Jeff Severns Guntzel
@forestofthings.bsky.social
Member/Owner, TerraLuna Collaborative. Civic Media Fellow, Annenberg Innovation Lab @ USC. Rebuilder of very old machines. Minneapolis forever and ever and ever.
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BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara just announced his police department will not work with ICE and other federal immigration authorities. Local government is standing up to Trump.
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BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara just announced his police department will not work with ICE and other federal immigration authorities. Local government is standin...
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December 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara just announced his police department will not work with ICE and other federal immigration authorities. Local government is standing up to Trump.
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There is a lot of talk of legal observer training and not enough talk of dressing for the cold
December 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
There is a lot of talk of legal observer training and not enough talk of dressing for the cold
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Homan on when ICE will make its "presence really known" in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul: "The focus is there. It's coming."
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Homan on when ICE will make its "presence really known" in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul: "The focus is there. It's coming."
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Last Juneteenth I was in a public park in Florence, Kentucky sweating so badly my headphones disintegrated while capturing audio on our last reporting trip for Rebel Spirit.
This Juneteenth you can listen to the full run of our incredible, award-winning show. rebelspiritpodcast.com
This Juneteenth you can listen to the full run of our incredible, award-winning show. rebelspiritpodcast.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Last Juneteenth I was in a public park in Florence, Kentucky sweating so badly my headphones disintegrated while capturing audio on our last reporting trip for Rebel Spirit.
This Juneteenth you can listen to the full run of our incredible, award-winning show. rebelspiritpodcast.com
This Juneteenth you can listen to the full run of our incredible, award-winning show. rebelspiritpodcast.com
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ICE took a grad student from the University of Minnesota.
March 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
ICE took a grad student from the University of Minnesota.
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Today I learned that a graduate student at the University of Minnesota was abducted by ICE yesterday. We need a rapid response from leaders at all levels on what we can do to protect everyone in our community. I will keep working on this issue and update as I learn more.
March 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Today I learned that a graduate student at the University of Minnesota was abducted by ICE yesterday. We need a rapid response from leaders at all levels on what we can do to protect everyone in our community. I will keep working on this issue and update as I learn more.
In "Journal of an Ordinary Grief" Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish imagines this exchange:
Q: "Is there something else you want to say?"
A: "I do, but I don’t understand the words."
I thought of that as I listened to this beautiful tribute to Refaat Alareer.
Thank you @vijayiyer.bsky.social.
Q: "Is there something else you want to say?"
A: "I do, but I don’t understand the words."
I thought of that as I listened to this beautiful tribute to Refaat Alareer.
Thank you @vijayiyer.bsky.social.
Kite (for Refaat Alareer)
YouTube video by Vijay Iyer - Topic
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March 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
In "Journal of an Ordinary Grief" Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish imagines this exchange:
Q: "Is there something else you want to say?"
A: "I do, but I don’t understand the words."
I thought of that as I listened to this beautiful tribute to Refaat Alareer.
Thank you @vijayiyer.bsky.social.
Q: "Is there something else you want to say?"
A: "I do, but I don’t understand the words."
I thought of that as I listened to this beautiful tribute to Refaat Alareer.
Thank you @vijayiyer.bsky.social.
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Not quite ready for mass production of AI-read books and scripts 🥺
March 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Not quite ready for mass production of AI-read books and scripts 🥺
Such a great data viz micro-seminar!
Trying something new:
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
November 21, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Such a great data viz micro-seminar!
So grateful for the Trans Journalists Association’s style guide.
From the intro:
"The English lexicon of gender, sex, and sexuality is dynamic and constantly contested … Where our stylebook is silent, honor the way someone speaks about themself whenever possible, and let that inform your writing."
From the intro:
"The English lexicon of gender, sex, and sexuality is dynamic and constantly contested … Where our stylebook is silent, honor the way someone speaks about themself whenever possible, and let that inform your writing."
Trans Journalists Association Stylebook and Coverage Guide
The Transgender Journalists Association’s Stylebook and Coverage Guide is a tool reporters, editors, and other journalists can use to improve news coverage of trans people and the stories that affect ...
styleguide.transjournalists.org
November 21, 2024 at 4:23 PM
So grateful for the Trans Journalists Association’s style guide.
From the intro:
"The English lexicon of gender, sex, and sexuality is dynamic and constantly contested … Where our stylebook is silent, honor the way someone speaks about themself whenever possible, and let that inform your writing."
From the intro:
"The English lexicon of gender, sex, and sexuality is dynamic and constantly contested … Where our stylebook is silent, honor the way someone speaks about themself whenever possible, and let that inform your writing."
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It has snowed in Chicago and YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS! Time to remind everyone that we light our train tracks on fire to prevent the switches from freezing.
November 21, 2024 at 10:54 AM
It has snowed in Chicago and YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS! Time to remind everyone that we light our train tracks on fire to prevent the switches from freezing.
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Friends remember you’re always 5 min & a good food processor away from wonderful, cheap, genocide free humus.
It’s 4:1 chickpeas to tahini, lemon for acid, as much garlic as you like, cumin/paprika & salt. Add ice cubes instead of water to make it creamy. Drench olive oil on top.
That’s it!
It’s 4:1 chickpeas to tahini, lemon for acid, as much garlic as you like, cumin/paprika & salt. Add ice cubes instead of water to make it creamy. Drench olive oil on top.
That’s it!
November 20, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Friends remember you’re always 5 min & a good food processor away from wonderful, cheap, genocide free humus.
