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Ryan Ricard
@firewally.bsky.social
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When I was driving once I saw this painted on a bridge:
"I don't want the world, I just want your half"
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firewally.bsky.social
I saw Rental Family tonight and I'd recommend it: firewally.micro.blog/2025/11/26/r...
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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pinko-machinist.bsky.social
Hey @melvincarter.bsky.social why are our police assisiting ICE?

@mayorher.bsky.social how are you planning dealing with this during your upcoming term?
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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punkrockscience.bsky.social
Today’s xkcd made me cry.

In a good way.

xkcd.com/3172/
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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naomikritzer.bsky.social
St. Paul folks who live in 64A, there's now a recorded statement from each candidate on the 64A special election page.
tmoz.bsky.social T @tmoz.bsky.social · 8d
Saint Paul, here’s your one-stop-shop for all things special election in 64A:

www.sd64dfl.org/64a-special-...

Once campaign websites are shared with us we will update with declared candidates. If you live in the district, hear from 4 of them tonight at our 7pm meeting @ Davanni’s on Cleveland
64A Special Election — SD64 DFL
www.sd64dfl.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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nsmckinnon.bsky.social
As promised, three pictures of Clark, for the three new organizations to which people have pledged.

Want more pictures of Clark? Donate to our fundraiser! One picture per new organization!
nosubsplease.org/1st-annual-n...
Imagine that a particularly fluffy and angelic cloud sprouted two triangular pink ears; a brown eye and a permanent wink; a brownish-pink nose; a little pink tongue open in an adorable smile. You may then have some small idea of how handsome my dog Clark is, as he stands on the wooden floor of my kitchen, bathed in its golden light. Clark, his snout decorated with little streaks of his favorite peanut butter that I haven’t been able to get off him, looks back at me while I pet his ruffly neck. Clark in his natural element, outside in the backyard, where he patrols.
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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nsmckinnon.bsky.social
And to celebrate Nevada and Minnesota becoming part of our fundraiser, here’s two pictures of Minnie!

If we hit goal—and I’ll say we’re still $1,000 away—I’ll randomly select a donor and read a poem of their choice during the stream, just three days away!

Again:
nosubsplease.org/1st-annual-n...
Minnie, my beautiful dilute tortie cat—a rich dark gray with latte swirls marking her right eye, her chin; and down her body—looks concernedly up at the camera, her hazel eyes on full display. Minnie, happy as she lies on her cat bed, getting head pets from me.
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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johnmaddening.bsky.social
My secret craft project is revealed! A wearable Edmund Fitzgerald so @sithlet.bsky.social could be the @mnrollerderby.bsky.social Bodies of Water mascot, “Gail O. November”!
Sithlet wears the Edmund Fitzgerald skating through the Roy Wilkins The completed Edmund Fitzgerald costume sitting on my living room floor The cats thought it was their new house until I callously removed it
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
firewally.bsky.social
Light up MN! Pre-paying my donation because I'm a believer ($1 per correct answer + credit card feeds)
Screenshot donation receipt from Neighborhood House in Minnesota
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
firewally.bsky.social
I understand how it happened but ”Med Spa” is a pretty funny name for a place where you go to get Botulinum toxin injected into your face
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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johnmaddening.bsky.social
Can Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone just keep making weird movies together forever?
A ★★★★½ review of Bugonia (2025)
Wow. Did I think that this was going to be a more conventional weird comedy like The Favourite? Absolutely. Am I deliriously happy with what we got? Also absolutely. A very small cast (including one v...
boxd.it
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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dennycarter.bsky.social
Jamelle was cooking.

