Shaun
@shauninmpls.bsky.social
"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
Good point, and also so much fodder for the TBR pile!
“Perhaps one thing AI is revealing is that a certain percentage of the population has no real interest in doing, learning, or enjoying anything at all.” countercraft.substack.com/p/short-litt...
Short Little Difficult Books
Novels that challenge with style, story, or form that you can read in a day.
countercraft.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Good point, and also so much fodder for the TBR pile!
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Police Defund Minneapolis Again
The city of Minneapolis is settling a lawsuit with the family of Leneal Frazier, a 40-year-old man who was killed when a speeding Minneapolis police car collided with him in 2021.
Minneapolis council OKs $475,000 settlement of lawsuit over fatal collision with speeding officer
Leneal Frazier died after his SUV was broadsided by a speeding Minneapolis police officer in 2021.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Police Defund Minneapolis Again
I know everyone is telling you where to give money, but I'm really excited about this program. Making music together is so powerful and healing, and singing with others can be a great expression of solidarity—something incarcerated people really need.
www.givemn.org/organization...
www.givemn.org/organization...
Support Voices of Hope on GiveMN
“Our individual suffering paints every square of these walls but the power of our melodic voices singing together helps to strip the sadness and self-hate bare, leaving only… Hope. We are given many ...
www.givemn.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I know everyone is telling you where to give money, but I'm really excited about this program. Making music together is so powerful and healing, and singing with others can be a great expression of solidarity—something incarcerated people really need.
www.givemn.org/organization...
www.givemn.org/organization...
As someone who enjoys literary fairies and has to write about open source every day I am just
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
As someone who enjoys literary fairies and has to write about open source every day I am just
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Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you saw
Devo
Elvis Costello & the Imposters with Charlie Sexton
Paul McCartney
Ron Sexsmith
Avett Brothers
Devo
Elvis Costello & the Imposters with Charlie Sexton
Paul McCartney
Ron Sexsmith
Avett Brothers
Stevie Nicks
Jeff Tweedy
Tired Eyes
Neko Case
Grandaddy
I think?
Jeff Tweedy
Tired Eyes
Neko Case
Grandaddy
I think?
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you saw
- Elvis Costello & the Imposters with Charlie Sexton
- Farm Aid
- Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives
- Los Lobos
- Steve Earle
- Elvis Costello & the Imposters with Charlie Sexton
- Farm Aid
- Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives
- Los Lobos
- Steve Earle
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you saw
Devo
Elvis Costello & the Imposters with Charlie Sexton
Paul McCartney
Ron Sexsmith
Avett Brothers
Devo
Elvis Costello & the Imposters with Charlie Sexton
Paul McCartney
Ron Sexsmith
Avett Brothers
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Centrist dipshits: all this horrible shit is smart politics, we know how to win
[They do not win]
Centrist dipshits: our foolproof politics can be thwarted by one viral tweet from an enby portland barista
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Every single day ICE agents are threatening people and terrorizing communities.
We’ve seen ICE pepper spray babies, disappear US citizens, slam distraught mothers and fathers to the ground—now they’re terrorizing St. Paul.
ICE is out of control and should be abolished.
We’ve seen ICE pepper spray babies, disappear US citizens, slam distraught mothers and fathers to the ground—now they’re terrorizing St. Paul.
ICE is out of control and should be abolished.
Federal agents from ICE, DEA and the FBI raided a St. Paul paper distributor Tuesday morning. Hundreds of community members responded in protest, clashing with officers. At least two people were detained by authorities, according to a witness.
Dozens of federal agents raid St. Paul business, sparking protest • Minnesota Reformer
Dozens of federal agents surrounded the St. Paul headquarters of paper distributor Bro-Tex on Tuesday morning and were quickly met by a couple hundred protesters. The agents wore uniforms marked with ...
minnesotareformer.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Every single day ICE agents are threatening people and terrorizing communities.
We’ve seen ICE pepper spray babies, disappear US citizens, slam distraught mothers and fathers to the ground—now they’re terrorizing St. Paul.
ICE is out of control and should be abolished.
We’ve seen ICE pepper spray babies, disappear US citizens, slam distraught mothers and fathers to the ground—now they’re terrorizing St. Paul.
ICE is out of control and should be abolished.
Is this awkward? Yes. (Shout out to everyone mentally rehearsing for the upcoming holidays, by the way) But assholes depend upon people being stunned into silence. So be a cool person and prepare.
Or this. The 5 D's are good. Rehearse them mentally, or, if you're into that, with friends!
How to Speak Up When You See Harassment – CAASE share.google/bxLEB9NEwT5D...
How to Speak Up When You See Harassment – CAASE share.google/bxLEB9NEwT5D...
How to Speak Up When You See Harassment – CAASE
Simple skills can help you stand up the way you want when you see harassment.
share.google
November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Is this awkward? Yes. (Shout out to everyone mentally rehearsing for the upcoming holidays, by the way) But assholes depend upon people being stunned into silence. So be a cool person and prepare.
This is so lovely!
So, tiny announcement…
one of the things I’ve been working on recently is “The REAL landscapes of Minneapolis” 2026 wall calendar.
I love this city and these images are all from the past 12 months:
www.lulu.com/shop/riley-b...
one of the things I’ve been working on recently is “The REAL landscapes of Minneapolis” 2026 wall calendar.
I love this city and these images are all from the past 12 months:
www.lulu.com/shop/riley-b...
The Real Landscapes of Minneapolis
The images in this first annual calendar are created to highlight the beauty of my hometown of Minneapolis. There have been countless column inches devoted to issues here, however those columns do not...
www.lulu.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is so lovely!
We're fully 10 years too late to be deer in the headlights about this guy, from verbal assault to ICE raids. If speaking up is hard I get it, but there are resources online for rehearsing responses to these situations. Find them and use them. It's like stockpiling food and ammo, but actually useful.
