Robin Chattopadhyay রবীণ চট্টোপাধ্যায়
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Dad | Husband | Son
Smack dab in the middle of the sandwich generation | Aspiring to raise the best humans possible
Smack dab in the middle of the sandwich generation | Aspiring to raise the best humans possible
ICE may be staying at The Graduate, but I wonder how much business they’ve lost from other guests. MIAC and Big 10 women’s swimming and diving champs at Jean K Freeman Aquatic Center and I know all the MIAC schools are now staying elsewhere and most of the Big 10 schools are relocating. Plus parents
February 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
ICE may be staying at The Graduate, but I wonder how much business they’ve lost from other guests. MIAC and Big 10 women’s swimming and diving champs at Jean K Freeman Aquatic Center and I know all the MIAC schools are now staying elsewhere and most of the Big 10 schools are relocating. Plus parents
I’m at my Super Bowl Party
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I’m at my Super Bowl Party
Starting to get concerned about the increasing frequency with which Washburn-McReavy sends me solicitations for funeral pre-planning.
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Starting to get concerned about the increasing frequency with which Washburn-McReavy sends me solicitations for funeral pre-planning.
My first adult job was in Minneapolis at a large downtown hotel. You could closely track employee tenure with refugee waves. Vietnamese, Hmong, Nepali, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Bosnian, etc.
Should go without saying but it is appalling how racist the Portland Maine operation is. Obviously it is All rabid, lawless racial profiling and militarized barbarism, but there are about seven people who live in Portland right now. There is no reason to do a federal invasion of it except that it…
January 24, 2026 at 12:30 AM
My first adult job was in Minneapolis at a large downtown hotel. You could closely track employee tenure with refugee waves. Vietnamese, Hmong, Nepali, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Bosnian, etc.
Protest Sea Shanty 🧵
Now me and me cousin, that Arthur MacBride
You'll still see us walking along that street wide
And the neighbors they walk with us all side by side
As the bright Friday morning is dawning
You'll still see us walking along that street wide
And the neighbors they walk with us all side by side
As the bright Friday morning is dawning
January 23, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Protest Sea Shanty 🧵
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i'm not voting for anyone who does not have abolish ICE and put kristi noem, et al, on trial as their position
I don't care if you're running for dog catcher.
I don't care if you're running for dog catcher.
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
i'm not voting for anyone who does not have abolish ICE and put kristi noem, et al, on trial as their position
I don't care if you're running for dog catcher.
I don't care if you're running for dog catcher.
Since I’ve been reading about samosas vs sambusas today: I made a keema curry with ground beef for dinner las week and my kids described it as sambusa filling (complimentary, ofc)
My kids aren’t particularly picky eaters, but I’ll take the compliment anyway!
My kids aren’t particularly picky eaters, but I’ll take the compliment anyway!
January 12, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Since I’ve been reading about samosas vs sambusas today: I made a keema curry with ground beef for dinner las week and my kids described it as sambusa filling (complimentary, ofc)
My kids aren’t particularly picky eaters, but I’ll take the compliment anyway!
My kids aren’t particularly picky eaters, but I’ll take the compliment anyway!
Always happy to share with anyone about my experience as an election judge. I’m a head judge in Ramsey County, and I tell my Election Day judge team that I am a 3rd generation judge. My parents, my grandmother, and an uncle in India have all done the job.
If you can serve as a poll worker, now is the time. The US has numerous, redundant checks to prevent vote-count fraud, but competent, honest poll workers are critical. If you want to make sure your small part of the election is run by the book, learn how to sign up here: www.eac.gov/help-america...
Trump Regrets Not Seizing Voting Machines After 2020 Election
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January 12, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Always happy to share with anyone about my experience as an election judge. I’m a head judge in Ramsey County, and I tell my Election Day judge team that I am a 3rd generation judge. My parents, my grandmother, and an uncle in India have all done the job.
I thought my pastor was angry after Philando Castile. Then I thought he was angry after George Floyd. This? THIS shit had turned him absolutely incandescent
If you live and attend church in the Twin Cities area and your pastor did not name the fear, grief and rage of the last week, did not help you find meaning, comfort and courage for the weeks ahead you might have accidentally joined a county club instead of a church.
