I just saw a Progressive ad where they have a disclaimer that all the images were made with AI (and you can tell bc they look like uncanny valley shit, like everything else with AI), and JFC stop shoving this bullshit down our throats!!!!
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I just saw a Progressive ad where they have a disclaimer that all the images were made with AI (and you can tell bc they look like uncanny valley shit, like everything else with AI), and JFC stop shoving this bullshit down our throats!!!!
Why is Post Malone. Someone please explain the appeal to me because I do not get it
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Why is Post Malone. Someone please explain the appeal to me because I do not get it
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Here's the thing: volunteering is about finding a need and then helping to fill it. It's not primarily about you.
If you're hunting for specific activities to do once a year so you can feel you've "done your part" then YOU are the one in need, looking for other people's suffering to fill you up.
If you're hunting for specific activities to do once a year so you can feel you've "done your part" then YOU are the one in need, looking for other people's suffering to fill you up.
DO NOT call up the homeless shelter on thanksgiving or Xmas to see if you can pass a few plates and show your kids the “reason for the season”
The homeless shelter is not a petting zoo of human tragedy! The homeless shelter is not a drive thru nativity scene for you to enjoy!
The homeless shelter is not a petting zoo of human tragedy! The homeless shelter is not a drive thru nativity scene for you to enjoy!
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Here's the thing: volunteering is about finding a need and then helping to fill it. It's not primarily about you.
If you're hunting for specific activities to do once a year so you can feel you've "done your part" then YOU are the one in need, looking for other people's suffering to fill you up.
If you're hunting for specific activities to do once a year so you can feel you've "done your part" then YOU are the one in need, looking for other people's suffering to fill you up.
Truly my cat has the soul of a middle-aged accountant
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Truly my cat has the soul of a middle-aged accountant
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I know public statements are ephemeral & actions over words, etc. Yet it's really refreshing to see a leader of a widely respected local union being *this* unambiguous about the role SPPD played today. Especially when contrasted with the statements from the most high profile state & local electeds.
Statement from President VanDassor on the actions of HSI in St Paul this morning
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I know public statements are ephemeral & actions over words, etc. Yet it's really refreshing to see a leader of a widely respected local union being *this* unambiguous about the role SPPD played today. Especially when contrasted with the statements from the most high profile state & local electeds.
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Lord, I see what you've done for others......
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Lord, I see what you've done for others......
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This is the 2nd time a major government report from Deloitte has been found to contain errors likely generated by AI.
First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
theindependent.ca/news/lji/maj...
Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Catching up on #Finlandia and the free dance and man, watching Olivia and Tim just emphasizes how choreographically empty the Shibs’ free dance is. It feels like they’re ticking off their elements on a list and in between they’re skating around while holding hands. #GPFigure
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Catching up on #Finlandia and the free dance and man, watching Olivia and Tim just emphasizes how choreographically empty the Shibs’ free dance is. It feels like they’re ticking off their elements on a list and in between they’re skating around while holding hands. #GPFigure
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If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
Trump says he’s ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali refugees in Minnesota “immediately.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.
Catching up on the ice dance at Finlandia and it’s my first time watching Cizeron and Fournier Beaudry together…hm. Very strong technically, and I am admittedly biased against this team for MANY reasons, but I’m just not a fan of this RD. #GPFigure #figureskating
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Catching up on the ice dance at Finlandia and it’s my first time watching Cizeron and Fournier Beaudry together…hm. Very strong technically, and I am admittedly biased against this team for MANY reasons, but I’m just not a fan of this RD. #GPFigure #figureskating
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Happy Friday, here’s a little excerpt from this week’s Fix The News for you ♥️
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Happy Friday, here’s a little excerpt from this week’s Fix The News for you ♥️
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You feed the beast I have within me
You wave the red flag, baby you make it run, run, run
Standing on the sidelines, waving and grinning
You fondle my trigger, then you blame my gun
You wave the red flag, baby you make it run, run, run
Standing on the sidelines, waving and grinning
You fondle my trigger, then you blame my gun
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
You feed the beast I have within me
You wave the red flag, baby you make it run, run, run
Standing on the sidelines, waving and grinning
You fondle my trigger, then you blame my gun
You wave the red flag, baby you make it run, run, run
Standing on the sidelines, waving and grinning
You fondle my trigger, then you blame my gun
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Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
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“Time and again, these agents — and the broader DHS and White House policies behind it — are being exposed not for their strength, but their weakness. Ordinary Americas are stronger — braver and better.”
Must read (and subscribe) from @vermontgmg.bsky.social:
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-bord...
Must read (and subscribe) from @vermontgmg.bsky.social:
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-bord...
Trump, Border Patrol Retreat in Failure from Chicago
Five important lessons of the first six months of Trump’s immigration raids — and why CBP’s Greg Bovino is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump era.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Time and again, these agents — and the broader DHS and White House policies behind it — are being exposed not for their strength, but their weakness. Ordinary Americas are stronger — braver and better.”
