The Finns, particularly in northern Minnesota, were/are a major source of radicalism. During the Red Scare their use of Finnish confounded authorities trying to censor communist publications.

This is why, when asked where I'm from, I don't say I'm from the USA, I say I'm from Minnesota. I'm so very, very proud of this place.

Can’t make this shit up. 12 ice agents and 6 cars trying to break into the car they locked themselves out of

an american city is fully under siege by an occupying army that is supposedly an arm of its own government that army has already shot someone dead and is repeatedly threatening to do the same to anyone upset about its actions intolerable situation

This fucking sucks, Beavis

I can't join ICE because I believe bullying is wrong.

Yup, we need some nice chilly daytime highs below zero, followed by a huge dump of snow.

If the choice this administration gives me is to comply or be killed, I've already made my decision.

The trick is to make it feel WAY more unsustainable for the feds than for the locals. I'ma need some good polar vortices, stat.

Town Hall Lanes (my husband’s employer) is offering free meals to anyone under 18yo today. No restrictions. Go in, bowl a few games, bug my husband and feed your kids. (And let neighbors who are food insecure know)

lmao

JFC, this ice agent bought a $600k house in 2015? Is he dirty as shit or a trust fund baby? I've been working my ass off improving my house for thirty goddamn years, and it's not with that much NOW

Some of those that work forces Are the same that burn crosses

These guys will knock out all your teeth with their fists, then charge you with assaulting an officer because their knuckles are scratched.

The case involved Ross punching out a man's window and tasing him while he attempted to drive away; the man shook him off his car, giving Ross injuries that required 33 stitches. The man called 911 to report that he'd been assaulted by ICE and was later convicted of assault on a federal officer.

It’s easy to think that schools in Minneapolis are closed because the Feds murdered someone in the street but no, the actual reason is that while that was happening, the Feds were busy doing other heinous shit across the city like tear-gassing a school

A former resident from our program. Trying to help a neighbor. Threatened at gunpoint for it. Not allowed to do his job: help people. 🤬🤬🤬

No school in Minneapolis tomorrow and Friday. Just got this email.

A year ago today was the start of violent, terrorizing raids in California’s rural Central Valley. Violent federal agents were hunting down farm workers like animals. Today, they’re in the streets of Minneapolis. Our communities should not be enduring this. None of us are safe until all of us are.

There are people who still don't understand that you can do everything right--you can do everything they tell you--and you will still be shot in the face.

You know, I used to think crucifixion was kind of over the top as a punishment. I can kind of see the appeal tho

With the mask down.

Clowns. It HAD to be clowns. Goddammit.

Okay, got the Watergate salad made, and the potatoes made, and did some more cleaning. Shoveled. Got the patio furniture put away. We'll get the tables setup after dinner. I get a weird amount of satisfaction over this prep stuff, I tell you what.

I've been to Cub, I've been to Costco. I mopped the kitchen, I mopped the entryways. I've touched up a couple of spots of paint, I've vacuumed a ton of shit. Why do i feel like i haven't gotten anything done?

Fuck, am i going to have to move to Saint Paul?!?!

I have never seen a woman within 100 yards of one. I imagine women diving into bushes while out jogging upon seeing one on the horizon. Little old ladies dropping their walkers and scurrying up trees like squirrels when they spot the headlights.

I have found my long lost twin sibling

So, I've been kind of busy lately. Did anything interesting happen recently?

White House aggressively posting “trump is straight” content amid the blow job e-mail

The more i see how big companies run, the more it feels like a poorly-conceived, untested set of homebrew RPG rules.

Today, I'm thinking of Paul, Sheila, Marcia, Mary, Tom and Will. They were taken from us much too soon. We honor their memories by continuing to organize every day. Paul believed that when we all do better, we all do better. So today, stand up and keep fighting. 💚

Everyone please diligently check your candy this year. I cracked open a snickers bar and not only did I find a copper ingot, but it was of poor quality. Worse still, when my man Nanni confronted my neighbor about it, he was treated with disdain.

The Prince gave an excellent and brief speech about the friendship between our nations, acknowledged the indigenous peoples who were here first, and spoke in nearly unaccented English. And he said Hei to MrsNotActuallyGritty as he walked by her.

Norwegian secret service is NOT to be ducked with.

Today, I get to see HRH Crown Prince Håkon of Norway. My grandmother would be absolutely atwitter. Her joy would only be tempered by the fact that he's a Lutheran, and that's hardly any better than being a Catholic. Også, jeg snakker litt norsk!

I tried some Carolina reaper hot sauce when I was at Cub foods about an hour ago I am fifteen pounds lighter now, I tell you what #NeverAgain #WhyDontIEverLearn

How do people keep conflating schadenfreude with celebration?

I don't know why patriot Charlie Kirk deleted this patriotic tweet about patriotic buses busing patriots to DC on Jan 6th, but the Internet never forgets. web.archive.org/web/20210107...

Unapologetic 2nd Amendment Absolutist Goes Out Living His Dream

Wait, the shooter is still at large? Luigi mangioni doesn't have a brother named Mario, does he? If so, does anyone know where he at?

This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.

Yo, anyone besides me wondering if the mango Mussolini had Charlie Kirk whacked because they'd had a falling out, or he was just now useful dead than alive?

My $EMPLOYER has about 6 townhalls per quarter, based on various leaders. Each one begins with a talk about how our voice is heard. And then, goes on to prove that false, and further disenfranchise me. I feel compelled to attend, but it actively derails me.

every day at work, i'm getting spitroasted by the pro-AI crowd. this is getting old.

FYI, none of these people are me. They are making the rounds on this site today asking people to follow them on WhatsApp and presumably do shenanigans. I don't use WhatsApp. I can only be reached on FarmersOnly.

"Capacity Planning in cloud doesn't really apply." -- someone in charge of the cloud initiative at work, who shouldn't be in charge of any goddamn thing.

Still July 4th for a couple more minutes, figured I'd post this for no particular reason.

Look, in all seriousness, if you need to understand outstate MN, just watch Drop Dead Gorgeous. It's pitched as a black comedy. The only thing fictional is how beautiful all the people are. Everything else? Dead on.