presenting the plot of Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken

Sameer Project’s Give Warmth campaign is up. Pls read, give, and stay tuned for additional ways to give ! maurafinkelstein.substack.com/p/give-warmt...

Does anyone know if the Penn Lake library still smells the way it did in 1990

Whenever I wear my Free Them All rice bag shirt, people ask where I got it - now you can get your own and support the MN8 Deportation Defense & Relief Fund: www.bonfire.com/free-them-al...

Contact your rep here: punishgenocide.org?source=direc...

Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the ULP strike.

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

while the shutdown is over, folks are still struggling to put food on the table and food banks are hard pressed to meet that demand. thanks to everyone (mostly strangers!) who has helped this get fundraiser to $2345 so far. 💞

Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike.

making the chai masala variation of Yossy Arefi's "all the spices cake" from her Snacking Cakes cookbook and the house smells so good.

Got to hear excerpts from New Visions, a a new living anthology from Forward Together tonight - stories on Bad Abortion, Co-Lactation, and more. Excited to spend more time with the whole project: forwardtogether.org/new-visions/

Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.

this statement is a work of art. I am in awe. and I love these girls. "This was relayed late as one member is currently in Antarctica, but as ADOR is not responding at the moment, we are inevitably announcing this through a separate statement."

So much to love about this story about grief, unlearning unhelpful coping mechanisms we've inherited, possibilities that arise from intergenerational/community/care spaces... Thank you for this, @trungles.com 💕 - and for your author's note at the end on your writing process/lessons learned!

Picked up @trungles.com new graphic novel at XIA Gallery & Cafe in Saint Paul 😍

There are no words for how evil this is

Grief Garland Making: Crafting and Conversation Nov 23rd, 2-4pm in East St. Paul Join us for an afternoon of crafting and intentional grief/death conversation. Lets get creative with our hands, and in creating space for death and grief to be held with community. www.eventbrite.com/e/1920170494...

With our mayor getting reelected, and showing he thinks MPD working with ICE is just fine, I’m concerned for the safety and livelihood of many of our Latine small business owners and their families. Please consider visiting these locations around the metro! Based on recommendations from you!

oh my god. taking care of an elderly loved one seems weirdly similar to parenting a teenager? SCREAMS

Hey Minneapolitans, go support our educators this afternoon. They’d love to see you at a local picket. As they push for a settlement to ensure safe and sustainable schools for our kids, a show of support will help them push things across the line.

MOOD

to be clear - Reclaim the Block sunset in 2023 and redistributed the donations they received after the MPD murder of George Floyd. This information is publicly available, by the way. reclaimtheblock.org

Among other things, young people are students who are often having to do “critical triaging” around basic needs, parents trying to feed their kids, & human beings who need food for themselves. When you don’t have access to critical resources like SNAP, “it can have ripple effects even beyond food.”

How did the "Don't Rank Frey" slate strategy fare in 2025? Just like in 2021, a lot of voters didn't play along. ~40% of Davis' 20k voters and 64% of Hampton's 15k voters did not rank Fateh 1/4 of Davis voters and 2/5 of Hampton voters ranked Frey 2nd Full story >> www.axios.com/local/twin-c...

Getting new details on this now: As the arrest unfolded, teachers pleaded with the agents telling them the teacher had a work permit. The agents went into multiple rooms looking for teachers while children were present. One teacher hid with a child in her care while the agents stormed the facility.

if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this. can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.

Here's my most recent interview about the book. "You’re a human being. Don’t treat yourself as disposable—that’s the logic of the deathmakers. Make yourself whole. You don’t just deserve healing and joy; you need those things. We need you here, on earth, in your community, where you belong."

Neighbors! Have you been hoping to run your own whistle training in your neighborhood or on your block?! A group of organizers has set up a resource website, including links to the scenarios the Mpls trainings have used. If you’re running trainings and needs whistles, DM us! bit.ly/mnresponse

SNAP is currently not paying out to Americans because Trump is defying multiple federal court rulings requiring him to tap a $6 billion contingency fund to ensure benefit payments go out. Both courts have said his administration’s refusal to pay out benefits is against the law.

As the Trump administration continued its illegal freeze on food assistance, the US Department of Agriculture sent a warning to grocery stores not to provide discounts to the more than 42 million Americans affected.

I’m asking everyone to vote for a new Mayor by Tuesday and rank all 3 of Omar Fateh, Dewayne Davis, and Jazz Hampton in whichever order you prefer. I’ve worked at City Hall for the last 4 years and from my personal experiences I believe the City desperately needs a new mayor. Long thread 🧵

Minneapolis: you can still vote early in person tomorrow, Monday, Nov 3rd from 7am-5pm! vote.minneapolismn.gov/voters/vote-... Otherwise, find your polling location for Tuesday here: vote.minneapolismn.gov/voters/where...

In my latest free newsletter: • My 2025 MPLS election thoughts + resources • Links to ICE whistle zines and MONARCA rapid response trainings • @seemore.bsky.social and I rap over the song that plays in Andor when Mon Mothma spins around • Five incredible poems • Food bank fundraiser and more:

Great opportunity for MN and WI artists - apps are open for the 2026 Everwood Farmstead Retreat. I had a chance to spend a week there this past August and had a lovely time. www.everwoodfarmsteadfoundation.org/the-artist-r...

among the top two TNG episodes that terrify me to this day

South Minneapolis! Here’s another chance for this weekend.

"It’s important to figure out how to weave ourselves into the ecosystems that we are a part of in a way that doesn’t destroy ourselves and in a way that doesn’t destroy the other living things that we are in network with." truthout.org/audio/resist...

Ditch those Ring cameras and spread the word: fftf.link/RingEqualsICE

yes, this is the actual purpose of policing.

I can spot a crisis pregnancy center (hiring for roles on the MN nonprofit council job board 🙄) from a mile away, but this map from @unrestrictmn.org makes it even easier to confirm. unrestrictmn.org/cpcs/

A Palestinian father gifted his daughter a cat on her birthday after she lost most of her pets in Israel's war on Gaza.

As we reported earlier this month, many food banks are already reeling from the Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of 94 million pounds of deliveries that were already scheduled: projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

😍 such a good idea! for folks who can - set up a recurring donation to your local food shelf.

Friendly competition for a good cause - the Swifties are beating the #FoodBankChallenge by just a few hundred dollars! (#FoodBankChallenge is currently #4 top fundraiser for Feeding America, the Swifties team is #2). The top team is $99k+ ahead of all of us. 😆 teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/events/637

Doing research to assuage an elder's anxieties... searching up if you have to be a "member" of a specific Catholic parish for a priest to attend to your sick and dying loved ones is. And I think... no, you don't have to be?

My assumption is that the reference here is unbelievably niche (though not for designer @utranmyhre.bsky.social), but also that the sentiment is true even if you don't get the joke. Let's keep this fundraiser moving: teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants... #BluesterClub #FoodBankChallenge

No, Bernie, sending squads of goosestepping fascists to conduct mass raids and terrify entire communities is not "better." This is a godawful take and you should feel bad.

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