January 11, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I thought my pastor was angry after Philando Castile. Then I thought he was angry after George Floyd. This? THIS shit had turned him absolutely incandescent
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I feel such pain at the insufficiency of the methods available to us, and such shame at the insufficiency I feel inside myself.
January 8, 2026 at 2:06 AM
I feel such pain at the insufficiency of the methods available to us, and such shame at the insufficiency I feel inside myself.
I’ve donated a couple times at Corpus Christi and they are definitely a more memorable experience for how friendly they all are
When Covid caused the cancellation of thousands of blood drives, a local church in Roseville stepped up to open their doors to the Red Cross. Since 2020, Corpus Christi has hosted 50 blood drives and collected over 2,000 units of blood.
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Building a legacy of blood donation at Corpus Christi
Local church celebrates 50th Red Cross blood drive since 2020
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January 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I’ve donated a couple times at Corpus Christi and they are definitely a more memorable experience for how friendly they all are
I went to church choir practice the night my mom died for this exact reason.
Many of the members had already heard the news so I didn’t even have to say anything. The love I felt that night props me up still. Especially this month as the 1-year anniversary rolls around
Many of the members had already heard the news so I didn’t even have to say anything. The love I felt that night props me up still. Especially this month as the 1-year anniversary rolls around
i swear, my little choir group’s social events are responsible for so much of my mental wellbeing
just being with friends is so important
just being with friends is so important
December 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I went to church choir practice the night my mom died for this exact reason.
Many of the members had already heard the news so I didn’t even have to say anything. The love I felt that night props me up still. Especially this month as the 1-year anniversary rolls around
Many of the members had already heard the news so I didn’t even have to say anything. The love I felt that night props me up still. Especially this month as the 1-year anniversary rolls around
On Saturday, my family and I went to see the MN Orchestra for Muppet Christmas Carol, our favorite Christmas movie that we watch every year.
Then on Sunday, we went to a community theater production of Sound of Music with a friend from church playing Capt. Von Trapp.
Then on Sunday, we went to a community theater production of Sound of Music with a friend from church playing Capt. Von Trapp.
this was a weekend of unrelenting horrors, but if you had a small nice thing happen I would like to hear about it
maybe you read a great book or saw a cute dog walking down the street or your soup turned out really good? please share
maybe you read a great book or saw a cute dog walking down the street or your soup turned out really good? please share
December 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
On Saturday, my family and I went to see the MN Orchestra for Muppet Christmas Carol, our favorite Christmas movie that we watch every year.
Then on Sunday, we went to a community theater production of Sound of Music with a friend from church playing Capt. Von Trapp.
Then on Sunday, we went to a community theater production of Sound of Music with a friend from church playing Capt. Von Trapp.
My sister-in-law’s mom was a librarian and her grandma was the “Story Lady” at the children’s section of the library in Mankato. They ALWAYS were giving books for baby shower gifts.
I'm going to go even further. Books make an amazing baby shower gift. New moms get a ton of other stuff but rarely get good books to read to their newborns/toddlers.
Use that as a basis to keep getting them books as they age.
Use that as a basis to keep getting them books as they age.
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO BUY SOMEONE AS A GIFT BUY THEM BOOKS!
IF YOU DO KNOW WHAT TO BUY SOMEONE AS A GIFT THEN CONGRATS YOU ARE BUYING THEM BOOKS OTHERWISE ARE YOU SURE? REALLY SURE?
IF YOU DO KNOW WHAT TO BUY SOMEONE AS A GIFT THEN CONGRATS YOU ARE BUYING THEM BOOKS OTHERWISE ARE YOU SURE? REALLY SURE?
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
My sister-in-law’s mom was a librarian and her grandma was the “Story Lady” at the children’s section of the library in Mankato. They ALWAYS were giving books for baby shower gifts.
Reminds me of a time when one of my kiddos was a baby and my instinct was to go to the ER, but I was afraid of the cost and waited several hours for Urgent Care to open because it was cheaper.
Got to Urgent Care, was told to go to ER.
And then got bills for both ER and UC anyway
Got to Urgent Care, was told to go to ER.
