Matt Grupa
@mattgrupa.bsky.social
Woodworker with a library degree
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getting a compliment is so complicated because how do you politely say I’m so sorry you seem to be very stupid and unable to perceive reality! not your fault, I promise! I fool people regularly!
December 16, 2025 at 5:49 AM
getting a compliment is so complicated because how do you politely say I’m so sorry you seem to be very stupid and unable to perceive reality! not your fault, I promise! I fool people regularly!
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🎂 E. H. Shepard was born on this day in 1879. A titan among British illustrators, he’s best remembered for his Winnie-the-Pooh illustrations. 🧸
The surprising ways his artwork & the text work together to shape the Pooh stories are a story all their own ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/12/10/e...
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The surprising ways his artwork & the text work together to shape the Pooh stories are a story all their own ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/12/10/e...
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December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎂 E. H. Shepard was born on this day in 1879. A titan among British illustrators, he’s best remembered for his Winnie-the-Pooh illustrations. 🧸
The surprising ways his artwork & the text work together to shape the Pooh stories are a story all their own ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/12/10/e...
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The surprising ways his artwork & the text work together to shape the Pooh stories are a story all their own ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/12/10/e...
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Water your tree.
December 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Water your tree.
Don't be a dick. It's not that difficult.
December 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Don't be a dick. It's not that difficult.
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IMLS announces "upon further review" that it is reinstating all federal grants to libraries. It leaves out that it's doing this because a federal court told them a few weeks ago that the Trump admin's decision to destroy libraries was not legal.
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...
www.imls.gov
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
IMLS announces "upon further review" that it is reinstating all federal grants to libraries. It leaves out that it's doing this because a federal court told them a few weeks ago that the Trump admin's decision to destroy libraries was not legal.
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
"Practically every town and city along the frontlines of the war between Russia and Ukraine has a market .... millions of dollars trade hands based on the outcomes of battles that kill hundreds of people."
*People who cheat at gambling will devote fantastic amounts of energy and skill just for the intoxicating thrill of successfully cheating at gambling
www.404media.co/unauthorized...
www.404media.co/unauthorized...
'Unauthorized' Edit to Ukraine's Frontline Maps Point to Polymarket's War Betting
It looks like someone invented a fake Russia advance in Ukraine to manipulate online gambling markets.
www.404media.co
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"Practically every town and city along the frontlines of the war between Russia and Ukraine has a market .... millions of dollars trade hands based on the outcomes of battles that kill hundreds of people."
Sign up for a monthly donation to keep wikipedia available. $10 or $20 a month for a resource like that a great deal.
November 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Sign up for a monthly donation to keep wikipedia available. $10 or $20 a month for a resource like that a great deal.
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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Do you think tyrannosaurus had dark meat and white meat
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Do you think tyrannosaurus had dark meat and white meat
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Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
librarytechnology.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
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Wishing everyone a highly productive and inspiring day ahead 🥰
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Wishing everyone a highly productive and inspiring day ahead 🥰
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TIL that there is a low profile fire extinguisher that is only 3 1/2 inches thick (90mm). This is to comply with disability regulations that say objects can only protrude 4 inches from a wall. They can also fit in a cabinet recessed between studs.
#ADA #Disability
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKFb...
#ADA #Disability
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKFb...
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YouTube video by Oval Brand Fire Products
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November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
TIL that there is a low profile fire extinguisher that is only 3 1/2 inches thick (90mm). This is to comply with disability regulations that say objects can only protrude 4 inches from a wall. They can also fit in a cabinet recessed between studs.
#ADA #Disability
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKFb...
#ADA #Disability
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKFb...
Neighbors, Inc (neighborsmn.org) could use some help for their Emergency Year-End Food Fund. Neighbors does good work in helping families in need in St. Paul with everything from food and clothes to job training and holiday gifts for kids.
www.givemn.org/story/Year-E...
www.givemn.org/story/Year-E...
Support Neighbors, Inc.'s Emergency Year-End Food Fund on GiveMN
Give hope and support Neighbors’ food fund to help families facing increased need from SNAP cuts.
www.givemn.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Neighbors, Inc (neighborsmn.org) could use some help for their Emergency Year-End Food Fund. Neighbors does good work in helping families in need in St. Paul with everything from food and clothes to job training and holiday gifts for kids.
www.givemn.org/story/Year-E...
www.givemn.org/story/Year-E...
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Congress SHOULD be voting to reopen PARTY CITY and JOANN FABRICS and not the GOVERNMENT
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Congress SHOULD be voting to reopen PARTY CITY and JOANN FABRICS and not the GOVERNMENT
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no money for politicians
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
no money for politicians
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Whimsical Illustrations and Motifs Dyed with a Traditional Wax-Resist Method Cover Caroline Södergren’s #Eggshells
More info and photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/06/caro...
More info and photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/06/caro...
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Whimsical Illustrations and Motifs Dyed with a Traditional Wax-Resist Method Cover Caroline Södergren’s #Eggshells
More info and photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/06/caro...
More info and photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/06/caro...
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If you strip away the political vibes and keep it to priority alone, it’s still very hard to justify why ICE agents are getting paid but air traffic control is not.
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
If you strip away the political vibes and keep it to priority alone, it’s still very hard to justify why ICE agents are getting paid but air traffic control is not.
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NO FOOD FOR YOU
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
NO FOOD FOR YOU
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This story raises two major concerns: aside from the devasting impact on bat populations, this also provide a potential transmission route for various zoonotic pathogens to jump from bats 🦇 to rats 🐀 to humans 🚶
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www.science.org/content/arti...
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Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time
Stunning hunting behaviour captured in German cave
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This story raises two major concerns: aside from the devasting impact on bat populations, this also provide a potential transmission route for various zoonotic pathogens to jump from bats 🦇 to rats 🐀 to humans 🚶
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www.science.org/content/arti...
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www.science.org/content/arti...
Important thread and article on the impact of fewer inspections (down 50%), fewer inspectors, fewer FDA support staff, and fewer CDC contamination surveillance programs all leading to more sick people and more recalls (radioactive shrimp anyone?).
NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Important thread and article on the impact of fewer inspections (down 50%), fewer inspectors, fewer FDA support staff, and fewer CDC contamination surveillance programs all leading to more sick people and more recalls (radioactive shrimp anyone?).