Women don’t need defending but men need to let other men know that that shit is not gonna fly
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We're fully 10 years too late to be deer in the headlights about this guy, from verbal assault to ICE raids. If speaking up is hard I get it, but there are resources online for rehearsing responses to these situations. Find them and use them. It's like stockpiling food and ammo, but actually useful.
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
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About 30 cars of ICE and DEA agents staging st Newell park in St. Paul
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
About 30 cars of ICE and DEA agents staging st Newell park in St. Paul
My 26yo is staying out of town for Thanksgiving for the first time and we are texting about the kitchen supplies they need to make some family favorites at their apartment and I am like
a woman wearing headphones and a hat is smiling and waving her hand
Alt: a woman wearing headphones and a hat is smiling and waving her hand
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 AM
My 26yo is staying out of town for Thanksgiving for the first time and we are texting about the kitchen supplies they need to make some family favorites at their apartment and I am like
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Plus a new immigrant tracking app from Thomson Reuters, food insecurity continues, and Crooked Beverage Company turns out to be crooked in today's Flyover news roundup.
Meet the Paramilitary Goons Who Patrolled Uptown in 2021 - Racket
Plus a new immigrant tracking app from Thomson Reuters, food insecurity continues, and Crooked Beverage Company turned out to be crooked in today's Flyover news roundup.
racketmn.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Plus a new immigrant tracking app from Thomson Reuters, food insecurity continues, and Crooked Beverage Company turns out to be crooked in today's Flyover news roundup.
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Family Thanksgiving text thread:
Me: “I’ll provide stuffing and potatoes everyone feel free to bring a dish!”
4 different people: “I’ll bring the potatoes!” “I’ll bring the stuffing!”
Me: “ok we can’t read but that’s fine…..you’ll need to make enough for 20+ people”
Family: “oof that’s a lot.”
Me:
Me: “I’ll provide stuffing and potatoes everyone feel free to bring a dish!”
4 different people: “I’ll bring the potatoes!” “I’ll bring the stuffing!”
Me: “ok we can’t read but that’s fine…..you’ll need to make enough for 20+ people”
Family: “oof that’s a lot.”
Me:
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Family Thanksgiving text thread:
Me: “I’ll provide stuffing and potatoes everyone feel free to bring a dish!”
4 different people: “I’ll bring the potatoes!” “I’ll bring the stuffing!”
Me: “ok we can’t read but that’s fine…..you’ll need to make enough for 20+ people”
Family: “oof that’s a lot.”
Me:
Me: “I’ll provide stuffing and potatoes everyone feel free to bring a dish!”
4 different people: “I’ll bring the potatoes!” “I’ll bring the stuffing!”
Me: “ok we can’t read but that’s fine…..you’ll need to make enough for 20+ people”
Family: “oof that’s a lot.”
Me:
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Time to bring back this Patricia Lockwood banger.
November 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Time to bring back this Patricia Lockwood banger.
This is so genius and The Onion is about to take some of my Xmas gift money.
I love print magazines and not just because I manage an extremely niche research quarterly. But also because I do, I'm super appreciative of the way the print package tells stories and connects them.
Any favorites?
I love print magazines and not just because I manage an extremely niche research quarterly. But also because I do, I'm super appreciative of the way the print package tells stories and connects them.
Any favorites?
I’ve wanted to brag about my Christmas gift last year and here’s my chance.
I got the whole family matching magazine subs! Adults got Southern Cultures, OA, Bitter Southerner, The Sun, & New Yorker. Kid got Lux, Oyla, and later we added The Onion.
We always have stuff to talk about!
I got the whole family matching magazine subs! Adults got Southern Cultures, OA, Bitter Southerner, The Sun, & New Yorker. Kid got Lux, Oyla, and later we added The Onion.
We always have stuff to talk about!
I got out of the habit of reading magazines bc of the social pressure of writers reading what's trendy/popular or frankly expected of you.
This year, I've dedicated myself back to reading magazines and I'm truly having the time of my life.
This year, I've dedicated myself back to reading magazines and I'm truly having the time of my life.
November 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is so genius and The Onion is about to take some of my Xmas gift money.
I love print magazines and not just because I manage an extremely niche research quarterly. But also because I do, I'm super appreciative of the way the print package tells stories and connects them.
Any favorites?
I love print magazines and not just because I manage an extremely niche research quarterly. But also because I do, I'm super appreciative of the way the print package tells stories and connects them.
Any favorites?
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Is it 'online training course'?
June 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Is it 'online training course'?
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Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
A fun thing about seeing older bands is that they want to get home and read in bed before midnight just like you.
Also, Devo was a blast!
Also, Devo was a blast!
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
A fun thing about seeing older bands is that they want to get home and read in bed before midnight just like you.
Also, Devo was a blast!
Also, Devo was a blast!
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No more big city mayors who hate big cities.
After failing to stop a major state housing bill from becoming law, Los Angeles leaders are turning to plan B: Delaying Senate Bill 79's implementation and pushing for unspecified legislative changes next year. My dispatch for @politico.com Pro subscribers subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Los Angeles failed to defeat a major housing law, so it's turning to Plan B: Delay, delay, delay
A report from the city planning department outlines strategies for pushing off many of the effects of SB 79 through 2030.
subscriber.politicopro.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
No more big city mayors who hate big cities.
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Silicon Valley, 1990s: Free and open access to all the world’s knowledge will usher a new utopian age of information!
Silicon Valley, 2025:
Silicon Valley, 2025:
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November 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Silicon Valley, 1990s: Free and open access to all the world’s knowledge will usher a new utopian age of information!
Silicon Valley, 2025:
Silicon Valley, 2025: