just finished up shoveling snow and ice for me and the elderly neighbors, time to kick back, open a cold one (seltzer water), and watch Arsenal take it to United. …oh

Kudos to the NYT editor who took “Appears to” out of the lead headline (finally)

The murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti (and the many many more abductions and deaths at the hands of DHS/ICE/CBP) and lies and slander in their name are all acts of political violence. I’m shocked I’ve rarely seen it described as such.

I have 28 mutuals with this slop account and I'm not follow policing but like... why are you cooking your brain on this crap

Repeating: NOW is a good time to shovel if you've switched from snow to sleet. 1-3" of sleet (which is many times heavier than snow) on top of this snow will make it MUCH harder to clear later.

This really stinks. I was hoping for at least a good morning of snow before the switchover to sleet. Feel awful for the kiddos. Parent complaint: our contracted plow service is nowhere to be found…

I am seeing quite a few nurses calling for a nationwide strike over the killing of Alex Pretti. I think we are seeing one of the largest workforces being radicalized before our very eyes.

I can’t believe the @nhlwild.bsky.social hasn’t said anything, let alone cancel the game. Nothing on their Twitter. No press releases. Wow.

“ICE is already funded and won’t be affected by the shutdown” is some “the Parlimentarian said we can’t raise the minimum wage, so we won’t” nonsense. the whole rotten tree needs to be uprooted. abolishing DHS is a great first step. apply leverage at every opportunity to achieve a better future.

in 1973, basque separatists killed spain’s fascist prime minister with a bomb so powerful it launched the car he was in clear over a five story building. he survived the initial attack but died in the hospital

If you haven’t listened to it yet, I need you to know that the “astronaut” portion of today’s show emerged from an argument over whether or not there is such a thing as “too much dynamite” open.spotify.com/episode/5ndA...

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

How does For You do this

And it's out! Banjo Kazooie on da PC

HIGH IMPACT PLAYER!

Part 2 which leads to Wes talking about the support he and others have gotten during the Friday strike and broadly through this time of crisis (2/2)

The entire Jen Psaki interview with @wesburdine.bsky.social from last night lives here in 2 parts. @jenpsaki.bsky.social opens and contextualizes the segment by noting the Kansas City Current sticker on Renee Good's car and goes into the connection of soccer in the broader Twin Cities region (1/2)

It’s not even the murders, though they are of course horrendous. It’s the thousands of deportations which would be considered ethnic cleansing in any other country. It’s the unaccountable immigration court system that tries toddlers. The system is guilty.

One thing the last few years has taught me is that despite having cowardly leaders we have very brave friends and neighbors.

With no diminution of his war crimes and corporate handouts and prosecuting whistleblowers, Obama’s legacy to me is completely wrapped up in him stepping out of retirement to end what could have been the first meaningful labor action in a couple generations

My wife is a naturalized citizen. For the folks who go through immigration/citizenship "the right way", it is a years long struggle. you're always worried you won't get renewed. scam artists will pose as lawyers to "help" and run off with the cash. it creates an unstable environment. It's got to go.

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we need to invest in High Speed Rail and make it look like this

Thank you to the Steelers for giving me a very hearty chuckle in these actual dark times.

Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.

"Sentator ___, Vote no on any appropriations bill that funds ICE. ICE murdered another person this morning in Minneapolis. The agency is corrupt and lawless to its core and cannot be redeemed. It must not receive any more funding, and must ultimately be completed eliminated as a government agency."

STOP scrolling. Go to your senators' websites and fill out the contact form. You can copy/paste the message below or write your own. It will take less than 2 minutes.

No time like the present @abigailspanberger.com

@safety.bsky.app why is autoplay 1) opt-out, 2) not account wide and has to be set per device/browser?

There's a video out there of ice lynching a man. Don't watch it. It will not help you or others to traumatize yourself. Spend the time you would have spent watching it/wanting to vomit and scream making a donation to somewhere in Minnesota, or if you can't, researching where you can help locally.

Only post I’ll make today, and then hopefully I take my own advice and log off: The people in this country have been extraordinarily patient and peaceful and not taking the bait. And yet we are still here. so, what is the plan now @governorwalz.mn.gov? what now @schumer.senate.gov? what now?

I was curious why we are gonna get sleet (and areas south getting freezing rain) after what looks to be a very cold and heavy snow storm. I’m guessing this is what the models are picking up over the past few days; the cold air from the north is getting pushed back by warm air from the south.

Took the app off my phone because it won’t let you turn off location, it’s okay I think the last TikTok I downloaded was as good as it got

OPM already shut offices for Monday? Cant remember the last time they were that proactive. school / daycares are definitely gonna be closed too.

hey just checking in, hows this going

Though Trinity Rodman’s contract saga is over, the controversy over the NWSL’s High Impact Player rule is far from settled. I spoke today with commissioner Jessica Berman and NWSL Players Association chief executive Meghann Burke, and many words resulted: www.inquirer.com/soccer/nwsl-...

for puzzle-likers following me (there’s got to be a bunch of you), I’ve really been enjoying The Daily Spell. little word jumbles with fun worldbuilding behind it (which recalling can help you out). there’s an archive; I would pay Money Dollars for more of these now that I’ve burned through most

In the wake of FBref's defacto death, I saw a lot of posts suggesting alternate data sources. Unfortunately, many of them focus exclusively on men's soccer. To measure what options remain for woso, I conducted a survey of the most popular FBref alternatives. What I found is disappointing: 🧵

I looked up the prices on tear gas canisters. They go for about $50-70, which is also about the price of a vial of some forms of insulin. or could be the cost of housing someone who wouldn't otherwise have shelter. or feed a family of 4, or.. probably a propaganda poster to be made with that fact.

would be so curious to see similar research with linemates in hockey

its 2026, and after everything that has happened over the last 6 years, you should not waste any time or energy on someone who allows for people to not get vaccinated, even if they put a liberal spin on it.

A new ope.

Strike Walsenburg, CO

I have named my productivity tool after a location from the famous utopian story "mad max"

the moment Ryan Wedding turned to a life of crime by selling cocaine:

Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step. 1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish. 2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.

What are folks favorite hosting providers for small scripts / light-weight containers? I have a bunch of things running on local hardware that I want to keep running without worrying about a power outage here.

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