I misread that as “derision.”

As reported by @2024dion.bsky.social on the other site, Akron OH just released plans to tear out part of their inner freeway and build 4500 new homes on its ruins. We need to do the same to I-94. The message to @mndot.mn.gov is clear: "never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."

this is just such a misunderstanding of the purpose of therapy!!! it is not your therapist's job to decide who should be!! it would be super unethical for your therapist to counsel you to be gay when you aren't!! the therapeutic goal is about what the client wants to accomplish!!

SCOTUS to states restricting medical care they don't like: their legislatures have a right to do this and the laws are subject to the lowest level of judicial scrutiny SCOTUS to states trying to ensure access to medical care: YOU ARE SILENCING CHRISTIAN MEDICAL PROVIDERS

Fixed it.

In a violent and transphobic world, trans people risk their physical safety, their employment, and every relationship that they have in order to proclaim and live their truth. Trans people exhibit courage and integrity, and I have great respect for that. I love having brave and honest friends.

Thanks to a FOIA lawsuit from @deportationdata.org, Minnesota is getting its first credible numbers on arrests during the federal government's surge here this winter. About 3,800 Minnesota residents were arrested. Most from Latin America (only 106 from Somalia). (1)

Solar and wind being 'intermittent' resources is not a real problem.

Minnesota (but the US more generally) doesn't stop DUIs early, often or predictably punish them. So then you end up trying to make the later penalties harsher, and predictably enough, judges recoil at sending regular people to prison.

the funny thing about bluesky deciding to push AI is that I would actually pay to use this service if it just stayed like it is, without AI, without ads, and just worked to keep improving moderation

Israel abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1954. Today they voted to bring it back — exclusively for Palestinians.

Oh fer cute!

First #FlowerReport of 2026 for me in Saint Paul. Snowdrops, hepatica not quite open (wait little friend it’s going to be cold later this week), plus some turkey tail fungi.

Heather Cox Richardson has a larger audience than almost any dudefluencer. More informed. Better values & policy preferences. And yet there are no profiles, no elevation or lionization, because there's *nothing* US media is less interested in than middle-aged lib women. No diner interviews for them.

Yesterday at #NoKings Saint Paul we saw a photographer with one of the longest lenses I’ve ever seen in person. Wonder if these are his photos? www.reddit.com/r/saintpaul/...

Wow, it's almost like he's rebuking... somebody in particular. 😏

Omar: I came to this country as a refugee. To me, America was a beacon of hope. A place where freedom wasn't just a word, but it was a promise. I could have never imagined the day would come when we were staring down at this kind of creeping authoritarianism.

This is a major and historic event in Minnesota. So, of course, none of the local TV stations nor the highly regarded public radio station are carrying it

#winona #minnesota I was at the first protest over a year ago. There were 5 of us. Today there were about 1,400!

Wow. I have been to a lot of protests o'er the years - a LOT. And this is by far the largest protest I have ever been to. This is crazy! #NoKings #SaintPaul #Minnesota

Sandra Wong, the great-granddaughter of Wong Kim Ark, in San Francisco today 👇🏽 bsky.app/profile/asam... #NoKings

More from #NoKings Saint Paul. It was a great windy day for flags!

(I didn’t see a single sign about grocery prices.)

Two from the Western Sculpture Park rally point and two from about 1:45 at the Capitol (before the official start time). People were packed in!

A few signs at #NoKings Saint Paul.

Favorite costume today (no photo unfortunately): appropriately aged older white guy in a brown bomber jacket, white shirt,khakis and a fedora with a well-designed logo sign that said Antifa Jones. (The back said something about punching Nazis.)

No Kings #TwinCities

New from me: The first post of a series documenting the brazen lies DHS has told after abuse and violence by ICE and Bordrer Patrol officers. First up: The bumbling, illegal raid on ChongLy Scott Thao and his family.

Page 2 of the Pioneer Press has two long stories about sentencing of car killers, one in Maplewood other in St. Paul. One man - 18mo stayed prison term & 3yrs probation - rear ended car then fled wrong way, hit pedestrian at 50mph before crashing again. But no alcohol and he’s sorry so…

Ready.

“I do not like being considered to live in a despotic Petrostate. I guess I do live in one however.” -Paul Krugman

Happy welcome-people-into-the-resistance-because-everyone-is-needed day to those who celebrate. My kids aren’t too sure about lots of people, but we read a book and talked about it and they do want everyone to be safe so agree it’s important to go.

Ken Jennings asked 10-day Jeopardy! champion Jamie Ding what effect his $250K+ winnings might change his life. After thinking for a second, Ding responded, "Now I can move closer to public transportation."

Ready for St. Paul. Let freedom ring.

Gasoline isn't expensive enough, given how many people I see idling their vehicles.

If you’re making your way to the Capitol area on transit this Saturday, know that we're meeting the moment with more trains and increased staffing at key stations. Find more information on our website: https://www.metrotransit.org/know-before-you-go-transit-to-the-capitol

President Donald Trump spent five minutes of Thursday’s Cabinet meeting boasting of his thrift with a story about negotiating for $5 personalized Sharpies. The company that makes the permanent markers said the exchange never happened.

A useful map for tomorrow in/near downtown Saint Paul. HOWEVER, I-94 eastbound from Minneapolis (previously announced as closed for the weekend) will be OPEN.

Final batch of Anti-ICE & related signs from around Minneapolis. Every neighborhood, almost every block. Around 600 different signs (and many hundreds more duplicates). Community, solidarity and resolve. “We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us” - John Lewis. Batch #33

Seen somewhere along 19th St in DC

The industry with the most deaths was transportation. Second construction. I am really sick of the special snowflake status because police is not a uniquely dangerous job. I want their training to be far more about de-escalation than about things that heighten danger for themselves *and others.*

Happy birthday to the Washington Metro, which opened 50 years ago today with service on 4.6 mi of Red Line between Rhode Is. Ave & Farragut N. System now serves 130 mi. The DC Metro shows that, with good planning & enough investment, the public sector can succeed & build something extraordinary.

New! Heckle is a brush script typeface for display use. It started as a tiny sketch for a t-shirt design in 2005, based on my memories of script lettering from the ’40s and ’50s. More info here: www.marksimonson.com/notebook/vie... And here: www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/h...

📱 | St. Paul, Minnesota (2026) People writing history #nokings

Prospect Park (Minneapolis) pedestrian bridge over I-94, March 26, 2026. People will be on the bridge this Saturday from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon also.

Requires a notice to evict.

Each of the people I photographed scoffed at the idea that they were paid agitators, or led in their efforts by state or city officials. Here’s my full story about my neighbors, in their city, in their own words.

Look how the SW Minneapolis suburbs are planning to show up for #nokings on Saturday (and one on Sunday)!

This is way outside my normal posting, but we watch Jeopardy and the guy who keeps absolutely and humbly trouncing everyone (Jamie Ding) is incredible and I love that he calls himself a bureaucrat and touted NJ’s success in building housing. We now only cheer for him.

Can tell gas prices are getting to people. Train hasn’t been this packed since pre-pandemic.