It’s 4:1 chickpeas to tahini, lemon for acid, as much garlic as you like, cumin/paprika & salt. Add ice cubes instead of water to make it creamy. Drench olive oil on top.
That’s it!
It’s 4:1 chickpeas to tahini, lemon for acid, as much garlic as you like, cumin/paprika & salt. Add ice cubes instead of water to make it creamy. Drench olive oil on top.
That’s it!
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"For Palestinian parents, the natural act of loving one’s child is done in the unnatural conditions of occupation, apartheid & genocide. In these conditions, love fuels resistance."
[email protected] in "We Grow the World Together"
(Earlier version appeared in @inthesetimesmag.bsky.social)
[email protected] in "We Grow the World Together"
(Earlier version appeared in @inthesetimesmag.bsky.social)
November 20, 2024 at 3:14 PM
"For Palestinian parents, the natural act of loving one’s child is done in the unnatural conditions of occupation, apartheid & genocide. In these conditions, love fuels resistance."
[email protected] in "We Grow the World Together"
(Earlier version appeared in @inthesetimesmag.bsky.social)
[email protected] in "We Grow the World Together"
(Earlier version appeared in @inthesetimesmag.bsky.social)
For the second night in a row, I’ve walked up the stairs to an empty second floor, followed a buzzing sound that led to the bathroom, and found an electric toothbrush buzzing in the darkness. This is the ghost I’ve always wanted. ✨
November 20, 2024 at 3:15 AM
For the second night in a row, I’ve walked up the stairs to an empty second floor, followed a buzzing sound that led to the bathroom, and found an electric toothbrush buzzing in the darkness. This is the ghost I’ve always wanted. ✨
"If Fortran is the lingua franca, then certainly it must be true that BASIC is the lingua playpen," said Kurtz, approximately four centuries ago.
November 19, 2024 at 6:05 PM
"If Fortran is the lingua franca, then certainly it must be true that BASIC is the lingua playpen," said Kurtz, approximately four centuries ago.
The prison's website, describing an event called "Convict Poker":
"Four inmate cowboys sit at a table in the middle of the arena, playing a friendly game of poker. Suddenly, a wild bull is released with the sole purpose of unseating the poker players. The last man remaining seated is the winner."
"Four inmate cowboys sit at a table in the middle of the arena, playing a friendly game of poker. Suddenly, a wild bull is released with the sole purpose of unseating the poker players. The last man remaining seated is the winner."
November 19, 2024 at 4:42 PM
The prison's website, describing an event called "Convict Poker":
"Four inmate cowboys sit at a table in the middle of the arena, playing a friendly game of poker. Suddenly, a wild bull is released with the sole purpose of unseating the poker players. The last man remaining seated is the winner."
"Four inmate cowboys sit at a table in the middle of the arena, playing a friendly game of poker. Suddenly, a wild bull is released with the sole purpose of unseating the poker players. The last man remaining seated is the winner."
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In no particular order, some great new books and articles that came out in 2024 and that touch upon topics of archives and knowledge infrastructure. 1/
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November 18, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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Language matters.Indigenous people and communities are rights-holders rather than stakeholders. 👇
Re-sharing a thread before I delete it from x because I think it’s a useful one:
In a work email, we had a fantastic thread about the use of "stakeholder" — many collaborators have stated they do not want this term used, and scholarship has supported this.
In a work email, we had a fantastic thread about the use of "stakeholder" — many collaborators have stated they do not want this term used, and scholarship has supported this.
November 17, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Language matters.Indigenous people and communities are rights-holders rather than stakeholders. 👇
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Fox is playing at every bar and airport in America meanwhile every major newspaper is behind a paywall
November 18, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Fox is playing at every bar and airport in America meanwhile every major newspaper is behind a paywall
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Anyway since we are talking about #reading, a reminder that this time of year is ESSENTIAL for indie booksellers and you should give BOOKS as holiday gifts. Let them read books! I’ve made a shopping list for you to use at your local indie. 📚💙
bookshop.org/lists/2024-g...
bookshop.org/lists/2024-g...
2024 Gift List
Check out this list on Bookshop
bookshop.org
November 18, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Anyway since we are talking about #reading, a reminder that this time of year is ESSENTIAL for indie booksellers and you should give BOOKS as holiday gifts. Let them read books! I’ve made a shopping list for you to use at your local indie. 📚💙
bookshop.org/lists/2024-g...
bookshop.org/lists/2024-g...
I'm blessed to have a great machining mentor. I had him over for takeout and an evening (successfully!) problem-solving the disassembly of a century-old machine. Both of us full of wonder.
Growing up, I stayed away from this stuff because, well, dudes. I’m so glad I overcame and found my people.
Growing up, I stayed away from this stuff because, well, dudes. I’m so glad I overcame and found my people.
November 18, 2024 at 4:18 PM
I'm blessed to have a great machining mentor. I had him over for takeout and an evening (successfully!) problem-solving the disassembly of a century-old machine. Both of us full of wonder.
Growing up, I stayed away from this stuff because, well, dudes. I’m so glad I overcame and found my people.
Growing up, I stayed away from this stuff because, well, dudes. I’m so glad I overcame and found my people.
A dispatch from the before the before the before times when COUNTRY COMFORTS RECORDS AND WATER BEDS was a place you could go.
May 9, 2023 at 9:33 PM
A dispatch from the before the before the before times when COUNTRY COMFORTS RECORDS AND WATER BEDS was a place you could go.