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
If they win, Democrats will have to use their newfound authority to rethink, even dismantle, agencies like U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. They may need to walk back the Bush-era decision to consolidate those agencies and others under a single department, given the wild abuses perpetrated under this administration and its predecessors. It will need to give serious thought to major political and social reform, including D.C. statehood, a federal ban on partisan gerrymandering, a new voting rights act and federal protections for reproductive rights and bodily autonomy, including the rights of gender and sexual minorities. Democrats will also need to embrace the legislature’s constitutional authority to structure the executive branch and the judiciary, up to and including Supreme Court reform. If they win next year, Democrats will need to treat the next Congress not as a return to the status quo ante but as the beginning of a new era in which the principal task is to roll back the president’s effort to create and consolidate a personalist dictatorship. They’ll need to fortify the American political system against future attempts to play dictator and lay out a project of genuine democratic renewal. None of this is possible without a willingness to use power rather than just hold it. What we’ve seen this week is that there are still too many Democrats whose instinct is to retreat to normalcy rather than face the conflict at hand.
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
firewally.bsky.social
Shout out to my neighbors' adorable spooky skull kid decorations - they flip over to gingerbread kids on the other side!
firewally.bsky.social Ryan Ricard @firewally.bsky.social · 16d
Only in Saint Paul can a celestial electromagnetic phenomenon and a malfunctioning streetlight combine for such a beautiful display
Night sky in the background shows a brilliant aurora in pink and teal, trees and houses in the foreground are lit purple by a streetlight
November 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
firewally.bsky.social
Chased the aurora last night about an hour outside the Twin Cities with my nice camera and a tripod. I'm no @mvinge.bsky.social but I got some pretty decent shots!
Aurora fades from green in the bottom-left to red across the top-center, with a pretty nice starfield behind. Silhouettes of trees and utility poles along the bottom Large barn-like building is dark in the foreground except for windows lit red from the inside. Pink and green aurora is visible behind the building as well as a few stars Dark sky with stars and a red/green aurora bloom starting from the left side. A sculpture is barely visible on the bottom-right night sky star field with shimmering aurora in green, teal, and pink
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
firewally.bsky.social
Only in Saint Paul can a celestial electromagnetic phenomenon and a malfunctioning streetlight combine for such a beautiful display
Night sky in the background shows a brilliant aurora in pink and teal, trees and houses in the foreground are lit purple by a streetlight
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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mvinge.bsky.social
Wow. Can't say much else. The overhead corona was unbelievable. The most intense reds and greens. ❤️💚😍💃 She'll be dancing until sunrise.

I visited Franconia Sculpture Park over summer and it has been on my aurora photo bucket list ever since. That's where I went last night.

Schafer, Minnesota.
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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mcnees.bsky.social
I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.

Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
An infographic showing how different aurora colors are produced by different gasses at various altitudes in the atmosphere.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
firewally.bsky.social
Idea: secret underground training facility where we inculcate the next generation of senators with sensible middle-of-the-road policy positions and a burning hatred for the 60-vote cloture requirement
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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jk9.bsky.social
New podcast episode! Recorded the day after the election, a relatively quick set of immediate reactions and questions: millcityhall.com/episodes/202... - as I say in the episode, day-after analysis should be treated suspiciously. But we gotta start somewhere.
Mill City Hall: Election Day-After Reactions
millcityhall.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
firewally.bsky.social
Anyone looking to get a holiday gift for me or @sithlet.bsky.social , here you go: www.juliensauctions.com/en/articles/...
The Florian Schneider Collection: Rare Instruments & Iconic Equipment Up For Auction
Explore Florian Schneider's rare instruments and iconic equipment from Kraftwerk's pioneering electronic music legacy.
www.juliensauctions.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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emollick.bsky.social
I hope as we move past the first wave of AI criticism ("it doesn't work, all hype") we get a new wave of AI criticism rooted in the acknowledgement that, yes, these systems are very powerful & quite useful and focusing a deep exploration of when AI uses are uplifting and when they are detrimental.
October 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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tombasgen.bsky.social
This cat is named Choo Choo.
Read the mayoral election analysis above. This very cute kitten was a trap.
October 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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tombasgen.bsky.social
Tonight's FairVote STP Mayoral live stream will be happening on this link tonight! www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4M5...
Saint Paul Mayoral Candidate Forum 10-6-25
YouTube video by MySPNN
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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tombasgen.bsky.social
I spent a lot of time writing about the Saint Paul election so I’m re-posting myself for the weekday crowd even if it’s gauche.
September 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
firewally.bsky.social
20 minutes in and I’ve already learned a lot about why the heck Minneapolis has an elected Park Board and BET, recommended!
jk9.bsky.social Jesse Mortenson @jk9.bsky.social · Sep 30
New episode out now! Big changes ahead for the composition of the Park Board, and real substantive policy ideas coming from the BET millcityhall.com/episodes/202...
September 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
firewally.bsky.social
City Question 1 / Administrative Citations seems like a *great* opportunity for us weirdos to contact our less-online family and friends to offer info and advice (vote Yes!)
September 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM