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Twin Cities Toilet Paper Reviews @twincitiestoiletpaperreviews.com · 9d

I'm a crumpled up piece of toilet paper lying here
'Cause I remember it all, all, all

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Twin Cities Toilet Paper Reviews @twincitiestoiletpaperreviews.com · 9d

Improve a Taylor Swift lyric with one word:

I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with toilet paper rings

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Grist @grist.org · 4h

As data centers upend electric grids, the largest operator in the US is facing down a revolt from state officials.

A coalition of 11 governors has threatened to withdraw from grid operator PJM.

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#Energy #Data #Governors #Electricity #Utilities #Policy

As data centers upend electric grids, the largest operator in the US is facing down a revolt from state officials

A coalition of 11 governors has threatened to withdraw from grid operator PJM.

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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 18h

I can also confirm that many white people care more about harm to dogs than harm to Black/brown people, so this is not a bad way to draw them in to the evils being done by this regime.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 20h

“This heckin’ pupperino fucking hates La Migra,” to paraphrase from @weratedogs.com

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This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE. They showed up at his door "looking for migrants after receiving a tip." The son of the family asked if they could wait before entering the home while he put Chop away in the bathroom, as the dog can be aggressive with strangers.
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home, opened the bathroom door, and shot Chop. None of the agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to Chop, as he bled to death on the kitchen floor. Unsurprisingly, the agent who shot their dog then hid from them and refused to give his name. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place.
Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop
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CBP Office of Professional Responsibility:
202-344-1808
JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov
El Paso Border Patrol Sector:
915-834-8400
fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov
Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso):
915-541-1400
veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-family-claims-border-patrol-killed-their-dog-during-search-cbp-

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Mike Hicks @mulad.bsky.social · 4h

I was just looking up that building yesterday since it popped up on the photo bot. It's been home to several good restaurants over the years -- I wouldn't say it's a bad spot for them, but just not quite good enough for them to stay longer-term
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mpls photo bot @mplsphotobot.bsky.social · 2d

Pat Taya Thai Restaurant (1994)
2627 Franklin Ave. E
Source: Hennepin County Library

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derek. @kub.bsky.social · 12h

lol imagine trying to sue these two

same photo of taylor and john but in black and white with text overlayed that says RWA and Reporterz Wit Attitudes because while taylor usually looks cool, john looks significantly more cool here than normal

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Mike Hicks @mulad.bsky.social · 5h

#mtfarecheck by TRIP agents on southbound Blue Line car 125 until Minnehaha/50th St station

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SUGAR @sugarcopperblue.bsky.social · 6h

Sugar is back! New music at sugarcopperblue.com PLUS May 2026 live shows in NYC and London. All the info is here!

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Mike Hicks @mulad.bsky.social · 5h

An old video clip of someone talking about "narco terrorists" popped up in something I watched yesterday, and I just thought about how old that term sounded. These illegal attacks on purported Venezuelan traffickers feel like yet another way Trump's brain is stuck in the 1980s

Google Ngram Viewer screenshot of "narco terrorism" and "narco terrorist" phrases appearing in books over time, showing an initial spike from the early 1980s and peaking around 1990, with another spike peaking in the early 2000s, then the terms largely leveling off from about 2010 onwards

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Rob Watts (RobWords) @robwords.bsky.social · 6h

The NATO Phonetic Alphabet (ALFA, BRAVO, CHARLIE etc.) is neither a phonetic alphabet, nor a product of NATO.

I've sifted through loads of old documents to find its true origins and, OSCAR MIKE GOLF, is it fascinating.

Check out my video here (2 million people already have!): youtu.be/UAT-eOzeY4M

The genius logic of the NATO phonetic alphabet

YouTube video by RobWords

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 7h

It’s incredible that the VT State Senator wrapped up in this hasn’t resigned yet — every major GOP leader in the state has called for his resignation. Fixing democracy requires restoring shame to public life. And accountability. Lots of accountability. vtdigger.org/2025/10/14/v...

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alex block @alexblock.bsky.social · 15h

Love to see this - it’s a no brainer for the cities with existing trolley bus networks.

I hope to see a greenfield adoption of this sometime!

Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 1d

Seattle's transit agency is pivoting away from battery electric buses, and looking to reinvest in a well-tested technology: trolleybuses. www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/13/m...

Metro Plans Trolleybus Investments, with Long Implementation Timelines » The Urbanist

# After pivoting away from an aggressive schedule for battery-bus adoption, King County Metro plans to focus attention on the tried-and-true trolley network. But limited staff, delays obtaining materi...

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 17h

Let’s see, we’ve got:
-sorry if you were offended;
-there were lots of non-Nazi messages;
-it’s probably fake; AND
-they set me up

By golly, I think this might be nonpology bingo!

"I am so sorry to those offended by the insensitive and inexcusable language found within the more than 28,000 messages of a private group chat that I created during my campaign to lead the Young Republican National Federation. While I take complete responsibility, I have had no way of verifying their accuracy and am deeply concerned that the message logs in question may have been deceptively doctored," he said.
Giunta alleged that people have been conspiring against him "in what appears to be a highly-coordinated year-long character assassination" by members of the New York City Young Republican Club.
"I have withstood a constant barrage of slanderous accusations as well as the dissemination of ai-generated social media posts to falsify past statements I've been accused of making..."

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 23h

If you were an admin or member of one of the Facebook groups that the DOJ jawboned Facebook into censoring, we want to talk to you!

Please shoot me a message,

Rtorney Pamela
' @AGPamBondi
Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a
large group page that was being used to dox and target
@lCEgov
in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and
social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing
their jobs. The Departrnent of Justice will continue engaging tech
companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent
violence against federal law enforcernent.
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Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 21h

Cover for U.S. Department of Energy report "The charge of the future: an introduction to electric and hybrid vehicles." The design features an image of two cars with segmented lines.

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Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 6d

Cover of 1971 report from a Stanford Workshop on the Politics of Pollution Control in Monterey Bay with a line drawing of Monterey Bay and cupped hands holding pollution sources and land uses.

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Adam Conover @adamconover.net · 17h

I wish I were lying when I said that this ruins the closer of my new hour of standup.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

OpenAI will allow verified adults to use ChatGPT to generate erotic content

New version will allow users to customize AI assistant’s personality in what firm calls ‘treat adults users like adults’ policy

www.theguardian.com

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 18h

Minneapolis after dark

view down Marquette avenue downtown with yellow and pink lights in the rain, west streets, someone walking

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Catherine 🐸 @catebridget.bsky.social · 21h

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Catherine 🐸 @catebridget.bsky.social · 11d

“They had fangs, they were biting people, they had this look in their eyes, totally cold, animal. I think they were Young Republicans.”

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 17h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Mike Hicks @mulad.bsky.social · 21h

Here's a quick map of spots in the Cottage Grove / St. Paul Park area where I think sidings could be added at low cost to loosen up traffic. I believe the eastern track here is ex-Milwaukee, while the western is ex-Burlington, now jointly operated with BNSF dispatching
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Mike Hicks @mulad.bsky.social · 21h

Hmm. A receipt printer might be a fun thing for adding notes to myself on the fridge or door.

I know some people use them as a task management tool, and this would be in a similar vein

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All Aboard Minnesota @allaboardmn.org · 1d

Another busy fall day at the Red Wing Amtrak Station with passengers headed south toward Winona and beyond at about noon. The northbound train from Chicago arrives daily in Red Wing about 6 pm.

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Mike Hicks @mulad.bsky.social · 23h

Mentally preparing for the lunch crowds at the mall tomorrow and Thursday (MEA weekend)

a cartoon of a man opening a door with a bunch of monsters inside of it

Alt: a bunch of toy germs that a doctor is trying to fit through a miniature door

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Li Chen @exocomics.com · 1d

the ultimate price ✨

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