Rowzat
rowzat.bsky.social
Rowzat
@rowzat.bsky.social
Mending. Whole grain baking. Up cycling. Waterfalls. St. Paul. Biking. If you want to DM, find me on LinkedIn.

https://rowzatupcycled.blogspot.com/?m=1
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I'm from Minnesota. This is attempted murder.
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.

Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.

Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Finished a gift for someone special. It's a garden apron made from old jeans and an old shirt. They aren't on BlueSky do hopefully they won't see it. #craftsky #upcycled
December 8, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Stole this from the Cedar Cultural Center’s page since they aren’t here. ♥️♥️♥️
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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"Recently, my mother asked me why a vaccine that can save families so much suffering would not be immediately offered to every child. I heard the urgency in her voice, but I could not come up with a good answer."

thank you @helenouyang.bsky.social - #MedSky.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
Opinion | My Father Died of Hepatitis B Before the Vaccine. We Must Not Go Back.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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h/t @adamwren.bsky.social

Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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One of the great things about early Bsky is that we promoted the idea of engagement. That is, instead of follow for follow, we followed those who conversed with us. Engagement leads to connection. So please, let’s not lose that! Engage, not just like—that’s why I follow folks, myself!
November 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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i know this is a genuine problem but i really want to drop some off a rooftop to see if they bounce or splat or what
grease floats.

when it flows in sewage and into our plants, it thickens as temps fall, separating in our settling tanks.

the churning water forms grease globs that build like snowballs, and operators remove them so they don’t clog the process.

listen. don’t pour grease down your drains.
November 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Shit St Paul ICE agent aims gun
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Gas
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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I think some people are confusing "poverty line" with "at what level of wealth/income do you need to be at to not get totally screwed by a health event or a major accident?" and the answer in the US is "very, very high"
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Made these cranberry orange rolls for breakfast this morning. Subbed spelt and whole wheat flours for all purpose. Recipe in comments. #breadsky
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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NEW: Sean Duffy frequently calls safety his “top priority” as transportation secretary. But I spent months wading through regulatory notices and found something far different: that USDOT has been delaying, weakening and killing dozens of safety rules, many opposed by the transportation industry.🧵
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Waymo: "Driverless cars?"

MN: "You're weak. Your bloodline is weak. You will not survive the winter."
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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So this is happening outside of the Heritage Foundation right now

"Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE! Fuck Project 2025! Fuck Alligator Alcatraz!"
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
You should always be jealous of St. Paul
Can’t decide whether I should mock St. Paul or be jealous that Waymo flatly ruled out going there in today’s Strib.
November 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Quite a metaphor. 👀

"The blaze [sent] panicked delegates racing to evacuate...rain from a torrential downpour leaked into the meeting spaces...There were complaints about food shortages, & the air-conditioning struggled to keep up with the high heat..."
Fire Breaks Out at COP30 Climate Talks in Brazil
Delegates were evacuated from the conference venue, where thousands from nearly 200 countries had gathered.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.

remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Donald Trump could have just kept his mouth shut about Jamal Khashoggi.

But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.

Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.

Cretin behavior.
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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COPAL is hosting a community vigil tomorrow morning at 9am.

At the site of the raid today.
November 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Finally got around to framing this year's embroidery projects.

I learned from my grandma when I was a kid, then picked it up again last year after the election as an alternative to doomscrolling before bed.
November 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I had completely forgotten about both these individuals and now I am going to inflict them on you.
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.

For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.

Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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It's literally true. Remember when Biden called in airstrikes on the Western Kansas beef processing plants?
Brooke Rollins on the Omaha Steaks CEO saying beef prices could rise to $10/pound: "We are suffering from the last administration's literal war on cattle."
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM