Obviously the smallest thing in here, but... We're renaming "USA" to be "Guardian of the Hormuz Strait?" Does this mean we have to change it from "Gulf of America" to "Gulf of the Guardian of the Hormuz Strait?"

MNsure, Minnesota’s marketplace for Affordable Care Act insurance, recently announced a 12 percent drop in enrollment over the past year. It comes at a time when insurance premiums are skyrocketing and after a valuable federal tax credit that helped offset the cost of the policies expired.

Maps are fine, but here's the real guide to answer the question, "Am I in Uptown?" 1) Is it where you want to be? (If so, you're in Uptown) 2) Is your mind free? (If so, you're in Uptown) 3) Is your body feeling hot? (If so, you're in Uptown) 4) Do you want to stop? (If so, you're not in Uptown)

Me: I’m going to feed you while your sister is on the porch. Hopefully she doesn’t notice. His sister:

So they have to voluntarily sit Balogun to have any honor in a potential win, right?

Late to this, but a big thank-you to @ckronenberg.bsky.social and @peibich.bsky.social for hosting this year's Economics of Mental Health Workshop. It's a great meeting and I encourage anyone doing mental health economics work to attend!

Wish I had a cat named Morocco, too.

This was my old cat. Her name was Paraguay. Congrats on advancing to the round of 16, Paraguay.

You’ll always have a home in Minnesota, Naz.

First day of the Economics of Mental Health Workshop in Paris. Grateful to all funders and the local host @peibich.bsky.social Impressed how people's brains are still functioning in 40°C. #EMHW26

I can summarize in two words.

Oh man, sorry to hear about David Hockney’s death. What a brilliant artist.

Bari Weiss tried to get “60 Minutes” to make Minneapolis protestors look more violent, AFTER the Feds killed two of us. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/m... (Gift link)

Yes, and now think about the implications of impending coverage losses. I'm not at all in favor of thinking of health care policy as a jobs program, but we should still be mindful of what's ahead.

Standing by this. This series will be amazing.

Happy that both Kelly Olynyk and Mason Plumlee will have championship rings in short order

A lot of media news tonight but don't overlook this: The Star Tribune is laying off 15% of its staff. Awful news for Minnesota journalism. racketmn.com/read-star-tr...

Minnesota GOP convention has moment of silence for Derek Chauvin www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Just in past 24 hours: -Criminal investigation of E. Jean Carroll -Subpoenas seeking info of ICE critics -Former judges demand inquiry into IRS "deal" -White House intervention leads to $600+M deal to family-linked firm -Monuments, pictures on currency Turning us into a tinpot authoritarian state

Ugh. What a legend. Was lucky to have seen him like 20 years ago.

Prince Pearl Jam (many times) Mike Watt Buddy Guy Itzhak Perlman Chromeo Semisonic Sleater-Kinney Andras Schiff Luscious Jackson

Crumbled this as the topping for my erev Shavuot Mac and cheese. Absolute chef’s kiss.

Folks…

This picture is amazing because it's basically a scene from Spinal Tap

Horrific.

I dunno, seems like an astonishing amount of corruption and grift.

Boosting this

What in the world??

Glad someone is paying attention to America's "precious bodily fluids"

Feels like time for a digest on Minnesota health care, because it seems like we're approaching a boiling point. To start with the conclusion, there are no simple solutions here and trade-offs abound. But we need action (legislative session ends this week...) and more vision and leadership.

@MayoClinic closed six rural clinics in the last year. @KaomiG reports on @TPTalmanac on the impact that had on families in southern Minnesota. Includes my comments on the Mayo strategy and the responsibility of a highly profitable health system to rural communities. www.pbs.org/video/mayo-c...

I wasn't able to watch the game. Was there anything that Naz had done to anger Wemby? This looks really bad.

Are we going to rehabilitate cigarettes next???

FWIW, I don’t think the major problem in my field, or related ones, is that people need to move faster & produce more. I read a lot of papers as part of the job, and I’m increasingly convinced we’d benefit from fewer papers and better ones, not more mediocre work produced ever more “efficiently.”

Interesting-looking paper.

This smacks of “moral treatment” which was the state of the art form of treatment in the … mid-1800s.

You might want to know, is the robotics world championships a lot? Well I’m here to tell you, yes, it is a lot.

Joined. It’s a good podcast.

Sometimes I sing “my heimishe kokosh” in my head to the tune of “My Yiddeshe Momme”

I can count one (1) good thing in the world right now. Timberwolves.

Sharing this screen grab from a friend at NIH (with permission). This is a checklist program officers have to complete before a grant can be awarded. The first question: "Is this grant All Clean/Clear in the NIH Text analysis Tool?" 🧵1/3

I dunno, if I played for the Wolves I’d just try not getting injured in the playoffs.

This is what I hear in my head every time I see anything about the ballroom

Timberwolves in playoffs.

I thought things had hit bottom already, but now we have this fresh hell

Make Lysenkoism Look Quaint.

The cat pictures will continue until all of this improves.

We march

Shhh Gold Graffiti Bridge

His collab with Kate Bush “Why Should I Love You” is such a strange, awesome little song that gets overlooked by fans of either artist. And I feel like “Breakfast Can Wait” should be featured more often on Prince highlight reels.