How old am I getting? Phoebe Bridgers is already touring a casino?

There are some stories…

Today I learned that it’s the female bumblebees that have the pollen baskets on their back legs to transport the pollen to the hive, and I just love it that at least one female of a species always gets pockets.

Strib owner Glen Taylor says he was approached by an intermediary representing a possible buyer for the news org but ended discussions when he learned it was Alpha News

Well, everybody knows now!

Last of the early summer blooms, maybe. June in the garden.

TFW when you’re sitting on the back steps and it is overcast and breezy and the mock orange is blooming.

My coworker as I log onto a video call: “You look like a librarian today! I was not expecting that out of you!” 😆😆😆

Oooh, it’s kinda creepy out there

Plans for a mass surveillance state going swimmingly

Blue’s not usually my choice of color, but for this beaut…. Feel free to buy it for me. You’ll get free joyrides for life with a killer soundtrack playing.

13yo: People don’t use enough Zs. They’re fire. They’re like a more intense S.

Someone in our community is going around to all the Little Free Libraries and ripping all the covers off the books. Imagine being this person and choosing this hobby for yourself.

I have appliances I had to buy in 2019 and I’m here to say they suck. And they don’t even have all the screens and WiFi and all that built in. My mechanic also told me to hang tight to my 2008 RAV4, fwiw.

The entire newsroom just won a Pulitzer. They have a billionaire owner. This breaks my heart.

Oh my god I’ve literally been saying for years!!! Get a hobby! Put a ship in a bottle!

“This cocktail of factors is contributing to higher levels of stress and anxiety among U.S. workers today than at any time in recent history, a new survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found.”

People have been asking me if I know of a resource like StandWithMinnesota for New Jersey, and I haven't found something comprehensive. So, for the moment, I have put together all the links to NJ orgs, crowdfunding links, events, and stuck them on a page of SWM. standwithminnesota.org/jersey

Awww yeah, this is the weather

Minnesota GOP convention just voted to stand for and hold a moment of silence for… killer cop Derek Chauvin. Can’t make this up.

It’s too hot for peonies. For the second or third year in a row.

23 years unbroken streak no AI. And to those who say they use it for transcription only—consider how you’re going to protect a source when your stuff is surveilled. Just a thought.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

9yo, describing the smell of lilacs: it’s like cotton candy and, like, the aftertaste is almost like this weird opposite of sweet smell

Dear Men: if a woman posts on a neighborhood page about safety on a public path near their home, please do not screenshot a photo of their house, put an arrow on it, and ask if this is the location. Jesus Tapdancing Christ.

May in the goth garden

Blackbird While My Guitar Gently Weeps Something Here Comes the Sun Long Long Long Let It Be Yesterday Oh! Darling I Want You Last spot: tie cheater listing of Eight Days a Week and Hard Day’s Night I know as soon as I hit post I’m going to be mad about an omission.

Ok get it together, May. I caved and put on my Aran Islands wool sweater.

I’m so sad about Colbert going off the air for so many reasons, but one being he’s a rare case of a rich, white, funny, influential dude who always conveys respect, love, and admiration for women and creativity.

Cute Roulette, old Jezebel, The Toast, The Oatmeal, Cake Wrecks, Television Without Pity, MNSpeak, Diaryland, Fark, Missed Connections on Craigslist, Stumbleupon, I know I am missing a bunch.

Nothing like an 8 am call from the police department that your kid, riding his bike to school, was involved in an accident. WATCH FOR BIKES AND KIDS, GOD DAMN IT.

Putting on a pair of Merona pants and checked the tag—54% linen, 44% cotton, 2% spandex. Merona. A brand that was killed in 2019 but I know these are much older than that. Still in great shape and I probably paid $17 for them. Plastic clothes suck.

Credit card company disputed for me, and WP and credit card decided it’s a legit charge. So are they splitting the profit, because I literally do not have a plan on the website. I can’t cancel anywhere. AGHGGGH

The devastation of the occupation continues in my community. Here’s a family you can help, if you’re looking to help and able. www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-br...

I support these evening and overnight thunderstorms

OK, I say this as not a huge Rudy fan. But the stats this year were undeniable when he was on court and he did great against Jokic. The last series was abysmal, but even Ant said there’s no answer for Wemby. So. Why is everyone calling to dump him?

Hey St.P. book nerds: Check it out. You’ll find something(s) you like on his traveling shelves.

Minnesota wildfires in Crosslake, nearby Nisswa's Ye Olde Pickle Factory. Wonder what they're talking about at the bar this morning.

NAZ REID

It’s here, it’s really here: barefoot in the garden season

These only cost $2,350.

Just saw an Anthro ad of a dress worn with jeans. Just say no. We did that already. We are from the past trying to save the future.

Another day, another SUV driving down the bike/ped path in front of my house like it is a street

Just watched a male bunny make a pass at a female bunny while she was out having a nice breakfast and sniffing my flowers and she whipped around so fast, charged him, then slapped him across the face.

A new Gallup poll has found that most Americans would really prefer not to live next door to a data center.

Losin’ my touch. I didn’t even know Bruno was going to BE HERE.

Team Marshawn

Richfield is the West St. Paul of Mpls. Philly and Detroit have a relatable-to-me working-class scrappiness and sassiness I love. A smattering of small towns in very Northern MN.

“MPR News used AI tools LocalLens and ChatGPT to identify cities and towns across Minnesota where city councils discussed the state flag or local news outlets covered debates around the flag and then verified each instance.” I don’t need AI to tell you it’s racism.

Did someone put an Etsy witch curse on Randle?