Must read (and subscribe) from @vermontgmg.bsky.social:
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-bord...
Must read (and subscribe) from @vermontgmg.bsky.social:
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-bord...
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Black people everywhere:
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Black people everywhere:
They also offer trainings, and I found them to be very helpful!
Hey twin cities friends!
There’s a new website for the Mn Rapid Response network, now called Monarca.
It has the hotline to call if you see 🧊 activity as well as Know Your Rights information and lists upcoming community trainings.
A great resource. Please share widely!
monarcamn.org
There’s a new website for the Mn Rapid Response network, now called Monarca.
It has the hotline to call if you see 🧊 activity as well as Know Your Rights information and lists upcoming community trainings.
A great resource. Please share widely!
monarcamn.org
Monarca
monarcamn.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
They also offer trainings, and I found them to be very helpful!
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Israel is engaged in genocide, it is a genocide materially assisted by the US, and AIPAC is the biggest lobby pushing for that material assistance to continue.
AND.
We need to proactively address anyone trying to exploit these realities and justified anger to advance or engage antisemitism.
AND.
We need to proactively address anyone trying to exploit these realities and justified anger to advance or engage antisemitism.
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Israel is engaged in genocide, it is a genocide materially assisted by the US, and AIPAC is the biggest lobby pushing for that material assistance to continue.
AND.
We need to proactively address anyone trying to exploit these realities and justified anger to advance or engage antisemitism.
AND.
We need to proactively address anyone trying to exploit these realities and justified anger to advance or engage antisemitism.
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?? It’s rats leaving a burning building, looking for the next pile of trash to snuggle under.
Y’all love trying to force a redemption arc on the most heinous of people and that’s part of why we’re in this moment in time in the first place
Y’all love trying to force a redemption arc on the most heinous of people and that’s part of why we’re in this moment in time in the first place
I'd be really curious if someone better versed in feminist theory wrote about what's happening on the right. Because between Greene, Mace, and Bobert, we've got this bloc forming of women who seem tired of serving a patriarchy of sex criminals. And their rhetoric is starting to lean that direction.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for 6 years for. I gave him my loyalty for free. I've never owed him anything. Let me tell you what a traitor is -- a traitor is an American that serves foreign countries."
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
?? It’s rats leaving a burning building, looking for the next pile of trash to snuggle under.
Y’all love trying to force a redemption arc on the most heinous of people and that’s part of why we’re in this moment in time in the first place
Y’all love trying to force a redemption arc on the most heinous of people and that’s part of why we’re in this moment in time in the first place
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Exactly.The nearby I-35W/I-494 interchange rebuild will cost nearly $400 million! I wonder if Mis. Ring complained about that cost?
Funny how cost never gets challenged when building any infrastructure that is car related, but the minute that design focus is shifted towards the human scale, suddenly everyone's a budget hawk.
“That’s not just about the design, the welcomingness, the openness, but also the activation overall,” he said, because pedestrian spaces promote browsing in shops, stopping for coffee or spontaneous conversations."
www.startribune.com/edina-france...
www.startribune.com/edina-france...
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Exactly.The nearby I-35W/I-494 interchange rebuild will cost nearly $400 million! I wonder if Mis. Ring complained about that cost?
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November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Federal agents wearing tactical gear used chemical irritants on protesters at the Bro-Tex facility in St. Paul.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
Video by reporter Louis Krauss, who is on the scene.
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I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
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1. don't cross the picket line
2. especially don't cross the picket line for a so called "exclusive" drink that's entirely ingredients you can literally get there year-round (besides the sprinkles, which are still already part of another holiday drink)
2. especially don't cross the picket line for a so called "exclusive" drink that's entirely ingredients you can literally get there year-round (besides the sprinkles, which are still already part of another holiday drink)
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
1. don't cross the picket line
2. especially don't cross the picket line for a so called "exclusive" drink that's entirely ingredients you can literally get there year-round (besides the sprinkles, which are still already part of another holiday drink)
2. especially don't cross the picket line for a so called "exclusive" drink that's entirely ingredients you can literally get there year-round (besides the sprinkles, which are still already part of another holiday drink)
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It's this but also beyond it.
White supremacists believe POC are here to serve them.
And that we will, no matter what they do to us.
That's one motivation behind keeping POC economically disadvantaged too. Desperate people don't have choices & until a point, are less likely to fight back.
White supremacists believe POC are here to serve them.
And that we will, no matter what they do to us.
That's one motivation behind keeping POC economically disadvantaged too. Desperate people don't have choices & until a point, are less likely to fight back.
Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
November 17, 2025 at 6:50 AM
It's this but also beyond it.
White supremacists believe POC are here to serve them.
And that we will, no matter what they do to us.
That's one motivation behind keeping POC economically disadvantaged too. Desperate people don't have choices & until a point, are less likely to fight back.
White supremacists believe POC are here to serve them.
And that we will, no matter what they do to us.
That's one motivation behind keeping POC economically disadvantaged too. Desperate people don't have choices & until a point, are less likely to fight back.