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shauninmpls.bsky.social
Shaun
@shauninmpls.bsky.social
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"the important drinking hasn't started yet." Minneapolis devotion/rage, managing editor for hire and all things word-adjacent, musician and music lover, libertine papist. Trying not to panic. she/her
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shauninmpls.bsky.social
My dog weirdly seems to enjoy this
A standard schnauzer dog is sitting on a wood plank floor, wearing a purple and teal tie-dye hoodie.
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
Our Google Nest inside the garage captured useless video of the guy wandering around, sitting in our car, looking for something interesting. But it failed to do its one job, which was to send us a notification that I left the garage door open.
shauninmpls.bsky.social Shaun @shauninmpls.bsky.social · 1d
I left my garage door open last night and someone took our electric snowblower. This is considerably dampening my snow enthusiasm.
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
I left my garage door open last night and someone took our electric snowblower. This is considerably dampening my snow enthusiasm.
November 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
Still life with pie

(I was too full last night)
Slice of pumpkin pie with whipped cream on a plate, sitting on a counter in front of a wooden bowl overflowing with squash and fruit
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
My mom keeps calling it "ChatGBT" and there is no way in hell I am correcting her
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
Update: it works but possibly has too much cooked milk taste
shauninmpls.bsky.social Shaun @shauninmpls.bsky.social · 3d
Happy Thanksgiving (to everyone who wants one)!

We're trying something new with the potatoes this year. Wish me luck!
A crock pot full of potato chunks with milk, salt, and pepper
November 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
My mom is 78 and has lived in South Dakota for the last 50+ years but she still goes hard for her hometown.

I already knew she was a huge Jack White fan but I wasn't expecting the big cheer for Eminem.

#Detroit4Eva
Jack White and Eminem on TV for the Lions halftime show. A woman with gray hair smiling and showing off a Detroit Lions t shirt featuring UMich grad Aidan Hutchinson
November 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
Happy Thanksgiving (to everyone who wants one)!

We're trying something new with the potatoes this year. Wish me luck!
A crock pot full of potato chunks with milk, salt, and pepper
November 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
That is one of the prettiest Weimaraners I've ever seen
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
❤️🍰 HBD to my BFF, aka @rexparker.bsky.social, seen here already being kinda Minnesotan. 🎉❤️ xo miss you
A man in a Twins hoodie and sunglasses sitting in a funky low beach chair on a rocky Lake Superior shoreline
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
"Sanctuary City"

We don't have law enforcement here, just heavily armed rogue militias that answer to no one.
akuzee.bsky.social Aleesa @akuzee.bsky.social · 4d
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 4:15 AM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
It's on
Snow falling on Bryant avenue, illuminated by a street light and slightly frosting the grass A Sea Breeze cocktail (or pretty close) to use up the cranberry juice and commemorate my brief time as an East Coast college girl Whole cranberries with sugar in a pan
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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kentremendous.bsky.social
This is also correct.
pixelatedboat.bsky.social pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 4d
You know what food I hate? Your personal favourite food. Inedible garbage.
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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alyssaharad.bsky.social
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
blipstress.bsky.social violet allen @blipstress.bsky.social · 6d
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
Now that BlueSky is in its pie era, allow me to share a recipe for the actual best pie, courtesy of Al's Oasis outside Chamberlain, South Dakota.

agupdate.com/tristateneig...
Recipes: Al's Oasis shares popular lemon pie recipe
If you've traveled Interstate 90 in South Dakota in the last 58 years, then you've probably heard of Al's Oasis in Oacoma, S.D.
agupdate.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
I know we all know this, but oh my God nobody who knows anything about LLMs thinks they're conscious. Media has failed us so hard on AI.
abeba.bsky.social Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 5d
can’t fucking catch a breath

make it stop
Is ChatGPT Conscious? Many users feel they’re talking to a real person. Scientists say it’s time to consider whether they’re onto something. By Jeff Wise, a science journalist and private pilot.
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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naomikritzer.bsky.social
Hey @mayorcarter.bsky.social what the hell? @mayorher.bsky.social are you going to take a stance on this?
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
Neighbors' bumper sticker report (when you see that flag you have to investigate)
A bumper sticker reading." Please be patient. I am 9 years old." A bumper sticker that says "what am I gonna cook for dinner tonight" then in small leet speak, I can't eat Ch1p0tl3 anymore.
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
Whole Foods Uptown fog report
Buildings obscured by fog, especially a tall building in the back that is almost invisible Buildings and trees obscured by fog
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
Sweet lord of winter weather, please make all activities be cancelled tonight. Amen.
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
If you're that type of person, get your cheaper state fair tickets today. I'm that type of person and it gave me a significant mood boost.

www.mnstatefair.org/tickets/admi...
Admission Tickets
Purchase admission tickets for the Minnesota State Fair!
www.mnstatefair.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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normcharlatan.bsky.social
This guy fucking rules. I need to throw a lasagna party.
aklingus.bsky.social A K @aklingus.bsky.social · 5d
tfw you’re fucking the lasagna man for lasagna
•*• Funny-Presence4228 LPT: How to win as a guest and make new friends at a raging, alcohol fuelled party Food & Drink I'm getting older now, and some of my friends' kids have recently started college. I've been reliably told that alcohol-fuelled parties are still happening, and I shared this advice about how to make new friends and be a hero. One of them took my advice, and now has a new girlfriend because of this. The key to the following advice is an element of secrecy because the surprise makes it even better. Arrive late and sneak Lasagna into the party. I mean, taking a large, catering-sized tray of lasagna, along with a stack of paper plates and forks, to a raging house party. I used to do this back in college. I'd make one, sometimes two, in the afternoon in big foil trays before goin to a party. Show up around 10.30pm, and slip them into the oven without asking permission telling anyone. Medium heat for 30 minutes to warm it up. Get my paper plates out, and shout: "Lasagna is ready" to a packed house of drunk people, and hand them all a fork. It's cheaper than bringing beer, no clean-up, and I got laid pretty often. Important note: Make sure the person who owns the oven is the first in the line, and don't make a mess. Maybe make one meat and one vegan or something... This last point was less of a concern back in my day, but we must move with the times.
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
Some people say Road House is a bad movie, but I could a bad movie do this?
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 AM
shauninmpls.bsky.social
Super fun show with The Beths tonight!
The Beths on stage at the palace: a four-piece rock band with a woman lead.
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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doomforpresident.bsky.social
“To be honest that task sucked, so I’ve been fucking off instead” is the Turing moment.
November 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM