruel regime with cute, nonthreatening plastic frogs really hit a gold mine. The clever imagery has made it all the way across the Atlantic.

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