And then got bills for both ER and UC anyway
Reminds me of that time I needed emergency appendectomy & I was on morphine & the hospital billing guy came to my room to ask me to pay the copay upfront
I was like dude I’m going next door to check the other hospital‘s price also what’s my name again
Ps I’m an economist, ok w/markets generally
I was like dude I’m going next door to check the other hospital‘s price also what’s my name again
Ps I’m an economist, ok w/markets generally
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Reminds me of a time when one of my kiddos was a baby and my instinct was to go to the ER, but I was afraid of the cost and waited several hours for Urgent Care to open because it was cheaper.
Got to Urgent Care, was told to go to ER.
And then got bills for both ER and UC anyway
Got to Urgent Care, was told to go to ER.
And then got bills for both ER and UC anyway
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If even a quarter of dem text spam were calls to action and community support they would probably build an actual movement with all the money spent on them.
Instead it's just annoying as fuck.
Instead it's just annoying as fuck.
December 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
If even a quarter of dem text spam were calls to action and community support they would probably build an actual movement with all the money spent on them.
Instead it's just annoying as fuck.
Instead it's just annoying as fuck.
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Respectfully, Congresswoman, you voted with Republicans to strip due process from immigrants and to praise Trump's ICE. This year.
Now you're upset?
Votes have consequences. Minnesotans deserve better.
Now you're upset?
Votes have consequences. Minnesotans deserve better.
ICE agents followed a Burnsville family home from the store, failed to present a warrant and entered their home with guns drawn. They detained 4 legal citizens who presented documentation, leaving a 7 year-old without parents.
A seven-year-old. Let that sink in. Trump’s ICE is out of control.
A seven-year-old. Let that sink in. Trump’s ICE is out of control.
ICE agents detained four people from a Burnsville home, according to family members, including a 7-year-old's parents and the husband of a pregnant woman.
December 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Respectfully, Congresswoman, you voted with Republicans to strip due process from immigrants and to praise Trump's ICE. This year.
Now you're upset?
Votes have consequences. Minnesotans deserve better.
Now you're upset?
Votes have consequences. Minnesotans deserve better.
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Since becoming a parent I have not, in fact, understood the parents who say “if you were a parent you’d understand” about vaccine hesitancy. Being in charge of this fragile little miracle has me saying things like “give her all the vaccines. Turn this baby into a pincushion” to doctors
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Since becoming a parent I have not, in fact, understood the parents who say “if you were a parent you’d understand” about vaccine hesitancy. Being in charge of this fragile little miracle has me saying things like “give her all the vaccines. Turn this baby into a pincushion” to doctors
Parenting teenagers may just be training for parenting parents.
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Parenting teenagers may just be training for parenting parents.
Not holiday or family-related, but in the undergrad quantity food production management class I took, we ran a lunch service for faculty/staff to simulate a restaurant. We served about 100 people/day and you got an entree, vegetable, bread, and dessert. 1/2
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Not holiday or family-related, but in the undergrad quantity food production management class I took, we ran a lunch service for faculty/staff to simulate a restaurant. We served about 100 people/day and you got an entree, vegetable, bread, and dessert. 1/2
This is a thing for me at work. My immediate co-workers and I are all pretty close in age to each other and we’re all dealing with elderly parents (and college/early-adult children).
Between four of us, we’ve lost three parents/parents-in-law in the past year
Between four of us, we’ve lost three parents/parents-in-law in the past year
Every person I know who is roughly my age is dealing with something like this right now www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | ‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father
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November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is a thing for me at work. My immediate co-workers and I are all pretty close in age to each other and we’re all dealing with elderly parents (and college/early-adult children).
Between four of us, we’ve lost three parents/parents-in-law in the past year
Between four of us, we’ve lost three parents/parents-in-law in the past year
Great advice. I took a quantity food production management class in college and this was the most practical learning from this class that benefits me today. (I’ve worked 25+ years in financial services, so I don’t use much else from that class except for family holidays)
Make a spreadsheet. List cooking times (and resting for protein), device (oven, crock pot, stove top, smoker, grill, etc) and temperatures. Work backwards from when dinner is ready. Project manage this fucker.
most people just aren’t going to magically know how to juggle all those dishes just because it’s a holiday. there’s no shame in doing a couple of things really well
November 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Great advice. I took a quantity food production management class in college and this was the most practical learning from this class that benefits me today. (I’ve worked 25+ years in financial services, so I don’t use much else from that class except for family holidays)
My best aurora photos
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
My best aurora photos