Forget the military. This is PTA level organization.

The federal court in Oregon has now released its reasons for denying federal access to unredacted voter data. It's a very thorough, clearly written opinion that should make the court's job easier in Minnesota (and other states). www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/u...

I think this looks like a book for my mortician cousin and @shiftedshaped.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/drre...

This is a really interesting question, thinking about how we talk about what happens after death.

Hats off to the photographers documenting Minneapolis in the winter of 2026. They are capturing our love for our city and neighbors in the midst of oppression.

Gosh, this is beautiful on this quiet Sunday morning at the bus stop in the Minneapolis snow.

having basically the best day with my new crew.

This really rings true to me, talking to friends and family in that bubble.

From the 2013 report linked in the article, it looks like they are continuing the same bad practices. www.cbp.gov/sites/defaul...

MidModMen & Friends has some beautiful posters featuring Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul imagery. $10 and all proceeds go to Immigrant Law Center. I got these.

This was the first post I read this morning, and it's a banger. May it set the tone for the day.

This warms my heart on a cold, cold day.

A lot of people miss James Turrell's "Sky Pesher" installation that's built right into the hillside beside the Walker Art Center. Great spot to go for a breather - heated seats, soft color-changing light, nice & quiet with a beautiful view of the sky. I *think* it's open from 6 am–midnight.

No Minnesotan pays for a drink when VOICE Day comes

I'm not actually doing it, just talking about it. Minnesota has an incredibly strong and connected bar that already has a lot of these resources in place. And immigration folks are spinning up ways for attorneys with no immigration experience to get trained and work docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The Minnesota business community and the University of Minnesota have lost their moral compass.

So if the use of the AI tool is apparently so pointless, what is the *real* point in its increasing use in social media (and apparently listserv) discourse? It's intended to convey authority. That's what we need to guard against. The idea that citing a computer is like citing an authority.

A friend sent me this video: A car crashed into the Delta Airlines baggage check-in area at Detroit Metro Airport

The Wagoneers and Explorers full of masked men that screech away from you and run a red light when you pull up behind them are not, in fact, a figment of our overactive imaginations.

Guys, the US economy is like the Edmund Fitzgerald. As big freighters go, it's bigger than most; probably some real good stuff happens to it in the third verse, I'm not sure

Pick up the nearest book, turn to page 42, post the second sentence. "My department is taking care of the barn and the chickens."

I finally had space early this morning to watch the first installment of @vincempls.bsky.social new piece on train stations of Minneapolis. Highly recommend: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_YL...

A lot of people are saying the best way to avoid getting smash and grabbed by the secret police is to "carry your passport at all times" but that's not foolproof, so you might also want to do things like look more American.

We have the theme for our next potluck.

I'm curious what you all spend on food for a month, groceries and dining out. For my family of three, we spent ~$2100 on food between Sept 1 and Nov 30, 2025. So roughly $700 a month, $7.75 per person a day according to our bank statements.

Somehow they manage to ignore all the brave Christian pastors out there having guns waved in their face, while a masked ICE agent asks if they are afraid.

If only I'd known when I was playing with my Hoth set as a kid that someday Minnesota would get its very own snowtrooper invasion.

people have a lot of negative things to say about philanthropy, but i really have to lift up how, through the power of organizing, we have reshaped how foundations work in the twin cities. we’ve gotten good people in positions of power and they are actually meeting the moment and moving fast.

#localangle Dania Hall, built in 1886 by *Danish* immigrants, hosted lectures by *Norwegian* writer and future *Nobel Prize* winner Knut Hamsun while he was living in … *Minneapolis*

Fellow Russian bots, repost with an obscure proof of life in MN

Nathaniel is, of course, correct, and if anyone thinks 10,000 separate election jurisdictions will simply decide to violate their own state and local laws and not hold elections because President Trump says so, you have never talked to a county clerk.

From a friend:

Drive the speed limit as a general rule, but be extra cautious when there is ICE on the roads. The safety of our neighbors is important.

This post and replies show again why medical FSAs are the stupidest program ever. Look at all the money and time at both ends justifying eligible medical expenses. Give everyone a flat tax credit and end all this madness of making workers gamble on how much their medical costs are expected to be.

it’s weird to have legitimate evidence that one of the most powerful fascists in the country genuinely has a moral compass but completely scrapped it when he realized he would be defeated in a primary if he didn’t get ten times more racist.

Some lightness for today. I found a series of old photos of a family friend posing on my dad's snowmobile in 1972. I was in kindergarten and remember being half in love with her because of her laugh and kindness.

I love the E Line.

I am grateful for my husband today, fixer of broken things. When someone hit our parked car and broke the tail light, he found a replacement at a junkyard and installed it. Our whole-house humidifier broke, he diagnosed the problem, and installed a replacement part for $70. 🥂 to the fixers!

What's the last car you stopped to take a picture of?

Not what I am hoping/planning for 2026

Sad "ice" skating rink in the basement of a mall in Koblenz. They appear to be sharing on plastic

I'm walking through the Boppard vineyards on the Rhine, best wine in the prettiest place.

Christmas dinner

Forgot to change out of my slippers before bringing my mother-in-law to church Christmas Eve. I will never live it down

Important pre-Christmas election news from SE Minneapolis.

Döner in Berlin

if you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

Make Falcon Heights part of St Paul!

Shaq has an MBA but not elementary math skills.

Do you think I, as a Minneapolis resident whose parked car was smashed on a hit and run, will be able to schedule a dozen massages between now and Dec 19? I asked 311 for camera footage of the crash. This certificate from ambulance chasers is #12.