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that alien huddled and lurking behind xyr computer screen
yes, my cat and I are roosting on piles of yarn
they/their/them and xe/xyr/xem
yes, my cat and I are roosting on piles of yarn
they/their/them and xe/xyr/xem
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Oh, I get it. It never mattered if the development of AI was successful or profitable or people liked it or used it at all – all that mattered was that we get to the point where nobody fully trusts anything they see, reality is always questionable, and plausible deniability rules. Proof evaporates.
February 5, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Oh, I get it. It never mattered if the development of AI was successful or profitable or people liked it or used it at all – all that mattered was that we get to the point where nobody fully trusts anything they see, reality is always questionable, and plausible deniability rules. Proof evaporates.
Was this actually surprising or was I the only one who noticed that women in his books were sex objects
I have a lot of Isaac Asimov books I like, but I wasn't going to assume he was a good man
I have a lot of Isaac Asimov books I like, but I wasn't going to assume he was a good man
To everyone just now finding out Isaac Asimov was rather famously a sex pest: He's been gone 34 years now, you can handle this truth, I believe in you
February 6, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Was this actually surprising or was I the only one who noticed that women in his books were sex objects
I have a lot of Isaac Asimov books I like, but I wasn't going to assume he was a good man
I have a lot of Isaac Asimov books I like, but I wasn't going to assume he was a good man
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One reason Minneapolis remains in the world's eye is we have one of the most robust & independent media ecosystems remaining in the country. You all need this...and more! @mprnews.org @startribune.com @sahanjournal.bsky.social @minnesotareformer.com @minnpost.bsky.social @racketmn.com etc.
February 6, 2026 at 12:12 AM
One reason Minneapolis remains in the world's eye is we have one of the most robust & independent media ecosystems remaining in the country. You all need this...and more! @mprnews.org @startribune.com @sahanjournal.bsky.social @minnesotareformer.com @minnpost.bsky.social @racketmn.com etc.
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All in all, while Le's frustrated asides got the most attention, this hearing is most shocking for how little control there is over ICE. Even an experienced and respected AUSA like Anna Voss can't get them within a mile of compliance.
February 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
All in all, while Le's frustrated asides got the most attention, this hearing is most shocking for how little control there is over ICE. Even an experienced and respected AUSA like Anna Voss can't get them within a mile of compliance.
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i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
Do my air quality reports take tear gas into account? How much tear gas do you think is in Minneapolis yesterday and today?
Breathing has been such a struggle lately, and now my eyes hurt too. I'd like a reason why.
Breathing has been such a struggle lately, and now my eyes hurt too. I'd like a reason why.
February 4, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Do my air quality reports take tear gas into account? How much tear gas do you think is in Minneapolis yesterday and today?
Breathing has been such a struggle lately, and now my eyes hurt too. I'd like a reason why.
Breathing has been such a struggle lately, and now my eyes hurt too. I'd like a reason why.
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the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades
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Defund billionaires.
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security. n.pr/4qAlWBj
Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
n.pr
February 4, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Defund billionaires.
Just in case you may need such things. I stopped wearing contacts last week just because, well, all of it.
Eye Protection for Tear Gas and other Hazards: A Protest Safety Guide from the the American Academy of Ophthalmology
www.aao.org/eye-health/t...
www.aao.org/eye-health/t...
Eye Protection for Tear Gas and other Hazards: A Protest Safety Guide
Protesters may be hit with rubber bullets, projectiles, tear gas, pepper spray or paintball guns. Learn about eye protection for tear gas and other hazards.
www.aao.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Just in case you may need such things. I stopped wearing contacts last week just because, well, all of it.
Getting ready for an appointment in Minneapolis like:
Got masks? Got snazzy new glasses? Got their goggle accessory? Got whistles? Got water in case of accidental exposure to chemicals?
You know, if you live in Minneapolis and are not really okay right now, I get it. No one should feel normal.
Got masks? Got snazzy new glasses? Got their goggle accessory? Got whistles? Got water in case of accidental exposure to chemicals?
You know, if you live in Minneapolis and are not really okay right now, I get it. No one should feel normal.
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Getting ready for an appointment in Minneapolis like:
Got masks? Got snazzy new glasses? Got their goggle accessory? Got whistles? Got water in case of accidental exposure to chemicals?
You know, if you live in Minneapolis and are not really okay right now, I get it. No one should feel normal.
Got masks? Got snazzy new glasses? Got their goggle accessory? Got whistles? Got water in case of accidental exposure to chemicals?
You know, if you live in Minneapolis and are not really okay right now, I get it. No one should feel normal.
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This is like the 214th thing in the past year that would have been a bona fide Scandal in the late 1900s
NEW: Six senators accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of a “glaring” conflict of interest, citing ProPublica reporting that found he held at least $159,000 in related investments when he shut down crypto investigations at the DOJ.
Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation
The senators presented a letter demanding that top DOJ official Todd Blanche clarify the legality of his actions, pointing to ProPublica reporting that found he owned at least $159,000 in related asse...
www.propublica.org
January 29, 2026 at 11:32 PM
This is like the 214th thing in the past year that would have been a bona fide Scandal in the late 1900s
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You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
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Local businesses now feel compelled to plead the 4th.
January 29, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Local businesses now feel compelled to plead the 4th.
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Bruce Springsteen really said “damn y’all missed the point of Born In The USA, lemme make it even more clear”
January 28, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Bruce Springsteen really said “damn y’all missed the point of Born In The USA, lemme make it even more clear”
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every time someone has asked me the last week or so about priorities it is rental assistance. please please please people need rent to stay in their homes. scroll down to rent relief funds and pick something www.standwithminnesota.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:13 PM
every time someone has asked me the last week or so about priorities it is rental assistance. please please please people need rent to stay in their homes. scroll down to rent relief funds and pick something www.standwithminnesota.com
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Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then the chairman of the <checks noter> Senate <Judiciary> Committee pleas ignorance of the law & constitution because of his agricultural past.
Suddenly republicans have forgotten what the constitution says 🤷🏼 🇺🇸
January 28, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then the chairman of the <checks noter> Senate <Judiciary> Committee pleas ignorance of the law & constitution because of his agricultural past.
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the reason I'm so heated right now is Ilhan Omar has been thrown to the wolves so many times by the Democratic establishment for saying the things the Dems are finally, YEARS LATER starting to say.
They've let Rep Omar take a lot of heat and have not used their voices enough to defend her
They've let Rep Omar take a lot of heat and have not used their voices enough to defend her
January 28, 2026 at 3:06 AM
the reason I'm so heated right now is Ilhan Omar has been thrown to the wolves so many times by the Democratic establishment for saying the things the Dems are finally, YEARS LATER starting to say.
They've let Rep Omar take a lot of heat and have not used their voices enough to defend her
They've let Rep Omar take a lot of heat and have not used their voices enough to defend her
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my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
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To say aloud that the vice president is friends with Nazis and to point out that his Holocaust tweet is crafted so as not to offend them is to sound crazy to everyone who doesn’t know both are stone cold facts. Frustrating thing.
Legitimately a feat of carefully calculated writing to issue a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement of this length without mentioning either (1) the people who perpetrated the Holocaust or (2) the people against whom they perpetrated it
January 28, 2026 at 5:34 AM
To say aloud that the vice president is friends with Nazis and to point out that his Holocaust tweet is crafted so as not to offend them is to sound crazy to everyone who doesn’t know both are stone cold facts. Frustrating thing.
I have made a very important decision.
Vegan chocolate cake is much more delicious than flourless chocolate cake.
Vegan chocolate cake is much more delicious than flourless chocolate cake.
January 27, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I have made a very important decision.
Vegan chocolate cake is much more delicious than flourless chocolate cake.
Vegan chocolate cake is much more delicious than flourless chocolate cake.
It's really heavy, living in the Twin Cities metro right now.
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It's really heavy, living in the Twin Cities metro right now.
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One of my very favorite bookshops in the Twin Cities area. Please support them for all your bookish needs!
So much love for @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social
“Everything We Do Matters.” Minneapolis’s Moon Palace Books is a Hub For Anti-ICE Resistance
Angela Schwesnedl from Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis picked up my phone call on Saturday almost two hours to the minute after Alex Pretti was murdered in the street by ICE officers. “If you have…
lithub.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:34 PM
One of my very favorite bookshops in the Twin Cities area. Please support them for all your bookish needs!
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I was always told that one of the central lessons of the Shoah is that legal, juridical regimes can still be immoral. The claim that Anne Frank was in Amsterdam "legally" is false, but more than that, the question "Was Anne Frank an illegal?" is so grossly missing the point of Holocaust remembrance.
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I was always told that one of the central lessons of the Shoah is that legal, juridical regimes can still be immoral. The claim that Anne Frank was in Amsterdam "legally" is false, but more than that, the question "Was Anne Frank an illegal?" is so grossly missing the point of Holocaust remembrance.
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Real Minnesotans who helped jump a car would demand that you not give them credit for this kind of basic decency.
ICE is so pathetically desperate for some good PR that they’re tweeting about helping someone jump a car in the cold weather
January 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Real Minnesotans who helped jump a car would demand that you not give them credit for this kind of basic decency.
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Solidarity with Maine. Spread the news, prepare yourself
Why is the msm outside of Maine not covering this? It seems like a huge and very troubling story to me. ICE coming to observers houses or calling them on the phone warning them to back off??!! www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Solidarity with Maine. Spread the news, prepare yourself