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Anders @derzquist.net · 6h

Didn't worry, we opened up the panel and turned it off. There's no way anytime could also open up the panel and turn it back on.

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Tom Basgen, Mr. Saint Paul @tombasgen.bsky.social · 6h

Brother the movie was fuckin wild.

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Dave Kamper @dskamper.bsky.social · 1d

My book is officially on sale tomorrow. I am so grateful for the support of amazing union leaders like @flyingwithsara.bsky.social.

Plus, if you buy one and see me, you can an illegible autograph just like she got!

Sara Nelson @flyingwithsara.bsky.social · 1d

An optimistic book in a grueling time. @dskamper.bsky.social gives us hope with stories of strategic fights led with the awakening of worker power. Solidarity is essential and so is reading this book. I was honored to write the foreword of Who✊s Got the Power?

Cover of Dave Kamper’s book, “Who’s Got the Power? The Resurgence of American Unions”

Title page with a very kind note from Dave to Sara. Kind note covered by humbled Sara, but Solidarity with Dave’s signature is plain to see.

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Anders @derzquist.net · 6h

I received urgent messages from @tombasgen.bsky.social that he had just gotten out of 'One Battle After Another' and we ended up talking about it for 25 min on the phone.

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 9h

His kid’s phone alerts were blowing up.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 9h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Anders @derzquist.net · 10h

Sauna time 🧖
180°/83° 🌡️
30% ☁️
Ex: 49°/9° ☔
St. Paul, MN 🧭

Anders @derzquist.net · 3d

Sauna time 🧖
180°/83° 🌡️
30% ☁️
Ex: 62°/17° 🌄
St. Paul, MN 🧭

Anders @derzquist.net · 3d

Sauna time 🧖
180°/83° 🌡️
30% ☁️
Ex: 65°/18° ☀️
St. Paul, MN 🧭

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 12h

while 'young republicans are literal nazis' is well known to folks here, the extent of it is surprisingly not that commonly known even in media and analyst circles, let alone normal people.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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✨👻 scoooops 👻✨ @scoopsstp.bsky.social · 15h

Osterberg, John et al. "Tactical Disinvestment - Madison Equities and the Revitalization of Saint Paul". Journal of Tactical Urbanism. 2047.

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Anders @derzquist.net · 12h

I've only seen chapters pushing turnout

Twin Cities DSA 🌹 @twincitiesdsa.org · 1d

Planning on going to the No Kings protest this Saturday? Join the TCDSA bloc! 🟥 Look for the red DSA banner and flags to find our table and join the contingent!
📍 Saturday Oct 18th • 1 - 4 pm • The Commons, 425 Portland Ave S, Minneapolis
buff.ly/yLOQtUn
🌹Socialism beats Fascism!

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Twin Cities DSA 🌹 @twincitiesdsa.org · 1d

Planning on going to the No Kings protest this Saturday? Join the TCDSA bloc! 🟥 Look for the red DSA banner and flags to find our table and join the contingent!
📍 Saturday Oct 18th • 1 - 4 pm • The Commons, 425 Portland Ave S, Minneapolis
buff.ly/yLOQtUn
🌹Socialism beats Fascism!

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Major clashes in southeast Chicago this pm.

DHS agents who crashed a car had eggs thrown at them. According to ABC7, they then fired pepper balls at local residents. It’s now a scene of flying rocks & tear gas.

Chicago was never a war zone. But Trump’s militia is turning it into one.

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Anders @derzquist.net · 13h

We really needed this rain

Anders @derzquist.net · 21h

We really needed this rain

Anders @derzquist.net · 2d

We really needed this rain

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Anders @derzquist.net · 14h

Yep it happens sometime. Usually clears up within a day

Anders @derzquist.net · 14h

I think all fiction was better off when there was a clear, and fairly wide, demarcation between Children's Literature vs Adult Literature.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Anders @derzquist.net · 15h

Great speech. I love that he starts it with an updated version of "And I welcome their hatred!":

"Billionaires ... have poured millions of dollars into this race because they say that we pose an existential threat.

And I am here to admit something. They are right."

Zohran Mamdani: “Our Time Is Now”

Last night at a campaign rally, Zohran Mamdani addressed his supporters: “For too long, we have tried not to lose. Now, it is time that we win.”

jacobin.com

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Anders @derzquist.net · 18h

The contrast is r/composting where everyone is cheering each other on and happily sharing productive tips. The only time I've seen someone scolded there was when a poster bought a bunch of perfectly good limes to add to the heap and everyone was upset because the food could have been consumed first

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Anders @derzquist.net · 18h

"Had they known what the future would bring they might have made different choices in the moment" is a statement that reveals a lot about speaker based on who they do/don't apply it to

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Anders @derzquist.net · 19h

Tom Basgen, Mr. Saint Paul @tombasgen.bsky.social · Aug 30

Oculo Pocorum Suzuki San

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Anders @derzquist.net · 19h

We'll be greeted as liberators

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Anders @derzquist.net · 21h

We really needed this rain

Anders @derzquist.net · 2d

We really needed this rain

Anders @derzquist.net · 2d

We really needed this rain

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Anders @derzquist.net · 1d

subreddit devoted to a practical skill: "We're all on this journey together. Every mistake is an opportunity to learn. Here's some advice that helped me when I first started"

subreddit devoted to a creature comfort: "Are you posting from a room with a gas leak or are you naturally this cretinous?"

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Anders @derzquist.net · 1d

Years ago my old brewery made an incredible Whitbier, a personal all time fav. And yet we could barely give it away. From what I can tell Belgian styles just do not have traction in MN. Didn't matter how good it was, didn't matter how much I liked it. The collective palette was simply not there.

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Anders @derzquist.net · 1d

Everyone wants a pivot back to classic lagers, and yet...

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Anders @derzquist.net · 1d

For the sandwich party

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Anders @derzquist.net · 1d

It is funny how the Speaker of the House has been quoted several times having strong opinions about a Super Bowl Halftime show, then gets asked about the shutdown federal government being run by a mad king and scheming vizirs, and he just goes "Not sure! I'm still getting caught up on emails today!"

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